"Ascending Monument" with Song Jiang dreaming of breaking Haizhou

In the southwest corner of the ancient city of Haizhou in Lianyungang City, there is a lonely White Tiger Mountain with a height of about 63 meters and a circumference of 2 miles. It carries a heavy history, nearly a thousand years ago, zhang shuye of the Great Song Dynasty, before facing the Song River, led his staff and military and political leaders to climb the White Tiger Mountain on Chongyang Day, and a stele inscribed on it was left: "Ascending monument".

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The small White Tiger Mountain, throughout the ages, has always attracted countless celebrities, literati and inkers to come to the mountain, leaving more than 30 stone carvings of Tang, Song, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing for the small mountain. Among the many stone carvings is the "ascending monument" of Zhang Shuye, which is famous in ancient and modern times because it is related to the preparation for the war to meet the Kou and completely annihilate the Song Jiang rebels. An inscription records a story left by an ancient man.

Let history be replayed hundreds of years ago, the corruption of the Northern Song Dynasty, the people can not afford to pay taxes and exploitation, resulting in many people displaced. Peasants revolted one after another and rebelled against the imperial court. At this time, the Song River gathered a crowd to revolt, and there were indeed people and things in history. The "Song Huizong Benji" and "Song Zhang Shu Night Biography" record that in December of the first year of Xuanhe (1119 AD), 36 people led by Song Jiang rebelled, occupied Liangshan Po, and led the crowd to attack Heshuo (the north and south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River), Jingdong East Road, turned to Qing and Qi, and went to Puzhou, capturing more than ten counties and cities, causing panic among the rulers. In February of the second year of Xuanhe (1120 AD), Song Jiang led his people from Qingzhou south to Yizhou (Linyi) to negotiate with the officials and troops. At this time, Haizhou's predecessor Zhizhou Hong proposed a letter: "Shandong thieves attack the city." The imperial court sent Zhang Shuye, a powerful cadre who suppressed the peasant revolt, from the capital huiyou to the capital to be re-established in Haizhou.

According to historical records, in the seventh year of Eastern Wei Wuding (549 AD), Hai Prefecture was established to rule Long Tho. Inside the cover is the tail of the quasi-yellow, and the outside is the barrier of the island gate, and the situation in the north of the River is important. For huaibei's dangerous points, even mountains and seas, it has always been a military stronghold, an important town for coastal defense, and a wartime stronghold. Zhang Shuye, who knew that Hai prefecture was deeply responsible, actively prepared for the battle and made all-round countermeasures from the ideological and operational point of view to deal with all kinds of unexpected events that might occur. On the day of The Chongyang Day of Xuanhe Gengzi (1120 AD), Zhang Shuye personally led military and political leaders to climb the White Tiger Mountain south of the city, leaving behind a legendary story that has been praised throughout the ages. Their ascension to the top of the sun is not a scenic play, but actually a drill for ideological preparation. In ancient times, Chongyang was called the Chongjiu Festival, and the Autumn Festival was also a festival for ancestor worship and disaster avoidance. At this time, Uncle Zhang ascended to the top of the sun at this time, and made a collective sacrifice with his staff, silently praying to the gods to protect him, avoid disasters, not dishonor the emperor's orders, and eliminate thieves.

Less than half a year after Uncle Zhang climbed the mountain on the night of Chongyang Day, he ushered in the Song River rebel army flowing through the territory of Haizhou. The history books record that in February of the third year of Xuanhe (1121 AD), Huainan bandits song jiang and other troops marched south to the Chuzhou area, passing through Shuyang, and were strongly attacked by the people of the county lieutenant Wang Shixin, who fled in a hurry and followed the river path to the coastal area of Haizhou. Song Jiang and others dreamed of seizing the big islands in the sea----- Mount Yuzhou, establishing a base similar to Liangshan Po, and fighting against the government for a long time.

According to the "Biography of Song Shu Ye of Zhang Shu", "Zhang Shu Ye made the inquirer (that is, the spy) to the direction of the (yi regulation control). More than a thousand dead soldiers were recruited, and ambushed near the city, and out of the battle of light troops to lure the sea, first hiding the situation and guarding the sea, serving the troops, raising fire to burn their boats, thieves smelled it, they had no fighting spirit, ambushed the soldiers, captured their deputy thieves, and Jiang Nai fell. ”

Song Jiang dreamed of breaking Haizhou, which was predestined by history. The huge disparity in the contrast between the rebels and the official government, and the long-term preparation of the official government for the war, compared with many factors such as Song Jiang's haste to fight, caused Song Jiang and other dreams to be in vain, and even completely destroyed. In the end, it was inevitable that the government would win the fight against the thieves.

When people climbed the White Tiger Mountain again, standing high on the ascending monument 40 meters and a half slope on the east side of Xiaoshan, carefully reading every word engraved on the boulder, although it had been eroded and peeled off by wind and rain, the handwriting was still clearly legible. It lies quietly on the ascending monument on the hillside, as if silently telling the past events that have passed away in the years that have passed!

The stories of Song Jiang and others can be passed down through the ages, not because of the thrilling deeds of the real Song Jiang in history. In fact, on the historical stage of the Song Dynasty for more than three hundred years, the Song Jiang rebels only experienced a short period of more than a year. That period of history can be widely circulated among the people, mainly because of the protagonist Song Jiang, who was created in Shi Nai'an's "Water Margin", his heroic image for the Heavenly Path, and his righteous deeds of loyalty and righteousness won the hearts and minds of the people. The toiling masses called him a savior, and the people believed in him as a hero. The vivid portrayal of Song Jiang in the novel "Water Margin" has become a household name, known to women and children, and has been praised in ancient and modern times.

The historical Song Jiang is already a distant story. In real history, after Song Jiang was captured, was he dead or alive, did he accept zhao'an, or did he surrender to the government? It has not been recorded in the history books, and it has become an eternal mystery in history, which has made future generations have different opinions. But in the hearts of the people of all generations, especially in the masses around the White Tiger Mountain, it has been passed down from generation to generation. On a recent morning, I made a special trip to my hometown to visit several elderly people nearby. An old master surnamed Yang told him that the White Tiger Mountain was located on the east side of a Qinglong stream that flowed down from Jinping Mountain, and before liberation was a loess ridge, which people clearly remembered as a mass burial pit, and the masses called it "Good Han Mo". Nowadays, it is difficult to find a trace of what is left here, but it is covered by residential buildings. But there is also a poem circulating here: "White Bi Tiger Mountain Yin, Grave Fortress Grass and Green Trees." Ask whose tomb it is, Liangshan good Han Mo.".

The history of song jiang and other captive feudal dynasties is not recorded, and the people of the local Haizhou are the best witnesses, passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation. It is said that Song Jiang and others did not receive surrender and pardon, but were all killed by Zhang Shuye and buried at the Loess Ridge at the root of the White Tiger Mountain. As a rebel, Song Jiang must end up becoming a tragic figure. As far as the feudal rulers were concerned, it was not surprising that Song Jiang and others were giant thieves and thieves, and they were all heinous and killed them all, so as to avoid any trouble. The so-called surrender promised on the surface is only a cover to paralyze the masses and fool the people. The piece of Zhang Shu's night ascent monument left on the White Tiger Mountain, posterity has climbed the mountain endlessly to explore the ancients, and stay by the stone carvings, it has become a beautiful scenery. Throughout the ages, the masses of the people lingered at the site of this historical relic, calling Song Jiang and others a group of respected good men. Nowadays, the "good Han Mo" under the White Tiger Mountain is the affectionate name of the vast number of people, doesn't this show this?

The historical facts of "Good Man of Liangshan" Song Jiang and others have experienced countless ups and downs and a long and long period of time, and they can still be passed down through the ages among the people, and word of mouth has been passed down, so they have never forgotten, which is an affirmation and recognition of the Song Jiang rebels in history.

The protagonist Song Jiang described in "Water Margin" once borrowed wine on the river tower to write a poem: "If he is young, he dares to laugh at Huang Chao's husband!" "Judging from historical experience, the real Song Jiang is a rogue who has no grand ambitions, the team is loosely organized, blindly killed, and wanders everywhere, and his end is bound to be sad, and he will be defeated and killed." How can the real-life Song Jiang be compared with the ancient Yellow Nest!

The wheels of history are always moving forward, autumn is rotating year after year, Chongyang Day has ushered in people to ascend, to seek the ancients, to appreciate the scenery, to play, enjoy today's stable and peaceful autumn day Chongyang, let us go to meet a more brilliant tomorrow!

Wu Chengfang