At this time, Judge Cui snorted coldly and sent a green-faced and fanged ghost to chase Jiancheng away. Yuan Ji and Zu An were able to escape.
After going far away, I could faintly hear Jiancheng comforting Yuanji from behind: "He deliberately provoked you, you forgot your brothers and sisters..."
It's a pity that the ghost took them far away and what they said later could not be heard.
Hey, it’s really hard to live without cultivation.
At this moment, he had arrived in front of a magnificent hall, and a burst of laughter came. It turned out to be King Guang of Qin, King Chujiang, King Song, King Wu Guan, King Yama, King Ping Ping, King Taishan, King City,
King Bian Cheng, King Chakravartin, and the ten kings of hell descended down the stairs, bowed their backs, and greeted Zu An.
While Zu An returned the gift, he looked at the appearance of the ten kings. They were all majestic and ferocious, and most people would be frightened when they saw them.
I thought maybe now it’s a special plot so that I can see their true faces...
At this time, the ten kings said: "Your Majesty is the king of humans in the world of heaven, and we are the kings of ghosts in the underworld. It is natural for us to be divided. Why do we need to make concessions?"
Zu An was even more surprised. If Judge Cui's enthusiasm could be explained by his relationship with Wei Zheng, then the Tenth Palace of Hell's King might have been too enthusiastic.
Next, he walked into the Senluo Hall, and after paying homage to the ten kings, the guests and hosts sat down.
Next, King Qin Guang asked about the Dragon King of Jinghe River, and Zu An explained the whole story.
When the Ten Kings heard this, they bowed and said: "Since before the dragon was born, Nan Douxing has been destined to be killed at the hands of Cao Cao. We have known it for a long time. But just because he is here to argue, Your Majesty must come here.
We sent him to Lunzang and reincarnated him in the case of San Cao. Now, Your Majesty, please come and ask for forgiveness for my sin of urging you."
After finishing speaking, the judge of the book of life and death in the life palm said: "Get the book urgently to see how much longevity and wealth your majesty should have."
Zu An's heart tightened. This was the most critical moment. If his life span was over, he might never be able to leave this hell.
At this time, Judge Cui hurriedly went to the room and reviewed the Tianlu General Register of all the kings of the world one by one. He saw that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in Nanfangbuzhou was destined to be in the 13th year of Zhenguan. Judge Cui was surprised and hurriedly took out the thick ink.
With a big pen, he added two strokes to the word "一" and then presented the book.
When the ten kings looked at it from the beginning, they saw that Taizong's name was destined to be thirty-three years. The king of hell was surprised and asked: "How many years has your majesty been on the throne?"
Zu An replied: "It has been thirteen years since I came to the throne."
The King of Hell said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you still have twenty years to live. Now that you have understood the case, please return your roots and return your yang."
A big stone fell from Zu An's heart and he bowed in thanks.
Next, Judge Cui took Zu An out of the underworld, not the way they came, but over the Yin Mountains and through the eighteen levels of hell. The scene there made even a well-informed practitioner like Zu An tremble with fear.
Not to mention the original mortal Li Shimin.
Next, we passed through the City of Wasted Death, where countless evil ghosts shouted "Li Shimin is coming". All kinds of ghosts with waists and broken arms, legs and headless ghosts came to seek death from Zu An, who asked Judge Cui to save him.
Judge Cui was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, those people are the ghosts of the sixty-four smoke and dust, the seventy-two grass bandits, the princes, and the leaders; they are all unjust karma, with no gain and no control, no chance of reincarnation, and no chance of reincarnation.
They are all lonely and hungry ghosts who are tangled up in money and money. Only if your majesty gives him some money can I save him."
But Zu An had no money at this time, so the judge said: "Your Majesty, there is a man in the upper world who has a certain amount of gold and silver, and they are deposited in my underworld. Your Majesty can make a covenant in your name, and the small judge can act as guarantee and lend him a treasury.
Only by scattering these hungry ghosts can we get through."
Zu An asked: "Who is this person?"
The judge said: "He is from Kaifeng Prefecture in Henan Province. His surname is Xiang Liang. He has thirteen treasury of gold and silver here. If your Majesty has borrowed it from him, you can return it to him in the underworld."
Zu An was willing to be famous and borrow money. So he established a clerk and a judge and lent him a treasury of gold and silver.
He felt extremely calm in his heart. Although he had lost all his cultivation, his thinking was extremely sharp. He had been thinking about the relevant matters in "Journey to the West" day and night, and many details that were originally vague gradually became clear.
If I remember correctly, this Xiangliang did not accept repayment from Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, so Emperor Taizong built a Xiangguo Temple to thank him.
Li Shimin is a mortal, and he may be frightened by these things, but how could he not see that these are intertwined and are all a show deliberately arranged for him.
At this time, the judge said to the many wronged souls: "You can use these gold and silver equally and let your Grandpa Tang go there. His life is still too early. I took the Junyu of the Ten Kings, sent him back to life, and taught him how to do things in the human world.
A 'water and land conference' will save you from reincarnation and stop causing trouble."
When all the ghosts heard the words and got the gold and silver, they all retreated.
The judge then waved the soul-inducing flag and led Zu An out of the city of Fusui, ran onto Pingyang Road, and drifted away.
Next, we passed the Naihe Bridge. Under the bridge was the turbulent blood-yellow Forgotten River water.
Zu An specifically looked for Meng Po to see if she was destined to him. As a result, there was no figure of Meng Po on the bridge. There were only all kinds of sinister figures, as well as countless wronged souls and ghosts sinking in the River of Forgetfulness, desperately reaching out to him.
It seemed to be asking him for help, but also seemed to want to pull him down too.
If the real Li Shimin saw this scene, he would probably be frightened to death, but Zu An only felt that it was particularly cordial. Of course, on the surface, he still had to pretend to be frightened.
After passing the Naihe Bridge, we finally came to the place of six reincarnations. Seeing the six-color rotating vortex in the void, Zu An's heart moved. These six reincarnations indeed condensed countless mysteries and laws. Just standing here gave people a sense of wonder.
A feeling of trembling and longing in the soul.
Judge Cui explained to Zu An at the side: "This is called the 'Six Paths of Reincarnation'. Those who do good will be promoted to the immortal world; those who are loyal will be reborn in the noble world; those who are filial will be reborn in the blessed road; those who are fair will be reborn in the human world; those who accumulate virtue will be reincarnated."
The way of wealth is the way of wealth; the evil way is the way of destruction. Your Majesty, remember it well and tell it to the people when you go back."
Zu An nodded secretly, the Six Paths of Reincarnation indeed represented the simplest wishes of the people.
Next, Judge Cui took Zu An to the ‘Chaosheng Noble Dao Gate’, gently pushed him from behind, and sent him back to the earthly world.
Originally, the palace was full of silk, the concubines and ministers were crying, and the funeral was about to be held. Suddenly, the emperor in the coffin opened his eyes, and everyone screamed in fright, and ran away.
Fortunately, Xu Maogong, Wei Zheng, Yuchi Gong, and Qin Shubao were loyal and courageous and helped him out.
After learning that he had indeed come back from the dead, many concubines and ministers rushed back, all excited.
After Zu An recovered slightly, he issued a general amnesty and released thousands of beautiful women in the palace to their freedom, which was praised by the world.
Then he thanked Xiangliang from the underworld for borrowing the money as agreed, but the other party refused to accept it, so he built the Daxiangguo Temple for him.
In addition, a land and water conference was held to exalt the souls of all the dead and injured during the war on the world.
At the Water and Land Conference, Tang Monk chanted sutras and was saved. The Bodhisattva came out and said bluntly that this was Hinayana Buddhism and could not save people. This led to the story of sending Tang Monk to the West to obtain sutras.
Looking at the fair and pure Tang Monk, Zu An was curious whether this guy's flesh and blood could really make people immortal. However, he knew how important it was to him, and he didn't want to be like those people who were greedy for Tang Monk's flesh in "Journey to the West"
He ended up like a monster, but in the end he didn't do anything extraordinary.
After sending Tang Monk away, Zu An stood on a high building in the palace and looked to the west. At this time, Princess Yuanji brought a bowl of ginseng soup and comforted her softly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Tang Monk will definitely be able to get the scriptures back."
At this time, Zu An suddenly looked back at her: "How can you be so sure?"
Princess Yuanji was startled, and smiled unnaturally: "The Tang Monk looks like a determined and eminent monk, and with the protection of Bodhisattva, of course he can succeed."
"Oh, since your goal has been achieved, why do you still stay with me?" Zu An stared into her eyes.
Princess Yuanji's expression changed: "I don't understand what your Majesty is talking about."
Zu An snorted: "Actually, I have suspected it for a long time. You know that the palace is protected by heaven and luck, so how can a ghost of the Jinghe Dragon King get in? Even after Yuchi Gong, Qin Shubao and other guards passed by, he still
He still came in. Then there are two possibilities. One is that someone in the palace took care of him and let him in."
In the previous level, he himself was the Jinghe Dragon King. At that time, he wanted to enter the palace but was blocked by the fate of heaven. He could only use the technique of entering dreams, and he had to guide Li Shimin out of the palace. As a result, the ghost of the Jinghe Dragon King is now haunted.
You can actually come in whenever you want?
"The second type," Zu An paused, "Maybe there is no ghost of Jinghe Dragon King at all from beginning to end. What appears next to me is someone deliberately pretending to be Jinghe Dragon King!"
Princess Yuanji took a step back: "Your Majesty, what are you looking at me doing? Could it be that you are suspicious of me?"
Zu An did not answer her words, but instead said to himself: "Back then, Wei Zheng helped me guard the back door. Although I could no longer see any ghosts, my body was still getting weaker day by day. Everyone thought I was scared by ghosts.
I'm sick, but I am a king who has been defeated in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, how can mere ghosts and gods scare me?"