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When the editor was shooting longan flowers in Santan Town
Be beautiful dragon's eye and two stone lions on the roof
It attracted a grandfather's hall
The editor walked into the palace while shooting
When I looked up, I found this special plaque on the door
There are four big characters written on it: Wen Wu Xie Yuan
The money was paid by Liu Minghua, a scholar of Wen Jin, and Liu Sirong, a warrior of Wujin
(The story of these two will be detailed at the end of the article)
This Agong Hall is located in Huangxikan, Xuetian Village, Santan Town, and the clan is a descendant of Liu Mingjing, the head of Yashan Tantou. In Bobai, there are very few people who can hang the plaque "Wen Wu Xie Yuan" on the ancestral house! It shows that their ancestors must have a great origin! As the interview deepened, the editor unexpectedly found that this was the home of Liu Yuehai, the secretary of the national hero and famous anti-French general Liu Yongfu, which is really not simple!
(Gonggong Hall Gate)
(Artillery tower on the northwest side of the Gonggong Hall)
Liu Yuehai's descendant Liu Yuandong told the editor that their Gonggong Hall originally had a piece of the Guangxu Emperor's special decree "Reward the Flower Ling" (fourth-grade official). This piece of "Flower Ling" was specially decreed (authorized) by the Guangxu Emperor Liu Yongfu to reward Liu Yuehai, a secretary who followed him to resist the French and resist Japan, but unfortunately this piece was found lost in June 2015.
Now all that hangs is a replica of "Flower Ling". Generally, this kind of emperor's "special purpose" is the glory and pride of the ancestors of the clan, and it is the private belongings of the people of the clan, what is the use of others stealing it? Later, Liu Yuehai's descendants also worked hard to find this "Flower Ling", but in the end there was no news. Dear almighty netizens, if you have clues, you can leave a message.
Profiles of the four main characters mentioned in the article (excerpted from "Bobai Daguan"):
01 Liu Yongfu Introduction Liu Yongfu (1837-1917), Ziyuanting, commonly known as Liu Er, ancestral residence in Fuxin Village, Dongping Town, Bobai County, was born in Fangcheng and settled in Qinzhou in his later years. He was a famous patriotic general in the 19th century and was awarded the senior military rank "Jianwei General" of the Qing Dynasty military attaché. In the seventh year of Xianfeng (1857), Liu Yongfu participated in the Heaven and Earth Society. In 1866, he founded the Black Banner Army, led his troops through Vietnam, and reclaimed in the areas of An Li, Cao Binh, Lu An, and Bao Sheng (Lao Cai) to eliminate bandits. In 1873, when the French invading army invaded Hanoi, Liu Vinh Phuc sent troops to resist the French at the request of the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam, killing the French commander An Ye, and the King of Yue made Liu Vinh Phuc the deputy governor of Sanxuan. In May 1883, at the Battle of Paper Bridge in Hanoi, the Black Banner Army defeated the French army and killed the French commander Li Willy. The King of Yue made Liu Yongfu the governor of Sanxuan, a baron of Yiliang of the first rank, and also the minister of military affairs of Beiqi and Yiguang. The following year, when the Sino-French War broke out, the Qing government appointed Liu Yongfu as the governor and led the army Feng Zicai to resist the French army, achieving important victories such as Tao Dajie. The Qing government bestowed on Liu Yongfu the title of "Yibo Deen Baturu" and the honor of "Three Dynasties and One Pin", and awarded Zhenwei General and Jin Jianwei General. In the summer of 1894, when the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the Qing government ordered Liu Shuifu to assist in Taiwan's military affairs and led the Black Banner Army to Taiwan. Liu Yongfu led the Taiwan military and people to bravely resist the enemy in Miaosu, Changhua, Chiayi and other places, killing and wounding more than 32,000 Japanese troops and killing Japanese generals Lieutenant General Kitashirakawa Nokuhisa and Major General Yamane Nobunari. In the spring of 1911, Liu Yongfu joined Sun Yat-sen's League. In November of the same year, he became the chief of the Guangdong militia, and soon settled in Qinzhou. On January 9, 1917, Liu Yongfu died of illness. 02 Liu Yuehai Introduction Liu Yuehai, a native of Huangnikan Village, Xuetian, Santan Town, Bobai County, and Liu Yongfu's secretary. In 1894, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, and Liu Yuehai crossed the sea with Liu Yongfu to resist Japan and defend Taiwan. In the Taiwan War of Resistance, he died with Liu Yongfu and fought bravely. Later, Liu Yongfu was specially ordered by the Guangxu Emperor to "reward the flower ling" (fourth-grade official) to Liu Yuehai. 03 Liu Minghua Profile Liu Minghua, No. Xiping, a native of Santan Naxiu Village, Bobai County. In the ninth year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1883) and the tenth year of Guangxu (1884), both ranked first in the five genera of Yulin (i.e. Yulin). In the eleventh year of Guangxu (1885), Keguilin Township Examination won the first place, Zhong Xieyuan. In the twenty-first year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1895), he was the 69th Jin Shi of the Second Class of the Branch Hall Examination, and was appointed as the chief of the bureaucracy. During the Pengrong period, the five heavens and the earth of Yulin would revolt, and he was ordered to return to his hometown to settle down the township, and he was rewarded with the rank of four-rank official for meritorious service. He founded the Great Ancestral Hall of the Liu Clan of the Five Families of Yulin and helped build the Crow Mountain (Yashan) Revitalization Academy. Later, he was hired as the director of the county regimental affairs bureau at the age of 47, and he had works such as "Little Vine Flower Hall Poems" passed down. 04 Liu Sirong Introduction Liu Sirong, a native of Langche in Bobaishapi Town, a warrior in the fourteenth year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1888), hand-picked battalion guarding the mansion, and inspection of Liangguang. For the sake of clean officials, the handling of cases is cumulatively investigated for reasons, and mistakes are strictly prevented. In 1898, Liu Sirong and Qin Yongnian (Wujin Shi during the Guangxu period, now a native of Dongmenlingtun, Chengdong Village, Bobai Town) supported the "Three Points Meeting" activity. When the Sino-Japanese War broke out, he went to Taiwan with General Liu Yongfu to resist the Japanese, and then returned to the mainland with the army.