But this is only the first half. In the second half, you will find a deep and beautiful classical garden with towering trees. It is no exaggeration to say that its configuration is second only to the palace. See here, there is located in Beijing, I believe many people know what this place is? Yes, this is Gongwangfu.
prince gong's mansion
"A Gongwangfu, half of the history of Qing Dynasty" is the evaluation of Gongwangfu by Hou Zhiren, a historical geographer and academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences. That's true. Prince Gong's Palace is so historic. Do you know who was the first owner of Gongwangfu? This is Xiao Shenyang, who is also the chief military minister. He was the first owner of this mansion.
Small Shenyang can be said to be the biggest corrupt official at that time, and his property is extremely rich. According to historical records at that time, when Emperor Jiaqing copied the small Shenyang home, everyone was stunned by the property he found. No one would have thought that little Shenyang would be so greedy.
First of all, silver alone is 820 million. I don't think a room can hold it. We should know that the tax revenue of the Qing government at that time was 70 million taels a year, which was a national tax. And from small Shenyang, there are 820 million silver, equivalent to the income of the Qing Dynasty for ten years. We can imagine how luxurious little Shenyang's life would be if he had so much money at home.
Xiaoshenyang
Let's look down, will the small Shenyang family only have money? Of course, that's impossible. Emperor Jiaqing successively found jewels, antiques, calligraphy and painting from the home of Xiao Shenyang. In a word, priceless. Small Shenyang also has its own industry. He also owns more than 70 pawn shops and more than 300 banks. Even the famous East India Company in the world at that time had close contacts with him.
Although Xiao Shenyang was eventually deprived of his property, many people envied his talent. He has hundreds of millions of wealth and great power. As a red man around the emperor, the minister of military affairs can be said to be a pivotal figure in North Korea. It's a pity that he is too greedy. Until now, we have heard a proverb, "Small Shenyang falls, Jiaqing has food to eat". Small Shenyang was robbed of its property, which really made Jiaqing Emperor smile and the national treasury instantly enriched.
Jiaqingdi
However, when Emperor Jiaqing moved the small Shenyang finance, there was one thing that made Emperor Jiaqing afraid to move. After thinking, he decided that it was best not to touch it. It is still in Gongwangfu, because no one dares to touch it. It has also undergone historical changes and has not changed so far. Have you guessed what it is? The answer is the blessing tablet of Gongwangfu.
It is really a story to say that he is dead. First of all, the location of this blessing tablet is Miyun Cave in Cuijin Garden of Gongwangfu. The inscription on this blessing tablet was written by Kangxi himself. This alone has a good historical and cultural value.
Fuzi tablets
And according to legend, sourdrang dowager was suddenly seriously ill before his 60th birthday, and the doctor was helpless, which worried Kangxi. So Kangxi followed the example of the ancients to seek happiness and prolong life. After three days of bathing and fasting, he personally wrote on the tablet. The whole movement is also flowing, and finally this peerless work is completed.
When sourdrang dowager received this special gift, something that science could not explain happened. Her illness was cured overnight, and all the diseases that cure too much were cured overnight. That sounds incredible. Moreover, sourdrang dowager still had time to live healthily after that 15 years, and many people think that Kangxi's blessing played a role. Therefore, this word is also regarded as a treasure by the royal family. Sourdrang dowager even asked craftsmen to engrave this blessing on stone tablets. The name of the Fuzi tablet was also written by Kangxi himself. This blessing is also considered as the best blessing in the world and has been passed down to this day.
This stone tablet can be said to be a rare treasure, but it suddenly disappeared during the Qianlong period. Unexpectedly, this is also related to small Shenyang. Because this stone tablet is very famous, and it also represents a blessing, little Shenyang used his position to move it to his house in order to get a blessing.
The most interesting thing is that Xiao Shenyang also carved 9999 statues of bats, because bats also meant to be blessed everywhere at that time, so he put this blessing tablet and bat tablet together, just to make a blessing. It can be said that small Shenyang is also a superstitious person, of course, this is also related to the society at that time. Who doesn't want to be blessed, whether it's official or fortune, the more the better.
Emperor Jiaqing accidentally found this blessing tablet when he was searching the mansion in Little Shenyang. Even he didn't expect that little Shenyang was so bold that he moved all the royal treasures into his home. Emperor Jiaqing was also very angry with the practice of Xiao Shenyang. He also came up with the idea of moving the Confucius tablet to the palace.
However, there was a saying of geomantic omen in ancient times. The convenient location of Fuzi Monument is where Long Mai is. I have to say that Xiao Shenyang is really witty. This is impeccable for Emperor Jiaqing, and I want to be blessed myself. I want to move the Confucius tablet to the palace, but I want to move to Long Mai.
The ancient emperors attached great importance to Long Mai, which was the fate of a country. If they want to govern the world better, how can they move Long Mai at will? That is a taboo for the emperor. As a result, the matter had to be forgotten, and Emperor Jiaqing could only reluctantly give a blessing tablet here. Moreover, in order to prevent it from being stolen by others, when Emperor Jiaqing left with hatred for small Shenyang, he also ordered the rockery where the Fuzi tablet was located to be sealed.
It was not until 1962 that Premier Zhou visited Gongwangfu and found this secret cloud cave, and then the staff opened this sealed secret cloud cave, and the blessing tablet was finally exposed.
Conclusion: Because the tablet of Confucius is an auspicious treasure and a "treasure of the town" of Gongwangfu, it can be said that it has long been famous overseas. It also attracted countless tourists from thousands of miles away to watch. Even some foreign dignitaries will come here to have a look at the Confucius tablet when they come to Beijing again, and they are full of praise. The position of this Confucius monument is obvious to all, and it is still witnessing the continuous development of history in Gongwangfu.