[Exploring the Secret] The mysterious figure reveals the truth of the first case of the Ming Dynasty: Emperor Jianwen finally rested at Tiantai Temple, Xuanhan County

The mysterious figure reveals the truth of the first case of the Ming Dynasty

Emperor Jianwen finally rested at Tiantai Temple in Xuanhan County

Ran Kui

1. Tiantai Temple is the place where Emperor Jianwen is silent

In late October 2021, the author went to Juntang Town, Xuanhan County to investigate the local love resources, listened to the local town and villages cadres introduced the local customs and ruins, and Wu Ping, the secretary of the party branch of Vanu Village, recommended the Tiantai Temple on the Mountains on the mountain.

Wandu Village was originally a Mingyue Township in Xuanhan County. In the town administrative division, Mingyue Township was merged into Juntang Town as a whole. The Republic of China version of "Xuanhan County Chronicle" records that the "old minds of the old minds of the Gulou Mountain, which is stacked by the peaks and mountains, shaped like a drum." Drive to the Mountains of more than 800 meters above sea level, and it is a row of six wooden boardwater houses in the eyes. Next to it is a discontinued reinforced concrete building. The 71 -year -old Tang Chunfu came out of the tile house and pointed at the reinforced concrete. This is Tiantai Temple.

Overlooking Tiantai Temple (Photo by Tang Wafeng)

The stone dam of the temple is still there, the 11th steps are still there, and the monument of the temple is still there. Due to the serious weathering, the monuments are blurred and difficult to distinguish, and the position, boundary and scale of the temple can be roughly known. At that time, my heart was half cold, and I came to such a far mountain road, depending on this half -pull project? Seeing me disappointed, Tang Chunfu complained: "I did not agree with Wu Feng spending money to repair the temple!"

Tiantai Temple's incomplete inscription (Photo by Ran Kui)

Wu Feng is Tang Chunfu's second son. Wu Feng also has a brother, called Wu Long. Dragon and phoenix are auspicious, Geely festive. The 39 -year -old Tang Wufeng started a business abroad. At this time, he was at home. When he learned that the author was engaged in local work, he opened the box: "Tiantai Temple is the first temple of Xuanhan County."

Xuanhan, the ancient county is named Dongxiang County. Tiantai Temple is recorded in Guangxu's "Dongxiang County Chronicle" and the Republic of China version of "Xuanhan County Chronicle". The Guangxu version of "Dongxiang County Chronicle" does record Tiantai Temple as the first record of the Buddhist destinations: "In more than ten miles north of Mingyue Field, its mountains are famous, the situation is high, and it is suspended on all sides.

Daoguang Edition "Dongxiang County Chronicle" records Tiantai Temple

Tang Wufeng proudly said: "I am the descendants of the 22nd generation of Tang Yu."

Speaking of Tang Yu, the author is in front of the author, knowing that Tang Yu enters Sichuan, knows that there are Tang Zhen (Tang Yu) ideological and cultural research center and Tang family members in Xuanhan County. Tang Yu has tens of thousands of descendants in Xuanhan County. The public, so asked, "Are you connected with Tang's relatives?"

Tang Wufeng said: "Our family has moved from the direction of Nanba Town to this remote mountain for decades. I was born in this temple and grew up. There is no connection with my hometown, and I have no contact with the Tang family."

Nanba Town is a major town in Qianhe Basin in Xuanhan County.

The author glanced at the suspended temple and was ready to leave. Tang Wufeng said: "There is a mysterious person buried here."

Tang Wufeng's House and Discontinued Tiantai Temple (Photo by Ran Kui)

I couldn't think of any monk who was a monk in Xuanhan County, and asked, "Who?"

Tang Wufeng said mysteriously: "Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunzheng is silent here."

This is undoubtedly a shocking secret of Shi Bo Tian, ​​who stunned the author, because the author had previously verified the rumors of Emperor Jianwen in Xuanhan County, but after all, it was rumors and lack of strong evidence.

2. Protecting the Tiantai Temple is the mission of the Tang family alone

Seeing the author's doubt, Tang Wufeng said: "I shoulder a mission of the Tang family. My father didn't know, my brother didn't know, only I knew it."

I am curious: "What mission?"

"I am a temple -protector." Tang Wufeng said: "This mission was passed to me by my grandfather, and my grandfather passed it to him again."

According to Tang Chunfu's memories, his father was Tang Huaijun, Grandpa Tang Xing'an, and his great -grandfather named Tang Shaoyi. Tang Shaoyi had four brothers, named "Yifa permanent", and one died. In 1932, the Red Fourth Army entered Sichuan, and the Red Army and the Kuomintang army fought in the Elder Tower. Tiantai Temple was severely damaged. After Tang Xing'an knew, he was very anxious. It was not until 1942 that he quietly moved to Tiantai Temple. The reason for the future generations was to believe in Buddha and need to eat fast meals. There was a genealogy at home. Before liberation, he was afraid of causing disasters. He was burned by Tang Xing'an. Tang Xing'an died in 1959.

The traditional experience of Feng Shui choosing a house believes that it is not suitable for living near the temple, regardless of the front and back. However, the Tang Wufeng family happened to be built in front of the temple. I asked Tang Chunfu that he did not know why the house was built by the temple, and he did not know that there was a temple guardian. Ask Tang Wulong, even more.

Tang Wufeng's family (the fourth left Tang Chunfu, the second Tang Wulong, the three Tang Dynasty Wu Feng, a picture of Ran Kui)

The author finds Director Tang Zhen (Tang Yu) Ideological and Cultural Research Center of Xuanhan County, Dazhou City, and Tang Yisheng, President of the Xuanhan Tang Culture Research Association, to verify, and in 2017 ) Tang Ren Culture's "" Tang Xing'an generation, his father was Tang Shaoyi, Tang Shaoyi had two younger brothers, namely Tang Shaofa, Tang Shaojiu, Tang Shaoyong, so the book was not included, which was in line with Tang Chunfu's words.

"Tang Ren Culture Article" (Paper Book)

Tang Wufeng said: "When I was young, Grandpa taught me to be loyal to the filial piety and believe in, saying that our Tang family's ancestors were all big families. Our ancestors were Tang Yu. His students were emperor Zhu Xi. Zhu Xi overturned Zhu Yunzheng's throne and became emperor. Zhu Yunzheng finally came here. Tang Yu was secretly sent to monitor Zhu Yunzheng by Zhu Xi, and we have our life in Xuanhan. "

According to Tang Wufeng, Zhu Yunzhang, who was defeated, fled to Tiantai Temple, and had no intention to escape again, completely converting to the Buddha's door. Zhu Yunzheng hidden his escape, always worried that Zhu Xi would send troops to kill, and Zhu Xi was always worried that Zhu Yunzheng summoned his subordinates to recapture the throne. Tang Yu went to Tiantai Temple to find Zhu Yunzheng, and saw Zhu Yunzheng concentrate on cultivating Buddhism. He had no other thoughts, and he decided to protect the difficult emperor. Tang Yu knows that he is old, Zhu Yunzheng is still young, and his family does not know the real purpose of coming to Sichuan. Constipation specifies a future generation to monitor Zhu Yunzheng. This is the emperor's life. It is not contrary. Later generations cannot be specified casually, and they must be selected from those with the quality of "loyalty, filial piety, faith and goodness". After Zhu Yunzheng's silence at the Tiantai Temple, the Tang family monitored Zhu Yunzhang's unique mission to protect Tiantai Temple. Tang Chunfu has six sisters, ranking the fifth child. Only Tang Chunfu was left in the Temple Temple by Tang Huaijun, and the remaining five sisters worked or started a business outside. For this reason, Tang Chunfu was worried about Tang Huaijun. Tang Chunfu said: "I can't figure it out so far, six children, why didn't my father only allow me to leave this mountain."

"Tang Ren Culture" includes Tang Shaoyi, Tang Xing'an, etc.

Maybe Tang Huai wanted to pass the mission of the top secret to Tang Chunfu, but Tang Chun was emotional and passed on to the young Tang Wufeng. When the grandchildren were together alone, Tang Huaijun repeatedly warned Tang Wofeng: "The temple guards must keep secrets and cannot tell anyone, including parents and siblings. With their sons and daughters, they must teach them to 'loyalty, filial piety, faith, righteousness and goodness', and the mission can only tell the most kind son or grandson in the heart, and tell him that he cannot tell others that you want to pass on this generation. "

In the summer of 1999, Tang Wufeng graduated from junior high school and was admitted to Zigong Finance School. At that time, the whole family was happy and happy, but Tang Huai was unhappy. Tang Wufeng believes that the temple guards should live near the temple for a long time. This may be where Tang Huaijun is worried. At this time, Tang Wulong teaches in a foreign country after graduating.

Near the beginning of school, Tang Huaijun said with a long time when he had only his grandchildren, and said, "There are still many things to tell you." Just as Tang Wufeng listened carefully, Tang Huaijun swallowed the words that he was about to say, and said sighing, "Waiting for you to celebrate the New Year holiday Let's talk about it. "

He didn't wait for that day, in the winter of 1999, Tang Huai, 82, died. A few days before his death, Tang Huaijun was noisy and noisy, and he always asked Tang Wufeng to go home. He had something to say to him. However, at the time, Tang Chunfu, who was unknown, did not realize Tang Huajun's last wish in the communication and traffic conditions at that time.

Tang Wufeng said: "In the past, I dare not say this secret. I am really afraid of being suppressed by the government. Now that the national situation is so good, I am not afraid of disclosure."

The author asked: "Your parents don't know this secret?"

Tang Wufeng said to the author sadly: "In order to rebuild the temple, I have mentioned to my parents, friends and relatives, but no one believes and no one is interested. secret."

Tiantai Temple (Photo by Ran Kui)

The author looks at Tang Wufeng and cannot be underestimated. This is a mysterious person with a mission.

Third, rebuilding Tiantai Temple is the best "loyalty, filial piety, faithfulness and goodness

The former Tiantai Temple, now there is only one site, how to protect it? Tang Wufeng, who shoulders the sacred mission, believes that restoring temples is the best "loyalty, filial piety, faith, and goodness", even if it is worthy of debt.

In 2001, Tang Wufeng, who graduated from the School of Finance and Economics, came to Hangzhou, Zhejiang to start a business, and then moved to Ningbo. The purpose of Tang Wufeng to make money is very simple. In addition to supporting the family, it is to rebuild Tiantai Temple. In 2016, Tang Wufeng took out the 500,000 yuan accumulated for many years and returned to his hometown to rebuild Tiantai Temple. The main contour of the temple has not yet been built. The funds were used up, and the project had to stop. In 2017, Tang Wufeng returned to Ningbo, Zhejiang to register a construction company. He wanted to make more money. He did not expect to lose nearly one million yuan until he returned most of the debt until 2020.

Author Ran Kui (first from left) interview Tang Wufeng (first from right) (Xie Xing dual)

Over the years, Tang Wufeng has done too many things that normal people can't understand in order to complete the mission. In 2012, it was prepared to buy a house in Ningbo to buy a house. At the same time, Tang Wufeng suddenly changed his hexagrams, and the money was used for it. In 2013, Tang Wufeng's eldest son began to go to elementary school and had been arranged to go to school in Ningbo. The son returned to his hometown in Xuanhan County; in 2016, he did not go to the county to buy a house with his savings, but went to repair the temple. In 2018, his parents wanted to live in a new house and were going to dismantle the old house, but Tang Wufeng refused for various reasons ...

Tang Wufeng's do not support and understand that his parents scolded him stupidly, his wife was noisy with him, and relatives and friends even laughed at him. When Tang Wufeng was accused by his family, he also secretly asked himself, do you do it? How many times have been changed? Is this unique mission count? Do you want to pass it? Tang Wufeng cried and regretted it. When he thought that he was a temple -protector, and the temple was not there, he was determined to rebuild. This is a sacred duty as a temple guardian.

In the process of reconstruction, because of the support of relatives and friends, Tang Wafeng thought about his own power. He did not expect that the funding gap was so large, and the temple was cultivated into a half -pull project, which made him difficult to ride a tiger.

Fourth, Tang Yu went to Sichuan to monitor Jianwen Emperor Tang Wufeng that Tiantai Temple was the last seclusion of Jianwen Temple. This is not groundless. In my mind, the emperor Tang Yu quickly appeared in the purpose of entering Sichuan.

From the "Xuanhan County Chronicle", Tang Zhen's "Tang Jietai Tomb", Daoguang's eighteenth year "Tang clan genealogy" and other information, Tang Yu's approximately passed by Tang Yu into Sichuan.

Tang Yu, the word Jingding, Chinese educator and thinker, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the founding Confucianism, the eleventh ancestor of Tang Zhen, one of the hundred Chinese thinkers.

In the eleventh year of Ming Hongwu (1378), he was held in the following year and was born in the Hanlin Academy. In fourteen years (1381), he served as a lecturer and East Palace. year. Zhu Xi became the emperor, and Tang Yu was promoted to the emperor. In the three years of Yongle (1405), he was named the founding Confucianism and ordered the official. Tang Yu said that he was old, and he returned to his hometown in Lanxi County, Zhejiang.

In the twelve years of Yongle (1414), Tang Yu was divided into officials, traveled to Shu, and died to Daqian Dongyi (now Xuanhan County). Nanga Town Guanchiba). Mrs. Xiong's second son, the eldest son Tang Yan, the second son, Tang Li, and the Mrs. Ying Yinpin. After Tang Yu's death, he was buried in Hedongxikou (now Dongyangxi, Nanya Town), and his wife Xiong's shared the tomb with him. In the second year of Ming Xuande (1427), Emperor Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji pardoned the purpose: "Please enter Dongxiang County Township Temple Temple: Tang Yu", ordered the imperial court to make up the court, Suiding (now Dazhou) Zhifu, Dongxiang Zhixian County Wait for local officials to worship in Tang Yu's cemetery, and the Spring and Autumn Festival, the age of the year, it is common.

In 2012, the tomb of Tang Yu was listed as "Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit" by the People's Government of Dazhou City. Nanba Town has a 60 -acre emperor cultural theme park. The main attractions include the bronze statue of Emperor Tang Yu, the emperor's forum, the emperor's cultural corridor, and the music fountain square.

What needs to be explained here is that Tang Zhen, the eleventh generation of Tang Yu, is known as the "Sanjie of Shuzhong in the early Qing Dynasty" with Suining Lu Qian and Xindu Fei. The four famous enlightenment thinkers "were listed by the Central Propaganda Department and the State Education Commission as a" outstanding thinker "who had a significant influence on Chinese history. Tang Zhen's life was very rich, and "Book of Sub -Book" is his main masterpiece. Liang Qichao once regarded the Book of Live as a summary of the thoughts of saints in China, thinking that it condensed the essence of the wisdom of the oriental philosopher.

Emperor Tang Yu, in the year of the puppet, why did he come from the rich Zhejiang to the poor Sichuan? The recognized statement is that Zhu Xi sent his teacher to come to the Jianwen Emperor who monitored the shelter Bashu. Tang Yu entered Sichuan, after 12 years of disappearance of Emperor Jianwen. At this time, the court may get reliable information, and Emperor Jianwen avoided difficulties in Bashu.

Tang Yu entered Sichuan to monitor the Emperor Jianwen. Today, Tang Wufeng, who is far away from Tang Wufeng, who is far away from the Tang family, is extremely credible. Tang Yu, who shoulder the mission of surveillance, settled in Nanba Town, Xuanhan County, showing that Emperor Jianwen was in trouble not far from Nanba Town. According to today's traffic mileage, Tiantai Temple is about 70 kilometers from Nanga Town.

Fifth, the mystery of Emperor Jianwen may be unveiled

Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunzheng, the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In the tenth year of Ming Hongwu (1377), he was born in Yingtianfu (now Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province). The grandson of the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Prince Xun Wenzhi Zhu Biaozi (1398-1402), the annual number.

After Zhu Yunzheng's throne, he tried to cut the policies of the vanity and abolished the kings with sin. In July of the first year of Jianwen (1399), Yan Wang Zhu Xi (Zhu Yuanzhang's four sons) rebelled in the name of "Qing Jun", which was called "the battle of Jingnan" in history. In June of the four years of Jianwen (1402), Zhu Xi broke into Nanjing. The palace courtyard was on fire. A few burnt wreckage found in the ashes. The eunuch found that it was the body of the emperor, the queen, and his eldest son. After Zhu Xi was ascending, the ministers who were loyal to Jianwen were executed, and the history was called "Renwu Martyrdom."

Regarding the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, the official historical records recorded that Zhu Yunzheng and his eldest son died in the fire, while the people appeared in the "exile theory" of Zhu Yunzheng. In the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty mentioned that "or Emperor Yun (Emperor Jianwen) was died by authentic" "or Emperor (Emperor Jianwen) was the monk's death", that is, Emperor Jianwen became a monk.

Is the Emperor Jianwen buried in the sea of ​​fire, or is he born? In fact, Zhu Xi also doubted Zhu Yunzheng's self -immolation and doubts, and he has been searched secretly. There are two of the most famous, one is Zheng He and the other is Hu Yan.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" records: "The Emperor Hui (Emperor Jianwen) was dead overseas, and he wanted to trace it, and he wanted to shine his soldiers in exotic." Zheng He went to the West, and started the three years of Yongle (1405) for the first time. The last navigation ended in the eight years of Xuande (1433). Although he failed to complete the search task, he promoted Daming Weide.

"The Biography of the Ming History · Hu Yan" records: "First, the endless, the rumors of Jianwen dangled the sea, the emperor gathered in the inner ministers, Zheng He several generations, and the west under the sea. ) Looking out, two years later than Zheng He. In the meantime, his mother died, and Hu Yan asked to go back to the mourning. It wasn't until the 21st year of Yongle (1423) that Hu Yan returned to the court to meet Zhu Xi. At that time, Zhu Xi had been going to bed and immediately got up to call. After the monarch and his concubine talked late at night, Zhu Xi eliminated his doubts and decided to let Zhu Yunzhang. It is unknown to talk about the content, but it must be that Emperor Jianwen could not threaten the imperial power or have no restoration at all.

For more than 600 years, the mystery of Emperor Jianwen became the first case of the Ming Dynasty. Where did Emperor Jianwen escape, there are many ways to say. I have been to Nanyang, to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Chongqing, Sichuan, and traveled to most of the provinces in the southeast, southwest and south. When Emperor Jianwen stepped down, he was only 25 years old. In his long exile career, it was commonplace to save a lot of legends and relics. In order to avoid hunting, Emperor Jianwen cut his hair as a monk in order to protect himself. It is certain to be a monk in major temples. So, where is Jianwen Emperor's final hiding place and silence?

I used to collect Emperor Jianwen's rumors in Xuanhan, with two more valuable information. First, there is a Wang family ancestral hall from Wanqiao Village (formerly Hongling Town, and now merging into Juntang Town), which is about 15 kilometers apart. According to the descendants of the Wang family, their ancestors were generals, one said that they were protected by Tang Yu into Sichuan, and the other said that they followed Jianwen Emperor into Sichuan. No matter what kind of statement, if it is true, Tiantai Temple, as the final refuge and silence of Emperor Jianwen, is possible to settle in Wanqiao Village nearby. Second, there is a Tuhuang Town near Nanba Town. Both towns are in the Qianhe Basin, about 45 kilometers apart. There are Zhu surnames. They talk about their ancestors. Emperor Jianwen became a monk and was a disciple of the family. He did not rule out marriage.

Xuanhan County Tiantai Temple may draw a successful end to this suspension case.

Source: Sichuan Provincial Local House Work Office

Text/Figure: Ran Kui (Xuanhan County Local Chronicle Compilation Center)

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