Reporter Guo Jianguang
In the distance, the mountains are like daisy, and the wheat waves are rolling in the near distance. In early summer, the air is filled with the smell of crops about to ripen, and the reporter stands in front of the ruins of the ancient city of Langling in Rendian Town, Qishan County, to explore the thousand-year journey of Langling City and perceive the vicissitudes and great changes brought by the years to this historic city.
Langling City was once a famous county ancient city in history, "far away from Jingxiang, close to Yiwanluo." Its northeast wilderness plain, and russui all walks of life border with the tooth mistake ..." Can not write the location of this ancient city is important, but also attracted the literati inkers to stop and leave a precious ink treasure that illuminates the ancient and modern times. The most famous is the "Gift to the Monk Cliff Gong" written by Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty's romanticism: "In the past, in LanglingDong, I learned Zen Baimeikong. The earth mirrored through, swirling and sending the wind. Absorb the other creation force, hold it for my magic. Evening Gurudwara Taishan Jun, see the sun is cloudless. "The poem is full of longitudinal and horizontal, thinking of thousands of miles, it is enough to feel the weight of Langling City in the poet's heart."
With the poet's leisurely flight, we once again cautiously beneath this magical land, its past and rebirth, the smoke clouds hidden in the depths of history, and the cultural relics it unearthed are all silently telling the feelings of time like a white colt passing through.
A "dialogue" between a mountain and a city
But the rise and fall of a city has both its historical inevitability and its reason for existence. The famous Langling City, where did the name come from?
According to Yu Quanyou, associate professor of the Tianzhong Institute of History of Huanghuai University, during the Spring and Autumn Warring States period, there were already Langling City, Qin belonged to Yingchuan County, the Western Han Dynasty initially set up Langling County, and then Langling County, and Huang Meng served as Taishou.
At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu made Zang Gong the Marquis of Langling. After Zang Gong's death, his son Zang Xin and other three succeeded him as the Marquis of Langling. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei also made He Zeng the "Marquis of Langling". The Western Jin Dynasty was established, and He Zeng was appointed "Duke of Langling" for his meritorious service in assisting Emperor Wu of Jin.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Huai River Basin was an important area for the struggle for power between the North and the South. Langling is located on the north bank of the Huai River and is the throat artery. After the siege of the city, when it was the southern soil, then the northern country, the strategic position was extremely important. Liu Song set Up Suicheng Commandery (绥城郡) when Huang Huai was in charge, and later Northern Wei set up Anyang Commandery (安阳郡) here. During the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the name of Langling was changed to Anchang, and Chu'an County was juxtaposed, and the county administration was in the ancient city of Langling.
Sui Dynasty counties and counties were abolished, and the county administration was moved to the county seat of Qishan County, renamed Langshan. Since then, a famous city has been submerged in the flames of history and gradually faded from people's vision.
From the Spring and Autumn Period of the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Eighteenth Year of the Sui Kai Emperor, the county administration was moved to the current County of Zhenshan County, which has been used as a county rule and a county rule for more than 1,000 years. During the Three Kingdoms to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the ancient city of Langling was repeatedly looted by war.
The City Gate Colonel Langling Marquis Zang Palace
Speaking of Langling City, it is impossible to bypass the first Zang Palace that was divided into Langling Marquis.
Zang Gong is a famous general in Guangwu Zhongxing.
Zang Gong (AD?) ~58 years), courtesy name Junweng, was a native of Yingchuan in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. He was the commander of the county pavilion and a you, and then accompanied Liu Xiu in his conquests, Pinghebei, and served as a general. and Liu Xiu was called emperor, a lieutenant and a lieutenant, and was made the Marquis of An. Transferred to General Wei. Assist Cen Peng to cut down Shu, break the Jingmen, take Chengdu from Wu Han, and destroy Gongsun Shu. Ren Guanghan Taishou, ZhenFu Shudi. He was also enfeoffed as the Marquis of Langling and the Marquis of Langling. Later, he successively served as the Taizhong Doctor, the Lieutenant of the City Gate, and the General of the Left Middle Lang. He was simple and cautious, so he was credited by the Guangwu Emperor.
Zang Gong went from a small county pavilion chief, a wanderer, to follow Liu Xiu in the conquest, and gradually became a famous general trusted by Liu Xiu, with his extraordinary courage and courage behind him.
When Zang Gong was young, he served as the county chief and you of Wang Mang's regime. The Book of Continuation of the Han Dynasty says, "There is a pavilion every ten miles, and the pavilion has a long pavilion to forbid thieves." Every township has a wandering, and the palm follows the prohibition of adultery and theft" also. Later, he led his guests to participate in the peasant uprising, and because of his outstanding performance in the conquest of his entourage Liu Xiu, the generals praised his courage. Liu Xiu observed that this person was less capable and trusted him very much. Arriving in Hebei, Liu Xiu appointed him a general. Zang Gong repeatedly defeated the group of thieves and blocked the enemy's attack several times.
In June of the first three years (25 AD), Liu Xiu officially became empress dowager, with Zang Gong as a servant and riding a lieutenant, and then became the Marquis of An. Later, because of his meritorious service again, he was appointed as the general of Fuwei. In the seventh year of Jianwu (31 AD), he was also enfeoffed with the title of Marquis of Si. Zang Gong led an army to attack Liang County and Jiyin, all of which were peaceful.
In the eleventh year of Jianwu (35 AD), Zang Gong led his troops to Zhonglu and Tun Luoyue. When Emperor Gongsun Shu of Shu rejected Tian Rong and Ren Man from the Eastern Han Dynasty general Cen Peng at Jingmen, Cen Peng and others were repeatedly defeated in battle, and the Yue people plotted to rebel against Han and Shu. Zang Gong had few soldiers stationed in Luo Yue and could not defeat the enemy. It happened that the county sending committee lost hundreds of cars to arrive, and Zang Gong made people saw off the city gate limit at night, so that the sound of the car turned back in and out to Dan. The Yue people heard the incessant sound of the car, saw the threshold sawn off, and called out to each other that the Han army had arrived. His qushi then offered cattle wine to comfort the Zang Palace barracks. Zang Gong Chen Bing assembly, beat the bull to pour wine, and gave favors, the Yue people then surrendered.
Zang Gong did not stop, repeatedly made military achievements, "the general to the people through the city, shock the Spirit, the wind and electricity." Emperor Guangwu took Shudi Xinping and Baizang Palace as the Guanghan Taishou. In the thirteenth year of Jianwu (37 AD), Zengyi was enfeoffed and made him the Marquis of Fu. In the fifteenth year of Jianwu (39 AD), Zang Gong returned the capital to the capital and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Langling at the request of the Marquis of Langling.
The Book of later Han records: Gong, Yongping Yuannian died, Anderson of The Marquis of Yu. Zi Xin (臧信) heir. Letter pawn, son Zhen heir. Zang Song, son of Zang Zhen, attacked the Marquis of Langling, and because he separated from his mother, the feudal state was abolished. Zang You, son of Zang Zhen and younger brother of Zang Song, was re-enfeoffed as the Marquis of Langling. Zang Gong successively waited at Langling and became the princely general of the town guard side.
The "Later Han Shu Han Lang Biography" records the story of Lang Ling Hou Zang Xin being implicated and almost killed, but fortunately being saved by Han Lang's honest and outspoken words.
Han Lang, Zi Birch, Lu Guo Xue ren. Three days after his birth, he was thrown into chaos and abandoned in the bush of thorns. A few days later, the war was lifted, his mother went to see him, he still had breath, and continued to raise him. When he grew up, he liked to learn the scriptures, spread the word, and used the Book of Shang to teach his disciples, and was praised as filial piety.
During the Yongping period, Han Lang acted as a gurudwara as an attendant and jointly tried the case of the Chu king's conspiracy with the three subordinates. The confessions of Yan Zhong and Wang Pingren implicated Hou Gengjian of Tunnel Township, Zang Xin of Langling, Deng Li of Huze, and Liu Jian, Marquis of Qucheng. However, the confessions of Geng Jian and others said that they had not met With Yan Zhong and Wang Ping. At this time, Emperor Hanming was furious, the officials were afraid, and all those implicated were arrested and imprisoned, and no one dared to give leniency to the facts. After Han Lang's investigation, he wrote to the book saying that Geng Jian and others had no treacherous intentions, and were completely framed by Yan Zhong and Wang Ping, and suspected that most of the innocent people in the world were like them. After Emperor Ming summoned Han Lang to listen to his blunt advice, he personally went to Luoyang Prison to interrogate prisoners and clear out thousands of wronged people.
In 60 AD (the third year of Yongping), Emperor Hanming recalled the heroes who had followed his father Liu Xiu to fight in Jiangshan, and ordered people to paint portraits of 28 heroes, and Zang Palace ranked 14th. In the "Biography of the Seventeen Historical Hundred Generals" written during the Northern Song Dynasty, Zang Palace is also famous.
The old city of Langling has seen the light of day again
In 2018, the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology released a message to the outside world, saying that the Han Dynasty "107 National Highway" had been discovered in Qishan County. At that time, the reporter, led by Jin Yanjun, a staff member of the Cultural Relics Management and Protection Institute of the New Bureau of Culture and Guangdong in Qishan County, went to the archaeological excavation site to experience the historical information behind this road at close range.
"This official road of the Han Dynasty may be the most prosperous road before 2000, which is of great significance for the study of the planning and construction of the official road of the Han Dynasty, road construction and maintenance technology, etc." Jin Yanjun said.
The Official Road of the Han Dynasty was excavated in the ruins of the ancient city of Langling. Archaeological excavations have found that the roads here are more overlapping, the ruts are repeated, and some of them have large-scale roadside ditches, indicating that the roads here are not only busy, but also of high specifications. Among the two roads that have been excavated in the Han Dynasty, one of them almost overlaps with the current 107 National Highway, located in the area to be widened next to the national highway, which can be called the earliest "107 National Highway" on the mainland that has been archaeologically discovered. Its opening is under the third layer of superimposed pressure, the road surface has multiple layers, the road width is 4.4 to 5.2 meters, extending to the south, archaeological excavations have revealed a length of 252 meters, the road surface has burnt soil and gray-brown road soil, there are deep rut marks on the road surface, and some ruts have a large number of broken pottery pieces and gravel, the rut is about 15 cm deep, and the deepest rut reaches 35 cm.
Ruins of Langling City.
Excavation of the ruins of the Ancient City of Langling was started in October 2016 by the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, with a total excavation area of 4,060 square meters. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ancient city of Langling has been successively placed as Yingchuan County, Langling County, and Langling County, and there are many dynasties and many high-ranking officials who have been crowned here by the emperor, and they have been given the titles of Marquis of Langling and Duke of Langling. From the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Warring States period until the Sui Dynasty county administration was moved to the current county seat of Zhenshan County, the city was the seat of the county and the county.
Excavation site of Langling City.
On-site exploration shows that the historical ruins of the famous Langling Ancient City are not large, which can be called miniature - the total area of the site is about 0.9 square kilometers, of which the area of the Ancient City of Langling is only about 0.4 square kilometers.
Why has this place lasted so long as a regional political center? Archaeologists believe that the main reason is that it is located on the main traffic road and the location is important.
Langling Ancient City is located on the huai river line, the junction of plains and mountains, the confluence of Zhentou River and Ruhe River, and is crossed by National Highway 107 in a north-south direction, and only about 3 kilometers east of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. This superiority of transportation and location is consistent with the records in the literature.
Archaeology has found that the plan of the ancient city of Langling is nearly trapezoidal, with walls on all four sides and a trench outside the city walls. Inside and outside the city, 8 rammed earth areas suspected of being official offices and building sites were found, 1 iron smelting site, 53 ash pits, 14 wells, 2 ditches, 1 kiln site, and 4 roads. It can be imagined that at that time, the traffic in Langling City was busy, the peddlers were pawns, and there was a bustling scene.
Although the ancient city of Langling is not large, it has a city wall and a moat, which can be described as "although the sparrow is small and complete". Since the excavation, archaeologists have cleaned up a total of 286 ash pits, ash ditches, wells, roads, house foundations, pottery kilns and other remains from the Eastern Zhou, Han and Qing dynasties. At the same time, the archaeological team also excavated a large number of green bricks, barrel tiles, plate tiles and other building material fragments and pottery urns, pots, pots, pots, beans, koshi, as well as pottery rights, spinning wheels, stone mortars, grinding stones, copper hammers, iron swords, iron shovels, iron hammers and other daily necessities and "ant nose", "five baht", "cargo spring", "daquan fifty" and other small copper coin specimens nearly 400 pieces.
A Han Dynasty iron smelting waste treatment site was also found here. Archaeologists found a large number of formed iron blocks, iron plates, pottery models for casting iron, and a large number of slag, slag, furnace wall fragments, etc. from the waste, indicating that the site was once a fully functional iron smelting workshop area. Judging from the excavated pottery model, the iron smelting workshop mainly produces tools and agricultural tools used in daily life, mainly including iron shovels, iron ploughs, iron chisels, iron hammers, iron axes and so on.
The ancient city of Langling, which began in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, flourished in the Two Han Dynasties, and was abandoned in sui, was the first batch of cultural relics protection units in Henan Province, with thick cultural layers, more excavated cultural relics, and even found columns connected by ceramic tiles in the remains of its wells. This also shows from one side that the past and present lives of this langling city that has been replaced by the rise and fall of this city are of great significance to the local excavation of history and culture and the enhancement of cultural self-confidence.