Introduction of Yang Zhongwu Temple Attractions:

There is a village called reed flute cave in Daixian County, Shanxi Province. There is a Yang Zhongwu Temple built in the Yuan Dynasty in the village, which is usually called Yanglinggong Temple or Yangjia Ancestral Temple. There are some real information about Yang Jiajiang in the ancestral hall, which can make up for the lack of history books; There are also many lifelike statues and portraits for tourists to hang and enjoy.

Ludijian Village is backed by Gouzhu Mountain (also known as Yanmen Mountain, which belongs to Hengshan Mountain in Beiyue), and there is water flowing through the village from the mountain. Facing Wutai Mountain, you can see the snow on the top of the platform all year round. Yanmenguan is not far from the northwest, and Hutuo River is not far from the south. From here to the west, it's forty-five miles to the county seat. As Shi Jingtang in Jin Dynasty ceded Yunzhou, Yingzhou, Zhou Huan and Shuozhou to Qidan (later Liao) north of Yanmenguan, Daizhou became a frontier town for Han people to resist foreign invasion.

Yang's father and son soldiers fought against foreign aggression in the Northern Han Dynasty for five generations, and were stationed in the land of Yan (Men) and Zhou (Zhou) for a long time, and they have been here to carry on the family line until now. This Yangling Temple is a commemoration and witness of Yang (Yang Ye)' s activities in the region.

Since Ludijian Village is the seat of Yangling Temple, what is the relationship between this village and Yang Jiajiang? How did the village name come from? Regarding these two questions, a strange stone in front of the main hall of Yangjia ancestral hall is the best answer. This strange stone is placed on a four-foot high stone platform, two feet high, and looks like a beautifully carved Taihu stone. A sika deer with an arrow is engraved on the stone, and the words of the first year of Taiding are engraved next to it (Thai characters are unclear). This is the well-known deer hoof stone. According to the Chronicles of Daizhou, the Chronicles of Yangjia and the legends of the Yang Dynasty, at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Thirteen Suns of Yang Ye and his brother led troops to settle in the village (east of the present generation county). One day, when they went out hunting and walked to the Cocoon River (at the border of Yantou in Fan Shi today), they suddenly met a huge sika deer. You Yang drew an arrow with his bow and hit the deer's hoof. The deer ran away with the arrow. You Yang and Shan Yang then rode to Lianzhuang (now Ludijian Village). The giant deer touched the ground with its head and disappeared at once. Brother Yang urgently ordered to dig three feet in the deer's nest and found a strange stone engraved with a sika deer image. So I brought this strange stone back and carved it as a souvenir. Later, the Yang family thought that deer and Lu were homophonic. Where deer enter, there will be auspicious signs, so they moved to Lianzhuang to settle down and changed the name of the village to Deer Foot Arrow. Later, because there was a deep stream around the village, it was renamed Ludixi. Although this story has obvious fictional elements, it has been talked about by people for hundreds of years, and the origin of the name of Ludijian Village has been answered accordingly. When was Yangling Temple built? What is worth introducing? According to Zhao Zaidong's inscriptions over the years in the Yuan Dynasty, this temple was built in the second year of Yuan Dynasty (1329), and was ordered to be built by Yang Ye XVI and Sun Yang, with a history of more than 650 years. According to the inscription, Yang Ye's descendants not only lived in the region, but also spread English species in Sichuan, Guangzhou, Huai and Yang. The Yang family also has many ancestral temples in various places. Since the establishment of the ancestral hall in Lutijian, Daizhou, the Yang's ancestral hall all over the country has agreed to meet in Lutijian every 60 years to update the genealogy and worship the ancestral hall.

Yangling Temple in reed flute cave covers an area of 12000 square meters. There are three high platforms on the balcony opposite the temple, with a plaque on it to praise the building. There are twenty-four steps in front of the main hall, and a pair of stone lions are squatting under the steps. There are three ancestral halls, and a huge gold plaque is hung on the front eaves of each ancestral hall. The Chinese book will be shorter, Zuo Shu is a loyal man, and the right book is a good general in the Jin Dynasty. On the lintel stood a large plaque with a blue background, on which were written three gold words: Zhong Wudian. After Zhong Wu was Yang Ye's death, Song Taizong made him the title of the country. There is a wooden plaque hanging on the inside of the ancestral temple, which transcribes ten letters written by the Emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Yang family, including one from Yang Ye, one from Yang Yanlang's founding oath, six from Yang Yanlang and one from Yang.

Five main halls in the backyard, Chinese books are loyal to the United States. On the double pillars in front of the corridor, there is a pair of woodcut gold couplets: great achievements are strong in the frontier, and the brave are invincible; The heroic spirit stays in the castle, and it is famous for the Great Wall. Behind the corridor are four stone tablets since Yuan Dynasty: one was written by Zhao in Yuan Dynasty (1229); One is the Yang family genealogy card, and the Yang tablet is the inscription on the Yang family genealogy written by Zhao, which records the clan situation before the ancestral hall, genealogy, grave and farmland protection. The stone tablet is engraved with the genealogy of Yang Ye's father Yang Yan to Yang Huaiyu XVII. One is a loyalty monument erected by Shanxi scholars for Yang's surname in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty; One is the ancestral tablet of Hongnong, and the inscription dates back to the lineage before Yang Yan, and goes up to Yang Town, Hongnong, Taiwei of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

There is a plaque hanging on the eaves of the main hall, on which the word Jian is written. There is a niche in the middle of the main hall, and statues of Yang Ye and She Taijun are carved. It is awe-inspiring to see the weather-beaten, old and strong expression of the statue. There are 20 statues of Yang Bazi and Yang, a famous hero in Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, which are magnificent and beautiful. (The time of all the above statues is not recorded. Among them, the statue of Yang glowered and clenched his right fist, showing a feeling of worrying about the country and the people and a high degree of resentment and vigilance against the enemy.

Seeing these statues, people can't help but think of the battles in Yang Jiajiang. In the first place, it is natural to remember a generation of Yang who died for his country. According to the Biography of Yang Ye in the Song Dynasty, Yang Ye served in the Northern Han Dynasty for 29 years and made meritorious military service. He was called invincible and devoted himself to building our army. Song Taiping rejuvenating the country for four years (AD 979), Liu Jiyuan, the chief commander of the Northern Han Dynasty, surrendered to the Song Dynasty, and Yang Ye also returned to the Song Dynasty. Song Yi Yang Ye was the magistrate of Daizhou, deployed by the three armed forces stationed in berth, and moved Pan Mei to Shanxi and Yang Ye to Daizhou. In 980, on March 20th, the fifth year of Taiping and Xingguo, Emperor Yeluxian of Qidan personally led hundreds of cavalry to attack Yanmen, and Yang Ye ordered him to break the south entrance of the valley. Since then, more than 1,000 people have ridden north and left Shanxi. The Khitan army was caught between Scylla and Charybdis in Yanmen Canyon. Song Jun fought bravely, winning more with less, killing its star and seizing its armour and horse. Yang Ye rose to Yunzhou with the meritorious military service and still knows Daizhou. In April of the seventh year of Taiping and Xingguo (AD 982), the Qidan Third Road invaded the Song Dynasty, and 30,000 people entered Yanmen Mountain in the middle road. During the Yang Ye Peace War, more than 3,000 people in Qidan were killed at the foot of Yanmen Mountain and chased the enemy to Shuozhou and Huaying in Yanbei.

In the third year of Yongxi (986), Lu sent troops to cut Liao. Pan Mei and Yang Ye led the marked army out of Yanmen in the north, and the people of Yanbei States rose up to help, and soon recovered Shuozhou, Yingzhou, Zhou Huan and Yunzhou (now Shuoxian, Yingxian and Datong). Later, the other four roads were defeated one after another, and the west road became alone. The main force of the Khitan was concentrated in the corner of Yanbei, and Pan Mei and Yang Ye were ordered to return to Daizhou to divide their forces and guard Xing Ping, Hu Fei and Yanmen. Song court decided to move 200,000 people from Yanbei Rebel Army and 200,000 people from Han people into Hedong (now Shanxi) and Henan (now Henan) respectively, and ordered Pan and Yang to protect and retreat. Yang Ye advocated avoiding a decisive battle with the newly won Liao army, and suggested that he lead his troops from Dashibao (three miles northwest of Fanshi County) to Yingzhou in the north, and use Zhang Jun to attract the main force of Liao army, and then the brigade went through customs to meet the rebels and the people. Pan Mei and others not only refused to adopt Yang Ye's correct suggestion, but also opposed Yang Ye's false accusation of being afraid of the enemy and urged him to attack head-on, but he was not a pioneer. Yang Ye had to do so and came to the front of Atlas State. Before leaving, please ask Pan Mei and others to send someone to meet you in (Shuo County). Yang Ye led the troops to the east of Shuozhou to meet them and was trapped. He broke through and retreated to Chen Jiayu, but Song Bing didn't come to meet him. Yang Ye was frightened and led hundreds of Liao soldiers to fight. He was shot by an arrow and fell off his horse. He fasted for three days and died at the age of 55. After Yang Ye's death, Pan Mei and others tried their best to cover up Yang Ye's achievements and shirk their responsibilities. After Yang Ye's wife (She Taijun) wrote a letter arguing, it was decreed that Yang Ye should be posthumously awarded Qiu Zhongshu Jin, the satrap who was loyal to Wu.

She Taijun, the core figure in the female generals of Yangmen, is particularly noticeable in the statues of ancestral temples. According to Kang Jitian's Searching for Jincheng in Qing Dynasty, the village has been handed down from generation to generation. The gentleman is good at riding and shooting, and the servants are braver than their men and women, and they use their soldiers to defeat the enemy, such as Wang Qi, the wife of Han Shizhong. According to the Records of Baodezhou, Yang Ye married a woman named Yi. He is clever and agile, and has made many meritorious military achievements. She Taijun is the name of Shi Zhe. Although her story is exaggerated in legend, it does exist in history.

Yang is also eye-catching in the statue of the ancestral temple. According to the Records of the History of Song Dynasty, Zhao Yan's real name was Yanlang, but he was renamed Zhao Yan because of taboo, and later generations also called him Yang Liulang. Yang was reticent when he was a child, because he worked for the army when he was a child. He said: this kind of son is like me. Every tax must be observed. In the third year of Yongxi, Yang Ye attacked Ying and Shuo, Zhao Yan was the vanguard, and the enemy came to Shuozhou at the gates, and the arrow flowed through his arm, which was urgent. Because of his bravery, he was deeply loved by Song Zhenzong. In November of the fourth year of Xianping, he was named the founding father. The imperial edict praised his concern for the country and his love for your country, and asked him to come all the way this day. I didn't feel at ease until I arrived. After Yang Ye's death, Yang's anti-Liao activities mainly concentrated in the frontier near Gaoyangguan (now Hebei). In the seventh year of Dazhong Xiangfu (AD 10 14), he died in the first month at the age of 57.

According to folklore, among Yang Ye's eight sons, some died with their father, some were killed by Pan Mei, and some became monks in a rage. Although there is no historical record, it is difficult to verify. However, Yang Jiayi's short and loyal family history really shines on the land of China and remains in the memory of Chinese people forever.

In Ludijian Village, besides Yangling Temple, you can also see a very precious historical picture of Yang's surname. This scroll is 2.7 feet long and 1.3 feet wide, and is framed by plain silk. It is said that this is one of the five historical scrolls of the Yang family, and the rest have been lost. The scroll contains a copy of the imperial edict of Huangling, four biographies of famous military commanders and ministers of Yang nationality, five portraits and five praises, totaling fifteen articles. The frontispiece is the imperial edict that Huangling named Yangcun, the eighth generation of Yangye, as the military envoy of Zhaoqing on April 15th of the first year of Xiaozong Road in Southern Song Dynasty. Yang Cunzhong was the highest ranking official in all previous dynasties, and why was he named king after his death? The handwriting of the imperial edict is still clear, and the seal mark is faintly discernible. There are signatures of more than ten people, including Shangshu, at the back of the essay. Four biographies, five portraits, five praises, and Yang Cunzhong ranked third. After Yang Cunzhong's praise, there was the name of Zhou Bida, a famous minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, which should have been written by Zhou Bida, but it is still difficult to determine whether it was written by Zhou Bida. According to legend, Yang Cunzhong is a native of Daizhou County, with outstanding achievements in his life. After his death, Emperor Taizong had no peace for three days. The eulogy is: Yi, heaven and earth, a generation of heroes, a thousand-year-old temple worship, just like four villages, awe-inspiring atmosphere. The rest of the volume is the life, paintings, praises, biographies and materials of Yang Kerang, Shi Yang and Yang Dayi, descendants of Yang Ye, a famous minister in the Song Dynasty. The authors are Zheng Liu and Fang, and there are no words on the portrait. In particular, behind a portrait without a biography (the biography has been lost), there are eight words with strong handwriting: beautiful mountains and rivers, people's livelihood, national benefit, lonely sunrise, auspicious prosperity, nine original works, and heavy name. This signature was praised by Shang Zhongyan. Fan Zhongyan was a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty, not far from the time when Yang Ye and Yang lived. These compliments are probably written by Fan Zhongyan for Yang Ye or Yang's portrait, and the biography lost before the portrait may naturally be Yang Ye or Yang's.

In addition, there are two copies of Yang's genealogy in Yangling Temple in reed flute cave. According to genealogy records, Yang's genealogy was first compiled in the Yuan Dynasty, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the Daoguang reign lasted for three years, and the Guangxu reign lasted for four years. Yuan and Ming editions were scattered, and only Daoguang and Guangxu editions were left. Daoguang's book consists of ten volumes, one of which is an abstract of ancient sayings, two to six volumes are genealogy, seven volumes are titles, eight volumes are letters patent, nine volumes are graves and ten volumes are characters. Guangxu is similar to this.

These precious historical relics and materials have been carefully preserved by the descendants of the Yang family. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Japanese invaders used bayonets to force the preserver to hand over the scroll of family history, but it failed. During the Cultural Revolution, family history scrolls were almost sold as copybooks for primary school students. It is a miracle that Yang's ancestral hall and these precious scrolls of family history can be preserved so far.