According to textual research, the story of Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng comes from Biography of Yingying, which was first seen in the Tang Dynasty. Wang Shifu, a dramatist in Yuan Dynasty, adapted it into The West Chamber, which was handed down from generation to generation. It happened in Chuqiu Village, Jitun Township, huixian city. Many villages and towns in the west of the city can confirm the stories of Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng, such as Yingying's Tomb in Shangguan Village, Jitun Township, Lihuzhai and Fort Ridge in Shangbali Town, and the site of Baima General Temple in the northwest of Chuqiu Village. In the history of Cui family in Chuqiu village, someone was an official in the DPRK. At that time, the emperor awarded Cui a plaque.
Looking up relevant historical materials, it is found that Yuan Zhen, a famous poet in the middle Tang Dynasty, once wrote a famous legendary story, Yingying Biography. Later, some people adapted many novels and plays according to the content of Yingying Biography, such as The West Chamber and The Story of the Truth. The Biography of Yingying is actually Yuan Zhen's own personal experience when he was young. The plot of the story is roughly as follows:
During Zhenyuan period in Tang Dezong, a scholar named Zhang Junrui traveled and stayed at Pujiu Temple. At this time, a widow named Cui passed by when she returned to her hometown (that is, Chuqiu Village, Jitun Township, huixian city) and stayed in this temple. It was a time of war and confusion. The Cui family is rich, has a beautiful young daughter, and is afraid of being robbed. They are on tenterhooks all day. Fortunately, Zhang Junrui and General Baima stationed in Pudong are good friends, so he asked them to deploy some troops to protect their mother and daughter and let Cui's widow and daughter tide over the difficulties.
Soon, the place was settled, and the Cui family hosted a banquet to show their gratitude. Seeing that Yingying was very virtuous and beautiful at the banquet, Zhang Sheng fell in love with her at first sight and secretly invited the maid matchmaker to pay tribute for many times, but Cui Yingying never made a clear statement. Later, the matchmaker told Zhang Sheng privately that the girl liked poetry since she was a child. So, Zhang Sheng wrote a four-line poem "The Word of Spring" and asked the matchmaker to give it to Yingying:
"There is no grass and no trees in the deep courtyard, and Jiao Ying hides in the shade without saying a word; When the water floats, you will make money when you go out. "
The main idea of the poem is that there is no one in the lush deep house compound. The oriole, a delicate girl, quietly hides in the shade (implying Yingying). When she felt depressed and bored, she played with the petals in the water to express her infinite thoughts, and secretly entrusted them to her lover to tell after those fallen flowers flowed out of the courtyard.
The next day, the matchmaker found Zhang Sheng and gave him a colored note, saying it was from this girl. Zhang Yingsheng opened it on see, and there was a poem "Answer Zhang Ying, Bright Moon for Three to Five Nights":
"Stay in the west wing, windward door ajar. The flowers on the wall are moving, and they are suspected to be jade people. "
This poem is very famous, and the name of the adaptation of The West Chamber comes from the first sentence in the poem. The main idea of the poem is: locked in the boudoir, I stood under the west wing, silently waiting for the moon to take off. At this time, the wind gently blew the door open, only to see the shadows reflected on the wall shaking back and forth. Is it that I miss my lover day and night and wave to me?
Zhang Ying pondered this poem, thinking that Cui Yingying was hinting at him that he could climb over the wall to keep an appointment in the dead of night. After leaving, Cui Yingying did come, but she seriously criticized Zhang Sheng and advised him not to entertain foolish ideas, without showing any feelings. Zhang sheng is very romantic, on a whim, disappointed. When he came back, he was lovesick and ill in bed. A few days later, the matchmaker suddenly came to tell him, "Here we are! Coming! What are you doing lying down? " Soon, Cui Yingying really came to visit him. Although after seeing Zhang Sheng, Cui Yingying was too ashamed to lift his head, but there are thousands of words in it, so Zhang Sheng's illness will soon be good. Since then, the two have been in private contact for about two months. Later, Zhang Sheng had to reluctantly break up with Cui Yingying, because he wanted to go to Beijing to catch the exam and agreed to come back to get married after becoming famous.
Unexpectedly, Zhang didn't go to be the first this time. He felt ashamed to go back to his relatives and friends, so he had to stay in Chang 'an and wait for the next exam. More than two years later, when Cui Yingying saw no news of Zhang Sheng, he married someone else, and Zhang Sheng got married at this time. Later, Zhang Sheng passed by Cui Yingying's husband's house, claiming that she was Yingying's cousin, hoping to see him to make amends, but Yingying refused to see him all the time. Zhang felt ungrateful and very angry. When Cui Yingying learned that Zhang Sheng had misunderstood himself, he wrote a poem "Sending Poems is Minimal" and asked the matchmaker to hand it over: "Selling thin and reducing capacity, getting out of bed a thousand times; Not ashamed of being close to others, but ashamed of being embarrassed. " "Slight" is Yuan Zhen's word, and "absolutely subtle" means cutting off contact with it. The main idea of the poem is: after you and I broke up, I was restless, didn't think about tea, didn't want to eat, and my appearance soon became haggard, but I didn't hear from you. I don't want to see you for other reasons. I'm sorry for what you did, but I'm ashamed of your unfaithfulness.
In a few days, Zhang Sheng will resign. Cui Yingying also wrote a poem "Farewell Poem", once again declined Zhang Sheng's visit: "If we abandon the present, what should we do? At that time, it was opposite to self; I will also pity the people in front of me. "
The main idea of the poem is: What is there to say and miss about an old lover you abandoned? Even though you and I were so close at that time, we made a vow of eternal love. You still love your present wife with your past feelings for me! Forget it, let bygones be bygones! Jitun Township is located 20 kilometers southwest of huixian city, with a population of 46,800. It governs 33 administrative villages, with 76,000 mu of cultivated land, 8 1 square kilometer. Huijiao Highway and Wu Hui Highway cross the border.
Over the years, the people of Chuqiu are well-known. It is said that Yingying is a local surname. The love story between Zhang Sheng and Yingying took place in Chuqiu area, and some evidence can be found. All this sounds vivid and credible, but unfortunately, there is nothing to test, which is not enough to believe that it really exists.
The prototype of Sun Feihu in The West Chamber is Li Hu, who is said to be from Mengzhuang, huixian city. The temple that was surrounded in those days was Pujiu Temple, which is located in Chuqiu Township, 30 miles west of Huixian County. Yingying's real name is Cui. It is said that Chu Qiu is Cui Shi, and the White Horse General is Du Mingque. Li Hu, the king of the mountain, is entrenched in the middle of Taihang Mountain, north of Ximatoukou, Shangbali Town, huixian city. Du did bombard the battery of Li Huzhai in those days, and tied it to Dongling of Shanghepo Natural Village in Shangbali. Now people call it Baoling.
Yingying's grave is located in Xiaoshi River to the west of Shangguanzhuang. For thousands of years, it has been fascinating among people. It is said that Yingying has done good things for the people in Shangguanzhuang. People in the village read merit, according to her dream: "My feet are small and it is inconvenient to walk. There are too many stones in Xiaoshihe between Chuqiu and Shangguanzhuang, and the river is too big. It is better to go back to my mother's house and build a bridge on the Xiaoshi River. " In this way, the people raised funds to build a small bridge, named Yingying Bridge.
One hundred meters northwest of Chuqiu village, there is a white horse general temple, which is evidenced by the remains.