After Zhu Yuanzhang became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he had to change his title to "Hongwu" in order to appease the heavily armed military commanders. But I know in my heart that to build and govern the country well, we must rely on competent civil servants. So he appointed Liu Bowen, a military adviser, as the Prime Minister, and made him travel around the world and make a trip of appeasement. I am in charge of scientific research and talent selection in North Korea, to avoid the military commanders in North Korea talking too much.
After Liu Bowen took over the command, he passed through Sichuan, first entered Yunnan, and then transferred to Guizhou. It is midsummer when I come to Zhenyuan. One day, after visiting Qinglong Cave and Zhongyuan Cave, it was nearly noon. Walking to the pavilion on the Zhu Sheng Bridge, a cool breeze blew, and I felt refreshed. So I sat down in the pavilion and was about to close my eyes. Unexpectedly, the cool wind came, and the hat band behind my shoulder kept flapping his double eyelids. He couldn't help but be surprised: "Is it because God blames me for not knowing the Feng Shui here?" I opened my eyes and looked around. I see that Zhu Sheng Bridge is connected to Confucius Temple in the north and Zhongyuan Temple in the south. I seem to realize something. I asked the accompanying Zhenyuan magistrate, "What's the name of this pavilion?" The magistrate replied: "It has never been named, because passers-by often come to shelter from the rain and enjoy the cool, and the people all call it the rain pavilion." Liu Bowen immediately sighed: "This is the gift of Feng Shui, but it has its own obstacles. No wonder there are no outstanding students in Guizhou! "
Back at the magistrate's yamen, Liu Bowen wrote three characters "Kuixingge" with a brush, and drew another picture on another piece of paper: Kuixingge stood behind the case, raised his pen every other case, and pointed to a crane head trying to fly in front of the case. Then he said to the county magistrate, "The Rain Pavilion on Zhu Sheng Bridge should be called Kuixing Pavilion. As far as I know, the improviser Ji made a statue of Kuixing in the attic based on this painting. Before the case, the crane must be made of copper, and the wizard will be born in Guizhou in the future. Completed within the month. " The next day, Liu Bowen left town for Beijing by boat.
After Liu Bowen went to Beijing, he hurried to see the emperor. It happened that the emperor finished the examination questions in the temple and sat idly behind the case. Seeing Liu Bowen coming with a dusty face, he said, "Ai Qing is free of gifts. Just briefly tell me about this trip." Liu Bowen leaned over and said, "Back to the Holy Land, there are beautiful mountains and rivers, rich products and simple folk customs. There are only a few scholars, and the road is rugged, making it difficult to communicate with the outside world. If I get the mercy of the saints, I dare to assert that I will surpass Jiangnan in 500 years! . . . . . "The emperor said unhappily," According to Qing, everything is prosperous behind you. Can you and I see it? " Let's just say that in three days, Lian will enter the palace to take an exam to choose a sage. If Qing can guess the name of the new champion, Lian will believe everything he says. "
Liu Bowen quickly said, "Back to the Holy Land, this secret must not be revealed. I prepared a secret capsule with its name written on it, and put on record in Kuixing Pavilion on Zhu Sheng Bridge in zhenyuan county, Guizhou. After the sacred ruling, I will open the capsule to testify. "
It spread like wildfire, and everyone was worried about Liu Bowen's head. After the completion of palace examination, the emperor personally awarded Xia Tonghe (a native of Tongzi, Guizhou) as the top scholar. Immediately, the eunuch opened the secret capsule in front of the temple, and sure enough, the word "Xia Tonghe" was written in the book. Manchu was in an uproar.
The emperor asked Liu Bowen, "What is the case evidence set by Qing in Zhenyuan?"
Liu Bowen said, "Kuixing raised his pen and pointed it at the top of the bronze crane, which looked like a picture." Then the picture is presented.
The emperor looked at the painting for a long time and then asked, "I'm afraid this case is not designed for material evidence?"
Liu Bowen said, "Sage and wisdom don't stop there. When I was ordered to inspect Yunnan and Guizhou, I heard about Xia Tonghe's outstanding talent. The hooligan went to Beijing for an exam and failed to meet him. So, looking at the sky at night, I saw a lone star cruising in the southwest of Beidou, which was obscured by faint dark clouds, so that it was flickering. I've been thinking hard for days, but I didn't realize the signs. All the way to Zhenyuan, you can see a Confucian temple at the foot of the "White (North) Inverted Bucket" mountain in the north of the city, and the Buddhist temple pavilion is built on the cliff across the river. The cliff is named Southwest Qinglong Cave and Northeast Zhongyuan Cave, which are connected. The local indigenous people also built the Zhu Sheng Bridge across the Wuyang River, which made the Zhongyuan Cave and the Confucian Temple unimpeded, showing the mutual assistance of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Only the pavilion built in the middle of the bridge deck is called' rain pavilion' by the people, but it contains barriers. I named it' Kuixingge' and set up this case in the attic to worship it, so that the useful talents in Guizhou can serve the saints. Before I went to Beijing, I looked at the astronomical phenomena again. I saw that the lone star Beidou was close at hand and the clouds in the middle were all gone. I was sure that the new champion must be Xia Tonghe. " . . . . . .
According to legend, after Xia Tonghe, the first scholar in Guizhou in the Qing Dynasty, Guizhou Qingyan successively produced Zhao Zhuangyuan, Zhou Yihuang and other wizards, all of whom benefited from the reflection of this Kuixing Pavilion. The person who told the story said that his grandfather had personally seen the boxes listed in the cupboard.