Chapter Eighty-three The tower stands high this night (I)
Word Number：183
Author：一曲雨霖铃
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Release Time：2025-09-28
He said: The tower rises, yet the view reaches no end; all day I linger at the rail. The balustrade winds twelvefold, hands brushing it shine as jade. It is told that some days after a banquet, on a certain occasion when the civil and military officials had taken their leave from court, Du Pengju presented a memorial to Emperor Ruizong, saying: “Your humble servant reports, Your Majesty: several days prior, I seemed to depart this mortal realm; my spirit wandered until I reached the netherworld. Before the Lord Yama I realized that the one destined to die shared my very name.” The officials, hearing this, mostly scoffed at such talk of spirits and omens. Yet Ruizong pressed on, asking: “And what followed thereafter?” Du Pengju continued: “The Lord Yama judged rightly and dispatched attendants to escort me back to the world of the living. Along the way, a city suddenly appeared before my eyes. Observing it from afar, I saw it resplendent and magnificent, with fragrances wafting all around. Astonished, I approached, and soon soldiers appeared to guard the perimeter, all arr
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