The origin of Xiaojingshui Qianjin Grandma Temple in the western suburbs of Zhengzhou

Yes. It's about Zhao Kuangyin! He is an unscrupulous emperor!

On a ditch slope on the east bank of the Xiaojingshui River upstream of Xiliu Lake in the western suburbs of Zhengzhou, there was originally a temple named "Qianjin Grandma Temple". The temple faces south and faces north. Inside the temple is a female general with a beautiful face and armor. This is the famous Dong Qianjin Temple in the local area. In front of Dong Qianjin Temple is the ancient official road that has led from Kaifeng and Zhengzhou to Luoyang and Xi'an for thousands of years.

Dong Qianjin Temple has gone through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and has experienced several ups and downs during this period. The temple is full of incense at all times. After the late Qing Dynasty, due to frequent wars and disrepair, some buildings no longer exist. During the construction of water conservancy in 1958, due to lack of bricks, wood and stone, the temple was demolished by the local production team. Now only the ruins and rubble are left.

There is also a wonderful historical legend among the people about the origin of Dong Qianjin Temple.

According to legend, when Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor and Taizu of the Song Dynasty, was not yet prosperous, he and his sworn brothers Chai Rong (from Xingtai, Hebei Province, Emperor Shizong of Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties, ascended the throne in 955 AD) and Zheng En (also known as Ziming, A general under Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty often pushed wheelbarrows to sell goods between Bianjing (now Kaifeng, Henan) and Luoyang. One day at noon, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear. When the three of them pushed the goods to the vicinity of Sanguanmiao Village in the western suburbs of Zhengzhou, they were exhausted. Zheng En said: "I am so hungry and thirsty now that I really can't walk." Zhao Kuangyin said: "Not far ahead is the Sanguanmiao Hotel. You can eat and drink at the hotel." Chai and Zheng said: "How can we eat when we are penniless?" "I have my own way!" Zhao Kuangyin was cunning. A smile. While talking, we arrived at the hotel.

The Sanguan Temple Hotel was opened by a member named Dong, who was the richest man in the local area. He owned thousands of hectares of fertile land, had a huge fortune, and had two sons and one daughter. The two sons were named Dong Long and Dong Hu. They were born with strong bodies and strong martial arts. There is also a woman named Dong Qianjin who has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, but her skills are not inferior to those of her second brother. Usually, the directors keep a large number of servants in the village and hotel to look after the house and store and maintain order.

Zhao Kuangyin and three other people walked into the hotel, ordered a few bottles of good wine, cut more than 10 kilograms of cooked beef, and 20 kilograms of flatbreads. They were full of wine and rice. After the meal, Zhao Kuangyin walked quickly to his cart, pretended to inspect it, and shouted loudly: "Sir, my cart is facing east. Who moved it to face west? The goods on the cart have been lost." After hearing this, Director Dong said: "What other good goods can you push? Even if it is really lost, I can afford you." Zhao Kuangyin said: "What was lost in my car is: Dongyang Dahai Seventy-Two Zhang Laolong." Skin, a bucket of three liters of diamonds, the palace empress’s dragon and phoenix jacket, Long Live Lord’s dragon robe, how can you afford to pay for it?” Director Dongwai was so angry that he shouted loudly: “You poor boys, you don’t want to pay after eating, you want to cheat?” "Hey, servants, get it for me." With a command, Dong Long and Dong Hu led the servants to surround them. Zhao and Chai hurriedly took out their weapons from the cart and started fighting with the servants. The three of them fought and retreated, and in an instant they reached the Xiaojingshui River. Seeing the river in front of them and the pursuers behind them, they had no choice but to fight with the Dong brothers on the river beach. At this time, Dong Qianjin also rushed to the river with a gun on his horse to help his second brother in the battle. Although Zhao Kuangyin defeated thirteen provinces in the world with a dragon stick, the hero could not resist the large number of people. Although the three of them rushed left and right and fought hard, they gradually could only parry and were unable to fight back. As soon as Zheng En saw that the situation was not good, he resorted to a damaging move. He took off his pants and faced Dong Qianjin with his naked lower body. Dong Qianjin was an unmarried woman. She had never seen such a battle. She was immediately embarrassed and humiliated, so she Died by drowning in the river. Zhao, Chai and Zheng killed the Dong brothers and other servants before they were able to escape.

To commemorate this heroic woman, the locals built a Qianjin Grandma Temple on the slope of the river beach where Dong Qianjin threw herself into the river for future generations to pay homage and worship.