Where are General Wu and Gu Ginkgo?

On the west bank of the river in Wuzhen, there is an ancient ginkgo tree, which is tall and big. It takes three people to hold hands to hug. It is simple and vigorous, and you can see the top of the tree ten miles away. Ancient ginkgo biloba has been passed down from the Tang Dynasty, with a history of 1000 years.

This ginkgo tree is related to a hero in the Tang Dynasty. During the Yuanhe period, there was a brave general named Wu, known as General Wu. General Wu loves his country and his people. He has strong martial arts and is brave and good at fighting. After the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the strength of the central government gradually weakened and local officials became domineering.

They became kings one after another.

At that time, Li Qi, the secretariat of Zhejiang Province, also wanted to dominate and sent troops to rebel, which made this area in a state of chaos and the people were in dire straits. The emperor ordered General Wu Zan and Vice General Wu Qi to lead a crusade team, and they pursued him until the rebels fled. -When the soldiers chased Chexi River in Wuzhen, Li Qi suddenly hung up the death-free card and demanded a truce. General Wu camped on the spot and prepared to fight again. Who knows that in the middle of the night, the rebels attacked the camp, and General Wu got up to meet him. Richie retreated to Chexi River and quickly escaped from a stone bridge. General Wu got off the bridge and was shot dead by a flurry of arrows.

It turned out that a trap was set under the bridge and General Wu was assassinated.

Wu got up, killed the rebels, buried General Wu in the west of Chexi River in Wuzhen, and built a grave for him. Strange to say, that night, people saw a little flashing red light on General Wu's new grave.

And the neighing of horses. The next day, a green ginkgo tree appeared on the grave, which quickly grew into a towering tree. It is strange that this ginkgo tree never bears fruit. Everyone says that this ginkgo tree is the embodiment of General Wu.

Because Richie's rebellion was put down, the people were spared the suffering of war. In memory of this patriotic general, people built a temple of General Wu in Wuzhen.

And hang a plaque in the temple, which reads "General Dashu".

General Wu has since become a local god and blessed the local people.