There is an ancient county seat called Old City in the northeast of Xinji City. There is a large sand pimple as high as a hill to the southwest of the old city. The sand is covered with red grass, and the locals call it Red Grass Slope. Under the red grass slope, buried is the loyal soul of a nation - Tang Dynasty god general Zhang Xing. Zhang Xing is a native of the old city. He has practiced literature and martial arts since he was a child. He has a bold temperament, strong martial arts, profound understanding of justice, loyalty and courage, and is praised by others. When he becomes an adult, he is seven feet tall, can lift a thousand kilograms, and eats a bushel of rice and ten kilograms of meat in one meal. At the time of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he was awarded the title of General Rao Yang. In the fifteenth year of Tang Tianbao's reign, the Shi Siming Rebellion broke out in Anlu Mountain . The rebels attacked Raoyang City directly. Zhang Xing led the soldiers to defend the city and their fighting spirit became stronger. Later, Bozhen, Cangzhou , Zhaozhou, Jingzhou and other prefectures and counties around Raoyang fell into the hands of the rebels, and Raoyang became an isolated city. At this time, Shi Siming led tens of thousands of rebels to besiege Raoyang. The military situation was extremely urgent and his fall was in danger. But Zhang Xing remained calm and unafraid in the face of danger. Holding a fifty-pound sword, he patrolled the city wall, encouraging the soldiers to kill the enemy bravely and make meritorious service to the country. Unable to conquer with hard skills, Shi Siming changed his tactics. On the one hand, he ordered the rebels to surround Raoyang City, seal it tightly, cut off the water source, and trapped the city for a long time, leaving Zhang Xing with no firewood, food, and starvation; , and ordered the rebels to dig holes under the city, pound through the walls, and hollow out the city until the city fell. Zhang Xing was besieged by Shi Siming for several months without any external aid. In the end, more and more people and soldiers died of hunger in the city. With no defensive force left, Raoyang City was captured by the rebels, and Zhang Xing was also captured. Shi Siming was captured and killed alive. After Zhang Xing's death, in order to commemorate this loyal minister and righteous general, people buried half of his body in Raoyang City, where he died heroically for his country; the other half was brought back to his hometown and buried on the big sand lump southwest of the old city. From then on, the stems and leaves of the grass on Zhang Xing's grave turned red. People in their hometown have remembered their heroes from generation to generation, and Suga was moved to tears of blood. As a result, the story of Hongcao Slope spread widely.
