Anyone who still lives in Jiangkou Town, Pingchang today may not know the word "Hanwang Temple", especially after the expansion of the city in recent years and the development of the "Hanwang Temple" area into a residential area, the frequency of the word "Hanwang Temple" has reached an unprecedented height.
But when it comes to the origin of Hanwang Temple, many people may be at a loss. In order to get to the root of this problem, the author searched for evidence from historical books such as Hanshu, Bazhou, Bazhong and Pyeongchang, and finally got some clues, so he recorded them here for reference when people of insight in Pyeongchang made a conclusion.
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty contains: 36-249 BC, "A white tiger, often from a herd of tigers, traveled to Qin, Shu, Ba and Han. Hurt thousands of people. King Zhao Xiang of Qin paid a lot of money to recruit people who could kill tigers, and "rewarded ten thousand families in the city with a hundred ounces of gold (note in local records: in ancient times, 22 ounces of gold was used as one ounce)". From time to time, there were Yi people in Langzhong, Ba County (note: the derogatory term for Yi people means "Banyi people" who are good at using bows and arrows and wooden shields, and the territory includes present-day Pyeongchang). They can be crossbows of white bamboo, but they go upstairs to shoot white tigers. Wang Jiazhi, while the foreigners don't want to seal (note: don't fief the city, and don't want gold and silver), they want to carve a stone alliance (note: set an agreement to carve a monument to remember). "After (note: exempting) the barbarians from renting farmland (note: farmland generally refers to land, rent, and land tax), ten wives are not counted (ten wives generally refer to population, and the population is taxed). On the theory of hurting people, the murderer can save money to redeem his death" (note: explain the ins and outs; If you lose, you should work hard. Another alliance said: "Qin invaded foreigners and lost a pair of Huanglong (note: dragons made of gold); When a foreigner invades Qin, he loses a cup of sake (note: six hooves and four buckets are one pot, and ten pots are one cup), so that the foreigner can be safe. Emperor Gaozu (Liu Bang, 26 BC) was Hanwang, and the barbarians (note: Ban Yi Yi, led by Langzhong Fan Mu) attacked Sanqin.
The so-called "Three Qin" attack means that in February of the first year of Emperor Gaozu (26 BC), the war between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang to destroy Qin ended, and Xiang Yu, by virtue of his military strength, enfeoffed 18 "princes and kings" and called himself "the overlord of Western Chu". In order to lock Liu Bang, who may compete with him for the world, Ba (the county governs Jiangzhou, now the north bank of Jialing River in Chongqing, Sichuan), Shu (the county governs Chengdu, now it belongs to Sichuan) and Hanzhong (now the south of Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi and the west of Hubei) were sealed in Liu Bang (namely Hanwang), and the Guanzhong was divided into three parts: Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Kun (wing) were sealed as kings respectively.
in may, Tian Rong, a native of the qi dynasty, rebelled against Chu and annexed sanqi (referring to the three vassal States of qi, Jiaodong and Jibei, which were established in the old place of the former qi state when Xiang Yu enfeoffed the vassal state, including most of Shandong today). Xiang Yu led the army to the north to conquer, and Guanzhong was empty. Liu Bang took Han Xin's advice, drove all the soldiers and horses, and recruited a large number of people (because Ceng Yong, a mountaineer here, shot a white tiger and held a wooden shield in one hand and a long knife in the other, so he was very brave in fighting) to raid Guanzhong. In August, Liu Bang took Han Xin as the general, Cao Can and Fan Kuai (now from Xuanhan Fan Kuai Field) as pioneers, and sent troops from Nanzheng (now the east of Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province) to sneak out of the old road (named after the old road water, governing the west of Beifeng State in Fengxian County, Shaanxi Province today), and raided Chencang, the territory of Zhang Han (now the east of Baoji City, Shaanxi Province). Zhang Han rushed to fight, was defeated by the Han army, and at the same time divided. Capture Ji (now southwest of Longxian County, Shaanxi Province), Long (now Zhangjiachuan Hui Autonomous County, Gansu Province), Tan (now north bank of Dongwei River in Meixian County, Shaanxi Province), Pinyang (now northeast of Fuping County, Shaanxi Province), Longxi (county governs Didao, now Lintao, Gansu Province), and Beidi (county governs Yi Qu, now west of Ningxian County, Gansu Province); Guanying army arrived in Liyang (Saidu, now southeast of Fuping, Shaanxi Province) and forced Sima Xin, the "King of Saidu", to surrender: Hanwang army continued to go further north, and the soldiers went to the supreme county (now Nanyuhe Fort, Yulin, Shaanxi Province), and Dong Yun, the "King of Zhaiwang", also surrendered. At this point, the Han army captured most of Guanzhong, and basically achieved the strategic goal of returning the Three Qin Dynasties.
It is established in the Qin Dynasty that the soldiers originally recruited in Ba and Shu want to return to Ba (note: the central part of Ba), and the seven surnames of Luo, Pu, Du, E, Du, Xi (Xi) and Gong are not lost (note: pay), and the rest of the households are old (. And "Customs and Righteousness" (Bazhou chronicles: written by Han and Ying Shao, the text has been lost) says: "Langzhong people have set an example, saying that Gaozu recruited people (there are ancient ruins in Nanqu County of this state). Original Notes: The dam of the old city on the south bank of Tuxi Township in the northeast of Quxian County: Gai Hanchang [now the whole area of Bazhong and Pingchang] and Xuanhan are the land of shield and shield) set the Sanqin, and sealed the hometown of Cifu. The seven surnames of Lu, Pu, Du, E, Du, Xi and Gong don't rent taxes. The people of Pakistan feel deeply indebted to them. After the Han Dynasty was established after the destruction of Xiang Yu by Hanwang, statues of Liu Bang's temples were successively erected in all parts of Bashu. This is the origin of our Hanwang Temple.
The Records of Bazhou and Pingchang County contain: "Pingzhou County was founded in the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty (in 28 BC, more than 7 years after Liu Bang recruited Ban Dun to savagely attack Sanqin), which belongs to Brazil County (where the county is located in Langzhong today), and the Hanwang Temple (Longtan Creek, about 1 meters behind the office building of Bahe Company) was administered. In addition, the 13-year edition of Bazhong Annals on page 98 reads: "In the early Han Dynasty, all counties and countries established Hanwang Temple". This shows that it was well-founded to worship the Hanwang Temple in the place under the jurisdiction of Langzhong at that time. However, after liberation, Pingchang is still located in the Hanwang Temple in Longtan Creek. It is impossible to say that it is a relic of the Han Dynasty left over by the wind, rain, thunder and lightning and the burning of swords and soldiers in various dynasties after the Jin Dynasty. It is just a continuation of the wish of the faithful men and women in the past dynasties to "rebuild the temple and rebuild the golden body", an act of ideological sustenance, or it has been preserved because few people have dared to lose their temper with the gods for many dynasties. Because of its existence, the author thinks that the above two explanations are reasonable!
The Hanwang Temple on the bank of Longtan Creek is not very big, occupying about 2 square meters. There is only a five-bearded bodhisattva in the temple, with a civilian and a military commander on both sides. Perhaps it is too old, the incense is very general, the grass grows in front of the temple, and only a small dirt road leads to the yellow mud road to Longtan Creek. In the early 197s, due to the shortage of tickets to Lancao, the author had to cross the Hanwang Temple and the "Seven Climbs" on Longtan Creek to take the path. At that time, the shapeless temple was still there, and I don't know when it was demolished. This Hanwang Temple has changed from a physical object to a word, which is hung in people's mouths and in the archives of the Xicheng police station in Jiangkou Town!
The legend of Hanwang Temple
Record arrangement: Mou Bangjing
"When I was a child, my grandmother once told me about the origin of Hanwang Temple. She said that she heard the story from her mother-in-law. Our ancestors were rural people in Tangjiatuan near Hanwang Temple. "
When Liu Bang was down and out, he once lived on a mountain (now Fotouzhai) on the bank of the Cuba River. He was a stranger and had no friends, so he personally set up a thatched shed (A-shaped, which Sichuanese call a thatched shed). While keeping a low profile, he planned to recruit soldiers and wait for an opportunity to arise from here, ready to cross Micang Mountain and wipe out the "Three Qin Dynasties" in Hanzhong (the three generals of the Qin Dynasty, they are Yong Wang Zhang Han, Sai Wang Sima Xin and Zhai Wang Dong).
I'm alone in a foreign land, watching the sun set in the west at night and the water flowing east, but things have made no progress. Liu bang was so depressed that he couldn't sleep at night. He lay down with his clothes on, tossing and turning. Lin Tao was whispering and the night rain was raining. In a daze, he saw an old man with a kind face approaching him and said to him, Don't be discouraged. I'll give you a liter of beans. Don't underestimate him. It will be an army that can help you conquer the world in the future. You take it to the land temple on the hill at the mouth of Longtan Creek and bury it, and then wait there for 7749 days, and a miracle will appear. Never touch it until it's time. Then the old man drew a symbol and put it in Liu Bang's hand. Tell him to bury the lifter and put it on the lifter. Before leaving, I told him, "Remember my words and be patient." Remember it! .
In the distance, a burst of cock crow came from the deserted village and woke Liu Bang. So he went down the mountain unnoticed, sneaked into the land temple, made three bows in front of the land bodhisattva, and dug a small pit behind the bodhisattva's seat, carefully put down the rose filled with beans, put the symbol on the mouth of the rose, covered it with yellow mud, and covered it with a layer of floating soil. It seemed that there was no new trace before he was relieved.
So, from time to time, the villagers nearby saw a businessman-like man haunting the land temple. It is also the simple folk customs in this area, and everyone is not surprised. When they meet each other, they greet each other and get along well!
However, Liu Bang's mind is not so calm. He never slackens from morning till night. He keeps a close eye on the mysterious corner, even stays up all night, hoping that the moment of witnessing the miracle will come earlier. However, the more anxious people are, the slower time passes. It is very easy to survive for a month and a half, that is, at dawn on the forty-fifth day. He vaguely heard a little movement (perhaps an illusion) behind the shrine, and he involuntarily turned over and approached there. A strong curiosity drove him to pry open the floating soil with his hands, and then he tried to uncover the symbol. Who knows that it was not completely uncovered, but he involuntarily "ouch" and sat down on the ground: I saw a dark horse flashing out of the mouth of Shengzikou, which was only inches long at first, and the breeze quickly expanded, and it rolled on the spot, and it has become a tall horse, dashing and heroic, leaping over Longtan Creek. Unexpectedly, he jumped to the top of the mountain in seven steps (later this mountain ridge was called the seven-climbing ridge), but after all, the horse had not been kept in the soil for a long time, and its strength was still lacking. Because of overexertion, its foothold was unstable, and it collapsed with a long hiss and turned into a mountain (now Black Horse Mountain, southeast of Jinbao Township). That liter of beans was like ants swarming with bees, ready to move, and eventually it was impossible to raise it. Liu bang regretted it and sighed. After several setbacks, Liu Bang thought of the old man's advice on Fotou Mountain. Although the soldiers and horses got it, they could not be discouraged. I thought, I can't get the magic weapon, so I'll find another way. One day, several fellow villagers found some bean skins in the land temple and asked him what it was. He doesn't know this round and shriveled bean either. He thought to himself, the old man with a dream said that "the beans in the rose can help him fight". Isn't this a soldier? Just call it soldier bean, he told his fellow villagers, so the name of this soldier bean has been called until now! Therefore, Liu Bang thought of failure from beans and recruitment from failure. So I made friends with some local Ba people, recruited soldiers, and soon gathered thousands of troops. I set up a camp for training with white cloth as a tent on the mountain ridge in the area where Guzhanzhong Road went to Zhanggong. (It was white in the distance, so it was called White Top. After practicing day and night, I finally trained into a brave and indomitable iron army. This army, with a spear in one hand and a shield in the other, was shirtless and barefoot, wearing a mask, beating gongs and drums, and often took advantage of the wind, smoke and fog to attack it unprepared, and won the battle, helping Liu Bang defeat the "Three Qin" (the king of the three places of kings)
After Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang ascended the throne, he remembered the hardships at the southern foot of Micang Mountain and the scene of the land temple in Xikou, Longtan. He often sighed: thinking of the land temple that he had stayed, hoped for and made a fortune, he immediately decreed that the local official should build a temple in the place where he had planted beans as a souvenir. This is the origin of Hanwang Temple, which is known to all the people near our temple. Later, we also learned that when Emperor Gaozu was down and out, he was instructed by the Buddha and was given the opportunity face to face, so he called the mountain where he got beans Fotou Mountain.
Although Hanwang Temple was built everywhere in northeastern Sichuan, there are really not many Hanwang temples left today, no matter whether it is rebuilt or repaired. The Hanwang Temple in Longtanxi is different, because it was built by Liu Bang's decree, and it also has its special commemorative and memorial significance for Liu Bang. For the general public, it has been their spiritual sustenance for a long time. Although it began to be desolate after liberation, it lasted until the mid-198s, when roads were built in that area.