Five miles south of Qingzhou, there is a mountain called Yunmen Mountain. Looking from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there is a birthday on the cliff, which is a miracle that people want to see. A stone path turned up, with cypresses on both sides, vines and ravines. Trees are not very thick, but they are very strong and tall, and they are all born on stones. The roots of trees walk along the stone wall and crackle like lightning; The trunk broke through the stone like a strong wind. Occasionally, there are one or two trees in the way, which were deliberately left when the road was built, and the bark has been polished by tourists. Looking around, people feel the beauty of the past years. After a while, we climbed to the Wangshou Pavilion in the middle of the mountain and took a nap there. The red birthday characters on the cliff at the top of the mountain are vivid. Looking back at the foot of the mountain, the market is far away and the countryside is woven. Then get up the courage and push straight to the top of the mountain. At this time, looking up at Shouzi is like a huge ship with many masts, wrapped in clouds, as if it were going to hit its head. On the character of young people in the same trade, there is no vertical height of the word "inch". This is the largest birthday character in the world, and it is the best and best calligraphy. Japanese calligraphers often come across the ocean to pay homage. It was carved by King Hengwang of Qingzhou for his birthday in the thirty-ninth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty, and it has been more than 400 years. The residual snow on the mountain has not disappeared, and I am studying this miracle in the cold spring breeze. The word is 7.5 meters high and 3.7 meters wide. I don't know how to write and carve at the beginning, but I don't lose the structure of the shelf. This constant king created a miracle, but his purpose at that time was not for art, just like Wei Bei unearthed from an ancient tomb. Today, we regard it as a masterpiece of calligraphy, but it is just an ordinary stone around the deceased. Hengwang lettering hopes that he will live a long life, and it is also to show the people the prestige of the royal family. However, after several generations, the property of Hengwangfu was robbed, so his life could not last forever, and his prestige had already disappeared. It is this artistic longevity word that has lived to this day. Go left before the "initial" and enter a hole, which is like a city gate. Looking back at the transpiration outside the door, this is the origin of Yunmen Mountain. Fold from the door to the top of the mountain, such as carp back, slightly flat, with stone steps, pavilions, temples, Buddha caves. Looking at the railing, the sea breeze is blowing from the east, with hazy clouds, mountains and rivers, distant cities and nearby villages. Looking back, when Dayu was in charge of water control, he diverted water from here to the sea, and the world's long flood was rescued, and Qingzhou was here. Since then, people have worked here for generations. Fan Zhongyan once came here as an official, Li Qingzhao once lived in seclusion here, and Hengwang ruled his own little world here. People are busy on this rocky mountain, engraving, digging holes and making statues on the cliff. Only this mountain is silent. I think the cloud gate mountain god must have snorted contemptuously and continued to meditate when he looked at Heng Wang who spent money on lettering and kowtowing for longevity. I walked around the mountain and looked at the remains from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, and looked at the lingering clouds at the foot of the mountain. I'm really proud of Yunmen Mountain, which has been resistant to wind and rain and lightning for thousands of years. Lin Zexu said that the mountain: "The wall stands a thousand miles, and it is just without desire." It wants nothing and lasts forever.
Come down from the mountain and visit Gong Fan Temple in the west of Qingzhou. It was built in memory of Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, and has been burning incense for thousands of years. This shrine is not big, about the size of two basketball courts. There is a well in the heart of the courtyard called Fan Gongjing, which was handed down by Fan Gongsuo. This well water is also unusual, clear and refreshing. It is said that Fan Zhongyan used this water to make a "Qingzhou White Pill" to treat people's chronic diseases, which has a miraculous effect. This well, like a token of lovers, has become a support for future generations to miss Gong Fan. There is a poem in the Song Dynasty: "Gan Qing painted an infinite self, just like the old heart in Greek." (Fan Zhongyan) Now this well is as clear as a mirror. There is an ancestral temple in the east with murals of Gong Fan and his life. The ancestral temple was reserved for Ouyang Xiu and Fu Bi, who both presided over the celebration of the New Deal. In the south of the courtyard, there is a bamboo forest with thousands of bamboo poles, which is very beautiful. There is a stele gallery behind the bamboo forest, which is engraved with Gong Fan's masterpiece Yueyang Tower. There are three ancient trees in the center of the courtyard, namely Tang Ying and Song Huai, which shows that this temple has a long history. To the north of the tree is the official calligraphy plaque of General Feng Yuxiang: "A soldier has wealth in his chest, even if he is taught to ride horses everywhere, he should be afraid of that little Lao Tzu;" Worried about the optimistic world, I hope today's people will be inspired and learn from this scholar. " These two sentences accurately summed up Gong Fan's life. Fan Zhongyan lost his father from childhood and his family was poor. He got up early and cooked a small pot of porridge. When the porridge is cold, it is divided into four parts, which is his daily meal. In the future, he won the official position in the imperial examination and awarded a bachelor's degree in Longtuge, striving for innovation for the sake of clean government. Later, Xixia invaded frequently, and North Korea had no military talents. He defended the border as a civil servant and defeated the enemy. Xixia people exclaimed that "there are millions of soldiers in his chest", and the border people respectfully called him "Dragon Map Laozi". Even the emperor followed the map and said, I won't worry about the second flood. Later, he was transferred back to North Korea to preside over the reform of Qingli New Deal, drastically abolished the old and the new, frequently transferred to various places, and personally promoted local political innovation. No matter in frontier defense, in North Korea or at local level, he always "worries about advancing and retreating". His heart is burning with concern for the country and the people. Fan Zhongyan is a Zhuge Liang-style and Zhou Enlai-style politician. His life is mainly about practice. According to his own way of dealing with the world and governing the country, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to it, and devoted all his talents to dealing with specific government affairs and military affairs, and had no intention of making a fuss. It is not that there is no literary talent, but that there is no time. In the third year of Song Renzong (A.D. 105 1), Fan Zhongyan went to Qingzhou as the magistrate, which was the last stop of his career and life journey. He died the next year. The story of Yueyang Tower was written seven years ago when he died from illness and was transferred to the mainland. Just like the model, this is a great man's later work, which is the crystallization of his life's thoughts. You can imagine how anxious an old man is in this small courtyard, under the well pavilion and in the bamboo forest, blaming himself and asking for help, worrying about the country and the people. He recalled the frontier life of "people are not sleepy, generals have white hair and tears"; Recall the hardships of "living above the temple" and work hard with you; Recall the suffering of civilians in disaster relief and food distribution. He always talks about his life's political experience and the sages of past dynasties, and finally sighs: "The world is worried first, and then the world is happy." "This deep sigh, like the bell in a famous temple, is profound and profound. This sigh has lasted for thousands of years, inspiring many people with lofty ideals and correcting many officials and bureaucrats. " Yueyang Tower was not written on Yueyang Tower, and the grand view of Dongting Lake was not in front of Mr. Wang at that time. It can be said that this is a work that can be used as an excuse. Gong Fan poured out his understanding of life and society, the political turmoil he experienced in his life, and the ups and downs of his thoughts. Then he suddenly received this famous saying and turned it into a rainbow, spanning the sky and shining on future generations.
The spring breeze blows the new branches of Huai River in Tang and Song Dynasties, and the bamboo leaves are swaying. This ancient temple has entered a new year in the long river of years. Fan Gongduan sat in the shrine, silently enjoying the spring scenery in the courtyard. I wander in the courtyard, facing the gods of Gong Fan, Ouyang Gong and Fu Gong, and meditate on how many officials and people are diligent in their posts, but why is it that only Fan Zhongyan teaches people to remember the Millennium and never forget it? I think it is not enough for a person to practice hard and sacrifice honestly. These can only die with his life and can only be understood by his contemporaries. More importantly, he should be able to create a spirit and extract an idea that conforms to people's hearts and historical laws. It is the famous saying that "worry about the world first, and then enjoy the world." It is this upward optimism that makes Fan Zhongyan eternal.
Leave the Gong Fan Temple, get on the bus and leave the city. Two tall stone buildings flashed by the roadside and suddenly appeared lonely in the cold wind. Some people say that this is the former site of Hengwangfu, what a magnificent royal family, and now only the archway on the roadside and the word Shouzi on the mountain are left. Looking at Yunmen, cypress trees are swaying in the fog, and Qifeng stands proudly. After all, the people who carved on the mountain couldn't stay, leaving this silent mountain; Those who built the gatehouse very high still can't live, but those who pushed the wheel of history with their lives will live forever.