a Tang Tales (chuan-qi) BB During he Tag, an od wadion of roe anecdotes was tansformed it a fly ‘veloped foal orm ter Known 3 chuaai—"vasmiting accounts of tmarkal things Aough te majoty of sich ties ete oe fr ofthe natural tee were a prey human love sores and takes of heros. One Themont common types combined the syperatral wi the ve sory o xt “Acommon concer in ale love wae ath kept and fat broken By keine fash wi anaes creare fhe pt wold could eto the level of 3 han fing ae by beekirg ath» ran big could ik tb Desa. The eel Sch elton is pragma apd economic: each pry ves something ese tial and long accounts are alco mechanism of retbution to Ianto nats wt re, cern a Many of thse staves ke place in Chang and give svn ict oe In he cy in the eighth and inh century” One pra narrative deve fr fut young ewes isthe bd of young rene as Chang's wad spe Epic the iy was divided invarous quarters each eputed rom the tes ‘yal hat would be lock at suse an opened ona daybreak Anyone who ‘ound hinslin a querer han sown af dusk wold have ot the gh Two Tales of Keeping Faith ‘Shen Ji (fa, 800), *Ren’s Story” Renae romin fh we there was We Yin ow ord goveroe, ninth a seniry in i beach of he fly, maternal ands fa the Prince of Xa ‘Winwood wong, wo rd there was i oc’ ser’ harband,sermamed Zeng thou donc recall his ven name tn isa eas Zheng had practiced the {alan and he oo loved win and prety women, Being poor and without fa ince na depend fs ie ay Once Yi found one another, they were incparable wherever they WE. Tn Angst ote summer of 750, We Yin and Zheng were ing tosh the lanes of Canganon thr way oa drinking parti the Xian ‘Quarter. When they reached the southern pre ofthe ean ping Quarter ‘Zheng excused himelf for some reason or other and asked Wet Yin 6 ‘on aad by himsell saying that he, Zhen, would be along shot se i i south at the 10 Thre women wal eed. He whi Trou be —— OO The Tong Dy inten wea of st dng his whieh wile Zheng ae is donkey ih ae of the Sheng Quran Ting omg he seo wom mie oe dese then oso tid hc be han Zheng wana re axe nw fn fh now Btn eas o8 eg th er fanny ba ot ing Fo ie i tiers clon nce oi hatin ndesond Set md Thc Zheng ed wher, ~Anhow rehash asl sig om fo” The woman nw guaran Jo bg om fone if emeone dws an me He a seu “This mere moun hae on aeqt se aa ly person waking bl fer ou wie cone low you 0 fot A ryote and iughed ox. A hey wet log ee eh caso ander her spl they adultes be Caer mivone anther Zheng lowed he women any ter nhl he yo Caden teTicethey cine tos compound whan | Sree gu wel buted roy peporionch Antic tL Their slated awn and sai Wale i rae ne mene ring one fer feeb fe i ne Thckandervamt sed hvnane sedtamad 8 sera nth re Aeuicdof heworaninwhve Thera Ra, and se he ech neo” i { | ie was lead sting tnd carriage sate Te ke wantin Zheng ied edonkey athe te we eee cade Hest mea woman nr hin who we aa ef cer etc Row of cand wer it varios aed hin Te yor of wine wee rad im egoet oust Having i She Sioit nance Togacakanaiby ween adrey Se ae germ wenobeaHerierweeey ae was ber nthe way se lke when Sine Ee aber movemens hve wa etal owls hat ‘anna ot fh otal wor Se ene awn, Rens, "You hd berg now: My bth ee ee ou Acadamy, wich swe he friction of Se tnmand: ary inthe morning hey wl i nd go tern yoncin ng ee: Ty ode hu meine avng set ou, he came othe ward ate which had not er been om acta Tee waste shop ofa Turkish pastry beside the gate, wove Sete us thea hanging up his lanterns and Singhs ovens. Zheng Went est accion est and sa down co wat forthe drums that would eaeoste ir opening of the atx Asa consequence he goto alkng with thehopowncr and poining to where be had spent the ight, Zeng a8 fine hen you tur east rom bere, there’ a gat, Whose compound Hee rere zetoner replied, “Thats jst wasteland surrounded by «bro 9 eeeAnthology of Chine Literati Lesa wall—dhereare no bigs there.” Zheng sid, "Bur as psd byte place how can you say tha there's nothing here?” and he aged ‘withthe man aubornly, Then the shopownerraled, “AR! now Tu stand. There fox there tha olen seduces men to spend the nigh wit ther vealed senshi happen afew tines now. Are you another one who ‘at me er?" Zhen face shed and he did’ ll the truth °No,no™ In fll daylight he went back ro ook a the spot and did see the exten wall and caerige gate jst as bore; but when he pete inde, twas ll ‘vergrown with scrub, with abandoned garden plot. Afr e got home, be ‘Sw Wei Yi, who berated hi for misaing the party. Zheng dd ton what had happened and earned himoelf wth sme eter sory. Neverthe, Iss he hepe iapning en's seul hey andthe dese ose he apn remained uforgren i hear ‘dozen fo day pase Zheng ws tad going int clothing oe Inthe Western Marker when ll atonce esa het, acompaied by hese ‘vant before. Zhen nstaney shouted ro er. Ren turned to the side and ted cols herself na crowd to avoid hin. But Zheng kee shouting > ther and pashed his way forward. Finally she stood with her back to hm, ‘crening er face fomis sigh witha fan tha she held around behind he, "You know, so why do you come near me?" He answered do know, bt 1 doit care She replied, "The situation makes me very embarrased. 5 ‘hard look you in the face” Zheng then si, "Since thik on you son. ‘cy, how can you bear zee me? She plied, “How could I dae re iestyou? i's jos shat Lam arid of being despised by you." lengthen swore an oath adhe import of what he said was vey ma ‘ing. At his Ren trned her ees to fim and removed the fan revealing the ‘same dazaing sensoal eau that se had befor. To Zheng, she sai, ‘not the only one of my kind nthe human world. You just do copie them. Dont hink of me asa singular freak” When Zheng erated her tcing her fio ner she rep, “The oly eon my Kind eed athe by human bengsisbecase we are thought o harm people. ‘notte hat. IFyou do’ despise, I would want o serve you ll my das as your wife” Zheng agreed and began to make plans where she oul Iie Ren sid, To the eas ofthis pot wherea large tre comes ut fom among. {Beto ame there isle ae you coud ren apace the forme ole Tham who wig whic hore stro te ot pare Quarter calier—was’t he your legal wits brother His owas ample fur and howseold goods that youcold 0 ‘The Tang Dyaty bo goods ofthe pce up Wet Yin laughed. “Considering your lok, fos on surely have gotten youre spectacularly ugly woman. How ould you possibly ec a perfect beauty?” ‘Ac loaning him things ike cure, beds, and mats, Wei hada quick wind servent oy lowe Zheng and spy oot where he was going. In ashore Tirta nd rushed back to make his eport panting and seaming with Shen. Wet Yin me im and asked, "Was she there” and furter "What {ds look like?" Thelad sai, “She isa wonder—the word has never seen fer ike Wer Vin's family and kin were widely spread and numero Iporcover having gone on escapades ince his eal eat be had come 10 Fave exeasive grounds 0 make jagments of bears, He then asked, "Is hela bend as so-and-so?” The lad answered, "That person i not of Fr caliber” Wei Yin brought up four or five beautfl women for com- arson, and in each cae the boy std, “Nor of ber caliber.” At that time Ai i's sister in-law, the sth daughter ofthe Prince of Wo, had a full ad scaual beauty ike tha of» goes, and bot ides of the family had Sway acaimed her the foremost in beauty. So We Yin sid “I abe 35 ietoufalas he sath daughter ofthe Prince of Wu?” And again the boy ai, "Rotot her calibe.” Wei Yin slapped his hand down in amazement."How ould there he such a person inthe work?” He stanly ordered water to fedeawnso that e coud wash his ec, puthisrarban on applied ip bal, andra Zheng happened to be out when he asived. On entering the gate, Wei “Yinsae# young servant boy baking a broom sweeping there was a Bond: Servant at the gate, but hes a0 one elie. He then ake information of these boy, who laughed and sd, “There's no sch person here.” Wei ‘Yie-wasloking all around the inside ofthe rooms, when he caught ight {fred sit showing beneath a Jooe panel He forced is way ino check Rowand saw Ren wh ad rel up bide end he doo panel We ‘Yin dragged her our, ringing er ove into the ih 4 ther, She virally exceeded what he Bad been tld. Wet Yin wanted hee Somich tat he haved ike madman. He threw his arms around her nd {occ himself on her, bot she woold noc submit. Wei Yin wed his strength to ld er fast and when he situation became desperate, she sid “I sb i, bur please loosen your grip ile.” ‘When bedi ashe aked he fugit back a she had before. This hap pnd sr more mn We Yea eg en's owa sength was exhausted, and she was sweating as ise had eee eo eee Sees aco aAnthology of Chie Lear Seta MSR AF anya iatyvnrd eet paieidiesth terest te sy yetioceaa ee eerie vecice ters nearet Pep ee meet ebsaeetrts toe rvemech Teka a eect depeatiee ante ore ess) eee cee ype vec Teck eviiod orks esha rtp teste ‘what sh had sad he immediacly sc her down, and stalghening hg Sete bead ang an doth” tox tne ate oe ids lsking We Yin, be beamed itoring Wel ond Nex alr soe fe seadica Reetectanhen woe oi contre cei Sgsib woud omens gy cage sometnsieshore ones era acieciaepeieiepeie rake encores ‘Wa Yin weld go abot withered and enc apy regs payee tooeric ve caren ao a barinn Cope fen cpt forse iis. Wel oven oe ierandhnoher Hebei eesti nd terry me sae fine dan nh never hig en Ene hate cd hes tension “len ncdnbclord 9 rororites ee Beeb estes temtiecyec pees Diy meni Tangs cams sccommodi cfs your pes nore renal Qi ad grow ap ine Qs ean cyNyanip ose ‘erin nd iy ay sans on Shades anche son Sans Fe ts roo at wl acquane wha ceed nek Cangas plese quer Th may Ke some bere set ping espialoernnyben ney neg ru ht to eps your soins” We Yas "Wht god es ne ‘uate masa oman ova thescled Mis Zing andi tn. Wer Vinhadaiayshen need her sohe shed he if sbetnew br Rene. “Thar nny coma eel bear ea ee ‘0bing io ou Ander shut wo we she fly bap ‘Newmont ae, Wa Yn ge ted of her an dmc er en "The ldFod esha wae ea nich be i he an en, a The Tang Dynasty you know herby chance?” Ren eed, “Thats Chong. Her mothers, Infact a cousin of min, Is pombe fo go afer her” Wei bowed to het swith espe and Ren promized him. Ren then began to pay equent visits othe Dio household. After some ‘whatmoe than a month, Ren wanted two bolts ofthe highest rade sik co theava bbe Wai Yin pevided these, Two dae later, Ren was ding With ‘Wei when Diao Mian sen a servant leading a black seed to bring Ren to tech. On Bearing ths summons, she said eo Wei Yin with asm“ worked.” Earls Ren had given Chong something that made ber grow ‘ik, am illness tha aitheracupunctare nor medicines coal relieve. Her nother and Diao Mian were exteemely worned about her and were going {o purmon a soothsayer Ren secretly ied the soothsayer, and potting fut where she ved, she ordered him to Say that would be acy tans {erher there ter examining the ills, che soothsayer sad It snot a ‘antageousfrherfo bein this house se should go reside atsuchand-ach {place tothe soutease where she wl obain quickening fe Frees When ‘ao Mian nd the prs mother made a thorough survey of the location it fumed out that Rens residence was he area. Diao Mian consequent {sed that Chong be allowed to ty thee. Ren made a pretense of b= Frsting on the rounds that her house was sal and cramped, and agreed tnly afer they eateated her ernest. Then Chong-n, wth al her clothes nd ornaments arid in ters and accompaied by her mother, was sent to Ren’ When she got there, her sickness go beter. Jus few days later Ren sectety led Wet Yin to her and he had stercouse with er. After 3 ‘month she was preg, Her mother was ghtened and immediately took her back o Dio Min rom which poi the afar was over. ‘On another oceasion Ren said o Zheng," Would you be able og five ors thousand cash? Ihave scheme to make you a profi.” Zheng sid, “Allright and by going Boreow money from peopl, he got six chow sind cash. Ren then saiy "Inthe masher there i Someone sling a hore ‘ith something wrong with one of legs. Boy it tae it home, and ake ‘tea ie” Zheng went to the market and alas saw aman leading abo Sd looking fora buyer, There was flaw on one of lef legs. Zheng thought and tok ie back home wh hi. His wife's brothers ll dculed hime saying “That create was os something srpeone was tying 0 get ‘id of Why did you buy 2” Not long afterward Rem said Sell the horse snow. You shoud ge tht thousand eas for” Zheng then went woofer thoborse forsale, When someane offered hi twenty thousandeash Zheng, {efased o par with The whol markt was saying, "What problem docs the first man ave that hes wing eo spend so much, and why does the ‘other man love the hore mich tha e won't ell?” Zheng rode the hore fuck home, andthe man who had wanted to buy it followed afer hi = peated risinghisoffer unit reached ewent-fve thousand. Zheng, how ‘Set would mo parr with saying, "T wont sell i fo es than hitch “and.” is wife's brother al eoweded around and berated him; unable 0 eyArthlogyaf Chinese Literate ey ‘aiesn hil again them he slit, aver geting the al hry how sand, "Aferward be secredy confronted the buyer and asked him why beh ‘en wing 0 pay a0 moc, Iturned ou tha on of the imperil hones ep in Zhaosing Cnty had something wrong with one of eg This hors had ded thre years ago, andthe Tunctonary in charge had not Promply taken i of the oficl records. The government fic ha ene {allowance for is upkep totaling sy thousand cash and he speculated thatthe were to buy another fr half hat amount, he would sil be reap ing handsome profit there mere a hrs o make the fall complet, then the fanconar wou pet isenit allowance for fodder a goin And since what he woud ave pay woul be ss than he made, he Doug ‘Since he own clothes were a and frayed, Ren also sted Wel Ya for lathes. Wei was gong buy whole bos of loth o give her, ht shed ‘mt want chats“ want to get clohes that are ready-made." Wei Yin thn {led someone fom the maker Old Zhang, o make the purchase, sod bead Zhengieet Rent find ou what she wanted. When he sw ber Zhang was alarmed and said to Wei Yin, “This woman hao bea gd, ‘or someone related othe imperial house whom you have secret cared ‘ofthe sno someone who should he kept in the mortal world pe you {0 send her back a quickly a possible before some diater befall you” “Tharwashow mach her beaut could st people Inthe end he found ead smade clothes for her, and she didn see them rel He id ot, how re, understand wy. ‘More than aya later, Zheng was selected for a military pot and was appointed asistane director for mary affairs ofthe Hua dic, whch as in Jnheng County. Since Zheng had el wile and howsehl,be ‘might go out forthe day, bathe always ep ome tight. It always upet him that he could not have Ren with im everynight. When be was abot 1 leave to take up his pos, he nied Ren tg along with him Ren dd not want ogo: “Traveling rete for weeks on end cannot be considered 4 pleasure Please estimate how much wil keep me provided with mest and gran, and Iwill stay here as always, awaiting your retro.” Zeng eo ‘weated her ares, but she grew ony ese willing, Zheng then sot out ‘Wei Yinto provide epi persuading, at topiber they urged het once “again and questioned heron her reasons or eefunng er longi Ren ‘sid, “A soothsayer said thar it would be unlucky for me wo travel west this 2s and thar’ why don't want to." Zheng was compel infauate ‘with erand could thik of mothing else. Together with Wes Yin be ahs, saying, “How can you beso inteligen, yet be ed astray by sch tubo. jumbo?” They stuck other equest and Ren sit by chance the sot Sayers words prove tue what goed wil ido ie or you for nating?” ‘And both of them si “How could this happen?”—an they pleaded 48 {lim lore Uneaten we We Yin foamed ee a paring banquet for them Lingo, wating hivarms to them as they weat of on thet way ‘The Tang Dyaty Aer ewo days travel they esha Mae Ren was ingore infront and Zheng ws rigs donkey behind. Farther behind the wo stomen servants weeding apart At that ine the Inger Groom of he ‘Wor Gatcha heen acing with is dogs for ten daysin Lo River County, Inde happened ro meet them onthe oa Oe of dark gray dogs leaped from song ra and Zheng sa Ren ale the ground ina fash {ereng wher orginal shape an rnning south. The gra dog chased ee ‘heng ra eri shostng, bathe oan stop Aer ie more than ‘league the dog caught het. ‘Wh ten hisye, Zheng took mone fom his purse and paid ohare herb And he hid a pice f wod eared athe pave macht. When hewen bac, he saw hr hore granngon he reese the road: Her Clothes were dpe on th sls er shoes and ockings wee sel hangne nthe strap sf cca had metamorptoned om t hl ‘Nosingele war soe sen but er ar ornament eich ad allen othe {pound The oro women servants wee ao gone ‘Mer lite more than en day, Zheng eared to he cy. Wei Yin ‘eas dele te a and rected him asking, =o ham as come to Ten has ther?” Zhene's ce seed with tis a he rep “Shes den” Hearing thin Wei Yin wa slam with gi and te two mem ‘ispedone anther here nthe Soom, ging fl expesion thei Sor tow Softy Wei asked the cate of her death, and Zheng repli, "She was Tia iy # dog” Wei Yin hen said However Rec a Jog may By how Could kila aman big?” Zhong sonetd, Twas nora oman bing” ‘Wer Vi war shocked "What do you meat "ot «human being? Then “Zheng tin te whole tory om beginning ead. Wel Yn wasaazed Sncouldncestop sting Ont nxt day, he ordeed a caring tobe made feady and went af with Zheng o Mawel He opened ee tomb oked at ets and went ack feclingsingeting unhappiness. When be thought back ‘alla ha happened ny he eased noe make her own clothes ‘sate strange comparizon ohamen Beings. sd Sheng seve na mpervnor gery and his hous be “Aferward Zheng served came very wealthy, with ve fen horse in hs stables, He ied athe ape of hipte ‘Dring the Dc Reign Shen J was ving in Zhong-ting and ws to go about with Wet Yin, Wei tol hi soy offen, with the resale that | Teamed many ofthe deta, Later Wet Yin became Palace Censor, a5 well, at ref of Longshou, where he ded without returning tothe capt Tam sack eh such humanity could be found inthe feclings of a rem ture so alien. When someone ised violent force om he, she did not aban ‘on her principles and she met her death by sacrificing hers for someone ‘che. Among women roy there ae those who are ao her equal. eis un formance that Zheng was ot a pecepive man, merey attracted by her [ea and noe seeing the evict of her nate Supposing thee had been some scholar of profound discernment he would surely have Been abe ro Sverige the principles in sucha eansormation,todscern the ines of i 2sa beat ay, tnd thus eo rane sch sul feings to porteity-—be would net ont Iimslft jut savoring her good looks ad lve story. Ie pit! is 781, lefemy poste Reminder ofthe Left and was going 0 Wa. Gene ral ei Ji he Vice Goversr of Changan Sen Cheng the Director a the ‘Ministry of Revenue Cai Xu, and dhe Reminder ofthe Right Lu Chan a happened tobe going olive in the Southeast. Inthe ourney fom Qin ‘Wawel followed the sme rote, both land and water AC the tne the former Reminder Zhu Fang was also traveling, an he went slong wth ‘We floated down the Ying River and then the Huai our double boat ca fied along by the cue By Jay we would feast and at night elton, ‘with each of us presenting strange ale, When these oem heard of the rents surrounding Re, all were deeply touched and amazed. Axa cone: _queee they asked mero wanumi ita st account of strange things, ‘Write by She “Tre slice mos fen ound a women, but answering detion in mens lk acknowledge. From “Rv's Sry." itmay Ser that foveal wth a ee {ure fom beyond te human word was 3 sae undertaking bt Res wie on fining that Zheng il waned t,t he fat hat she mst 3 were es ‘more in keping with convenonal wis tht misepenaion wth opera tings «ghosts was bd fo ones heath nd fone. Nevertheless wilinges tobravesichapohibtion mgbe as mach proc love and eipocating ath sof overwhelming lst, as Seamste have been the case with Zheng. Li Jing-liang (8. 794), “Li Zhange-wu's Sto ‘The ancestry of i Zhang-wa, otherwise known 4 Li Fe, was raced tthe ‘Zhongshan region. From is eat years he was iotlgen and wel “formed and whatever happened he knew what to do. He was, moore skilled sys, and his wring always reached the height of erection, Ae ‘hough be hd a hgh opiion of his own achievement in improving hin sal he abhored puting on ais. He was ofa refined and handsome ap ance and was nat those who appeoaced him. He wasa god ind ‘The Tang Dynasty ren seated oer and took upinimate relations wih her. Staying there fomewhat overa month, the experience cost hin more than thirty thousand {ishs which was doubled by the expenses of providing things forthe dauah- feria. Yer their wo Heats were in perfect accord, and thei love for ‘ne another grew steadily suonge. Evenly Zhang had toattend tis own mares and when he old her tat he would be turning to Changan, he poke of thee parting with (peat eling,Zhang-we lel her pice of sik patened with 2 mated pair Sf ducks, thee necks entwined. He also gave er a poem This sik patterned with mated docks— ‘ies noted for a thousand years. ‘Aer parting recall ther necks cowie — ‘you il sorely fe sa for these ines before “The dagen dw anweed i wih whit jade ger ing and 2 teem Tick up this fingering of oti, (es Yours te ing ete an you wear aber, {Sing -ond a gt be nd, Zhungwe bd serv, Yang Go, whom the ugha fe ‘ties inant ahead rb ee ne ef ate ey ste: Zhang ome was in ‘chung as and heb nowy tokeepn const whe Then 79, be ‘Gtk tend Zhang Yoon adeno so in Xie Couey Scene oe ga nd ne ot “Zhang Yuan sng Allstate e pn hae ans th We et i he mpeg dc when Be ‘ached Ta shouyand fe plane ay ove he Wangs howe Bat Shen he ached he the pace war ln and deserted ith mo ace ‘Famone he Thee nos ony feck for gers ple outside. Zane Srtougr che ad eter pd, tathey Baden or Frat aneurin yng raw ar reas or tat Keyhod spl en ted on ptr anda ot ered Te aan ang se the eed 0g lng ebewhere wen sta woman who ne odor oe en Re met op et Tingured abou tense i thelr Wana ded ‘Stet resins gn rere hr he dae ‘Bibw ind ded two years revo, He conto 0 ae ‘ort ofthe eta abe si “My nae Yang, and Lam he ie of {Tr ochtorohe et, May linge wha ou ae Yue Zhan ol er Tien she aes Did yo once sme ie ago are 2 ‘ly te en of Yang Gu” Zhang reed i Heig i ‘Teen di The edn gure of hy fore Yeus SS onveygoo rm withthe youre ln Wang he nce ald me so