Mr. Wang Yangming's fifth grandson Wang Yetai’s tombstone was restored and completed in Chongqing
April 6, 2021, Qingshan Lake Scenic Area, Wansheng Economic Development Zone, Qijiang, Chongqing. Mr. Wang Yangming from Guizhou, Shandong, Beijing and Chongqing The descendants gathered here to hold the ceremony for the restoration of the tombstone of Wang Yetai, the great-great-grandson of Mr. Wang Yangming, the new uncle of the late Ming Dynasty, and the chief soldier of the Qing Dynasty Guardian Wang Yetai.
The tombstone completion ceremony site
Qingshan Lake during the Ching Ming Festival, the lakes and mountains, the spring is full, the birds are scented. This historical figure who has received much attention is buried here. He is the fifth grandson of Mr. Wang Yangming, the last heir to the new uncle at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yetai, the chief soldier of the Great Qing Guards. According to historical records, Wang Yetai, Zi Shihe, was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang. Great-great-great-grandson of Wang Shouren, military general of Nanming, and a new uncle in the late Ming Dynasty. He has a younger brother, Wang Yeyao, who lived in Zhejiang when he was young, and then moved to Jingshi with his father. His father, Wang Xiantong, served as the governor of the former capital of the capital of the capital, guarding Beijing, and Li Zicheng valiantly went to justice when he captured Beijing. Chongzhen committed suicide by hanging himself, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, and the Fu Wang Nanming proclaimed himself emperor. Wang Yetai went south to Yuyao to bury his father Ding You for the funeral, and assisted the Hongguang regime of Nanming. In the first year of Longwu, he was named Xinjian Bo. Later, he pursued and suppressed the remnants of Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Wu Sangui, and was named the general of the Qing court. He successively served as the admiral of Guizhou and the admiral of the Nine Gates of Jingshi. A place named Qingshan (now Qingshan, Jinqiao Town, Economic Development Zone, Qijiang District, Chongqing City) garrison barracks died due to old age, at the age of 80.
Portrait of Wang Yetai
37 years after Wang Yetai's death, the eighth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, the tomb was built by the Qing official in the 1880s after about 290 years The tomb thief used explosives to destroy the stolen. After the theft, he used cement to make simple repairs. The monument and the inscription were not restored. It may be that the descendants did not restore the tombstone because of fear of being stolen again.
Before the restoration of the tombstone of Wang Yetai and Pei
In 2020, the family members of Wang Yangming’s descendants decided to restore the tombstone.After half a year of hard work, according to the original text of the tombstone copied by Wang Yetai and Sun Wang Zhidao during the Qingming Festival in the 9th year of Yongzheng, it was preserved by the fifteenth generation of Wang Yangming, Sun Wangzhengxi, and the inscription on Yetaigong's tombstone appeared again after 40 years. The restoration of Wang Yetai’s tombstone is not only for studying his history, but also for studying Wang Yangming’s culture and the distribution of his descendants.
After the restoration of the tombstones of Wang Yetai and Pei
The descendants of Wang Yangming who participated in this ancestor worship ceremony came from Guizhou, Shandong, Beijing, and Chongqing. The 16th grandson Wang Daoru presided over, the 15th grandson Wang Zhengxi received the sacrifice and gave a speech of thanks, and the 22nd grandson Wang Meilin presided over and sang and read the sacrificial text. Also participating in this event were Wang Zhengxing, Wang Zhengju, Wang Zhongxuan, Wang Xinxuan, Wang Hongzhi, Wang Hejin, Nearly 50 representatives of descendants, including Wang Liangqi, Wang Liangyu, and Wang Dianyu.
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