Gaoge Temple

The original name of Gaoge temple is dashigo, and its exact location should be Mahao street. At the beginning, because it was built on a high brick foundation, it was called Gaoge temple. It's not a temple in the traditional sense. There are no monks and nuns, and there are no Buddhists and Bodhisattvas. It's just a main hall in the palace. Local people even jokingly say that it's a "golden palace".

Gaoge Temple

Gaoge temple, formerly known as dashigo, is located in Zhaowang mansion, Mahao street, Wenfeng District, Anyang City, Henan Province. At the beginning, because it was built on a high brick foundation, it was called Gaoge temple. It's not a temple in the traditional sense. There are no monks and nuns, and there are no Buddhists and Bodhisattvas. It's just a main hall in the palace. Local people even jokingly say that it's a "golden palace".

historical origin

Gaoge temple, formerly known as dashigo, is located in the palace of King Zhao on Mahao street in Anyang. King Zhao refers to Zhu gaosui, the third son of emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. His fiefdom is Zhangde (now Anyang), and the house of King Zhao was built for him. During the period of the Republic of China, the buildings in Zhao Wang's mansion collapsed one after another, leaving only a Dashi Pavilion. It is said that this is the palace where Zhao Wang summoned his subordinates. The existing Dashi pavilion was rebuilt in the sixth year of Chenghua in Ming Dynasty (1470 A.D.), which is more than 500 years ago. Today, the Dashi Pavilion is called Gaoge temple, standing alone in the old city.

building structure

Gaoge temple is built on the trapezoidal square platform foundation, with a height of more than 20 meters. It is a high platform Pavilion style building, with double eaves and nine ridges on the South and back on the north. It has a top of glass tiles. The platform is about 8 meters high, 13 meters long and 13 meters wide. The plane is square. The central part of the south side is a stone ladder, and the rest is built with green bricks.

There are 32 layers of stone stairs, with white marble balustrades on both sides. There are stone lions carved on the balustrades, which are vivid in different forms. There is a wire in front of the ladder to block the road. In fact, it is of no use at all. When I picked up the stairs, I found that they were all damaged, probably because they were in disrepair. The platform base is also surrounded by white marble railings and carved with stone lions. On the base, there are about 1 meter high stone reliefs with 8 dragons on each side, which are symmetrical to each other.

There are 25 stone dragons carved on the outer wall of the attic, each of which is vivid and engraved with Sanskrit. Although it has been eroded by wind and rain for a long time, it is still clear. The front of the pavilion is equipped with a door, which is 9 meters deep and wide. Mingjian and cijian share four log through columns, directly under the top beam of the pavilion, forming a complete frame. From an architectural point of view, this structure is extremely solid. The painting and calligraphy on the inner wall of the pavilion are colorful and lifelike.

Building owner

Zhu gaosui

Gaoge temple is one of the original shengxiao ancestral halls in the Zhao palace, and it is also the only memorial of Zhu gaosui, the king of Zhao, who stayed in Anyang more than 500 years ago. Zhu gaosui's conferment on Zhangde was closely related to the court struggle of Ming Dynasty at that time. According to the general history of Anyang, Zhu gaosui had been treated with dignity since he was a child and often violated the law and discipline.

After Zhu Di won the throne from his nephew Zhu Yunwen, Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Di made his eldest son Zhu gaochi the crown prince. This aroused Zhu gaosui's jealousy. He united with Zhu Gaoxi, the second elder brother of the Han Dynasty, to fight for the right of succession to the throne. He often provoked right and wrong in front of Ming Chengzu and maliciously slandered the prince. In fact, Zhu gaosui wanted the prince and the king of the Han Dynasty to fight against each other and make profits on his own.

In 1409 A.D., Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty finally learned about Zhu gaosui's various illegal acts. He could not help but be furious and ordered to "punish Gu Sheng, his long history, and deprive Gao Sui of his official uniform.". Fortunately, Prince Zhu gaochi was magnanimous and tried his best to persuade him in front of emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. He spoke with his father and son's affection and brotherhood, and Zhu gaosui was spared. After this, Zhu gaosui didn't learn a lesson and restrained himself. On the contrary, he thought that the prince's hypocritical face was more hostile to Zhu gaochi at the bottom of his heart, and he also held a grudge against his father Zhu Di.

In the 21st year of Yongle (1423 AD), Ming Chengzu got a serious illness. Meng Xian, the commander in charge of the imperial palace guard, colluded with Wang shecheng, the imperial supervisor, and many servants in the imperial palace to poison Ming Chengzu. He forged an imperial edict and set up Zhu gaosui, the king of Zhao, after the death of the emperor. It's a pity that it's not a secret case. It's a failure on the way. All the people were arrested. Meng Xian and others were executed one after another, and the false imperial edicts were also searched out.

Ming Chengzu personally interrogated Zhu gaosui and asked him to explain clearly, "gaosui is too afraid to speak." At this time, it was Prince Zhu gaochi who came out to rescue him and said to his father, "what you have done, Gao Sui will not know." With the prince's strong protection, Zhu gaosui survived again. After that, Zhu gaosui finally woke up and began to restrain his behavior.

The next year, Ming Chengzu died. Prince Zhu gaochi ascended the throne and became emperor Renzong of Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty increased Zhu gaosui's salary by 20000 stone, and then let him return to Zhangde. Renzong died just one year after he was in power. It is said that his son Zhu Zhanji was Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty. After Xuanzong ascended the throne, he gave Zhu gaosui 80 hectares of pastoral land, which was the utmost of his benevolence and righteousness.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, Zhu Gaoxi, the king of Han Dynasty, wanted to follow his father's style and abolish his nephew's throne. He was caught alive when he was on the verge of success. Chen Shan, the Minister of history, played Xuanzong: "Zhu gaosui, the king of Zhao, and Zhu Gaoxi jointly planned a rebellion. The imperial court should send troops to Zhangde to arrest Gao Sui, otherwise the king of Zhao would rebel and cause worse consequences." When Xuanzong was hesitant about this matter, Minister Yang Shiqi made another statement, saying that it was not appropriate to punish King Zhao at this time, so Xuanzong gave up the idea of "not writing on the contrary". After being escorted to the capital, Zhu Gaoxi, king of the Han Dynasty, confessed during the trial that he had sent someone to Zhangde to discuss with Zhu gaosui about the rebellion.

Li Yi, the head of the Ministry of household affairs, once again advocated punishing Zhu gaosui and wrote to Xuanzong: "even if they do not arrest Zhu gaosui and return him to prison, their power should be reduced." After careful consideration, Xuanzong sent Duwei Guangping Hou yuan Rong to send Zhu Gaoxi's confession and ministers' memorials to Zhangde for Zhu gaosui to see. After reading the confession and memorials, Zhu gaosui was terrified and rushed to plead guilty to the law. He was willing to reduce his power and never rebel.

In the early Ming Dynasty, there were many cases of brothers turning against each other and uncles and nephews fighting with each other, and Zhu gaosui, king of Zhao, was just one of them. Although Zhu gaosui was a defeated man in the court power struggle, it did not affect his rule over Zhangde. From Zhu gaosui, his descendants ruled here for more than 200 years, which lasted for 11 generations. It did not end until 1644 A.D.

Zhu Houyu

After Zhu gaosui inherited his throne, his descendants were also called King Zhao, but the suffixes indicated the difference. For example, his son Zhu Zhanyi was called King Hui of Zhao, and his grandson Zhu Qiyi was called King mourning of Zhao.

During the reign of Anyang, Zhu Houyu, the fifth generation descendant of Zhu gaosui, was most famous. Zhu Houyu was canonized as his son in 1514. Four years later, his father died. He succeeded to the throne and was known as king Zhao Kang. He has been smart since he was a child. He is good at learning and asking questions. He likes reading. According to historical records, the king of Kang was fond of books and accumulated a lot of buildings, especially Yi Li. When he was a child, Zhao Kangwang was raised by his grandmother, Yang Fei. Later, Yang Fei fell ill. He personally served him, served tea, poured water and boiled medicine. He did not dare to leave without permission for a moment. In order to take care of her grandmother, Zhao Kangwang built a building for Yang Fei, named "sixun building", to commemorate her grandmother's kindness in nurturing and teaching herself.

Compared with several of his parents, Zhu Houyu can be called a wise king. In the eighth year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1529 AD), Zhangde was hit by a great disaster, and the crops failed. The common people lived like years, and they were about to starve to death. The local government had nothing to do with it. It was king Zhao Kang who wrote to Emperor Ming Shizong and asked for his salary of 1000 stone to help the victims.

In the hearts of the people, Zhu Houyu has won a good reputation, but he does not get along well with the local government of Zhangde, and there is friction from time to time. King Zhao Kang despised the corruption and incompetence of the local government, and the local government often "suppressed all sects by means of cases". In the 39th year of Jiajing reign (1560 A.D.), dozens of servants in Zhao Wang's mansion demanded salaries from the local government. At that time, Tian Shiyu, the general judge, beat the officials with his clan and reported to Fu ruli, the magistrate. The magistrate was also so confused that he arrested all the people in the palace and put them into prison. Zhu Houyu heard about this, resentful, angry and hanged himself. Zhu Houyu's son heard little about it. Emperor Jiajing asked for strict punishment of the local government. As a result, Tian Shiyu was sentenced to death and Fu ruli, the magistrate, was exiled to the border. It's a pity that Zhu Houyu loved his country and protected the people all his life, and finally he came to such an end. After his death, Zhu Houyu was buried in the south foot of Shouan mountain in the northwest of Anyang County. Later generations called it Kangwang tomb, and built a temple here to commemorate zhaokangwang. Unfortunately, during the Anti Japanese War, the temple was destroyed, leaving only a gong and drum bridge, two stone inscriptions and some stone carvings. Today, there is a village around kangwangfen, which is called kangwangfen village.

Main landscape

Zhao Wangfu

According to historical records, the Zhao palace is more than 30 meters wide from east to west and 60 meters long from north to south. In the first year of Hongxi in the Ming Dynasty (1425 AD), after Zhu gaosui, king of Zhao, came to Zhangde, he ordered the government department to move to dongdajie and rebuilt the original government department into King Zhao's.

The gate of King Zhao's house was also rebuilt as three on the left, middle and right

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