Chapter 1842 The Traveler

Thousands of years later, Wusu Temple.

The tour guides are dressed in ancient ladies' costumes, with gentle looks, graceful figures and decent conversational skills.

Having a wealth of professional knowledge is the key.

It is said to be an ancestral hall, but it is actually a large commemorative place with a large square in the middle. On the left side of the square is the Meishan Su Family Academic Research Association, and on the right side is a large museum. The actual ancestral hall in front is actually very small and is made of original yarn.

The former site of Yuxingsu House.

The old site still maintains its original appearance, but there is a stone screen at the door.

A handsome-looking young man dressed simply, wearing black-rimmed glasses and carrying a double canvas schoolbag, was looking at the song "Businessman" engraved on it.

Wind and rain send spring back, and flying snow welcomes spring. The cliffs are already covered with hundreds of feet of ice, but there are still beautiful flowers and branches.

Qiao doesn't fight for spring, she only repays it when it comes. When the mountain flowers are in full bloom, she laughs in the bushes.

The tour guide hired to explain had a good impression of the young man in front of her: "Are you a student? Which school are you from?"

The young man said: "I am from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. I just came back from the Dahu District of Dongsheng Prefecture. I just completed a volunteer project for electronic bison tracking there. I still have a few days off from school, so I came to Meishan to have fun."

"Oh." The young lady nodded: "I am also a volunteer, from the History Department of Sichuan University."

After that, he began to introduce to the young people: "This is a poem from Su Wengong's "Du Chen Lu". According to his records, it was written by a librarian named Mao from the Capital University Hall, and he is his favorite in his life."

"Later generations felt that this poem was very consistent with Su Wengong's life, so it was widely praised. When the square was built, it was engraved here."

"The librarian of the Capital University Hall named Mao?" the young man recalled: "I don't seem to have any impression of him."

The young lady rolled her eyes secretly in her heart: "Yes, future generations have searched deeply for Su Wengong's life, but they have not found this administrator. It is also a mystery."

He led the young people around the screen, and in front of him was the main entrance of the ancestral hall. There was a large plaque hanging on the door, and on the plaque were four large white letters: "Assist the God and Protect the Saint."

The young lady explained: "This plaque was personally inscribed by Emperor Dezong Zhao Mao."

"Speaking of it, this is also a public case. After the death of Su Wengong, Emperor Dezong ordered his ministers to prepare a tribute to Wen Gong. But Wen Gong was an official, a good man, a god, a saint, and a virtue in the five dynasties, and his achievements were unparalleled. The ministers thought that Wang Anshi should be the king.

, Han Qi, Fu Bi, and Ouyang Xiu are superior, but there are too many achievements, and the opinions are different. "

"In the end, it was Dezong who decided that Duke Wen's greatest achievement was to assist the Shenzong, protect the Holy Sect, and lay the foundation of Pi for generations to come. So he personally wrote the four words 'Assist the God and Protect the Saint' on the tablet."

The young man nodded: "Well, Dezong's hands are turning white, which is quite similar to his ancestors, and he is still better than his master."

The young lady was a little surprised: "You are knowledgeable. Everyone knows that the Eleventh Prince's thin golden body is exquisite, but Shenzong's calligraphy has not been handed down due to the fire of Xianmo Pavilion."

"Historical records say that he was 'good at flying white'. Dezong admired Shenzong and practiced it since he was a child, and he also gained the essence of it."

The young man smiled: "This handwriting is much better than that of his grandfather."

The young lady smiled teasingly and said, "Have you ever seen the word Shenzong before?"

"Ah?" The young man couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and said with a shy smile: "In the Song Dynasty, the style of calligraphy became popular from Su Huangmi and Cai Fang, and there were many famous teachers in the harem."

"For example, King Duan pursued calligraphy from Huangshan Valley, so it is not surprising that later generations have surpassed their predecessors."

The young lady pursed her lips and smiled: "Although it makes sense, art and science are different. What you accumulate is nothing, but breakthroughs and innovations are worth thousands of dollars."

"Zhao Ji is a calligraphy and painting genius in the clan. Even his descendants cannot surpass him."

The young man smiled slightly, not wanting to argue with the pretty girl: "That's right."

When we entered the ancestral hall, we found a small square courtyard surrounded by counters selling books, calligraphy and paintings, embroidery, porcelain, fine wine, and snacks.

The young lady said: "The Su residence in Shajuxing had such a structure back then. The small courtyard facing the door was a place to receive silk merchants and view samples. Su Wengong transformed the silk weaving, paper and ink, printing, porcelain, and wine industries in central Sichuan, benefiting

Meishan’s specialties that have been around for thousands of years are all available here.”

The sales were very artistic. The young man looked around and was only interested in books, so he came to the counter.

Here is a dazzling array of various books. In addition to "Critical Biography", "Life Examination", "Chronology of Works", "Collection of Anecdotes" and other essays about various figures of the Su family written by contemporary famous writers, there are also works written by later generations after them.

For the sake of artistic image, he created biographical literary works, including ancient commentaries and legends, as well as modern ones.

However, these only account for half of the entire bookstore, and the other half is filled with original works by the Su family.

Every time I bring tourists here and see how surprised they are, the girl from Meishan can’t help but feel proud.

"Here are all the texts written by the Su family, including astronomy, geography, medicine, mechanics, chemistry, physics, mathematics, philosophy, politics, military, economics, poetry, prose, drama theory, music theory, painting theory, memorials, etc.

Meetings, letters, etc.”

"Our museum has been working hard for many years to compile and publish high-definition photocopies of the original manuscripts of Sumen disciples, and it has never stopped, so that everyone can not only read the text, but also appreciate their calligraphy, handwriting modification, and creative mentality at that time. Until

Now, it’s not all out yet.”

"Because according to incomplete statistics, the five protagonists of Wu Su Temple alone, Su Song, Su Xun, Su You, Su Shi, and Su Che, have written as many as 80 million words, of which Su Wengong alone has as many as 50 million words.

.”

"That's the addition of "Emperor's Record" and "Ethics"." The young man smiled and shook his head, and suddenly asked: "How many words are there in "The Kitchen Classic"?"

"Ah?" The young lady couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Very few tourists would care about this: "I only know that "The Kitchen Classic" records more than 6,700 dishes, nearly 100 kinds of seasonings, and more than 60 kinds of wines.

, the number of words is really unclear.”

However, the young lady was very dedicated and picked up the mobile phone hanging around her neck: "Let me check..."

"No, no, no." The young man quickly stopped: "Let's continue."

In the middle of the small courtyard was an iron frame for burning incense and candles. The young man couldn't help but be puzzled: "What is this for?"

The young lady was very helpless: "In the reign of Shaosheng alone, the Su family in Meishan already had 'one school with ten Jinshi, and two fathers and two sons.'"

"Everyone says that this place is famous for its cultural heritage. Every year, many students taking exams come here to pay homage."

"Some superstitious parents even burn incense and candles outside the house, which almost caused fires several times."

"In the end, the museum thought it would be better to set up a special place for these people to burn incense and candles, rather than having them wander around."

"Ah?" The young man couldn't help but laughed and said: "Back then, there was a tradition of smashing eggs at the statue of Mingrun in the Capital University Hall. How come you still worship it now?"

"Really?" Even the young lady has never heard of this story: "How come I don't know about it?"

"In the final exam of the Mathematics School of the Capital University Hall in the ninth year of Yuanfu, the final question was asked by Su Mingrun. The original question was to prove: If the distance ratio to two fixed points on the plane is the same and the ratio is not one, the trajectory of a moving point is a circle.

, and request the radius of the circle."

"In one sentence, five pieces of draft paper, most of the candidates ate zero eggs, so the angry students ran to the statue of Su Wengong to get eggs back to invite him, because they heard that Su Wengong had stayed in Kuizhou since he took office

The root of the disease is that I hate eating eggs the most."

"Since that time, every time there is a final exam, the college has formed a tradition called 'worship Su Gong and break the zero egg'."

The young lady couldn't stop laughing when she heard this. She actually picked up her phone and checked: "Eh? The question you mentioned does exist...but does Mr. Su Wen hate eating eggs...Hey, I also found it!"

Current cell phone: "But there is no record of the students smashing statues you said. It must be a lie! Besides, why would living people make statues?"

"The Royal Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution, there is a statue!" The young man said hard to tell: "This is a real thing, I guess... Later, Su Wengong's status became more and more high, and the imperial court probably banned this matter."

After saying this, I couldn't help but sigh: "If Su Wen Gong has a spirit in heaven, I'm afraid he would prefer students to treat him to eggs, and would never want to enjoy such incense."

The young lady smiled and said: "Su Wen Gong is not very high-minded. His jokes about fighting with the students during his promotion to the Capital University have been compiled into a collection of jokes. Even if you throw an egg at his statue, it is still a sign of liking him.

"

"It's true." The young man nodded: "When you are over 70 years old, every year when school starts, you still have to go to the school gate with a broom and pretend to be an old sweeper, eavesdrop on the freshmen's impressions and opinions of the school, and then chat with them to trick them into providing money to the school.

Suggestions, but only he can make them."

After that, he added: "But the students really like him."

Walking through the small courtyard is the main hall of the ancestral hall. In front of you are three wax figures, holding tooth wats and sitting upright. Two are in purple robes and one is in red. They are lifelike. The one in the middle is Su Song, the one on the left is Su Xun, and the one on the right is Su You.

This is not based on official position and achievements, but based on the age of the brothers.

There were also four people sitting in the side seats. The two older purple-robed officials in the middle were sitting opposite each other. One was fat and the other was thin. They were Su Shi and Su Che. The two younger ones outside were also sitting opposite each other. One was in a brocade.

The robe, a purple robe, is exactly the flat jar for military officials and the colander for civil servants.

There is also a circle of figures on the periphery, all wearing purple and brocade robes, and they are all the children of the four people.

The young lady introduced: "The people worshiped here are actually far more than Wu Su. However, the ancestral hall was first established in the Ruizong period. At that time, only five people, Su Song, Su Xun, Su You, Su Shi, and Su Che, were worshipped. Although more were added later,

But everyone is still used to calling this place Wusu Temple."

"In the Su family, Su Song was able to participate in political affairs; Su Che was able to be a right servant; Su You was able to be a left servant; and later Su Mai and Su Yue became prime ministers, and Su Yu was able to participate in politics.

Su Chi. In addition to Su Yi who was an ambassador, people at that time called it 'One School and Seven Appearances'."

The young man smiled and said: "Su Zizhan became a big man, and Chu'er later became the prince-in-law. Otherwise, he should have one discipline and nine aspects."

The young lady nodded in agreement.

After admiring the wax statues, we turned to the back and found an independent sacrificial room, with the same layout of one offering four statues and twelve philosophers.

The young lady introduced: "After Dezong, Su Wengong's status became higher and higher. He first entered the Confucian Temple and was listed next to Confucius. By the time of Xiangzong one hundred and twenty years later, he was revered as King Lizhao and became independent from the Confucian Temple.

Come out."

"The festival is compared with King Wenxuan and King Wucheng. Zhang Zai, Chen Zhaoming, Su Rong, and Chen Wu are the four philosophers, and Shen Kuo, Shao Bowen, Wei Pu, Jia Xian, Zhu Ji, Liu Yi, Shi Tong, and Li Qing are

Li Jie, Bi Guan, Jia Quan, and Cai Jing are the twelve worthy men."
To be continued...