Li Ji

Li Ji

Li Ji is a character in ancient Chinese folklore, which comes from Soushenji. Li Ji was a general musician in the period of Emperor Wudi of Han Dynasty. When she was a child, she was famous for killing snakes. It is said that there was a mountain called Yongling in central Fujian at that time, which stretched for tens of miles. In the northwest crevice of the mountain, there was a big snake, seven or eight feet long, which often harmed the common people. Every year, it was sent to the virgin sacrifice. In Jiangle County, Li's birthday has six daughters, no son, and Li Ji is the youngest. But he is determined to enlist as a sacrificial daughter, so as to get rid of the harm for the people. Her parents were so kind that they didn't let her go after all. Li Ji went away secretly. At last, Li Ji asked for a good sword and a dog who could bite the snake and killed it.

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Dry treasure? He was a scholar in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, whose name was Lingsheng, and his ancestral home was Xincai, Henan Province. His "Soushenji" has a far-reaching influence in the history of Chinese novels, known as the originator of Chinese novels.

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Li Ji, female, was born in the Western Han Dynasty with an unknown date of birth and death. At that time, there was a mountain in central Fujian called Yongling, which stretched for tens of miles. In the northwest crevice of the mountain, there was a boa constrictor, seven or eight feet long. The local people were often frightened. It often harms the people. Local officials sacrifice it with cattle and sheep, but it is still restless. At that time, it was dreamt that the snake spirit had to eat a 12-year-old girl every year in order to be safe. Officials search for the daughter of a poor family to sacrifice in August every year. The girl is sent to the entrance of the boa constrictor's cave, and the boa constrictor comes out to devour her and returns to the cave. Every year, nine girls are eaten by snakes. That year, officials searched for women to sacrifice snakes, but no one was found. There are six sisters in Li Ji's family. Li Ji is the youngest and has no boy. Although she was young, she was determined to enlist as a sacrificial girl in order to get rid of harm for the people. Her parents refused to let her go when they saw that she was young.

Li Ji is determined to get rid of harm for the people. She secretly leaves home for a sharp sword and a dog that can bite snakes. In August, first mix the stone rice wheat with honey and put it in the cave entrance of Python. Soon, the snake smelled the fragrance and came out to eat. His head was as big as a bucket and his eyes as big as a mirror. Li Ji was not afraid at all. First he let the dog bite the snake, and then he slashed the python from behind with his sword. The boa constrictor ran from the cave to the outside in pain. Li Ji still killed the boa constrictor with his sword. Li sent it to the snake cave and found nine women's skulls. They were all moved out. Li Ji pitifully reproached them and said, "you are cowardly. You are so pitiful for snakes." Then walk home slowly.

The story of Li Ji's killing snakes for the people spread to the king of Yue. The king of Yue was very surprised. He hired Li Ji as the queen and worshipped her father as the general music order. Her mother and sisters were rewarded.

classical Chinese

There is Yongling in Minzhong, East Vietnam, with a height of ten li. In the northwest of Xizhong, there is a big snake, seven or eight feet long and more than ten encircles, which is often feared by local customs. Most of the Duwei of Dongye and the chief officials of Dongye were dead. Sacrifice to cattle and sheep, so there is no harm. Or people and dreams, or under the Oracle, wish, to eat twelve or thirteen years of virgin. Duwei, Ling and Chang were involved in the same trouble. However, the spirit is fierce. All of them asked others to give birth to their maidservants, and at the same time, they also asked their daughters to support them. To August Dynasty sacrifice, send snake hole mouth, snake out of swallow bite. It's been like this for years. I've used nine women.

At that time, he did not get his daughter. Li's birthday in Jiangle County has six women and no man. Her little daughter's name was sent, and she wanted to be recruited. Parents don't listen. Send said: "parents have no phase, but six daughters, no one male, although there is no such as.". If a woman has no help for her parents, she can't provide for her parents. If she only spends money on food and clothing, it's better to die early. Isn't it good to sell your body and get less money for your parents? " My parents were kind and didn't listen to me. It is not forbidden to send it by stealth.

I'd like to send you a good sword and snake dog. In the August Dynasty, he sat in the temple with his sword. First, the number of SHIMIZI, with the honey of irrigation, in order to set the hole mouth. Snake will be out, the head is as big as Luo, eyes such as two feet mirror, smell the aroma of Ci, eat it first. If you send the dog, it will bite you. If you send the dog, you will get several creations. The sore is acute. The snake died in court because of its pupa. Send to see acupoint, get its nine female skull, learn to cite, Zha said: "Ru Cao timid, for snake food, very sad!" So she went back slowly.

When the king of Yue heard of it, he hired his daughter to serve as his father's general. Both his mother and sister were rewarded. Since Dongye has no evil things to recover, its ballads still exist.

translation

There is a Yongling mountain in central Fujian of Dongyue. It is tens of miles high. There is a big snake in the depression in the northwest of Yongling mountain. It is seven or eight feet long and more than ten meters thick. Local people often fear it. Many of the Duwei and county officials of Dongye county were injured and killed by it. They sacrifice with cattle and sheep, so they are not harmed by snakes for the time being. Later, the snake gave people a dream. Sometimes he told Wu Zhu that he wanted to eat a twelve or thirteen year old girl. Both the Duwei and the county officials are worried about it. But the snake is still raging endlessly. Let's look for the maidservant of our family and the girl of the criminal family. First, we will keep her. As soon as the sacrificial period arrives in early August, we will send her to the mouth of the snake. The snake devoured the little girl as soon as it came out of the hole. It's been like this for years, and it's killed nine little girls.

This year, he was ready to recruit and look for the virgin girl for sacrifice. There are six daughters in Li's family in Jiangle County. They have no sons. The youngest daughter's name is Li Ji. She wants to apply for the job, but her parents don't agree. Li Ji said: "parents are not blessed. They only have six daughters, not even a son. Although they have offspring, they are the same as none. I don't have the credit of tiying helping my parents. Since I can't support my parents and waste food and clothing, it's no good to live. I'd better die early. If I sell it, I can get some money to support my parents. Isn't that good? " Parents love their children and never allow her to answer the recruitment. Li Ji slipped away on his own and couldn't be stopped.

So Li Ji asked the government for a sharp sword and a snake biting hound. On the day of the sacrifice in early August, she took her sword, led her dog and sat down in the temple. In advance, she mixed a few stone rice with honey to make Ciba and put it at the mouth of the snake. The snake climbed out of the cave. Its head was as big as a barn, and its eyes were like two feet long copper mirrors. When it smelled the sweet smell of Ciba, it swallowed it first. Li Ji immediately released the hound, which rushed forward to bite the snake. Li Ji cut the snake in several places with his sword from behind. The snake couldn't bear the sharp pain of the wound, so it jumped out and died in the open space. Li Ji went to visit the cave and found the skulls of nine girls. She took all the skulls out of the cave and said with pity, "you people are cowardly and weak. It's so pathetic that you were eaten by snakes." With that, Li Ji went home slowly.

After hearing this, the king of Yue hired Li Ji as Queen and worshipped her father as a general. Her mother and sisters were rewarded. Since then, there has been no evil in Dongye. The ballad about Li Ji's beheading snake is still popular in the local area.

remarks

Although Li Ji is a legendary figure, it is unreasonable to say that she was from the Qin state during the Warring States period. In the original text, Li Ji talks with his parents and mentions the allusion of tiying, a famous filial daughter in the Han Dynasty, which shows that Li Ji is a character after Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. It is recorded in official history that tiying saved his father. According to the "East Yue Minzhong" at the beginning of the original text and the "king of Yue" at the end of the text, it is obvious that Yu Shan, the king of East Yue in the period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, can be found. From this, we can probably determine the age of Li Ji.

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