Member of Shandong Writers Association Zhang Dingcai
It is a legend that celebrates the laborers.
It is said that in the past, there was a temple called "Lü ZuTang" in Shantang Village, Dongduzhuang Town, Xinxian County, which was dedicated to Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals. There are halls in the village, and most people with mountain surnames, the name of the village is set as "mountain hall". Later, the village developed larger and larger, and gradually formed 6 villages: Shanwangzhuang, Qianwanghai, Houwanghai, Liangzhuang, Xiaozhuang and Zhaohai.
Lu Dongbin
Legend has it that there have always been many skilled craftsmen in the area of Shantang, especially the most masons. In the first year of Ming Yongle (1403 AD), Zhu Di, the ancestor of Ming Cheng, changed his fiefdom of Beiping Province when he was king of Yan into Shuntianfu and established Beijing. Eighteen years later, the capital of the state, Yingtian (present-day Nanjing), was moved to Shuntian (present-day Beijing) and made the capital of the capital.
In order to realize the plan to move the capital as soon as possible, Zhu Di ordered the recruitment of skilled craftsmen from all over the country to Beijing for labor. As a result, many people in the mountain hall came to the beijing division with the flow of building people.
Ying Tianfu
After several years of painstaking management, the palace was basically completed. One day, Emperor Zhu Di led a hundred officials of civil and military affairs to personally inspect, and as soon as he entered the palace courtyard, the rows of halls were golden and brilliant, so magnificent! Therefore, Zhu Di prepared to reward the servant. Suddenly, the emperor's face turned from sunny to cloudy, and there were several eyes in the height of several inches, which were missed when filling.
Suncheon Province
Now, the scaffolding has been dismantled, and it is more difficult to fill it than to ascend to the sky. A eunuch took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "The tangtang palace has left a few holes, and it will not damage the prestige of the Ming Dynasty." Overseers should be punished! ”
When the overseer heard this, he was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and he fell to his knees and prostrated his head one after another. The craftsmen present also brushed and fell to their knees, not daring to look up at the emperor. At this moment, a person came out of the crowd, holding a brick in his left hand and a tile knife in his right hand, and with a gentle knock, the brick was divided into two pieces, very neat. Only to see him smear the stucco three times and twice, throw it with his hand, the bricks are like flying swallows, and go straight to the eye of the frame. Just listen to the sound of "fluttering", turn into the frame eye, the mud is not exposed, the war is flat, there is no flaw.
Palace
The craftsman kept on his hands, blinked, and a few eyes disappeared. When the emperor saw this, he was overjoyed and blurted out: "Such a master, it can be called a champion!" The craftsman fell to his knees and said, "Long live Long Live Xie!" "The emperor has just woken up like a dream."
It turned out that since ancient times, "the king does not joke", a promise of gold, since the words are spoken, it is difficult to take them back. So he said, "Since you have such a skill, you will be named the first name, and you will not insult the great Ming Dynasty." ”
Drums
The craftsman thanked him again and shouted "Long live." This craftsman was a Shantang person, surnamed Shan, and later known as "Shan Zhuangyuan".