Loyal Ministers and Righteous Intellectuals(忠臣義士)
At the end of China's Ming Dynasty, there
was a famous writer named (Feng Menglong).
He wrote a collection of short stories.
This novel reflects the thoughts, feelings
and values of ordinary people at that time.
There is a story in this book that is set
in the Yuan Dynasty.
There was a scholar named (Hu Mudi) who had
a wonderful experience.
With the permission of the King of the
Underworld, he saw the dead evildoers suffering all kinds of pains and cruel
punishments for the sins they committed in life.
After seeing these shocking scenes, Hu Mudi
made a new request to the king of the underworld.
Hu Mudi said.
I have seen the world that bad people go to
after they die. So can I also visit the heavenly world where those famous loyal
ministers and righteous intellectuals in history go after they die?
The king of the underworld replied.
Those evil people will be punished after
death. They can only reincarnate as pigs, dogs, or other animals to continue to
suffer in the human world. The good people will go to the heavenly world after
death, and they will be reborn as humans at the right time.
If you want to see the world after these
good people die, I can arrange it for you.
My subordinates cannot enter the Heavenly
World, so I will personally take you to visit the Heavenly World.
The King of the Underworld took Humudi out
of the Underworld Palace and walked several kilometres into the sky. They
arrived at a very large city.
The buildings in this city are very
beautiful. Everywhere you can hear beautiful musical instruments. You can smell
a very special scent as you walk down the street. People are wearing purple
clothes and precious jade on their bodies, and everyone's face is full of
smiles.
They entered the main hall of the royal
palace in the centre of the city and saw about a hundred people sitting inside,
chatting happily. These people were wearing clothes made of fine silk and
elegant accessories. When they saw the Underworld King and Hu Mudi enter the
hall, they were very surprised and happy. They immediately left their seats to
greet the Underworld King and Hu Mu.
These people, who were good people in life
and lived in the heavenly world after death, then had a lively conversation
with the King of the Underworld and Hu Mudi, telling each other about their
respective life situations and some of the things they had done in life.
During the whole process, Hu Mudi felt very
excited because he saw many famous ministers and generals in history whom he
admired.
This idiom directly translates to loyal
ministers and righteous intellectuals.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever imagined what heaven is like?
What do you think is the most beautiful city you have ever visited?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
忠臣義士(Loyal Ministers and Righteous
Intellectuals)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)。
他寫過一本短篇小說集。
這本小說反映了當時的老百姓的思想和感情和價值觀。
這本書中有一個故事，故事的背景在元王朝。
有一個名字叫做(胡母迪)的學者，他有一個奇妙的經歷。
經過地下世界的國王的允許，他看見了死去的壞人因為他們生前所犯的罪受著各種不同的痛苦有殘忍的刑罰。
胡母迪看到了這些令他覺得震撼的景象後，他又向地下世界的國王提出了一個新的要求。
胡母迪說。
我看到壞人死後會去的世界，那麼我也可以參觀那些歷史上著名的忠誠的大臣與正義的知識份子死後去的天上的世界嗎?
地下世界的國王回答。
那些壞人死後接受懲罰，那些壞人們只能轉世成為豬或狗或其他的動物在人活的世界繼續受苦。那些好人們死後會到天上的世界，他們在合適的時間點時能重新轉世成為人。
如果你想看這些好人們死後的世界，那麼我可以想辦法安排你去參觀。
天上的世界我的部下們進不去，因此我會親自帶著你到天上的世界參訪。
地下世界的國王帶著胡母迪離開地下世界的宮殿後向天上走了好幾公里，他們到了一座非常巨大的城市。
這個城市中的建築非常的華麗，到處都可以聽到美妙的樂器演奏聲，走在路上時鼻子中還可以聞到一股很特別的香味，人們穿著紫色的衣服而且身上配戴的高貴的玉石，每個人的臉上都充滿笑容。
他們進入了這座城市中央的皇宮的大殿內，看到裡面坐著大約有一百個人正在開心的聊天，這些人穿著高級綢緞做成的衣服身上帶著高雅的配件，這些人看到地下世界的國王與胡母迪走入大廳後，他們非常的驚訝又開心，他們立刻離開座位來歡迎地下世界的國王與胡母。
這些生前是好人死後生活在天上世界的人們接著與地下世界的國王和胡母迪熱烈的交談，彼此分享的各自的生活狀況與生前做作的一些事情。
在這整個過程中胡母迪都感到非常的興奮，因為他看到了很多他所崇敬的歷史上著名的大臣與將軍。
這一句成語直接翻譯的意思是忠誠的大臣與正義的知識份子
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你想像過天堂的模樣嗎?你曾經到過的你覺得最美麗的城市是那一座呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為喻世名言-32卷-游酆都胡母迪吟詩
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