Take a closer look 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. There is a main hall inside.
There are ear 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, decorated with flowers, plants and trees.
"Officials have enjoyed it since ancient times," Xie Erren sighed. Although these three palaces were built more than a hundred years ago, their condition is actually better than some residential buildings. In terms of area and style, they are even better.
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 live in it, and they would inevitably have to use fire to cook. Once a fire broke out, it would cause a big problem. It would be better to disperse the resettlement like this.
It's better to wear it.
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 was 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 heads were broken.
The body of the drum is even more peculiar. Not only is its texture rough, but its shape is not a complete circle. It seems 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 Da Teng 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.
, Wuzhou, Zhaoqing, in front of the Junzhen Yamen to show their martial arts efforts to "quell the 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 the 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 spans the Qianjiang River and sinks and floats during the day and night. People who want to cross the river can just cling to this vine and cross the water.
After Lord Han conquered the Da Teng Gorge and captured Hou Dagou, he cut off the vine. Originally, merchants could not pass through the Da Teng Gorge, but it has since been opened. It is said that a broken vine drifted down the Qianjiang and Xun rivers, all the way to Teng.
County. According to legend, Tengzhou, hence Teng County’s name.”
Xie Erren nodded repeatedly, this Han Yong is really a talent! He heard that Han Yong had a temple in Wuzhou, and wanted to go to Han Gong'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. He immediately led 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 in Wuzhou Prefecture and Cangwu County immediately took action. First, they expelled all the refugees and beggars staying in the ancestral hall, and then sent people
"Suppression" and "street cleansing" were carried out everywhere along the street. The whole city was in a state of uproar for a while. By the time Xie Erren came to Han Gong Temple, the streets were already clean - because it is said that Australians attach great importance to "environmental hygiene".
, the streets have been completely swept and water has been poured on them - only the loess pavement is 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 neighborhood 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 has been in disrepair. The plaques and couplets have been weathered and peeled off, and the writing is blurred.
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 very much. When he heard that he had served as 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: "Yangming
Do you have any relics here, sir?"
"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! Then he said a few words to comment on Xinxue. Unexpectedly, Xie Erren had no reaction at all, let alone the reason why - obviously
Don't understand.
The ancestral hall is just a courtyard with three main rooms. The main hall enshrines the shrine of Han Yong. There is nothing special about it. There are no "displays of deeds" or "exhibitions of celebrity items" from the old times.
disappointment.
Xie Erren saw that although the building was slightly dilapidated, it was still clean. When he asked, he found out that there was no dedicated guard here. Only the family living in the courtyard behind the ancestral hall was responsible for guarding and cleaning. The family heard that the yamen said that the "prefect of the Song Dynasty" was here.
When offering incense, the owner of the family came out to "greet" him with his son in a state of peeing, and even asked him to "sit for a moment and serve tea."
"No need, I'm just here to offer incense and talk about my feelings." Xie Erren waved his hand.
Hearing that the "prefect" wanted to offer incense, the father and son quickly arranged the vase and stove and prepared the incense. Xie Erren stood solemnly in front of the memorial tablet to offer incense and bowed as expected. No one was allowed to bow in obeisance.
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, culture, education and people's livelihood. He first looked at the city wall and the general palace, and then suddenly went to Han.
What kind of method is it to offer incense in the Yong Temple? But it is not unusual: because the county magistrate and the prefect have taken office, it is considered appropriate to worship gods everywhere. Only a few people thought of the recent news about the "rebellion" of Ba Paiyao -
―Maybe this is how Xie Zhifu expresses his "ambition"?
When I came out of the main house, there were corridors on the east and west sides of the courtyard. The walls inside the corridors were covered with ink stains. When I walked in, I saw that there were inscriptions on various poems. But with the passage of time, many of them could no longer be seen clearly. He was also good at poetry in the past.
, then I picked up the songs with relatively clear handwriting and read them one by one.
Many of the inscriptions on the wall have inscriptions, but most of them are people whom Xie Erren does not know. They are probably just officials in Wuzhou or local literati passing by. There are some who have written well, but most of them can only be regarded as mediocre. To be seen Then 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 - but he didn't expect that he had also been to Wuzhou! Looking at the poem again, he couldn't believe it. It is a seven-character rhymed 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, leaning against the sky and gnawing at the sand of insects. He sincerely returned to Wei with a hanging stone in his heart, drinking blood from the Huns' gallbladder and breaking the melons.
In the middle of the night, at the Kunlun Privy Council's banquet, the three-year-old Yiyi Fubo chariot was waiting. Where was the sharp mouth at that time? The old tree and Hong temple were set, and the sun was slanting again.
As far as poetry alone is concerned, it is not of high quality, but the word "Fu Bo" in this poem is very to his liking. He thinks this is a good sign. Even the news of 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 must be well protected."
Everyone didn't know what "cultural heritage" was, but they still understood "heritage". Obviously, Magistrate Xie valued these poems on the wall very much. Local Paijia was quick-thinking and saw that Zhu Yunming's poem was what he valued most, so he silently memorized it. In my heart.
When Xie Erren said this, everyone naturally agreed.
Xie Erren came out of the Han Gong Temple and went to the Si Xian Temple, where he usually performed obeisances as usual. He Dongli saw that he had great respect for the local sages, and he seemed to be "shinto teachings", so he proposed to go to the "Long Mu Temple" "Enter 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 the Dragon Mother has always existed in the Xijiang River Basin and has a long history. Since the Jin Dynasty, legends about the Dragon Mother's life have been included in local historical records.
It is said that the mother of dragon, whose surname is 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 adopted by the people in the Xijiang River Basin. Honored as the "Dragon Mother", she 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 misfortunes.
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, Dragon Mother belief became more widespread among the people and expanded to the surrounding areas of Lingnan. Mother gradually became a water god with unique Lingnan characteristics.
The people in the Xijiang River Basin and those who went to the southeast coast and Southeast Asia to make a living for generations still remember the benevolence of the Dragon Mother. They hope to be protected by the Dragon Mother from time to time, and they build temples to offer sacrifices. Since the Dragon Mother is the god of the Xijiang River, the Dragon Mother The 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's Palace". People went to the temple to worship every year, hoping for good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
Xie Erren read an introduction about the worship of the Dragon Mother in the "Wuzhou Facts 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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