Shanxi locust tree immigrants?

Near Jia Cun, Hongtong County, Shanxi Province, on the west side of Nantong-Pu Railway, there is a shady tree, alternating with Sophora japonica. Tourists keep coming here every year, and its reputation spreads all over the country. This is the "hometown" of countless people-the ancient pagoda in Hong Tong. Walking into the trees, an antique wooden archway stands face to face. It has four pillars and three doors, the middle door is tall, and the front door has horizontal plaques. The plaque is engraved with four ancient words "Letters from Yu Yan". Not far from the wooden archway, there is a stele pavilion, in which stands a tall stone tablet that reads "Under the ancient pagoda tree". The place where the stone tablet stands is the place where the first generation of Sophora japonica, which has been famous for hundreds of years, grew. After the big pagoda tree disappears from the ground, a small pagoda tree grows from the root, which is called the second generation. I don't know when this second-generation locust tree dried up again, but it is still there, without branches and leaves, standing next to the monument. Interestingly, after the death of the second generation, a third generation emerged from its roots. For more than 30 years, it has been flourishing and getting higher every year. For this big pagoda tree, many interesting stories have been circulated in villages and even wider areas in the lower reaches of the Yellow River for one hundred years. In Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other provinces, and near the capital Beijing, you can often hear such a ballad: "Ask where my ancestors came from? Shanxi Hongdong big locust tree. " "Ask me where my hometown is? Shanxi Hongdong Laowowo. " How did a locust tree become the hometown of hundreds of millions of people? The six migrations in the early Ming Dynasty can be traced back to the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, wars continued, which seriously damaged the social economy. In the early Ming Dynasty, many places in China, especially the north of Jianghuai, presented a desolate scene, with many people fleeing, the city walls were markets and the fields were deserted. Shandong, Henan and Hebei are the most severely damaged areas by the war. In the early years of Yongle, the situation has not improved. The wounds of the war have not yet healed, and then a major natural disaster occurred. In the first year of Yongle (1403), there was famine in Zhili, Beijing, Shandong and Henan provinces. Geng Yin, a locust in Shandong. Ding you, Henan locust. In August of the second year of Yongle, lewd rain destroyed more than 5,000 feet in Beijing. In June 5438+10, the Yellow River burst and destroyed Kaifeng City. Faced with this abnormal social and economic recession, Zhu Yuanzhang and Judy realized that if effective measures were not taken to reverse it, it would be very unfavorable to the new Ming Dynasty. Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to implement the policy of "opening up wasteland and guarding the border". At that time, as far as the north was concerned, Shanxi was less damaged by the war, with peaceful surroundings, favorable weather and abundant crops for many years. Especially in the vast areas along the Fenhe River, the land is abundant and the population is particularly dense. As a result, during the Hongwu and Yongle periods of the Ming Dynasty, the government moved a large number of people from the south of Shanxi. According to the existing historical data, there were six people who moved from Shanxi in the early Ming Dynasty. These immigrants were not only moved to Shandong, Henan, Hebei and Beijing, but also moved far south of the Huaihe River. Today, there are many villages named after Shanxi County in Daxing and Shunyi counties of Beijing, such as Changziying, Tunliuying and Huozhouying. "This is my hometown." These six Shaanxi immigrants all had an indissoluble bond with the big pagoda tree in Hong Tong. According to historical records, people who moved from Shanxi in the early Ming Dynasty, no matter where they lived, should first concentrate in Hongtong County. In Jia Cun, Hongtong County, there is an ancient temple called Guangji Temple. There is a big pagoda tree next to the temple. The Ming government registered immigrants in Guangji Temple, "sent photos and Sichuan funds", and then moved here in batches. When people left Hongdong, everyone was sad and crying. They drag their children, help the old and the young, carry a laundry list on their shoulders and hold a broken stick in their hands; Some fill a bucket of living spring water (a kind of spring water in Hongtong County), some pinch a handful of Hongtong soil, and some hide some Sophora leaves. They turn around in three steps and turn around in five steps, which is extremely pitiful. When Guangji Temple gradually disappears from sight, people always want to find something memorable at the last glance as a sign of missing their hometown in the future. At this time, you can just see the ancient pagoda tree standing beside Guangji Temple. Sophora japonica is old and tall, with lush foliage and towering into the sky, shining with emerald light under the autumn sunshine. There is also a crow's nest on the tree, and the branches are high. As a result, the image of the old nest on this ancient locust tree was firmly printed in the hearts of all the relocated people. Later, with the passage of time, people passed on from generation to generation, from son to grandson, "Where did my ancestors come from? Shanxi Hongdong big locust tree. " "Ask me where my hometown is? Shanxi Hongdong Laowowo. " This has been handed down from generation to generation. Today, Hong Tong Sophora japonica has become a tourist attraction. Tourists wear different clothes and speak different languages, but they all say, "This is my hometown!" " During the conversation, people smiled, which made the locust tree immersed in a happy atmosphere all day.