During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the foolish man in Jiangxi was taboo, good at rhetoric and knowledgeable. Eighteen-year-old students must be advanced in every attempt. When you were young and strong, your family was poor, and you were a disciple. He was born in more than ten people, joined Wenchang Society, spared words, and gave up prostitution and murder for several years. Before and after the exam, I failed in seven subjects. Give birth to five children and die four children. His third son, very smart and beautiful, has a double mole on his left sole. This couple treasures it. When he was eight years old, he lost it while playing in the park. Four girls, only one. The wife is blind because she cries for her children. The public is down and out all the year round, and poverty and embarrassment are very beneficial. Nothing is worse than self-reflection, it's terrible. In his forties, at the end of the twelfth lunar month, he writes yellow books and prays for the achievements of the kitchen god. If it is a few years, there will be no retribution.
At the age of 47, on New Year's Eve, I sat in the dead of night with my wife and a daughter. The room was bare and desolate. Suddenly, I heard a knock at the door, and the public looked at it with candles. I saw a man in a corner, wearing a towel and a soap coat, half-haired, sitting with a long bow, calling himself Zhang, returning from a long way. Wen Jun's family sighed with sadness, and I came to comfort him. Public interests above everything else is different from one's own, which is very respectful. Because he said that he has studied all his life, and he has not achieved fame, his wife is incomplete, he has no food and clothing, and the stove has been burning for a long time. Zhang Wei said,' I have known your family for a long time. Your intentions are too strong, you are bent on pursuing fame, and you are full of resentment and blasphemy against God. I'm afraid you will be punished. "The public was frightened and said,' When you heard about it, write down your good deeds and swear to do good deeds and abide by the rules for a long time. "Is this only nominal?" Zhang Yue said. "That is to say, if you cherish this word in the monarch's rules, your students and friends will use old books and articles, paste windows, wrap things, and even clean tables with them. On the pretext that they are not polluted, they will be burned, and they will be seen every day without saying a word. But when you meet words and paper on the road, what are the benefits? Every month in the club, you are released, and you rush with the class. Because people succeed, if you don't lift it, you will only float and sink. In fact, the concept of compassion has not been transferred to China. What's more, your shrimps and crabs. They are all in the country, don't they live? If you spend a while, your language is sensitive and wonderful, and the speaker will often fall in love with you; When you spoke at that time, you knew your heart was hurt, but when you are used to talking to friends, you laugh with the wind, and you can't stop it. As far as your tongue is concerned, you are angry with ghosts and gods, and you are full of evil notes. It is particularly simple. Who can deceive me and the sky? Although there is no real trace of lewdness, you must be familiar with seeing other people's beautiful children, and your heart can't be sent away, but there is no evil fate. You turned around as its territory, like Lunanzi? Therefore, life has no evil color, but the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth are really wrong! This gentleman's rule swears to Monkey, but even so, what about the rest? I learned that God sent the messenger Chen Yutian to visit you for good and evil. It's been several years, and there's nothing really beautiful to remember. But when I live in private, I see your greed and lust, jealousy and desire, self-esteem and inferiority, reminiscing about the past, revenge and revenge fall into my chest, which is extremely undisciplined. All these evil thoughts are consolidated in the middle, with a lot of attention and severe punishment. You can't escape the disaster. Why do you pray? "The public was shocked and fell to the ground with tears in their eyes, saying,' Since you know about the occult, you should respect God and be willing to ask for help. Zhang Yue said,' study with courtesy, know how to respect and be kind, smell good words and be unmoved; When you see a good thing, you are encouraged. But after turning around and forgetting, the root of faith is not deep and constant. Therefore, all good words and deeds in life are perfunctory and ups and downs. Why are there objects? And full of hatred, ups and downs lingering, but also want to blame others, such as planting thorns everywhere, looking forward to harvesting a golden harvest, isn't it ridiculous? From now on, if you have any distractions such as lust, courtesy and delusion, you should take a warning, eliminate everything and clean it up. An idea, just ignore it. If you have the strength to do good deeds, you should be patient, no matter how big or small things are. If the strength can't do it, we must diligently complete this goodwill. First of all, be patient. Second, always be patient. Don't be lazy, don't deceive yourself, long-term persistence will have unexpected results. I am honest about your family affairs, so I have this intention to repay you, and I will definitely be able to recover. "He said and went into the office, and the office immediately followed, and he disappeared under the stove. Wu Fang, the God of Life, burned incense and bowed down. That is, on New Year's Day the next day, I prayed to heaven and earth, vowed to mend my ways, do good deeds, call myself "pure Tao", and vowed to get rid of all mistakes.
On the first day of travel, distractions are crowded, and not doubting is laziness. Time flies, and you are still floating. Because I kowtowed and bled in front of the Guanyin master who was worshipped by my church, I swear that I would like to be kind and pure, and be diligent in good deeds. If I have the slightest forgiveness, I will never fall into hell. Every morning, I recite the title of great kindness and compassion a hundred times to pray for the Yin phase. From then on, every word and deed, every thought, are like ghosts and gods, and they dare not bully the weak and fear the hard. Whatever is good for people and things, no matter how big or small, is busy or idle, people don't know what they know, and they won't continue to succeed. They were all happy to do it, and then they stopped. The karma is convenient, the yin work is widely planted, Dunlun is diligent in learning, modest and humiliated, and the words of karma with her husband are inspiring to everyone, but it is not enough. Every month's dark days, that is, January's words and deeds, are all told by the kitchen god. Familiar with it, move with it, and you will never remember it when you are quiet.
If it is three years, it is fifty years old, but it is two years in Wanli. JOE will try, and Zhang Jiangling will be the record. After dropping out of school, he visited his hometown, chose a teacher for his son, and was recommended by others, so he was hired to go to Beijing, and the public went as soon as possible. Zhang Jing's morality is a good product, and he entered China for research assistance. In the fourth year of Wanli, Bingzi took the provincial examination in Beijing, was admitted to the department, and was admitted to Jinshi the following year. One day, I visited Yang Gong in prison, and Yang Gong ordered five sons to go out to worship. They all looked around to entertain the elderly for their heirs. My son, sixteen years old, is familiar with his appearance and asks about his origin. He said, "Michel Benoist got on the grain ship by mistake when he was a child, but he still vaguely remembers his surname Li Lu." The man was surprised that his left foot was taken off and his double mole was gone. Gong cried' It's my son! Yang also stunned, that is, to send his son to the public. Miyamoto told his wife that Mrs. Nadeshiko was afraid, and her eyes were filled with blood and tears. The son also cried, holding his mother's face and licking his eyes, and his mother's eyes could see again. The public was mixed with sorrow and joy, so he refused to be an official and resigned from Jiangling to return home. Hold high its righteousness and return it generously. Living in the countryside is good for a person's strength. The son married and gave birth to seven sons in a row, all of whom were educated, well-informed and well-read. Lishu meets the kitchen god and changes things to teach future generations. Enjoy a healthy life, 88 years old. Everyone thinks that good deeds will be rewarded. Learn Luo Zhen Ji from Tongli.
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There is a Mr. Yu in Jiangxi who is famous for his kind words, versatile and knowledgeable. He is good at reading and knowledgeable. Eldest brother comes from a poor family and lives by teaching. At that time, it was called a' private school'. Of course, there were not many students. At this time, he and more than a dozen students "married into Wenchang Society". "Tong Yaosheng" is a classmate who entered school in the same year. Wenchang Society is to form a community, where like-minded people get together, practice "Wen Bian Di Yin Jun Wen" and learn from Wenchang's lessons.
The students of' Wenchang Society' studied "Yinpian Wen" and adhered to the legacy of Emperor Wenchang. In "Yin Wen", it is written in great detail about cherishing words like gold, releasing people, banning prostitution, killing people and lying.
They have been practicing together for many years since they founded Wenchang Society. Mr. Yu failed in seven exams. Five sons were born, four died and the third was lost. The third child is the cleverest. At the age of eight, he was playing outside and disappeared. Four daughters, three dead. Yu Gong has nine children. Except for his missing son, there is only one daughter left. In this sad situation, his wife cried herself blind.
Mr. Yu's family is getting more and more difficult. Self-reflection, as if he had never done anything terrible, why did God punish him so heavily? Looks like God didn't bless him.
Every year on the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, it is a time for folk custom to worship the kitchen god. The Kitchen God will go to heaven and report the good and evil of this family to the Jade Emperor. Therefore, in the past, the couplet supporting Kitchen God was' Heaven performs good deeds, earth is safe'. Whenever he comes to this time, he writes a sparse essay and asks Kitchen God to take it to Heaven. After several years like this, there was no induction. I didn't feel it until I was 47.
At the age of forty-seven, on the thirtieth night of the twelfth lunar month, he was sitting with his wife and daughter when someone knocked at the door. He lit a candle to open the door and saw a man wearing a hat with a square cloth tied to his head. This is called a horn scarf. Monks often dress like this. Wearing a black robe. Look at the age, about fifty or sixty years old. I bowed to him very politely and sat down. I introduce my family name is Zhang, and I have come from afar. I walked to your door and heard the sound of sadness and sigh from your house, so I came to express my condolences.
Mr. Yu was surprised to see the stranger, but his appearance and conversation were different, so he was respectful to him. In this down and out time, the world is cold, and there are friends there to mourn! Especially on the thirtieth night of the twelfth lunar month, every family gets together. Who has time to go to your house to offer condolences? At this time, someone came to express their condolences. Of course, I am very grateful, so I have great respect for him. He told me that there seems to be nothing wrong with his life's study and conduct. Why did he gain fame and fortune, his wife couldn't save him, so many children died, and life became a problem? At the same time, he said that over the years, he burned incense in front of the kitchen god every New Year's Eve. I still remember all the sparse articles he wrote. Tell teacher Zhang the meaning of sparse articles.
Mr. Zhang said, I have known your family for a long time, so you don't have to tell me any more. Zhang Gong said that he "hated too much" and studied for a long time, "learning for fame". Every year, the scattered table he burns in front of the kitchen god is full of complaints, with no intention of repentance. This is blasphemy! I'm afraid god's punishment for you is more than that. There may be more serious disasters coming.
No one else knows what Mr. Yu has done in his life. How could this stranger know? He was surprised at what he said.
Mr. Yu is not convinced by Zhang's cloud. He said,' I heard that there are ghosts and gods to supervise and there are small acts of kindness. Ghosts and gods also know that I have been in Wenchang Society for so many years and have vowed to do good deeds with my classmates. The rules and regulations formulated by Wenchang Society are like commandments, which everyone should abide by. I followed them, too. I didn't violate them. Are these pseudonyms?
Zhang Gong listed several facts in the articles of association of Wenchang Society. In Ghost Story, we attach great importance to cherishing paper. You have never advised or stopped a friend or classmate from pasting a window bag with paper! I just met paper on the road, picked it up and burned it. Isn't this for outsiders? Isn't that the name of the plan? If people put it, you will follow it; You won't do it if others don't. Do you really have compassion and want to be released? Don't! I am happy just to see others do it; Forget it if others don't do it. Not from the heart! I didn't do my best in happiness. Merit with happiness means doing your best, which is called happiness with happiness; If you don't try your best, you will not be happy. Therefore, you have no real compassion; Or outside propaganda-I am a kind person! In fact, there is no pity in my heart.
In your kitchen, there are still shrimps and crabs, still life, still eating the flesh and blood of all beings. In Wenchang society, you may not be a vegetarian, and a month is only a few days.
You are eloquent, talented and sarcastic, and you use words skillfully. So everyone can sit up and take notice of him. He is eloquent, and unreasonable things can make sense. He has the ability to argue irrationally. Although I am very happy, I still have a little conscience. I know that I have been hurt and I am very kind. He is too stingy and competitive to lose. Fortunately, I have this conscience, and I will turn disaster into pleasure in the future.
The stranger knew the evil thoughts hidden in Mr. Yu's heart so clearly that he spoke them out. After hearing this, Mr. Yu was really frightened. He fell to his knees in tears and begged, since you know these subtle things, you must be a fairy, not an ordinary person. Please help me.
Kitchen God told Yu Jingyi that from now on, you "have greedy, polite, delusional and other distractions", take the lead and get rid of everything. What attitude should we adopt to do good deeds? Don't pay back. Do good deeds, be kind to others, and don't expect others to repay you. Doing good and helping others is my duty and what I should do. Even if we do good deeds and treat others well, we don't care whether they repay us with hatred. Clear conscience! It doesn't matter if others misunderstand. Summon up the courage to do it. Don't blame you for doing a few good things; I think that good things can't be done, and good people can't do it. Why do you have to be blamed for doing good and being kind to others? Think about what the Diamond Sutra says. This is my past. He gave up my career for me. Isn't that a good thing?
So, don't lose heart, "only pay attention to the good", "no matter how big or small, it will actually fall." Is to do it in a down-to-earth manner. Down-to-earth, do it directly. Be patient in all kinds of good deeds. Do this for a day, a year, and a lifetime; You must swear and stick to it. This is the Bodhisattva. This is something we can do. In other words; Although my strength can't reach, I have this heart, and I want to keep this heart and make this goodwill complete. You know, what Buddhists call "perfection of merit" means that kindness is indeed "perfection" Not everything is complete, because some forces cannot reach it. Although you can't reach your strength, you have a complete heart, so your merits are complete. Therefore, Buddhism often says,' No matter what happens, perfection is in your heart. If kindness is incomplete, then no matter how many good deeds have been done, it cannot be considered complete. First of all. Be patient. Second. Stick to it. As long as you do this for a long time, that is to say, you should seriously cultivate the purity of the tertiary industry. Doing so will naturally have unexpected effects.
Having said that, Zhang Gong went in and disappeared into the kitchen! At this time, Mr. Yu realized that it was the kitchen god. Mr. Yu met the kitchen god on the night of the twelfth lunar month, and the next day was the first day of New Year's Day. Year after year, Vientiane was renewed. From this day on, he changed his mind and changed his name first. His original name was "Chen Liang", but now he is called "Jing Yi", and he is called "Jing Yi Taoist".
From then on, every word and deed, every move, every thought. Like ghosts and gods. Dare not bully. Everything is good for people. Be good for things. No matter how big or small things are. Busy and idle. What people know is unknown. The intensity is discontinuous. Everyone is happy to stick to it. Make up your mind and stop. Suiyuan Wide planting yin gong. Report to the chef once a month. Report the good dharma practiced by body, mouth and heart every month.
Three years later, fate changed. At the age of fifty, in an exam hosted by the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister wanted to choose a person with excellent academic performance from his fellow villagers to teach his son-to hire a teacher for Gigi Lai. Everyone in the village recommended Mr. Yu Jingyi. Mr. Yu applied to the Prime Minister's home as a children's teacher, and his living environment has certainly improved, so he will not be as poor as he used to be. The induction is coming. He took his family to Beijing. Zhang Gong respected Yu Jing's moral knowledge very much, so he also helped him "learn Chinese studies" (imperial academy). A university run by the state at that time.
One day, Yu Gongyou went to see the old eunuch Yang Gong. Yang Gong is a eunuch, so she has no son. His sons are all semes, and they are all found from outside. He can support the elderly by raising these children. He has five adopted sons, who are old and filial. He asked all five sons to meet Mr. Jing Yi. One of them is a child, sixteen years old. Yu Gong felt familiar as soon as he met him, as if he had known each other before. The child seems to remember his hometown and his original surname. When I was playing as a child, I mistakenly entered the boat carrying food. The boat left and the children took it away. Hearing this, Yu Jing was very surprised. That's his missing son. Eunuch Yang Gongren is very good. Knowing that the child was really the son of Yugong, he happily returned the child to him at once.
He told the news to his wife. The son who has been missing for so many years suddenly met him, which made his mother cry with joy. The son is very filial and licked his mother's eyes with his tongue. A miracle happened, and my mother's eyes recovered her sight. At this time, Mr. Yu's family was reunited. Knowing that these three years have become better, as the chef told him, the' unexpected result', that is, the unexpected result, has come true. At this time, I am becoming more and more indifferent to the world, so I don't want to be an official. The Prime Minister declined politely and returned to his hometown.
In order to thank Mr. Yu for his godson's virtue, the Prime Minister only gave him a generous gift and sent him home. Later, Mr. Yu had seven grandchildren, all of whom studied well and became famous.
It is a fact that Teacher Yu met Kitchen God. According to historical records, Yugong died at the age of 88.
"Good and evil will eventually be rewarded, but it comes late and early."