Three Dynasties Tai Wei Li Gu Tomb Examination
Text/Gong Minquan
Li Gu (94-147 CE) was a native of The Village of Gu of Hanzhong (now Gongzhen), the son of Sikong Li Guo. Li Gu was a famous loyal minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and successively served as a lieutenant of the three dynasties of Emperor Shun, Emperor Chong, and Emperor Zhen. He is erudite, eloquent, not afraid of power, dare to fight, so he has the reputation of "Beidou mouthpiece".
Since the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Second Emperor An, foreign relatives have come to power, eunuchs have interfered in the government, and the government has become corrupt. Li Gugang was not straight, and confronted the foreign minister Liang Yi, never gave in, because Li Xinjun exposed Liang Yi's dictatorial plot, was accused of conspiring with Liu Wen and Liu Kun and was imprisoned, Liang Yi felt that Li Gu's existence was a threat to him, and in the first year of Jianhe (November 147), Li Gu was executed and died in the north of Luoyang, Henan, and together with Li Gu, there was also a Guanglu doctor Du Qiao, who died on the streets north of the city, they all died on the same crime, and Li Gu's body was escorted back to his hometown by his disciple Dong Ban for burial. Li Guhan was unjustly executed at the age of fifty-four.
Li Gu, a loyal minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, had a brilliant life as the leader of the Gengzhi faction, and when he raised a soldier to take countermeasures, In Zhang Heng and Ma Rongzhong, Li Gu was the first. When he was an official in Jingzhou, he was good at pacifying the people, and the "thieves" all belonged to the peasants, and Du Qiao played his government as the first in the world. When Liu Bao, the Emperor of Hanshun, died and proposed to establish a new monarch, Li Gu proposed to establish Liu Garlic, the rich and powerful king of Qinghe, and dare to speak out. The traitor Liang Ji wanted to establish a young monarch in order to rule in order to rule, and did not follow the solid discussion, and set up a young infant Chong Emperor Liu Bing, who died in one year. Liang Ji also established the eight-year-old Emperor Liu Yi. Although Liu Miao was small, he was very intelligent, and he saw Liang Ji's arbitrariness in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. Once, during the Shang Dynasty, Liu Ji saw that Liang Ji's arrogance was really impatient, and pointed at Liang Ji and said to the emperor: He is a general. When these words reached Liang Ji's ears, he was very annoyed, and secretly ordered his followers to put poison in the boiled cake, and the emperor died, reigning for less than a year.
In view of the fact that li gu had established two young princes within two years, both of which were unfavorable to the state, he and Situ Hu Guang and Sikong Zhao Jie also proposed to make Liu Zhi the king of Qinghe the emperor, and Liang Ji plotted to make Liu Zhi the emperor, and the ministers did not dare to disobey, but Li Gu insisted on this proposal, and Li Gu said to Liang Ji: "Emperor Li should choose to be old and virtuous, and he is willing to learn from Zhou, Huo Zhiwen, Xuan, And Deng, and Yan Zhili as young and weak", exposing Liang Ji's conspiracy. Liang was so angry that he arbitrarily made his fifteen-year-old brother-in-law Liu Zhi the prince of Huan, and blackmailed the emperor to consolidate him and falsely accuse him.
Although Li Gu was born into a family of officials and eunuchs, he was not proud of his wealth, studied diligently when he was young, did not have the shame to ask questions, and whenever he went to Taixue to study and go home, he entered and exited through the back door, and never boasted of his father's official position in front of people. "Qionglin, the Story of Kindergarten", praised him: "Li Gu does not praise his father, but can be called the good of his children." The Book of the Later Han Dynasty says: "Little studious, often walking to find a teacher, not far away." So he studied the graves of the sages, made friends with the wise men, and the people with lofty ideals from all sides came to learn from them. He also taught people to be self-aware, as in his letter to the virgin Huang Qiong, "Taste the words: 'Those who are in a state of distress are easy to fold, and those who are in a state of confusion are easy to be defiled.'" The song of Yang Chun, and the widow; under the fame, it is actually difficult to match". This famous quote has always been praised by posterity.
Li Gu's tomb is in Ligumiao Village, Liulin Town, Chenggu County. The Northern Wei Li Daoyuan 'Notes on the Water Classics' says: "The Han River is also east of the long willow degree. The name of Changliu Village is also the name of Li Gu, the Han Taiwei Li Gu inscription still exists, the text is peeling off, can not be re-recognized"; the Southern Song Dynasty Wang Xiangzhi's "Youdi Jisheng" contains: "Li Gu's tombstone, tomb in the west of Chenggu County, thirty miles, written by Tang Weigao."
These two stele do not exist now, and now there is a "Shinto" stele in front of the tomb, which is 120 centimeters high and sixty-four centimeters wide, and is inscribed with the inscription "Han Zhongchen Taiwei Li Gong Shinto", and the upper paragraph is titled: "Qiandao Sixth Year (1170) Leap Month Yi has been", which is the 26th day of the may of the sixth leap year of the Southern Song Dynasty Xiaozong Qiandao; the next paragraph is titled: "Yiling Taiyuan Yan Cang Shu Li, Western Zhou Wang Jie".
There is also a tombstone, which is 180 cm high and 80 cm wide. Inscribed on the book: "Tomb of Li Gonggu, The Han Taiwei", is the 41st year of the Qianlong Dynasty (1776) of the Shaanxi Governor Bi Yuan Shuli.
In front of the tomb, there are two Han Dynasty stone carved stone lions, and only one remains, with a majestic posture and rough carving. On the right side of the tomb there is a large oak tree, thick and tall, with staggered branches and leaves. The tomb is surrounded by ancient cypresses, standing tall, lush and green all year round.
Not far in front of the tomb, there is a Li Gu Temple, one courtyard and two entrances, which are dedicated to the Li Gu Ancestral Temple, and the people who come to pay homage to him are endless, and the cigarettes are continuous throughout the year. Li Gu Temple was originally built without examination, but the beam in its main hall has an ink book of "Guangxu Nineteenth Year (1893) Cultivation". In order to commemorate the loyal geng liangchen, the local villagers have long changed the name of the village to "Li gumiao Village" and have been passed down to this day.
【Bibliography】
1. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty
2. Chronicle of Chenggu County
Gong Minquan, male, a native of Chenggu, Shaanxi, is a member of the Chinese Folk Writers Association, a member of the Hanzhong Writers Association, and a commissioner of literature and history of the CHENGGU COUNTY CPPCC. Literary and historical works have been scattered in domestic newspapers and periodicals, and have won many national, provincial and municipal awards, and literary and historical works have been included in "One Hundred Families of Tianhan Dynasty", "Chenggu Wenshi", "Chenggu Art Wenzhi", "Hanzhong Family Training", "Chenggu County Chronicle", and "Chenggu Geographical Names".