Chapter 10: The second general suppressed ghosts at the palace gate, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty came back to life

When Wei Zheng and Emperor Taizong were fighting against each other, they dreamed of killing the old dragon. That night, Emperor Taizong dreamed of the Dragon King demanding his life. From then on, he became uneasy physically and mentally and fell ill. In order to prevent sneaking, he ordered Wei Chigong and Qin Shubao to guard the palace gate at night.

Taizong died soon after, and in the underworld he met Cui Jue, an old friend of Wei Zheng who was now the judge of the underworld. Cui Jue extended Taizong's life by twenty years. On the way back to Yang, Taizong was entangled by evil ghosts and escaped by scattering gold and silver to the ghosts.

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Introduction to the characters in Chapter 10:

1. Yuchi Jingde

Yuchi Jingde (585- December 26, 658), named Rong (later mistakenly recorded as "Gong"), with the courtesy name Jingde and Yixing, a native of Shanyang, Shuozhou (now Shenchi County, Shanxi Province). A famous general in the Tang Dynasty and one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

It is said that Jingde had a face as black as coal, was good at wielding an iron whip, and rode a black horse. According to the book "Journey to the West", Yuchigong and Qin Qiong became famous for protecting Tang Taizong Li Shimin from the ghost of the Dragon King. Two traditional Taoist door gods. Yuchi Gong was a blacksmith when he was young, and later generations of blacksmiths often regarded him as their professional patron saint.

2. Cui Jue

Cui Jue, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, is commonly known as Cui Fujun among the people. He is also a character in "Journey to the West". The judge is located in the Emperor's Palace in Fengdu and is responsible for judging the ghosts who come to the underworld. The most famous four judges are: the Division of Rewards for Good, the Division of Punishment of Evil, the Division of Inspection, and Judge Cui.

The first three characters are job titles and cannot be tested. But the last Judge Cui is very famous. It appears in "Journey to the West" and legends from various places. According to legend, Judge Cui was named Jue and he was from the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The Ghost Judge is based on the Hades Judge in traditional Chinese culture.