In 1996, the epitaph of Li Lun of the former Tang Dynasty was discovered in the sandpit north of Xinshi Village, Ren County, Xingtai City. This pit is 3 miles away from the Tang Dynasty Mausoleum in Wangyin Village, Longyao County, Xingtai. There is a precious stone carving on the Guangye Temple Stele. The upper cover of the (tomb) epitaph is not seen, and there are three donors engraved on each side of the tomb. The inscription on Li Lun's epitaph and the inscription on Guangye Temple clearly indicate that Li Tang's ancestral home is in Xinshi Village, Ren County, Xingtai today, thus revealing the ancestral home of Li Tang. mystery.
There are only seven key words in the inscription: "Inherited from the throne of the King of Tang Dynasty, the ancestor of the first emperor of Jianchu", "Returned to the nephew's ancestors", "To the old territory": "The county of Xingtai, the county of Ren To the north, Xinshijutuan”. The translation is: My father Li (Lun) is originally a descendant of the Tang Dynasty, a descendant of Emperor Jianchu Li Xi (Li Yuan's great-grandfather). After his death, he wishes to return to his ancestors and be buried in the place of origin (hometown) of Li Xi's ancestor. ): Within the jurisdiction of Xingzhou, in the north of Ren County, Xinshi Village is the home of our old Li family for generations. The key sentence among the seven sentences is: "The new city is home." This indicates that the "Hometown of the Tang Dynasty - New City in Ren County" was established!
The information revealed by Li Lun’s epitaph: Li Yuan and Li Lun are the same ancestor Li Xi, and their ancestral place is Xinshi Village, Ren County, Xingzhou;
Xingtai Ren, Hebei Province The genealogy table of the Li Xi family in Xinshi Village, County is as follows:
Li Tianci→Li Hu→Li Bing→Li Yuan→Li Shimin...
...Li Chao→Li Tong→Li Lun→ Li Zhongyin, Li Zhonghe...
Guangye Temple Monument: The Kingdom of Xingren in the Golden Rope Boundary
"The Kingdom of Xingren in the Golden Rope Boundary, the Baosha Dance on the Route between Yan and Zhao". "The Golden Rope Bounds the Kingdom of Xingren" means to bound the "New City Jutuan" within the circle. Yang Jin, the author of the Guangye Temple Stele, must have known about Li Tang's "Sangzi Old Country" and "King Wei's Sangzi", so he gave Ren County such high honor and praise. "The birthplace of King Wei, the city of Benji" refers to Xinshi Village, the "Kingdom of Xing Ren". Little Li Lunming hides a shocking secret! Folk epitaphs and cultural relics can also carry important memories and information of the country and nation. "Li Lunming" inherits and records the precise memory and related information of Li Tang's hometown. "Li Lunming" firstly proves that Li Yuan's hometown is Xinshi Village; secondly, it proves that part of the Li family in Longxi is rooted in Xinshi Village. Because there are still some people who come after Li Chong, the eldest son of Bai Hou Li Tan.
Li Yuan became emperor and moved the tombs of Li Xi and Li Tianci to the north of Wangyin Village, which is five miles northwest of Xinshi Village and has better feng shui. He began to build the Tang Ancestral Mausoleum. When Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he continued to build Tang Dynasty Tombs. The ancestral mausoleum took 17 years and was finally completed during the reign of Li Shimin. Li Shimin ordered the governor of Xingzhou to pay tribute to the Tang ancestral mausoleum in spring and autumn to honor his ancestors.