Lüsi, known as Baishuidang in ancient times, was also called Dongbuzhou. It was connected to the mainland during the Wude period of Tang Dynasty. It was a barbaric land at that time, so the imperial court at that time assigned all the imperial prisoners here. These imperial prisoners brought The northern civilization combined with the local culture of Lu Si formed the unique Lu Si culture.

These imperial convicts married local women and had children. Due to their good genes, they gave birth to the extremely intelligent Lu Si. Even though successive imperial courts classified Lu Si's fishermen as ninth-class untouchables, prohibited them from studying, and were not allowed to participate in the imperial examinations, they still could not stop Lu Si's gathering of stars.

A: Ming Dynasty writer Peng Dayi and his "Shantangsi Kao"

Peng Dayi was born in a scholarly family in Lusi Town during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty. He received a good family education since childhood. He was selected as a scholar when he was less than 16 years old. Later, due to the darkness of the examination room, he failed many times, so he no longer indulged in fame and studied hard behind closed doors in Lusi. Because of his outstanding knowledge, he was awarded the title at that time. After being recommended by his friends, he became a scholar. The imperial court appointed him as the general magistrate of Wuzhou. While serving as an official in Wuzhou, he talked and made friends with the lowest level civilians in the local area, and gained a deep understanding of the sufferings of the people, which laid the foundation for his later creations. At the age of 50, due to the darkness in the officialdom, he finally He retired and returned to his hometown, Lusi Town. In the last 30 years in Lusi Town, he completed his masterpiece "Shantangsi Kao", with a total of 240 volumes. Because of the true citations and rigorous diction of the book, it was widely used in During the Qianlong period, it was included in China's largest encyclopedia "Si Ku Quanshu" by the great scholar Ji Xiaolan, and was treasured in Wenyuan Pavilion in Beijing. This was Lu Si's pride. Peng Dayi was buried in Lusi after his death. His former residence is today's Lusi Town Central Primary School (the locals call it the Peng Family Ancestral Hall, opposite the kindergarten). Older people still vaguely remember a couplet on the door of the ancestral hall: Home has mountains There are exams in the halls and cypresses, and evergreen trees in the courtyard. This is the pride of the Peng family and also the pride of Lu Si. Nowadays, the ancestral hall is long gone, and Mr. Peng has passed away long ago. An ancient ginkgo tree in the Central Primary School is still telling everyone about the glory of its owner.

B: Cui Tong, a flower explorer in the Ming Dynasty, and his "Shifan Gongs and Drums"

Before liberation, there was a "Cui Ban Street" in Lusi, and the people on the street were all named Cui. They come from the same ancestor - Cui Tong. Cui Tong was born in Lusi Town during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. He was very smart since he was a child and read poetry and books. He became a scholar at the age of 16 and passed the imperial examination at the age of 18. When he was less than 20 years old, he took the imperial examination, the highest imperial examination in Beijing, and won the first place. The second place (that is, the third best, the first place is the number one scholar). When the news reached Lu Si, people were very excited. This was the first person in the history of Lu Si to win the Jinshi, and he was also the only person in the history of Lu Si to win the top prize. Later, Cui Tong was appointed as a bachelor of Hanlin University. Because of his uprightness, he was constantly ostracized and attacked by the court, and because he was a rich scholar and was once the emperor's most beautiful woman, the court finally appointed him as the Minister of Rites (today's Vice Minister of Culture). , responsible for the rituals, music and celebrations of the palace. The Jiajing Emperor was ignorant and immoral. Cui Tong came up with a remonstrance and was severely beaten by the Imperial Guards in the Golden Palace.

Grieved and disappointed, he finally resigned and returned to Lusi. When he was leaving, he took away the royal rituals and music from the palace. Returning to Lu Si, he was proficient in vocal music and modified it on the basis of royal ritual music, and finally completed this famous score, which is the famous "Lu Si Fan Gong and Drum". Lu Si Si Fan's gongs and drums play beautifully and are both beautiful and beautiful. There is the nobility and elegance of royal music, and the impassionedness of Lusi fishermen fighting on the waves. Now Lusi Shiban gongs and drums have been named intangible and cultural heritage. (I heard it once when I was a kid. An old neighbor of mine played it. He passed away a few years ago).

C: The chaste woman of Lü Si in the Qing Dynasty - the Zhou family

Before the Cultural Revolution, there was a tall stone archway on Lv Si South Street. The owner of the arch was the Zhou family, and the Zhou family was Lv Si. At the age of 16, she married into the Xia family of Lu Si's famous family. Her husband died half a year after the marriage. She was already pregnant at the time. Since she was only 16 years old, her natal family advised her to remarry. Her husband's family also took pity on her and advised her to remarry. Zhou, who had received a good education since childhood, refused. Half a year later, she gave birth to a son, named Xia Ding. Without a husband, she shouldered the heavy responsibility of raising her children alone. Eighteen years later, Xia Ding grew up, obtained the rank of Jinshi in the imperial examination, and was appointed Secretary of the Cabinet by Emperor Kangxi, in charge of the court's confidential documents. Zhou died at the age of 90 as Lu Si. In order to repay his mother's kindness in raising her, and to repay her mother's hardships for being a widow for 74 years, Xia Ding reported to the imperial court, and finally the imperial court bestowed the title of Zhou Ruren on the Zhou family: a loyal and righteous wife. And a stone archway was built on Lusi South Street so that the villagers will always remember this unnamed chaste and martyr woman.

It is a pity that the Cultural Revolution destroyed the four olds, the archway was demolished, and the majestic Xia family ancestral hall was also destroyed

D: Two Jinshis, father and son, in the Qing Dynasty and their Hecheng Academy

Lvsi East Street There is an ordinary bungalow, which is no different from all the other old houses in Lusi. However, the owner of the bungalow (an old man over sixty years old) told us that this is no ordinary bungalow. This is the legendary father and son of the Jinshi in Lusi Town. Mansion. The old man's grandfather's name is Li Yunhui, and his great-grandfather's name is Li Panshuo. Their father and son won Jinshi during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. This is what the Lu family called two Jinshi, father and son. It is a miracle in China's imperial examination that the father and son both passed the imperial examination. After becoming Jinshi, father and son had no intention of being in the officialdom. They preferred to be idle clouds and wild cranes. They followed Tao Yuanming's example and picked chrysanthemums under the eastern fence. They leisurely appeared in Nanshan and returned to Lusi. Hecheng Academy was founded in Lüsi to teach the Four Books and Five Classics to the villagers. This was the earliest school in the history of Lüsi. After the Revolution of 1911, private schools were abolished and new schools were established. Hecheng Academy finally ceased to exist, but the large stone tablet of Hecheng Academy is still preserved and is now stored in Qidong Archives. (The original site of Hecheng Academy is today's Lusi Soy Sauce Factory)

E: Tao Guilin, a generation of architectural masters

Tao Guilin was born in Taojiagou, Lusi Town in 1893. He is a famous architect in my country. The famous architect, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou, and Sun Yat-sen Bridge in Nanchang are all his masterpieces. In the 1930s, he built the Shanghai International Hotel, the tallest building in the Far East and South Pacific. The private Zhicheng Civil Architecture School is the earliest architecture school in my country (the predecessor of Lusi Guilin Primary School), and most of its graduates have become famous architectural experts in my country. When the Anti-Japanese War broke out, Tao Guilin roared with grief and indignation. In order to prevent the Japanese from getting all the construction steel, Tao Guilin sank all his building materials into the Yangtze River. Before liberation, Lusi encountered waves several times and the people were displaced. Tao Guilin Guilin returned to Lusi countless times to provide disaster relief at the Lusi City God's Temple. On the eve of liberation, Tao Guilin left the mainland for Taiwan, and later settled in Los Angeles, the United States. At the age of eight, he asked his son Tao Jinshuo to visit Lu Si on his behalf countless times. There was also a time when Ye Luo wanted to return to his roots and return to Lu Si, but he was unable to do so due to physical reasons. In 1994, Mr. Tao passed away in Los Angeles with great nostalgia for Lu Si. When the news reached Lu Si, the sea wind roared and the waves rolled. They were calling Lu Si's good son-in-law, Tao Guilin. Mr. Tao, how are you in heaven? People in my hometown will always miss you and everything you have done for the people in your hometown.

I finally finished this article. Due to space limitations, in fact, in the long history, there are still many outstanding Lü Si good men that have not been mentioned. Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years. . I hope that today’s Lüsi people can inherit the legacy of their ancestors, love and praise Lüsi, and restore this 1,300-year-old ancient town to its former glory and grandeur, and once again stand proudly at the confluence of the rivers and seas of the motherland.