Tomb of five

Located at 775 Shantang street outside changmenwai, the tomb of five persons was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province in 1956. The tomb of five persons was the tomb of Yan Peiwei, Yang nianru, Zhou Wenyuan, Shen Yang and Ma Jie, who died in the anti violent struggle of Suzhou people in Ming Dynasty.

In 1626, Wei Zhongxian's trusted governor Mao Yilu colluded with weaving eunuch Li Shi to exploit the people cruelly in Suzhou, and Shangshu framed Zhou Shunchang and other Donglin Party members who were known as "seven gentlemen". When Wei Zhongxian sent Tiqi to Suzhou to arrest Zhou Shunchang, the people of Suzhou were so indignant that they gathered no less than ten thousand people to fight against Tiqi. They protested against the increase of taxes and set off a huge anti riot struggle. Later, Wei Zhongxian framed the rebellion of Suzhou people and sent troops to suppress it. In order to protect the masses, Yan Peiwei and other five people threw themselves into the case. At the time of execution, the five righteous men met and talked with each other, scolded Wei Zhongxian bitterly and went to justice generously. The following year (1627), Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen, took over the throne and arrested the eunuch party. Wei Zhongxian committed suicide. People in Suzhou demolished the puhuisheng ancestral hall built by Mao Yilu for Wei Wei, buried the bones of five people in the abandoned base, and set up a monument to read "Tomb of five people".

Zhang Pu, the leader of the fushe society, was deeply moved by the heroic spirit of the five righteous persons, who were "passionate about their great righteousness, regardless of their death". He wrote "the story of the tombstone of five persons", praising the noble character of the five righteous persons and becoming an immortal masterpiece. Now the tomb faces south, facing the Shantang River in front, and the wall is inlaid with a stele of "Yi Zhu Shu of five persons". In 1634, Wu Mo, Wen Zhenmeng, Yao Ximeng, Qian Qianyi and Qu Shizhen took part in the help Wait for 54. Two pillars stand behind the door, and the stone square comes out. The word "Yifeng" is written by Yang Tingshu. Passing through the stone square is the hall of enjoyment, which is three rooms wide and six frames deep. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a stele named "Tomb of five people", about 2.2 meters high. It was moved here from the tomb gate when it was renovated in 1981. There are 10 stone inscriptions in the tombstone of five people and 10 stone tablets in the Qing Dynasty in the East, most of which are poems of praise and condolence. In the back of the hall, there is a tomb of five people. It is a rectangle with a row of stones. It is 16.87 meters long from east to west, 6 meters wide from north to south, and 1.35 meters high. The front is inlaid with five famous steles. The tomb of five people was desolate, and it was completed after two repairs. In 1956, it was renovated for the first time. The tomb wall was built, the hall was built, the wall was built, and the pines and cypresses were planted. It has been damaged since 1966. In 1981, the Municipal Council of cultural administration renovated again, expanded the well base, and moved to build Yinma bridge. On Monday, the hall of Qing Dynasty came here, with the name of Fengtang, the well tower, the long corridor, and the trees planted. Since May 1982, it has been reopened for people's admiration.

Tomb of five

Located at 775 Shantang street, changmenwai, Gusu District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, the tomb was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province in 1956. At present, the gate of the tomb faces south and faces the Shantang River in front of it. On the wall, there is a stele of "yizhushu of the tomb of five people". In the seventh year of Chongzhen, Wu Mo, Wen Zhenmeng, Yao Ximeng, Qian Qianyi, Qu Shizhen and others took part in it.

There are two pillars behind the gate, and the word "Yifeng forever" is written by Yang Tingshu. Passing through the stone square is the hall of enjoyment, which is three rooms wide and six frames deep. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a stele named "Tomb of five people", about 2.2 meters high. It was moved here from the tomb gate when it was renovated in 1981. In the East, there are 10 stone inscriptions of "five people's tombstone" and 10 stone tablets of the Qing Dynasty. In the back of the hall, there are five people's tombs, which are lined with strips of stone, 16.87 meters long from east to west, 6 meters wide from north to south, and 1.35 meters high. The front is inlaid with five famous steles. The site of the tomb of five people has been desolate and has been repaired twice.

A brief introduction to the tomb of five people

The tomb of Wu Ren is the tomb of five martyrs, Yan Peiwei, Yang nianru, Shen Yang, Ma Jie and Zhou Wenyuan, who died in the struggle against Wei Zhongxian. During the reign of Tianqi (1621-1627), the eunuch party was in power, and the government was dark. Li Shi, the eunuch of Suzhou weaving, and Wei Zhongxian, the governor Mao Yilu, oppressed and exploited the people cruelly, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people. In the sixth year of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian sent Tiqi to Suzhou to arrest Wei Zhongxian, a member of the Donglin Party. After he killed Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, he took over the power of the government. He promoted all his officials and disciples to important positions in the imperial court. Some of them help him to give advice, and some of them specialize in the killing of spies. They were nicknamed "five tigers", "five young men", "ten dogs", "ten children" and "forty grandchildren".

Wei Zhongxian had great power. If he wanted to keep his position, he had to flatter him. Wei Zhongxian as like as two peas in the imperial court when he left the house. In feudal times, the emperor was called "long live". Wei Zhongxian is not an emperor. We can't call him "long live". An official called Wei Zhongxian "nine thousand years old". Wei Zhongxian was very happy to hear that and rewarded that official. Since then, Wei Zhongxian has become a "nine thousand year old". In order to please Wei Zhongxian, a governor of Zhejiang built an ancestral hall for him. Generally, ancestral halls are made to commemorate the dead. Wei Zhongxian built ancestral halls while he was still alive, so it is called "Shengci". As soon as such a strange thing came out, some people objected to it. Wei Zhongxian dismissed those who objected. For fear of offending him, local officials built Wei Zhongxian's ancestral hall.

At that time, the imperial court was full of eunuchs and officials catering to eunuchs. People with a little sense of justice didn't want to go along with them and resigned. One official, Zhou Shunchang, was disgusted with the rampant castration party and asked for a long vacation to return to Suzhou. In 1626, Wei Zhongxian once again arrested Donglin Party. Soldiers escorted an official of Donglin Party to pass by Suzhou. Zhou Shunchang set a banquet for him to see him off. At the banquet, he named Wei Zhongxian and scolded him. The soldiers escorted went back and reported to Wei Zhongxian. In a rage, Wei Zhongxian ordered the east hall to send soldiers, led by Nanjing governor Mao Yilu, to Suzhou to capture Zhou Shunchang.

As soon as the news of the East Chamber's arrest in Suzhou spread, it caused a sensation to the people of Suzhou. More than 20 years ago, under the leadership of Ge Xian, Suzhou citizens once struggled with the tax supervisor. Now Wei Zhongxian's spy has come to Suzhou to arrest people. How can it not arouse everyone's anger. Besides, Zhou Shunchang was persecuted for opposing the castration party, and everyone sympathized with him. So on the day when the soldiers of the East Chamber arrived in Suzhou, thousands of Suzhou citizens gathered on the streets to support Zhou Shunchang. They stopped Mao Yilu's sedan chair and pushed several scholars to petition Mao Yilu to cancel the order to arrest Zhou Shunchang. Mao Yilu was too scared to say a word when he saw the great momentum of the crowd. The soldiers nearby were worried. They threw the iron shackles in their hands to the ground and said in a fierce voice, "we are from the East Hall. Who dares to stop us?" The irons clattered and the citizens were enraged. Someone stood up and asked the soldiers, "don't you mean to arrest people by the emperor's edict? It's the east hall Before the soldiers had time to answer, the crowd cried out, "it's the traitor from the east hall!" As they called, they rushed towards Mao Yilu and soldiers, and the sound was like a mountain falling apart. These soldiers, who usually bully others, are so scared that they run around and want to escape from the crowd. The angry crowd rushed up, seized them and beat them. A soldier was hit in the heart, fell to the ground, rolled, and lost his breath. The rest of the soldiers were beaten to death and ran away.

The citizens beat the soldiers hard. They tried to find Mao Yilu to settle the accounts. Mao Yilu is quite clever. He got out of the sedan chair early, took off his official clothes when the crowd was roaring, and slipped out from an alley. He was just seeing a cesspit in front of him. He didn't care about his dignity and went to the corner of the stinking cesspit. It wasn't until the public dispersed that the entourage dragged the stunned governor out of the cesspit.

After the spy of the East Chamber fled back, he immediately cried to Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian, who is willing to give up, ordered Mao Yilu to send troops to Suzhou to suppress. They jailed Yan Peiwei, Yang nianru, Ma Jie, Shen Yang and Zhou Wenyuan, who led the uprising that day, and sentenced them to death for sedition.

When the five men were taken to the execution ground to die, they looked as if they were dead. They also pointed to the names of Wei Zhongxian and Mao Yilu and scolded them! After their sacrifice, the local people paid for the body from the executioner and buried them in the pond to the east of Huqiu. Later, a tombstone was set up with the inscription "Tomb of five people". Although the riot was suppressed, after that, the spies of the East Hall saw the strength of the masses and did not dare to rush around to arrest people.

Zhou Shunchang, a member of the Ministry of official affairs. Shunchang residents are honest and upright, and they are popular with the public. Therefore, tens of thousands of people in Suzhou City and countryside are not expected to gather to avoid Zhou Shunchang's arrest. When Tiqi started to read the imperial edict, the angry crowd was loud and crying. Yan Peiwei, a member of the public, took the lead in suing Zhou Shunchang, the envoys of Taiwan and Taiwan. Yang nianru, Shen Yang, Ma Jie and Zhou Wenyuan also begged for help with their lives, kneeling until noon. The cavalry fought fiercely with arms, which aroused public anger, so they swarmed forward, climbed up the fence and broke the lintel, and went straight ahead to fight. Tiqi was killed on the spot, while Yu was injured and scurried. Mao Yilu was protected by Suzhou magistrate Kou Shen. Afterwards, the Suzhou government sent troops to protect Tiqi and released Zhou Shunchang overnight. Mao Yilu, on the other hand, filed a lawsuit against Suzhou's civil rebellion and tried to solve the problem by seizing the first chaos. In order to protect the local people, Yan Peiwei and other five people stood up and went to prison. At the time of execution, he died bravely. The local people felt the meaning of the five and buried them together on the side of Huqiu, which was called "the tomb of the five". Zhang Puwei, a leading member of the fushe society, wrote a "tombstone of five".

Poems on the tomb of five

Tomb of five

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