Character: Zheng Pu
Zheng Pu (Chinese: 郑浦; pinyin: Zhāng Bīng Đạng Đồng Đại Đồng Đại Đại Đ Jiajing (1532 AD), Renchen Lianjie Jinshi, granted Wuxi Zhi County. Soon, he was promoted to the post of Foreign Lang of the Household Department, and was promoted to the prefect of Yunnan Province, presiding over the military and political affairs of Yunnan. In the twenty-fourth year of Ming Jiajing (1545 AD), his parents passed away one after another, and Zheng Pu stayed at home for several years. In the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing (1550 AD), he entered the capital at the end of his filial piety period and died of illness at the age of 56.
Ruins: Bang Bo Fang
Bang Bo Fang was built for Zheng Pu, a jinshi in the eleventh year of Jiajing (1532 AD), and rebuilt in the 44th year of Jiajing (1565 AD).
The archway has a history of more than 400 years and is the only well-preserved stone arch in Nan'an. The archway has four pillars and three rooms, 5.2 meters high and 6.2 meters wide, with a vertical plaque relief under the eaves, stone lions on both sides of the top of the pillar, engraved with "Enrong", and "Bang Bo" and "Di Qing" on both sides of the front. On both sides are inscribed "Inspector Wang Yingli of Fujian Supervision" and "Quanzhou Prefect Wanqing, Nan'an County Zhixian Gangong Reconstruction". In 1998, it was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Nan'an City.
The people are generous and frugal and retain prestige
Honest and loyal and filial piety inherit the family style
Li Yangyu
This Nan'an native was a talented Lianjie jinshi during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, who served as the head of the household department of Wuxi ZhiXian and Nanjing, and was a clean and honest official, with remarkable political achievements, deeply supported by the people, and recommended by his superiors. When he was about to become the prefect of Yunnan Province and preside over military and political affairs, he was suddenly affected by family changes, and his parents died one after another. Since then, he has returned home to keep filial piety for several years and devoted himself to sangzi indoctrination.
When the period of filial piety expired, when he entered the capital and waited for the official, fate made a joke with him again. At that time, he was still full of ambition, suddenly felt a fever, vomited blood and died for a long time, at the age of 56, which was regrettable.
After more than 400 years of ups and downs, the Bang Bo Fang built for him is still alive in the world, telling the glory of the past.
Who is he? Why is there a strong mark left in the long volume of history? Let's walk into Guoqian Village, Shijing Town, Nan'an City, and unveil the mystery.
Visit Bomber
Ishii is a coastal ancient town with a spirit of the earth. At the foot of Yangzi Mountain, Guoqian Village's well-preserved monuments such as Bang Bo Fang, Zhu Wen Gong Ancestral Hall, Zhaoyuan Pavilion, and Qingshuiyan Temple make this small village look simple and thick. In this ancient village, there are more than 2,000 descendants of the Zheng family.
The Sacred Tablet on Bumber Place.
From Nan'an city drive to Guoqian Village for about 40 minutes, get off the car and walk, walk up the Dingxiang Path, you can see two stone arches in the distance, the overall majestic, quite magnificent, one of which is called "BangboFang". The so-called Bang Bo people, that is, the state pastor and the prefect. This BangboFang was established during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and was established by Wang Ying, the inspector of Fujian Province, for the township sage Zheng Pu.
After more than 400 years of baptism, Bang Bo Fang is still well preserved. Looking at this ancient archway that has gone through the ages, it is as if you have stepped into a door of time, and with the dappled light and shadow, the legendary story of Zheng Pu is told.
Follow the trail and walk to the Tomb of the Zheng Clan located at the foot of Dacilin Mountain, where the tomb of Zheng Pu was relocated. Zheng Pu is the seventh ancestor of the Zheng clan in front of Guo, the original cemetery is deserted, the tombstones and so on have not survived, and the original cemetery is facing requisition and construction of roads, and the descendants of Sun and others are deeply anxious. At that time, when the ancestral shrine was being rebuilt, the clan raised funds to build a cemetery at the foot of Dacilin Mountain, and moved the tombs of Zheng Pu and other ancestors into it.
Tomb of Zheng Pu (relocated to a new location)
After the prayer, we came along the mountain road to the Qingshuiyan Temple in Yangzi Mountain. It can be seen that the classical building of the sankaima temple, there is a "evening sunny mountain house" nearby, and it is said that Master Hongyi once hung tin here. Immerse yourself in it, feel the quiet environment in the mountains, the air is fresh, is a wonderful place for self-cultivation.
On the west wall of the front porch of the main hall, there is a marble stele with a long square head that attracts the attention. "Southeast of Macao, the shore of the sea, there are mountains: 'Yangzi'. There are several floors of the temple, and the plaque of the past people said: 'Qingshui Rock', which means that there is a Ganquan out of the stone, which can imitate the beauty of 'Golden Jiao Niu Shou', and the 'Ancient Lu Xian Zhu' is also a product..." The inscription was written by Zheng Pu, which recorded in detail the twenty years of Jiajing (1541 AD), when he returned to the province, he gathered with his classmates, and described the prosperity of Qingshuiyan culture and education and the love of talents, which is an important historical material for studying the early cultural and educational situation along the coast of Nan'an. Later generations erected a monument in the sixth year of Qing Daoguang (1826 AD).
In a secluded corner, gently caressing the stone tablets, listening to the sounds of history, in the smoke of the clear tea, the heart also flies with it over the gully of time.
The people are self-sufficient
When he was a teenager, Zheng Pu studied with his teacher Huang Yu at Yanglin Academy in Yangzishan. Diligent and studious, he can understand and explain the profound meaning of the content taught by the teacher, and he will not fall behind in every exam. After that, he went to Quanzhou to study, and his academic performance ranked first in the academy. Jiajing Xindi (1531 AD) township examination, 壬辰 (1532 AD) hui examination, Zheng Pu successively and the first, high school jinshi, served as Wuxi Zhi County.
The Zheng Family Temple in Nan'an Shijing, formerly known as Zheng Pu's Former Residence.
At that time, Wuxi County was known as "rich and famous and many eunuchs", and officials competed to loot the people's property. After Zheng Pu took office, he did not collude with the same stream, strictly restrained himself, was cautious in everything, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
After in-depth investigation, Zheng Pu pointed out the problem that the people's lives were poor but the land and taxes were too much, and warned the rich to move from luxury to frugality. Zheng Pu knows very well that changing the people's customs is not an overnight thing. Therefore, he took himself as an example, entertaining the superior officials and guests in a simple manner; whether it was a building or a building or a ship or a car, he never built or used it easily; he always treated the township gentlemen with kindness and moderation; and personally taught the scriptures to the students in the county. And for those who are unreasonable and do not change their ways, Zheng Pu can punish them without fear of power.
In the governance of government affairs, Zheng Pu has made remarkable achievements. In the fourteenth year of Jiajing (1535 AD), Wuxi suffered from drought and insect plague. In order to eliminate locusts, Zheng Pu distributed thousands of grains and exchanged them for an equal amount of locust larvae from the people. He patiently persuaded the people to borrow money instead of grain to pay taxes, a move that made Wuxi tax payment first in Zhuyi in the year of the catastrophe, and the emissaries of the household department were very happy to praise him, calling him the first.
Under Zheng Pu's vigorous rule, the people's customs in Wuxi County have changed, which has also made him deeply supported by the people. After learning of Zheng Pu's character and achievements, his superiors praised and recommended him many times.
In the seventeenth year of Jiajing (1538 AD), after the expiration of his term of office, Zheng Pu was promoted to the head of the Household Department in Nanjing, in charge of Weiyang shipping taxation. There, Zheng Pu still treated people with forgiveness and benevolence, and did a lot of practical things for the people. Due to the accumulation of grain reserves and the decay of grain due to damp ground, managers are often arrested and imprisoned for this, and the punishment is quite severe. Leopard Tao Dongcang has one person like this, losing more than 100 stones of rice. After Zheng Pu learned of this, he found the Chief Of The Great Division, The Chief of Agriculture and Zhu Yushi Zhongcheng, and requested leniency, so that the person himself could make up for the loss and avoid heavy sentence.
After that, he also exempted the weiyang small pass from the tax, reducing the burden on shipowners. Although only the customs collect taxes, they can still collect a lot of funds for operational management needs. Soon, Zheng Pu was promoted to the post of Foreign Lang of the Household Department and promoted to the prefect of Yunnan.
The "Hui Qing Shui Yan Record" that exists in Shijing Qingshui Rock was written by Zheng Pu.
Home style
When the world thought he could make a difference in his career, fate played a joke with him.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jiajing (1545 AD), Zheng Pu's father died, and his mother died the following year. The death of his parents was a big blow to Zheng Pu, who returned home to keep filial piety for six years and devoted himself to Sangzi indoctrination.
It is recorded in the book "Guo Qian's Style" that his father Zheng Yuan had a deep influence on Zheng Pu. Zheng Yuan has a lot of prestige in the local area, is happy to be charitable, unites his relatives, takes serving his parents as a major event, and fulfills his filial piety. At that time, taking care of the aftermath for 29 villagers who could not be buried due to poverty were all convinced by the villagers. In the famine years, they jointly planned to cook porridge and patrolled to rescue countless hungry people. During the Jiajing period, the Wukou invaded and plundered on a large scale, and the coastal areas could not be peaceful, Zheng Yuan organized a militia guarding the countryside, repaired weapons, and reorganized the training team, and the Wukou did not dare to offend the attack when they heard about it.
The ancients attached importance to family style and cultivated an ethical and moral system with filial piety as the core for their children. From an early age, Zheng Pu also let Zheng Pu have a lofty mind, know how to forge ahead, care about the honor and disgrace of the country and the nation, and create value for the society and seek happiness for the people.
Filial piety comes first, and Zheng Pu will go to his parents to ask for peace before going to work. His father advised him that if he did not go to court, the documents would pile up and the clerks would have to wait for a long time. Timely handling can make the people trust and rest assured.
Zheng Pu hated those who did not obey the law, and when he was still in Wuxi, he would beat them with sticks to punish them. His father, Zheng Yun, warned him, "Who doesn't know that beating skin is unbearable to endure its pain? The people did not know that the law could educate him, so how could they beat him with a stick? ”
One day, someone gave Zheng Pu a famous local dish in Wuxi, and Zheng Pu offered it to his father to taste, and Zheng Yuan said bluntly: he was used to eating coarse tea and light rice, and he was reluctant to enjoy these delicacies. Accepting gifts for the sake of filial piety, there are so many people in Wuxi, how to refuse?
The following year, Zheng Yuan was unwilling to enjoy the feng lu support that Zheng Pu had received, and returned to his hometown of Nan'an to cultivate the fields. Under the influence of his father, Zheng Pu was diligent and conscientious in his choice of political affairs, and his reputation was prominent.
In the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing (1550 AD), when the mourning period expired, Zheng Pu entered the imperial court to see the emperor waiting for the election, but unfortunately suddenly felt a fever and vomited blood and died in the capital, at that time only fifty-six years old, which was regrettable. The people of Wuxi learned that they were dressed in filial piety to mourn. In the thirty-second year of Jiajing (1553 AD), Wang Shenzhong wrote an epitaph for him.
Spiritual remains
Throughout Zheng Pu's life, he was self-frugal and self-sufficient for the officials and the people, achieved remarkable political achievements, and performed filial piety and courtesy for the Son of Man. He was also proficient in exegesis and exposition of Confucian scriptures, authored the Haiting Anthology, proficient in the I Ching, and once talked with Lin Xiyuan about the Yi, advocating that "the gentleman's body "Yi" only takes its meaning, and there is no need to insist on the meaning of the guayi. It also emphasizes the application of learning, opposes those who memorize ancient book chapters and sentences by rote, and is entangled in the content of the article and the correctness of the rules and sentences. At that time, when Lin Xiyuan and Wang Shenzhong were proofreading his writings, they excluded the discussion of the public and showed that they were different and self-contained.
Today, on the south side of the "Jinghai Gate" of Shijing, there is still a "Pingkou Monument" written by Zheng Pu, which records the achievements of the soldiers and civilians in the coastal area led by Cheng Xiumin of Quanzhou County against the Wokou, but unfortunately the inscription is weathered and the handwriting is difficult to read.
More than 400 years of time have passed, but it cannot take away the spiritual legacy of Zheng Pu's lifelong integrity and filial piety.
At the intersection of Guoqian Village's southeast ring road and southwest township road, a new archway has begun to take shape. This archway will be named "Jinshi Zhengpu Hometown", will be built reinforced concrete stone dry hanging structure, ancient three doors open, width of 18 meters, height of 9 meters, the top of the square for the ancient architecture of southern Fujian characteristics of the square, the preparation of couplet banners, scenery stones, Zheng Pu historical monuments and other supporting facilities.
This archway was erected by later generations to carry forward the spirit of Zheng Pu and highlight the history and culture of Guo Qian. It can be seen that this party is doing its best to protect the inheritance, and the spirit of Zheng Pu will be remembered by more posterity.
(The picture is taken by li xiang, a reporter of this newspaper.) Thank you to Guo Qiancun Zheng Tianzhu, Zheng Jinjin, and Zheng Shixing for their support of this interview. ）