The story of Fu Yiyi and Jiangnan Shusheng
When he was a teenager, Fu Yiyi studied hard, excelled in learning, was brilliant, and was famous for his ten miles and eight townships. At noon one late autumn day, he carried a fan in one hand, a scroll in the other, and a shawl over his shoulders, and went to study poetry under a tree in the garden north of the city. Passing near a tea shed by the canal, I was meeting a group of students from Jiangnan to the capital to take the exam, drinking and having fun here, and seeing Fu Yiyi, the teenager dressed up a little strangely, he was surprised, "Why do you wear winter clothes in autumn?" In doubt, one of them said jokingly: "Wear winter clothes, fan summer fans, and confuse spring and autumn." Fu Yi gradually felt a little harsh when he heard it, and his heart was sullen and embarrassed, and he sat under the grapevine and suddenly had no intention of reading. After a short pause, he turned around and followed the same path home. The people who rushed to the south under the shed were still talking and laughing, and there was a lot of noise and liveliness. Fu Yi gradually walked to the front of the shed and shouted loudly: "Take the south boat, drink northern wine, and don't know anything." A person under the shed stood up in the midst of the wine and replied: "We have beautiful mountains and clear waters in the south of the river, the scenery is pleasant, it is a place where talents are born, the mountains are not three feet flat, the sky is not three days clear, the road is not three miles straight, the river is not three miles of straight rivers, how can we distinguish between east and west, south and north?" We are used to back and forth, so what's the harm? ”
The young Fu Yiyi also replied casually: "We are in the north of the jiangsu, located in the plain, the lake and the mountains are like the south of the river, the phoenix does not fall into the land of no treasure, this Dongchang Mansion is called 'Phoenix City', the three treasures of Dongchang Province, the iron tower, the ancient building, and the Jade Emperor Gao, are the places where the immortals live, and the people who read the book sleep and forget to eat, concentrate on their hearts, no matter whether the imperial calendar is the first day of the first and fifteenth year, or the spring, summer, autumn and winter, what is wrong?" ”
After saying that, the two sides felt that each of them was justified, and laughed loudly.
There are people who study hard in both the south and the north of the river, and they are really classmates and teenagers, and they are civilized in China.
Deng Zhongyue
Deng Zhongyue (1674 ~ 1748) Qing Dynasty Yuan, character Dongchang, number of Regret Lu, Liaocheng City South Deng Lou people.
In the forty-seventh year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1708), he was promoted to the first place in the first division of the JinShi and entered the Hanlin. In the first year of Yongzheng (1723), he was the deputy examiner of Jiangnan, returned with the death of his mother, and four years later became a scholar in Jiangsu, publishing books such as "Recent Thoughts" and "White Deer Cave Rules" to educate scholars. For seven years (1729), he served as a scholar in Guangdong province as a shaozhan bachelor, and soon after, he moved to the cabinet and served as a waiter in the ceremonial department. Deng was honest and honest in government, cautious and respectful, and the most important thing he played was to correct customs and discourage evil, which was praised and adopted by the Yongzheng Emperor. For eleven years (1733), he served as the right attendant of the Rebbe. As the president of "Great Qing Yi Tongzhi", he turned to the left waiter. To reduce the matter to too often. Qianlong served as a senator of Zhejiang Xuezheng and the General Political Department, and then promoted to the right and left shilang of the Ministry of Rites, and served twice as the examiner of Jiangnan in the ninth year of Qianlong (1744) and the twelfth year (1747). When he was in Zhejiang, he once instructed all the students: "Shame is the basis of shame, and there are many praises and praises, or for small reasons, the flesh and bones are in the gaps, and the shame is in the place." "Thirteen years (1748) accompanied the Qianlong Emperor on his tour of the east. In the summer of that year, he died at the age of 74. Zhong Yue Gongshu, Neng Poetry, Kangxi has a reputation for him as "character a world". He is the author of 4 volumes of Zhifeilu, Hanxiangge Poetry Collection, and 4 volumes of Anthology.
The story of Deng Zhongyue
"The article is flat, the word is overwhelming"
In the sixty years of the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, Deng Zhongyue entered Beijing to take the examination, and the temple examination ended, and Deng Zhongyue ranked among the best. The lord examiner presented the top ten excellent scrolls to the emperor. Ask him to choose the top three from the middle: Zhuangyuan, Bangyan, and Tanhua.
Kangxi had read Deng Zhongyue's scroll and felt that his article was not particularly outstanding. But that stroke was particularly remarkable. Watch the comments carefully and see the purity of Tang's pen and ink. Plump and obedient; rigorous in structure, dignified and beautiful; majestic and super-elegant. In the sixty years since the old emperor ascended the throne, Wenzhi martial arts and armor have been in the world. Manchu Dynasty wenwu and scholar literati can be said to be innumerable in vehicles, but do you really want to find someone who can be better than Deng Zhongyue? Hey! Still not.
The more the emperor looked at it, the more he loved it, and he raised his imperial pen and approved eight words on Deng Zhongyue's scroll: "The article is flat, and the word is suppressed." And nodded his head.
The word "dependent" is incorrect
Deng Zhongyue, a scholarly man with excellent calligraphy. But there are also some typos when. One year, when people asked him to write a post, he made a mistake in writing and wrote the word "dependent" of "in-law" into the word "spring". Please post it out, and those who give it are blessed, those who receive it are honored, and those who see it feel blessed. Although some people see that the character for "dependent" is written as "spring", one is that they dare not doubt the literary elite and the scholarly and rich five-car Emperor Yuangong, and the other is that they do not believe that they can fully understand the world's characters, and they also think that "dependent" and "spring" are universal or "spring" and "dependent" are synonymous. Since then, some people have also written the word "dependent" as "spring", believing that they have a basis for it and are extraordinary. Habits become habits, and habits become the trend for a long time. A long time later, Lord Deng found that the invitation given to him by others had the word "marriage spring" on it. Ridiculous at the same time: Isn't this a joke on me? What a bold move! He immediately sent people to investigate the root causes and find out the reason. Track it down. Later, I learned that it was for myself. Deng Zhongyue was remorseful. I'm sorry. Self-vigilance: Everything must be carefully picked up, and it is easy to make mistakes if you take it lightly.
Flying pen point "cloud" foot
One year, Deng Zhuangyuan returned to his hometown of Liaocheng to visit his relatives, and it was time to repair the Guangyue Building, and the government and county officials wanted to ask him to write a plaque. Special wine banquet. The wine was almost drunk, and the pen and ink were also prepared to stop. Deng Zhuangyuan raised his pen with a wave, and the four big characters came into view. The crowd applauded!
[Note] Above the west gate of the Guangyue Tower there is a plaque with the words "On the Sun Zhanyun", and "On the Sun Zhanyun" is from the "Chronicle of the Jade Emperor": Emperor Yao, just like the sun, look at the clouds. Later, the Emperor of Kaimi was called the Emperor of the Sun. According to the records: "On the Sun Zhanyun" plaque, black characters on a white background, for the Qing Dynasty historians to solve the post problem.
Amid the sound of fine music and firecrackers, everyone "beat together" and hung this plaque in the middle of the second floor of the west side of the Guangyue Building.
Deng Zhongyue raised his hand to the plaque and asked the crowd, "Do you see anything wrong with these four characters?" ”
Everyone looked up and took a closer look, and they really saw that something was wrong!
It turns out that the word "cloud" of "just looking at the clouds" is written a little less, and it has become a "dead".
Although the faults were seen, no one would tell them. Because although there are many people who look at it: officials are humble and small, and some are just ordinary people, in their capacity, they are not enough to pick the typo of the yuangong. That is, although the official rank of the prefect is similar to that of the yuan, he can be regarded as a person who can speak. But his old man is short-sighted! The mistake on the plaque was that he couldn't see it!
Just when everyone was in a daze and pretending to be stupid, they suddenly saw a small child of about eight years old running out of the crowd and said loudly: "The cloud character written by Grandpa Zhuangyuan is a little less!" ”
Deng Zhuangyuan smiled and said, "Good boy! Sure enough, the eyesight of young people is good! It's a little less. Let's make up for that! ”
As soon as the crowd heard this, they were chaotically trying to lift the ladder upstairs to pick up the plaque, so that the leader could make up for it.
Deng Zhongyue stopped everyone, grabbed the big pen he had just written, and struggled to throw it up! I saw that the pen flew straight up, only to hear a "pop" sound, the pen point fell on the lower right side of the "cloud", and with a slight pause, the pen fell. When you look closely, the little bit that was written is perfectly compensated.
The crowd erupted in a roar: "Oops! Yuanfei pen point cloud foot! ”
Today, the plaque still hangs in the middle of the second floor of the west side of the Guangyue Building, but it has been copied.
[Note] According to the record: "On the Sun Zhanyun" plaque, for the Qing Dynasty historians to solve the post problem. The plaque of "Taiping Pavilion" was inscribed by Deng Zhongyue, a Liaocheng national of the 60th year of the Qing Kangxi Dynasty (1721), who "suppressed the world with words".
Night reading
Deng Zhuangyuan often read until the third change, and one night, suddenly there was a "whoosh" sound, and a big-headed little ghost with green fangs and a vicious face broke through the wall. Undaunted, he casually placed the ruler of the pressed book on the head of the little devil. The little devil saw that he could not frighten Yuanyuan, so he shouted loudly: "Yuanyuan, Zhuangyuan, you are so bold!" Yuanyuan smiled and replied casually, "Little devil, little devil, you are so big head!" When Zhuangyuan took the ruler off, the little devil hurriedly escaped and disappeared.
Born
During the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, in the village of Jiangdi in the south of Liaocheng City, there was an old couple who sold tofu, had no children under their knees, and saved two large yuan treasures throughout their lives. Like a child, they put on a "red pocket" (a red cloth was tied in the middle of each treasure). Every night, I took out a play to watch, and carefully locked it in the bedside table before going to bed. One night, the old man had a dream of two children in red pockets kneeling in front of him and thanking him for his nurturing grace. Before leaving, he said, "We went to Deng Zhuangyuan's house in the city!" "When he woke up, he felt strange, so he told his wife what happened in the dream, who knew that the wife also had this dream." The old two felt strange, thought left and right, and suddenly realized: "Could it be these two yuan treasures?" The old couple hurriedly opened the cabinet to take a look, and sure enough, the yuanbao was gone. The couple lamented that their lives were thin, but they were not willing and must find out. Where is Deng Zhuangyuan's family? The old man thought to himself, is it the Deng Mansion in the city?
Note: Because Deng Mansion (the site of the experimental primary school in the city) was very famous in Liaocheng, it was purchased and built by Deng Bingheng, the great-grandfather of Deng Zhongyue. At this time, Deng Bingheng was serving as an official in Fujian (Fujian Patrol Road), his son Deng Yunxie (Deng Zhongyue's grandfather) was an official in Shanxi (Shuozhou Shou, Shanxi), and his grandson Deng Jizhe (Deng Zhong's father-in-law, zengguan Guozi Jianxuelu) resigned from the official to do housekeeping at home.
The old man who sold tofu decided to go into the city to find out. Therefore, he went to Deng Mansion when he went into the city to sell tofu.
Coincidentally, the night when the old man who sold tofu lost his yuan treasure coincided with the birth of The Champion. When the family dug the ground in the back garden to bury the tire clothes, they just dug out two treasures. Mrs. Deng was very happy and thought that the child would be blessed in the future. The next morning, the old man selling tofu asked to see him. After explaining the origin of the matter, the old lady did not say anything, while leaving the old man to eat, while instructing the kitchen to make two large steamed buns, each steamed bun was heavy. When the old man was about to leave after eating, the old lady gave him two large steamed buns and repeatedly instructed: "These two steamed buns are specially made for you, don't give them away!" The old man was very disappointed, and after thanking him, he put the steamed bun in the tofu basket, and he had no intention of selling tofu again, and listlessly went home. Walking to the South Gate Urn City, I met a chicken seller. The old man liked chickens, so he exchanged these two steamed buns for two chickens, picked up the burden and left.
This chicken seller walked to the door of the Deng Mansion, just as Old Mrs. Deng went out to send a guest, he saw two large steamed buns on the burden, so he asked his family to buy the steamed buns back with two or two pieces of silver. The chicken seller got the silver and went away with joy. It turned out that these two big steamed buns each contained a yuanbao in it, and as a result, these two large yuanbao still fell in Deng Zhuangyuan's family. Old Mrs. Deng remembered that the old man who sold tofu had no children and no daughters, so he adopted him at home for the rest of his life.
"Gao Xia Cai Tian"
During the Yongzheng period, Deng Zhuangyuan served as the chief examiner of Jiangnan. The Southerners look down on the Northerners, and they perceive it in their eyes and performance. Before the examination, he ordered a fir basket to be erected from the vegetable table in the courtyard of the examination room, and sat down on the Taishi chair without making a sound.
When they saw that the examiner had not produced the question for such a long time, they knew that they had offended the examiner. So, they all knelt down and asked the chief examiner to ask the question. He said, "You are clever in your own vain, and the topic has already come out, so why don't you do it?" The crowd was stunned, only to see Yuanyuan pointing to the cedar in the vegetable table and saying, "This is the title!" Still not understanding, the crowd fell to their knees again and asked the Lord examiner to make it clear. Yuanyuan said, "Haven't you even read Hundred Family Names?" ...... Isn't this 'Gao Xia Cai Tian'? ("Gaoxia Caitian" is a phrase in the "Hundred Family Names", which is a consonant for "Vegetable Field under the Penny".) From then on, these southerners did not dare to be so arrogant anymore.
Deng Zhongyue approved the interpretation of the Shen family feud
During the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, in the area of Mengnan, Jiangxi, two brothers who were officials of the same dynasty were produced. The elder brother Shen Zhongren was a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and the younger brother, Shen Zhongyi, was in charge of the household department, and the Shen family was very prominent at one time. But time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like shuttles, and the two brothers turn their eyes to the twilight years, so they both say goodbye to their old age and return to their hometown together. The brother was originally born into a rich family, and he had been an official for many years, and he had accumulated a wealth of wealth, and he should have spent his old age of wealth and wealth together, but unexpectedly, soon after returning to Li, he became entangled in family property and quarreled, so that the development of the Tao was like an enemy, and a family affair lawsuit was started.
The lawsuit hit the yamen, which can make the county official difficult. He did not dare to offend his brother, nor did he dare to offend his brother, but he was worried that he would be tasteless, sleepless at night, and at a loss for days. Just when he was embarrassed, on this day, he suddenly heard that Deng Zhongyue, the new head of the Dongchang Province, had ordered an inspection to come here. Although the county magistrate was anxious, even if he dared to be sloppy, he hurried out of the ya to welcome Chincha to the ya. After the ceremony was completed, during the discussion, Deng Qin saw the county official with a sad face, as if he had a heart. Just as he was about to ask, he overheard the sound of drums and mountains outside, the noise, and a commotion, and when the county official heard it, he knew that this must be the Shen family brothers coming to the noisy court again, and he couldn't help but seep sweat from his face. I thought to myself, this is broken, now the imperial court Qincha is here, they come here to make a fuss, if Chincha scolds me for not being able to judge the case impartially, I will not lose my future! Deng Qin saw that Zhixian was so sincere and frightened, so he asked what was going on outside? The county officials had no choice but to report the case of the Shen family brothers to the truth, and repeatedly pleaded with Lord Deng to forgive his sins. No, Deng Zhongyue not only did not blame, but instead smiled lightly and said: "In the small family affairs dispute, why worry, wait for me to break with you." When the county magistrate heard this, as if it were a great difficult rescue, he knelt down on his knees to thank him, and at the same time busied himself with ordering the official to go to the court to hear the trial. Deng Zhongyue shook his hand and said, "There is no need to cut off the face of the court, let the Shen family brothers wait outside, I can approve the book for a few words."
The county magistrate was busy ordering the Shen family brothers to wait outside. Deng Zhongyue wrote the approval with a stroke of his pen, so he let the tolerance be pasted outside the door. The Shen family brothers, who were waiting outside the door, heard that Lord Chincha had personally written an approval for his furniture case, and they all rushed up to watch it. Only to see the approval text read: "The quail dove calls the chicks, the crow feeds back, Ren Ye; the deer get the grass and sing their flocks, the bees see the flowers and gather their multitudes, righteousness also; the lamb kneels on the milk, the horse does not deceive the mother, the ceremony also; the spider web takes food, the ants plug the nest and avoid the water, zhi ye; the chicken does not know and does not sing, the swallow does not come to the society, and the letter is also." Beasts still have five constants, and man is the spirit of all things, and none of them care. With the small dispute of the ancestral inheritance, the great affection of the brothers is hurt. Brother Tong Ten Thousand Scrolls should have the talent of a godbrother; does the brother's six branches hurt the brother's reason? Shen Zhongren, benevolent but not benevolent? Shen Zhongyi, righteousness and injustice! If you have changed it, you can think about it again! Brothers and compatriots are born to a mother, so why should the ancestral inheritance be disputed? When can you be a brother when you see each other and grow old? ”
The two brothers read the approval documents, one by one moved, tearful, remorseful, on the spot hugged their heads and cried, accumulated hatred and suddenly solved, brotherly love is as good as ever. The case was thus closed.
In order to praise Deng Zhongyue's approval of the family vendetta, posterity once wrote a lyric praising:
In the case of household chores, it is difficult for the Qing officials to decide, and they are worried about the seven pin county officials.
Deng Zhuangyuan, with one hand, was shocked and stubborn, and ice solved the Shen case.
Passed down from generation to generation, thousands of autumns for beauty!
Ren Kepu
Ren Kepu (1614~1703) Was a Qing Dynasty official. The word sea eyebrows. A native of present-day Dongchangfu District. In the fourth year of Qing Shunzhi (1647), he was a jinshi, appointed Nanyang to push officials, to govern first, to give the official section to the matter, believing that he should exert great efforts to govern, the first to guard the officials, and the "QingQuan Selection, Strict Protection" was neglected, and proposed that the selection of officials should be impartial and prudent. In the sixth year of the Kangxi Dynasty (1677), he was promoted to right-hand Tongzheng, and in the twelfth year (1673) he was promoted to the rank of squire of the Punishment Department. During this period, he repeatedly neglected things such as reducing endowments, punishing corruption, and prohibiting luxury, and said what others did not dare to say, and the emperor said: "It is true that people say that a certain person is strong. At that time, some people surnamed Liu came to Beijing to tell the White Lotus Sect that the White Lotus Sect would rebel in Dong County, and some officials advocated sending troops to suppress him, Ren said: "Liu surname is a madman, I have known him for a long time, this does not have to be taken seriously." "Therefore, the matter was suspended, and a harassment of soldiers in Liaocheng was spared." In the eighteenth year (1679), Jingcha was "incompetent", and he planned to demote the transfer, and the order was reconsidered, and he was stripped of his official position instead of "imprudent". After returning home from his post, he lived in Liaocheng North Dam Chi Garden and Dunmu Hall, where he lived and feasted with his family. Thirty-eight years (1699), Kangxi southern tour, through the Linqing, Ke Pu went to pick up the driver, was restored. Forty-two years (1703), Kangxi again toured the south, passed through Liaocheng, to the Qi Garden, gave Song GuiTang plaque, and inscribed "Green water ben worry-free because of the wind crepe noodles, Qingshan original immortality is snow white head" joint gift, giving the title of Shang Shu. Died at the age of 86.
The story of ren three scorpions taking over
Ren Kepu (pronounced: pǔ), the character Haimei, because he ranked third, and often had some surprising ways to win, was jokingly called "Ren San Scorpion" by the locals.
During the Kangxi Dynasty, Ren Kepu told the old man to return to his hometown. At that time, Dongchang Province suffered floods for many years, and the mourning was everywhere and the people were not happy. However, the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have increased unabated, and the people have complained bitterly. Ren Kepu's three requests to emperor Shangshu for official taxes and relief for disaster victims were not replied to. Just when he was worried, the news came from the capital that the emperor's southern tour would pass by Dongchang, and he immediately turned from worry to joy.
On the day that the Kangxi Emperor arrived in Dongchang Province, Ren Kepu went to the canal dock to pick up the driver. As soon as Kangxi stepped on the dragon boat, Ren Kepu fell to his knees and shouted: "Minister Ren Kepu greeted the holy driver, and The minister played: Dongchang Province has been flooded for many years, and there is no harvest of summer grain grain." My Heavenly Emperor grace is vast, the people of Dongchang have been raining for a long time, and the subjects ask Your Majesty to lower the grace again and reduce the taxes of Dongchang...". Kangxi thought: If all the prefectures and counties along the way cite precedents, wouldn't the treasury be empty? The Kangxi Emperor moved at a moment's notice and said, "Quasi-play, today's tax will be exempted"; Ren Kepu frowned and quickly shouted: "Thank you Lord Long'en." Then he shouted to the crowd, "The emperor has a will, and today there is no tax," and the crowd shouted long live. Along with the Kangxi Emperor's dragons, Ren Kepu hurriedly summoned Ren Bao'er, the family member, and gave a few instructions in his ear, saying that he would do it immediately, and the sooner the better.
The day before leaving Dongchang Province, the Kangxi Emperor specifically asked Ren Kepu to accompany him on a tour of the moat of Dongchang Province (present-day Dongchang Lake). On a whim, the Kangxi Emperor pointed to the tea dish in front of him and said to Ren Kepu, "Two plates of beans." Ren Kepu understood that this was to let himself pair the couplet, so he said: "A ou oil." The Kangxi Emperor deliberately embarrassed Ren Kepu and said, "What Shuo said is that two butterflies fight, and two butterflies fight." Ren Kepu pointed to a gull on the surface of the water and said, "A gull swims on the right side, and a gull heron is playing in the water." After listening, the Kangxi Emperor laughed loudly. The Kangxi Emperor said: "Green water is not worried, because the wind wrinkles the face." It means to secretly praise Ren Kepu for worrying about the country and the people. Ren Kepu immediately said, "Qingshanyuan is not old, it is snow white." It implies the meaning of praising the Kangxi Emperor for his work for the country.
[Note] In addition to the legends of "two plates of beans" and "one Ou oil", there are: Ji Xiaolan to Qianlong; Zhang Yushu, the compiler of the Kangxi Dictionary; the old monk of yichan temple to Kangxi; Cao Yu to Li Yuanhong, and so on.
The next day, the Kangxi Emperor set off for Dongchang Province. When he stepped on the canal dock again, he saw a newly erected stone stele, the text of which was "no tax today" in four big characters, and the inscription was "敕立". Ren Kepu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is what Ren Kepu, the minister, was instructed to supervise." In fact, the Kangxi Emperor had already guessed that the stone stele was committed by Ren Kepu, so he had to say: "Good you have an iron mouth and steel teeth." In this way, there is a pair of upper links that write the scene in front of you, please say the scene in front of you to the lower link. If you are right, you will be exempted from all taxes on the ships passing by dongchang province from now on; if it is not good, you will be perfected, and you will cut yourself with this stone stele." As he spoke, the Kangxi Emperor pointed to the lotus flowers in the water and said, "The lotus buds in the pool hold a red fist, who are you hitting?" Ren Kepu looked left and right, and when he saw the matian on the riverbank, he pointed his hand at each other: "The hemp leaves on the shore stretch out their green palms, do you want to forgive?" ”
The Kangxi Emperor nodded approvingly, "A good Ren San Scorpion." Since then, there has been no tax on the Dongchangfu pier. Therefore, the gathering of merchants is becoming more and more prosperous. The stele stood on the dock until it was smashed by the Red Guards as a "four olds" in 1967.
Another legend about the story of the tax-free monument is that during the Kangxi Dynasty, Dongchang Province suffered floods for many years, and the people were full of mourning and suffering, and the people did not have a good life. After Ren Kepu, a servant of the Punishment Department, told the old man to return to his hometown, although he wrote to the emperor three times about the disaster in Dongchang, asking for a reduction in official taxes to help the victims, he did not receive a reply.
Knowing that the Kangxi Emperor was about to tour the south of the canal, Ren Kepu was determined to come to his senses, so he ordered his family to secretly throw a stone stele inscribed with "No Tax Today" into the river on the first night.
The next day, the dragon boat taken by the Kangxi Emperor did indeed come to Dongchang. The five dragon boats were lined up in a row, especially on the pilot dragon boats, not only the flags were unfurled and the drums were played in unison, but also the Janissaries, armed with weapons, lined up in two rows. However, when the dragon boat reached the vicinity of the Dongchangfu Gate (Tongji Gate), the leading dragon boat suddenly ran aground with its touch and could not sail for a while, so it had to temporarily anchor and stop the boat. This scene frightened the large and small officials who lined up along the coast of Dongchang Province to greet them, but Ren Kepu showed his calmness. When the waterman dived into the water to fish out the obstacle, he saw that it was a stone stele.
The entourage officer immediately sang Kangxi: "Underwater is blocked by stone tablets, which have now been fished out." Kangxi asked, "What words are engraved on the tablet?" At this time, Ren Kepu hurriedly knelt down and played: "Long live the qi song, this monument has been sunk in the river for a long time, and I don't know the origin." However, he dared to block the dragon boat, for fear of reason, and asked the emperor to personally investigate it. ”
Kangxi nodded darkly, so he stepped out of the dragon boat and followed Ren Kepu and the dongchang prefect to the stone monument. The Kangxi Emperor saw that although the stone stele was covered with mud and sand, the handwriting was very clear, so he read it in passing: "There is no tax today." ”
As soon as Kangxi's voice fell, Ren Kepu took the sheep by the hand and played: "Long live the pitiful people, Jinkou exempted Dongchang from taxes, it is really a blessing from heaven to the people." At this moment, Kangxi suddenly remembered Ren Kepu's three folds. I thought to myself, this stone stele blocked the boat, and the book was tax-free, could it be caused by Providence? So he said: "Dongchang has been flooded for many years, it should have been exempt from taxation earlier, but today the ancient monument appears, and since Providence is exempt from taxation, let's do it this way." ”
After Kangxi left, the prefect of Dongchang erected the "No Tax Today" monument on the south bank of the Dongguan Canal in Dongchang City and built a monument. Since then, the victims of Dongchang Province have not only reduced their tax burden, but even those who load and unload goods at the wharf have no longer paid taxes.
Another legend is that once, when the Kangxi Emperor came to Liaocheng, a hundred people begged to see him, and the attendants impatiently blocked the way, "The emperor has a will, take a nap today." When this people had a clever move, they went out and shouted, "The emperor has a will, and there is no tax today." The merchants thanked the emperor for their great kindness and erected the "No Tax Today" monument. When the Kangxi Emperor found out, he had no choice but to push the boat along the water and acquiesced to this matter. Since then, Liaocheng commerce has become more prosperous.
In the north of present-day Liaocheng, there is a tax-free monument building in the north opposite the canal pier, which was erected by the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty to reduce part of the tax revenue in Dongchang and other places.
Ren Kepu and Ding Youke field fraud case
In the fourteenth year of Shunzhi (1657), at the age of Ding You, a large-scale fraud case broke out in the examination hall of Shuntian (Beijing-Tianjin area), and the chief examiners Li Zhenyi, Zhang Ipu and others were openly bribed. Ren Kepu Shangshu: "After the north list was issued, there were rumors and rumors everywhere, and there were dissatisfaction and complaints everywhere, and there were many drawbacks in this."
The Shunzhi Emperor ordered that some famous criminals in Shu Nei be taken to the officials and the Metropolitan Inspection Bureau for trial. After finding out that this was true, he ordered that Li Zhenyi, Zhang Ipu, Cai Yuanxi, Lu Yiji, Xiang Shaofang, Tian Yun, Wu Zuolin, and seven other people be beheaded, and the family property was not registered, and one hundred and eight people were exiled to Ningguta. Almost to the bottom of the investigation, spread throughout the country, the dead are endless.
Ren Kepu and the Kangxi Emperor
Ren Kepu (任克溥), courtesy name Haimei (海梅), nicknamed Ren Hat (任帽子), a native of Liaocheng County, was a six-year jinshi of Qing Shunzhi (清顺治), and successively served as a Nanyang push official, a bureaucrat to give a job, and a general envoy. Ren Kepu is an official, resourceful, and intelligent, and many of his anecdotes have been rumored as good stories in Liaocheng Township, where only the story of The Dragon Street is told.
In March of the forty-second year of the Kangxi Dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor went south along the canal and inspected Jiangnan. One day to the big wharf of Dongchang Province (Liaocheng), only to see the willow spitting, peach blossoms in full bloom, the crowd on the shore bustling, the traffic is busy, the business is booming, a lively scene, the Kangxi Emperor saw this place is very lively, and asked left and right: "What is this place?" He replied, "This is the big pier in Dongchang." Kangxi immediately ordered the ship to anchor and stop, and to rest here for a few days. After Getting off the ship, Kangxi found a small shop to live in, and told his entourage: "Long live Grandpa will make a private visit here and check the people's feelings." If someone asks, it is better to go to Jiangnan to do business. ”
The next day after breakfast, Kangxi went out alone, he knew that Dongchang Mansion was Ren Kepu's hometown, he had now told the old man to return home, after inquiring about Ren's mansion, that is, when he entered the door and went inside, he was stopped by the family of the janitor and asked: "Where did you come from?" Who are you looking for? Why do you go straight in the door? The Kangxi Emperor said in a gruff voice, "I came to find a human scorpion." The family heard the fire: "What kind of person are you, dare to call the old man's nickname, it is so unreasonable!" Kangxi said, "You just have to repay your old master in this way, and ask him to come and greet him, and if he refuses to come out, I will turn my head and leave." The family listened to his words and thought to themselves, this person must not be an ordinary commoner, so he had to repay the master in such a way, and when he expected that there was a reason for the incident, he quickly sorted out his clothes and came out with his family to see what was going on. When he walked to the door and saw that it was Emperor Kangxi, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and hurried forward to perform the state ceremony, and Kangxi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need, no need." The general Kangxi let him into the living room, and after sitting down, he bowed his hand and asked, "Long live Grandpa, what happened to our little mansion city?" Kangxi said, "I am on a tour of Jiangnan this time, and I am stopping by to see the old minister of Yuan." He also confessed: "Examine the people's feelings in Dongchang Province." If you want to go out alone, you must not reveal your identity, you must leave early and return late, and only stay at your place. "Ren Kepu understands the spirit and obeys only his fate."
Noisy Dragon Street
One day, Kangxi stepped out of the east gate, crossed the water bridge, walked not far, turned around and walked towards the road south rice market street, this small street is still quite crowded, selling rice, selling noodles, stalls selling groceries, very lively. Kangxi approached a restaurant in Luxi with the name of "Eight Immortals Residence". At a table in the south sat two old men, one fat and one thin, drinking to relieve their boredom. From their conversation, it has been seen that there is some drunkenness, drinking and shouting, pulling east and west, and wandering. The old man, who was as fat as Maitreya Buddha, suddenly whispered to the skinny monkey-like old man, "You see the old man who just came in is really strange, he can come in, he doesn't want to drink or dish, he sits there alone, he sits there like a wooden chicken, can you think of leading him over to talk?" The thin old man said, "How difficult is that, I can do this, if I can't do it, I am willing to be punished with three cups." But I'm going to do it, and you're going to drink three drinks. After the two men had agreed, the thin old man got up and walked south, stomping his feet as he walked, and the man only did not hear it, indifferent, and when he was about to walk to the man's seat, the thin old man coughed several times in a row, and the man still pretended to be deaf and dumb, calm and calm, and did not move. At this time, the thin old man was a little angry, thinking that this person really couldn't be shocked? Well, I'll give him another look. He saw clearly that the old man was facing south, the back of his head facing north, his dark hair on the top of his head, and he had just shaved his head, and it was a little glowing. The thin old man reached out to stroke the back of the old man's head, and then he jerked his hand back. Thinking to himself, "No, don't make a fuss about right and wrong..." Then he raised his shoulder and slapped it hard twice, and Kangxi was shocked, turned around violently, and angrily asked, "Why are you so unreasonable?" The thin old man replied with a hippie smile: "Oh, it's your old man, you recognized the wrong person, I'm sorry, you punched me twice." ”
The Kangxi Emperor went out for the first time here for a private visit, and instead of hearing the people's reactions to the government and the discussion of society, he was humiliated and very annoyed. Out of the restaurant, he went straight to Ren Kepu's mansion. When Ren saw Kangxi return, he looked a little abnormal, and went forward to ask, "What's wrong?" Long live Grandpa can't encounter anything unpleasant outside. Kangxi said, "Nothing, I will return to Beijing tomorrow!" "Grandpa Banzai was really in a hurry, and hurriedly fell to his knees: "Grandpa Banzai has suffered some wrongs, just tell the old minister, I should serve the work of dogs and horses, if Grandpa Wanzai refuses to say it, I will kneel until dark and will not get up..." The Kangxi Emperor sighed and said impatiently: "You are the old minister of Yuan, and you tell the truth, today you are in a 'Eight Immortals Residence' restaurant, you met a person, the deception was too much, and the people of Dongchang Province were unreasonable!" ... ... Old Minister, tell your relatives and friends to move out of the city within ten days, otherwise don't say that you will not show mercy to you, and after returning to Beijing tomorrow, you will order the bloodbath of Dongchang Province! ”
After Ren Kepu listened, he laughed on his back. Kangxi was puzzled and said, "You are humiliated outside, why are you laughing?" "Viva Grandpa, do you know what the name of the place you went to was?" Kangxi said: "Where do you know that the street is bustling and selling rice, and they are seated in the 'Eight Immortals Residence'." "That's right, here I congratulate you." Kangxi asked, "What joy of the Tao?" ”
Ren Kepu said: "That is the Noisy Dragon Street, in the south is the "Dragon Valley", and the tushan in the southeast corner is the 'Erlong Mountain'. Although our Dongchang Province is a land of bullets, it is a treasure land of Luxi, a place where gods and immortals gather. Ancient downstairs for three days but the gods, will be bloody and smelly, Dongchang Province often has the world can come and go, today you committed the name of the place, the dragon street is disturbed, this shows that the dragon immortals meet, this is a sign of great luck, long live will be able to be a thousand years of stability as Mount Tai, rich and glorious, long life without boundaries. ”
Kangxi nodded his head after hearing this, and then dismissed the bloodbath of Dongchang Province. After that, the "Noisy Dragon Street" shouted even louder.
The legend of Hikari Tower
In the seventh year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Chen Yong, an official stationed in Dongchang Province, wanted to use the remaining wood from the construction of the city to build a majestic pavilion in the center of the city to see the enemy send troops and set up drums to announce the time. This suggestion was appreciated by the people of the whole city.
Chen Yong's requirements for the pavilion building were: the base should have a cross arch passage, the upper part is a four-story all-wood structure, plus a corridor, not allowed to use one inch of iron nails, and completed within one year. The undertaker built a green brick base according to the requirements, but the all-wood building could not always come up with a heartwarming drawing, so the project could not be carried out for a long time. While everyone was anxious, one day, an old carpenter who looked like he was looking for a job sat down next to the scrap heap in the wood yard. While listening to everyone's discussion, he pulled the waste pile with his hand and laughed darkly under his head. The carpenter saw that he had picked up a pile of wooden strips of varying thickness and thickness, and said without anger: "Oh, you have to find a livelihood to go around the countryside, you can't catch your hands here, don't pick up scraps here." The old man smiled and said, "The ingenuity is at the request of an adult, and the waste wood is skillfully made of large utensils." Dude, don't worry about me. People listened to the old man's words, thought he was a bit stupid, and stopped paying attention to him. The next morning, when a craftsman came out for the morning, he found that in the old man's seat, there was an elaborate model of a pavilion with a miscellaneous wooden strip buckle. He hurriedly returned the foreman, and the foreman came here to see it, and he couldn't help but be stunned! It turned out that this model was the prototype of the pavilion that I wanted to build. He asked people to look around for the old man, but the old man was long gone.
When the craftsmen heard that there was a model overnight, they all rushed to watch it, only to see this small pavilion, all made of woodworking waste of different thicknesses and circles, crisscrossed and buckled, five-way corner with corridors, four arched eaves, and a cross ridge, which was unusually strong. People not only marveled at the skill, but also said happily: "With this model as a model, there is no need to worry about delivering the work on time." ”
So everyone made their own division of labor, and the preparation of the materials and the molding of the moldings were done with all hands and feet. The most important material of the first layer is forty columns that are as thick as a bunch and as high as three inches. Since it is the foundation of the whole building, it is necessary not only to select the materials well, but also to have accurate dimensions of the roots. Thirty-nine were ready, and who knew that when the fortieth saw was intercepted, it was found that there was a serious chaff hole in the center and could not be used. There is no remainder of such a large wood, how can this be done? Going to the field to purchase, not to mention that it is difficult to find a suitable source for a while, just remote transportation, is also a big problem. For a while, everyone sighed for a long time, and this did not know how to be good.
Just then, the missing old carpenter appeared on the lumber yard again. When the foreman saw him as if he had seen the savior, he hurriedly greeted Shi Li and said, "Teacher Fu, you can come, think of a way for me!" The old carpenter smiled and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with your project this time!" The foreman you Shi Li said, "Teacher Fu, last time I complained that I didn't know Tarzan with my eyes, I was offended by you." Without the model you gave me, I wouldn't be able to work now. Today, I have encountered the problem of missing a pillar, please always think of a way. ”
The old carpenter smiled and said, "This is not a difficult matter, you have people prepare five cars of sawdust today, twenty collars of reed mats, twenty pounds of water glue, tomorrow you will not mistake your application." ”
The foreman listened to which dared to be sluggish, and hurriedly ordered the people to prepare. The materials were all prepared, but the old man closed his eyes and fell asleep. The foreman did not dare to alarm him, so he had to let people prepare wine and dinner and place them next to the old man.
Early the next morning, in the open space of the yard, a thick and long round object tightly wrapped in a reed mat appeared. The foreman asked him to open the reed mat and see that it was exactly the pillar that was needed. With a ruler, the thickness and length are just right, without a saw and an axe; although its quality is all made of sawdust, it is as solid as wood. The foreman was grateful and admired in his heart, and when he asked someone to look for the old man, as last time, he did not see the shadow. Forty foundation pillars were soon erected. However, when the buckle arch is pressed upwards, it is either that the bucket is large, or the curvature of the arch is not enough, and it is always inappropriate. The linewriter said that the sawman had taken the ink line, but the sawman complained that the wireman did not draw the right size, and the foreman was in a hurry. Someone saw that the foreman rarely spun around in circles and said, "It is useless to argue, and there is no way to be anxious, so let's ask the teacher who made the pillar to help." Although the foreman nodded and said yes, he said, "This old man has come and gone without a trace, but where can he go to find it?" An elderly craftsman said, "That teacher is so skilled, I don't think he is a god, but also the ancestor of Lu Ban, let's burn incense, pray and pray, maybe we can make his old man appear." As soon as the foreman heard this, he bought incense, lit it in the carpentry workshop, and prayed. I looked forward to it for a whole day, but I didn't even look forward to the shadow. However, early the next morning, on the wood for the arch, there were ink lines crisscrossed and curved and straight, and they were formed and buckled according to the sawn timber, and the result was a tight seam, not big or small. Everyone knew that this was all done by the mysterious woodworking old man, and they had to thank each other.
The project was finally completed as scheduled. After the solemn and magnificent pavilion was accepted and approved by Chen Yong, everyone happily dismantled the scaffolding, and the "Yumu Building" named by Chen Yong will be inaugurated tomorrow. But at this moment, someone suddenly found that under the eaves of the northwest corner of the highest floor of the building, a half-long rafter was exposed. Go up and saw it, and you have to re-erect scaffolding, which is very labor-intensive, and it is very annoying not to saw it. How can this be done? Just when everyone was embarrassed, unexpectedly, the mysterious old carpenter appeared in front of everyone again. He didn't wait for everyone to ask for help, only to see him slowly draw a sharp axe from behind his waist, throw it at the head of the rafters, and only listen to the sound of "clicking", and then cut off the rafters' heads that grew. In the midst of the cheers of the crowd, when they went to look for the old man, the old man was gone. People have been talking about it, and this must have been done by Grandmaster Lu Ban. In order to commemorate Lu Ban's merits in building the building, everyone built a small Lu Ban Ancestral Hall on the north wall of the first floor, which was painted with a lu ban statue to commemorate it. Although luban's portrait is gone, the small ancestral hall is still there, and everyone knows that it is the place where Luban is enshrined.
The story of Qianlong and the ancient building Lotus Well
"Dongchang Province, Three Treasures, Iron Pagoda, Ancient Building, Jade Emperor Gao" This is a well-known folk song in Dongchang Province. Day after day, the sky is changing, and now the Jade Emperor Gao has disappeared, and the iron tower is also renovated, only this ancient building, as a symbol of Liaocheng, has been standing in the center of the ancient city for more than 600 years. It is strange to say that this ancient building is all made of wood, according to common sense is very prone to fire, and the ancient building has not even had a small fire, it is said that the Japanese devils looked at our ancient building well, but they could not transport it, they wanted to destroy it, but they could not blow it up with bombs, and then they used a cotton quilt around the pillar, poured gasoline points, but still could not be lit, and finally had to roll gray and slippery; this Liaocheng (Ancient Dongchang Province) city rained and killed many people, that ancient building in Liaocheng is the highest, even never suffered from lightning, this ancient building is indeed a bit of a head, The old people often say; there are four lions and four dragons guarding the roof of this ancient building, and no one dares to touch it when Grandpa Tian's thunder strikes; there are sea eyes under this ancient building, and everything can be lit, that is, the ancient building cannot be lit, why is this? It wasn't the Sea Dragon King who was guarding him. If there are four lions and four dragons on the roof of the ancient building, these people believe that they can be seen from afar, and the four lions are crouched on the cross ridge, and the four big kisses are four dragons, looking high at the sky. But if the ancient building has a sea eye, then the young people don't believe it, how did the sea come through so far away from Liaocheng? But if you say you don't believe it, the old people will get angry, saying that you are young and do not know things, and then they will pull you to see the sea eye, that is, "the water drop lotus well." ”
As soon as the old man opened his mouth, he was always prosperous. That Qianlong Emperor ascended the throne just in time for a good time, the ancestors not only fought the world, but also governed for many years, just in time for the Taiping Dynasty, this little emperor is fun, sightseeing in the mountains and waters, seven times down the Jiangnan, five times to the east, nine times through Dongchang Province, that is all along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal by dragon boat, this Qianlong Emperor came to Dongchang always to climb the ancient building to watch the entire Dongchang City, and there are several times to live in the second-floor Wenchang Pavilion, is this called another flavor? This time, he took the newly elected Concubine Liu to the palace on a trip, this Concubine Liu was fifteen years old, born like a flower like jade, like a lark in the forest, and very greedy. The next morning, the two woke up early, and Concubine Liu said, "Emperor, it must be very beautiful to climb to the top in the morning and watch the sunrise, I don't know what the emperor wants." Qianlong gladly agreed, the wilderness was thousands of miles, the red sun was rising, taiyue was vague, it was heart-warming, and Qianlong couldn't help but chant poetry again. The two watched for a while, and Liu Fei was attracted by the carved beams and columns in the inner room of the top floor, especially in the roof, there was a large lotus canopy, surrounded by lotus leaves and lotus flowers, which were clean and auspicious things in the water, named: Zaojing, which means to avoid evil and avoid fire. Suddenly, Concubine Liu shouted, "The emperor is coming to see", Qianlong walked over and looked down at Concubine Liu's fingers, only to see that there were also many small droplets of sparkling water on the lotus leaf in the middle of the big lotus. Only to see that the big water droplet was bigger and longer, falling down, Liu Fei playfully avoided. The water fell with a sound, and the water droplets fell straight downstairs into the well. Speaking of this well Qianlong has long heard, dongchang people say that this is the dragon's eye, the sea eye, its depth is unfathomable. The emperor was also very excited, and immediately went downstairs with Concubine Liu to see what was going on, and the two of them rushed to the well in the center of the downstairs, but coincidentally, another drop of water fell into the well, just hitting the lotus flower reflected in the water, Qianlong exclaimed, "It is really a water drop lotus well." With a grunt, a blister burst out, and then a red fish burst out, startling Qianlong to be unable to speak, and Liu Fei clapped her hands in delight, and the red fish wagged its tail and turned over, as if playing with Liu Fei, swimming around on the surface of the water, and the two large protruding eyes only stared at Liu Fei. Concubine Liu conveniently pulled out the golden hairpin on her hair and threw it down, but unfortunately it stabbed the red fish's back, and the red fish immediately stopped moving and slowly sank. Qianlong was displeased, "As a concubine, why do you want to kill with your hands, and today you must burn incense to atone for your sins." Concubine Liu lowered her head in fright.
Decades later, Qianlong went out on a tour to jieshi in the East China Sea, looking at the blue waves of wanqing, Qianlong chanted Cao Cao's poem, "East of Jieshi, a view of the sea..." Suddenly, in the middle of the waves, a red splash rose up, and a big red fish jumped out of the water and swam straight to Qianlong. Qianlong was frightened and took two steps back, but the red fish did not seem to have malicious intentions, swimming around on the surface of the water, taking a big mouth, as if to say something to Qianlong, Qianlong found that the golden light on the back of the red fish flashed, he involuntarily looked forward to the end, ah, look carefully, the golden light is actually a golden hairpin, Qianlong sighed loudly: "It is really a divine thing."
If the well under the ancient building was not the eye of the sea, how did this red fish come to the East Sea?
The story of the Shanshan Guild Hall: Guan Gong Apparition
Liaocheng Shanshan Guild Hall, built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, is not only famous for its flying cornices, carved beams and paintings, and exquisite architecture of pavilions and pavilions, but also the vivid statue of Guan Yu and the plaque of "Righteous Qi" in the museum are also very noticed by tourists. Some people will ask, in the place where the merchants rest and gather, why do they make the statue of the feather? This is because Guan Yu is from Puzhou, Shanxi. The merchants in Shanxi and Shaanxi, first, to pray for Guan Yu's blessing, and second, to borrow Guan Yu's vitality and add glory to their hometown, deliberately sculpted the statue of Guan Yu.
However, after the completion of the guild hall and the statue of the god, the abbot of the guild hall had a dream, dreaming that Guan Yu instructed: "This hall is a place where merchants and merchants gather, and I should not be sculpted here." Even if you think so, I no longer go against the expectations of the people; but there is one thing that must be remembered: although Guan Mou has made contributions to the world before his death, he has also made many mistakes. Therefore, whoever speaks and sings a play shall not preach to me, and if he disobeys his instructions, do not complain that I am rude! The abbot listened, and was busy kneeling to visit the shrine, even claiming to be. When he looked up, Guan Yu was already gone. The abbot woke up and told the people, but everyone seemed to believe it or not; although some had doubts, no one dared to easily violate the prohibition. Therefore, although the guild hall often has a drama class performance, it has never performed Guan Yu's play.
This year, several rich merchants came from the south, because of the great profits from the business, they wanted to use the guild hall to sing opera for three days to celebrate. Three of the business owners, other dramas do not want to watch, but prefer to watch Guan Yu pass the level and cut out. The owner of the drama class knew that it was forbidden and informed the rich merchants, but these rich merchants did not believe this and insisted on singing. The master of the drama class could not, so he asked them to negotiate with the head of the guild. When the host of the guild heard that he wanted to perform Guan Yu's play, he recounted Guan Yu's dream one by one. The rich merchants said, "Dreams are thought in the heart, and there is truth there." If you promise to stage 'pass five levels and cut six generals', you can pay each other heavily, otherwise, you will change the performance." The master of the drama class saw that it was advantageous and profitable, but he was afraid of offending the rich merchants, so he had to make an exception and agree.
Since the guild hall never sang Guan Yu's plays, now that it was heard that the ban had suddenly been opened, the people all felt that it was a new thing. So everyone rushed to tell each other, and they all came to watch this day, making the already very lively guild hall even more noisy.
As soon as the night scene arrived, several gongs and drums sounded, and the mat drama sang, that is, Guan Gong passed five levels and slashed six generals. Who knew that Guan Yu was about to pick the curtain to appear, when suddenly there was a "bang" sound in the main hall, and then a thick smoke and fire came out of the hall. Then the fierce wind blew, and the fire became fiercer, illuminating the entire guild hall in a flash. People in the field waited, a moment of chaos, some scrambled to run outside, some took water to put out the fire, you touched me, I bumped into you, all mixed up. But this fire is also strange, it only burns in the main hall, but it does not spread outwards, allowing it to be poured with water, but its momentum is not diminished in the slightest. The host, in a panic, knew that this must be Guan Yu's apparition, and was busy letting the actor who played Guan Yu clean his face and unload, and shouted that everyone quickly kowtowed to the statue of Guan Yu and pleaded. Everyone let the drama class master shout, but they all had some understanding, and in the field, they all knelt down and prayed to Guan Er Ye to stop his anger and forgive. At this time, the wind and fire near the wind suddenly rested, and everything returned to calm. People hurried into the main hall to watch, only to see that the hall was intact, and only the silver chests of the rich merchants with silver tickets were burned. When several wealthy merchants saw this, they were all full of remorse and pain, but the people present all admired Guan Yu's humility and virtue even more. Since then, more and more guandi temples have been built in urban and rural areas.
The story of drying books in front of the Shaanxi Guild Hall in Geng Ruqi Mountain
[Note] Geng Ruqi Ming Dynasty official, character Chu material. When he was young, he was talented and well-read. Ming Wanli entered the priesthood and was appointed as the head of the household department. During the reign of Emperor Sizong, he was promoted to the post of Secretary of the Taibu Temple, The Right Governor of Yushi, and the Governor of Shanxi.
In front of the Shanshan Guild Hall in Dongchang Province, there is the famous water and land dock of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.
According to legend, during the Ming Dynasty's Wanli Dynasty, the Spring Festival began to take the examination, and all parties gathered in the capital. On this day, the rain fell suddenly, and hundreds of thousands of sails were moored at the dock to avoid the rain, and one of the flower canopy passenger ships, the top of the high mast, fluttered a bunting flag, with five embroidered gold characters of "Intensive Reading of the Book of the World", and a stack of books on the bow of the ship was neatly lined up with stacks of books.
Suddenly it rained and the sky was clear. Out of the bilge came a young man, this man was extraordinary and full of spirit. When he saw that the books were wet, he ordered the boatman to carry the books to the shore to dry. Countless people's eyes widened, some looked up at the banner of "Intensive Reading of the Book of the World", some competed to see the large piece of books hanging in front of the hall, trying to hunt for knowledge from it, and some exchanged admiration.
At this time, the literati of Dongchang Province also rushed to prepare to go north by boat. Come to the pier to take a look, yo ho! There are such arrogant people in the world! Seeing so many books on the ground, there is no need to ask in detail, the name of the book owner is the book, which is actually a book. It's really cheating on me that there is no one in Dongchang! In a fit of rage, the resolution should be compared to the madness.
The scribes looked at the pile of books carefully, and could not help but take a breath of cool air, many of the books had not been read, and suddenly felt weak in their hearts. The owner of the book squinted at everyone and smiled coldly: "Hum, I am a talented son of Jiangnan, when I come here for thousands of miles, when I encounter hundreds of children, I look forward to the flag and sigh, and the book retreats." Dongchang is just a lot of money, and there is no amount of high schools." After saying that, he walked among the scribes of Dongchang with his toes high. The scribes looked at each other and were furious. The Jiangnan talent was about to wave his hand to load the ship and lift the anchor, when suddenly a person grabbed his arm. He turned his head to look at it, and saw that it was a young man with a disheveled shirt, a long head, one eye, and no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. Before he could speak, the young man bowed his hand and said, "Brother Ren, forgive me for taking the risk of asking if you are going to Beijing to take the exam?" If not, the younger brother is willing to go with him." The Jiangnan talent laughed loudly, wanting to raise his hand and go away, afraid that the man would be entangled, so he said, "Is the one-eyed blind blind the head of the crowd?" The young man said angrily, "The stars are bright, and they do not touch the light of January." That Jiangnan Caizi stopped and thought in his heart, this person is extraordinary, don't underestimate it. Then he said, "Little brother, don't make a fire in your ear when you speak." The teenager immediately said: "Your brother should not swallow the sky in his mouth." The Jiangnan talent was stunned and speechless.
It turned out that this young man was a famous Hanshi in Dongchang Province, with the surname Geng Ruqi. Poor and easy to read, well-read and intelligent and strong, known as "Geng Shu Basket". Don't look at this bad-looking Geng Ruqi, a belly of scriptures, both the eloquence of lips and swords, and the character of winning and strong, how can you ignore the arrogance of this Jiangnan move.
Jiang Nan caizi was frustrated, causing a cacophony of laughter, he panicked, angry, and about to have a seizure, but he did not know where Geng Ruqi had gone, only to see the crowd rushing towards the empty field next to the book pile. Jiangnan Caizi brushed aside the crowd of people to take a look, ah! That Geng Ruqi actually opened his chest and leaned back on the ground. He hurriedly stepped forward and rebuked, "Why are you crazy when you lie in the place where I am drying books?" Geng Shu knew that it was the Gangnam madman, and closed his eyes and replied, "I am drying a book!" Caizi said, "The books here are all mine, where do you have books to dry?" Geng Shu patted his chest and abdomen and said, "Here, all the internal organs are books." Caizi said angrily, "Look at the extremes of your skin, you can have geometry in your belly!" Geng Ruqi sneered, "Xiao Fan Laozi has tens of thousands of armored soldiers, and the book in Geng's belly is not only ten thousand volumes!" Jiang Nancaizi could not bear the ridicule of others, and said indignantly, "I would like to see the scroll in your chest." He said as he picked up a scroll from the pile of books, "And please carry it!" Geng Shu suddenly stood up: "Are you going to try high or low?" "Yes, it's a win or a loss!" ......
Watching the lively people hear the sound of closer, the more they gather, some shout to cheer, some provoke the two sides, so the two high-fived and decided: Jiangnan Caizi lost, dropped the flag and boycotted; Geng Shu basket lost, and the incense pot on his head sent Jiangnan Caizi into Beijing. "Oh well! All right! The crowd shouted in unison. After a little quiet, endorse the game.
The first round of Jiangnan talent examination. Only to see that he was not in a hurry, glanced at "University" and "Zhongyong", coldly smoked a "Zhou Yi", and came to a split chapter excerpt: "Please memorize the 'Six Five' female resignation." Geng Shu seemed to have prepared it in advance, and he opened his mouth to recite it. After the back, although the talent did not nod, his heart was darkly shocked. Then he said, "Please understand." Geng Shu immediately shook his head and explained: "A gentleman is sincere, and the glow is illuminated, not without regrets, but also in line with the right way and rejoicing." Jiang Nancaizi could only nod his head and say yes. It's time for geng shu basket to take the test. He also came to a "'Pengzi Wading Son' Nan Mu Ye'. The opponent replied: "Zhuangzi chapter, getaway also - water strike three thousand miles, fight and shake up ninety thousand miles." Not only did he answer the previous sentence, he also picked up a few sentences, showing a little wei..., Geng Shu nodded. The heart said, "Okay, this old man has two more sons."
These two young talents, with their eyebrows furrowed, racked their brains, are really chess opponents, will meet good talents. This or the whole or the broken sentence, the one who picks the secluded place, and strikes at the raid. But the other party opened his mouth and answered into the stream. This one is also, the one who sighs. The many spectators were sometimes amazed, sometimes frowned and worried, and unconsciously it was past noon.
It's time for geng to write the basket again. He raised his eyebrows, pointed to a "perpetual calendar" that was "snubbed" next to the stack of books, and said: "I am afraid that this almanac is familiar with brother Ren, please memorize it." "That Jiangnan talent was stunned, it turned out that this "Imperial Calendar" was well known to everyone, and it was exclusively for calculating the calendar. You even have eight heads and it's hard to remember. But this "Imperial Calendar" is ultimately among the "scrolls", and moreover, the number of books it has been exposed to, so that he can recite it impeccably. Seeing the rise of the crowd, a noise, the Dongchang scribes were even more joyful, thinking that jiangnan crazy sons were undoubtedly ugly. Who expected that after a moment, Jiang Nan Caizi actually responded: "How difficult it is to carry it on the back, but there is one piece, please ask Jun to carry it after I carry it!" The words were full of disdain. Geng Shuzi also hardened his scalp and replied, "Bong accompany! The Jiangnan talent recited it loudly, although there was a pause from time to time, but the sound of Lang Lang was like rain hitting the plantain, and the balls rolled over the plate. After the back, slightly tired, squinting his eyes and waiting for the other party to repeat his back. The Geng Shu basket was suddenly flushed with redness, and his color was now restless. The scribes of Dongchang Province were like wooden chickens. Suddenly, Geng Shuzi smiled slightly and bowed: "Brother Ren is really a talented son, admire, admire!" It's just that if Geng Mou starts from the beginning and back, follows in the footsteps of others, and laughs generously, I am willing to recite this "Imperial Calendar" backwards! "After saying it, the sound of recitation is like a fairy spitting beads."
The eyes of the scribes who were like wooden chickens also turned, and their tongues also lived. Looking at Jiangnan Caizi again, his face was pale, his lips and teeth were trembling, and it turned out that what he had just carried was already a soft bow and a hard pull, and there were several places that were vague. Seeing that this Geng Shu basket could turn his back like a stream, he sighed in his heart: "This small mansion can defeat itself, but what about the world?" This is a light frenzy, and the eyes of heaven do not tolerate it. There was a sudden burst of laughter on the field, and the Geng Shu basket was even more energetic when he was helped by this. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly interrupted by a cry of "Brother Ren and Live", and when he looked up, he saw that Jiangnan Caizi held the top with both hands and said: "Forgive the madness of the little brother, I am willing to worship the wind!" Bi turned to the boat, a good look of decadence.
"The book is over". The audience was full of praise, and the scribes in Dongchang were all excited to celebrate. But Geng Shuzi looked ashamed and sighed, "I'm really not as good as that Jiangnan talent!" "Why did he sigh so much when he won!" It turned out that in the book of competition, he had already realized that the opponent was extraordinary, and this back of the "Imperial Calendar" was a desperate bet, not to mention the back, and he could not recite it on his back. It was only by chance that he borrowed someone to memorize it once, and only then did he remember the second half of the department with his amazing mind. I feel ashamed to win this time. Geng Shu looked at the distant canopy boat, did not go away for a long time, and admired others and expressed remorse and feelings for himself. He gave up the idea of taking the exam and went home to read it again in anger.
Later, the two of them went to Beijing in the same boat, and they were very respectful of each other with Kodendi and the high-ranking official base.
Legends of Phoenix
It is said that in the past, the area around Liaocheng was originally an endless sycamore forest. In the forest there is a thick tung tree that has been milled for hundreds of years. A pair of phoenixes lived in the trees, commanding the hundreds of birds in the forest, and living a very happy life. But one year, when there was a sudden flood, a black dragon from the East China Sea came here riding on the raging waves. When it saw that the trees were lined up here and the birds were singing, it wanted to dominate this place for itself, but the phoenix refused, and the two sides fought. The male phoenix fought with the black dragon for a day and a night, and because he could not defeat the black dragon, he was exhausted alive. The mother phoenix, because of the egg in her belly, is afraid of the offspring, will not be able to avenge her husband, so she temporarily left here, as soon as the bird king left, the birds scattered, the tung tree was blistered, and since then it has become a vast ocean, and people have named it Dongzhou Lake. The Black Dragon also made its home here.
One year, when the magistrate in charge of Dongzhou Lake came here to inspect, he saw that the lake was transparent and the scenery was charming, and it was a good place, so he planned to build a lake city in this big lake. The idea was decided, so he played a book for the emperor, and after the emperor read it, he pulled out the cost of building the city, and this official looked for skilled craftsmen everywhere and prepared to start construction, but as soon as the craftsmen heard that they were going to build a city in the lake, they all felt that the project was difficult, and they all shook their heads and resigned, which could make the local officials make a big difficulty.
That night, the magistrate was just about to go to sleep when he suddenly dreamed of a phoenix coming from the sky. It stopped in mid-air and said to the magistrate, "If you want to build a city, there will not be two people to help you, one is called Wang Dong, the other is called Wang Chang, you have to instruct the four gate servants, don't miss them." "After saying that, spread your wings and fly away." When the magistrate woke up, he knew that it was the immortal bird Tuomeng, so he ordered the guards of the four gates to pay attention to the people named Wang Dong and Wang Chang, and those who had this name were invited to be invited by the high master.
Then why did the phoenix dream of the magistrate, and the city must have the help of the two kings? There's another story in this. As mentioned above, after the mother Phoenix left, she wanted to have children herself and take revenge in the future. But I didn't think that after the death of the male phoenix, because the mother phoenix was too sad, although the two eggs were born on time, they were not hatched. The mother phoenix had no way out, so she borrowed the hand of a painter and changed her body. At this time, by the lake in Dongzhou, there was a single farmer named Wang Cheng. He saw a phoenix on the set that was very well drawn, so he bought it home. Unexpectedly, this painting was pasted on the wall, and during the day it was a phoenix, but at night it became a beautiful girl and walked down. At first, she helped Wang Cheng boil water to cook, and later, after a long time, she and Wang Cheng became married. She named herself Fenggu and had a second son in less than three years. When the first-class brothers grew up, Fenggu told them the details of the black dragon's occupation of Dongzhou Lake. In order to make them one day make contributions to the people of Dongzhou Lake to eliminate evil, he took them away from home and went to worship immortals to learn art, because his father's surname was Wang, so his brother was named Wang Dong, and his younger brother was named Wang Chang. Fenggu heard that she was going to build a city in Dongzhou Lake, and felt that the time for revenge had come, so she decided to let her second son help repair the city, and then waited for the opportunity to avenge the black dragon.
On this day, Wang Dong and Wang Chang followed their mother's instructions and took the initiative to come to the official palace. At the gate of the city, a name was called, and as soon as the guards heard about Wang Dong and Wang Chang, they seemed to see the nobles, and they rushed to see the magistrate. The magistrates were even more enthusiastic. After the banquet, the magistrate asked the Brothers of the Second King what kind of materials were needed to build this city? Wang Dong said: "To build a city in deep water, the foundation is heavy, the shape is the first, my brother is good at its graphics, fine woodworking, can first prepare ten large ships, five hundred pile workers, listen to its assignments; I specialize in its fortifications, can recruit thousands of masons, listen to my assignment." When the magistrate heard that they only wanted craftsmen, but did not talk about materials, they asked, "How much materials are needed for the construction of the city?" Wang Dong said, "If you want to lay a good foundation, you need 5,000 piles of wood and 100,000 pieces of square stones." Upon hearing this, the magistrate said with embarrassment: "Oh, there are so many piles of stones, it is difficult for this official to organize them for a while!" Wang Dong said, "The pile stones do not need to be prepared by you, when the ships are sent by themselves, you can only recruit the craftsmen as soon as possible, and you will be able to do it." When the magistrate heard this, he was very happy. So he busily assigned servants and recruited them to the four townships. In a few days, the craftsmen will be recruited, and they will only wait for the construction to start. On this day, everyone did not know where the piles and stones came from, only to see that a hundred large boats suddenly came from the far side of the lake. There were no shipwrights on the ship, but they all held up the crested sails, rode the wind and waves, and drove towards the material yard. People looked up, and there was a phoenix leading the fleet. The ship was docked at the yard, and the craftsmen hurriedly moved and unloaded. When you look at the piles, they are not only the same thickness, but also the number is just right. The stone block is not only square, exactly 100,000, and in the middle of each piece, there are round holes according to the thickness of the pile, and everyone knows that this is the help of the phoenix immortals. When they all wanted to bow their heads and worship each other, they saw the phoenix in the air, and after three roars, they spread their wings and led the fleet away.
With the materials ready, Wang Chang led the boats and piles to the lake. According to the pattern drawn in advance, he fixed the point, and first let the pile workers lay down the piles one by one, and here, Wang Dong commanded the masons to lay the stones on piles. In this way, the two brothers commanded the craftsmen, and worked for 9981 days in a row, and a square foundation of Lake City with twisted doors on all sides was completed. Wang Dong said to the magistrate: "The foundation is already in place, it is very easy to build bricks and walls, and we are very busy studying art, so we have to resign first." Will definitely come back in the future if you need help. "The magistrate could not keep it, and he would like to give it a generous gift, and the two brothers did not take anything, so they hurried away.
This magistrate also recruited craftsmen, burned bricks and ashes, and built the foundation of the two kings and brothers, and after several years of building, a majestic lake city was finally built. In order to commemorate the merits of the phoenix in transporting materials in the construction of the city, the city was named Phoenix. After the completion of Phoenix City, due to the abundance of aquatic products and merchants gathered here, it soon prospered and prospered. But who knows, during the founding of the city, the black dragon in this lake happened to go to the East China Sea to visit relatives. When he returned to see that a majestic city had appeared in the lake, he was very angry in his heart, and he immediately made waves to destroy this new city. For a time, the sky was full of wind and rain, lightning and thunder, the waves on the lake were raging, and the water rose several feet, making the new city shake and shake, and it looked like it was about to fall. The people of the city, not knowing which god they had offended, burned incense and prostrated their heads at the head of the city, asking for forgiveness. But this is not only not working, but the wind and waves are more fierce. At this moment, the brothers Wang Dong and Wang Chang came at the right time. They said to the people, "This is the black dragon in the lake, and only by driving it away can we keep the city government." After saying that, the two of them jumped into the water and fought with the black dragon together. Only to see the black dragon jump out of the water, opening its teeth and claws to grab the Second King Brothers. One of the two kings brothers hugged the dragon's head, and one grabbed the dragon's tail and waved his fist, which was a good fight. The Black Dragon showed weakness, and it shook its head and tail violently, throwing the Erwang Brothers far away. The Two Kings brothers took advantage of the black dragon to pounce on them, stood up, and both stepped on the dragon's back, and the black dragon could not grasp and bite, so it rolled up in the water. They fought like this for an hour, seeing that the Brothers of the Second King were about to be thrown down again, and suddenly a phoenix flew from the sky, and it screamed three times, only to see it take two long feathers from its body and shout "Baby take the sword", and the feathers suddenly turned into two sharp swords and fell towards the Brothers of the Second King. The two kings brothers caught the sword, one slashed at the dragon's head, the other cut into the dragon's tail, and the lake suddenly turned into a bright red blood wave. The black dragon was injured and did not dare to fight, his body sank, his tail swung, he drilled into the bottom of the water to pull out a waterway, and fled to the East China Sea.
Although the black dragon escaped wounded, a waterway that it pulled out of it burst out of a billowing torrent, making the surface of the water look much higher. Seeing this, the phoenix shouted in the air: "Baby, this water is through the sea, it is difficult to stop, in order to save the people of Phoenix, you only have to dedicate yourself!" The Second King Brothers listened to this, and successively burrowed into the water and blocked the mouth of the waterway with their bodies.
The water stopped bubbling, the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning stopped, and Phoenix returned to calm. The phoenix in the sky saw that the people of the whole city thanked it again, and shouted three more times, not knowing whether it was a thank you to the people or a mourning for the brothers of the second king, so it spread its wings and flew away.
Later, in order to thank the brothers of the two kings for their noble virtue of dedicating themselves to saving everyone, people took the two words of their names and changed the Phoenix City to Dongchang Province.