Location map of Tianguan Tomb (now turned into "Tianguan Tomb")
Jianyi was a native of Dazhulin, Jiangbei during the Ming Dynasty. Because he once served as the official minister, everyone called him Tianguan - - The Ming Dynasty did not have a prime minister, and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was the largest official, so he was called Tianguan. After his death, he was buried in Dazhulin. This is the origin of the Tianguan Tomb in Dazhulin. Dazhulin not only has the tomb of Tianguan, but also the tomb of the Prince Consort, which is a bit strange. So, which one is the Prince Consort? Don't be too busy and listen to me slowly.
Jian Yi's Yao'er was very well-behaved and could talk, which made all the civil and military officials of the dynasty like him. Even the then emperor Ming Renzong also liked him. When he was about seven years old, Jian Yi often took him to the palace to play. When Emperor Renzong saw him, he would say a few words to him or give him some candies.
One year, the emperor's birthday was coming, and the civil and military officials of the dynasty wanted to pray for the emperor's happy birthday in the Jinluan Hall, so the Jinluan Hall had to be decorated. Of course, someone else has designed it, and Jian Yi needs to review it and approve it. There was no court that day, so there were only eunuchs working in the Jinluan Palace. Jian Yi took the baby to the Jinluan Palace to play with him. He was busy with his business, and the baby was playing with the baby - you know, Jian Yi didn't notice any of them. His youngest son actually sat on the dragon chair and started playing. Oh my gosh! This, this, this is transgression, this is treason! When the emperor finds out, he will destroy the whole family and kill all the nine tribes! Although, at this time, those who are doing things are immersed in their work, and they may not notice it - but what if someone sees it and doesn't say anything now, but reports it to the emperor privately? To put it mildly, even if the emperor thought about his great contribution, he would at least have to dismiss him from office; but to put it more seriously - he didn't dare to think about it anymore. To be cautious, when he returned home, he asked his men to kill Yao'er. He asked someone to kill his son, and Jian Yi was so sad that he burst into tears.
Some time later, Emperor Renzong saw Jian Yi and asked, "Jian Aiqing, I haven't seen your youngest son for a long time. Bring him into the palace someday and let me see him."
"Your Majesty— —" Jian Yi hesitated and stopped talking.
"What?" Emperor Renzong asked strangely.
"I deserve death for giving birth to a rebellious son!" Before Jian Yi could finish his words, he knelt down to the emperor with a "Kong Dong" sound, and then told him about his youngest son sitting on the dragon's throne. He felt that speaking out himself was better than others reporting.
"Hey, little kid, sit on the dragon chair and play, how can you say you are rebellious? Hey, even if you have committed a capital crime, the late emperor has long given your family the card of life and death, and your children and grandchildren will be exempted once. Why do you have to kill him?"
"I thought that my son wanted to sit on the dragon throne when he was only ten years old. It would be better to get rid of him as soon as possible, so that he would not come out to take advantage of the situation and harm the court when the country is in trouble." Jian Yi. He burst into tears and kept kowtowing.
Emperor Renzong sensed Jian Yi's loyalty from his words, so he sent a decree that the little princess should die and marry Jian Yi's youngest son in the dark. When Jian Yi heard about it, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and repeatedly said, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no".
Emperor Renzong said: "Jian Aiqing's son is also a son. Didn't he kill his son for the sake of etiquette? If I don't show sympathy for his loyalty, people in the world will probably say that I am ruthless and unjust." "When the emperor said this, some of the ministers kneeling in the Jinluan Palace were so moved that they burst into tears. After the little princess was given death, she had a secret marriage with Jian Yi's youngest son. Of course, Jian Yi's youngest son was the consort, so the Jian family sent the son back to the ancestral tomb in Jiangbei and buried her as a consort.
The people of Dazhulin have always felt that Jian Yi's Yao'er died unjustly, but in the feudal period, it was hard to say anything, so they made up a jingle to sing, "I am willing to exchange silver for gold, and I am willing to marry Yao'er to the emperor." No matter how you listen to this song, it has a strange smell.
This is how the Prince Consort Tomb in Dazhulin came to be.The entry "Prince-in-law Jian Fang's Tomb" in "Jiangbei Tingzhi" says: "Fang was the youngest son of Duke Zhongding. He died unmarried and the princess also died young. In the spring of the fourth year of Yongle , they were buried together. His tomb is in Wang Xuanqing's house in Dazhulin. On the left side." In other words, "Jiangbei Tingzhi" also believes that the consort's tomb is in Dazhulin. However, in 2005, archaeological experts discovered a tomb of a consort in commune 12, Changling Village, Yuanyang Town, Yubei District. This made people confused. Could there be two more consorts? If it's one, where is the Prince Consort's tomb? It seems we can only wait for unearthed artifacts to confirm.
The warrior statue in front of the Prince Consort’s Tomb (located in the 12th commune of Changling Village, Yuanyang Town, Jingkaiyuan, Northern New District)
In 1957, a Ming tomb (the legendary Prince Consort’s Tomb) was discovered near the Shinto Monument of Tianguan Tomb in Dazhulin, Li Dazhulin, and a gold ingot was dug out. Hairpin, experts believe it is a palace thing.
Note: Some of the pictures in the article are from the Internet. I would like to thank the original author. If there is any inappropriateness, it will be deleted after notification.
Writer: Jiang Xiaode
Author unit: Chongqing Jiangbei District Cultural Center (retired)
