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My brother--in--law’s grandfather was SongTao.He was ever a scholar in the county.One day,when he was lying on the bed with sickne,he saw a worker of yamen coming with a sheet of official paper in his hand and a white horse following him.The worker said,”Go take an examination”.”But the examiner has not arrived.How can it be poible to begin the examination?”Song answered.The worker made no reply but urged him to go.Mr.Song had no choice but to follow him with sickne by horse reluctantly.The path was unfamiliar to Mr.Song.Later,they arrived at a city like the place where emperor lived.After a while,they entered a yamen.More than 10 officials were sitting in the magnificent and glorious palace.Mr.Song did not know them except the Emperor Guan.There were two desks and two chairs in the palace.Mr.Song and a scholar were sitting on the two desks side by side.Pen and paper was displayed on the tables.Later,they were given the answer sheet with”One man and two men,with heart and no heart.”Then,they finished the paper and handed in.Mr.Song put it, one who did the good intentionally should not be rewarded while one who did the evil unintentionally should not be punished.Every officials spoke highly of Song’s works after reading it.Mr.Song was summoned to be back the palace and be told that he would be employed as a ChengHuang in HeNan because it suited him well.Only when he heard this did he realize what happened.He kneeled down in a hurry and explained with tears,kowtowing at the same time.“How dare I refuse the honored offer repeatedly?But there were no one to look after my seventy-year-old mother.I would listen to your appointment after she paed away”.The man who looked like emperor ordered the worker with long beard to refer to his mother’s living years,and was told that there were 9 years left.They did not know what to do.At this time,Emperor Guan proposed ZhangSheng to take the place of Mr.Song for 9 years.Then Mr.Song was told that he would be back here again in 9 years concerning his love for mother.The other author was encouraged as well.They kowtowed and went until the wilderne.The author said his family name was Zhang and came from ChangShan.Mr.Zhang left Mr.Song with a poem,but Mr.Song could not remember all of them,but “It seemed to be in the spring only if it had flowers and wine;Without candles or light,the night could look like the daytime”.When Mr.Song arrived at home,he felt as if he woke up from the dream.Actually ,he had been dead for 3 days.His mother heard the moaning in the coffin,then helped him out.He began to utter a word after a long time.When he asked about ChangSheng,he was told ChangSheng died at that time.9years paed,his mother paed away as expected before.He held the funeral for his mother,took a bath and entered the room,then died.His father-in-law who lived in the west gate of the county,saw Mr.Song entering the house and doing the oriental ritual,then left in gold-decorated robe and vermilion hat.Everyone was very shocked but did not know he had been immortal.In fact,he had already died.Mr.Song wrote autography,but it lost in the warring period.The was the general outline of the story.
