Brother Su Shi, why were they buried in a small mountain village in Henan instead of returning to their roots?

Speaking of Su Shi, everyone will think of his elegant literary talent, his open-minded optimism, his ups and downs, and the deep friendship between him and his brother Su Che.

As a famous literary giant, Su Shi, who was born in Sichuan, did not choose to return to his roots after his death. Instead, he was buried in Jiaxian, a small mountain village in Henan.

Perhaps it was because of his many years of being at home all over the world that Su Shi looked down upon all kinds of things in the world and wrote the famous line "The boat will pass away from now on, and the rivers and seas will leave the rest of my life."

His life, as written in the poem, he forgot about the camps in the world and lived in the mountains and seas. Eleven years after his death, his younger brother Su Zhe died. Xuchang finally chose to be buried with his brother.

He was high-spirited when he was young, but experienced many ups and downs in his official career

As one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, the literary giant Su Shi has always been a romantic figure in history. When he was 21 years old, he, his father Su Xun, and his younger brother Su Zhe went to Beijing to take the exam.

During the examination, Su Shi showed great literary talent and wrote "On the Perfection of Honesty in Punishments and Rewards" eloquently. The whole article was fluent and the writing style was fresh and free.

Ouyang Xiu, the examiner, was full of praise after reading it, thinking that this candidate’s writing skills were extraordinary and he would definitely achieve great results in the future.

Under the appreciation of all the examiners, the young Su Shi successfully passed the Jinshi.

Ouyang Xiu admired this high-spirited young man very much. With Ouyang Xiu's introduction, Su Shi quickly became famous in the capital and became a rising star in the court.

Because his political stance was different from that of the reformists, Su Shi was also outspoken. He often wrote articles to criticize his political opponents, so he had conflicts with many people. Although he was talented and had the world in mind, his official career was The road is destined not to be smooth and smooth.

In the following years, Su Shi was repeatedly demoted and demoted. He visited almost all remote places at that time. When he was 43 years old, he almost died because he was framed in the Wutai Shi case.

After that, he wrote a poem such as "The world is a big dream, and life has several cool autumns" to express his helplessness at the tricks of the world.

"Little Emei" evokes homesickness

Su Shi was born in Sichuan. Because he was often demoted, his footprints can be found in almost all parts of the motherland. He has been to Fengxiang in the north, Mizhou in the northeast, and Suzhou, Hangzhou, Xuzhou and other places in the south.

While visiting these great mountains and rivers, Changzhou once became the best place for Su Shi to settle down.

In 1804, Song Shenzong remembered Su Shi who had lived in a remote place for a long time and wanted to appoint him again, so he transferred him from Huangzhou to Ruzhou, which was closer to the capital.

Perhaps he was tired of the intrigues in the officialdom. On his way to his appointment, Su Shi wrote to the emperor twice, stating that he had exhausted his financial resources and no longer wanted to travel around. He begged the emperor to allow him to settle in Changzhou.

Because of his sad words and sincere feelings, the emperor finally agreed to let him live in Changzhou temporarily.

It seems that the fate between Su Shi and Ruzhou ends here. In fact, Su Shi passed by the Xuluo Ancient Road in Ruzhou many times on his way to relegation, and Jiaxian County is the only way to pass this ancient road. .

There is a Jishan Mountain not far from Jiaxian County. At the foot of the mountain, there are two slender mountains that break away from the main body of the mountain range and extend into the plain. At first glance, they look like two slender eyebrows. Therefore, these two mountains are also named "Little Emei".

After many years of wandering around the world, Su Shi missed his hometown very much. After seeing "Little Emei", a feeling of homesickness surged out. Perhaps at this time, Su Shi and I had already formed an indissoluble bond.

He did not choose to return to his hometown and was eventually buried in a small mountain village

In his later years, Su Shi finally left officialdom and could live his own happy life. After "retiring", Su Che wrote to Su Shi and warmly invited him to come to Yingchang to reunite with him.

Originally, Su Shi had planned to go north with his family, but due to changes in the current situation, Su Shi finally gave up the plan to reunite with his younger brother.

Su Shi died in Changzhou in 1101 AD. He wandered all his life and only enjoyed a month of stability in his later years before passing away quietly.

After his death, Su Che was extremely sad. He followed his brother's last wish of "die immediately, bury me at the foot of Songshan Mountain, and mark my memory" and buried Su Shi in "Little Emei" in Ruzhou.

The ancients always attached great importance to returning fallen leaves to their roots. However, after Su Shi died, he did not ask his younger brother to bury him in his hometown of Meishan. Instead, he was buried in an unknown mountain village.

Some people say that it was because of the long journey. Although he longed to return to his hometown, in the face of reality, Su Shi finally chose "Little Emei", which is similar to his hometown.

In fact, this is only one reason. Su Shi chose Jiaxian County as his burial place, and there were deeper considerations.

Although it is unknown, it is a treasure land with good Feng Shui

Su Shi once studied the "Book of Changes" and found that the Feng Shui of the Songshan Mountains was excellent. The "soil is thick and the water is deep". A treasure land, many royal nobles chose it as their final resting place.

In the change of history, the best area of ​​Songshan Mountain has long been occupied by the royal family. The feng shui is good. Although it is a bit remote, it can still be regarded as a treasure. After careful consideration, Su Shi chose it as his resting place.

At that time, Jiaxian County was under the jurisdiction of Ruzhou and was the only way for politicians to go to the capital.

Su Shi chose it, on the one hand because of its good feng shui, and on the other hand because it is close to the political center, which is conducive for his descendants to live and reproduce here and gain greater space for development.

In the 11th year after Su Shi's death, Su Che also passed away.

After his death, his descendants followed his last wishes and buried him in Jiaxian County, far away from Su Shi's grave. In 1350, later generations moved Su Xun's tomb to the middle of the tombs of Su Shi and Su Che, and called it the "Three Su Tombs".

After that, many descendants of the Su family were buried here, and Jiaxian County became the famous "Su Family Tomb".

More than 500 pines and cypresses were planted near Sansu's tomb, with their trunks leaning toward the southwest. Some people say that Sansu's character moved the plants and trees, leaning toward the southwest to look at their hometown of Meishan.

Perhaps later generations planted pines and cypresses in Sansu's tomb to express their respect for Sansu's character.

Su Shi experienced supreme glory in his life. When he was young, he was high-spirited and became famous in the capital with an article. However, he also fell to the bottom. Political frustration made him homeless, and even because of political opponents Framed and nearly killed.

In his later years, due to various reasons, he finally gave up returning to his roots and chose to be buried in an unknown mountain village.

Fortunately, he was able to have his younger brother Su Che by his side throughout his life. After his death, Su Che chose to be buried with his brother.

Although Su Shi has been away for thousands of years, his articles and poems are still passed down to later generations, and Sansu has become a treasure in classical culture.

Although Jiaxian County is an unknown mountain village, it may be the best place to rest in Su Shi's heart.