Why do outsiders call Jiangxi people "Jiangxi cousins"?

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The Origin and Legend of "Jiangxi Old Table"

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In Jiangxi, no matter in urban or rural areas, strangers always like to be "old cousins" when they meet. Or depending on the age of the other party, the "old cousin" can be concretized into "cousin (milk)", "uncle (grandmother)" and "cousin (sister-in-law)". Its polite occasions are certainly enough for people who meet by chance to be willing to talk, communicate and even lend a helping hand; This kind of "old cousin" contains nostalgia and affection, which is enough to make people feel a little relieved about "meeting an old friend in another country", so as to quickly identify with each other and feel like brothers. What is particularly interesting is that people from other provinces (such as Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Sichuan) are also used to calling Jiangxi "Jiangxi's cousin" or simply "Jiangxi's cousin". Far away, let's say that during the Second Revolutionary Civil War, * * *, Zhu De and others led the Red Army to Gannan, and the local people were "old classes" from top to bottom, which soon brought the army and the people closer and became one.

"Jiangxi Laobiao has a long history, which is related to the migration of Hakkas, especially to the Chen family in Yimen, Jiangzhou. The Chen family in Yimen, Jiangzhou, has formed many cousins because of the scattered places. Their descendants have continuously become cousins, aunts, uncles, cousins, and even cousins and cousins, forming a series of relatives. "

According to documents, one of the surnames of China people is Chen. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Hu Gongman, a descendant of Shun, was named the State of Chen by the King of Wu in Wanqiu (east of Huaiyang County, Henan Province). The rebellion of the Eight Kings in the Western Jin Dynasty, the turmoil in the Central Plains, and Yuan Di moved south. In order to avoid the disaster of the war, the subjects of the Central Plains moved their families to the south one after another. Chen Ye of Yingchuan joined this great migration and lived in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River. The grandson of Chen Zhun, the captain of the Jin Dynasty, was appointed as the county magistrate of the Great Wall (now Changxing, Zhejiang). Soon, the Chen family became a local family. In the second year of Dashun (AD 89 1), Chen Fengzhao established Yimen. Since then, Chen Yimen has become famous all over the world.

In the seventh year of Song Renzong Jiayou (1062), the Yimen Chen family lasted for more than 230 years, with more than 3,900 family members and more than 300 granges. Such a large and prominent family is admirable, but it also worries Chao Yan. So, a group of ministers, such as Prime Minister Wen Yanbo, played the emperor, please analyze the Chen family in Yimen. Let it play naturally, but Chen is "considerate". In the spring of the following year, it was agreed to divide the villages into 292 villages and move them to 125 counties (cities) in Jiangxi, Hubei, Zhejiang, Hunan, Henan, Huizhou, Guangdong, Sichuan and Fujian. It was assigned to a branch of Hua Qian Village (now Ningdu, Jiangxi Province), and reached the hands of Sun Chenwan, the 29th generation of Wang Chen. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Jingdingjian (1260- 1264) re-entered Ruijin and quickly became a noble family. The second son Yunqing and the third son Hunqing, born to Gui Xiang, the son of Chen Wansi, later became the ancestors of the Chen tribe in Shicheng and Huichang respectively.

A big family is falling apart, and brothers and sisters live far apart. This phenomenon continues to expand, and Chen's descendants will continue to be cousins, aunts, uncles, and even cousins, forming serial relatives. In this way, Jiangxi people and mainlanders, Jiangxi people and Jiangxi people naturally have an inseparable relationship of "old cousin", and it is natural for mainlanders to nickname Jiangxi people "Jiangxi cousin". It is not surprising that Jiangxi people call each other "old cousins".

In addition, there are many Chen surnames in history; Don't let your children follow grandpa's surname Chen. Obviously, these two situations have also had an impact on Chen's cousins in various places, so it will be related to the origin of "Jiangxi Cousins" to some extent.

Mr. Han Zhenfei said: "Throughout the Chen family, most of their descendants are scattered in Gannan, Ruijin, Shicheng, Huichang, Ningdu and other places, forming many cousins, so concentrated and so typical. This kind of address has become a habit and developed into a custom, and gradually Jiangxi Province has also called it this way. "

The title of "Jiangxi Laobiao" is called by Chen, and the phenomenon of many cousins formed by Chen's diaspora may also occur in other surnames. But it will never be so concentrated and typical, so it will not have much to do with the formation of' Jiangxi Old Table'.

Mr. Han Zhenfei said: "Now; As long as you get to the border of Jiangxi and meet people from Jiangxi, you may call them "old cousin" affectionately. In the interior of Jiangxi, especially in the countryside, everyone is old-fashioned and short-sighted. Why do Jiangxi people have this reputation? It is rumored that the first person in Jiangxi Province was Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. "

At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of peasant uprising, and Chen Youliang, another uprising leader who occupied Hankou and Huguang, fought fiercely in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province 18. In A.D. 1363, Chen Youliang dispatched dozens of giant ships, and 600,000 sailors entered Hongdu (Nanchang), and Zhu Yuanzhang was defeated. I had to flee to Poyang Lake with the beaten army. One day, their ship finally approached a peninsula land. Upon inquiry, this place is called Kang Langshan and belongs to yugan county. After being rescued ashore by local villagers, Zhu Yuanzhang was very moved and settled them down for treatment and rest. Zhu Yuanzhang asked the villagers what your name was, and the villagers said, our whole village is surnamed Chen. Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy after hearing this. He said it was meant to be. My uncle in Fengyang's hometown is also surnamed Chen. Maybe it was a family 500 years ago. So, you and I are still cousins. Since then, the two sides have called each other "cousins."

After the recovery of Zhu Yuanzhang, after two years' efforts, he reorganized his military forces, and 200,000 naval divisions lined up in Kang Langshan. With the support of local people, the fire attack on Chen Ying won a great victory, and Chen Youliang was shot in the head by a flowing arrow and died. In A.D. 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Within a few years, Jiangxi was flooded for years, and the people were miserable. Therefore, Kanglangshan people chose three courageous and knowledgeable young people to find Zhu Yuanzhang. Three young people came to Nanjing day and night. A countryman went to Beijing, not knowing that the palace compound was heavily guarded and he could not see the emperor. In desperation, he risked his life to knock on the bell and drum in front of the palace. The bells and drums really alarmed the emperor Zhu. He asked, "Who dares to drive?" The eunuch reported: "Three people came from Jiangxi, saying they were old cousins of the Sagrada Familia, and they always wanted a ride." When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that he was a cousin from Jiangxi, he raised his hand and said, open the middle door quickly and send a big gift to welcome him. Zhu Yuanzhang met Jiangxi's "cousin" and asked him why. He comforted him with words and treated him with good wine. He immediately decided to allocate a large amount of money and food to help victims in Jiangxi, while Kang Langshan was exempt from paying grain tax and sent it to the whole country. Since then, Jiangxi cousins have spread all over the country.