Qingxi Hanlin Xiaolian family

Qingxi Hanlin Xiaolian family

□ Luo Bingchong

The clear yongding river rushes down from the bamboo stove at the western foot of Beacon Mountain, and makes a great loop between heaven and earth, where it merges with Qiaxi in Kanshi and flows into the contoured Ting River.

The river gushes and moistens both sides of the river, creating a fertile field and a rich and dense crowd. Perhaps it is the river that brings the aura of heaven and earth, or perhaps the land already contains a thick Hakka cultural vein, the small village called "Qingkeng" on the bank of the Yongding River, advocating literature and etiquette, cultivating and reading heirlooms, a moment of literary style is flourishing, brewing many legends...

It was during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, 18 children in Qingkeng took the exam, and they actually took the exam to show talent, none of them failed, and it was a good story for a while, and the Yi people praised it as "Single-handed Qingkeng". According to the "Yongding County Chronicle", from the 19th to the 25th generation of the Liao clan in Qingkeng, 6 jinshi were admitted and 7 were lifted. What is surprising is that among the 7 jinshi, there is "one door four generations and five Hanlin", which can really be described as "the miracle of the Qing Dynasty imperial examination system". And these "five Hanlin" that people are talking about are: Liao Hongzhang, Qianlong Second Year Jinshi, Hanlin Yuan Shu Jishi, Fengzhi Inspector Of Hanlin Academy Review, in charge of Suzhou Ziyang Academy; Liao Wenjin, Liao Hongzhang's grandson, Jiaqing Sixteen Years Of Jinshi, Entering Hanlin Academy, LiChong GuoshiGuan Compilation, Ti Ti Wen Yuan Ge School; Liao Weixun, Liao Hongzhang's Great-Grandson, Daoguang Thirteen-Year Enke Jinshi, Hanlin Academy Editing, Guanju Guiyang Prefect, Nursing Guixi Bingbei Dao; Liao Shoufeng, Liao Hongzhang Changxuan Sun, Tongzhi Ten Years Jinshi, Hand-picked Hanlin Academy Editing, Later, the officials lived in Zhejiang Grain Road, Fujian Buzheng Envoy, Henan Inspector, etc.; Liao Shouhuan, Liao Hongzhang's second-year grandson, Tongzhi Second Year Jinshi, Officer to the Bingbu, Punishment Department, and Libu Shangshu, and was awarded the Title of Guanglu Dafu (正一品). The descendants of Qingkeng believe that the spirit of the land here is brilliant and talented, and it is even indecent to call "Qingkeng", so on the grounds of "surrounded by green mountains and quiet valleys", the name of the village was changed to "Qingxi", which is still used today.

The Liao Family Temple performed the miracle in the history of the four generations of five Hanlin, six scholars, and seven people

The Qingxi Liao clan has a strong discipline, which is inseparable from the local Chongwen re-education in Yongding and the hard reading of the teacher. After the establishment of Yongding County in the fourteenth year of Ming Chenghua (1478), Wang Huan of Zhixian county and others built county offices, built city walls, repaired school palaces, set up school fields, and re-educated, which made the folk customs and folk customs undergo significant changes, and a strong reading atmosphere was formed throughout the county. The children of large families regard reading as a step into their bodies, and ordinary people are proud to be able to read a few words. After the Qianlong Dynasty, thanks to the rapid development of the Yongding Silk Tobacco Industry and its related industries, the economic strength was greatly strengthened, and people donated funds one after another to build relatively large schools such as "Fengshan Academy," "Longshan Academy," "Taiping Academy," and "Qifeng Library." The Daoguang version of the "Yongding County Chronicle of Customs" once described it like this: "Shi Qin learned, Wei Su Shan Han. Once self-guarded, the bamboo hedge hut, when the sound of books is heard. Fame is self-effacing, shame is closed to Xiba. Although there is no eunuch, the kojia is endless. ”

Qingxi is not far behind in good reading, and can be called a model, and the concept of "loyalty and filial piety is far away, and reading is long", has taken root here. When Liao Hongzhang, the first of the "Five Hanlins," was young, he was "intelligent and studious, trying to be the champion, even Jiexiang, Hui...", he once wrote a "Mian Xue Song": "Dongfang Ming, then sleep, calm and calm and good at reading; washed together, closed the door, chanted loudly and incessantly; after eating, he copied the text, and always had to be clear; after listening to the book, mo picked up the emotions, and the reason in the book went to find; after noon, he nourished the spirit, and also played with the book; after bathing, listening to the lecture, the reason in the text must be discerned; after eating at night, gathering in groups, not reading the text; picking up the silver lamp, closing the door." After opening his mouth to read the chicken song; the later birth of the family, only attentive, he worries that he has no merit in the day. This song is not only a true portrayal of his own hard work in the examination of meritorious names, but also a kind of encouragement and encouragement to those who seek bachelors, including their children and grandchildren. The descendants of the Liao clan lived up to their expectations, and soon "the humanities rose up, and the Jia Di Wei family ranked first in several counties". No matter where the descendants of the Later Liao clan moved, they did not forget to praise this "Mian Xue Song".

Before coming to Qingxi, I thought that this place, as the ancestral home of the dignitaries and scholars, must be full of pavilions and pavilions, high halls and houses embracing each other, everywhere carved dragons and phoenixes, magnificent, I did not want to see in the countryside, are simple, shabby places, there is no eminence of the "Guangzong Yaozu" of the Shi family. After Liao Hongzhang moved to Suzhou and settled in Jiading, he sent money back to build a four-story earthen building, the white wall of Dewa, which is also very simple, and the Qingxi people are so honest and honest with officials, which can be seen. It is said that when Liao Shoufeng, one of the "Five Hanlins", was in charge of the Zhejiang Grain Road, he made a charter to clear the abuses and save the provincial government 10,000 taels of silver. He usually lived frugally, but he donated his own silver of 5,000 taels for dredging the tributaries of the Amaranth Creek in the territory and improving the waterways of Zhejiang. During his tenure as an envoy to Jiangxi, He was not afraid of the powerful and powerful, strictly investigated all kinds of bad deeds of a certain Daotai, was filled with righteous indignation, and even ordered him to be beheaded, and his great righteousness was awe-inspiring, and he eliminated harm for the people, which made the people praise him and praised him as "the dragon map of the rebirth". Liao Ying was deposed because of this case, and because of her loyalty and indomitable loyalty, she was eventually persecuted to death, which is touching.

In the old days, the official road from Kanshi Town to Yongding County passed through Qingxi, and the wenwu officials passed through this place, all of them had to get off the car, get off their horses, and slowly walk through the village to show respect for the Liao family.

The stars shifted, and time did not know how much Fanghua was lost. After the abolition of the imperial examination system, Qingxi gradually fell silent, but its noble and honest family style was passed down from generation to generation and has not been forgotten. Today, the descendants of the Liao clan are still full of talents, and many elites have emerged in all walks of life, but there has never been a corrupt and treacherous person.

In recent years, thanks to the publicity of the mainstream media, the allusion of "one door and four generations of five Hanlin" has been revived, and Qingxi has returned to people's vision. I am glad to hear that the beautiful countryside construction demonstration point and rural revitalization pilot village project is advancing, people of insight are planning the "Qingxi Hanlin" cultural tourism project, Qingxi is about to embark on a new journey, let us wait and see. (The author's affiliation is Longyan Big Data Bureau)