In Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province in the Ming Dynasty, there was a Confucian scholar named Wang Yongyu. He is simple and very pious, believing in God and worshiping Buddha. Yu and Zhou Ji are all his classmates. Outwardly, Yu Lin is an elegant gentleman, famous for his filial piety and prudence. Many people from far and near came to study with him. Yu is particularly handsome, majestic and talented, and his eloquence and writing are first-class, so everyone admires and admires these two talented people. Zhou Ji is the weakest candidate, and his article is not excellent.
On New Year's Day, Wang Yongyu came to the palace of Emperor Wenchang early and lived in it. In the evening, he had a dream that Emperor Wenchang was ascending to the temple, and all the city gods in the world gathered in the temple to report to the emperor the list of candidates. A god wearing a crown and a red robe was holding a big book in his hand and presented it to the emperor for signature and approval. Wang Yongyu secretly asked the god with the book:' Are there three names, Wang Yongyu and Yu, on the admission list of Shaanxi Province?' The God with the book said, "No." After a while, all the chenghuang retreated and waited. The god in red robe went to the temple with the pamphlet. He knelt down and presented it to the emperor, who read it one by one and drew an oath under each student's name. Sometimes the emperor hesitated for a long time and didn't win the bet. The red robe god announced the emperor's instructions, saying,' It is still necessary to hand them over to the provincial capitals, find out the good sons of the Jiyinde family as soon as possible, and submit their names to replace the places on the list that have not been approved by the emperor. At this time, Wang Yongyu hid under the pillar beside the temple and suddenly heard the call of "Wang Yongyu came into the temple to see the emperor"; Wang Yongyu climbed down the steps of the temple and was called to the emperor's seat to pay homage.
The emperor said:' fame is a secret book of heaven, and it should not be neglected; Because you have really served me for more than ten years, I called you here to give you a detailed explanation. Your grandfather is simple and rigorous, self-reliant, and has never bullied anyone. He has noticed that you are the first choice of rural theme to show your grandfather's loyal heirloom. Because you met Buddha in your life, you bowed your head, but prayed for your fame, your wife Yang's illness could be cured, and your husband and wife could grow old together. Although your old mother is still in the hospital, you have never prayed for the blessing of the Buddha for her; For this reason, your reputation has dropped by two levels, so you are ranked 53 rd in the next list; You should change this selfish attitude and behavior, and stop offending heavenly heart! As long as the mind and words are good, the natural future is bright; On the contrary, heart and words are evil, so the future is naturally sinister. "Wang Yongyu listened to the emperor's analysis and kept kowtowing to the emperor to apologize.
The emperor added:' Your classmate Zhou Ji is the solution of this province.' Among the students at that time, only Zhou Ji was the most timid and his academic articles were worse than others. Hearing this, Wang Yongyu was quite surprised. So, I asked the emperor about the reason of Zhouji High School. Di Jun said:' Zhou Ji's father and grandfather are both scholars, and they have never been involved in court cases or raped women. Three generations of Zhou family's grandparents and grandchildren have never said the shortcomings of others and exposed an evil thing of others; Moreover, his great-grandfather also wrote "Endurance Theory" to persuade people to do good, and many people were affected, so his father, son and grandchildren were able to enjoy happiness for more than 60 years. Although no one knows what he did, God is insightful. He was rewarded and blessed, destined to make him prosperous for three generations. This year, Zhou Ji can solve the problem, which is just the beginning of his blessing!
Wang Yongyu kowtowed to the emperor and asked, "My classmates and Yu, I wonder if they have passed the exam?" The emperor looked at the list of Taiyuan Jinshi with an unhappy look on his face. He said,' It is unreasonable that Lin Yu should have been admitted to a subject, but because he served his parents, he made the mistake of' condescending' and often severely criticized others. More pretentious, put on a gentleman's appearance, so he removed his surname and left him poor all his life! "Wang Yongyu asked the emperor again:" What do you mean by doing things with your sense of superiority? " The emperor said:' Yu Lin showed obedience and filial piety to his parents, although in words and actions; But his heart is cold and bitter. This kind of filial piety in self-deception and disguise is simply treating parents as passers-by! You know, this kind of duplicity, the pursuit of fame is the most disgusting person in God, so God will punish him for failing in the imperial examination.
As for Yu, he is a gifted scholar. Twenty-six years old, should be a scholar. Early thirties, should be a scholar. At the age of forty-five, he was promoted to be a scholar and an administrator. Retired from the post of primary insurance at the age of 54, and lived to die at the age of 69; But since/kloc-entered school at the age of 0/7, he has been arrogant, often sarcastic and playing puns. The underworld recorded more than 2470 frivolous dictation. God is very angry and has been recorded in the evil black book, removing all the fame and fortune he has hit; If he doesn't repent and reach 3,000 faults, his life will be taken away. And punish his descendants for being beggars! Because these frivolous remarks will hurt the harmony between heaven and earth and violate the taboos of the gods. You should be very careful! '
After a long time, the emperor said,' Even if you commit a little evil, there will be retribution! However, people who love themselves will know that they are forbidden to commit these two evils, such as lewdness and killing. However, verbal ridicule, casual ridicule and irony, after forming a habit, hide the heart of hurting people, so they will be hard to detect themselves, so they should enjoy great happiness when they bump into it, but they will turn into a pitiful and despicable life! You should widely advise the world to take this as a warning and stop bothering me when I sign the bill! "Wang used jade to bid farewell to the emperor and left.
Wang Yong woke up at this time, and the chicken had crowed three times outside. Wang Yongyu went into the palace to kowtow to Emperor Wenchang, picked up a pen and wrote this dream. Wait until the fall to open the list, Zhou Ji really got the first place in Zhongshan West Province. Wang Yongyu therefore made the record of this dream public to alert the world.
As the saying goes-when people think about it, everyone knows it. If good and evil are not reported, Gan Kun will have personal interests. This story really makes us think deeply about our words and deeds. We must not do bad things, or disasters will follow.