Chapter 59 The ninth floor and the tenth floor "Red Mansion" Suoyin (5)

There are roots in ——Research on the mahogany of Huanghai Iron Net Mountain In the thirteenth funeral of Qin Keqing, Jia Zhen searched for a high-quality coffin, and Xue Pan came to recommend it. In his wood shop, there was a "malay wood" board that "Old Chitose" wanted, which came from Tiewang Mountain in Huanghai, "brought by my late father here."One from Iron Net Mountain, see you again in the twenty-sixth chapter, Feng Ziying said. Today's examination of Huanghai is a variant word of "Liaohai".Ancient Huanghai, that is, Liaohe River.The west source of the Liao River is more than 500 miles away from the Gubeikou, and it flows eastward. Along the way, it receives water from the three rivers in the north and the south, and reaches the northwest of Kaiyuan, where it meets the Kersu River and enters the border.Huangshui is called Lamuleng in Mongolian.In the 21st year of the re-examination of Kangxi, it was encircled from Kaiyuan to Tieling on the way. Its place name is "Santabao" (now called "Shantoubao"), which is in the north of Tieling City.This area is the Liaohaiwei (in Changtu) of the Ming Dynasty, which belongs to the "Huanghai".

Feng Ziying followed her father to Iron Net Mountain to fight the siege, "I went there on March 28, and my son (April 24) also came back."It is a round-trip journey of more than 20 days from the capital to Liaodong, which is exactly in the direction of Tieling. From Xue Pan's tone, it can be seen that his family is from Liaobei—perhaps from Tieling. "Iron Net Mountain", the pseudonym of Tieling, can be determined. Attached: Research on "Max" In the book, Xueqin pointed out "Huanghai Iron Net Mountain", and wrote again: "This mountain comes out of "mammoth trees", and it is also the place where the Qing government "wrecked".

According to this, it has been proved that Huanghai is Liaohai, because the West Liaohe River in the upper reaches of Liaohe River was originally called Huangshui, and "Liaohai" was the name of Liaobei in Ming Dynasty. It is in today's Changtu County (Tieling area). It often floods, and the vast ocean "Zeguo" is formed nearby, and the native people call it "Liaohai", and there is a place name of "Liaohaitun" (see "Shen Gu", "Qing History Draft·Geography" and other books).Huangshui, which is called "Xila Mulun (or recorded as Leng) River" in Mongolian, is more than a thousand miles long.

To the north of Tieling, there is the "Three Towers Fort" (now "Three Heads Fort"), which is a hunting paddock; 1500 miles also). Therefore, "Huanghai Iron Net Mountain" is actually a metaphor for "Liaohai Tieling" - it is self-evident that "Tieshan" means "Tieling". The word "net" is wedged into the meaning of "network", and it also uses the word "Tieweishan" in the Buddhist scriptures to reflect each other. Then read: Xue Pan’s important speech to Jia Zhen: 1. "Mahogany wood" (coffin material) was produced in Iron Net Mountain in Huanghai;

2. Brought by his father (retained by Prince Yizhong); 3. The bottom of the side is eight inches thick; 4. The pattern is like betel nut, the taste is like cloud sandalwood musk, and the buckle is like gold and jade; 5. If you make a coffin, it will last for ten thousand years. This feature shows that the so-called "major wood" is actually the giant catalpa produced in Tieling.The reasons for the argument are as follows: First, according to the "Tieling County Annals" in the 10th year of Kangxi and the 4th year of the Republic of China, all the wood types listed in the property include catalpa.In the 16th year of the Republic of China, the county annals also said: "The fruity one is called fruit pine, the childless one is called fir pine, and the one with a lot of fat is called Chinese pine.... Catalpa wood can be used for gun shafts and boat oars; its quality is tough."

Second, "Chinese Dictionary" quoted "Shuowen" catalpa character, Wang Zhu said that it first appeared in "Zuo" Xiangba biography, the character was "Hagi", and it was "Musu", so we know that the word "Talpa" began in Zhou Dynasty , between Qin.Also quoted: "The catalpa has rows, and the stems are straight and lovely." Third, catalpa, that is, the red one of catalpa, is also listed in the above quotation. Fourth, catalpa, which has been a good material for coffins since ancient times, was first seen in the note of "Calpa palace" in "Book of the Later Han·Ming Emperor Ji", which is also called "using catalpa wood as a coffin".

Fifth, according to a letter from Tieling scholar Li Fengzuo: Fruit pine is commonly called Korean pine; catalpa is commonly called wild walnut tree.All are suitable for pillars, coffins and furniture.The big ones are two or three feet in diameter, which is rare today. Sixth, according to the (interpretation name) "Jijie", the analysis is very detailed, so I won't quote it here.Master Li Shizhen concluded: "Calpa trees can be found everywhere, and there are three types: those with white wood and texture are catalpas, and those with red color are catalpas. The beautiful ones of catalpas are chairs. The small ones are coffins, 罴yi citrus ⅲ, and 獯. Ao  ?

To sum up, it can be seen that the "major wood" written in the book is actually a special kind of catalpa, and the "pattern is like betel nut" is the "beautiful writing" feature of "chair". "The stem is straight and lovely", which is exactly the trend of the mast. "Making gun shafts" is the smallest thing; "making boat oars" is related to the ship; making coffins is exactly the theme of this plot of "The Red Chamber"-it can be said that they are all in harmony with each other. According to the "Dictionary" quoted from Lu Ji's poems, the catalpa is white and the one who gives birth to a child is catalpa. "Pi Ya" says: "Calpa is the head of a hundred trees." Therefore, Zi is called the king of trees.Luo Yuanyun said: If there is such a tree in the house, the remaining trees will not shake.And Li Shizhen also said: Mu Moliang is in Zi.It can be seen that catalpa has a high status among all trees and its quality is good.Catalpa is tough in nature, with straight and straight stems. The thin ones can be used as gun shafts, while the thick ones can be used as masts. Therefore, Xueqin changed its name to "樯木".The pattern is like betel nut, which means that the color is red and has texture, which is the evidence of catalpa rather than catalpa.As for Li Shizhen's statement that catalpas "are found everywhere", Gai refers to those that are generally small, and the word "Tibetan" says "growth in the valley", which means that it was born on the mountain, and it fits the narrative meaning of "Iron Net Mountain". .

The mahogany tree described by Xueqin should be a particularly good tree species three or four hundred years ago, so it is a rare product.In the book, Xue Pan recalls that the good material of "Zi Palace" was brought by his "father" from the Iron Net Mountain in Huanghai, and it is known that his hometown must be very close to this "sea" and "mountain", or it is his place of origin. . All of these, in the "novel", are intended to change the meaning of the words, and do not want to be outspoken; but in the eyes of those who search for the hidden truth, they are precisely the extremely important real clues—that is, the "window" of the historical relics contained "ladder".

To sum up, Xueqin's writings and Tieling's history are clear, which can be used as a document that cannot be ignored when studying the ancestral home. ①Huangshui name (Qing Yi Tongzhi) Liaohe.Its west source is the Xilamuleng River.It originated from Burke and Erguo in the world of more than 500 Likeshisheng in Gubeikou.It flows eastward through the Mongolian grazing lands outside the mouth.North by Haramuleng River.Nanhe Luoha River.And southeast to the northwest of Kaiyuan.Will Kersu River.The border is the Liaohe River.Xila Mulen, that is, ancient Huangshui.