Chapter 207 'About me buying tickets to visit my own cemetery' (6.8K)
In various hills in urban and suburban areas of ZJ.
The meaning of the name of Wuzhou Mountain, located in the southwest of the city, is the most confusing.
Wuzhou Mountain is also called Wuzhou Mountain in the local county annals, so many people believe that its name comes from some ancient poems.
Some people say that its name comes from Zeng Bu's poem "From the northwest of Haimen, there is a high hill, which is extremely uneven and can be seen in the five states."
Some people also say that it comes from the records in "Selected Works":
"The Song Dynasty got five of the nine states. The people of the five states looked forward to the emperor's happiness."
There are even rumors that Wuzhou Mountain is the new dragon vein that emerged in Zhenjiang after Qin Shihuang dug out Jingyan Mountain. The winner can control half of the world, so it is named Wuzhou.
There are many similar rumors, and it is difficult to tell whether they are true or false.
The only thing that's certain right now is.
Wuzhou Mountain was named after the Kaibao period of the Northern Song Dynasty, that is, from 968 to 975 AD.
The five peaks of Wuzhou Mountain are somewhat similar to human palms, with the middle peak being the highest and the two ends being lower.
The mountain is steeper towards the north and gentler towards the south.
However, even the highest middle peak is only 306 meters above sea level, which is far from the scale of "Dachuan".
Therefore, its name has never been famous, and it is relatively famous only in the Zhenjiang area.
But as the saying goes.
Small but complete.
It is just an ordinary mountain peak with a height of more than 300 meters, which also contains Old Man's Peak, Swan Cave, Muqidun, Xixi, Zhuoxi Spring, Xiting Spring, Lupao Spring, Qianchijing Riguan, Woyun Er
Pavilion and many other scenic spots, plus two temples, Xianci Temple and Yinsheng Temple.
At this moment.
On a trail in the mountains.
There were two young people walking one behind the other, walking up the stone steps step by step.
The two people were Xu Yun and Lao Su.
"Actually, the origin of the name Wuzhou Mountain is not that noble."
After walking for a while.
Lao Su wiped the sweat from his forehead, pointed to the branch of Jiuqu River in Zhenjiang that was vaguely visible not far away, and said:
"In the Song Dynasty, Zhenjiang was the starting point of the South Canal, the hub of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and was an important water transportation route."
"Back when I was a member of the Nanyun River Patrol Department, I once looked out over the harbor from the top of this mountain and saw five giant boats traveling side by side in the river."
"Later I heard that this mountain was unknown, so I casually said, 'Let's just call it Wuzhou Mountain.' The then magistrate Wang Wenyue recorded it in the county annals."
"Later, the Jin people destroyed our country, the mountains and rivers collapsed, and the Zhenjiang county annals from the Song Dynasty disappeared."
"So from generation to generation, Wuzhou Mountain was passed down as Wuzhou Mountain, and various imaginative additions were added, which is quite interesting."
Xu Yun on the side handed him a bottle of mineral water, leaned on a stone, and said with a smile:
"This is the power of brainstorming. If you add some brainstorming while eating, in the end you won't even know where things will go."
"For example, when I was writing a novel, I didn't know when I got the nickname Fishing Girl. In the end, even the editor thought I was a girl."
"The most outrageous thing was that on Women's Day, he asked me if I wanted to be interviewed on behalf of the female author."
Lao Su: ""
Then the two of them rested for a while and then continued to climb up.
As the only two temples in Wuzhou Mountain, Xianci Temple and Yinsheng Temple have a long history.
Among them, Xianci Temple was first built in the Five Dynasties period and was rebuilt four times during this period.
Chen Sheng, the prime minister during the Xining period, is buried here.
The age of Yinsheng Temple is earlier.
It was built in the early sixth year of Dazhong in the Tang Dynasty and has been renovated three times.
The most famous person buried around is
Su Song.
"According to the original historical trajectory, you should return to Jingkou, which is now Zhenjiang, one month after the day I appeared."
Outside Yinsheng Temple, Xu Yun was holding his mobile phone and telling Lao Supu what happened after his death:
"Then on June 18 of the following year, you died of illness in Runzhou, and the descendants of the Su family buried you in Wuzhou Mountain."
"In the seventh volume of the "Jiading Chronicles" later, "The ancestral hall of the former Prime Minister Wei Guogong Su Song is located in the Yinsheng Baoqin Temple".
"Hey, many people have come to worship you throughout history. Song Ci, Wen Tianxiang, and Zhu Yuanzhang even offered incense to you."
"Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Old Su was stunned when he heard this and asked:
"Is that the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the one with a face similar to my donkey?"
"That's right."
“This is indeed a coincidence”
Old Su nodded thoughtfully, and then said to Xu Yun:
"Xiao Xu, where exactly is my grave?"
Xu Yun glanced at the screen of his mobile phone, corrected his direction, pointed to the northeast and said:
"It should be there."
The excavation of Su Song's tomb can be traced back to 2007, with substantial progress occurring in 2018.
At that time, the Cultural Relics Department of ZJ City's Culture, Broadcasting and New Bureau took the lead in conducting an archaeological exploration in the Beifu area of Wuzhou Shandong Province, and finally discovered a 2,000-square-meter cemetery.
At that time, many ceramic relics and architectural components were unearthed in the cemetery, numbering thirty or forty pieces.
The types of utensils include bowls, jars, etc., and the era is no later than the Southern Song Dynasty.
Archeology unearthed two building components.
One of them is the remnant of an owl tail made of muddy gray pottery, and the other is a tile with an animal face pattern, which has typical characteristics of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The Cultural Relics Department later conducted many detailed surveys, and finally held a "Briefing Meeting on Archaeological Exploration of Large Song Dynasty Tomb Sites in Northeast Shandong, Wuzhou" on April 15, 2019, and confirmed that the owner of the tomb was Lao Su.
Early 2021.
The state approved the "Archaeological Excavation License" Kaozhizi (2021) No. (007), agreeing to conduct formal archaeological excavation of this tomb site.
At the same time, a Su Song character museum was built around Su Song's tombstone near Yinsheng Temple.
As we all know.
Zhenjiang is a city with very rich tourism resources.
The city has two 5A-level scenic spots and seven 4A-level scenic spots. The number of tourists has remained at a high level for a long time.
Therefore, when Xu Yun and his wife arrived here, not only did they see some scattered tourists, but a building full of modern flavor suddenly appeared in front of them.
"What did you say?"
Xu Yun looked at the ticket booth in front of him, with question marks on his forehead:
“Do I need to buy a ticket to visit Su Song Temple?”
The conductor was a chubby little girl. When she heard this, she said in a slightly polite but emotionless tone:
"Yes, there are many cultural relics unearthed from the Song Dynasty in Su Song Temple. Behind it is a tea garden and Zhuoxi Spring, Xiting Spring and Lupao Spring. It can be regarded as a combined attraction."
"This is a requirement of the New Bureau of Culture, Broadcasting and Tourism and the Tourism Bureau. After all, it is considered a cultural protection unit. This is the case in most places across the country."
Xu Yun glanced at Lao Su quietly, and inexplicably felt a sense of déjà vu as the last emperor visited the Forbidden City.
Then he took out his mobile phone and scanned the QR code:
"Okay, how much is it?"
"Children under one pan and seniors over seventy years old are free of charge. Tickets for more than one pan are ten yuan, so one pan counts as the full ticket."
Xu Yun paid 20 smoothly, took the ticket stub from the conductor, and took Lao Su into the attraction.
Behind the ticket counter is a quiet wooden plank road. The winter sun is very comfortable and warm on your face.
The two walked straight for more than fifty meters, and a brand new building appeared in front of them.
This building covers an area of about three to four hundred square meters, with a bronze statue standing in the front.
The building has only one gate, and the words "Su Song's Tomb" are clearly written on the entrance.
Xu Yun took Lao Su to the bronze statue.
He first looked at the bronze statue and then at Lao Su.
Xu Yun: ""
how to say.
It’s like making Tony Leung look like Yang Di
Then Lao Su looked at his 'portrait', suddenly thought of something, and walked to the bronze statue:
"Xiao Xu, take a photo of us two, and remember to include the words Su Song Temple in the back."
Xu Yun continued:
""
After taking the photo.
The two of them walked into Su Song Temple.
The interior of Su Song Temple is somewhat retro, mainly in dark tones. As soon as you enter the house, you will feel the weight of time.
Among them, some introductions and portraits of Lao Su are carved on the walls inside the temple, and there is also a small TV playing the life story of Lao Su.
For example, year of birth and death, life achievements, historical evaluation, etc.
There are some display cabinets placed under the wall, which contain some objects that have not been moved to the museum.
Lao Su and Xu Yun started pacing from the left, visiting these relics dug out of Lao Su's grave:
"This should be the tea set in the front room. You see, this hydrangea pattern is specially used to receive guests."
"Tsk tsk, have you seen the lower part of this lamp holder? In the entire Su family, only Yuan Nian would use this kind of lamp holder. Because his index finger was missing a section on the battlefield and he couldn't hold things firmly, so I looked for
Someone gave him a special lamp."
"This is"
Xu Yun also walked, listened and looked with great interest. These objects that had been dusted for nearly a thousand years did not seem strange to him at all.
For example, he saw a bamboo basket.
That was the tableware specially used by the young servants of the Su Mansion. Xu Yun used this thing to serve his first breakfast in the Su Mansion.
It has not been decayed for more than 900 years. It is unknown whether it is due to the special internal environment of the tombstone or because some methods were applied to it before burial.
Another example is the stone mill he saw, which was also an object in Lao Su's house.
Of course.
Xu Yun is not very familiar with this thing, but Brother Lu is familiar with it.
And while they were visiting.
A young couple also walked nearby, exuding a sour smell of love.
I saw the woman leaning on the man’s arm and saying while shopping:
"Ayuan, do you think this introduction is true or false? Is this person named Su Song really that powerful?"
The man was a gentle boy wearing glasses. He thought for a few seconds and said:
"These are all achievements recorded in history. They should be true, right?"
The woman asked again:
"Then why have I never heard of this person's name in textbooks?"
"this"
The man opened his mouth, as if he wanted to explain, but finally gave up:
"I don't know about that. There must be a reason. By the way, what do you want to eat tonight?"
"Tonight? How about stinky mandarin fish, stinky tofu, stinky amaranth stalks, and a bowl of snail noodles?"
"Okay, I'll eat you again after I finish eating."
Not long after the couple left.
Xu Yun and Lao Su also completed a lap.
I saw Lao Su adjusting his breathing, pointing to the door, and said to Xu Yun:
"Let's go and see my grave."
Xu Yun nodded.
He took Lao Su away from Su Song Temple.
Friends who have been to Wuzhou Mountain should all know it.
The tomb that Lao Su mentioned was actually a cemetery similar to a tomb.
After all, the real tomb has not yet been fully opened, and Lao Su's coffin has not yet been unearthed.
The tombstone in this cenotaph was built by Song Huizong after Lao Su's death. Later, the SMG New Bureau took advantage of the situation and built an empty tomb behind the tombstone for some of Lao Su's descendants to visit and worship.
The layout of the entire tomb is somewhat similar to Yue Fei's tomb in West Lake:
The entire tomb is located on a platform about thirty meters above the ground, with several small steps on the platform.
The height of the tombstone is about 1.5 meters, and behind it is a grave mound about 2 meters in diameter, with some trees planted around it.
There are some incense altars placed in front of the tombstones, which seem to be specially used for tourists or descendants to offer incense.
Come to your own grave and look at the names of your descendants on the tombstone.
A trace of emotion gradually appeared in Lao Su's eyes.
After gradually adapting to the environment, he actually asked Xu Yun to check the information of his descendants.
I don't know if I'm lucky or not.
Among his six sons.
Because Xiao Su No. 1 and No. 2 were too old, they died before the Jingkang Incident broke out.
He died at the age of 78 and 74, respectively.
The remaining Xiao Su No. 4 was scrapped early due to PU overload, and died in a brothel at the age of 47.
Other than that.
Lao Su's other three sons and their descendants all lived successfully into the Southern Song Dynasty and gave birth to many tribesmen.
Lao Su's bloodline has been passed down to this day, with branches in Zhenjiang, Tong'an and even southern Sichuan.
be honest.
This is already a good ending, and it can be said that the branches and leaves are scattered.
after awhile.
Lao Su reached out and touched the tombstone. The rough lines slipped between his fingers, and he suddenly asked:
"Xiao Xu, do you know what I was thinking that night when you appeared?"
Xu Yun shook his head simply:
"have no idea."
Lao Su turned around and glanced at him, a trace of recollection flashed in his eyes, and said:
"At that time, I was thinking that my time was running out and I might not live for a few more years. I wonder how the world would judge me a thousand years from now."
"Originally I thought that even if I wouldn't be compared with Zhang Heng and Gongshu Ban in the history books, I would at least be as famous as Li Daoyuan, right?"
After speaking, he sighed and looked towards the way he came.
His eyes seemed to want to penetrate all the obstacles and lock onto the figure of the dog-boy couple:
"As a result, thousands of years later, very few people know about me, and some even doubt the authenticity of what I did."
Xu Yun opened his mouth when he heard this, wanting to say something.
But Lao Su waved his hand one step ahead of him and interrupted:
"There is no need to say 'Only those who really know understand how great you are.' This is just a deformed theory, just for comfort."
"Although the appearance and bearing of the man and woman just now are not very good, their clothes are made of fine materials and there are no signs of hard work on their bodies. They are probably lovers who come from a decent family background."
"What they can represent is the mainstream thinking of ordinary people. Who is Su Song?"
After speaking, Lao Su suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Yun seriously:
"But fortunately, I have lived another life now, and everything is different."
"This represents another possibility, a possibility that I can prove for myself."
"Xiao Xu, I thanked you once before, but it was for the sake of the common people of the Song Dynasty."
"Now I still want to thank you, but this thank you is for myself."
"Thank you for saving me from being like that withered skeleton in the ground, staring silently at the ground in a dark coffin, listening to the doubts of future generations but being unable to explain."
Then he paused, changed the subject, and said:
"I know that worship is no longer popular in this era, and your personality will definitely not accept it."
"But today I was surfing the Internet and heard that the song "Hear Me Say Thank You" seems to be very popular, so"
"Stop it, stop it!"
Before Lao Su finished speaking.
Xu Yun grabbed him fiercely, and cold sweat ran down his face:
"If you don't want me to be buried on the spot, you might as well say goodbye. If you really want to help, just hurry up and study and try to join my team as soon as possible. This will be more useful than thanking you."
"You don't know how magical this song is. If you sing it, readers will really beat me into a fisherman."
that's all.
Xu Yun had to persuade Lao Su for several minutes before he gave up his idea.
And while the two were talking.
Not far behind them, seven or eight middle-aged people suddenly appeared.
These people were both men and women, and they looked a bit dusty.
Wait until everyone approaches.
A fat man in the lead took the initiative to step forward and asked Xu Yun and Xu Yun with a smile:
"Two little brothers, I would like to ask, are you here to play or to worship?"
Xu Yun glanced at the other people who were taking out things. He didn't reply to his words, but asked:
"What's wrong? What's the matter?"
When the fat man saw this, he took out a business card from his body, handed it to Xu Yun, and explained:
"It's like this, we are the Su clan group in Zhenjiang, and I am Su Hua, the chairman."
"Isn't today December 10th? It happens to be the birthday of our ancestor Su Song."
"The main place for ancestor worship in our clan is in Tong'an, Fujian Province, but Zhenjiang is the Suzu Cemetery after all, so we organized some representatives to come and pay homage."
"If the two little brothers are tourists, please understand and go somewhere else first."
"If they are relatives of the Su family from other places, they can come together to worship Ancestor Su. After all, we all share the same ancestry."
Xu Yun nodded clearly.
Then he glanced at Lao Su and was about to speak and leave.
But Old Su took the first step and took out his ID card from his pocket and handed it to Su Hua:
"I am also a descendant of the Su family who came to worship my ancestors. This is my ID card."
Su Hua took out the ID card and looked at it for a few times, then raised his eyebrows:
"Good guy, your name is Su Song too?"
In fact, in clan management.
Unless they are descendants of separated families, when naming their children, clan members generally do not give them the same name as their ancestors.
However, with the popularization of various modern concepts, clan customs have gradually become partial, and many people no longer even know the names of their ancestors.
Therefore, when naming, people often have the same name as their ancestors.
For example, Xu Yun, the ancestor of the Xu family, is called Xu Hui, a name that has no characteristics and is somewhat popular.
As a result, during an ancestor worship ceremony in the early years, Xu Yun met three clan members named Xu Hui at the ceremony.
So after the initial surprise.
Su Hua quickly accepted Lao Su's identity.
After all, the Su family in Tong'an only has one main branch, Su Song, and their bloodline is very "pure".
Coupled with the fact that the other party appeared in front of Old Su's grave at this time, there is obviously no problem with the identity of the Su clan members.
that's all.
Half an hour later.
Seeing Old Su burning paper with Su Hua in front of his grave with great gusto, Xu Yun couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
