Xu Cun's Historical Allusions

In the past, Guanyin Bodhisattvas in Gaoyang Bridge all sat facing south. It is said that the "dumpling" in the stream often floods and harms the people.

One year, two days before the stream overflowed, someone saw a strange old woman walking anxiously on the bridge, muttering: I can't protect him, I can't protect myself, I can't protect myself, I can't protect him, it's all because I don't look at this beast well. Within two days, the streams flooded, all the cloisters on Gaoyang Bridge were washed away, and Guanyin Bodhisattva was also washed away, but the houses on both sides were safe and sound. People thought it was very strange, so they linked the actions of the old woman on the first two overpasses. It turns out that this old woman is the embodiment of Guanyin. She is wandering anxiously, considering whether to protect herself or others. Finally, she chose the latter. In order to thank her for sacrificing her feat, people rebuilt Gaoyang Bridge. Strangely, since then, there has never been such a big flood in Xucun. The Guanyin Bodhisattva in the existing shrine was later placed, with the inscription "An Zhen Liu Chang" on it, and the foreheads on both sides were "A bottle of manna came from the south coast, and Gaoyang Bridge passed thousands of pedestrians." Guang Xu, a native of the late Yuan Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty, lived in the north of Xindian, a small street in Qianxi Village, and there is still a low wall to prove it.

According to legend, when Guangxu was born, his mother suffered from abdominal pain. His grandfather calculated his date of birth and thought he would be a disaster, so he kicked his daughter-in-law out of the house. In desperation, his daughter-in-law gave birth to Guang Xu I on the grass by the river. If Guang Xu was born at home, he would be the only thrill. Since he was born on the grass, he was doomed to become an outlaw.

Guang Xu comes from a poor family, but he is not a contented man, lazy and idle. However, he is an "outlaw son of heaven" and naturally has extraordinary skills, so he is called "Xu". His uncle is very dissatisfied with his inability to follow the right path. Guangyi Xu bears a grudge for scolding him for begging. One day, he said to his uncle, "Uncle, Hangzhou is singing a big drama. I will invite you to the theatre. Will you go? " My uncle thought, "Hangzhou is nearly 300 miles from Xucun. You are poor in Guang Xu. Why did you invite me to the theatre? Aren't you looking for my fun? " So I left. Guangyi Xu immediately stopped his uncle and said, "Don't underestimate your nephew. As long as you close your eyes, I will definitely send you to the stage in Hangzhou. " My uncle smiled contemptuously and said, "Well, I miss your filial piety, so go." So he closed his eyes and prepared to wait and see Guangyi Xu make a fool of himself. I don't know, only heard a "get up", and his uncle really felt a little high. Hearing "here" again, he was really put on the stage in Hangzhou. Guang Xu smiled slyly. "Uncle, you take your time here. I'm going back first. Here are two coppers for food. Remember! You can only use one copper coin at a time, otherwise you have to beg to go home. " Guangyi Xu knew that a copper coin could not buy food, so he had to use two copper coins. This time, he deliberately wanted his uncle to take the meal back, in order to retaliate against his uncle's reprimand. I didn't know my uncle was a theater fan. As soon as he came to power, he ignored everything and only answered "hmm, hmm", but he didn't expect my nephew to retaliate against himself. After watching his tricks, I was so hungry that I couldn't find any food I could buy, so I had to spend it all at once. I hope I have enough to eat. As long as my nephew comes, I can go home soon. I didn't know that the left class didn't come, nor did the right class. He also knew that his nephew's illegitimate child might have forgotten himself long ago, so he had to bite the bullet and walk home. It takes two days to walk from Hangzhou to Xucun, so my penniless uncle has to beg for food along the way.

Although Guangxu was idle and narrow-minded. He is very filial to his blind mother. His mother's eightieth birthday invited Xu Cunchang and squire to dinner at home in the evening. Everyone knows that he has no money, so why invite him to dinner? So someone went to his house to see the truth. As a result, the whole house was empty and unguarded. Guang Xu saw everyone's thoughts and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements. Please go back and inform everyone that a banquet will be held at seven o'clock in the evening. "

At about 6: 30 in the evening, people came to watch the excitement one after another, but the home was still empty. As soon as I saw the visitor, I called everyone to sit down. Everyone looked at each other and thought, where should we sit? At this time, only Guang Xu took a piece of charcoal from the kitchen, drew a square table and a bench on the wall in front of the hall, and then held the square table in both hands, muttering: Excuse me, excuse me, let me borrow your table and bench. Say that finish, a pull out, a square table was pulled out from the partition. When everyone was amazed, he had pulled out several sets of tables and stools from the board wall. This news is like having wings and flying all over Xucun. People flocked to see Guangyi Xu's "table-borrowing magic" table and chairs are ready, so where did the table and drinks come from? When everyone was guessing, I saw Guang Xu holding out a cupboard made of broken bamboo, opening the cupboard door, taking out beautifully made dining tables and saying, "Come on, pass it on for me, and I'll treat you to imperial food." So many delicious dishes that no one has ever seen come out of that broken cupboard. Everyone was excited and praised again and again: God! It's amazing! This time, Guang Xu not only satisfied everyone's eyes, but also satisfied their mouths. "Every family has its own history" is a wonderful scene left by Guang Xu's mother on her eightieth birthday, which is still fascinating.

You may not forget what he said: I treat you to imperial dinner. This time he really "borrowed" the emperor's royal meal. That evening, when the emperor was preparing for dinner, he found that the food prepared by the chef was gone. Great! Track it immediately. Even if the emperor doesn't check this anecdote, it will reach Beijing in less than ten and a half days. Naturally, the government got to know the situation clearly without any effort, and then the police went to Guangyi Xu's house. In desperation, Guangxu picked up his old mother and climbed the Zhushan behind Dongsheng in one step. At this time, the old mother cried out in pain on Guangyi Xu's back: "Son, you tied my back, which is killing me. Put me down quickly! " Guang Xu was in a hurry, so he grabbed his mother's back and put it on an old maple tree beside him. "Let you give birth to my mother." Strangely, maple trees have been covered with swollen sores since then, and they are bleeding all year round.

After getting rid of his mother's rebellion, Guang Xu continued to flee behind his mother's back, and came to explore the Wuli Lake area at the junction of Jingxing, Taitai and Suiji counties in three steps. With the divine power of "fortune teller", he robbed others and lived a free life here. One day, his mother said to herself, "I'm over eighty years old and blind, but I haven't been to the West Lake." Hearing this, Guang Xu immediately told his men to block a stream with mud and build a small lake. This is today's "Wuli Lake". Then I went to my mother and said, "Mom, I will take you to the West Lake today, ok?" "Really?" My mother can't believe it. "I can't cheat you. Come, I'll carry you. " After that, I carried my mother to Wuli Lake, picked a leaf, turned it into a boat, put my mother on the boat and said, "Mom, you are in the West Lake now. Well, there is a "broken bridge" and here is a "three tan yin yue". If only you could see it. " The old mother reached out and touched it in the water and said, "Hey, there are so few fish in this West Lake?" Guang Xu, fearing that things would be exposed, immediately picked a willow leaf and threw it into the water, saying, "Mom, touch it again. Are you a small fish? " If there are many small fish in the water, this is the so-called "wicker fish". Up to now, there are still many "wicker fish" in Wuli Lake. Mother touched these little fish, and she was very happy. "If I can visit the West Lake, I will die peacefully." Then he closed his eyes and left.

Shortly after his mother died, Guangyi Xu had a dream in which an old man told him, "You are the only thrill. There is a white horse in the old forest near Wuli Lake. It's here to help you start an uprising. As long as the rock source is at high tide, you can start fighting. " . He doesn't know that this is a signal that God calls him back. The next morning, he came to the old forest near Wuli Lake. There is indeed a white horse there. As soon as he walked past, the white horse came to him on its own initiative. He is very excited. He thinks that God will help me and I can become an emperor. So he sends a soldier every day to see if the river is flowing and the tide is rising. Which stream in Toyama is so likely to rise? Naturally, the soldiers sent back every day always report that there is no high tide. At first, he was very patient. After a long time, he lost his temper and exposed the cruel side of King Shan. Anyone who reports that there is no high tide will have his head cut off at once. Over time, the soldiers died and fled, leaving only one cook. On this day, he and the cook came to the "Difficult Tip", stood on the tip, looked at the backward stream and said to themselves, "Who will be sent to see it today?" As he spoke, he inserted his sword into the ground. Who knows this poke, this sword can't be pulled out anymore. It is said that this sword is still stuck in the "difficult point". If you are not talking alone, you can climb up quietly and pull out three inches. When you make a noise, you can't even shake it. Guang Xu waved his sword around him and said helplessly to the cook, "I'll take you to see it at last. If I become emperor, I will make you prime minister. " The cook thought, where did the tide from the mountain stream come from? Isn't it obvious that I should die? Who cares? I'll just tell him the tide is rising and see what the outcome is. So he went for a walk and came back pretending to be very excited and shouted, "The tide is rising, the tide is rising!" " "Guangyi Xu, excitedly said:" well, it's time. Let's start at once. " The cook thought, what soldiers are there? Just you and me. At this moment, I saw Guang Xu pluck a piece of Ruo leaf and put it into the water. Ruoye immediately turned into a boat. He called the cook and said, "Come on, let's get on the boat." The cook didn't want to die with him, so he deliberately said, "Wait a minute, I'll get your white horse." "Come on, come on, wait a little longer, you will lose the opportunity. Let's go! " Say that finish, they threw themselves into the boat. The boat carried them into the sky. The white horse is still waiting for its owner. Every rainy day, people can still see a big white horse wandering on the "difficult tip" in the distance. Reverse flow is not called reverse flow. Ever since Guang Xu ascended to heaven, at eight or nine o'clock every day, backward water will flow upward. It is said that this is the climax of Daoxi, which is also the reason why Daoxi is named.

If Guangyi Xu's grandfather didn't miscalculate the date of birth and let Guangyi Xu be born at home, maybe he could really rule the world in the emperor's dragon chair. There is no emperor in Xucun, but there are many self-comforting sayings: the emperor has Jinshan and Yinshan, and we have Wenshan and Wushan in Xucun. The implication is that you can't be an emperor without the help of both civil and military skills. There are Jinshui River and Yinshui River in front of the palace, and Gonghe River and Mother River in Xucun. Gold and silver are always limited, but with men and women, you can live forever and last for generations.