The spring rain is pouring and the cold wind is attacking.
On the morning of February 16, 2022, when Liang She'an, an 82-year-old man in Gulantun Village, Guzhuan Village, Guzhuan Township, Liucheng County, chatted with reporters, he suddenly spoke a surprising language, claiming that he had a treasure hidden in his home!
The mystery of the broken monument
In fact, at that time, the reporter was visiting the secrets of the stone city in the village, trying to find someone to explain the four words "Shuofang Shoushan" on the gatehouse, and Long Jiazhi, director of the Guzhao Village Affairs Supervision Committee who led the way, saw the old man Liang She'an and immediately invited him to come and ask for advice. The old man said that the current "Shuofang Shoushan" was what he thought, but he reversed the text, which should be "Shuofang Shanshou". Saying that, the old man was a little embarrassed. Then, the old man said that there was a more important thing in the house and wanted to ask the reporter to check it out.
Stone City Gate Tower
What is it that makes octogenarians so mysterious?
A few minutes later, the elderly Liang She'an trembled and moved out of his home a treasured "treasure", a half-cut stone stele.
The 82-year-old Liang Shean introduces his "baby"
Where did this half-cut stele come from? Elder Liang Shean said that the stele was dug up when he built a new house in 1972 and dug the foundation, which was such a small half-cut at that time. For years, although his family had been critical of him for collecting a fragment as a treasure, he thought it was a rotten stone and that there was nothing to keep. But Liang She'an still carefully preserved this half-cut stone stele, and half a century passed in a flash.
The reporter interviewed the elderly Liang Shean
At the scene, the reporter and Gao Zhiqiang, chairman of the Liucheng County Federation of Literature and Literature, and others identified the inscription, and they could clearly see the words "Hermit in Guzhong City, Nong tai, Filial Piety, Song's father ("calendar" character less than a skimmer) Shilang Tomb" and other words, and speculated that this was a tombstone.
Study the contents of the stele
Gao Zhiqiang said that judging from the writing on the stone tablets, the history of Guzhong already existed in the Song Dynasty, and it should be said that this person came from other places to live in Guzhong. However, the "Chronicle of The Ancient Village" records that in the second year of Ming Hongwu (1369), there was only the Ancient Inspection Department.
In the process of identification, a word on the stone tablet " " ( " calendar " word less than one skimming" ) attracted the attention of reporters. What does this word say? What is the meaning? The elderly Liang She'an said that he only knew that this half-cut stele had a certain history, but the words on the stele were not clear to him.
It is this word in the stone tablet that arouses everyone's speculation.
After nearly 20 minutes of on-site inquiry, discussion and research, in the "Kangxi Dictionary", "Xinhua Dictionary", "Cihai" APP to check, still could not find an answer, this word is difficult for everyone present.
"We have a 'Gu Zhaotong' Dragon Moju in Gu Zhao, maybe he knows?" Under the guidance of Qin Xiaobing, deputy secretary of the township party committee, the reporter found the 83-year-old Long Moju old man. He has studied the history of Gu Zhao quite well, has contributed many articles for Liuzhou Daily, and knows several reporters of the newspaper. In the article "500 Years of Polder, Street, and Town Change in the Ancient Ganglao Township" compiled by the old man, Long Moju also mentioned this half-cut stone stele, but for the words that are difficult to hold everyone, Long Moju said that he did not know it.
N conjectures
What exactly is this word? This "insoluble mystery" haunts everyone's mind, and has led to a lot of speculation.
Guess 1: Is it the word "calendar"?
On that day, some people speculated whether due to the age, the stone stele was broken, and the word "calendar" was missing? At the scene, the reporter brought water and fresh leaves to wipe the stone stele, and the font of the treated stone stele was more prominent, and the word did not have "丿".
Conjecture 2: Is it the word "10,000"?
The reporter searched on the Internet and found that in some places in Guangdong, there is indeed a saying of "Wan Si Lang Gong". One theory is that during the Ming Dynasty, Wen Shilang, who was originally from Fujian, had a Wan Silang who moved to Kaiji, Guangdong with his children to start a business and lived in Changning County (now Xinfeng). However, in ancient times, although Guangxi and Guangdong were both "southern barbarian lands", Guzhong and Xinfeng were still far apart, and this conjecture was also questionable.
Conjecture three: Is it the word "five"?
The reporter asked some calligraphy enthusiasts, and judging from the beginning of this word, it is a bit like the writing method of "five". But if it is the word "five", why is the bottom horizontal missing?
Conjecture 4: Is it an omission for the craftsman?
Since this is a tombstone, is it due to the negligence of the craftsman when carving? But this conjecture is also somewhat unreasonable. Birth, old age, illness and death are all major events, especially the tombstones of the elders, the younger generations will be cautious and cautious, if there is a mistake, basically will be corrected.
It's not that it's not, it's not,
I can't find it in the dictionary,
The word "" ("calendar" word less than one skimming)
Does anyone know?
Other than that
How many unknown secrets are hidden in the magical ancient temple?
Stay tuned for follow-up reports.
Source/All-media reporter Li Guangxi, Zhou Qianqian, Wen Xinhao
Review/Sufdom Editor/Huang Chencheng
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