Mausoleum of Mao Ji

Mausoleum of Mao Ji

Mao Ji was a native of Laizhou. He was an official in Ming Dynasty and a bachelor in cabinet. He was the first assistant prime minister. According to the records, Mao Ji was a clean and honest official in the dynasty, and had a lot of achievements. Mao Ji left a lot of folklore after he returned home. Mao Jijing, the protagonist of Lu Opera "sister easy to marry", put on publicity, which is well known in Qilu. After his death, Mao Ji was buried on the hill next to Zhang village in the west mountain of Laizhou City. The cemetery was large in scale at the beginning, and still has stone beasts, stone horses, and steles for the emperor to offer sacrifices. In 1994, it was renovated by private financing. Although it is not as large as the original scale, it is also one of the important scenic spots in Laizhou City. Drive 2 km westward from the urban area and pass through Zhang village in Xishan to reach the mausoleum of Maoji.

Traffic information

From Laizhou City to the west, drive 2 kilometers through Xishan Zhangcun village to Maoji tomb.

Main attractions

Maoji tomb is the tomb of Maoji, a famous historical figure in Laizhou and a Bachelor of Ming Dynasty. It is a large-scale cemetery at the foot of Fulu mountain in the west of Laizhou.

The whole cemetery used to be covered with green trees and towering cypresses. However, after the vicissitudes of life, the ancestral hall collapsed, the pillar was lost, and the stele was lying down. Today's cemetery was rebuilt in Laizhou City in 1993. The cemetery is about 100 meters long from north to South and 60 meters wide from east to west. When the South Gate of the cemetery was opened, the tall and majestic dragon head Guifu Shinto tablet, which was granted by Jiajing, stood towering. On both sides of the Middle Road, there are white marble round carved stone man, stone horse, stone sheep, stone tiger, stone watch pillar and six royal memorial tablets. These relics of the Ming Dynasty have been strengthened and righted. They are solemn and dignified. The vicissitudes of history are as far as you can see.

The marble middle road leads straight to Maoji hall. This magnificent and elegant sacrificial hall is still under construction, with white walls and grey tiles, which is full of ancient style and charm. To the north of Maoji hall is the tomb of Maoji and his family. There are five tombs, all of which have a wide bottom and a round top. In the middle of the north is the tomb of Mao Ji and his wife Guan. This ancient tomb, which has experienced more than 400 years of toil and dust, has a diameter of more than four meters and a height of nearly two meters. The main body is built with cement and stones. The winter sun shines on these humble mausoleums, simple and quiet, solemn and solemn.

The main hall is clean and pure. The statue of Mao Ji sits on the central platform with a serene look.

Repair and maintenance

In November 2013, the first phase of Maoji tomb maintenance project with an investment of 280000 yuan and a duration of more than months was successfully completed. After maintenance, the overall environment of the Maoji cemetery has taken on a new look. Flower doors and windows were installed in the gate and main hall of the garden. The original collapsed nursing house was rebuilt according to the original style. The stone statues in the garden were reinforced and restored. The pillars and eaves of the main hall were re painted according to the traditional technology. The inner wall of the main hall was powdered white. The "literary garbage" on the original wall completely disappeared. The roof tiles of the main hall were re installed. The main body of the mausoleum was also used water Mud and stones were built in the dome, the garden was leveled, and weeds, garbage and soil were gone.

Life of the characters

Wei Yuan (1463-1545), a native of the city of Ye County (now Laizhou City), served successively as the important Minister of the Ming Dynasty. In 1515, he was promoted from the left Minister of the Ministry of officials to the Minister of rites. In 1515, he was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of rites. In the 12th year, he was also a Bachelor of Dongge, assisting the emperor in dealing with military affairs. He also compiled the first Laizhou official records.

Mao Ji, Chenghua 21 years (1485) the first rural examination, Chenghua 22 years (1486) Jinshi first, elected as Shu Ji Shi. After three years of hard work in the Academy, he was awarded the title of the Academy's review and promoted to a higher level. During the reign of emperor Xianzong Hongzhi, he served as a lecturer in the East Palace, and was also responsible for educating the crown prince. In 1505, the crown prince ascended the throne as emperor Zhengde of Wuzong. Mao Ji was promoted to be a professor and continued to lecture to Wuzong. In 1510, he was promoted to minister of the Ministry of household affairs. Ten years later, he became a minister of rites. Soon he was promoted to a Bachelor of engineering and entered the pre maintenance department.

Mao Ji studied hard since he was a child. He had profound knowledge and beautiful writing style. Since he became an official, he has been around the emperor and shouldered the important task of enlightening and instructing the emperor, which is highly appreciated by Xianzong and Wuzong. He studied the allusions of the imperial court in Ming Dynasty. He was simple and dignified, honest and mature, and he didn't smile. He was called the elder of the imperial court at that time. Five years ago, he was only a bachelor and had no actual position. Five years later, Zhengde took on practical duties and made great contributions to the country's political stability.

Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty was the most fatuous and absurd monarch in the history of Ming Dynasty. He often engaged in the tricks of internal control, personal expedition and patrol. Mao Ji, Yang Yiqing and others helped the crisis under very difficult circumstances to avoid chaos. In 1515, wuszang (today's Tibet) paid tribute to Wuzong, saying that wuszang had a living Buddha, who could predict the fate of human beings. Wuzong was most superstitious in Buddhism. He was very happy to hear that he allocated more than 1 million taels of silver and ordered the eunuch to lead 130 royal guards and thousands of guards to meet him. Mao Ji and others strongly opposed it and wrote to dissuade it one after another. Mao Ji Shu pointed out: when the capital went to Wusi to hide more than 20000 Li, the public and private expenses were too much to win. Moreover, in recent years, Sichuan has been plagued by disasters and chaos, and roving bandits have sprung up. If there is further harassment, it will lead to chaos. Wuzong couldn't listen to the minister's objection. Mao Ji went on and on again, and finally stopped welcoming the Buddha. In 1517, Mao Jisheng became a Bachelor of Dongge University. He participated in aircraft maintenance and praised the grand plan with Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian. At that time, the rebellion of King Ning, the patriarchal clan, took place in Jiangxi and was soon put down. But Wuzong thought it was too fast and boring. He wanted to show off his military prowess, insisted on the imperial expedition, released King Ning, and captured him himself. Yang Tinghe and Mao Ji's remonstrations were invalid. Wuzong called himself General Zhu Shou and led the army south. At that time, the northern border of the Ming Dynasty was always restless, and the Mongolian cavalry often invaded. The southern patrol of Wuzong created an excellent opportunity for the Mongolians. Mao Ji was ordered to stay in the capital and had a great responsibility. He dispatched troops, strengthened the northern forces, strengthened the defense of the capital, and protected the safety of the capital. After Wu Zong came back, Jin granted him the title of Shaobao, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, and the Bachelor of Wu YINGDIAN.

In 1521, Wu Zong died of a violent illness. Wuzong had no son, so who would inherit the throne became a big problem. Mao Ji, Yang Tinghe and others invited the Empress Dowager and agreed that Zhu Houfu, the son of Uncle Wuzong in Anlu, Hubei Province, would succeed the emperor as emperor Jiajing of Shizong. After emperor Shizong ascended the throne, he stated the merit of making policy, added the count of Mao Ji, and Mao Ji resigned.

Emperor Shizong's accession to the throne brought about a great political storm, that is, the famous "Dali Yi" in the history of Ming Dynasty. Shizong wanted to make his own parents emperor, but according to the feudal ethics, Shizong should be regarded as the brother of Wuzong and the heir of Xiaozong. Shizong didn't agree to follow the old rules. He insisted on pursuing his parents as emperor and entering Fengxian Temple. This has caused a lot of controversy in both the government and the field. Mao Ji and Yang Tinghe advocated respecting Shizong's biological parents, but the word "Bensheng" must be used before the title, so as to distinguish them from Xiaozong. The Lord of God does not enter Fengxian Temple. At that time, there were several new Jinshi who could take advantage of the opportunity to support Shizong, which made the situation very complicated. When Shizong saw that there was support, he insisted on his views. He summoned Yang Tinghe many times and asked to remove the word "Bensheng" before his parents' title and enter the Fengxian hall. Yang Tinghe persisted on the grounds of human relations, so Shizong removed him from his post, with Mao Jisheng as the assistant. Mao Ji and Yang Tinghe had the same opinion. Shizong was so angry that no matter whether the court officials objected or not, he flatly announced to remove the word "Bensheng" and called Xiaozong huangbokao. In this order, more than 130 ministers went to the Meridian Gate to fight on their knees. Shizong was furious and put into the royal guards. The next day, he killed 16 people one by one. Mao Ji and other cabinet aides asked for forgiveness of these ministers. Shizong scolded him, saying that he "wanted to form a friend party and back to the monarch." In the Maoji period, he was sparsely aware of himself and asked to be an official and return to his hometown. Shizong is angry, agreed to his request, let him rest to return to the field.

After Mao Ji became an official, he enjoyed the pleasure of the countryside. I wrote many books in my spare time. Such as "Mi Wu manuscript", "Ci Rong Lu", "Lian Ju private note", "Gui Tian Za Zhi", "Ao Feng Lei manuscript" and so on. In 1542, Mao Ji was 80 years old and died in 1545. As a gift to Taibao, Shi Wenjian.

Since his official career, Mao Ji has been active in the central government and participated in all the important state affairs and the formulation and implementation of major policies at that time. He is an important figure in the history of Ming Dynasty. He has knowledge and learning, and his officials are honest, quiet and dignified. The history of the Ming Dynasty said that he, Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian were both upright and relied on by the whole world

In the early days of Jiajing (1522 AD), the court officials took the order of disobedience, and Ji Shu rescued it; they passed the order to be responsible, so they begged to become officials. The resident officials are called honest, quiet and simple. Death, Shi Wen Jian. He has 26 volumes of Aofeng manuscripts (wrongly named as the top manuscripts), and also has many other manuscripts, such as Mi Wu manuscripts, CI Rong Lu, GUI Tian Za Zhi and Lian Ju private banknotes.

Address: xishanzhang village, Laizhou City, Shandong Province

Longitude: 119.9000312395

Latitude: 37.173739899239

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