Jody's anecdote about planting trees

Judy, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, was named the Prince of Yan, which made great contributions to the establishment and consolidation of the Ming Dynasty. In A.D. 1399, Judy invaded the capital, captured his nephew, and changed her name to Yongle.

Preparations for Yongle in the Ming Dynasty began in the fourth year, and the Beijing Palace was officially completed the following year. In the center of Beijing is the imperial city, on the right is the altar dedicated to the land god and the valley god, and on the left is the ancestral temple. It was designed according to the organizational system of the feudal capital, Zuo Zu You She, and the Temple of Heaven and the Mountain Altar were built in the southern suburbs according to traditional regulations.

After the ancestral temple is completed, cypress trees will be planted in the yard. Because the ancients thought that cypress could communicate with heaven and create a solemn atmosphere, evergreen cypress symbolizes the long-term stability of the country. The unique landscape of the ancestral temple includes not only towering ancient cypresses, but also the ancient cypresses planted by Emperor Yongle himself and the folklore of planting ancient cypresses himself.

After the ancestral temple was completed, Lang Guan was responsible for planting trees, and his uncle was the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Lang Guan spoke out bravely, deducted silver, and fired Lu Mou, a Shandong native who had the experience of planting trees and being brave. As a result, for three years in a row, none of the trees planted in the ancestral hall survived.

The emperor blamed it. In the first two years, with the protection of Guo Taiming, Lang was spared from the censure of officials. However, in the third year of Heizhu Miaobo, Mr. Gou couldn't bear it any longer, hurriedly abandoned his car to protect his handsome, and dozens of innocent people were beheaded. Lang Guan also deserved it. His head moved.

This incident caused boiling among officials and people. If the manager is in trouble, he will quickly gather his confidants to discuss countermeasures. Everyone came up with several ideas: first, please bring Lu back quickly; The second is to tell the emperor that the real god operator has been invited. Divination tells us that it was God's will that made the emperor burn incense and bathe, planted the first tree himself, moved the immortals here, and let the trees in the ancestral temple survive.

In fact, they kidnapped the emperor and shirked the responsibility of planting, just in case they died. Emperor Yongle didn't know the secret, so he approved the plan.

It is also difficult for Lu to return to the former site of the ancestral temple. Because the ancestral temple yard used to be a river beach and the place where trees were planted was sand. If this cypress tree can't be planted any longer, not only personal life is in danger, but also others will be implicated.

That night, he tossed and turned, so he got up and went out to relax. When he strolled to the east of the Forbidden City, he suddenly felt his feet soft and his eyes lit up. He suddenly shouted, God help me!

It turned out that he had found soft and fertile loess. So he planted cypress by changing soil, wrapping roots and transplanting with soil. When everything was ready, he reported to the emperor that he had chosen an auspicious day to plant trees himself. Unexpectedly, after the ancestral hall was changed, planting trees was a great success. After a year, not only did not a tree die, but all the cypress saplings survived and were very strong.

Green cypress trees are surrounded by red walls and yellow tiles. Very nice! In particular, the first cypress in the ancestral temple planted by Emperor Yongle grew better. Since then, this cypress tree has been honored as a holy tree. Later emperors will come here to worship their ancestors. Emperors, civil servants and military commanders will dismount to show their respect when they come to this tree. This cypress tree is now 15.5 meters high and its trunk circumference is 5 15 cm. Lush foliage leads the cypress trees in the ancestral temple.

There is also a legend that ministers were severely punished because they were afraid that the tree would not live, so the emperor planted it himself, and the monarch and ministers planted it together, setting an example for future generations. Judy is going to play and planted a arborvitae by the Tongzi River. Some people say that Zhu is human.

As a part of the world cultural and natural heritage, these ancient trees are famous at home and abroad. The existing ancient cypress of Ming Dynasty in Beijing has become a precious ancient and famous tree, which constitutes the main body and main color of the ancient and famous tree community in Beijing. In addition, the east side of the Forbidden City was changed into the sand of the ancestral temple, so later generations called this area a beach, which has been used ever since.