Du Yuesheng, known as the "Emperor of Shanghai", was all-powerful in his life and influenced old Shanghai for nearly half a century. Du started his business at the end of last century, and was once just a little apprentice selling fruit. With his wit and wit, he rose through his own efforts and eventually became one of the famous tycoons in Shanghai.
China people always pay attention to clothes and clothes when returning to China. After Du made his fortune, he had the same idea. 193 1 At the beginning of the year, Du bought 10.5 mu of land near Lujiayan, Gao Qiao, in order to worship his ancestors, and prepared to build the Dujia ancestral temple. The engineer who built Duzu Temple was Xie Bingheng, who was a famous architect in China at that time. Thanks to Xie's efforts, Du's Ancestral Hall was officially completed in only one and a half years, becoming a landmark building of Du.
After the completion of Du's Ancestral Hall, Du held an extremely grand inauguration ceremony for this purpose, and invited celebrities from all walks of life to attend, including Commander-in-Chief Jiang, Mayor Wu and Duan Dashuai, involving almost all walks of life in the military, political and business circles. During the three-day ceremony from June 8th 193 1 to June 8th 10, Du Da held a water banquet and invited the blind date nearby to have dinner. According to statistics, the water banquet * * * has 1200 tables, which is an unprecedented folk feast.
The inauguration ceremony of Dujia Ancestral Temple was solemn. There is a spirit tablet dedicated to the ancestors of the Du family. The words written on it are all Du Zu's names.
According to the traditional rules of China, the ancestral tablets of Dujia ancestral hall can only be established in the ancestral hall through a series of procedures, the most important of which is "pointing to the Lord". What is a "point master"? The custom of "Dianzhu" originated in the Song Dynasty and developed greatly in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In historical documents, there has always been a saying that "change clothes, prepare a gift of the ruler's head, and ask the governor to prepare for the Lord." Generally speaking, the general process of ordering a master is that a scholar needs to write the words "Therefore, it is obvious that X (surname) is taboo and xx (name) is the boss's master" when making an ancestral memorial tablet, but it is particularly important that the word "master" can only be written as the word "king", leaving a "point" that needs a respected scholar.
Du naturally wants to make the ceremony a success, so it is equally necessary to "point the Lord". But the question arises, who is qualified to order the Lord for Du's ancestors? He reasoned and finally thought of a person, and that person was Liu Chunlin. Liu Chunlin, whose real name is Runqin and whose real name is Shi Yun, is from Hejianfu, Hebei Province. In 1904, that is, in the 30th year of Guangxu, Liu Chunlin won the first prize of Chen Jia and was also the last scholar in the history of China. Liu Chunlin is a famous calligrapher in the late Qing Dynasty, especially his fine print works, which are not only delicate and vigorous, but also elegant (Yan Zhenqing) and highly praised by the world.
On the contrary, although it is only a little effort, it costs a lot of money because of the distinguished status of the owner. Harbin, a famous Shanghai business tycoon, died in 193 1. His wife, Luo Jialing, found Liu Chunlin, took him home in the form of a big sedan chair and gave him 30 gold bars as a reward afterwards. Gold has always been a hard currency, and the value of 30 gold bars is self-evident. Thus, Liu Chunlin's high status almost became a leader in people's minds at that time. Because of this, a Shanghai tycoon like Du will naturally be generous.
On the day when Du Ancestral Hall was subscribed, he came to the scene wearing the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty. First, he pricked Du's right finger with a gold needle and squeezed out a few drops of blood. According to the ancients, when offering sacrifices to ancestral tablets, the blood of the dutiful son must be used, so that the ancestors' souls will be sent to the spiritual position and enjoy the sacrifices of future generations. ) It was made in thick ink. Then, in the gaze of people abandoning their concentration, he picked up a wolf pen and dipped it in blood ink, and ordered a dot on the word "Wang". After the ceremony, Liu Chunlin accepted his pen to show his respect, and all the people followed him to show their respect. With that, Du also got up quickly and presented a plate of gold bars covered with red cloth. Liu Chunlin took it and said goodbye.
Today, many years have passed since the inauguration ceremony of Du Ancestral Temple, but people can still see the appearance of Du Ancestral Temple in those years through the yellowed old photos.
Time has passed, and everything has passed. Du Fu, and other men of the hour have long been the protagonists in the story, and the custom of "ordering the Lord" that was valued at that time has also disappeared in the progress of the times.