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《朱化》

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1 朱化:
洛陽人朱化者,以販羊為業。唐貞元初,西行抵邠寧。廻易其羊。有一人見化謂曰。君巿羊求利。當求豐贍,君見羊之小者,以為不可易也。殊不知小者不久而大也,自小而易,及貨而大,其利不亦博乎。易之大者,其羊必少,易之小者,其羊必多,羊多則利厚也,羊少則利寡也。」化然之,乃告其人曰:「爾知有小羊,我當盡易之。」其人數日乃引一羊主至,化遂易得小羊百十口,大小羊相雜為群。廻歸洛陽。行至關下,一夕所易之小羊,盡化為鬼而走。化大駭,莫測其由。明年復往邠寧,見前言小羊之人,化甚怒,將執之詣官府。其人曰:「我何罪也。化曰。爾以小羊廻易。我驅至關下,盡化為鬼,得非汝用妖術乎。其人曰:「爾販賣群羊,以求厚利,殺害性命,不知紀極,罪已彌天矣。自終不悟,而反怒我,我即鬼也,當與群羊執爾而戮之。言訖而滅。化大驚懼,尋死於邠寧焉。出《奇事》

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