第一百四十一篇Story One Hundred and Forty-One

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酆都御史

酆都御史

The Censor at Fengdu

仿清末石印本的线描:洞口旁一座明亮的立柱大殿里,一位手持灭烛的官员在阶下躬身求告,台上一位持笏的长须尊官立着,伸手指向一排座椅右端的空座,身后坐着两位官员,桌上摆着摊开的簿册和香炉。

酆都縣外有洞,深不可測,相傳閻羅署。其中一切獄具,皆借人工。桎梏朽敗,輒擲洞口,邑宰即以新者易之,經宿失所在。供應度支,載之經制。

酆都縣外有個洞,深得無法測量,相傳是閻羅的官署。洞裡的一切刑具,都靠人來製作。腳鐐、手銬腐朽損壞後,就被扔到洞口,縣令立即拿新的換掉,過一夜,新刑具便不知去了哪裡。供應這些東西的費用,列在規定的財政開支中。

酆都县外有洞,深不可测,相传阎罗署。其中一切狱具,皆借人工。桎梏朽败,辄掷洞口,邑宰即以新者易之,经宿失所在。供应度支,载之经制。

酆都县外有个洞,深得无法测量,相传是阎罗的官署。洞里的一切刑具,都靠人来制作。脚镣、手铐腐朽损坏后,就被扔到洞口,县令立即拿新的换掉,过一夜,新刑具便不知去了哪里。供应这些东西的费用,列在规定的财政开支中。

Outside Fengdu county there is a cave too deep to measure, said by tradition to be the court of Yama. All the instruments of punishment inside it are made by human hands. When the fetters and manacles rot and break, they are thrown out at the mouth of the cave, and the county magistrate replaces them with new ones, which are gone by the next morning. The cost of supplying them is entered among the county’s fixed expenses.

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