Folk Tales: The Legend of Jiayingguan

It is said that during the reign of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, the Yellow River flooded continuously, and there were 13 floods in 12 years. Even Emperor Kangxi exclaimed: The ups and downs of rivers safeguard the crown, and whether the people's hearts are related to the Qing Dynasty. Especially in Wang Yang, in the northwest of Henan Province, people live in dire straits.

? There lived an old man who looked familiar near Jiayingguan. He is old and energetic, and this man's face is very accurate. At one time, there was an endless stream of dignitaries in Beijing. However, due to the long-term ravages of the Yellow River, although there is a relatively stable income, the family situation is not satisfactory. One day, his daughter-in-law said in the morning, Dad, everyone says you know each other well and you can't show it to our family. We can't go on being so poor. The old man said nothing, and the daughter-in-law sighed all the time after she went out. When the son heard about it, he went in to comfort him. The old man said: you came to my house at midnight on February 2 this year, and I have an explanation. Seeing the mysterious appearance of the old man, the son naturally has nothing to say.

Time flies with the days. In a blink of an eye, the second day of February arrived. The family ate and didn't rest. When I was a child, my son knocked on my father's door. His father gave him a look and said, "The human heart is insufficient, and the snake swallows the elephant." . In a word, my son trembled and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. Father looked at the dark-skinned child with pitiful eyes. "It's all destiny takes a hand. Get up. Tomorrow you will call your relatives and friends to mourn for me. In three days, the funeral will be held. At the funeral, you and your wife carried me with hemp rope, and when the rope broke, you buried me there. Don't forget. " Son with a grain of salt. Sure enough, the next day, my father died in bed. The son hurriedly followed his father's last words and held a funeral. I heard that the well-known old gentleman died of illness, and all the villagers in Qiliba Township came to visit him. Everyone was puzzled when they heard the last sentence of the old gentleman. They all said: Since the old gentleman has something to say, let's do it. On the third night, the husband and wife packed their things and carried the old man away with hemp rope. The rope broke when it was about 100 meters away from the Yellow River. The couple were very surprised. They dug a hole, buried the old man, kowtowed and left. At dawn the next day, the villagers heard about it, and when they looked again, there was already a piece of Wang Yang. The couple were very angry, but there was nothing they could do.

Time flies, and the Spring Festival is coming soon. The situation at home is the same as before, except that my wife is pregnant. Husband and wife always sigh that the poorer they are, the more they live, and now even the only source of life is broken. This year's Spring Festival, the child was born. When I was born, it was said that the room was full of purple light, which surprised everyone at home. They know that this child must be special, so no matter how poor the family is, it is heartbreaking to raise this child. The child is growing fast and smart. At the age of three, he went to a private school with the children in the village. At the age of five, all the teachers in the village couldn't help him. The whole village decided to raise money to send their children to the best private schools in the county and ask the best teachers to train him. He became the hope of the whole village.

In a blink of an eye, the child is 15 years old. The husband and wife have suffered a lot in recent years, but it is still very gratifying to watch the children grow up day by day. When it was time for the children's adult ceremony, the couple were even more happy from ear to ear. It was in this year that the emperor came here to look for a child prodigy. Although the child was very reluctant, he could not bear his parents' desire for wealth and had to leave. When leaving the door, the child said, "Dad, Mom, if something happens to me this time, you two must not be angry." After I die, don't give me anything to wear, just find a place to bury me. " The mother quickly slapped the child: you crow mouth. How can you say such a good thing? You burn incense and pray quickly. The child is still young, and the Buddha forgives me. In the mother's prayer, the child reluctantly left the small village where he had lived for 15 years. It wasn't long before a bad letter came. The child died, and the cause of death is unknown. My parents cried their tears dry, my father lost weight day by day, and my mother was ill in bed and never got up. Under the management of the village, the child's funeral is very simple. In spite of his father's repeated requests, the people in the village dressed the children in red underpants. After all, he is a big boy, and it is not good for anyone to see him.

On the day the child died, the Jiaying Pavilion started construction. At first, there was only one fence, and everyone didn't know what to do in it. Later, I knew I was drilling a well. I also heard that when I was digging a well, I found a little white dragon wearing a pair of red underwear. The underwear is entangled in the grass and can't be taken off. It is said that it was sent to Beijing that night. Later, Yong Zhengdi specially built a hall on the well. The hall is the imperial monument of his calligraphy, and the top cover of the hall is covered by his crown, which is very distinctive.

According to folklore, Qin discovered that the stars were dimmed, the emperor stars were in the sky, and a new emperor was about to be born. The emperor brutally killed all prodigies in the form of national selection. This is just a legend.

But when the child died, all the hopes in the family were dashed, leaving only this building.