Li Shijie statue standing in Gantang Town, qianxi county (photo by Li Jingui in Bijie Experimental Area)
Qianxi people have always had special feelings for this saint known as the "Three Wonders of Guizhou". Cultural landmarks such as Qin Highway, Wenfeng Academy, Shangshufang, the reconstructed statue of Li Shijie, and the restored Li Shijie Cemetery all reflect his nostalgia and reverence. A man who died more than 200 years ago, his anecdote is still circulating in the street. What kind of person is he? In the remote southwest corner of history, the imperial examination failed. How did he become a government official? What lessons have his achievements and life left for future generations in his decades of official career? These have been lingering in my heart, lingering. Looking through history books, trying to find possible answers from the hidden past behind the words.
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Talking about excellent people is inseparable from his times. Li Shijie was born in 17 16, that is, in the fifty-fifth year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. He died in 1794, that is, 59 years of Qianlong. From the early years of Kangxi to the last years of Qianlong, the feudal dynasty in China entered the so-called prosperous period of "Kang Yong Qianlong", which was an era of obviously enhanced national strength, rapid population growth and unprecedented vast territory, as well as an era of talented people and bright stars.
The main way to produce officials in Qing Dynasty was imperial examination. Those who enter the official position in this way are called the right path. It is also considered to be the right way to recommend others to get an official position. Other items and donations to officials are called miscellaneous roads. Li Shijie donated money, starting with supervision, one step at a time, and ending with the history of the Ministry of War, which was rare in the Qing Dynasty. "Among the famous ministers of the Qing Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, there were two people recruited by Lang Lang, one was Li Minda Gong Wei and the other was Li Qingong Gong Shijie." (Qing Ge Xucun's Tales of Celebrities in Qing Dynasty) His success should be related to the times, environment, fate and personality besides his own endowment.
The characteristics of employing people in Qianlong are very distinct. "The emperor attaches great importance to people-friendly officials. He has been in Qianlong for two years, following the example of Yongzheng, supervising, caressing, dividing and pressing, each with one or two people. The following year, I ordered the university students and Jiuqing to be appointed as government officials. Eight years, a letter to the university for editing, can be appointed as a provincial judge. Fourteen years, you can be appointed as an assistant minister for more than three products, and you can be appointed as an assistant minister for more than a book. The imperial edict promotes the officials who are close to the people, and those who are virtuous and literate personally choose them. " (Qing history) This orientation plays the most fundamental and important role.
Memorial archway (stone photo)
Environment has a great influence on a person's growth. 1744, when Li Shijie was 28 years old, he left his hometown and visited Huangpu, Changshu, Jiangsu. Huangpu Temple is a seaport with rich products, rich people and developed commerce. Huangpu Temple, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, should be greatly touched and inspired by Li Shijie, which came out of Qianxi with inconvenient transportation and backward culture at that time. Since then, before 1779 became the governor of Guangxi, he worked in Jiangsu, Anhui, Sichuan and other major provinces. Especially in Jiangsu, the experience time is as long as 2 1 year. These places have always been the focus of the country, and the affairs are heavy.
Li Shijie met a lot of Bole when he was growing up. Because of his outstanding talent, he was appreciated and recommended by Yin Jishan, Zhuang Yougong, Chen Hongmou and Dingxi General A Gui. Here is an interesting thing. It is well known that Li Shijie was promoted from the Golden Chamber to Taizhou through donations, but who helped him pay the money? Historical materials are vague. It was not until I saw Bao, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, that many people helped me: "Yu Jiujun is afraid of virtue, and the word Jun Huai. His surname is Yu, and he is from Anhui ... You know people are good at their duties, Prince Shaobao, Sichuan Governor Li Shijie, and he has tasted Jiangsu with nine products. Surprisingly, you know the country with language, and gold donations. " It seems that many people are chipping in.
Character determines fate. Li Shijie is a native of Qianxi, and the mountains and rivers in Qianxi nourish him. The ethos of She Xiang and Wu Sangui, who listen to the old things in the west and pay attention to political achievements, should have a subtle influence on the formation of his character of "less charming and better riding and shooting". At the same time, "reading a little" and "reading well without worrying about chapters and sentences, but focusing on the economy" also made him less bookish and more motivated. After my twenties, I "suddenly felt very excited" and "changed careers" and wanted to do something hard. After his visit to Huangpu, he was a completely different person. "Give up old habits and focus on being an official. If there is a dispute in the countryside, it must be cut, not for personal gain. " (Ling Di 'an's Biography of Guizhou Celebrities in Qing Dynasty) When I was appointed as a well-known person in Taizhou, I was faced with more than 400 backlog cases. In a voice of doubt, "although I don't care about the drama, I will handle it according to the case at night, and I will make every effort to make it dull." I will make it all wrong, and I will report it in May. Wise thinking and full of regrets "(Epitaph of Guan Qingshiming Li Shijie) shows a strong learning ability and handling level. Integrity, selflessness, pragmatism and diligence, these excellent qualities, accompanied his life.
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The proudest achievement of Ganlong's life was to pacify the frontier rebellion and strengthen national unity, and he personally wrote "Ten Commandments of Imperial System". Among them, from 177 1 to 1776, Jinchuan was pacified again, and from 1786 to 1788, the Lin rebellion in Taiwan was pacified.
For the first time, from 177 1 to 1776, Jinchuan was tied again. At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the "Returning Home" was resisted in some Tibetan areas in northwest Sichuan, and it was difficult to really implement it, thus the first Jinchuan War broke out. 177 1 in April, 2000, the beacon light revived, and Sonomu, the toast of Dajinchuan, and Ge Sang, the senior monk of Xiaojinchuan, joined hands to launch the anti-Qing war again. At the beginning of the war, Gan Long ordered general Guilin and coach Wen Fu to March from Wenchuan and Arrow Furnace (Kangding) respectively. Li Shijie, who has just arrived at Sichuan Yanyou Road, received an urgent order to enter the archery range and be fully responsible for the military supplies of South Road. Archery furnace is an important military town in Sichuan and Tibet, and its position is extremely important. The weather is bad and the environment is sinister, so ensuring the supply of food and other military supplies has become the most critical task of the war. "At the beginning of the articles of association, and carefully draw, and running. The book doesn't sleep at night, and those who move from official to class are tired, and the public eye is clear, so they will be safe and stable, so they will be punished. " (Guan Shiming's Epitaph of Li Shijie) After Guilin and Wenfu were defeated and killed in the battle, 1773, Qianlong decisively promoted A Gui, who had a good record, to be the general, and made overall plans for sending troops. Li Shijie is still a canteen on Prime Minister's South Road. After difficulties and obstacles, he successfully completed the logistics task. "At the same time, the prime minister's manager or leader is responsible for it, and the son of heaven chooses etiquette supervision. It's just that Gong has been independent for five years and there is no delay. " (Guan Shiming's Epitaph of Li Shijie)1In July 776, Sonomu surrendered and the war ended. The war lasted more than five years, with 27,000 casualties and 70 million taels of silver. A Gui was very surprised at Li Shijie's talent, reported to Qianlong, made great achievements, was promoted to Hubei, and stayed in the army for reimbursement.
The second time, from 1786 to 1788, Lin put down the rebellion in Taiwan Province province. 1786 165438+ In October, Lin, the leader of the Heaven and Earth Society in Fujian and Taiwan, led an uprising with a huge momentum, losing the Qing army and the Qing court in a row. In March of that year, 70-year-old Li Shijie was transferred from the Governor of Sichuan to the Governor of Liangjiang (which governs Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi provinces). Not long after, there was a serious flood in Jiangnan. "When rivers and lakes rise, they will collapse on the south bank." This disaster lasted until autumn and winter. Together with the governors of Anhui Province and Jiangxi Province, Li worked day and night to deal with the disaster on the front line. In winter, just after dealing with the flood, because the two rivers are located at the crossroads of Fujian and Taiwan provinces, on the second day of the first month of 1787, I received a letter from Ganlong, "The minister of military aircraft ordered the governor of the two rivers and the prefect LAN to go to Chiyi immediately, and quickly went to Quanzhou to act as the land prefect of Fujian" ... all the governments in the south of the Yangtze River were printed, and Li Shijie was chosen to temporarily act as the provincial company commander. "Fu jun's illness is new, and he dare not rest. The governor leads his staff to take care of the soldiers crossing the border, and the rice transported to Taiwan will not be disturbed in autumn. " (Li Huayin, Rong Lu Doctor, Minister of War, Qin Xiankao, Clouds and Smoks in Shu)1At the beginning of the first month of 788, under the command of Fu Kang 'an, Lin was captured. In this counter-insurgency, the Qing dynasty used soldiers from seven provinces, and the two places changed generals, and the military expenditure reached 12 million. It is conceivable that we should not only deal with the flood problem, but also ensure the needs of the army. In addition, with the aggravation of foot disease, Li Huaguo and Linda Gao, the eldest sons of Zhangzhou Prefecture, died one after another. For Li Shijie, how much pressure to bear and how much grief to restrain! He was comforted by the "patient and sad" emperor, excited by public welfare, not careful in political affairs, exhausted and very ill. (Guan Shiming's Epitaph of Li Shijie) In June, 5438+00, the imperial edict of Qianlong commended: "Since Taiwan Province, the matter of bandits and carrying Mimi Stone was handled very quickly, and Li Shijie wrote to the Ministry for discussion." ("The First Edition of Donation Course in the State Dynasty")
The third time, 1789 pacified Gurkha. Tibet behind the Gurkha border. /kloc-In the middle of 0/8th century, Gurkha ruled Nepal. 1in June, 788, Gurkha ordered barbu, a big man, to lead 3,000 troops to invade Tibet and occupy Geelong, Nyalam, Zongka and other places under the pretext of excessive trade tax in Tibet. Two months ago, 74-year-old Li Shijie was transferred back from his post as governor of Liangjiang and re-appointed as governor of Sichuan Province. In July, the Qing army counterattacked and took corresponding measures, and Lin Qing, the minister in Tibet, presided over the defense of the original Tibetan area; Li Shijie, the governor of Sichuan, and Cheng De, the magistrate of Sichuan, ordered more than 4,000 Manchu, Han and Tibetan soldiers to go back to Tibet. Li Shijie is responsible for the coordination of soldiers and the transportation of grain and grass. "Fu Junwen police, starry night hardships, supervise military affairs. With its unique landscape, it is very ill and difficult to walk. "(Li Huayin's" Rong Lu Doctor's Ministry of War Shangshu Gong Shu Qin Xian Kao Yun Yan Fu Xing Jun Shu ") Gan Long thinks that he can handle affairs by camera and not stick to orders, which is really commendable, and he is rewarded with a prize from Zhao. And commend "13300 meters of stone to open the arrow furnace, enough food for soldiers, everything you do is wholeheartedly ... what have you done?" Fortunately, the governor is in Sichuan, otherwise I am more worried that Qinglin and others will shirk their responsibilities. " "In August, Yu Shijie moved the arrow furnace and dispatched it to the nearest place. "(The First Edition of Sacrifice Input in Korea) The army was attacked on all sides.1At the beginning of 789, Zangkuo signed an agreement to withdraw troops from Gurkha. Unexpectedly, in June two years later, Gurkha sent troops to attack Tibet again on the grounds that the Tibetan side failed to pay enough silver dollars as promised. However, by that time, Li Shijie had returned to his hometown as an official.
These are just some major aspects. As for the others, there are too many historical records, all of which are "invincible". From 1756, Li Shijie was appointed as Taizhou well-known, and from 1790, he was awarded the post of military affairs minister, with a heavy responsibility for 34 years. Especially during the Qianlong period, natural disasters were frequent, and the total number of all kinds of disasters was more than 200 times more than that of Shunzhi, Kangxi and Yongzheng in 1992, with floods being the most, followed by drought (edited by Chen Zhenjiang and others, Compilation of Economic History Data and Agriculture in Qing Dynasty). In those years, the tasks of officials at all levels were still arduous. Li Shijie has made outstanding achievements in river affairs, emergency rescue and disaster relief. Shortly after Jiaqing ascended the throne, he once said with emotion, "Think about it, Li Jue, used by the emperor's ancestors, and Li Shijie, used in the emperor's examination, all came from donating classes. Moreover, he has been sealed and made great achievements. The court failed to establish a sage. Does it mean that people who enter the official have no talent? " ("A Record of Qing Jiaqing")
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Li Shijie's integrity was jointly decided by the ruling and opposition parties in the Qing Dynasty.
In the fifty-fifth year of Qianlong, Yin Zhuang, assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, wrote a letter to Qianlong, mainly aiming at the "Debate Bank" designed by Xiao Shenyang. The so-called "negotiation" means that officials commit capital crimes and spend money to avoid death. Yin Zhuangtu asked Gan Long to "stop this case forever". The "draft number" actually involves the measures taken by Xiao Shenyang to increase extra income for Ganlong, which Ganlong supports. To this end, Ganlong flew into a rage and repeatedly refuted it. Yin Zhuangtu also played many times to state the truth. In a rage, Qianlong specially arranged for the local governor to check. Due to insufficient evidence, in the end, Yin Zhuangtu was rejected and remained in office. This matter involves a wide range, and it has become a major event that shakes the capital for a time. Among them, one of Yin Zhuangtu's memorials wrote: "The princes are notorious and the officials are lax. After passing through Zhili, Shandong, Henan, Huguang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Guizhou and other provinces, to see whether officials are virtuous or not, businessmen and people half frown and sigh, and the atmosphere in each province is basically the same. Among the ministers in Xinjiang, only Li Shijie and Lin Shu. " (Biography of the Draft of the Qing Dynasty, p. 130)
Of course, the Qianlong period was also the period when the whole Qing Dynasty punished corrupt officials with the greatest intensity. According to Selected Files on Punishing Corruption in Qianlong Period, the forty-five years of Qianlong period is the boundary: in the first forty-four years, there were 17 cases of corruption of first-class and second-class officials; 12 corruption cases after 15 are all committed by gangs. During Qianlong's tenure, there were no fewer than 20 senior officials who were killed and scared to death because of corruption. However, these problems did not fundamentally solve the problem. The defects of feudal system led to the intensification of corruption in the late Qianlong period, which eventually became the key factor to bring down the Qing Dynasty.
1830, Daoguang summoned Zhou Tianjue, who was transferred to Shaanxi as an envoy, and asked, "Why is the governor greedy for honesty today?" Zhou Tian never shook his head without wearing a hat and repeatedly said, "It's better than that." And explained: "Chen Hongmou, Yin Jishan, Li Hu and Li Shijie, famous ministers in Qianlong period, were honest and honest, seeking truth from facts. Secondly, although their ethics can be discussed, they are all self-motivated, and they are all refreshed when they reach the official position. Even greed and honesty can do things. Today, those honest and cautious people are bound by grammar and qualifications, and the middle and lower classes are even more ignorant, even if they are greedy and cheap, they can't do anything. Therefore, I think it is better. Governor Gai is sent by his government, and it can't be settled by saying "cheap". Those who stay away from the whole body seem to be innocent, but in fact, the disaster has not happened. Twenty years have passed, but the country and people have suffered greatly. This cannot be ignored. " Daoguang called it "moving to goodness" ("Li Qingbin Farewell Zhongxing"). "You can't do things without greed or honesty" is the most obvious sign of a dynasty's prosperity and decline. During the Qianlong period, there were some governors like Li Shijie, but in the Daoguang period, there were not many who could handle affairs and be clean.
Li Shijie's Nature is Fair and Honest, "Everyone who speaks says,' Honesty and virtue are also good, but it is impossible to remain honest unless you are frugal. "The former residence is not luxurious, the food is not delicious, and there are no personal clothes. There are no rare things in the room, such as bamboo mats, rope beds, Ge Wei, cloth beds and bunks. Or someone advised the livestock to marry her, and the governor said,' I'm too tired to give it to you. How can I share it with those who eat and drink for nothing?' "(Li Hua stamped" Doctor Rong Lu's Ministry of War Book ") From pacifying Jinchuan, money and food were not delayed, the governor made up for the deficit in Sichuan's state treasury, and the bad habits of officialdom were eliminated, until Fu Kang 'an refused to get the governor's state treasury to pay for silver ... He" served as the animal husbandry department, kept the official admonition ",with his own words and deeds.
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Academy is a unique carrier for training scholars in the history of China. In the first year of Qianlong, a special decree was issued on the establishment of academies and the appointment of mountain leaders. For a time, the academy had a greater development on the original basis. Although Li Shijie was not born in the imperial examination system, he deeply felt the importance of reading. Wherever we go, we must "cultivate scholars and revitalize culture and education." In addition to taking the lead in donating Jinbao Academy and Wenfeng Academy in his hometown when he was the magistrate of Zhenjiang, there are three other things related to running a school, which are far-sighted and far-reaching.
First, create Zhongjiang Academy. 1765, Li Shijie was promoted to Wuhu Road, Anhui Province. At that time, Wuhu was already an important commercial port city in Jiangnan. On the tenth day after getting off the bus, I suggested that local businessmen donate money to create Zhongjiang Academy, and the school site was chosen in Caimiao Lane, Henan Province, not far from Daoyin Department. The newly-built academy was built in a few months because of its small scale. In order to make the academy run for a long time, local studious people were also called on to raise funds to buy a piece of land and then rent it out to the outside world, with land rent income as the school funding (Lu's History of Zhongjiang Academy in Wuhu). Since then, Zhongjiang Academy has been relocated and renamed several times, and has experienced changes in academies, schools and schools. Since its establishment, the academy has trained and educated many scholars and was once one of the important academies in the south. During the May 4th Movement, the college was called the "Peking University" of Anhui Province, and its president Yan Fu, important leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Chen Duxiu and Wang Jiaxiang all studied here. At present, it is Wuhu No.1 Middle School. In 20 19, Zhongjiang academy was fully put into use after reconstruction in Wuhu, covering an area of12,000 square meters and a construction area of 8,440 square meters. Composed of 2 1 Huizhou ancient buildings, it has become an important platform for Anhui to inherit history and culture.
Second, hire Luo Dian as the head of Yuelu Academy. Yuelu Academy, founded in the early Song Dynasty, is one of the four famous academies in history. There is a couplet on the gate of the academy, which says "Only Chu is talented and prospers in Sri Lanka". Luo Dian (1709— 1808) is a native of Hunan. He has successively served as examiner of Henan Provincial Examiner, Sichuan Magistrate and Shao Qing Crack Temple, and presided over the national imperial examinations for many times. Later, I went back to my hometown on the grounds of serving my old mother.
Luo Dian studied politics in Sichuan for 3 years, with outstanding educational achievements. Sichuan Annals, edited during Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, recorded: "... I heard the sound of books when I passed through this city, and I went down to the museum to teach painting for it. Some people scoff at the blasphemy system and say,' To learn politics is to be enlightened and speak anytime and anywhere. "Is living simply a serious sin?" The paper is curious and ancient, and the annotations of the classics are complicated, but it is still ancient. Scholars in Shu know that they should start from Han Confucianism and canon. He is the author of eight volumes of Reading My Humble Opinions, which was published in Sichuan. "Luo Dian just left, Li Shijie went to Sichuan, should be heard about Luo Dian's deeds.
178 1 year, Li Shijie was transferred to the governor of Hunan province. He wanted to promote Hunan education, so he took Yuelu Academy as a breakthrough and returned to Luo Dian, his hometown, as the object of his careful search. It is said that Li Shijie visited Louvre three times and sincerely hired this educator who was over sixty years old. After receiving the letter of appointment, Luo Dian quickly took office and started the most brilliant career in his life (Luo Hong's Huxiang Family Drum Roche).
From 1782, Luo Dian served as the head of Yuelu Academy for five consecutive years, with a term of 27 years. In the past 30 years, hundreds of talents in the north and south of the Yangtze River have been used at home and abroad, as well as filial piety and enlightenment. The prosperity of the gate wall has never been seen before "(Qing Yan Ruyu's Biography of Mr. Qing Luo Shenzhai, a teenager in the Cracking Hong Temple). Among them, the famous students are Tao Shu, a "good minister for the country", Peng Jun, a "top scholar", Wei Yuan, the author of "Atlas of the Sea", He Changling, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Ouyang, who has taught Yuelu Academy for 27 years. During this period, nearly 50% of Hunan juren and 60% of Jinshi came from Luodianmen. Ouyang Houjun's disciples were Zeng Guofan and Guo Songtao. Li Shijie stayed in Hunan for more than a year, but it didn't take long, but he became a Bole in Luodian, invited a good mountain leader for Yuelu Academy, and completed the most brilliant education situation in Hunan in the late Qing Dynasty.
Third, help solve the problem that Guizhou people have difficulty in taking exams in Beijing. 1790, 74-year-old Li Shijie took the original as an official. Before leaving Beijing, Gan Long asked him what he wanted. Li Shijie knows that Guizhou is a remote place, so it is difficult to raise money to take the college entrance examination in Beijing. In addition, the mountain is high and the road is long, and the road is hard, which often delays the time for the senior high school entrance examination. So I hope the court can help solve this difficulty. Gan Long was very moved, and issued a decree, requiring all counties along the way, where Guizhou went to Beijing to catch the exam, to get angry. This provision was implemented until the abolition of the imperial examination in the late Qing Dynasty.
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When we talk about Li Shijie now, we often regard "lack of arts and sciences" as a concrete manifestation of his lack of reading. Today, it is necessary for us to make some objective analysis.
Judging from the important historical materials, Gan Long said that Li Shijie was "unreasonable in arts and sciences" only twice, aiming at two things respectively: the first time and the first thing. In March of the forty-seventh year of Qianlong, in the commandment that "Li Shijie, the governor of Hunan Province, doesn't have to investigate all the Canglang township records", "If the provinces investigate and ban books, it will be so critical and absurd that it is helpless. This matter is always due to Li Shijie's poor arts and sciences, which leads to improper handling. " The records in the Collection of Archives of Sikuquanshu are basically the same as those in the Collection of Archives of Wenzi Prison in Qing Dynasty. The second and second thing, in the first month of Qianlong fifty-two years, in the imperial edict about Jiangsu nitrate deficiency, "Li Shijie has always been careful in doing things, which is for this purpose. It seems that the Governor is actually ill, so mentally confused that he can't understand arts and sciences. He couldn't check this kind of thing carefully, so he ignored the clever words of members of the San Francisco department who took it, and the ratio of any incompetent screen friends decreased. " Li Shijie had a rigorous discussion with the Ministry of Communications. "("National Sacrifice Collection ") At this time, Li Shijie was appointed Governor of Liangjiang. Later, in the Biography of Li Shijie, the draft of the Qing Dynasty, it was written as "every word in the world is unreasonable in arts and sciences, but it is repeatedly praised for its ability and courtesy", which gives people the impression that there are many times. Therefore, later generations saw this sentence in the biography and did not seriously think about it. They mistakenly thought that Li Shijie really didn't understand art and science.
As far as the second and second things are concerned, will there be the problem of being in a trance and lax control when you are old? I think there is. However, what Gan Long said for the first time should be a warning and an excuse. This imperial edict is about handling the literary inquisition, and it was sent to Li Shijie and the local governor. This actually shows the change of policy. Here is a brief talk about the literary inquisition in the Qing Dynasty. Literary inquisition is a conviction based on written works and an important means to deter officials and intellectuals. The literary inquisition in Qing Dynasty began in Kangxi. The Qianlong period was the most, 130 times. In fact, the real intention of Qianlong's criticism of Li Shijie's "ignorance of arts and sciences" should be to borrow Li Shijie to deal with this matter and remind local governors that it is time to wait a while in the future and stop being picky!
On the other hand, if Li Shijie didn't understand arts and sciences, he couldn't write a poem like "Crossing the Dragonfly Pass" when he was transporting grain from the army in Ya 'an, Sichuan. Spring makes Han Xiao, and rain makes saddle. Walking in clouds and fog, Dantu Peak is picturesque. Smoke from huts wafts blue ears, and rocks from bridges stir turbulence. I feel that it is not easy to walk on the boat, but it is difficult to carry food by myself when carrying a load.
The people of Sri Lanka have passed away, but the legacy remains. Today, the statue of Li Shijie, wearing a royal costume, a feather hat and a treasure knife at his waist, stands under the Wenfeng Tower in Qianxi Water Park. His expression was firm, his eyes were deep, and he stared at the front quietly. In a beautiful place not too far away, Li Shijie was buried here. In the restored cemetery, the memorial tablet of the emperor silently tells his vivid and complicated life course. If there is no first step into another country, no growing opportunities, no persistence and diligence, maybe he will "pity the old" and be lost in the long river of history. How lucky it is to have a saint like Li Shijie in Bijie!
-from the release of the thousand seals!