Metaphor for all kinds of ugly people. The Legend of the Bull-Headed Horse-Mian According to legend, the Bull-Headed Horse-Mian was originally in charge of real power in the underworld. Why did he later become just a trapper for the King of Hell? Speaking of which, there is an interesting story. A long time ago, there was a member of Fengdu City named Ma, who was considered a wealthy and powerful man in the city. Ordinarily, he should be satisfied, but there is one thing that always bothers him. Because he is already in his sixties and has married eleven "partial wives", and only has one single child. No matter how much you ask God to make a wish, you can never get it. Needless to say, Ma Yuanwai regarded his only son Ma Yichun as the apple of his eye. But he was very worried that if something unfortunate happened, it would not only end the Ma family's incense. Moreover, the Wan Guan family fortune has no heirs. For this reason, he was worried day and night and at a loss. Unexpectedly, the house leaked and it rained all night. One day, Ma Yuan had breakfast outside and was preparing to go out to prepare wine and food for his son's 18th birthday tomorrow. Coincidentally, at this moment, a man with eight characters passed by the door, saying something in his mouth: "Fortune teller, fortune teller!" When the horseman heard the shout, he was so happy that he completely forgot about going out. So he walked down the steps quickly with his long gown in hand and respectfully invited Mr. BaZi to come in and sit down. After tea, Yuan Ma said sincerely: "Sir, could you please tell my child's fortune?" Mr. BaZi nodded and said, "Okay, okay." " Ma Yuanwai immediately reported the birth time to his son. Mr. BaZi counted on his fingers, couldn't help but turned pale in shock, and blurted out: "Oh, no!" Ma Yuanwai was shocked, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "What?" "It's not easy for a villain to speak." Mr. BaZi shook his head and sighed. . Ma Yuanwai became more and more panicked, but in order to find out more, he begged: "Sir, please don't worry, just tell me." Mr. Bazi hesitated for a moment and said, "Your young master has a good salary and well-being, but it's a pity that his life span is too short, too short." "Ah!" "How much?" "Eighteen years old." Ma Yuanwai said "Oh my God" and fell to the ground. It took him a while to wake up, his face turned pale. Unexpectedly, the child's eighteenth birthday tomorrow will actually become the end of his life. Thinking of this, I cried heartbreakingly. After a while, he sobbed and asked: "Sir, sir, please think of every way to save my poor son!" Mr. Bazi thought for a while and said: "There is no way for mortals, there is only one way. , I wonder if Yuanwai is willing to spend money?" When Ma Yuanwai heard that there was another way, he felt much calmer and said quickly: "As long as I can save my son, I will do whatever it takes to save my family." Mr. Bazi then told him! He: At midnight tomorrow night, prepare a table of the most sumptuous food and wine, pack it in food boxes, take it to the twelve steps in front of the "Ghost Gate", and give the food and wine to the two chess players. However, you have to ask them three times in a row to wait patiently and don’t be impatient. Ma Yuanwai kept everything in mind. The next day, when he arrived at the designated place, he saw two people concentrating on playing chess there. These two people are none other than Ox Head and Horse Face. The horsemen did not dare to disturb them, so they had to kneel quietly aside, holding the food box on their heads and watching silently. After they finished playing a game of chess, he cautiously asked: "Two gods, please have a meal before playing!" The two men seemed to be listening but not listening, saying nothing and not answering, and started playing a second game of chess. Come. The horsemen waited patiently until the end of the second game, but there was still no movement. He was a little anxious, but he didn't dare to offend, so he could only kneel there piously and wait. After a while, Niutou suddenly put down the chess pieces: "Brother Ma, let's go, the time has come." Ma Mian also hurriedly put down the chess pieces, put away the chessboard, and prepared to go down the mountain. At this time, the horseman was in a panic, worried about missing the opportunity and missing out on important events, so he hurriedly raised his voice and shouted: "Two gods, please have a meal before leaving!" The bull-headed horse-faced man looked back and asked: "Who are you? ?" When the horseman saw that the time had come, he said hurriedly: "The two gods have worked too hard, and I think I am already hungry. I will prepare some plain wine and simple food, please satisfy your hunger and thirst." Seeing how sincere this man was and seeing how rich the delicacies in the box were, I couldn't help but salivate. Ma Mian quietly said to Niu Tou: "Brother Niu, we are on a business trip and haven't eaten yet, so let's just have a full meal. It's hard for this person to be unfazed, what do you think?" Niu Tou had already had this intention, but it was inconvenient to say it. He nodded and said, "It's not too late to go down the mountain after eating." After saying that, he ate all the food like a wind-whipped leaf. Just as he was about to leave, he saw the person who brought the food was still kneeling on the ground, so he asked "You are spending money for us. Do you think you have something to ask for?" The horseman hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I am in trouble, please help the two gods." He also burned a bunch of money papers. The bull-headed horse felt sorry for himself, so he had to say: "What's the matter with you? Tell me quickly! I have some important things to do and I'm traveling far away." "Two gods, I only have one life, and my life is about to end. I beg the two gods to show your kindness. "What's your name?" "Ma Yichun." Niu Tou opened the "soul seduction order" that Judge Cui gave him and said in shock: "Brother Ma, it's him who we are going to capture." My son, it’s just that the time has not come yet, I didn’t expect...this..." The horseman kowtowed repeatedly: "If the two gods can extend his life, I will be grateful and will definitely thank you very much. !” Niu Tou said, “The rules in the underworld are very strict, so it’s not easy to handle!” Ma Yuanwai was secretly worried, and with an idea, he turned to Ma Mian and said, “I have a brother named Ma who is also in charge of the underworld. If you don’t do it, I have no choice. Went to find him.
" After hearing this, Ma Mian thought to himself, I know everyone in this underworld from kings to ghosts, and there is no one else named Ma except me. If this relative is me, but I have never seen him, so I asked tentatively Said: "My surname is also Ma, I wonder who your brother is? "The horseman said with surprise: "This little guy is short-sighted and can hardly write the word "horse" twice in one stroke. Brother, please help me. Ma Mian said: "You said you are my brother, why don't I remember?" ""You drank the ecstasy tea after arriving in the underworld. You completely forgot about the things in the underworld. How can you remember it? " Ma Mian thought about it and realized that what he said was true. Now that he had eaten his food again, it would not be a good thing, so he exchanged glances with Niu Tou. Niu Tou understood. In this case, let's just be a favor. So he went back to Cao while he was drunk. Emperor Yama knew about it and sent Bai Wuchang to find out it was true. Emperor Yama immediately became furious and ordered the bull head and horse face to be taken away. In order to kill one and respect one hundred, he punished them with forty pieces each in front of the ministers, and then blew two blows of evil wind. Immediately, the bull head and horse face returned to their original forms. If he really had a heart to repent, he demoted him from his official position to a slave and stayed in the underworld to work as a catcher.