Thirty-eight Dong Zhang handles the undercover case

In the first year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty, there was an assistant historian in Yanzhou Prefecture. His surname was Dong and his name was Shen. He was tall and tall, with a face like a jujube, thick eyebrows and eyes, and a loud voice when he spoke. During his tenure, he enforced the law impartially, was honest and upright, and was highly praised by the people.

Loved. He dared to speak out when he encountered injustice while handling cases, so he offended many people. People often cursed him for his early death, but he didn't take it seriously.

Dong Shen had a close friend named Zhang Shentong. He was a scholar in his forties and good at writing lawsuits. He lived in Yanzhou City and was very close to Dong Shen. The two of them often interacted with each other, either discussing the details of litigation or drinking on silk and bamboo.

sound, or playing chess in idle moments.

One day, Dong Shen went out of the city to do business and went to the outskirts. Suddenly he saw a messenger in yellow clothes approaching. When the messenger approached, he saluted and asked, "Are you the assistant historian of Yanzhou?" Dong Shen returned the courtesy and replied, "That's right.

I wonder what your instructions are, sir?" The envoy took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it respectfully, "This is an invitation letter from Taishan Mansion. I kindly ask you to take this letter with you." Dong Shen extended the invitation letter and read the letter: I heard that Mr. Dong, the Assistant Secretary of Yanzhou,

He is good at handling cases and is impartial and selfless. Now we have a difficult and difficult case. Please come to our office to handle it. The following signature is: Mr. Taishan Prefecture. When Dong Shen saw the appearance of the envoy and the signature of the invitation, he knew that he was a conscript from the underworld.

However, he was not afraid, and said to the envoy: "How can I get to the underworld when I am in the world of the sun?" The envoy said: "It is not difficult. I will go to your mansion to invite him at midnight tonight. Please inform your family first, and he will return in a few days.

, don’t worry.”

Dong Shen returned home and told his family that they were all frightened by the invitation from Hades tonight. Dong Shen comforted him and said, "Don't be frightened. Since the King of Hell has invited me, there is no harm in me complying with it. Don't worry."

That night, Dong Shen slept with a high pillow. At three o'clock, a messenger in yellow clothes entered the room through the wall. When Dong Shen saw him, he didn't ask what was going on, so he got up and followed the messenger. In a moment, he drifted to Hades and saw that the hall of Hades was spacious and tall, and the lights were bright.

It flashed and went out, eerie and terrifying, but Dong Shen was calm and composed. He saw the Lord of Mount Tai sitting in the main hall, with a green face and fangs, and a blue light in his eyes. He then stepped forward and kowtowed. Seeing Dong Shen arrive, the Lord of Mount Tai was delighted and immediately gave him the red light.

He put on his clothes, a fish-beard wat and leopard-skin boots, and sat down beside him. He sincerely asked for advice: "The current case is very difficult. Minzhou Sima Linghu Shi was sent to hell for committing a serious crime. I want to impose a heavy sentence, but the heaven has issued an order.

, it is said that Ling Husui is a close relative of the great immortal Mrs. Taiyuan in the heaven, and can be reduced to the third level of punishment. All the criminals refused to accept it, and jointly requested that the punishment be reduced. I have no choice but to report to the heaven, and the heaven has ordered that all the criminals will be reduced to the second level.

I am afraid that after this case, all the criminals will look for excuses to have their sentences reduced. What should we do?" Dong Shen said: "How can we convince the public by such a reduced sentence? We should protest to the Heavenly Court. I am an assistant historian, and my official position is insignificant.

I am not good at writing, but I have a close friend named Zhang Shentong, whose literary talent is superb, and he can be the king's scribe."

The Lord of Taishan Prefecture then ordered an envoy to invite Zhang Shentong into the underworld. After hearing this, he confidently said: "What's so difficult about this? Please prepare paper and ink, it's easy!" Zhang Shentong lived up to Dong Shen's expectations and wrote like this.

Fei soon wrote a letter of protest, refuting the instructions of Heaven, and proposed that no sentence should be commuted. After the protest was submitted to Heaven, he received an immediate reply. Heaven sternly warned the Lord of Taishan Prefecture to discuss the marriage, discuss the matter, and discuss the matter.

The eight principles of judiciary from ancient times are virtuous, ability, merit, honor, diligence and guests. How can the majestic Mrs. Taiyuan not be able to protect her descendants? I hereby punish the Taishan Prefecture Lord with a salary of one Jiazi.

When the prince of Taishan Prefecture heard that he had been punished, he was furious and blamed Dong Shen and Zhang Shentong. He ordered his men to cover Dong Shen's right eye with a cloth to blind him. He also ordered his men to stuff Zhang Shentong's left ear with meat to blind him.

He was deaf. Zhang Shentong was not discouraged and said: "I want to write to the heaven again. If it fails, I hope the king will deal with it as he pleases without any resentment." The king of Taishan Prefecture agreed, and Zhang Shentong wrote and wrote the letter again, but his words were unsympathetic.

If the eight proposals are carried out, the criminals will each seek their own way, and all kinds of sneaky tricks will be used, and the judiciary will be in chaos. How can we calm the people? After this submission, the heavenly court approved it, and the Taishan Prefecture King was exempted from punishment.

, and was promoted. The Prince of Taishan Prefecture was overjoyed and ordered his men to remove the cloth covering Dong Shen's eyes, take out the flesh of Zhang Shentong's ears, and personally draw an eye on Dong Shen's forehead and an ear on Zhang Shentong's forehead.

He smiled and said, "I just punished you two by mistake. Now I will give Dong Shen an extra eye and Zhang Shentong an ear so that you can hear things in the distance."

When Dong and Zhang returned to Yang, the Lord of Taishan Prefecture ordered the judge to check their longevity and extend their lifespan by half a year as a reward.

In the Yang world, both Dong and Zhang were lethargic for several days, like vegetative people. They called and called to no avail, and their families were very worried. Suddenly they opened their eyes and sat up, which made the family extremely happy. After the two returned to the Yang world, Dong Shen's forehead

The middle eye, the ear on Zhang Shentong's forehead, is not visible during the day, but appears at night. Dong Shen can see things ten miles away with this eye, and Zhang Shentong can hear the chirping of cicadas a hundred miles away with this ear.

Both of them were strong and strong, and they both died at an old age.

The magistrate of Yanzhou heard about it and commented: "It is true that Dong and Zhang entered the underworld to help the Lord Taishan handle the underworld case. It can be seen that the judiciary in the underworld is not independent, and there are always instructions and instructions from the heaven. However, the heaven is not overbearing, depending on the situation.

The truth is changed. Since then, the system of eight discussions has been abolished in both Yin and Yang realms, and rewards and punishments have been clearly defined. Even if the merits are greater than the master, if the law is violated, the merits and demerits cannot be offset, and the person should be punished according to the law. It can be seen that whether the lawsuit is won or lost, the lawyer's petition is
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