1912 The Revolution of 1912 forced the Qing emperor to abdicate. Qing Dynasty as the last feudal dynasty is not far from modern times, and it is not difficult to find the remaining old people and young people of the Qing Dynasty.
The feudal dynasty adopted the imperial examination system to select and employ people. The highest-level talent is called the top scholar. The descendant of the top scholar today is Niu Shijing. As the descendant of the top scholar, in our impression, it should be a scholarly family. After all, if the conditions are born, it must have a certain cultural heritage. However, this descendant of the top scholar named Niu Shijing is not like this. He still makes a living by begging, which makes people sigh.
The origin of the Niu Family's top scholar's mansion
Niu Shijing's ancestor was the top scholar in the Qing dynasty of the Qing dynasty. The first top scholar in the Niu family was called Niufengshan . Niufengshan was born in Henan. When he was born, his family was very poor and not enough to let him go to a private school to study literature. Niufengshan had to practice martial arts with his uncle.
Niufengshan has a very high attainment in martial arts and is also very hardworking. There is still a big stone in the Niu family’s 1st century mansion, with traces of Niufengshan practicing martial arts. Niu Fengshan was awarded the top scorer in martial arts in 1833.
Niufengshan passed the top martial arts examination and will definitely show off his martial arts and be arrogant and domineering in front of ordinary people. However, Niufengshan did not do this, but was very modest and cautious and respectful to others. No one in the small mountain village in Niufengshan’s hometown has ridden a tall horse. Niufengshan is worried that others will point fingers at him, so he will walk slowly when he enters the village gate.
Niufengshan also speaks very gently to the villagers in the village. Niu Fengshan has always been the official position of general , and was very honest and honest during his reign.
Niufengshan is not only very strict with himself, but also very strict with his future generations. His son was also very successful under the strict education. His son Niu Xuan was the top scholar in in 1865. Niu Xuan made great achievements in calligraphy, and even left many calligraphy works, and was well-known in the industry.
Regarding Niu Xuan taking the imperial examination and winning the top scorer in the literature, there is another episode in " Qing Shi Di ": Niu Xuan accidentally dropped a drop of ink on the paper while conducting the palace examination, and Niu Xuan himself did not realize that there was a trace of ink.
According to the regulations, he could only get the second grade. The ruling class at that time, Empress Dowager Cixi liked Niu Xuan's calligraphy very much, and called him again to the Golden Palace line of chanting. From then on, he became the interesting story of the father and son who were both top scholars. It was this father and son who left the 1st scholar's mansion for future generations.
Today’s Niu Family’s Top Principal Mansion
No one would have thought that the once prominent “Top Principal Mansion” has only one beggar man Niu Shijing. The former Zhuangyuan Mansion covers an area of 2,400 square meters. The Zhuangyuan Mansion has carved beams and painted buildings, divided into two courtyards, and the plaque contains the words "Imperial Imperial" and writes the highest glory of the Niu family.
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The Xinhai Revolution ended the rule of the Qing Dynasty, and the former top scholar's mansion also dispersed with the times. In this way, you can still vaguely see the glory of the past. Niu Shijing is still waiting for this dilapidated top scholar mansion. For Niu Shijing, this place can provide him with a place to shelter from the wind and rain. The government wants to give him subsidies, but he doesn't want it. He often says that he can just have a meal.
Niu Shijing was also a college student. was admitted to university in the 1960s and became a college student in New China. You should know that the value of college students at that time was quite high. If you can become a college student, at least your work and life are guaranteed. However, as a former intellectual, Niu Shijing, who came from the once turbulent era, seemed to have suffered a major blow.
Why is Niu Shijing now a scavenger? The specific reason is unknown. Someone asked him about the mystery of his life experience, and he told the person that his ancestors would not disclose any of their own lessons.
Although he has experienced war and chaos, the old man Niu Shijing has never lacked the education in his bones. Although the old man has always lived alone, he can always clean himself. Although the place where he lives is dilapidated, it is not sloppy.
Although the old man can only make a living by begging, he never wants state subsidies. He said that he only needs a bite of food to eat. The former Niu Mansion has completely declined by Niu Shijing's generation. Without water and electricity, the old man has been sticking to his ancestral home. Although he is begging, he does not need subsidies from the state.
Old man Niu Shijing still lives in the cave of Zhuangyuan Mansion. Daily water is made from outside by himself. There is no electricity. The old man only has two candles. The furnishings in the cave are also very simple. At first glance, there is only one kang. His clothes and supplies are begged. All the rags are in this cave. Other buildings in Zhuangyuan Mansion have also collapsed and no one can live in it anymore.
No. 1 winner and beggar.
As a former descendant of the top scorer, Niu Shijing also went to college. has certain conditions to make yourself live a better life, at least with a little more guaranteed, but today Niu Shijing doesn’t talk about the minimum guarantee.
He could not even reach the level of water and electricity. The old man is over fifty years old and needs someone to take care of him and help him with his life. However, he lives alone in such a remote place, it is difficult to help him. The local government has also thought of many ways, but Mr. Niu always refused. In his opinion, it is the most important thing to stick to the house left by his ancestors.
The local government once sent people to find Niu Shijing. hopes that he can obey the government's arrangements, live in a place with better conditions, and enjoy government subsidies. After all, the elderly are over fifty years old. Out of humanitarian spirit, the local government cannot ignore it. Moreover, the national policies are good now that elderly people living alone can be properly managed.
As others, we cannot evaluate the life of Mr. Niu Shijing. Any evaluation is a disrespect for the elderly. The glory of the past can only represent the glory of the past. All we can trace is only some traces of the past, but it cannot bring substantial changes to today's life.
Today's people should be more pragmatic. Through hard life and struggle, we will not deny the achievements made by Niu Shijing and his ancestors, but we have to sigh that such a senior intellectual in the past has fallen to join beggars.
Maybe Niu Shijing had suffered a very big blow, But today, this descendant of the top scholar is in a place without water and electricity, relying on the primitive lifestyle, living alone in the ruins of the top scholar's mansion in the mountains without children. This direction of life is sad!
Many aristocratic families in history are also very sad. Many aristocratic families are only rich for three generations. After decades, let alone a house, no future generations can find it. Niu Shijing can still guard the ancestral home alone, and it is rare that the Niu family’s top scholar’s mansion still exists. I believe that with the care and concern of the local government, Niu Shijing's life will be greatly improved, which will allow him to have a good ending without worries.
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