科齋第A014回：邪惡爺爺 (Grandpa)

人生另一個謎團是，歷史上的「爺爺」究竟是誰。他帶領瘋狂長老對抗神明，並娶了莉莉絲為妻。聊齋的《考城堭》中提到，曾有一位名叫張先生的人。

故事的主角是宋燾，但我們不妨從張先生的角度來看這個故事。和宋燾一樣，他們也已死去，並被選中參加城隍廟的考核，城隍廟就像地獄的法庭。現任的判官即將退休，他必須選出一位繼承人。

於是，鬼魂馬車被派去將兩位考生送往法庭。判官給他們佈置了一個題目：一人二人。張先生寫了一篇博學多才的文章來贏得判官之位，而另一位考生宋燾只寫了兩行字：惡意行善是罪過，而善意遺禍，惡事可以原諒。

判官將官位授予宋燾，而將張先生送回去死。宋燾先生尚未做好就任的準備，因為生死冊上說他母親只剩九年壽命。法官請張先生接任。張先生送別時地引用了一首詩：「有花有酒春常在；無月無燈夜自明。」宋先生領會了其中的含義，因為文中「自明」是指張先生。這個人就是張自明了。

Another mystery on life is who The Granpa actually is in history. He led Mad Elders to fight God and married Lilith for wife. It was said in Liaozhai's Hell Exam Tale that once a man known as Mr Zhang existed.

The protagonist in the Tale was Song Dao but let us see it in Mr Zhang's eyes. Like Mr Song they were dead and was elected to sit for an examination in Cheng Huang Temple which is like a Hell Court. Current holder of The Judge would soon retire and he must choose a successor to it.

So ghost carriages were sent to transport two candidates to The Court, where they were given an example topic: One man. Or two. Mr Zhang wrote a great scholar essay to win the office, while another man Song Dao wrote two lines, saying bad intention for good is a sin while good intention for badness is forgivable for wrongdoings.

The judge gave Song Dao the officw while returning Mr Zhang to death. Song Dao is not ready to take the office, as Death Book said his mother had nine years to live. The Judge asked Mr Zhang to fill his office. In a departure, Mr Zhang cited a poem: With a flower and some wines, there is an eternal spring. But without a lamp or moonlight, a man could illuminate himself. Mr Song got his meaning, for Jiming means self lighting in Chinese. This man is Zhang Juming.

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