Chapter 18 Chapter Sixteen Eighteen Mud Plow Prison

"The Netherworld..." Li Shimin murmured, staring at the majestic and gloomy city in front of him, feeling terrified and strange in his heart. He, a living person, actually came to the Netherworld. Cui Jue led him away from the valley road and approached the palace wall. At the end of the valley road was a gate tower, guarded by four ghost soldiers wearing masks. Li Shimin looked up, and there were several large characters engraved on the gate tower: Ghost Gate Pass. Li Shimin gasped, he didn't expect that the door he entered was the famous ghost gate in Yangjian!There are many legends about Guimen Pass among the people, and it existed before the introduction of Buddhism. There is even a pass in Jiaozhi in the south, which is named Guimen Pass because of the many miasmas, and few survivors.General Fubo of the Han Dynasty Ma Yuan made an expedition to Jiaozhi and passed through this pass to Leshi.There is also a folk proverb: "The gate of ghosts is closed, the gate of ghosts is closed, ten people go, nine will not return."

The four ghost soldiers who closed the door saw Cui Jue, and bowed together to salute, without even asking, they stepped aside and let him lead Li Shimin into the gate of ghosts.Li Shimin has become more and more fond of Cui Jue, and he has gradually realized that this judge has great power in the Netherworld, thinking in his mind—even if this crisis is passed safely, how can people not die? After death, he will take care of him in the Netherworld, and he will feel at ease.How to win over this person? After entering the gate of ghosts, they are in the city of Fengdu. Since they took a detour, they did not pass through the neighborhood and directly arrived at the Yanmo Luo Palace. The Nether Mansion is the Yanmo Luo Palace where you are now. There are four divisions under the Nether Mansion, the Division of Reincarnation, the Division of Soul Evocation, the Division of Nirvana, and the Division of Underworld Prison. The Division of Reincarnation specializes in managing the reincarnation place of ghosts. There are six reincarnation disks there. , you can send ghosts to different places in the Six Paths; the Soul Calling Department is responsible for picking up the souls of the living. The two impermanences that I brought you earlier belong to the Spirit Calling Department; Ghosts either escape to the Yin Mountain, or to the junction of the world's ghosts like the Field of Demon Refining, or they will cause harm to the world. The Division of Nirvana is in charge of hunting down wandering souls; the Division of Underworld Prison is in charge of the Yin Mountain The Eighteen Mud Plow Prison behind it.”

"Oh, so what are Cui Qing's responsibilities?" Li Shimin asked curiously. Cui Jue smiled: "I am a judge, so I am naturally responsible for checking the book of life and death, distinguishing between good and evil, and making some judgments and punishments. However, the Netherworld of the Eastern Land was created not long ago, and the Balrog King is short of manpower, so I also serve as the underworld prisoner." The head of the department, I will take you to have a look later." "Very good, very good." Li Shimin thought to himself, "This Cui Jue is considered to be a high-ranking and powerful person in the Netherworld! I never thought that the Flame Demon King would trust him so much."

"The Flame Demon King is the ruler of the Netherworld, right?" Li Shimin asked. Cui Jue nodded, thought for a while, and shook his head again: "Yes, and no. There is also a Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva above the Flame and Demon King. Save evil ghosts. Because he once said that hell is not empty, and he vowed not to become a Buddha. This Bodhisattva is the supreme existence in the nether world." "Oh." Li Shimin nodded. He had naturally heard of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and he admired the great compassion of this Bodhisattva. When he thought of being so close to Bodhisattva, he felt a little excited, "Cui Qing, I Can I pay homage to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?"

Cui Jue was speechless, and finally said after a long while, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle this matter. Because the Bodhisattva sits at the bottom of the eighteen mud plow prisons and saves the most sinful evil spirits, I'm afraid... it won't be easy to see." Li Shimin also knew this difficulty. To put it bluntly, he was also a mortal, and such a great opportunity to meet a Bodhisattva was not easy to meet. The two walked and talked, and gradually entered the Yanmoluo Palace. When they arrived here, it was different from the outside, everywhere was shrouded in gloomy clouds and mist, and the towers and palaces were wrapped in strange clouds of smoke, which made people feel confused.Along the way, from time to time, ghost soldiers led ghost prisoners to and fro. Those ghost prisoners were either chained with big shackles, or had shackles on their ankles, and some even had their lutes pierced. People can't bear to hear it.But the ghost soldier showed no mercy, whipped the whip in his hand viciously, and yelled loudly.

Li Shimin looked terrified, but Cui Jue didn't care, and led Li Shimin straight to a majestic main hall.He seemed to have a strong aura, whether it was a ghost or a prisoner, they all hid away when they saw him and saluted him respectfully. Cui Jue ignored him and just accompanied Li Shimin respectfully. Before arriving at the main hall, Li Shimin looked up and felt trembling in his heart. This hall is too huge, even grander than the Tai Chi Hall in Chang'an City. He couldn't see how high it was because the top was already wrapped in the clouds on Yinshan Mountain! "A work of gods and ghosts!" Li Shimin murmured.

Cui Jue smiled, and went straight to the main hall to report. After a while, two ghost soldiers stood at the entrance of the main hall, and said loudly: "The Flame Demon King has orders, please invite the Emperor of Tang!" Li Shimin picked up the dragon robe and slowly stepped up the steps. The steps in front of him were probably no less than five or six hundred steps. After walking for a long time, he finally reached the entrance of the main hall. The king with the crown and the white jade beads appeared in front of him.Li Shimin couldn't help being in a trance for a while, this person's costume turned out to be the emperor's costume of the Han Dynasty, but he felt more comfortable this way, if the Flame Demon King really wore the same costume as himself, it would be embarrassing.

The king's face was dark and his eye sockets were sunken. He didn't look like he was from the East.However, his physique is majestic, with a height of six feet, which is no less than that of a giant like Guo Zai. Standing in front of Li Shimin, he really looks like a hill. "Haha——" Yan Moluo let out a long laugh, looked at Li Shimin and said, "The king of the netherworld and the king of the world meet here, what is your majesty's emotion?" Seeing him coming out to greet him in person, Li Shimin felt a little more at ease, and immediately cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Six worlds, reincarnation is endless, and it is a good story to meet the king here."

The Flame Demon King laughed unceasingly, and walked into the hall holding Li Shimin's hand.The hall is dark and gloomy, and there is a piercing chill everywhere. Apart from the underworld fire shining nearby, there are wisps of smoke in the distance, and it is not clear how big it is.On the outside of the main hall is a group of ghost soldiers with various weapons. Inside are four desks. Behind the desks, there are three men with the appearance of officials sitting kneeling on the mat. They are of different ages.There is a jade pillar behind them, engraved with the words "Reincarnation Division, Spirit Evocation Division, Nirvana Division, Underworld Division". It is estimated that these three people are the heads of each division.The cases of the Underworld Prisoner are empty, so that is naturally Cui Jue's position.

In the deepest part of the hall is a high platform, on which is a large black table, presumably it is the seat of the Flame Demon King.After the Flame Demon King sat down for a few tables, he ordered someone to add a seat on the high platform under his head, and ordered someone to bring over a small table, and invited Li Shimin to sit down.Cui Jue personally brought over a pot of tea, and ordered two ghost soldiers to serve it. Judging from this kind of etiquette, it is still quite polite to this human emperor. "Your Majesty," King Yanmo Luo said, "this time I invite your Majesty to come to this king's Netherworld, there are two things."

Li Shimin cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, please speak." "The first one, this king has lived in the west for a long time, and now he has been ordered by the Buddha to come to the east to reopen the nether world, build a mud plow prison, judge good and evil in the world, and control the six reincarnations. Most of the world doesn't know much about it, and since His Majesty is the king of the human world, he has the mission of enlightening the world, so this king invited His Majesty to visit the Netherworld to know more about it." Li Shimin nodded and asked, "May I ask your majesty, why did you open up the Netherworld in the east and build this mud plow prison?" King Yanmoluo sighed: "Your Majesty must also know that the splendid civilization of the Eastern world has been passed down for thousands of years. It has been 3,325 years since the Yellow Emperor established the Chinese civilization, during which dynasties changed and turmoil There are many differences, the monarch does not know how to show compassion for the people, and is arrogant and lustful; This is the principle that individuals implement together. Therefore, there will be chaos in this world, and evil things will be done. For example, during the era of the Five Husbands and China, soldiers slaughtered the common people, used human flesh as rations, and raised live humans for food. They were called "two-legged sheep". The heinous crime of cannibalism, don't these people fear punishment?" Wuhu Luanhua is only three hundred years away from this time, and the memory of the northern gentry is still fresh. Li Shimin naturally knows that period of history, recalling the terrible scene of the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty a few years ago, he couldn't help nodding: "Your Majesty is very true. In my opinion, Governing the world is governing the people, keeping the people safe, emphasizing talents, and strengthening politics. Make the country strong, the people live and work in peace and contentment, select talents, make the officials clear, formulate effective administrative measures, follow them from top to bottom, and operate efficiently. Only in this way can we achieve a brilliant Prosperity." King Yan Moluo shook his head: "Your Majesty is talking about state affairs, but this king is talking about people's hearts." "People's hearts?" Li Shimin was stunned. "That's right." King Yanmoluo said, "This king, let me ask Your Majesty, when the country is strong, it can certainly make the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the people's hearts are peaceful. But is there eternal prosperity in the world? Even if the Ganges River has abundant water and dry water, the sea will still be prosperous." How can a country be strong forever when it turns into a mulberry field? And once the country declines, what will His Majesty use to restrain the people?" Li Shimin was startled, and hurriedly got up: "Please respect the king and teach me." King Yan Moluo waved his hand: "Your Majesty, at that time, it relied on the belief of people's hearts! What is faith? Everyone believes in, respects and fears sages and gods, and regards their likes and dislikes as their own code of conduct. This king Rebuilding the nether world and erecting this mud plow prison is to let the living know that everything they did in the underworld will be judged in the underworld after death! All living people sow discord, slander and insult others Kings and elders, who tell lies and deceive others, will be sent to the Tongue Hell after death; anyone who separates flesh and blood, and provokes father and son, brothers, sisters and husbands to discord, will be sent to Iron Tree Hell after death; Women and children who falsely accuse and slander others’ property and wives will be thrown into the oil pan hell after death; those who disrespect their elders, disrespect their parents, plot rebellion and treason will be thrown into the blood pool hell after death. Think about it, your majesty. People have this fear of being judged after death, what will happen to this world?" Li Shimin was completely shocked, staring at the Flame Demon King with glowing eyes.The emperor's mentality is not because the emperor and people have different structures, but because they are in different positions and have different ways of thinking. Since he took the throne, Li Shimin has devoted himself to creating a glorious and prosperous age and unifying the Tang Dynasty forever.His governance methods are very close to the people. This is not to say that he has any common language with those people, but that people who have experienced the chaos of the end of the Sui Dynasty were frightened by the turbulent civil uprising.The power of the common people is really too strong. The Sui Dynasty, as powerful as it ruled the world, was torn to pieces in just a few years. Back then when he suppressed Liu Heitai, standing on the vast land of Hebei, seeing hundreds of thousands of rebels overwhelming the sky and covering the sky, the horror in his heart was really indescribable-this is the obedient people of the Sui Dynasty ten years ago!If you beat him with a whip, he still has a smile on his face, and if you kick him, he doesn't even dare to complain! He has thought countless times: How can we tie the reins and put the bridle on the hearts of the people?How can we prevent the violent side of them from appearing again, and be obedient citizens of the Tang Dynasty?The method he came up with was Lao Tzu's words, empty his mind and fill his belly.Let them fill their stomachs and make them yearn for a warm little home, so he is tirelessly diligent in political affairs and racking his brains for the people's livelihood. Now, from another angle, the Flame Demon King has tied the reins and put on the bridle for the common people and the hearts of the people!If the human world is not the last stop of life, and death is like a lamp being extinguished, on the contrary, everything they do in the human world is recorded by ghosts and gods, and they will be judged by the ghost after death, then who would dare to rebel?Who dares to rebel?Who dares to do evil things without any scruples? Li Shimin was extremely smart, and he understood in an instant that the Netherworld rebuilt by King Yanmo Luo was simply the last barrier for the emperors in the world!The best weapon to control the heart! "Thank you, King, for teaching me!" Li Shimin respected from the bottom of his heart this time. The Flame Demon King smiled: "Sentient beings of the six realms, from the phoenix to the dragon, down to the worm, cannot escape this reincarnation. But the people of the Eastern Earth are greedy and oppressive, and there is no one to rule the Netherworld. After death, most of them become lonely ghosts. Some of them cause harm to the world, while others disturb the underworld. The way of heaven is desolate, and the underworld is disorderly. Neither humans nor ghosts have a strong deterrent force to make them fear and make them scruple. That's why the Buddha ordered this king to come to this eastern land to rebuild the underworld. Realm, manage the hearts of people in the world of the human world and the world of the underworld." "I strongly support it!" Li Shimin said seriously, "If you need me to do something, please be sure to speak up." "That's good!" Flame Demon King suddenly stood up and bowed his hands to Li Shimin, "This king hereby makes a contract with His Majesty, you will control the human world, and I will control the netherworld. Let's work together to clarify the hearts of the six realms!" Li Shimin was ecstatic in his heart, which meant that the nether world recognized his status as the king! The two emperors reached a contract in this Nether Palace. "This is the first matter." Flame Demon Luo sat down again and said to Li Shimin, "There is another matter, which is a lawsuit. A few days ago, your elder brother Li Jiancheng and third younger brother Li Yuanji filed a complaint against Li Shimin. You killed your brothers in the world to seize the throne, so this king asks your majesty to come down and argue." Li Shimin's ecstasy just now dissipated, his spine felt chills, and he looked at Cui Jue below for help. Cui Jue said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, why not pass on the sufferer, so that we can confront each other in court so that we can have a verdict." The Flame Demon King nodded, and ordered the ghost soldiers to pass on Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.Li Shimin groaned secretly in his heart, killing his brother and seizing the throne is a certainty, why did Cui Jue let these two people come up?He had never been afraid in his life, but he couldn't help trembling when he saw Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the two brothers who died at his hands. Cui Jue smiled at him, signaling that it's okay.Only then did Li Shimin calm down a little. After a while, Jiancheng and Yuanji came, knelt down in the middle of the hall, raised the pleadings with both hands, and shouted for grievances.King Yanmoluo ordered someone to take the pleading paper, looked at it roughly, and asked Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, these two people accused you of laying an ambush at the Xuanwu Gate, murdering your brother to usurp the throne, and you shot and killed your brother Jiancheng yourself, is there such a thing? " Li Shimin was helpless, got up and said: "It is true." Flame Demon King's face sank, he thought for a moment, and said calmly: "Does Your Majesty know what kind of punishment this crime will be punished?" "Although this happened, the people of the world also have difficulties." Li Shimin said, "At that time, there was already a sword between me and Jiancheng, and it was bound to decide the outcome. At that time, Jiancheng also murdered me many times, so how could I just wait for death? In the eighth year of Wude, I was invited to have a banquet in the womb of the Tai Tai. Unexpectedly, Jian Jian was poisoned in the wine. If not for the escort of my uncle Li Shentong, I would have died in their hands. At this time, I still miss the brotherhood I didn’t dare to complain. I didn’t expect that the Turks invaded the country in the second year. Jiancheng asked the Supreme Emperor to ask Yuan Ji to take command. I didn’t have any objections at first, but they wanted my confidantes Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie and others to follow along. When he went out to fight, he also wanted to put all the soldiers and horses of the Qin Palace under his control. Later, I heard the news that Yuan Ji had planned to transfer my generals and soldiers and horses out of the capital and bury them alive, and then lead the army to suppress them. Chang'an, ordered my father to kill me. At this point, even if I don't think about my own life, I have to think about those innocent soldiers!" "You're talking nonsense!" Seeing Li Shimin's sophistry, Jiancheng immediately exploded with anger, "Why did I poison your wine? That day when you were drinking and clutching your stomach, you just framed me. If I poisoned you , you drank again, how did you come out alive?" Jiancheng is honest and reasonable with Li Shimin, but Yuanji's character is quite irritable, seeing his enemy sitting on it, he will fight if he rushes up.Just as Li Shimin was about to hide, the Flame Demon King slapped him hard, and shouted: "The Netherworld, how can you brats be allowed to be presumptuous! Come on, give this king a fork, and throw him into the Iron Tree Hell for seven days!" The two of them froze for a moment, let the ghost soldiers drag them down, and only screamed in fear when they reached the gate of the hall. Flame Demon King showed embarrassment on his face, and he bowed his hands to Li Shimin: "The Netherworld was first built, these little ghosts don't know the rules, and disturbed His Majesty." Li Shimin had just recovered from the shock, and forced a smile on his pale face. "This is a bit difficult." Cui Jue said, "Cui Pan, how do you think we should deal with it?" Cui Jue cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you take the Book of Life and Death and take a look first! Good and evil in the world are recorded in it, and it can be judged without witnesses." The Flame Demon King nodded, and ordered Cui Jue to fetch the book of life and death.Cui Jue got up and walked into the lingering smoke inside the hall. After a while, he came over with a huge scroll in his hand, went up the steps, and deliberately stood on the side of the Flame Demon King.From this position, Li Shimin happened to be able to see his movements and the contents of the book of life and death clearly, so he couldn't help but sneak a glance. Cui Jue slowly unfolded the book of life and death, on which were densely packed names of people in chronological order. He flipped through it for a moment, and Li Shimin's sharp eyes saw his own name immediately, and saw the record on it: "Li Shimin, a native of Chengji in Longxi, is a great The second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, reigned as Zhenguan. He was born in the 19th year of Emperor Kaihuang in Sui Dynasty and died in the 13th year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty..." "Broken in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan..." Li Shimin was dumbfounded, "I...will die in ten years?" All of a sudden, it was like a bolt from the blue, I was only thirty-one years old and in the prime of my life, why only ten years of life left?Forty-one years old, even among the short-lived emperors, is considered short-lived.Li Shimin is almost demented. What achievements can he make in just ten years in his glorious and prosperous age? Cui Jue saw it too. He trembled slightly, then quietly took out a pen from his sleeve, and lightly scratched two horizontal lines under the word "一".He moved extremely fast, but he finished writing in the blink of an eye, and put the pen back into the sleeve.Flame Demon King was opposite him, blocked by the book of life and death, and he didn't notice it, but Li Shimin could see clearly behind him, and his eyes widened immediately, "Collapsed in Zhenguan thirty-three years"! He felt a burst of fear at first - tampering with the book of life and death!This is a felony! It must be known that cause and effect in the world have their own cycle, if one link is changed, then all the links will be changed.Li Shimin really didn't expect Cui Jue to be so courageous, but thinking about his performance in Yangjian, he dared to attack Song Jingang with hundreds of militiamen, and assassinated Xunxiang alone with two servants. What else can't you do? Then Li Shimin felt a wild surprise in his heart. With such a change, his life span has been increased by 20 years!Thirty-three years of Zhenguan, that is to say, I can still be emperor for thirty years! After all, he is an emperor, the city is unfathomable, no matter how excited his heart is, his face will be extremely flat.At this time, Cui Jue had already shown the Book of Life and Death to King Yanmoluo, who was stunned: "Your Majesty still has 30 years to live, so why did the Department of Soul Conjurer approve Jiancheng and Yuanji? Can you detain a living person?" "I don't know what's going on." Cui Jue was also stunned. "Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Netherworld, we have no right to arrest the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty at all! If the lifespan is ten or eight years, although we can't ecstasy , but it can seduce the soul, make people lose their soul, get sick every day, and be in a trance. But a lifespan of thirty years, even deprivation is not allowed!" The Flame Demon King didn't expect such a thing to happen, his face immediately sank, staring at the head of the Spirit Evocation Division: "Master Horse, what's going on?" The expression of the old man sitting under the jade pillar of the Spirit Evocation Department also changed, and he hurriedly stood up and confessed: "This...Rong Chen will go and investigate carefully." The old man left in a hurry, and the Flame Demon King sat there with a gloomy face, without saying a word.Li Shimin and Cui Jue also looked at their noses and mouths, like wood carvings and clay sculptures.The hall was deathly silent. After a while, the owner of the horse hurried over, with a face of shame, bowed down and saluted: "My king, it is the minister who is not strict in controlling the subordinates. The minister has already checked clearly. It is a minister of the minister who received bribes from Jiancheng and Yuanji. Only after accepting this case, I sent someone to seduce the soul of the emperor of Tang Dynasty." "Bold!" The Flame Demon Luo King severely lost face in front of Li Shimin, and was furious immediately, "Put that Si Cao into the eighteenth floor of the mud plow prison! Jian Jian, Yuan Ji bribed, heinous crime, iron tree hell, after suffering, thrown into the knife saw hell And you, the majestic master, whose subordinates took bribes without realizing it, will be punished as a crime of dereliction of duty, dismissed from the post of head of the Spirit Evocation Department, and go to Nili Prison to be a ghost soldier!" The owner of the horse backed away with a depressed expression on his face. Yan Mo Luo Wang ordered Cui Jue to put away the book of life and death, comforted Li Shimin for a moment, and said with a smile: "This king and His Majesty are like friends after seeing each other. Although I still want to talk more, you have been in the Netherworld for a long time, and you have delayed the time to revive your soul. Your body is rotten, so I won’t keep you anymore. Just let Judge Cui send you back to Yang!” Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The meeting between the two emperors came to an end, and Yan Mo Luo Wang sent him out of the hall, accompanied by Cui Jue back to Yangshi.The two left the main hall, and Cui Jue led him up the Yin Mountain, and Li Shimin thanked him in a low voice: "Thank you Cui Qing! I will never forget this kindness and this kindness!" Cui Jue waved his hand and sighed: "One drink and one peck are determined by God. What I did may not have been specially arranged by God. I dare not take credit for it. Your Majesty is a wise master, and I also hope that your Majesty can take care of you." This great Tang Dynasty has been built into a prosperous and prosperous age, and this can be regarded as a minister seeking blessings for the human world!" Li Shimin was very grateful: "When I return to the mortal world, I will give Cui Qing a heavy imperial seal. Does Cui Qing have any descendants in this world? I want to protect him for a lifetime of wealth and prosperity for three generations." Cui Jue revealed deep regret in his eyes, smiled wryly and shook his head, but did not speak.The two walked in silence. Suddenly, Li Shimin felt that there were cliffs everywhere around him and the rushing water. He hurriedly asked, "Cui Qing, aren't we going to return the sun? What is this place?" "Yin Mountain." Cui Jue said simply, "It's like this in the Yin Division. There is a way to go, but there is no way to come. The place to return to Yang is in Yinshan. By the way, please visit the eighteen mud plow prisons." Only then did Li Shimin understand that the shape of the Yinshan Mountain is more convex and concave, and the situation is more rugged.It is as steep as Shuling and as high as Luyan.The mountains do not grow grass, the peaks do not protrude into the sky, the ridges do not allow visitors, the caves do not accept clouds, and the streams do not flow.In front of the mountain and behind the mountain, the faces of bulls and horses shouted in disorder; half-covered and half-hidden, hungry ghosts wept at each other. Just as they were walking, a group of lonely ghosts with broken arms, legs, and even heads suddenly rushed in front of them. Seeing Li Shimin, they all cursed angrily: "Li Shimin is here! Li Shimin is here! Give me back—" Li Shimin watched carefully, and couldn't help feeling chills in his heart. He didn't know the others, but some of them were very familiar. A middle-aged man with thick limbs was Liu Heita; It's Wang Shichong!There are also a few people who are vaguely familiar in appearance, but they can't recognize them. Cui Jue frowned, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, these people are all anti-kings and bandits at the end of the Sui Dynasty. I'm afraid they were instigated by Jiancheng and Yuanji to seek His Majesty's theory." "I know..." Li Shimin's face turned pale, "Cui Qing, what should I do?" "It's okay." Cui Jue said, "Give some money and save them." "Giving money can save people?" Li Shimin asked strangely. Cui Jue smiled wryly: "Has Your Majesty forgotten the corruption of the Department of Soul Conjuration? The Netherworld was not established long ago, and the law is incomplete. The life of being a ghost in the underworld is too hard. With money, these ghosts can go to the Department of Reincarnation to pay bribes, and at least find a good person to take care of them. Where will I pester Your Majesty again?" "But how can I have any money now!" Li Shimin also smiled wryly.It seems that the Flame Demon King is also lax, otherwise why are there so many loopholes? "It's okay." Cui Jue said with a smile, "Have you forgotten? Mr. Pei Ji dispersed all his wealth and asked his ministers to protect His Majesty. Naturally, his money and wealth ministers can use it first and buy a way for His Majesty." So Cui Jue discussed with the group of ghosts in front. Although these ghosts hated Li Shimin very much, they were full of joy when they had the opportunity to reincarnate in a good family. Cui Jue guaranteed the ticket, and the group of ghosts dispersed . Only then did Li Shimin relax, and continued walking with Cui Jue, and he reached the top of the mountain. He saw the dazzling red light shining all over the sky, only then did he realize that the top of the mountain was not a mountain peak, but a huge sinkhole!That day the pit was hundreds of feet wide, surrounded by flames, but there was a huge disc rotating in it. The disc was composed of countless three-foot-wide crawlers, which rotated relative to each other without stopping.And on each section of the track, there is a ghost lying tightly locked by iron locks, the body cannot turn, and it rotates with the track.On the other track, there were cold hooks upside down. These hooks hooked into the mouths of those ghosts. When the two tracks turned relative to each other, the hooks were tightened, and with a thud, the ghost's tongue was forcibly pulled out. The screams of those ghosts continued one after another, and the blood flowed all over the tracks, which was horrible. "This... what is this place?" Li Shimin was frightened. "Hehe, Your Majesty, this is the first prison of the eighteen mud plow prisons, Tongue Pulling Prison." Cui Jue said, "Anyone alive who sows dissension, slanders others, speaks glibly, argues cleverly, lies and deceives others, After death, he was sent to the Tongue Pulling Prison and suffered here. In the Eighteen Clay Plow Prison, the length of time for suffering varies according to the severity of the crime. The one who suffers the shortest, in terms of the life span of hell, is equivalent to one day in the human world. Three thousand seven hundred and fifty years. Each prison is 20 times more miserable than the previous prison, and life expectancy is doubled. When it comes to the eighteenth mud plow prison, it is simply indescribably bitter." Li Shimin's complexion changed terribly. No wonder Cai Jiancheng and Yuan Ji screamed so miserably. They were thrown into Tieshu Prison for seven days. According to human calculations, it would be 78,750 years... "Your Majesty, the tongue-pulling hell is the second floor, the scissors hell..." Cui Jue explained all the way, and led him down the hell along the plank road built on the wall of the tiankeng. Below the Hell of Scissors is the Hell of Iron Trees. Li Shimin remembered that Jian Jiancheng and Yuan Ji suffered here. He looked around but couldn't find them.Everywhere is a towering iron tree. The branches of this iron tree are all sharp blades. Countless ghosts have been penetrated and hung on the iron tree. The fourth layer is the evil realm prison.It's relatively peaceful here, but there are hundreds of hexagonal mirrors standing upright. Many jailers lead the ghosts past the mirrors, and there are people recording beside them.Cui Jue said: "This evil realm hell is the function of judgment and verification. After a person dies, no matter what he has concealed, he will take a photo in front of this six prism, and all of them will be revealed, and then sent to various hells according to their sins." The fifth floor is the steamer prison.When the two walked down, they felt the hot wind blowing against their faces, and the heat was unbearable. A huge steamer stood in the middle of the tiankeng. It was impossible to see in from the outside, but they heard countless screams.Cui Jue introduced: "On weekdays, family members are shortchanged, spread rumors, frame and slander others, and go to the steamer prison after death. The ghosts are steamed until their bodies are festered like mud, and then the wind blows through them, reshape the human body, and bring them to the tongue-pulling hell." The sixth floor is the hell of copper pillars.This floor is full of flames. Thousands of copper pillars with a diameter of three feet and a height of one foot stand in the middle of the tiankeng. Flames are burning under these copper pillars, burning the copper pillars red, and those ghosts were stripped naked, Holding the copper pillars with both hands, they are roasting alive.The pungent smell of scorched flesh was everywhere, and the miserable screams in his ears almost made Li Shimin want to cover his ears. Cui Jue still wanted to take him down, but Li Shimin waved his hands hastily: "Cui Qing, Cui Qing, that's all, I don't want to see it anymore. This horrible scene in hell sent a chill down my spine." Cui Jue laughed loudly: "Forget it, since His Majesty doesn't want to watch it, I don't dare to force it. Let's go now, it's better to pay back the sun as soon as possible." The two were talking, when suddenly someone shouted in the distance: "Your Majesty, don't go down—" Li Shimin and Cui Jue were startled at the same time, they looked up together, and saw two figures running towards them on the hillside in the distance.The distance was too far, and the two of them couldn't see their faces clearly, but under the light of the raging fire, one of them had a bright head, and he turned out to be a monk! "Who are they?" Li Shimin asked in surprise. Cui Jue's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "An ignorant monk." The two watched from a distance, Cui Jue was covered in sweat, he knew what it would mean if this monk and that Tianzhu man ran in front of Li Shimin.At this moment, he suddenly had a tyrannical urge to order the ghost soldiers to kill these two people, but Li Shimin was right next to him, and this order would become a link in the dead end! Li Shimin also stared at him flickeringly. A monk appeared in hell. What does this mean? At this moment, the two saw two near-empty figures standing quietly on the mountain wall on the side of the Yinshan crater.One of them bent the bow in his hand, and slowly drew the bowstring. Under the light of the fire, Sen Han's arrow seemed to shine brightly, aiming at the two running figures...