"Huaihe Divine Coin"

In the middle of the Jianyan period, Zhang San in Huainan was engaged in fishing.

That day, while walking down the river, I met a fish leaping from the water onto the boat.

Yu Daxi,

This fish has a red hole, is nine inches long, and has a mouth that cannot be closed.

There is a foreign object inside, which is a coin.

Take a look, it's as bright as silver,

On one side, there is a strange phenomenon, and the letter "People's Bank of China Yuan" is written.

On one side, there is a carved chrysanthemum, lifelike.

The fisherman was overjoyed and boasted about it whenever he met people.

After a long time, the matter came to the county, and the county king sent someone to take it.

He was shocked and exclaimed, "This is an extraordinary thing!"

The tribute was sent to the capital but disappeared.

Or it’s a legacy,

Perhaps it is said that the king of the capital was corrupt and his whereabouts disappeared after that.

At the end of the Song Dynasty, there was a rebellion in Nanhuai. Someone called himself "Shangbi Immortal" and his flag was "Yuan" and raised the flag to rebel.

——Pu Songling in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"

Translation of "Huaihe Divine Coin":

During the Jianyan year of the Song Dynasty, there was a man named Zhang San in Huainan who made a living fishing in the Huaihe River.

One day, while going south along the river, he encountered a fish leaping out of the water and landing on the boat. Zhang San was ecstatic.

When I went up to take a look, I found that the fish was red all over and about nine inches long, but its mouth could not be closed.

It turned out that there was a silver coin in the fish's mouth.

There is a strange symbol painted on one side of the silver coin, which reads "People's Bank of China Yuan".

On the other side, there are lifelike carvings of chrysanthemums.

The fisherman was very happy and took the silver coin home. Every time he met anyone, he would brag about the magic of the silver coin.

As time passed, this incident reached the ears of the county magistrate.

The county magistrate sent someone to ask for the coin. He was extremely surprised and sighed, "This silver coin is not a human thing!".

Later, the coin became a tribute and was sent to the capital, where it disappeared.

Some people say it was lost, others said it was embezzled by a certain prince in Beijing, and its whereabouts since then are unknown.

At the end of the Song Dynasty, there was someone in Huainan who called himself the "Shangcoin Immortal" and took the name "Yuan". He raised a flag to rebel. I don't know what it has to do with the sacred coin.

"Zhang Sheng"

In the seventeenth year of Jianyan's reign in the Song Dynasty, Zhang Sheng was born in Jimo. He became ill and asked when it was.

The wife said, "This is the seventeenth year of Jianyan's reign."

Zhang Sheng asked, "Who is the emperor? Who is the emperor?"

The wife was horrified, and when she saw no one around her, she said, "Why should I speak so openly about official names?"

Zhang Shengfu asked: "Where did the Jin people go?"

The wife laughed and said, "Seven years ago, we destroyed our country and our species, so we named it Qing."

Zhang was suspicious and asked several things, and was very happy.

He said to his wife: "The official family is from my hometown, and I will be successful!".

So he took his wife to Beijing and told the people in his hometown that he had humiliated his ancestors by copying his writings, but it was not enough. I could sweep the world away.

Later, I met a robber and ended.

Throughout the ages, how can there be only one clown?

——Pu Songling in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"

Translation of "Zhang Sheng":

In the seventeenth year of Jianyan's reign in the Song Dynasty, there was a scholar named Zhang from Jimo. After he woke up from a serious illness, he asked his wife what time it was.

The wife replied: "It is now the seventeenth year of Jianyan."

Zhang Shusheng was confused and asked, "Who is the emperor? Zhao Gou?"

The wife was shocked,

No one on the left or right said, "How can I say the official's name directly!".

Zhang Sheng asked again, "Where did the golden man go?"

The wife smiled and said, "Seven years ago, the country was destroyed and its species was destroyed. Now it is called Qing."

Zhang Sheng was confused and asked about many past events. He was ecstatic.

He said to his wife, "The official family is my hometown, and we are going to be prosperous."

So he took his family to Yanjing. On the way, he said that he was from the same hometown as the official family, and that slandering Song Shizu's literary talents was nothing more than plagiarism. His achievements were only mediocre, but I could sweep the world away.

Later, he met a bandit on the road and died.

Throughout the ages, who has been the most clown?

"Raccoon in the Well"

There is a temple in Bozhou, Huainan, called "Mingdao Palace".

There is a well in the courtyard, named "Nine Dragon Wells". Song Shizu fell into the well here and received three volumes of the art of war taught by the Taoist ancestors.

In the first year of Jianyan's reign, a raccoon was seen in the well. It looked like a human, sometimes majestic, sometimes sad.

The left and right felt strange and reported it to Yang Yizhong, the leader of the squad. Yang Dahai ordered the left and right to shoot arrows.

When Li died, he wrote "I am Nai Gou" and Li's body disappeared without a trace.

In the Hongwu year, Yang Sheng lived here and stayed in Mingdao Palace.

Night dream of a man in red robe scolding

"I'm here! Yang Thief mistook me! Come and taste my fate!".

Yang woke up but did not dare to sleep, so he ran away at dawn the next day.

——"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"·Pu Songling

Translation of "The Fox in the Well":

There is a temple in Bozhou, Huainan, called Mingdao Palace.

There is a well in the yard called "Jiulong Well". Song Shizu fell into the well here and dreamed that Daozu taught three volumes of the art of war.

In the first year of Jianyan's reign, a civet cat appeared in the well. It looked like a human, sometimes majestic and sometimes sad.

The guards on the left and right felt very strange, so they reported it to the commander-in-chief Yang Yizhong. Yang Yizhong was shocked and ordered to shoot him to death with random arrows.

Before the civet cat died, he wrote "I am Zhao Gou" in the well and then the civet cat's body disappeared.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, a scholar named Yang came here to stay at the Mingdao Palace.

I dreamed of a man in red robe roaring at night

"I am Zhao Gou, Yang Yizhong harmed me! Give me back my life!".

Yang Shusheng woke up with a start and did not dare to sleep anymore. He fled Mingdao Palace early the next morning.

"Three Zhaos"

During the Wanli period, there was a man named Yuan Zongdao in Huguang who was an official until Yuanwailang.

When Yuan was a child, he admired poetry and novels, and often told people

"There is no more civilized person in the world than three Cao, three Su, and three Zhao. I would like to host a banquet for the talented men of ancient times."

That night,

When Yuan heard the noise in the court, he scolded his servants and looked at them. However, when he shouted several times but no servants responded, he angrily put on his clothes and went to the courtyard to look at them.

See the banquet in the courtyard, wine and food are all prepared.

Six people lined up on the left and right.

The man on the left, dressed in Hanfu, is an elder with a short appearance and narrow eyes, but he has an imperial power.

The clothes on the right are those of a Song Dynasty scholar. They represent an elderly man with a dignified appearance, elegance and elegance.

Yuan Shengyi asked before bowing
To be continued...