Because my family’s ancestral home is in Shanxi, which is far north from Chengdu, and my relatives are there, I have never seen many elders in the family, but I grew up listening to the stories of my ancestors.

1955, I was born in Chengdu, Sichuan. When I was born, my family had grandma, parents, two brothers and one sister. Because my family’s ancestral home is in Shanxi, which is far north from Chengdu, and my relatives are there, I have never seen many elders in the family, but I grew up listening to the stories of my ancestors. I was raised by my grandma since I was a child. My grandma was one of the first female normal college students in China and has taught and educated for 30 years. Grandma is full of poetry and books, and she has stories that I always like to hear. In my grandma's story, I learned many wonderful stories from my family, such as: my great-grandfather was the earliest member of the Tongmeng in Shanxi, participated in the Revolution of 1911, and later became a monk and founded the Shanxi Buddhist Association; for example, my father is the 37th generation descendant of the Yang family , inheriting the spirit of loyalty and courage of our ancestors to serve the country, and he alone escorted a truck of anti-Japanese supplies to the frontline during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The thrilling experience of the army and the honor of participating in the 6th National Games of Old China when he was studying at the Law School of Shanxi University to win the national martial arts equipment championship; and my mother, a talented woman born in a scholarly family, was wandering with her grandmother from Shanxi to Sichuan at the age of 16. She met my father in a foreign land, and married her to a combination of literature and martial arts. These many life stories are legendary in my mind. Decades have passed, and my grandmother and parents have left us, but their voices, appearances and smiles often appear in my mind. I often recall the family stories told me by my grandmother when I was a child. I feel that I should record these stories truthfully, because the bumpy and wonderful lives of my ancestors are also a microcosm of China's era for more than 100 years. The stories of these predecessors should not be forgotten. They have given us life, passed down history from generation to generation, enlightening future generations, allowing us not to forget the past, cherish the present, live thoughtfully and meaningfully, and live one generation more than another. When these ideas of mine arose, this idea has become stronger and stronger in recent years! Although my writing skills are not high, I think as long as I do my best to write, check historical materials and record them in real terms, I can fulfill my wishes and record the ordinary, noble, bumpy and wonderful life stories of my predecessors for future generations, which are worthy of the inheritance of blood and the continuation of life. One of the family stories of

, my great-grandfather, Master Leehom.

1871 on the morning of January 30, 2018 (the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month of the ninth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty), the winter sun had just revealed a warm light. In a cave of a family named Wang, 50 miles west of Xinzhou City, Shanxi, a loud cry of a newborn came from. A fat boy was born in the expectation and blessings of his family. According to the generation of the Wang family, the boy named Wang Jianping means making achievements, success, and a long-term career. Although the cave was ice and snow outside the cave at this time, the home was warm and the rising sun shone on the window frame, and the millet porridge on the fire was fragrant. The child's father looked at a tall tree in the snow outside the window, and happily gave his son the word "Shuhou", hoping that his son would be resourceful and make achievements, and be famous in the future and achieve great achievements.

This is the Kaidaopo Village in Xinzhou, Shanxi

Drivepao Village. One by one, taken in 2008,

The old cave of Wang Jianping's family in Tailaopo Village. One by one, taken in 2008

In 2008, my sister and niece returned to Chedaopo Village and took photos in front of the old cave of the Wang family.

In 2008, an old lady in the village took us to find the old Wang family cave that had been abandoned. The aunt gestured with her hands and told us that the yard in front of the cave was very big, and a large area of ​​land in front of her was the Wang family yard.

Wang Jianping, a world-renowned farmer, a well-off family. When I was young, I was very knowledgeable and fond of learning. I was still playing and couldn't put down the book. At the age of 7, he recited the "Three Character Classic" carefully for three days, and was exempted from studying for the tutor.At the age of 16, he went to Yangdangou Village, a private school teacher in the neighboring village. He passed the exam for a scholar at the age of 20 and made up for the rank of the 23-year-old. The scholars of of the Qing Dynasty were relatively strict in the examination. Candidates passed the county examination. After government examination, they must pass the college examination. Only then can you be called a scholar. After being admitted to the scholar, you will have certain privileges, such as being able to stand and talk to the magistrate, avoid being sentenced to death, etc. But scholars must take the exam every year. Those who fail the exam may be criticized, warned or removed from the list. The difference between students in the rank of and scholars is: the first-class scholars are students in the rank of rank of rank of rank of rank, and the so-called students in the rank of rank of rank are those who have excellent grades in the annual and scientific examinations. The government provides the rations for students with rations every month and receives 4 taels of silver per year. He was also qualified to be elected as tribute student . In 1897 (the 23rd year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty), Wang Jianping Jingxuexian (the administrative officer of local cultural education in the Qing Dynasty) was promoted to study in Lingde Hall in Taiyuan. Lingde Hall, also known as Lingde Academy, is located in Taiyuan, Shanxi. In the ninth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Shanxi Governor Zhang Zhidong was founded and recruited talented students from all over the province to study. Lingdetang and Jinyang Academy were both the highest institution of learning in the province at that time.

1900, China was in a stormy period in the late Qing Dynasty. In this era when the last feudal dynasty in China was about to end its rule, the people lived in extreme poverty. Western powers took advantage of China through war. The late Qing government kept cedeing land and paying compensation for reparations. China gradually became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society. At this time, Wang Jianping was 29 years old, at the age of prime, with progressive thoughts and hated the corrupt and incompetent Qing government. He often criticized the corruption of the Qing government in words and promoted the progressive ideas that the country must change. He was arrested by the Qing government and went to prison for two years. In prison, he took every opportunity to unite his fellow refugees, publicize the ideas of anti-Qing reform, and make friends with a group of patriots, many of whom later became the backbone of the Ningwu Communist Party of Dai County, Xinzhou. After Wang Jianping was imprisoned for two years in prison, Xu Handu's various efforts, rescue and bail of the village gentleman. In 1905, Wang Jianping studied at the Shanxi Agricultural and Forestry School. At the end of that year, his classmate Zhao Daiwen , who was studying in Lingdetang, returned from studying abroad from Japan. The two were very happy after meeting and had a long talk at night. Zhao told Wang Jianping that on August 20, 1905, Sun Yat-sen merged Xingzhonghui, Huaxinghui, , and Liberation Society , and established Tongmenghui in Tokyo, Japan. The Tongmenghui proposed the sixteen-character program of "expelling the Tartars, restoring China, founding the Republic of China, and average land rights " and created " Minbao " as its publication. Sun Yat-sen proposed the slogan "nationalism, civil rights, and people's livelihood" for the first time in the publication. After Zhao's introduction, Wang Jianping joined the Tongmenghui. In 1908, Wang Jianping went to Shanxi Army Surveying and Mapping Academy to study. In the same year, he was sent by the Shanxi branch of the Tongmenghui to engage in secret activities in Baotou and Saraqi. When he passed Xinzhou, he met Tongmeng members Mao Zhongxiang and Chang xx. Wang Jianping once lived in the Chang family for a while. The Chang family had three sons and one daughter. The second son, Zong, was smart and handsome. Wang Jianping betrothed his eldest daughter Wang Anzhen to him, and Chang xx also gave his daughter Chang Rong to Wang Jianping's son Wang Ting. Later, because Chang Rong died early after marriage, Mao Zhongxiang had a daughter who was kind and virtuous, so Mao Zhongxiang married his daughter Mao Longcheng to Wang Ting. Three like-minded friends formed a family of children. At that time, they used Sarazi as a contact point and carried out work in the Tumot Banner School, the Advisory Bureau and the Suiyuan Standing Army, and introduced Mongolian youth Yunheng, Jingquan , Anxiang and others to join the Tongmenghui. Yun Heng joined the National Army to organize the Five National Army during the Great Revolution, and later died in Kaifeng, Henan. Jingquan participated in the Dharma Protector and was imprisoned by Yuan Shikai and died of illness after being released from prison. Anxiang was surrounded by the old army because of opposition to opium and committed suicide by expelling ammunition and extorting himself. Wang Jianping worked as a teacher in a school in Sarachi for his hidden identity. He has extensive Chinese studies and excellent popularity. Local knowledgeable people admire his talent and courage, and provided convenience and funding for his activities. The Tongmeng members who developed by him were Wang Hongwen, Wang Dingqi, Guo Honglin, Zhou Weifan and others, and these people became the backbone of the Xinhai Revolution in Baosa area. Wang Jianping is one of the heads of the Baosat Tongmenghui and is the leader of the Shanxi branch of the Tongmenghui.Before the Xinhai Revolution in Taiyuan, he accepted the urgent call from the Shanxi branch of the Tongmenghui and returned to Taiyuan.

returned to Taiyuan and passed through Wan County. Wang Jianping, together with Xu Xifeng and Gong Fukui, agreed on the plan for the military and civil uprising of Xin, Dai and Ning, assisted Taiyuan in the south and assisted Baosau (Baotou and Saraqi in the north). After returning to Taiyuan, he told Yan Xishan and Zhao Daiwen about the uprising plan, and attended the "Taiyuan Concertificate Conference" at Huangliang's residence in Wufu Temple. After the Taiyuan First Rebellion was successful, Wang Jianping attended the Dongjihu Camp Consultation Meeting of the Shanxi Military Government. On November 1, he participated in the secret meeting between Yan Xishan, Fuxing Yongbuzhuang, Xiyang City and Xuxifeng , and decided to establish the Xin Daining Public Group. Yan asked how many people he could summon, and continued to say that there were three thousand righteous men. Yan Xishan immediately accepted the supply of all guns and ammunition. After Xu Xifeng returned to Dong County, he immediately established the Xin Daining Commission in Donghongdao and Yuanping Town. Xu Xifeng served as the head of the commission and Wang Jianping served as the head of the Xinzhou branch. But the day after tomorrow Yan Xishan only gave 500 Mauser rifles, which were shipped by Tongmeng member Mao Zhongxiang in disguise and transported to his home in Wencun, Xinzhou, and then transferred to the public group.

During Wang Jianping's return to Taiyuan, the Baosa Tongmenghui lost his effective leadership. In the " Horse Incident " created by Fan Enqing, Tongzhi of Wuyuan Hall, dozens of soldiers and civilians were killed. Tongmeng members Guo Honglin and Wang Hongwen were killed at the same time, and Baosa's revolutionary forces suffered heavy losses! In November of the 1911 year (1911), the Shanxi military government asked Wang Jianping to instigate the Guisui Road Uprising and appointed Zhang Yu as the commander of the Northern Army. Wang Jianping was the pacification envoy of northern Shanxi and went north with the Northern Army. After conquering Daizhou on November 30, Xu Xifeng led the corps to Daizhou to join forces. Yanmen Pass Qing army was almost defending. Wang Jianping proposed to split his troops and attack together. Xu Xifeng went out of Ruyuekou. Zhang Yu attacked the front. The Qing army defeated without fighting. The civilian army entered Yanmen Pass. On December 3, Xuxifeng led the public union to take Yingzhou. On December 4, the public union dropped Huairen . At that time, Li Guohua was in Datong Uprising. On December 5, Xuxifeng led the public union to Datong . At this time, Kong Geng, one of the founders of Tongmenghui, came to Shanxi. Kong Geng was originally a subordinate of Wu Luzhen. After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, the revolutionaries in Shanxi held an uprising, established a military government, and declared Shanxi independence. The Qing government was shocked and ordered Wu Luzhen, the commander of the six towns stationed in Baoding , to lead his troops to fight. Wu Luzhen was originally a revolutionary and had the ambition to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. Kong Geng took the opportunity to urge Wu Luzhen to join forces with the Shanxi Revolutionary Army to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the matter was exposed. Wu Luzhen was killed by the Qing government and Kong Geng fled to Shanxi. Yan Xishan admired Kong Geng's talent. Because Kong was not familiar with the situation in northern Shanxi, Yan appointed Wang Jianping as the preparatory envoy of northern Shanxi. Kong Geng was the recruitment envoy of Shuofang, and Wang and Kong went to the north. Just as the revolution in northern Shanxi was victorious, the civilian army stationed in Niangziguan of the military government was frustrated. Yan Xishan returned to Taiyuan. Then, on December 12, he and Zhao Daiwen took a horse and rode a donkey in a low dress and fled north to Xinzhou. He lived in the home of Chang Di, the son-in-law of Wang Jianping. Kong Geng and Wang Jianping rushed to meet Yan Xishan after hearing the news. Yan wanted to go to Datong, but Wang suggested to take Saraqi in the north, gather the Baosai patriots, and strengthen the strength of the civilian army. One could echo Datong, and the other could go south to Taiyuan, and call on the business community to donate 100,000 taels of silver to support military salaries, which would be handled by Mao Zhongxiang personally. Wang Jianping planned and planned. On January 20, 1912, the Northern Army entered Sarachi without bloodshed, and set up a 500-person suicide squad, and appointed the local hero Zhang Wanshun as the captain. Just as the army was about to advance and naturalize, the front team commander Wang Jiaju died in Daoshir (now Tao Sihao Station), so he changed his route to Tokto. The Revolutionary Army failed, and Yan Xishan withdrew his troops and retreated.

Yan Xishan returned to Xinzhou. Given the plan to attack Sui, all the revolutionary forces launched by Wang Jianping in the Baosau organization were used by Yan. During this period, Sun Yat-sen supported the Shanxi Xinhai Revolution in Nanjing and fought with Yuan Shikai. Yan Xishan asked Dong Chunren to clear Yuan Shikai, and Yuan sent Yan Xishan to "temporarily live in Xinzhou" and prevented Yan from returning to Taiyuan. After Yan returned to Xinzhou, he lived in the backyard of the Gongyuan. Wang Jian held his seat in the front yard of the Gongyuan, specially used to receive and introduce visitors to Yan Xishan, and was appointed as the deputy director of the Civil Affairs of Shanxi Province. On February 12, the Qing emperor Puyi announced his abdication, and the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China for 268 years, officially perished, and China entered the Republic of China era.Sun Yat-sen resigned on the 13th, and the Provisional Senate elected Yuan Shikai as the Provisional President on the 15th. Seeing that the overall situation of the country was decided, Yan Xishan immediately surrendered to Yuan Shikai, returned to Taiyuan on April 4, and became the governor of Shanxi using power.

After Yan Xishan defected to Yuan Shikai, he tried his best to exclude and kill the revolutionaries. In order to eliminate dissidents, he took the opportunity to dissolve the Xin Daining Organization, which aroused the indignation of Xu Xifeng and Wang Jianping! Later, Xu Xifeng wrote a letter to Wang Jianping, and Yan Ji learned that Xu Xifeng was promoted and demoted to secretly, and was appointed as the police chief from Xin De Ning Commission. Because Wang Jianping disagrees with Yan Zheng and opposed Yan's rule, he was demoted by Yan from the Deputy Minister of Civil Affairs of Shanxi Province to the Governor of Saraqi County. When Wang Jianping was the governor of Saraqi County, he was dismissed for his old friend of the Zhouji League and his family members of the dead refugee army. After reuniting Xifeng, he resigned and went to Shaanxi.

In the spring of 1915, Wang Jianping was elected as a member of the Second Parliament of Shanxi Province. At the same time, Liang Shuoguang, president of Jinyang Daily, hired him as the chief editor. But he was not used by Yan Xishan, and he also witnessed the rapid changes in national affairs. In order to seek liberation, he became a monk in anger. In the autumn of the next year, he converted to Master Miaofang, Wuzhen Temple, Zhongnan Mountain as his disciple and was given the title of Lihong. Regarding the fact that Xu Xifeng and Wang Jianping are not used by Yan Xishan, Zhao Daiwen once said: "The talent of Xifeng and the learning of tree and sea are both outstanding. How can the servants of the purple gold Buddha serve to serve the statue of willow trees?"

The predecessor of Jinyang Daily was the Jinyang Communiqué, and then the Jinxue Journal. Founded by graduates from Shanxi University in the late Qing Dynasty, it was later funded by the Tongmenghui to promote public opinion and promote revolution. It has had a great encouragement and promotion effect on the Shanxi democratic revolution movement. From 1915 to 1921, Leehom was the chief writer of Jinyang Daily in addition to Buddhist activities, and also served as a Chinese teacher in the National Normal University. Later, Liang Shuoguang wrote a post saying, "This newspaper is hard-working, but it is difficult to start a business. During this period, the Hongxian Empire system of the People's Fourth, and the People's Sixth, Zhang Xun restored , and was under authority. He was able to make words cautiously, without flattery and absurdity, and was not a puppet of the government. It is easy to speak, but it has its true nature. Wang Jianping deserves it."

html l3 In the autumn of 1920, Japanese monk Changpan Dading came to China to search for Buddhist sites. Because he saw Leehom's Buddhist published in the Jinyang Daily, he found him and asked, "There is the theory of Xihe and Fenzhou in the ancestral temple of the Jingshizong in history. Where is it?" Leehom told him, "The Xuanzhong Temple of the ancestral temple is located in Jiaocheng today. Its place was originally belonged to Xihe County in ancient times, and later changed to Fenzhou and other places." He also helped him find Xuanzhong Temple in the west of Jiaocheng, and visited the ancestral home of the Pure Land Sect, so that the monks and believers of the Japanese Pure Land Sect knew the true location of their ancestral home. Later, Japan's "Book of the Four Masters of Pure Land" said: "The four masters Huiyuan, Tanluan , Daochuo , and Shandao , promoted the teachings of Pure Land. Tanluan built Xuanzhong Temple, which was the ancestral home of Pure Land Sect. From near to far, gradually came to Japan. The Pure Land Sect's Dharma originated in Shanxi." It was the first time that Japanese Buddhists worshiped the Xuanzhong Temple in Pure Land ancestral home.

1922, Leehom received the "Ten Precepts" at Chengguo Temple in Mount Wutai. In 1923, at the invitation of the Buddhist community in Pingjin, Yan Xishan went to Peking. He was afraid that he would join forces with Xu Xifeng to fight him when he arrived in Tianjin, so he politely refused and became a Buddhist. Later, he served as the abbot of Taiyuan North and South Ten-Plant Courtyards, the abbot of Taiyuan Shuangta Temple, Chongshan Temple, , the president of Taiyuan City Buddhist Association and the establishment of Shanxi Buddhist Association. In 1926, Xu Xifeng died in Tianjin. The bad news came. Leehom sang a long song to cry. He wrote a seven-character poem to express his grief. There is a sentence "Who is the middle flowing pillar today? The clock is silent and unknown at the clear night." It is full of sorrow and anger, and it is tear-jerking! He was well-versed in classics and history, had a broad knowledge, copied every classic, wrote thousands of words, and wrote poems without any rules. He wrote them at will, and he wrote them at will. His feelings for the country and the people were vividly displayed on the paper.

In March 1927, Leehom built a Buddhist temple to the site of the city’s Buddhist church on Haizi, Taiyuan, and raised funds to cast 10,000 kilograms of bronze Buddha statues for sentient beings to pay homage. In May 1928, he went to the abbot of Wanshou Temple in Xijing, Beijing, and raised thousands of yuan to clear up the accumulated debts of the temple and repair the temple. The following year, he served as vice president of the Peking Buddhist Society and presided over the publication of the "Buddhist Monthly". After Leehom went to Peking, Zhao Daiwen served as the president of the Taiyuan Buddhist Society.In 1931, Leehom returned to Shanxi and served as president of the Shanxi Buddhist Association. When

returned to Shanxi, it was just when the municipal authorities changed Chongshan Temple to a "reforming training center" that detained thieves and smoke ghosts. After Leehom went on many ways and led the Buddhists to petition, the temple was taken back, so that Chongshan's ancient temple could be protected. At the same time, he raised funds for the renovation of ancient temples in the province, Guangji thatched hut in Wutai Mountain, Beishan Temple, Nanda Temple, Gaoping Jinfeng Temple, Zhaocheng Xingtang Temple, Jincheng Qinglian Temple, Guangling Xiaofang Temple and other ancient buildings, and did a lot of work to protect cultural relics and historical sites. He not only protected Buddhist culture , but also was diligent in Buddhist affairs. In March 1935, he was invited by the county magistrate of Jincheng County Zhang Chengqiu (Buddhist), to Qinglian Temple . The Buddhist Magazine once published "Monkey Leehom Enters Qinglian Temple in Jincheng" on the important news, and posted slogans everywhere from Chengda Temple. Seeing a couplet with Leehom and Huiyuan, Leehom was stunned and answered a question: "Don't just talk about the name, can the comparison be compared for thousands of years be balanced? The teacher's name is Huiyuan, Huiyuan is really far away, but my name is Lihong is not as good as an elder." He was humble and did not regard himself as an elder. "I think the scenery is close to the vast and weak, and it is difficult to overcome this important task. It still exists for a breath, so I dare to give up on myself." Although Leehom entered Buddhism, he never forgets the major affairs of the country. He hopes that the authorities will truly achieve "politics are to nourish the people, but to be virtuous, and to be honest and diligent, and to be honest and diligent" ("Qin County Road"). "Perspect the way of heaven and benevolence, and Hai Ning inherits peace and virtue and prosperity" ("Xie Tianwang Palace"). I hope that the country will be clear and clear in politics, "When the world is in peace, the people will be safe and the sea will be clear" ("Zhang Jing Liping"). Of course, his heart fragrance was useless in Shanxi and China at that time.

After the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression began, Leehom temporarily returned to his hometown to farm. During his spare time, he taught the classics and history of his three grandchildren and educated his grandchildren to "not read Japanese books or do Japanese things." He was forged with national integrity.

1937, Chedaopo Village established the Sacrifice and Saving the Country Tongmenghui. Leehom’s eldest grandson Wang Chunxi was the youth committee member of the Sacrifice and the Sacrifice and Sacrifice and Sacrifice. In 1939, 19-year-old Wang Chunxi joined the Eighth Route Army. Leehom sent his 17-year-old second grandson Wang Chunrui to the Xin County Anti-Japanese Detachment of the Eighth Route Army.

1940, once the Japanese devils and puppet troops entered the village and asked the villagers to greet each other. Leehom sat at home freely, and the Japanese army broke into the door and threatened with guns, and he looked at it contemptuously. In front of the Japanese and puppets, he was full of righteousness. Japanese officials and traitors had repeatedly invited him to "come out" and become the "master of maintenance", but he had "been monks" and refused. Later, the Japanese and puppets brought rice paper to ask him to write. He wrote in a straight line: "The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, and looking back is the shore" and "Namo Amitabha". Since then, the Japanese and puppets have never visited each other again.

In May 1940, Xiao, the pseudo-district chief of Zhuangmo Town, seized Huo Zhuncheng, the anti-district principal of Yuetu Village. Lao Huo was the father of Comrade Huo Shilian who participated in the revolutionary work before the Anti-Japanese War. Leehom wrote a banner, "Old man Weicheng is a good person", and asked someone to send him to the pseudo-district office. The pseudo-district chief was later afraid that the Eighth Route Army would settle the score with him, so he released the person at that time.

In the spring of 1939, the Tongmenghui clerk Xu Fan Ting led the First Division of the New Army to station in Ningwu and Wuzhai area, and sent people to send letters to Li Hong several times. He went as promised and entered Luzigou, Yunzhongshan under the escort of Chen Naijiong, county magistrate of the Anti-Japanese County Government of Xin County, Lu Jian, director of the enemy work department, and Yu Feng, chief of the Third Section. Old friends met and discussed the current situation. They jointly published a telegram "Supporting the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and opposing the western Shanxi Incident". Xu Fanting was worried that he would be persecuted by the Japanese and puppets, so he advised him to go to the base area. He refused on the grounds that it was more convenient for him to do anti-Japanese work in the enemy-occupied area. Before leaving, General Xu sent him several miles away before waving away.

In April 1941, Leehom once again responded to Fan Ting's appointment to go to Yaokuang Village, Yunzhong, Ningwu. The village posted a slogan "Welcome Master Leehom" and held a welcome meeting. At the meeting, he delivered a speech "Support the Communist Party, the Eighth Route Army, and unite in anti-Japanese war". After the meeting, he jointly issued a telegram to "Oppose the Southern Anhui Incident".At that time, life in the Anti-Japanese Base Area was very difficult. He was over 20 years older than Xu Fanting. General Xu wanted to entertain the old seniors, but the staff could not find white noodles everywhere. They only found a few kilograms of buckwheat noodles and made a meal of yam eggs sauerkraut " cat ears ", which was a very sumptuous meal. After meeting General Xu this time, Leehom wrote a letter to Chairman Mao, saying that even in the twilight years, he would fight to the end of the war. He also wrote two seven-character poems about "Mortgage the Martyrs in the Southern Anhui Incident": (I)

The Southern Anhui Incident mourns the national tragedy,

The crime of anti-Japanese unlawful crime is also deserted.

burning pan boiled beans and fried too quickly.

How crazy is it to fight in the same room?

National crisis should be defensive,

Brothers should not be hurt!

heroes have a lot of regrets,

has not sprinkled the battlefield and killed the battlefield.
(II)

Jinren not go Yuewang rest,

shyly barbarians dodge Zhongzhou.

killer He Xi was full of blood,

killer still has one left.

General is willing to die by separatism, (Note 1)

Heroic men are united in the same hatred for the north.

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{Note 1: Xu Fan Ting, a famous patriotic general, a member of the Shanxi Tongmenghui, and was once the chief guard of Sun Yat-sen. During the 1911 Revolution, he was the captain of the expeditionary team of the Xindaining Corps of the Shanxi Army. In 1931, the September 18th Incident broke out. Under the non-resistance policy of Chiang Kai-shek, the three eastern provinces of fell in just three months. This made Xu Fanting heartbroken and ran around and shouted, hoping to fight against Japan and save the country. Unfortunately, the government of the Republic of China ignored him at all. By 1935, Japan's ambition to invade China was already obvious. It was also in this year that the Kuomintang held the "Five Majors". As a representative of the Northwest region, Xu Fanting attended the meeting. At the meeting, Chiang Kai-shek talked about "peace" and "sacrifice", but he avoided talking about fighting against Japan and saving the country, which made Xu Fanting full of righteous indignation. After the meeting, Fan Ting came to , Zhongshan Mausoleum, and committed suicide by separatism to force Jiang to resist Japan. From Xu Fanting's pocket, he found a desperate poem: "If you leave with your bare hands, what does your husband want in the world? I am afraid that the people's spirit will be destroyed, and I am willing to make your body free." Later, after full efforts to rescue, General Xu was saved. ｝

Lehong was already 70 years old when he met Xu Fanting. This meeting was led by his young grandson. On the way home, he passed by Yunzhonghe and met the Japanese and puppet army entering the village. When crossing the river, the donkey was frightened and stepped on the air. The old man fell into the river. The river was not deep but it was very cold. He stood up and pulled his grandson to hide it in the reeds, and told his grandson: "If you are attacked by an enemy, you must have a hard bone! You must not tell others this time, remember!" Later, the puppet army left, and the grandson and grandson set off again wet.

In July 1941, Master Miaofang passed away at Xingtang Temple in Zhaocheng County. Leehom passed away to preside over the temple and since then he participated in social Buddhist activities. At this time, his junior brother, Monk Likong, was abbot of Hongdong Guangsheng Temple, 40 kilometers away from Xingtang Temple. In March 1942, the Japanese "Oriental Culture Examination Group" was about to go to Guangsheng Temple to conduct an inspection. Leehom and Likong heard that the Japanese army would take the opportunity to seize the famous Buddhist treasure "Zhaocheng Jinzang" of China and the two discussed this in advance and decided to send more than 4,000 volumes of "Zhaocheng Jinzang" to the Eighth Route Army Taiyue District. They reported to the anti-Japanese governments of the two counties, Hongdong and Zhaocheng , respectively, that Leehom contacted Yang Zesheng, the anti-Japanese county magistrate of Zhaocheng, and reported to the leader of Taiyue District Bo Yibo. Bo Yibo arranged it to organize the Eighth Route Army and the anti-Japanese government militia to send this precious national treasure to Taiyue District and hide it in the cave.Later, the Japanese army began to investigate "Zhaocheng Jinzang" but failed and killed several monks in Xingtang Temple and Guangsheng Temple. After liberation, "Zhaocheng Jinzang" was transported to Beijing. After mounting and revision, it is now completely preserved in Beijing Library .

After the Japanese army invaded Taiyuan, the city Buddhist church in Haizibian was changed to " East Hongan Temple ". There were Japanese monks living there, and the Japanese army smashed 10,000 kilograms of copper Buddha in the hall for military purposes. In order to maintain the dignity of Buddhism, Leehom lived in Chongshan Temple in Taiyuan, fought against the Japanese military, and received support from Japanese monks. Due to the situation, the Japanese army later reshaped the Buddha statue.

taken by Master Leehom in 1944.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Hu Zongnan mobilized troops to invade the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. Leehom published a statement on Taiyue " Xinhua Daily ", denounced Chiang army for "killing the people and harming the country" and called for the stop of civil war . He also wrote a letter to Chairman Mao, predicting that "Marxism is the giant arm of today's people's livelihood, which is not uncommon compared to Sun Yat-sen's statement of equal land rights, and it will be revealed in the world decades later." At the same time, during this period, he held Juemin Primary School in Chongshan Temple, Taiyuan under the various Buddhist principles to help poor children enter and study.

In 1949, when Taiyuan was liberated, Leehom participated in the first People's Congress of Shanxi Province as a special representative, and actively participated in the establishment and reorganization of the Provincial Museum and the Provincial Buddhist Association.

On March 25, 1950, Master Leehom passed away at Chongshan Temple at the age of 80. Cheng Zihua, Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and Governor Cheng Zihua, Chairman Fu of the Provincial Government, and Comrades Pei Liaosheng and Wang Shiying sent him elegiac couplets: "The major policies need to be built, and only the resources are supported by the propaganda, and I feel that the Dragon Boat Festival will become tomorrow; the people are vigorous, and I regret the declining of old age, but the French is left in the present day." After Master Leehom passed away, the Provincial Buddhist Association built a tower for him in the Southern Shifang Courtyard, but the tower was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. He never spent his entire life on his family business, but only collected books and houses. His poems and essays were built up by a few feet, which was burned during the Cultural Revolution, which was a pity!

I like to end with Shang Cao's song "Unt Title":

took off his military clothes and accompanied the Buddha's lamp,

Calling the people for the whole life.

But I am lucky enough to be in the spirit,

guides future generations.

Note: The content of this article refers to Shang Cao’s information, thank you very much!

My great-grandfather was the abbot of Shuangta Temple in Taiyuan. In 2014, my husband and I took my daughter back to my hometown in Shanxi and made a special trip to worship my great-grandfather.

Ancient city of Taiyuan has a long history, cultural relics and scenic spots, and the two pagodas of Yongzuo Temple stand side by side and are famous nationwide. The double pagodas of Yongzuo Temple are one of the Xuanwen Pagoda built in the 27th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, which is commonly known as the East Pagoda; the other is the Wenstu pagoda built in the 39th year of Wanli, which is commonly known as the West Pagoda. The two towers are as tall as the sky, majestic as ever, and stand as before after vicissitudes. They are the landmark building of Taiyuan.

Now standing in front of the house where my grandfather lived, it seemed as if he had traveled through the time tunnel. I really wanted to knock on this door and listen to his teachings.

Time passes, and the years go by, the double towers hundreds of years ago stand tall, the ancient hall quietly stares at the changing world, and the lilac trees and peonies that have experienced countless winds and rains are still full of vitality. And we also came here in pursuit of the footsteps of our ancestors, in order to continue the bloody family affection, to commemorate the heroic spirits who remember our ancestors, purify our impetuous hearts that have been living in the city for a long time, and sublimate our sentiments.

In 2008, my sister Juyuan and my nephew Yang Xin returned to Chedaopo Village, Xinzhou, Shanxi to find the cemetery of the Wang family's ancestors under the leadership of a family surnamed Wang.On a tall hill, in the waist-high weeds, it can be seen that the cemetery's Huabiao is still standing there quietly, as if staring at the descendants...

We found the cemetery of the Wang family's ancestors and found the tombstone of the father of great-grandfather Wang Jianping.

The inscription of the tombstone was written by Yan Xishan.

The inscription of the tombstone was written by Yan Xishan.

The inscription of the tombstone was written by Yan Xishan.

Editor of this website: Wang Hongying: The daughter of Li Liqing, the founding father of Li Jingquan, recommended this family story. It is a good story with flesh and blood. Then I posted it online and shared it with everyone.