Zhang Xianzhong, a peasant leader at the end of the Ming Dynasty, was a well-known great cattle man who led his troops into Sichuan in 1640 and established his own regime in Chengdu in 1644, the Daxi regime, calling himself emperor and taking the era name Dashun.
There are many stories of Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, but one thing is frightening and discolored, 4 words: indiscriminate killing of innocents. According to legend, Zhang Xianzhong is fond of killing, killing people like grass, and also specially erected a monument to Ming Zhi, which reads "All things and people are born, people have no one and heaven, kill and kill", which is also the famous "Seven Killing Monuments".
According to historical records, Zhang Xianzhong was proclaimed emperor in Chengdu, and selected talents in the form of the imperial examination, and after several rounds of the big wave sand test, a talented man named Zhang Dashou was a high school champion, Zhang Dashou was not only eight buckets high, but also had a dignified appearance and a lofty atmosphere. Zhang Xianzhong loved him very much and thought that he was an unprecedented wizard from ancient times to the present, so Zhang Xianzhong invited him every day, and he was also singing poetry and talking about life, and the two could be described as glue-like paint. For this, Zhang Xianzhong rewarded Zhang Dafu with a large amount of money, as well as four beautiful women and twenty servants.
However, the good times did not last long, one morning, Zhang Xianzhong sat on the top of the court, the civil and military officials were coming, but the new branch leader Zhang Dafu was a little late because of the incident, and Zhang Xianzhong was very angry, saying: "This donkey is raised, and our Old Man loves it tightly." But as soon as we saw him, our old man was a little afraid to see him. You're going to pack me up soon, don't call him to see me anymore!" In this way, because of Zhang Xianzhong's angry words, Zhang Dashou was immediately killed.
It is precisely because Zhang Xianzhong is moody and murderous, which leads to his loss of people's hearts, and later to the point of rebellion, which also lays the bad consequences for his final failure.
Three years later, in 1647, under the leadership of Liu Jinzhong, a traitor to the Great Western Army, Zhang Xianzhong's troops were engaged with the Qing army of Hauge the Prince of Su. When the Qing army entered Sichuan, the Southern Ming army counterattacked, and the Sichuan people revolted, Zhang Xianzhong could be described as embattled. Subsequently, Zhang Xianzhong ventured to the top of the mountain with his own generals to investigate the situation of the Qing army, but was unexpectedly discovered by the traitor Liu Jinzhong. Liu Jinzhong said to Hauge the Prince of Su: "He is Zhang Xianzhong, the Eighth King. So Hauge didn't say a word, took a bow and shot an arrow, and as a result, an arrow just penetrated Zhang Xianzhong's chest, and Zhang Xianzhong was killed.
Legend has it that after the defeat of Zhang Xianzhong's army, where did the huge treasure he scavenged go again became the object of world attention. According to the "Shu Bi" record: "Xianzhongwen Zhan was very strong and fearful, leading 100,000 troops, loading thousands of golden treasures, and going down the river to the east to fight a decisive battle with Zhan. ”
This passage describes that at the beginning of the third year of Dashun, Zhang Xianzhong carried the treasures looted throughout Sichuan, "accumulating hundreds of millions of ships, carrying hundreds of ships", preparing to go down the min river to the east, and at the mouth of the river was blocked by Yang Zhan, and after the defeat, a large amount of treasure sank to the bottom of the river.
There is also a similar account in the "History of Ming", saying that Zhang Xianzhong "used the method to move the Jinjiang River, drain its flow, wear through several taels, accumulate tens of thousands of fine gold and other treasures, build it under the soil and stones, and then break the embankment to release water", and the Jinjiang River just happened to flow into the Minjiang River at the mouth of the river.
At the same time, there is also such a nursery rhyme in Jiangkou Town: "Shi Long vs. Shi Hu, gold and silver, whoever can understand it, buy all the Chengdu Province." ”
This nursery rhyme has been sung for hundreds of years, which means that after the defeat of the Daxi regime leader Zhang Xianzhong, thousands of large and small ships full of gold and silver treasures sank to the bottom of the river, if someone can crack the secrets in this nursery rhyme, the treasure obtained can buy the entire Chengdu Province!
Although this legend is not recorded in the history, the local villagers have been passed down from generation to generation, and people believe that the treasure really exists.
In the 1970s, when the local government was building an irrigation canal, it did accidentally discover Shilong, which was hidden in a bamboo forest called Shilonggou in the middle of the mountain behind the mouth of the river. It is realistically shaped, carved upside down on a stone wall, looking at the Min River in the distance. However, Shi Hu was unfortunately destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, and later the local government rebuilt Shi Hu and placed it next to Shi Long.
Since 2000, fishermen have occasionally picked up silver ingots engraved with the year number "Ōnishi" on the river beach. After the news spread, it aroused the great interest of the surrounding people, everyone called on friends and friends to go down the river to look for treasure, for a time, the Minjiang River was overcrowded, the scene was lively, during which there were really many people who gained a lot, including silver ingots, silver coins, gold coins and "West King Reward" coins are very rare cultural relics.
For the next ten years, the villagers sneaked around to find treasures and did not dare to speak out, however, after 2011, some local villagers were not satisfied with small fights and small troubles, and began more crazy treasure theft activities. They purchased diving equipment, including diving suits, oxygen tanks, underwater searchlights, etc., and often went into the water from midnight to 4 a.m. the next day to steal treasures. Some people were buried at the bottom of the river in the treasure theft activities, and some people made a windfall because of this, bought a car, and built a building.
Attracted by the overnight riches, the entire village participated in a treasure hunt for both 6-year-olds and 60-year-olds. Among them, a villager dug out a "golden tiger", the bottom of this golden tiger is engraved with "Yongchang Grand Marshal Seal" several large characters, is a rare precious treasure, and then sold at a price of 7.7 million yuan to cultural relics dealers, really realized the dream of getting rich overnight.
However, this treasure theft is punishable by law. It was the sale of a golden tiger that attracted the attention of experts, and after identification, it was confirmed that this golden tiger was Zhang Xianzhong's object. Experts and police officers arrested more than 70 people in the village and involved in "treasure theft", recovering thousands of cultural relics, including the golden tiger, involving an amount of up to 300 million yuan.
The underwater archaeology of the Jiangkou Shenyin site was also officially launched in 2016, and several excavations before and after, each time unearthed tens of thousands of precious cultural relics, and now there are many cultural relics waiting for archaeologists to further explore and excavate at the site.