幻术

早年间，一姓巩的道士，住在尚秀才家中，鲁王听说他幻术厉害，就派人把他请到王宫，设宴款待，并请道士表演幻术。

道士谦虚地说：“我乃一山野之人，没有其他的本事，承蒙大王盛情招待，就献上一班歌女为您助兴。”说完，从袖中拿出个一尺来长的女子放在地上，女子转眼间成为常人大小，长得眉眼如画，腰肢纤细，美女向鲁王叩拜，说了一番吉祥话，声音清脆，悦耳动听，鲁王大喜。

道士又取出一女子，自称王母娘娘，一会儿工夫，董双成，许飞琼等美女都先后出来，最后，织女也来拜见，并献上一件祥云织就的天衣，顿时宫内流光溢彩，夺人眼目。

鲁王怀疑天衣是假的，便要来看，道士急忙阻止，可惜鲁王不听，执意让人拿过来，果然天衣无缝，不是人间之物。

道士很不高兴，说：“我诚心诚意对待大王，这才从天孙那里借来天衣一用，如今天衣被俗气玷污，让我如何交代？”鲁王又对众位仙女起了垂涎之心，想留下一两位，可是仔细一看，分明是自己宫中的歌女。

他从未听过她们唱过刚才的曲子，怀疑不是她们所熟悉的，一问，歌女们也不明白自己怎么就会唱的。道士把那件天衣烧了，然后把灰放在袖中，再查看，袖中空空，什么也没有。

鲁王对道士更加佩服，就想留他在宫中常住，道士摇头说：“我自由自在惯了，这宫殿对我来说如同牢笼，不如在秀才家方便。”此后道士经常出入王宫，但是每次半夜必回。偶尔坚决留他，也会住下。

道士法术了得，经常在宴会上，表演诸如盛夏冬梅开放，桃李寒冬绽放，这种花木四季颠倒的游戏，获得满堂彩，鲁王也愈发看重他。

一次闲聊，鲁王问他不是仙人会有男女之情道士回答可能吧，但自己不是仙人，所以心如枯木，鲁王不信。

有一晚，道士在宫中留宿，鲁王便派了一位年轻貌美的歌妓前去试探，女子进到房间里，连喊几声无人应答，点灯查看，发现道士双目紧闭坐在床上。

女子上前摇晃，道士一睁眼又立刻闭上，再摇，干脆打起了呼噜，女子又推，道士顺势倒下，鼾声如雷，女子用手敲其额头，发出当当的声音，像敲在铁块上，女子有些害怕，慌慌张张地去禀告鲁王。

鲁王率人赶来，命人用针刺，根本扎不进去，推他也推不动，于是十几个人把道士从床上拖起来扔到床下，发出咚的一声巨响，像是巨石落地。道士还是未醒，众人无奈返回。

等到天亮去看，道士仍然睡到地上。他醒来后笑着说：“睡得太熟了，何时掉到床下都不知道！”这以后，道士睡着后，经常有歌女按着他玩，刚开始还软和，过了一会儿就像石头样硬了

这是《聊斋志异：巩仙》中的小故事之一，道士再厉害，也不可能把天宫中的王母请来为凡间的王爷歌舞吧？只不过是一种幻术罢了。

英语翻译：

In the early years, a Taoist surnamed Gong lived in Shang Xiucai's home. King Lu heard that he was very good at illusionism, so he sent someone to invite him to the palace, hosted a banquet, and invited the Taoist priest to perform illusionism.

The Taoist priest said modestly: "I am a man of mountains and wilds, and I have no other ability. Thanks to the great hospitality of the king, I will offer a group of singers to cheer you." After speaking, he took out a one-foot-long woman from her sleeve and placed it in On the ground, the woman became the size of an ordinary person in a blink of an eye, with picturesque brows and slender waists. The beauty bowed to King Lu and said auspicious words. The voice was crisp and sweet. King Lu was overjoyed.

The Taoist priest took out another woman, who claimed to be the Queen Mother. After a while, Dong Shuangcheng, Xu Feiqiong and other beauties all came out one after another. Finally, the Weaver Girl came to visit and presented a heavenly robe woven by auspicious clouds. The palace was radiant and eye-catching. .

King Lu suspected that the heavenly robe was fake, so he wanted to see it. The Taoists hurriedly stopped it. Unfortunately, King Lu refused to listen and insisted on letting someone bring it over. As expected, the clothes were seamless and not a human thing.

The Taoist priest was very upset and said, "I treat the great king sincerely and sincerely, so that I borrowed the heavenly clothes from the grandson to use it. If today's clothes are stained by tackiness, how can I explain it?" King Lu coveted the fairies again Zhixin wanted to keep one or two, but after a closer look, it was clear that they were the singers in his palace.

He had never heard them sing the song just now, and suspected that it was not what they were familiar with. When asked, the showgirls did not understand how they could sing. The Taoist priest burned the heavenly robe, then put the ashes in his sleeve, and looked again, the sleeve was empty and there was nothing.

King Lu admired the Taoist priest even more, and wanted to keep him in the palace. The Taoist priest shook his head and said, "I am used to being free. This palace is like a cage to me. It is not as convenient as at Xiucai's house." Since then, Taoists often enter and leave the palace, but Must return every midnight. Occasionally, resolutely keep him, and will stay.

Taoist priests are very good at spells, and often perform at banquets such as midsummer and winter plum blossoms, peach and plum blossoms in winter, this kind of game of flowers and trees upside down in four seasons, is full of colors, and King Lu also valued him more and more.

During a small chat, King Lu asked him if he was not an immortal, there would be love between men and women. Taoists answered that it might be possible, but he is not an immortal, so his heart is like a dead tree, and he does not believe it.

One night, the Taoist priest stayed in the palace. King Lu sent a young and beautiful singing girl to test. The woman entered the room and shouted a few times without answering. After lighting the lamp, he found that the Taoist priest was sitting with eyes closed. Bed.

The woman stepped forward and shook. The Taoist opened her eyes and closed it immediately. She shook her again and snored. The woman pushed again. The Taoist fell down, snoring like thunder. The woman knocked on her forehead, making a sound like a knock. On the iron block, the woman was a little scared and went to report to King Lu in a panic.

King Lu led people to come and ordered them to use acupuncture. He couldn't get in at all and couldn't push him. So a dozen people dragged the Taoist priest from the bed and threw it under the bed with a loud bang, like a boulder falling to the ground. . The Taoist priest was still not awake, and everyone had no choice but to return.

When I went to see it at dawn, the Taoist priest st