Due to the harsh natural conditions in this Java country, people's lives are very limited. It is not easy for ordinary people to live to 50 years old. The king thinks it is useless to live for a long time, and it has become an old scourge. So he stipulated that 60-year-olds should not die, but should be buried alive. Many old people can't bear this psychological limit, and it's normal to die naturally before they are 60 years old.
North Korea has such a minister named Wu Xiaoshun. This year, the old man is sixty years old. Two years ago, I used a lot of brains to prevent my father from being buried alive. I built a killing game for my father, let him live in the killing game, and deliver meals on time for three meals a day to support his life.
One afternoon, Wu Xiaoshun gave his father a meal and said to him, "Dad, I may not be able to deliver it to you personally in the future, but Zhihua will deliver it to you later!" Xiaoshun's son Zhihua is a teenager this year. He is very wise. Every time he does something arranged by an adult, he does it neatly and is deeply loved by his grandfather. "Why, is that enough?" Dad looked blank. "No, it isn't." Xiaoshun quickly explained to dad.
It turned out that the king had a dream last night that a rooster laid a golden egg and an old cow gave birth to a calf. Today's court, let ministers solve for him, ministers looked at each other, it is difficult to answer. Therefore, the king flew into a rage and left. After a while, the eunuch came out to talk, limited to tomorrow morning. Otherwise, follow the national laws. This law is subordinate, and everyone knows it very well, which means beheading. It was because of other things that several ministers obeyed the law one after another. You are such a good partner! The old man listened to his son's words and said, "Well, you will lie at home tomorrow and let my lovely grandson go to court for you!" " "Xiaoshun don't understand, Torre told him this and that. Only this way, Xiaoshun had to go home nervously.
The next morning, Xiaoshun didn't get up. He sent his son Zhihua to the morning light instead of him. The king asked, "Why didn't Xiaoshun come?" Zhihua stepped forward: "My father can't come today, and now he is having a baby at home!" " "The king smiled, and the ministers followed suit, temporarily easing the tense atmosphere." Nonsense, how can a man have children? "The king said that my father said that roosters can lay golden eggs and bulls can give birth to calves. Why can't he have children? "The king laughed my head off. After a while, the king said, "well, I won't pursue this matter." Go back and tell your dad to get up and sue. There are still important things to discuss. "Zhihua ran away, and ministers often heaved a sigh of relief. This matter is finally over.
One day, the omnipotent ambassador Guo Xin visited. Although the two countries are adjacent to each other, this country has a pleasant climate, fertile grasslands, fat cattle and strong sheep, and has always had the ambition to annex Java, eyeing it and ignoring Java at all. If you don't come well, don't come. This time, the messenger who scolded China brought a gift to the king of Java-a big monster in a big iron cage. I see it has a white beard, two thief's small eyes, pointed ears and a long mouth. As long as it opens its mouth, it will show its sharp teeth, which is really scary.
In court, the emissary held his head high, narrowed his eyes, and looked defiant, completely ignoring the king of Java. The messenger said, "Our powerful king sent me to give this gift to a small country like you for two purposes. One is to see if your king of Java is sincere to our king. If you are sincere, take this gift, try to subdue it and engrave its name on the receipt. After receiving Jane, our king will give you 10000 cows and 10000 sheep as a symbol of friendship between our two countries for generations. If your heart is not sincere, don't write its name to prove that there is really no one in Java. As long as we surrender to our omnipotent country and become king at an early date. Otherwise, if we meet, everyone will be embarrassed. I'll give you ten days and meet you here in ten days. "
After the messenger left, the king quickly called his ministers to discuss the matter. Everyone walked around the cage for a long time, but they didn't see why. Some say it looks like a dog, some say it looks like a badger, and some say it looks like a fox. If you look carefully, nothing looks like it. The king said, "I have raised you fools, and I can't think of an idea at the critical moment." You have ten days to think it over for me. " The first person to find and send the messenger for me will be rewarded with 1000 acres of land. Otherwise, I will kill you! "The ministers looked at each other and scattered.
Wu Xiaoshun, the minister, came home moping, not thinking about tea and rice, but only thinking about the animal. "I want to send food to grandpa." The son reminded. Yes, dad is old, has experienced many things and is well informed. Maybe he can see it. After the meal was delivered, the son described the appearance of the animal, and the old man blurted out: "This is rat poison. This thing is rare in our Java countries, and they will encounter it when they criticize the country. The reason is that there are lush grasslands, fat cattle and sheep, and plenty of food, which is very suitable for mice to breed. There must be something good here. I think I met them when we were at war with Chaguo. " After listening to his father, his son suddenly gave in. "What shall we do?" The son asked eagerly. "You don't have to worry about this. If you are too anxious, you will let this monster run away. I can only act according to circumstances. " So, dad told his son.
Since Wu Xiaoshun knew what he was doing, he became less and less anxious and stopped asking about it. He is doing nothing. This puzzled other ministers. Really, ministers are not as anxious as emperors. A good minister went to see the king and sued his colleague Wu Xiaoshun. The king was very angry and thought, if I don't understand at that time, I will have to deal with him.
In a blink of an eye, the ten-day deadline arrived, and the king sat in the treasure hall, uneasy, and the ministers were at a loss. Only the messenger who scolded the country sat beside the treasure house, cocky and dismissive, with several followers standing behind him. And the monster in the iron cage in the middle of the hall looks carefree. Ministers identified them in sequence, wrote the identification results on bamboo slips and handed them up. After the king finished reading them, he handed them to the messenger in turn. After reading it, the messenger couldn't help laughing and shook his head like a rattle. Seeing that the ministers' bamboo slips were about to be handed out, the king's face became more and more ugly. I really don't know what to do next. The last one was Wu Xiaoshun, and the king's face was covered with cold sweat. This last magic weapon can only be placed on Wu Xiaoshun, and all eyes are on Wu Xiaoshun.
Wu Xiaoshun is wearing something special today, a long-sleeved gown with his left hand hidden in his sleeve and a bamboo slip in his right hand. As usual, he walked around the iron cage. As soon as he turned around, he saw the monster in the cage scurrying about, as if afraid of him. Wu Xiaoshun handed the bamboo slips to the king, who shook his head in disappointment and handed them to the messenger. When the messenger saw it, he kept a straight face and thought to himself, "This minister must be blind, but I won't admit it anyway. I will take this cage away at that time. Once the treaty between the two countries is signed, I can still achieve my goal. " The messenger thought of this and said, "Your Majesty, these bamboo slips are not written correctly. It seems that all your subjects are at this level. I'd better take this treasure back. Looks like you won't appreciate it either. Just wait to sign the treaty. " After that, the messenger waved and asked the people behind him to carry the cage away.
"Wait." Wu Xiaoshun stopped in front of the cage and said loudly, "King and messenger, you can watch carefully. My bamboo slip says rat poison, doesn't it? " The ministers were all confused after hearing this, and everyone didn't believe it. At this time, the messenger added, "Have you ever seen such a big mousetrap?" Then he said to Wu Xiaoshun, "What evidence do you have to prove that this is rat poison? Is it nonsense? " Wu Xiaoshun took his time and said nothing.
Everyone thought he had given up, only to see him suddenly raise his left hand to embroider, and try hard, only to hear the cry of "meow meow". Everyone was surprised by this phone call. When they looked at the messenger again, they looked sallow and jumped out of their chairs, sweating profusely. They pointed at Wu Xiaoshun incoherently and said, "You, you, you. . . . . . "Look at the monster in the cage, covered in chaff, shivering and getting smaller and smaller. Finally, the mouse showed its true colors, emerged from the cracks in the cage and ran outside. Just then, I saw Wu Xiaoshun's left sleeve swing, the kitten flew out, and the mouse was pressed under his paw. Three times five divided by two, the mouse entered the kitten's stomach.
The emissary collapsed in his chair, unable to speak for a long time, and the ministers could not help clapping their hands and cheering. The king finally showed a long-lost smile. On the bamboo slips engraved with the words "I received rat poison today", the king solemnly engraved his name. The king of the country fulfilled his promise, and since then, the two peoples have had friendly exchanges and lived in peace.
The king of Java would reward Wu Xiaoshun with 1000 acres of fertile land according to his promise, but Wu Xiaoshun refused to accept it. He said: "The idea was actually put forward by my father, and the winner should be my father." The king said, "Then invite your father, and I will reward him well." Wu Xiaoshun said, "My father is over 60 years old. He is a living dead man. He can't kill it in the game. "
what can I do? The king was lost in thought. He thought to himself, "Many times, old people are still very experienced. This time, for example, thanks to Wu Xiaoshun's father, he was not really buried alive, otherwise it would be miserable. Besides, I'm almost sixty years old, so why don't I let them bury me alive? To say the least, I buried more than 60 people alive. After 60 years, have I really become a loner? What's the point? " After careful consideration, the king abolished the rule that people should be buried alive at the age of 60. When the regulations came out, the whole country rejoiced.
Wu Xiaoshun's father returned home, earning his own living and enjoying the family happiness on earth. However, he also refused the king's reward. Soon, he lived in seclusion in Shan Ye. Plain is true.
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