On this day, he happened to come out for a walk and saw a man wandering on the road with a book box on his back, as if he could not find a place to live. Shen Tao came forward to talk to him, and the man put down the book box to talk to him. While speaking, Shen Tao was very happy to see this man, so he asked him to stay with him in a hotel. The man also agreed and went to the hotel together. The man introduced himself and said, "I'm from Shuntianfu, my surname is Yu, and my word is evil." Because Shen Tao is a little older than him, he calls him brother.
Like quiet and inactive, I often sit alone in the room, but there are no books on my desk. Shen Tao didn't talk to him, and he didn't say anything, so he lay alone in silence. Shen Tao thought the man was strange, so he looked at the things in his bookcase. But there is nothing but pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Tao felt very strange, so he asked about exorcism and said with a smile, "How can we dig wells when we scholars are thirsty?"
One day, Yu Quxie borrowed a book from Shen Tao, closed the door and copied it himself. He copied more than 50 pages a day, but he didn't see them bound after copying them. Shen Tao, puzzled, secretly saw his one eye, and saw that every time he copied a page, he burned a page, and the burnt ash was eaten in one bite. More and more surprised, I asked him, and Yu replied, "I just eat, not read." Then he recited the books he had copied, and recited several articles in a short time, word for word. Shen Tao was very happy and asked to teach this method of eliminating evil, but refused. He thought Yu was too conservative and didn't have enough friends, so he stabbed him with words. Yu Quxie said, "Dude, you don't understand me. There are some things I don't want to tell you, and I can't explain them clearly, but I'm afraid I'll scare you if I tell you suddenly. What should I do? " Shen Tao repeatedly asked, "go ahead! Might as well. " Then he said, "I'm not a man, but a ghost." Officials are now appointed by examination, and on July 14, they were ordered to examine the examiners. /kloc-taxis will be admitted on 0/5 and the list will be announced at the end of the month. " Shen Tao asked again, "What is the examiner doing?" Yu said: "God wants to test all kinds of officials for the sake of prudence. All those with good literary talent will be employed as examiners, and those with poor arts and sciences will not be employed. Because there are all kinds of gods in the underworld, just like there are satrap and county magistrate on earth. Successful people no longer read ancient books, masterpieces and history. They just use ancient books as a stepping stone to fame. Once you knock on the door, when you are in front of the law, you lose everything; If you can become a bachelor of arts in managing documents for more than ten years, how can you leave a few words in your heart! The reason why talented people in the world can be officials, but talented people can't be officials is because of the lack of this exam. " Think it's right. Since then, I have become more and more respectful.
One day, Yu came back from the outside with a sad face and a sigh and said, "I was poor when I was alive." I thought I could get rid of poverty after I died, but Mr. unlucky followed me to the underworld. " Shen Tao asked him what was going on, and Yuqu said, "wenchang star was ordered to be king in Duluo, so he will not take the examiner's exam for the time being. Decades of wandering souls and fooling around in the examiner. What hope do we have? " Shen Tao asked, "What kind of people are those people?" Yu said, "Even if you say it, you don't know. Just one or two people, you may know. For example, Le Zhengguan, Treasurer Guan and Jiao are all such people. I thought to myself: first, I can't be at the mercy of fate, and second, I can't make progress by literary talent. If there is no discrepancy, I might as well give it up. " I said I was unhappy, so I packed my things and left. Shen Tao sincerely comforted him again and again, and Cai Yu stayed.
On the evening of July 15, Yu Quxie suddenly said to Shen Tao, "I'm going to take the exam. Please go to the eastern suburbs to burn incense at dawn, and even ask me to go to evil three times, and I will come to see you. " Say that finish and go out. Shen Tao prepared wine and vegetables for his return. At dawn in the east, Shen Tao went to the eastern suburbs to burn incense and shouted three times to ward off evil spirits. In a short time, he came back from evil and took a teenager with him. Tao asked who the young man was, and Yu stepped forward and said, "This is Fang, my good friend. I just met you in the examination room and heard your name. I really want to know you and make friends. " So the three of them went to the residence together, carrying lanterns and watching the ceremony. The young man is romantic and natural, and his attitude is very modest. Shen Tao respected him very much and asked, "You must be very satisfied with Zi Jin's masterpiece?" Yu said, "It's ridiculous. Zi Jin has finished half of the seven questions. When he saw the name of the examiner, he packed his things and withdrew from the examination room. It's a miracle! " While shochu on the stove, Shen Tao asked, "What's the problem in the examination room? Brother Yu can definitely get one or two places? " Yu Quxie said: "Anyone can write an eight-part essay on the Four Books proposition and an eight-part essay on the Five Classics proposition; There are a few words in the style of Ce Wen:' How evil it has been since ancient times. Today, there are more and more sinister feelings and ugly States; Needless to say, you can't use them all. Even if you use them all, there is no room for these sinners. What can you do? Some people say that there will be one or two more hell, but this is against God's good life. Is it to increase hell? Or there are other ways to stop the root of the crime. You can make suggestions and don't hide them. "My brother didn't answer the above questions well enough, but he was very happy. There is also a draft table:' It's like the demise of a heavenly demon, and it's not good to give the minister clothes of a dragon and a horse', and then there are three kinds of poems that Yao and Tai should write, namely, Peach Blossom Poems in Xichi. I don't think anyone in the examination room can compare with me. " Say applause. Fang Sheng said with a smile: "The happy mood at this moment is only what you feel; A real man won't cry after a few hours. "
After dawn, Fang Sheng will leave and go back. Shen Tao asked him to stay, but Fang Sheng didn't agree, so Shen Tao asked him to come back at night. Later, Fang Sheng didn't come for three days. Shen Tao entrusts Fang Sheng to drive away evil. Yu Sheng said, "You don't have to look for it. Zi Jin is honest. There must be something wrong, otherwise he would never deliberately not come. "
When the sun was about to set, Fang Sheng came, took out a manuscript and said to Shen Tao, "I haven't been here for three days. I stood up. I copied more than 100 old poems, please enjoy them. " Shen Tao was very happy when he received it. He read it at once, praised it, probably read one or two songs and put them in the bookcase. That night, they talked until late at night, and Fang Sheng stayed to sleep with Shen Tao. From then on, Fang Sheng didn't come all night, and Shen Tao didn't win all night, so he couldn't sleep. They are very affectionate.
One night, Fang Sheng suddenly walked into the room trembling and said to Shen Tao, "The list of places in the underworld has been answered, and my brother has finally come!" "When I was sleeping, I got up immediately when I heard this. I was in great pain, and my face was covered with tears. Tao Hefang tried his best to persuade and comfort him, and only in life did he stop his tears. However, all three were very sad and relatively speechless. After a while, Fang said, "I heard that Zhang Huan is coming to inspect, and I think this may be a rumor made by unsuccessful people;" "If it is true, this exam may be retested." My face lit up when I heard that I had gone astray. Asked why he was so happy, he said, "Huan Yide, once every 30 years, once every 35 years. The injustice between the two worlds will be solved when he is old. " Then I got up and took Fang Sheng.
After two nights, Yu Hefang came back again. Fang Sheng said to him, "Aren't you going to congratulate Brother Yu? Huan Hou came the night before yesterday and tore up the ranking table, leaving only one third of the names on the list. Huan Hou read the remaining papers one by one, and I was very appreciative when I saw Yu Xiong's papers. I recommend Yu Xiong as a South China Sea patrol, and he will come to pick him up immediately. " Shen Tao was very happy and immediately gave a banquet to celebrate. After a few drinks, I asked, "Do you have an extra house at home?" Shen Tao asked, "What are you going to do?" Yu said; "Zi Jin is alone, has no home, and can't bear to bother you all the time, so he wants to borrow your house to live with him." Shen Tao agreed very much and said, "This is great. Even if there is no house, what's the harm of sharing a bed? But there is still a father at home, so you must tell him first. " Yu said, "I knew your father was kind, generous and trustworthy, so you took the exam earlier. What if Zi Jin didn't wait here and went back first? " Shen Tao asked them to stay in the hotel together. When they finish the exam, everyone will go home together
The next day, as soon as the sun went down, a large group of horses and chariots arrived at the door, saying that they were welcome to take office. I got up and shook hands with Tao Hefang to say goodbye. He said to them, "We are going to break up. I have something to say, afraid to throw cold water on you. " Q: "What's the news?" Yu Yue said, "Brother Tao is unlucky, and he was born at an inopportune time. The possibility of this kind of scientific research is only one tenth; The next subject, Huan Hou's trip around the world, may be fairer, but the possibility of success is only three tenths; Another test is expected to succeed. " Hearing this, Shen Tao felt that there was no hope for this subject, so he decided not to take the exam at all. Yu Shang said, "This is not good. This is the number of days. Even if you know that you can't pass the exam, you have to go through the hardships of destiny. " Then he said to another student, "Don't stay here any longer. Today is a good day. I'll drive you back right away. I want to ride to my post by myself. " Fang Sheng readily agreed and left. Shen Tao was confused and didn't know what to do. He just sent them away in tears. Watching the car and the horse go their separate ways, Shen Tao felt very empty. After a little calmness, I regretted going to his home in Jinbei and didn't tell him a word, but it's too late now.
Shen Tao took three exams, but he didn't get enough satisfaction. He ran all the way home. When I entered the door, I asked if Fang Zi had come in, and no one in the family knew about Fang Zi's entry. He told his father what happened outside in detail. Father said happily, "In that case, the guests would have come long ago." It turns out that before Shen Tao went home, Tao Gong slept during the day and dreamed that a carriage stopped in front of the door and a beautiful boy got off and came to visit the class. Tao Gong asked him where he was from, and the boy answered. "I'm allowed to borrow a room for my eldest brother, because he didn't finish the exam, so I came first." After that, he asked to visit his mother in the back room. Tao Gang was about to refuse when the old servant at home reported, "This lady gave birth to a little boy." Tao Gong suddenly woke up and felt very strange. What Shen Tao said today coincides with this dream. Only then did I know that it was Fang Zijin who was reincarnated. The Dow and his son liked the child very much and named him Xiaojin.
Xiao Jin was just born, so he cried in the middle of the night, and his mother was very sad. Shen Tao said, "If he were Zi Jin, I wouldn't cry when I saw him." But at that time, there was an old custom that newborn children could not meet strangers! So I didn't let them meet. Later, because the child cried too much, the adults couldn't stand it. Shen Tao was called into the house to see him. Shen Tao said to the child, "Zi Jin, don't cry, I'm back." The child is crying. When he heard Shen Tao speak, he immediately stopped crying and stared at Shen Tao as if he were recognizing him. Shen Tao touched his head with his hand and went out.
Since Shen Tao went to see the children. The child will never cry again. After half a month, Shen Tao was afraid to see him. Because at the sight of him, the child has to be held by Shen Tao. If you don't hug, you will cry forever. Shen Tao likes him more and more. When Xiaojin was four years old, he left his mother to sleep with Shen Tao. Shen Tao was on a business trip, so he pretended to be asleep and waited for Shen Tao to come back. Every day, Shen Tao teaches him to read Shi Mao at the bedside. What about the voice of reciting poetry? He can recite 40 lines in one night. He taught him the original poem of Fang Zijin, and he was very happy to read it. He remembered it as soon as he read it. Try another poem and he won't remember it. When he was eight or nine years old, he had fine eyes, much like Fang Zijin.
Later, Shen Tao took two exams and failed. Ding Younian, cheating in the examination room was exposed, most examiners were killed or demoted, and cheating in the exam was put an end to. It turned out to be the result of Zhang Huanhou's lower bound inspection. Shen Tao won the second place in the next subject, and then became Gong Sheng. At this time, Shen Tao was depressed about his future, so he lived in seclusion in the country and devoted himself to teaching his little brother to read. I often say to people, "I'm so happy now that I won't change as an official."