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《薛直》

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1 薛直:
勝州都督薛直,丞相納之子也,好殺伐,不知鬼神。直在州,行縣還歸,去州二驛,逢友人自京來謁。直延入驛廳,命食,友人未食先祭,直曰。出此食謂何。友人曰。佛經云,有曠野鬼,食人血肉,佛往化之,令其不殺,故制此戒。又俗所傳,每食先施,得壽長命。直曰。公大妄誕,何處有佛。何者是鬼。俗人相誑,愚者雷同,智者不惑。公蓋俗人耳。言未久,空中有聲云。薛直,汝大狂愚。寧知無佛。寧知無鬼。來禍於君,命終必不見妻子。當死於此,何言妄耶。直聞之大驚,趨下再拜,謝曰。鄙人蒙固,不知有神,神其誨之。空中又言曰。汝命盡午時,當急返,得與妻孥相見。不爾,殯越于此矣。直大恐,與友人馳赴郡,行一驛,直入廳休偃。從者皆休,忽見直去。從者百餘人。皆左右從人。驛吏入戶,已死矣。於是驛報其家。直已先至家,呼妻與別曰。吾已死北驛,身在今是鬼,恐不得面訣,故此暫來。執妻子之手,但言努力,復乘馬出門,奄然而歿。出《記聞》

URN: ctp:taiping-guangji/331/xuezhi