Why can people in Quanzhou build palace-style houses?

Give Your Mother the Imperial Palace

Quanzhou, the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road. Countless Chinese and foreign tourists come here for sightseeing, and they see how magnificent the residential houses in the ancient city are. The roofs of the tile tubes are tilted, and everyone is very surprised: Why did this place not become the capital of the country, but why there are so many palace-style buildings here? This has to be explained in detail from the "Stinky Queen". Huang Fern (unofficially written as "Huang Shulian"), also known as Huigu, was known as the "Stinky Queen"

One year, Wang Shenzhi, the king of Fujian, wanted to choose a queen, and the good news spread quickly in southern Fujian. Of course, it also spread to Huangtianjing, Quanzhou Prefecture (now part of Houbian Village, Zhangban Town, Hui'an County, Hui'an had not yet established a county at that time). Although this place is located on the seaside, it also has Huang Nayu, who served as the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the capital. It is a good place with outstanding people.

One morning, Huang Jue in Huangtianjing was grazing by the stream as usual. At this time, I heard from people next to me that the King of Fujian was coming here to choose his queen. After Huang Jue heard this, he felt very fresh and imagined that if he could be favored by the King of Fujian, he could change his destiny. But when I think about my life experience: my father Huang Yiyu passed away in his early years, and later my mother also passed away. Although his uncle Huang Nayu was an official in the imperial court, he had not returned home for a long time. She has lived with her sister-in-law since she was a child and was often abused. Sister-in-law Ke was born into a wealthy family. She was spoiled and had a bad temper. She beat and scolded her sister-in-law at every turn. Huang Jue stayed under the fence and had no choice but to swallow his anger. Moreover, I happen to be in my twenties, with a handsome face and a slim body. I am no worse than others. It is a pity that I suffered from the skin disease of stinky head in my childhood, and I still have a layer of oyster shell-like odor on my head. , Quanzhou dialect, pronounced pi, refers to scab).

The King of Fujian: Portrait of Wang Shenzhi

When having lunch the next day, Huang Jue couldn't help but said to his sister-in-law: "Sister-in-law, I heard that the King of Fujian is coming to our territory today. It must be very lively to choose the queen. I want to see it." After hearing this, my sister-in-law scolded loudly: "Bah, you don't want to go to the urinal to take a picture of me to see what you look like. The king is scared. I must not go, I will break your legs, and I will never let you embarrass our family in front of the King of Fujian." After saying that, my sister-in-law stabbed Huang Jue hard on the head with her chopsticks. past. With this poke, the thick layer of stinky hair on Huang Jue's head fell off, revealing a head of long black hair. Sister-in-law Ke was shocked, but Huang Jue was very happy.

At this time, a sonorous and sweet sound of gongs and drums came, and someone shouted: "The King of Fujian is here!" Huang Jue quickly took a red silk ribbon and tied his long hair without looking back. He rushed out of the gate and got into the crowds on both sides of the road at the entrance of the village to watch the fun. A group of officials and attendants came from west to east in four sedans. The King of Min lifted the curtain of the sedan and looked out. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he saw a beautiful girl in the crowd looking directly at him. Looking closely, she has a face like a peach blossom, eyebrows like willow leaves, a mouth like a cherry, and teeth like shells. She also has rare black hair shawl in the world. Although she is covered with light makeup, it cannot hide her natural beauty. The King of Fujian couldn't help but clapped his hands and praised: "The mountains and rivers here are so beautiful and the people are even more beautiful!" After hearing this, the attendant quickly shouted "Stop the sedan chair" and called the boss of the village to ask questions. The village boss kowtowed and the King of Fujian asked, "Excuse me, senior, whose daughter is the long-haired lady in front of you?" The village boss looked back and said, "This woman is the daughter of Huang Yiyu, the brother of Huang Nayu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. , named Huang Jue." When the King of Min knew that she was the niece of Huang Shilang, he couldn't help but sigh: "There are so many talents!"

The King of Min chose Huang Jue as his queen and asked the village boss to inform the Huang family. A grand wedding ceremony was held on August 12th. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, enjoy the moon of reunion. Huang Jue is a blessing in disguise, and everything is bitter and sweet. After Mr. Ke arranged all the dowry for his sister-in-law, Huang Jue was still reluctant to leave her. After 8864 days, the team that married Miss Huang successfully arrived in Fuzhou and held a grand wedding ceremony in the palace of the King of Fujian. The grand ceremony was unprecedented. Huang Jue officially became the queen of the King of Fujian.

One night, it rained heavily. Queen Huang thought of the tragic situation of the villagers' old houses leaking, and shed tears sadly. The King of Fujian asked: "Is your life not satisfactory?" The Queen shook her head and said: "I am a daughter of a poor family, but now I am favored by the King of Fujian. I eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, wear silks and satins, and live in a magnificent palace. What else is there not to like? It's all right! It's just raining heavily, and my mother has no place to live in a dilapidated house, and her daughter is worried about it." After hearing this, King Min asked, "Isn't your father Zun Lingtang already dead? Where did the queen come from?" The queen said, "My parents." After his death, he left me and my sister-in-law to live together. She was cruel, treated me like a bull and was extremely harsh.

The neighbor's lady treated me like her own child. When I was hungry, she shared food with me. When I was kicked out by my sister-in-law, she let me stay in her house to avoid the cold overnight. I regard her as my biological mother. "The King of Fujian asked again: "Why have you never mentioned this matter before?" The Queen said: "The country of Fujian was first established, with many wastes waiting to be revitalized, and many difficulties. If I mention this matter, you will be merciful and harm the great cause. "The King of Fujian was moved by her virtuous and talented people, and said lovingly: "In that case, I will give your mother a royal palace. The queen immediately knelt down to thank her and asked the eunuch to pass on the decree: "The King of Fujian has given me a royal palace." "Mother" became "fu", and the pronunciation of the two words is similar. I don't know if Queen Huang misheard it or she meant to show her kindness to the people of Quanzhou Prefecture.

After receiving the edict from King Fujian, Quanzhou Prefecture cheered. The government and the rich started a craze for building palace-style buildings, while the poor replaced the tiles on their houses with tile tubes, which looked very grand. Later, the King of Fujian heard a secret report that someone in Quanzhou Prefecture was preparing to rebel and was building a palace-style house. Realizing that this might be a wrong edict, he had no choice but to issue an order to Quanzhou Prefecture to stop all construction projects and leave the existing buildings in their original state. Nan'an County acted more slowly. The ancestral halls, ancestral halls and Buddhist palaces were built in imperial style, while the private houses were built in imperial style. Only three tile tubes were built on the house before the construction was stopped, and the rest of the tiles were continued. Today, Nan'an civil housing buildings still retain this style.

The words of Queen Stinky Tou are enjoyed by the people of Quanzhou Prefecture. The palace-style building complex has formed a unique architectural art heritage in southern Fujian. Since then, "Give your mother a palace" has become a Quanzhou saying, which means: Give your mother a house in the style of a palace. Nowadays, people extend it to mean. Generous charity from others is widely spread among the people.