Fan Xiliang
Meng Jiangnu
Myths and legends
According to legend, during the Qin Dynasty, a family named Meng planted a A melon plant was planted, and the melon vines climbed along the wall to Jiang's house and produced melons. The melon is ripe, one melon can score points across two houses! When he opened it, he saw a fair and fat little girl inside, so he named her Meng Jiangnu. Meng Jiangnu grew up, and everyone in the village within a radius of ten or eight miles knew that she was a good girl who was good at life, smart, and could play the piano, compose poems, and write articles. The old couple even regarded her as the apple of their eye.
At this time, Qin Shihuang began to arrest people everywhere to build the Great Wall. There was a scholar named Fan Xiliang who was so frightened that he ran away from home. His mouth was dry from running, and he was just about to rest and find some water to drink when he suddenly heard the sound of people shouting and horses running around. It turns out people are being arrested here too! He didn't have time to run, so he jumped over a nearby wall. It turns out that this wall is the back garden of the Meng family. At this time, I happened to catch up with Meng Jiangnu and her maid out for a walk in the garden. Meng Jiangnu suddenly saw someone hiding under the loofah stand. As soon as she and the maid shouted, Fan Xiliang hurriedly got out, bowed and begged, "Miss, miss, don't shout, don't shout, I'm on the run." , please save my life!"
Meng Jiangnu saw that Fan Xiliang looked like a white-faced scholar and was quite handsome, so she went back to the reporter with the maid to interrogate Fan outside in the back garden. Whose name was Xi Liang's hometown? Why did he jump over the wall and be admitted to the hospital? Fan Xiliang answered in detail. Seeing that he was very honest and courteous, Fan Xiliang agreed to hide him at home temporarily. After staying in the family for a few days, the old couple saw his talent and generous manners, so they discussed it with their daughter, and she agreed. It's settled.
In those days, there was a war and chaos, and people were hunting for husbands every day. No one would always give up on the arranged marriage. After discussing it, the old couple chose an auspicious day to invite them. After having a banquet with relatives and friends, the couple got married in less than three days. , a group of government officials suddenly broke in and took Mr. Fan away without any explanation.
This trip was obviously a disaster. Meng Jiangnu cried all day long, looking forward to it! Ah! But after waiting eagerly for a year, not only did no one come, but Xin'er also didn't come. She was really worried, so she spent several nights making cold clothes for her husband and went to the Great Wall to find her father in person. Seeing her stubbornness, her mother couldn't stop her, so she agreed. Meng Jiangnu packed her clothes, said goodbye to her two elders, and set out on her journey. Meng Jiangnu kept running due north, passing through mountains and crossing mountains.
Meng Jiangnu packed up her clothes, said goodbye to her two elders, and embarked on the journey to find the missing person. When she was hungry, she ate some cold cakes; when she was thirsty, she drank some cold water; when she was tired, she sat on the road. While resting, one day, she asked an old white-haired uncle collecting firewood: "How far is it from the Great Wall? The old uncle said: "Far, far away is Youzhou, and the Great Wall is still to the north of Youzhou." Meng Jiangnu thought to herself: "Even if the Great Wall is far away in the horizon, I will still go to the horizon to find my husband!" ”
Meng Jiangnu walked despite the phoenix blowing and the rain. One day, she came to a deserted wilderness with no village in front of her and no shop behind her. It was getting dark and there were no people around, so she ran The ruined temple was quite big, with only half a person's height of grass and a grinning statue. She was a lonely young woman, so she couldn't care less about it, so she found a corner and slept. At night, she dreamed that she was studying with her husband at the table. Suddenly, she heard a banging on the door, and a group of arresting government officials came in. She woke up. It turned out that the door and windows of the temple were being blown by the sound of a phoenix. She sighed. Looking at the sky, she picked up her package and hit the road again.
One day, she was exhausted from walking and felt cold all over. Just when she wanted to take a rest, she suddenly fainted. When she woke up, she realized that she was lying on the hot bed in her hometown.
The landlady rolled out the soup and made brown sugar and ginger water for her. She was extremely grateful and grateful. She sweated a little and felt a little lighter, so she struggled to get up and continue on her way. The landlady pulled her with tears in her eyes and said, "Sister-in-law, I know you are eager to find a husband, but your body is as hot as coals. Can I bear to let you go! Sister-in-law, look at your feet again. It’s turned into blood pimples, but it’s still a foot!” Meng Jiangnu looked at her feet and saw that they were not covered in blood pimples. She stayed at the eldest mother's house for another two days, but she left again before her illness recovered. As the old lady shed tears, she said in her mouth: "What a wonderful wife this is! God, please do a good job and reunite all the couples in the world!" Meng Jiangnu finally arrived at the place where the Great Wall was being built. She asked the migrant workers building the Great Wall: Do you know where Fan Xiliang is? When I asked someone, they said they didn't know. When she asked another person, she shook her head. She didn't know how many people she had asked before; only then did she find out about the migrant workers in the neighboring village who were building the Great Wall. The migrant workers from the neighboring village enthusiastically led her to find the migrant workers who were building the Great Wall with Fan Xiliang.
Meng Jiangnu asked: "Brothers, did you build the Great Wall with Fan Xiliang?"
Everyone said: "Yes!"
"Fan Xiliang "Everyone, look at me, I'll look at you. No one said a word with tears in their eyes. When Nu Jiangnu saw this scene, she buzzed and her hair twitched. She widened her eyes and asked urgently: "Where is my husband Fan Xiliang?" Seeing that they couldn't hide it, everyone said hesitantly: "Fan Xiliang died of exhaustion and hunger last month!"
"Where are the corpses?"
"Everyone said: "There are too many dead people to bury, and the supervisors are filling up the Great Wall! "
Before everyone could finish speaking, Meng Jiangnu burst into tears as she clapped her hands on the Great Wall. She cried, cried. Thousands of migrant workers all bowed their heads and shed tears. There was no light from the sun and the moon, and the sky was dim and the earth was dark. The autumn wind howled and the sea rippled. As I was crying, there was a loud "crash" sound, and a large section of the Great Wall collapsed, exposing piles of human bones. There were so many bones, which one was her husband? She suddenly remembered the story her mother had told her when she was a child: the blood of relatives can penetrate into their bones. She bit her middle finger open and identified the corpse carefully. The tattered clothes buttons revealed her husband's bones, and she cried her heart out while guarding her husband's body.
While weeping, Qin Shihuang led a large group of troops to inspect the border wall and passed by. .
When Qin Shihuang heard that Meng Jiangnu cried down the city wall, he was immediately furious and furious. He led the three armies to the foot of Jiaoshan to deal with Meng Jiangnu personally. But when he saw that Meng Jiangnu was young and beautiful, with beautiful features and beautiful eyes, He wanted to seize Meng Jiangnu. How could Meng Jiangnu agree? Qin Shihuang sent several old women to persuade him, and he also sent his secretary Zhao Gao to persuade her, but Gai Jiangnu refused. Finally, Qin Shihuang came forward in person. When she saw Qin Shihuang, she wished she could die in front of this unscrupulous tyrant. But then she thought, her husband's hatred was not avenged, and the people's hatred was not fulfilled, how could she die in vain? She suppressed her anger and listened to Qin Shihuang's nonsense. Nonsense. When Qin Shihuang saw that she was silent, he thought she was willing, so he said more excitedly: "Speak! As long as you obey me, I will give you whatever you want, including mountains of gold and silver! "
Meng Jiangnu said: "I don't want the gold and silver mountains. If you want me to obey, I only need you to promise three things! "
Qin Shihuang said: "Don't say three, even thirty will be up to you. You said, this is the first one! "
Meng Jiangnu said: "The first thing is to erect a monument for my husband, build a tomb, and put it in a sandalwood coffin. "
When Qin Shihuang heard about it: "It's easy to talk about, it's easy to talk about, I will accept this one from you. Let’s talk about the second thing! "
"For the second piece, I want you to wrap my husband in sackcloth and mourn him, wave flags and hold a can, follow the hearse, and lead all the civil and military officials to the funeral in tears.
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When Qin Shihuang heard this, he thought, "How can this be done? How can I, a majestic emperor, bury a commoner?" "This one doesn't work, think about the third one!" ”
Men Jiangnu said: “If the second one doesn’t work, there will be no third one!” ”
When Qin Shihuang saw this posture, he didn’t agree. He could see the fat in his mouth and couldn’t eat it. If he agreed, wouldn’t he make people in the world laugh at him? Another thought: It doesn’t matter if it’s a joke or not. , and whoever dares to laugh at me will be killed. Thinking of this, he said: "Okay!" I promise you the second one. Let’s talk about the third thing! "
Meng Jiangnu said: "The third thing is that I want to visit the sea for three days. "
Qin Shihuang said: "This is easy! Okay, these three items are up to you! ”
Qin Shihuang immediately sent people to erect a monument for Fan Xiliang, build a tomb, purchase coffins, and prepare mourning clothes and white flags to attract people. On the day of the funeral, Fan Xiliang’s hearse was in front, and Qin Shihuang followed closely behind, wearing a Ma, wearing mourning, he really became a filial son. After the funeral, Meng Jiangnu said to Qin Shihuang: "Let's go swimming in the sea, and we can get married after swimming." "Qin Shihuang was so happy. She was so beautiful that she didn't know what to do. Suddenly she heard a "plop" and Meng Jiangnu jumped into the sea!
Qin Shihuang became anxious when he saw it: "Jue, hurry up, get into the sea quickly. salvage. "
As soon as the salvage people got out of the sea, the sea roared with huge waves. Seeing that the situation was not good, the salvage people hurriedly boarded the boat. How did this big wave come so coincidentally? It turned out that both the Dragon King and the Dragon Girl sympathized with Meng Jiangnu. When they saw her jumping into the sea, they quickly took her to the Dragon Palace. Gone.
The legend of Meng Jiangnu crying at the Great Wall is widely circulated among the people. Her husband Fan Xiliang (from Wei Hui) was recruited by the King of Wei to build the Great Wall (now the Warring States Great Wall at the junction of Weihui and Huixian) and died from fatigue. He died and was buried under the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu searched for her husband and cried to the Great Wall in Weihuichi Mountain. She cried and the Great Wall collapsed, revealing her husband's bones. The story of Meng Jiangnu is still spread in Wainao Village, Weihuichishan Township. Meng Jiangnu can be seen on the mountain. The teardrop stone that cried down the Great Wall has names such as Mengjiangnu River, Mengjiangnu Road, and Mengjiangnu Bridge.