As early as the autumn of 20 12, when the company organized a holiday to Sanshan Island, it was known that there was an ancient village in Luxiang nearby, and it was not until this day that we had time to visit it.

Luxiang Ancient Village is an ancient village near Taihu Lake in dongshan town, Suzhou, with a history of more than 800 years. It is the hometown of Wang Hao, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.

A prime minister is actually a prime minister without a prime minister's name. The prime minister system was abolished in the era of Zhu Yuanzhang, and there were only four prime ministers in the Ming Dynasty, three of whom were executed by Zhu Yuanzhang. Later, the cabinet was basically equal to the prime minister, and Wang Hao was one of the cabinet elders, so it was not an exaggeration to be called the prime minister.

Speaking of Wang Hao, many people may not know it, but almost everyone knows that one of his students is Tang Bohu.

Jiangnan? Zhu Zhishan, one of the four great talents, is also Wang Hao's favorite pupil, and it is said that Wen Zhiming is also his disciple, but there is no exact data to prove that, in any case, Wang Hao's support and teaching for the younger generation represented by the four great talents should be indispensable.

Qin Wang was also a great man in his time. He can read the history of the classics at the age of eight and write poems at the age of twelve. At the age of sixteen, imperial academy's works were read by his students. In the imperial examination, it is almost three yuan, which is famous all over the country.

Later, he lived in high positions such as Shangshu and Zaifu, and was able to confront powerful ministers such as Liu Jin. He is also a great writer of articles, and most scholars in Ming and Qing dynasties take his eight-part essay as the standard.

Brilliant and outstanding, Brother Bohu called it "the first article in the country, and the prime minister in the mountains is unparalleled". Listen, this is worship.

There were 17 ternary winners in history, and there are only two in the next generation, one of which is examiner Shang Lu. Originally, if Wang was the number one scholar, it would be an unprecedented story that both teachers and students (candidates and students or teachers who later claimed to be examiners) were crowned three times in a row.

Unfortunately, Shang Lu didn't have this atmosphere and didn't want others to share the glory, so he pushed his way through the crowd and made Qin Wang a tragic flower picker. I don't know whether this is a historical fact or a folk rumor.

Of course, flower exploration is glorious enough, not a tragedy. The basic talent who can be admitted to Jinshi is one in a million. Think about Jin Fan, and you will be happy to win the prize.

Cut the gossip.

After getting off at the first and last stop of Dongshan, I felt the weather was good and decided to go by bike. I was so tired all the way that the mountain road around the mountain was steep in some places, so I had to get off and push. Fortunately, the scenery along the way is good, with Qingshan on the left and Taihu Lake on the right? .

The area around Wan Hu Road is particularly surprising. Ginkgo trees are everywhere on both sides of the road, and golden leaves and fallen leaves are everywhere.

Leisure cards cannot be swiped directly. You need to change tickets at the ticket office on the right. The eldest sister of the ticket office has a good attitude, unlike the staff in some scenic spots who look pale and have no language skills, but there are fewer and fewer such people, and everyone's quality has improved as a whole.

Entering the gate, there is a river in front of me. Go left along the street parallel to the river, and Hangudu is not far away. At the beginning, Qin Wang and other scholars embarked on a journey to catch the exam, yue longmen, a carp. ? Dongting Commercial Gang, one of the top ten commercial gangs in ancient China, also set sail and made a fortune in business.

There are six alleys in Luxiang Ancient Village, namely: Flagstaff Lane, Gu Xi Lane, Jiangjia Lane, Hanjia Lane, Wen Ning Lane and Kangzhuang Lane. A winding Zishi Street connects six alleys.

The alley is deep and has a sense of time.

A lot of information on the Internet says that six of them can lead directly to the lake. As can be seen from the above picture, they can't. They all lead to the back hill.

Zishi Street is a long and narrow stone street. It's a little difficult for three people to walk side by side. Granite strips are laid in the middle, which is thick and strong. On Zishi Street, there are three workshops, namely Xie Yuan, Hui Yuan and Tanhua, which were founded when Qin Wang became famous in the imperial examination. It is said that there used to be two workshops here, Deng Jun and Gelao, but now they can't be found.

There are many ancient Ming and Qing houses in the village. For example, Huaide Hall, Huaigu Hall, Baojian Hall, Sui Gaotang, Huihe Hall, Wang Hao's former residence and so on. There are also ancient buildings such as Jianshantang, but they are either abandoned or closed to the public. For example, the Jianshan Hall where Zhang Fang, a hermit, lives, can only go in and see it with my permission.

Huaidetang, the residence of Wang Yan's descendants, has been privately purchased and has become a collection with strong folk flavor.

Huaigu Hall is the place where Wang Yanjia worships his ancestors. There is a portrait of Qin Wang and the treasure of the town hall, "Nine Python Screen". Among them, although the grain garden is small in area, it also has the style of Suzhou garden. The maple trees beside the pavilion are dazzling and beautiful.

Sui Gaotang is the former residence of Qin Wang's younger brother Quan Wang, and the oldest Ming Dynasty building in Luxiang. Now it is the Dongting Commercial Gang Exhibition Hall.

Huihetang is the former residence of Wang Hao, the most intact ancient building in Dongshan, and now it is the Wang Hao Memorial Hall. The Prime Minister's residence is very magnificent. The back garden is called "Congshi Garden". When the four gifted scholars visited, they often sang poems and painted with Qin Wang here.

Baojiantang is the former residence of Ye Mengde, a great poet in Song Dynasty. Ye Mengde and Su Shi are good friends. They have made great achievements in literature, and they also achieved the position of left prime minister in Southern Song Dynasty. However, I doubt whether Prime Minister Ye ever lived in Baojian Hall. He was born in Changzhou County, Suzhou at that time, and later became an official. In his later years, he lived in seclusion in Yangshan, Huzhou.

Later, I found a sentence on the Internet: "Ye Cheng, the second son of Ye Mengde, settled in Dongshan and was the ancestor of Ye's family in Dongshan." Thus, it is far from Ye Mengde's former residence, but his descendants have been living here.

The current Baojiantang was rebuilt after Xu Helu bought it. The original appearance is blurred. It is a private property, part of which is open and part of which is a club for tourists to stay and eat.

There are many homestays and farmhouses in Luxiang Ancient Village, and there are also some small noodle restaurants. The rumored Gushi Street noodle restaurant has closed down.

Under the warm greeting of an aunt, I went to a small noodle restaurant next to me, with three tables and only one diners. Aunt enthusiastically recommended their three fresh noodles, saying that shrimps are peeled one by one, so I agreed. Look at the menu, which is also the most expensive side of the store. The taste is ok, not good, not bad.

I asked my aunt in the noodle restaurant about the shops of white jade cake and lard cake, and after eating noodles, I went to the white jade cake shop next to the "Xie Yuan Archway".

Fang Baiyu Cake Shop is run by an old couple. It has been featured in CCTV's "Taste" and "Hometown", and many people come here.

Because I stayed in the scenic spot for too long, I went late. The lard cake is sold out, but the white jade cake is still there. 10 yuan has a box. The shop is not big, and the old couple are busy in it, preparing rice noodles for making cakes the next day.

After I bought the square cake, I continued to visit the scenic spots. After I left the gate of Luxiang, I opened the box and began to eat. It's already cold, and I regret not eating it while it's hot. But it tastes good and sweet. I like it.

Standing on the highway around the mountain, I looked at the ancient village of Luxiang with white walls and tiles, lining the green hills behind. Looking back, Taihu Lake is misty, and I suddenly feel that it is a quiet and beautiful place to live. Why not come here to live in seclusion when you have money in the future?