法苑珠林 32.89

32.89

宋琅邪諸葛覆。宋永嘉年為九真太守。家累悉在陽都。唯將長子元崇送職。覆於郡病亡。元崇年始十九。送喪欲還。覆門生何法僧貪其資貨。與伴共推元崇墮水而死。因分其財。爾夜元崇母陳氏夢。元崇還具敘亡父事及身被殺委曲。屍骸流漂怨酷無雙。違奉累載一旦長辭。銜悲茹恨如何可說。歔欷不能自勝。又云。行速疲極因臥窓下。床上以頭枕窓。母視兒臥處足知非虛矣。陳氏悲怛驚起。把火照兒眠處。沾濕猶如人形。於是舉家號泣。便始問。于時徐森之始除交州。徐道立為長史。道立即陳氏從姑兒也。具疏所夢託二徐撿之。二徐道遇諸葛喪船。驗其父子亡日如鬼語。乃收得行凶二人。即皆欵服依法殺之。更差人送喪達都（右一驗出冤魂志）

Zhuge Fu of Langye in the Song dynasty was appointed Grand Protector of Jiuzhen during the Yongjia era of the Song. His family and dependents were all in Yangdu; he took only his eldest son, Yuanchong, to his post. Fu fell ill and died in the commandery. Yuanchong was only nineteen years old; escorting the funeral, he intended to return. Fu's retainer, He Faseng, coveting his goods and wealth, together with an accomplice pushed Yuanchong into the water, drowning him, and thereupon divided his property. That night, Yuanchong's mother, Lady Chen, dreamed that Yuanchong returned and recounted in full detail the events concerning his deceased father and the particulars of his own murder: how his corpse floated along in the water and how the cruel grievance was without match. "Having been separated from attending upon you for successive years, in a single morning I have taken my final leave; harboring grief and swallowing resentment, how can it be spoken of?" He sobbed, unable to contain himself. He further said: "Having traveled swiftly, I was utterly exhausted, so I lay down under the window; on the bed, I rested my head against the window. When Mother looks at where your son lay, you will surely know it is not false." Lady Chen, grieving and startled awake, held a torch to illuminate the place where her son had slept; it was soaked with moisture resembling the shape of a human form. Thereupon the whole family wailed and wept, and only then began to make inquiries. At that time, Xu Senzhi had just been appointed Governor of Jiaozhou, and Xu Daoli served as his Chief of Staff (Zhangshi); Daoli was the son of Lady Chen's paternal aunt. She detailed in writing what had been dreamed and entrusted the two Xus to investigate it. On the road, the two Xus encountered the Zhuge funeral boat; they verified that the dates of death of the father and son matched the ghost's words. They then arrested the two perpetrators, who both confessed and were executed according to the law. They further dispatched men to escort the funeral procession to the capital. (This single verification is from the Yuanhun zhi.)