In the imperial examination, students should pass the examination step by step from the provincial examination, the general examination and palace examination. In the junior high school of imperial examination, it is the most effective and glorious way for ordinary people to become gentry and shine brilliantly. The title of Kao Tou is "Yuan", and the top scholar is the top name in palace examination, which is the model and ambition of students all over the world.
This can not help but make people daydream. How luxurious is the Champion House? With the demise of the Qing dynasty, the feudal system vanished, and then the land of China ushered in earth-shaking changes. Have these houses, which once had infinite splendor, been protected like old Beijing quadrangles, or have they become broken walls in the war, or have they been replaced by high-rise buildings today?
In Mingyuepo, southeast of Guandian Village, Heluo Town, gongyi city City, Henan Province, China, there used to be a magnificent and large-scale scholar mansion. Its owners were Niu Fengshan, the champion of Wu in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, and his son, Jinshi Niu Yu.
In the 200-odd years of the Qing Dynasty, there was 109, and Niu Fengshan was one of them. At the age of 27, Dao Guanggui won the first place in the court examination, became the champion of martial arts, and was awarded the position of first-class bodyguard.
Niu Fengshan used to be a guerrilla in Liangzhou, Gansu Province, and later he was promoted step by step. He was promoted to company commander and posthumously awarded four generations of gifts, full of glory. His son Niu Jue was also a calligrapher in Xianfeng for eight years. He was a scholar during the Tongzhi period, and his Mo Bao was very famous at that time.
The Champion House, where they live, is resplendent and magnificent, built on the mountain, with scattered houses, and is located next to the former official road, guarding one side.
Although Niu Zhuangyuan is famous for his success, he has no pride in dealing with people. Niu Fengshan retired to his hometown in his later years. He never rides a horse, nor does he sit in a sedan chair on a country road. He didn't look up at his hometown neighbor. Instead, he walked slowly with the horse and was very modest and friendly when he met the villagers.
In addition, Niu Fengshan also attaches importance to education and is very strict with future generations, so his son Niu Jue is also very promising.
In the past, the stars have shifted and the years have changed unconsciously. In an instant, more than a hundred years have passed. Whether it is the dream of the Spring and Autumn Period in the pre-Qing Dynasty or the poor students who tried to stab the stock market for scientific research, it is already a very distant thing.
China has long been different. High-rise buildings have sprung up, the education system has been reformed, and exams are no longer stereotyped writing. Studying hard at a cold window is no longer the only way out, and the madness after Jin Fan's promotion will not reappear. It is difficult to find a natural champion to succeed, and the family guests are in an endless stream.
On the bright moon slope, the once crowded and luxurious scholar mansion has long been overgrown and dilapidated. Only when birds fly by from time to time can this once-scholar building have a glimmer of life. It's hard to imagine anyone living in such a house. In fact, Niu Shijing, a descendant of Niu Fengshan, still lives here.
The old man is 7 1 year old this year. He has never been married, and he is very lonely. Niuzhuangyuan, a big family, once flourished. Now it has thousands of descendants, and it has spread all over all walks of life and all over the world. But now only Niu Shijing still lives in the old house of Zhuangyuan.
Today, on the monument at the entrance to the village, the achievements of the champion Niu are also recorded. Walk along the dirt road, through the ancient ancestral temple, and then walk for a few minutes, you can see the red stone wall building halfway up the mountain, which exudes an ancient charm among the lush plants.
Walking up the steps along the path, you can see the Qing Dynasty-style buildings in the overgrown places. This is the former residence of the champion cow.
Now it is not so much an old house as a broken cave. In this huge house, you can vaguely see carved beams and painted buildings, and you can see the prosperity of the past. But now it has collapsed like a ruin. Most of the furniture in the main cave is decayed and dusty, but the partial kiln is still clean, and the smell of people living here can be seen. This is where Niu Shijing lives.
There are 4/kloc-0 caves and more than 30 rooms here. Nowadays, most people go to the courtyard to be dilapidated, and no one goes to clean and repair it. Now, this once famous home is only visited by birds and insects. Located in the deep mountains, remote and remote, there is no water and electricity, and there are even few pedestrians passing by on the dirt road at the door. Even in such an extremely difficult environment, Niu Shijing stayed here.
According to informed sources, Niu Shijing is the sixth generation descendant of Niu Zhuangyuan, and his writing style is good. It is said that he was admitted to the university when he was young, and his family background and grades were very good. He also has a younger brother. Their father died young. After graduation, Niu Shijing went home to farm. He was once detained by the public security bureau for disturbing public order. Later he went to Xinjiang to develop. Because of his knowledge and good physical condition, he developed well. This time, he returned home with his mother and brother.
At that time, they left their ancestral home to the production team as a warehouse.
However, the good times did not last long. A few years later, the cadres of the production team received a notice from their superiors to let them go to Xi' an to bring Niu Shijing back to their hometown. After the production team cadres arrived in Xi 'an, they found that Niu Shijing was mentally abnormal. It turned out that his mother remarried in Xinjiang, and he couldn't accept it. He left home and ran all the way to Xi 'an. After being brought back to Henan this time, Niu Shijing returned to his ancestral home for forty years.
That is, since then, he has been living a life of traveling around the world, wearing rags all year round, carrying a bag and begging for a living. Like a poor beggar, a hermit who travels around the world. He can leave whenever he wants, and the return date is uncertain. At least he goes out early and comes back late, and he hasn't seen it for a year at most. He eats and dresses himself.
Niu Shijing never asked for money, just a bite of rice. He said he didn't need money, just a steamed stuffed bun to eat. Although his spirit is ups and downs, and his memory is still in the era of planned economy, as a descendant of Niu Fengshan, perhaps from his ancestors, he still has a lot of backbone.
There was no water or electricity, so I cut wood and made a fire. I sat still in bed and fell asleep. Never accept money subsidies from good people and insist on self-sufficiency. Perhaps this is the ethos of our ancestors, and we can vaguely see the shadow of Niu Fengshan, a humble and friendly martial arts champion.
The fall of Niu Shijing and the collapse of the official residence can also be regarded as the end of an era. That history, no matter how famous it is, is not a thing of the past now. The villagers said that in a few years, maybe the house of the top scholar will no longer exist. History is moving forward, and we have no time to be sad. If we don't want to be eliminated, we have to keep up with the times and make progress.