Liu Yong's family's act of donating to disaster relief and 'being kind and charitable' has caused a sensation in most of China. In order to commend the merits of the Liu family, as well as the behavior of the ancestors of the Liu family, in 1890, that is, on August 16, the sixteenth year of Guangxu, the governor of Zhejiang, Song Jun, asked Liu Huanzhang and Liu Wu (Liu Yong's parents) to build a workshop, and on the fourth day of October, he was ordered to do so.

On December 16, the 17th year of Guangxu (1891), Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, asked Liu Yuanji and Liu Tushi (Liu Yong's grandparents) to build a workshop, and on the 21st, he was ordered to do so.

Liu Anlan's wife Qiu Yanyan, after Liu Anlan's untimely death, never married, with hard work, raised her adopted son Liu Chenggan, taught her children well, honored her in-laws, and was willing to donate money. In recognition of her virtues, on November 20, the 19th year of Guangxu (1893), Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili, asked Liu Qiu's family to build a workshop, and on the 28th, he was ordered to do so.

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Once Liu Yong and Liu Anjiang were in Nanxun, and Yanyan also took Chenggan back to her parents' house to have a look.

Three days ago, Liu Yong suddenly received a report from the county government, asking Liu Yong to go to the county government to discuss the matter of receiving the order.

The courtyard of the Liu family is full of lights and is full of festive atmosphere.

One day, suddenly the gongs and drums sounded, and several messengers shouted: The Liu family listened, the emperor has a decree, please accept the decree! Liu Yong, Liu Anjiang, and Yanyan knelt in the hall, waiting for the order.

Hearing that the emperor had a decree, the neighbors came to the Liu family hall to watch the excitement.

Then two big horses, bolted the horse at the door of Liu's house, and the two county officials entered the courtyard of the Liu family, and said: The emperor has a will, and the Liu family is 'kind and charitable', and the emperor is invited to the emperor, and the emperor is allowed to build a memorial arch to encourage him. Chin this.

Liu Yong took Liu Anjiang, Yanyan and others to kneel and worship. Said in unison: Thank you!

The official preached again: Liu Yong is 'kind and charitable', with immeasurable merits, sealed through the doctor, and sealed the second grade!

Liu Yong took Liu Anjiang, Yanyan and others to kneel and worship. Said in unison: Thank you!

The official preached again: Liu Qiu's family lost her husband in her early years, and she did not marry after all, and she respected her in-laws and taught her children well. Invite the emperor, the emperor's will, to build the archway, in order to encourage. Chin this.

Liu Yong took Liu Anjiang, Yanyan and others to kneel and bow again. Said in unison: Thank you!

Hearing this, Qiu Yanyan burst into tears. A few simple words of being an official describe her thousands of days and nights of hard, bleak and miserable life. She knows that the medals carved in stone and the models of national recognition are the glory of the family. But behind the glamorous, there is also her sad story. At the beginning, when her husband left, she didn't leave a word, she was still young at that time, and at the right time, she worked hard to raise Chenggan. Let him be how to behave, and let him behave in a way. And nowadays, she is old and yellow, and are half-old, only she knows how she came over.

Someone helped Yanyan up. Dao: The emperor decreed that the lady will live for generations in the future. Madame should be pleased.

Yeon-yeon shook her head slightly.

After Liu Yong got up, he smiled and gave a reward to the errand boys, and gave red envelopes to everyone who was watching the excitement.

I heard that the emperor of the dynasty ordered the Liu family to build a memorial arch to commend it. Nanxun town has caused quite a stir. Since the past dynasties, it is the first time in Nanxun Town, many dignitaries, relatives and friends, even the state government, the government have come to congratulate.

Liu Yong smiled and said: It is the virtue accumulated by the ancestors.

Liu Yong and his son Liu Anjiang discussed: The emperor gave the Liu family to build a memorial arch, which is the virtue of the ancestors. It is supposed to pay tribute to the ancestors.

Liu Anjiang said: I listen to your father.

So, the men and women of the Liu family, old and young, including the next generation, all returned to Nanxun.

In the hall of Liu's house, there were several tables of eight immortals, which were full of pig's heads and various offerings, and the flames of a pair of big red candles kept dancing. Including the Liu family's own family, including Liu Ling, who also dragged his children and daughters, and even his closest relatives came. On the one hand, everyone came to congratulate, and on the other hand, they also came to worship their ancestors.

Liu Yong knelt there and said: Each ancestor is a member of the ancestors, the Liu family has today, all of them are the ancestors who accumulate virtue, today, I am here, thank you for the ancestors.

During the three-day memorial, the Liu family was very lively. Liu Yong also gave each of the neighbors who came to see the excitement with money and candy.

When Liu Yong was giving a reward to his neighbors who were watching the bustle, people discovered a detail. Liu Yong didn't give it to you in person, but stuffed it to you from behind. At first, people were still a little puzzled, but later they realized that it was his gift to you in person, and you asked him for it. Stuffed from behind, no one knows, he not only gave you a reward, but also gave you face. This is also the nobility of Liu Yong.

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The memorial arch is planned to be built in front of the Liujia Temple, two three doors and four pillars on the fifth floor, rest on the top of the mountain, hang the dragon plaque on the front square of the main building, write the "holy decree", divide the east and west. A square in the east is called "Benevolence and Charity", and a square in the west is called "Qinjing Festival and Filial Piety". The carving of the memorial arch uses four stone carving techniques of relief, carving, openwork carving, and round carving, and carves the auspicious patterns such as "King Wen Qiuxian", "Three Stars Gaozhao", "Champion and First", "Filial Piety Touching the Sky" and dragons, phoenixes, lions, unicorns, bats, etc., as well as opera theme patterns.

As a result, the names of the four representative figures and wives of the Liu family who have been enshrined are engraved on the front archway, and there is an inline on the square: "Jishan Yuqing Baidaiyun still inherits the Yanyi, and the blessing is blessed nine times like the dragon light of the sky"; The outreach is: "The gentleman is benevolent, the emperor is Jianaid, and the good man is the rich and the people are happy." On the other side of "Benevolence and Charity", there are also two couplets, and the inner line is: "Tree virtue and virtue are the hundred worlds of Fangsheng Chuan Li, and the most happy nine days for goodness Wen Zhao Table Door Lu"; The outreach is: "The king's words are like silk in the house, and the common people only wish the prince Chang."

There are also couplets in the "Filial Piety" workshop, which is inlined: "The festival is frosty and a piece of Danchen levies the water, and the light is based on the sun and the moon and the ten lines of purple and Zhenmin"; The external connection is: "Determined to be as strong as a golden stone, Cheng Enfeng Majesty longevity Yonghe Mountain", the third floor of the memorial arch records the Ministry of Rites three times to ask the Guangxu Emperor to approve the table of the three Liu family women of the request process.

The other side of the "Qinjing Festival of Filial Piety" workshop is engraved: "Qiu, the wife of Liu Anlan in the Yipin Fengdian and Yu Heng Shilang of the Ministry of Industry; Chinese student Xianfeng was martyred for the country and enshrined in Lu, the wife of Liu Baokang of Zhaozhong Temple in Hangzhou; Chinese student Liu An's wife Shaw Family. There are two more couplets, and the inline is: "The stone tree is fragrant and lives up to the day of the loyal alliance, and the Jingmen Light Ceremony is happy to meet the New Year"; Outreach "Women have a perfect history of light, hairpins follow the light of the Yongbao Chen Chapter".

On the archway, all the tablets are finely carved. Liu Yong sighed and said to the craftsman: Building a workshop is a gift from the emperor, grateful to the emperor for his encouragement, and it is also the ancestor who accumulates virtue. And the Liu family's virtuous deeds will never end, and should be passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, it is still left a 'wordless tablet' for future generations to fill in.

The craftsman sighed: The meaning of the master is wonderful.

Liu Anjiang also sighed: Daddy also has good intentions to educate the next generation.

Liu Yong also felt that it is not difficult for a person to do something good, but it is difficult to do good things in a lifetime; It is not difficult for a person to do something good, but it is difficult for a family to do good deeds; It is not difficult for a family to do good deeds, but it is difficult to do good deeds for generations.

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