This book is a story interpretation of human character, behavior and social phenomena using Pu Songling's writing style. A total of 28 short stories are included, divided into two parts: one is the semi-vernacular text; the other is the translation derived from the text; the text + translation jointly interpret the same core theme.
The book contains loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, courage, kindness, sincerity, and greed; there are debts, embroidered souls, blood embroideries, withered bones, true and false goodness, demons in clothes, mirrors of words, mirrors of Mingde, prisoners, craftsman souls...; There are ghost messengers, judges, Yamas, jade maidens, divine messengers, Bodhisattvas, and mirrors. Charms, fox fairies, messengers, epidemic ghosts, locust tree spirits and mirror spirits...; There are satires, discussions, warnings, questions and beliefs; there are lonely filial piety, betrayal filial piety, hard-to-fulfill filial piety, letting go to fulfill mother's love, ultimate sacrificial father's love and war-damaged mother's love, etc. Some explain the Eastern philosophy that true love transcends life and death, and hatred ends in heaven and earth; some also ask readers: When the entire rule of the game itself is a lie, should we strive to be the winner, or should we soberly refuse the game? He also asked the people of Heaven and their hearts, whether the most humble and sincere good deeds are acceptable? …
The following sentences, one by one, will take you into this colorful new world of monsters:
The ghost lamp leads the way in the Zhongyuan Dynasty, and the filial son's blood sacrifice continues the relationship
The blood and tears of the white-haired mother-in-law are embroidered, breaking the formation and summoning the soul to determine the country
The rebellious son is rich and has forgotten his roots, and the father's love in the underworld shortens his life shockingly
A poor piano master performs a kind deed, and the fox fairy repays God's kindness
In the Tang Dynasty, the anonymous mirror illuminated the hearts of the world. Today, all keyboard warriors are the people in the mirror.
Using blood as a thread and embroidered bones as a play, the souls of three thousand heroes crossed Youzhou and returned home.
The colorful clothes devour the Lord, and the hundreds of robes protect the heart; the world is ruined, and the clothes judge people.
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It's the fairies, gods, ghosts, monsters and people talking about the trivial matters of the human world in ancient and modern times.
Concept: "AI Yuezhi Liaozhai Zhiyi" is about people and strangers (that is, non-human beings, including immortals, gods, ghosts and monsters) talking about human affairs together, listening to the echoes of the world of mortals, and asking questions about the world. The core purpose is to: 1. Satirize reality: expose the essence of flashy appearances, planning performances, shortcuts and detours, and condemning people with words; 2. Interpret the truth: use ancient instructions to re-examine traditional morals and codes of conduct, praise the truest feelings and true nature, praise the sincerity and goodness, and convey optimistic beliefs; 3. Ask your own heart: what is the righteousness of heaven and earth, human relations and heaven, the essence of marriage, and people's conscience. The heart of heaven is the heart of the people, and the sincerity understands the past and the present; 4. Warning: Be content and always happy, point out the core of things, and gain time and people's hearts, which are the ultimate standards for testing things and behaviors. Using strange things to learn about people and seeing the world through strange things, the works run through self-questioning about reality and the call for ideal humanity, achieving the perfect combination of strange news and reality.