If you look carefully at the buildings here, although they are dilapidated, you can still see how grand they were when they were originally built. The beams and pillars are made of precious nanmu. Not only is the main hall grand and beautiful, but there are also halls, pavilions, and pavilions built around it. Inside, there are main hall, wing rooms, wing rooms, corridors, dining hall, Yanxi Hall, Youqing Hall, Yanxi Hall and other buildings, as well as dozens of pavilions and pavilions. There are also several acres of ponds, dotted with flowers, plants and trees.
"Of course officials have enjoyed it since ancient times." Xie Erren sighed. Although these three general mansions were built more than a hundred years ago, their condition is actually better than some residential buildings. In terms of area and grandeur, it is not comparable to the Wuzhou government office where I live.
Xie Erren suddenly thought, could this place be used to house refugees? However, he immediately rejected this idea. Thousands of refugees would inevitably have to use fire to cook if they moved in. Once a fire broke out, it would cause a big fuss. It would be better to just spread them out like this.
However, these houses can be used as offices and factories in the future...
Just as Xie Erren was thinking about it, he came to the General Soldier's Office. There had been no General Soldier stationed here for a long time, but there was a pair of strange drums in front of the door. The drums were huge, as big as a large jacuzzi. The drum head was in dilapidated condition, and the drum body was even more peculiar. Not only was the appearance texture rough, but it was not even a complete circle in shape. It seemed to be made of the outer skin of some kind of plant.
Seeing that Chief Xie was so interested in the pair of drums, the clerk quickly introduced that after Han Yong conquered the Dateng Gorge, he cut off the giant vines that stretched across the river, and covered several sections with cowhide to make drums and distributed them to Guangzhou. In front of the military town yamen gates of Wuzhou, Zhaoqing and Wuzhou to show their martial arts "quelling chaos". It is said that when the big drum is beaten, it is "like thunder, and the sound can be heard for miles."
"Is this a vine?" Xie Erren was a little surprised now - how thick this vine is! However, looking at the color and texture of the drum body, it does look like an old vine.
"That's why it's called Dadeng Gorge." He Dongli said, "It is said that this giant vine is a century-old vine that crosses the Qianjiang River and sinks during the day and floats at night. People who want to cross the river can just cling to this vine and cross the water. . Master Han conquered the Dadeng Gorge and captured Hou Dagou, so he cut off the vine. Originally, merchants could not pass through the Dadeng Gorge, but it has since been opened. It is said that a broken vine drifted down the Qianjiang and Xunjiang rivers, all the way to Teng. County. According to legend, Tengzhou and Teng County were named after this.”
Xie Erren nodded repeatedly, this Han Yong is really a talent! He heard that Han Yong had a temple in Wuzhou, and he proposed to go to Han Yong's temple to offer incense.
He Dongli was slightly surprised, but he thought that going to the sages to offer incense and pray was considered the duty of a local official. Now lead the way.
As soon as the news came that the "Prefect of the Song Dynasty" was going to offer incense at the Han Gong Temple, the government officials of Wuzhou Prefecture and Cangwu County immediately took action. First, they drove away all the refugees and beggars staying in the ancestral hall, and then sent people "Suppress" and "clean the street" everywhere along the street. The whole city was in a state of uproar for a while. By the time Xie Erren arrived at Han Gong Temple, the streets were already clean - because I heard that Australians attach great importance to "environmental hygiene", all the streets had been swept and water was poured on them - only the loess pavement was missing. .
It all shows that the efficiency of the official government is poor, but it doesn’t look bad at all! Xie Erren nodded secretly,
Not only was the street "clean", but several particularly flattering directors of the aftermath bureau and the "Pai Jia" of our house also came to hear the news and "greeted" and "stand guard" by the roadside.
However, this Han Gong Temple slightly disappointed him - probably because he was used to seeing all kinds of magnificent "fake ancient buildings" restored in the old time and space, and his expectations were always too high. The Han Gong Temple in front of him Although there is an archway in front of the temple, it looks like an ordinary residential courtyard! Although it is a brick building, it can be seen that it is in disrepair. The plaques and couplets have been weathered and peeled off a lot, and the writing is blurry.
Entering the ancestral hall, there are towering ancient trees. He Dongli said that these trees are more than a hundred years old, and one of them is said to have been planted by Wang Shouren.
"Wang Yangming has been here too?" Xie Erren was surprised again.
He Dongli said: "Mr. Yangming was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi during the Jiajing period. The Yangming Tower on the east gate was built in memory of him by the successor governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Lin Fulin."
Xie Erren admired Wang Shouren quite highly. When he heard that he had been the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi here, he secretly regretted that he had not carefully read the manual compiled by the Intelligence Bureau and the Great Library. He quickly asked: "Does Mr. Yangming have any relics here?"
"There is an ancestral hall of the Four Sages in the city, in which Mr. Yangming is enshrined..."
"Okay, I'll go take a look later."
He Dongli thought that this Australian respected several sages of the Ming Dynasty very much! At that moment, he said a few more words to comment on Xinxue. Unexpectedly, Xie Erren had no reaction at all, let alone explained the reason - he obviously didn't understand.
The ancestral hall is just a courtyard and three main rooms. The shrine of Han Yong is enshrined in the main hall. There is nothing special about it. There are no "displays of deeds" or "exhibitions of celebrity items" from the old time and space, which makes me feel slightly disappointed.
Xie Erren saw that although the building here was slightly dilapidated, it was still clean. When he asked, he found out that there was no one to guard the place, and only the residents who lived in the courtyard behind the ancestral hall were responsible for guarding and cleaning. The family heard from the yamen that the "prefect of the Song Dynasty" was coming to offer incense. The head of the family came out to "greet him" with his son peeing, and even asked him to "sit down and serve tea."
"No need, I'm just here to offer incense and express my feelings." Xie Erren waved his hand.
Hearing that the "prefect" wanted to offer incense, the father and son quickly made arrangements for the vase and stove, and prepared to lay down the incense. Xie Erren stood solemnly in front of the memorial tablet, offered incense and bowed gracefully. No one is allowed to bow and follow the ceremony.
He Dongli and the gentry from the aftermath bureau who came after hearing the news were a little puzzled. This Australian gentleman inspected the whole city. He didn't look at the treasury or the culture, education and people's livelihood. He first looked at the city wall and the general palace, and then suddenly went to Han. What is the method for offering incense in Yong Temple? But this is not unusual: since county magistrates and prefects take office, it is considered appropriate to worship gods everywhere. Only a few people thought of the recent news of Ba Paiyao's "rebellion" - maybe the prefect Xie used this to express his "ambition"?
Exiting the main house, there are corridors on the east and west sides of the courtyard. The walls inside the corridors are covered with ink stains. When you walk in, you can see that there are various poems on the walls. It’s just that as time goes by, many of them can no longer be seen clearly. He used to have a lot of poems, so now he picked out the poems with clear handwriting and read them one by one.
Most of the inscriptions on the wall were signed by people whom Xie Erren did not know. They were probably officials in Wuzhou or local literati passing through. There are some that are well written, but most of them can only be considered mediocre. After reading it, I suddenly saw a familiar name: Zhu Yunming.
Zhu Yunming and Xie Erren knew him better than the "Four Great Talents in the South of the Yangtze River". He vaguely remembered that Zhu Yunming had also been an official in Guangdong - he didn't expect that he had also been to Wuzhou! Looking at the title poem again, it is a seven-character rhyme poem with hemp rhymes.
Fenghe Gu Xian, deputy director of Wuzhou, visited the Xian Han Gong Ancestral Hall in Wuzhou
The emperor's family was built with flooded materials from the ground, and the majestic sky relied on the insects and sand. Sincerely return to Wei, the heart of the palace is hung with a stone, and the blood of the Xiongnu is broken by the melon.
In the middle of the night, at the Kunlun Privy Council's banquet, they talked about Yi Yi and Fu Bo's carriage. Where is the sharp mouth at that time? The old tree and the Hong temple are leaning against each other.
As far as poetry alone is concerned, it is not of high quality, but the word "Fu Bo" in this poem suits him very well. He thinks this is a good sign. Even the news about the Bapaiyao uprising, empty troops, and instability in the rear are not enough. Feeling troubled.
"These wall poems are precious cultural heritage of Wuzhou and should be well protected."
Everyone didn't know what "cultural heritage" was, but they still understood "heritage". Obviously, Magistrate Xie valued these wall poems very much. Local player A was quick-thinking and could see that Zhu Yunming's song was what he valued most, so he silently kept it in his mind.
When Xie Erren said this, everyone naturally agreed.
Xie Erren came out of the Han Gong Temple and went to the Sixian Temple, where he usually bowed and bowed. He Dongli saw that he had great respect for the local sages and that he seemed to be "developing Shinto teachings", so he suggested going to the "Dragon Mother Temple" to offer incense.
In the city of Wuzhou during the Ming Dynasty, there were as many as 17 ancient temples, including the Chenghuang Temple, the Guandi Temple, the Xuanwu Temple, and the Wuxian Temple. However, the oldest one is the Longmu Temple, and the one with the most prosperity is also the Longmu Temple.
The belief in Dragon Mother has always existed in the Xijiang River Basin and has a long history. Since the Jin Dynasty, legends about Dragon Mother's life experience have been included in local annals.
It is said that the mother of dragon, whose surname was Wen Minglao, was born in the era of King Huai of Chu in Xiaotongfang, Shuidong, the capital of Teng County, Guangxi.
Legend has it that the Dragon Mother once adopted five little dragons. Later, with the help of the five little dragons, she led the villagers to divert mountains and divert water, control floods, benefit the people, and let everyone live a smooth life. As a result, the Wen family was respectfully called "Dragon Mother" by the people in the Xijiang River Basin, and became the "goddess" who benefited the people and ensured peace.
The legend of the Dragon Mother is particularly developed in the Xijiang River Basin. According to several Taoist priests of the New Taoism, the legend of the Dragon Mother is similar to the legend of Mazu. They are both gods created by the spiritual needs of the people along the river and the sea to pray for blessings and avoid misfortune.
Since the Song Dynasty, due to the increasing number of believers, Dragon Mother worship has been included in official sacrifices, and Dragon Mother worship has gradually emerged in various parts of Lingnan. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the belief in the Dragon Mother became more widely spread among the people and expanded to the surrounding areas of Lingnan. The Dragon Mother gradually became a water god with unique Lingnan characteristics.
The people in the Xijiang River Basin and the people who went to the southeast coast and Southeast Asia to make a living have always remembered the benevolence of the Dragon Mother for generations, hoping to always receive the protection of the Dragon Mother, and built temples to offer sacrifices. Since the Dragon Mother is the god of the Xijiang River, the Dragon Mother temples are all built on the riverside. In the old days, there were many Dragon Mother temples in counties along the Xijiang River, which served as the "Dragon Mother Palace". People come to the temple every year to offer sacrifices and pray for good weather and peace for the country and the people.
Xie Erren read about the worship of the Dragon Mother in the "Wuzhou Situation Manual". Knowing the position of the Dragon Mother in the hearts of the people in Wuzhou, there is nothing wrong with going to the incense to win over the people's feelings.
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