Tongyuan Gate was built in the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, located in the west of the old city of the city, the urn gate faces the northeast direction, this gate is the starting point of the ancient capital leading to Sichuan and Shu and other places, so the name is called "Tongyuan".

In addition, there is a legend about this name, that is, "to the far gate, to sound gongs and drums, to bury the dead".

Because Tongyuan Gate is a strategic fortress of the ancient capital, there have been countless battles here in history, and the most tragic one occurred in the last years of the Ming Dynasty. The battle lasted a total of six days, and the enemy army blew up the corner wall of Tongyuanmen and attacked the capital in one fell swoop. The general ordered the soldiers to kill the people in the city to relieve the hatred in their hearts, and the "Book of Waste" recorded that "the men and women in the city all broke their right hands", accompanied by ten rooms and nine empty rooms in the capital, and there were tigers on the street to drag people in the daytime outside the far gate, saying that "ten thousand households Xiao Shu ghost singing" is not excessive.

Because there were too many killings, and they were afraid that the corpses would be thrown in the river to pollute the water source, the enemy army dragged people out of the city for burial, and the area outside the Tongyuan Gate became a "mass grave", so the "Tongyuan" gate not only became the necessary gate for long-distance trekking, but even became the door for funeral travel.

With the continuous expansion of the city, the area around Tongyuanmen became the necessary place for the extension of the new city, and the government of the capital at that time moved tens of thousands of graves, and invited the living Buddha of Tibet to surpass the dead in the capital and built a Bodhi Vajra Pagoda. The tomb of General Bamanzi was also built around this period, it and Bodhi Vajra are separated on both sides of the Tongyuan Gate, one is conducive to the left, and the other is lying on the right, according to legend, it is also to deter the souls of the soldiers of that year.

And who is Bamanzi?

Ba Manzi was a general of Ba during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (about the middle of the Warring States period), about the 4th century B.C., when the national power of Ba was weakened, the monarch was coerced by rebel forces, and the people were brutalized. The general of Pakistan, Manzi, then promised to reward the three cities of Chu and used Chu soldiers to quell the civil strife. Things are peaceful, Chu makes Suocheng, and Manzi believes that the country cannot be divided, and as a minister, he cannot cut the city privately. But not fulfilling the promise is for untrustworthiness, and cutting off the land is for disloyalty, and the vine said, "Give my head to thank him, and the city will not be gained." So he killed himself to give the envoy of Chu, and Ba Manzi left the city with his head, so as to be faithful and faithful.

The former Bamanzi tomb was a cemetery, occupying a large area, but later with the construction of the new city, after the demolition of the city wall, the underestimation of a section of the road was filled in, and the cemetery was placed under the fortress of the road, and when the old Wu Tou saw the "great general" he said, it was under the fort, but the old Wu Tou was only a "little Wu" at that time, and he was only about 20 years old.

It was a late summer night, and when Lao Wutou came back from finishing work on the construction site, he first went to the riverside not far away to take a bath, carrying the clothes that had not dried after washing in one hand and a bamboo pole with the thickness of a bowl in the other. This kind of flat pole is one of the necessary tools to do gravity work, and after putting on a strong nylon rope, it can solve almost all the guys on the construction site.

While walking, the old Wu Tou was humming a small tune, but he was calculating the salary in his heart, and it would be the day to settle the bill in a few days, and then he would buy a lot of rice, flour, oil and salt, and he could treat his stomach well. Half of the eldest son eats the poor old man, the old Wu Tou is in the prime of life, if it weren't for his father to go to the river every now and then to catch some fish and shrimp, it is estimated that it will be difficult to fill his stomach.

After walking for a long time, Lao Wu Tou suddenly found that something was wrong. He walks this road every day, even if he closes his eyes, he can touch it home, but after walking for so long today, he has not yet reached the fork in the road. Lao Wutou raised his head and looked at the moon, I don't know when, the moon in the sky became hazy, and the bright jade plate was covered by the mist Most of the brilliance.

"Hey, how did I get around here?"

It may be that the old Wu Tou patronized the salary of Meizizi, and actually ran into an alley inexplicably, because he was eager to go home, he didn't think much about why he didn't see the house along the road, and hurriedly stepped up his steps to rush forward. But after going out for a while, the old Wu Tou felt that something was more and more wrong, he grew up in this generation since he was a child, and he was so familiar with this area that he couldn't be more familiar, but today he found that some houses have changed their appearance, and some of the new houses that have been built in recent years are all gone, but some of the old buildings that the old people often mention are clearly displayed in front of him.

The old man seemed to have woken up, and just as he turned around, he heard a bustling sound in front of him. The old man tiptoed to look over there, and found that the lights at the mouth of the alley were bright, and the figures were shaking, as if it was a market.

The old man thought about it, and didn't know if it was curiosity, so he actually walked over in a ghostly way.

There is indeed a market at the mouth of the alley, a small stall is hung with white paper lanterns, from clothes to food, from daily necessities to all kinds of tools, flowers and greenery are placed all over the place, and the whole stall is hung exquisitely. The market was crowded with people, rubbing shoulders, but the old Wu Tou hadn't seen this scene for many years, and his heart was immediately overjoyed. He still has a little change in his pocket, and he is usually reluctant to spend it, so he wants to tear a few feet of cloth in this night market and take it back to let the old lady make a few undershirts.

After wandering around for most of the day, I saw a lot of fresh things, but the old man never found a stall selling cloth, and all the clothes sold here were made. The old Wu Tou was still embarrassed to go up and ask the price, the money he brought was too little, and those clothes were too gorgeous, I am afraid that he would not be able to afford it if he asked.

The old man shook his head in frustration, turned around and walked back, he couldn't see it, it was a waste of time to go shopping for a long time, it was better to go home and sleep early.

"All of them!" There was a sudden sound of a gong opening the way in the market, and there was also a suona sound during the period, which was blowing like a hundred birds and a phoenix.

"Whose house is this, the mother-in-law in the middle of the night!" Old Wu Tou frowned, "Even if it's a second marriage, it's too late!" If it is the first marriage, it will be a few hours before the dawn to pick up the new daughter-in-law! ”

Turning his head to look, Lao Wutou was frightened by the scene in front of him, because the scene was so spectacular, as if it was the scene of a rich man marrying his mother-in-law. An eight-lifted red girl was carried out by a few little girls in red clothes and green pants slowly, the gong in front opened the way, the ancient musicians followed closely, and two high-headed horses stood on each side, which was really majestic!

Lao Wutou leaned to the side, but his mouth kept scolding, he was already an adult, and there were many people who proposed marriage, but he never could afford the bride price, and he didn't even have a nest to place his wife. These days, people are really more popular than people!

"Hey, Xiao Wu'er, why are you?"

The old man turned his head in surprise, and saw a tall horse standing in front of him, and a handsome man in his twenties was sitting on the horse, dressed in red and colored, and he was dressed as a groom official.

"You are?"

"What? I don't know, I'm gold, Jin Qisamar in the northwest corner of the city! ”

"Kim Kee-sam? You...... You're not ......" The old man was so frightened that he retreated a few steps, his face turning white.

Jin Qiqi is the youngest son of the rich man's family in the northwest corner of the city, before the liberation, the family can be said to be wealthy, and the old man of the old Wu Tou is to carry the work for his family, but he is not less bullied by his family. More than ten years ago, their land was divided by the government, and this kid was much less arrogant, and even the market turned around and scolded them. But the old Wu Tou clearly remembered that when he went to bathe in the river one summer, this kid was washed away by the river because of poor water quality, and he didn't even get a corpse back.

"Alas, you're wrong, I'm not dead!" Jin Qisa-k jumped off his horse, "I let the water run away, and it happened that the boatmen who went down the river to fish were saved!" ”

"No...... No way, you still have ...... at home I'll give you back the funeral! ”

"That's a cover-up!" Jin Qixuan sighed, "Since I bumped into you here today, I won't hide it." You also know what happened to my family, after being rescued, my father was worried that I would be implicated, so he secretly transferred a lot of money and let me hide at a relative's house for more than ten years! Seeing that it's time to start a family now, and there is no one to take care of my father and mother, I just came back! ”

"That'...... Then why do you marry in the middle of the night! ”

"What kind of marriage in the middle of the night, I got married from my adoptive parents' family, but my father and mother insisted on letting me go home to the cave room, so I hurried back!" Jin Qisamu said, "The old man just wants to have a good time, so he made this scene so that my father and mother can be happy!" ”

"Oh, I see!" The old Wu Tou nodded suspiciously, and then waved his hand, "Okay, it's not far from home, you can leave quickly, don't let the second elder wait!" "I want to talk about "Trick Hunting" with more like-minded people; , talk about life, find a confidant~