1992, Wu Dalang's Mausoleum was discovered in Hebei, and a scam that lasted for more than 600 years was cracked.

1992, in a small village in Qinghe County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. A villager found an ancient tomb while working. The villagers told the local cultural relics protection unit about this discovery.

The archaeological team soon came to the village. Archaeologists opened the coffin and found that it was a husband and wife's tomb. According to the funerary objects, this should be the tomb of the Northern Song Dynasty. But experts haven't found out who the owner of this tomb is.

At this time, archaeologists dug up a stone tablet near the mausoleum. There is an inscription on the stone tablet, which reads: Wu Gong did not dare to plant the word Tian Ling. When he was a child, he was called Dalang, and in his later years, he was honored as the fourth old man. Pan Shi, her husband's wife, is a famous Shu Yuan.

Judging from the inscription, this must be Wu Dalang's mausoleum. But isn't Wu Dalang just a short man, three inches tall, with the image of valley bark? And Pan Jinlian, isn't it a love affair that poisoned Wu Dalang? How can they be buried together? Experts estimate that the bones in the coffin are at least 7 feet high.

The records in the inscription are inconsistent with the descriptions in the book. What the hell is going on here? Is this a scam that has lasted for more than 600 years? Today we will solve this puzzle.

It is clearly recorded in the inscription and Qinghe County annals that the real situation in Wu Dalang is like this. Wu Dalang, formerly known as Wu Zhi, was born in Qinghe County, Hebei Province. He loved reading since he was a child, and he was literate and martial, and he was admitted to the middle-aged examination.

Wu Zhi was appointed as the county magistrate of yanggu county by the imperial court after he was admitted to the Jinshi. Although he is a small official with seven sesame seeds, Wu Zhi is not careless at all. Wu Zhi handles cases fairly and never takes bribes. He also cracked down on local bullies and escorted the people.

The people of yanggu county are very grateful to Wu Zhi for all he has done for them. To this end, the villagers also made a people's umbrella for Wu Zhi. On weekdays, the people are kind and call Wu Zhi the official of Wu Da.

Wu Zhi's inscription sums up his life in detail. Although there is no specific description of his appearance, at least we know that Wu Dalang is a talented person with both civil and military skills.

Since Wu Dalang can be adopted by the imperial court, it at least proves that he is a normal person. But why are the descriptions of Wu Dalang by later generations all three-inch images? Is it because someone maliciously smeared Wu Dalang?

That's true. Wu Dalang is really being smeared. Wu Dalang's detractors were Wu Dalang's childhood friends.

Wu Dalang's friend's name is Huang Tang. When they were young, they read and played together and had a good relationship. But this Huang Tang doesn't have the learning motivation like Wu Dalang. He is always lazy to fish, and his mind is focused on playing. So, in the imperial examination, Wu Dalang was admitted to Jinshi, and Huang Tang fell into Sun Shan.

Huang Tang's family environment used to be good, but after an accident, his life was very difficult. This time he thought of Wu Dalang. Wu Dalang is the county magistrate of yanggu county. Maybe he will find a good job.

Huang Tang found Wu Dalang's home. Wu Dalang received him warmly. Wu Dalang's wife, Pan Shi, provides him with delicious food and drinks every day. In this way, Huang Tang stayed in Wu Dalang's house for more than half a month.

Huang Tang thought that Wu Dalang would arrange a good job for himself. But as time went by, Wu Dalang didn't say a word about running errands. Huang Tang really can't stay any longer. He left Wu Dalang's home with a full stomach.

On the way home, Huang Tang became more and more angry. He thinks Wu Dalang is really heartless and selfish. So he took out a pen and paper and drew a portrait of Wu Dalang. This portrait makes Wu Dalang extremely ugly. There is a line under the portrait. It says that Wu Dalang is three inches tall and looks like an old bark. And said Wu Dalang was weak and obscene.

Huang Tang walked all the way, plastered with the portrait painted by Wu Dalang, and didn't stop until he reached the door. At this time, Huang Tang discovered that great changes have taken place in the family. The house has been renovated, and it is completely new inside and out.

It turns out that Wu Dalang has sent someone to repair the house at home. Wu Dalang also left him a bag of money to live on. Huang Tang woke up at this time. He wanted to go back and get those portraits, but it was too late. It was too late.

Huang Tang spread rumors to discredit Wu Dalang's appearance and character. But where did Wu Dalang sell baked wheat cakes and be poisoned by Pan Jinlian?

The origin of this cooking cake is also a coincidence. This is actually a case tried by Wu Dalang during his tenure as Dongyang County Magistrate. At that time, in Zishi Street, yanggu county, there was a cake shop with a thriving business called "Wuda Bakery Shop".

The business of sesame seed cake shop is booming, which has attracted the attention of Ximen Qing, a local tyrant and bully. Ximen Qing took a fancy to the place of sesame seed cake shop, so he repeatedly picked on Wu Da, the owner of sesame seed cake shop, and tried to drive Wu Da away.

Wu Da was forced to take this Ximen Qing to the county government. Ximen Qing wants to use the back door here in Wu Dalang to bribe Wu Dalang. But Wu Dalang didn't buy it at all. He gave Simon A Qing a good beating and kicked him out of the yamen.

Ximen Qing's plot didn't succeed, and he won't be content. Losing the lawsuit is a small matter, but losing face is a big matter, so I took to the streets to speak ill of Wu Dalang. He said that Wu Dalang, the county magistrate, was related to Wu Da, and Wu Dalang was born selling baked wheat cakes. Wu Dalang's judgment is unfair and partial to his relatives.

Such a rumor is usually heard as a joke. But this time, it happened that Shi Naian was collecting materials for Water Margin. Shi Naian thought this material was really exquisite, so he adapted these stories and included them in the book.

Shi Naian in order to make the story more dramatic and interesting. He also portrayed Wu Zhi's wife Pan Shi as a vicious image of having an affair and murdering her husband.

Shi Naian's works are very successful, and the images of Wu Dalang and Pan Jinlian are vividly portrayed by him. Readers enjoy it, but Wu Dalang's descendants are miserable.

Wu Zhi and Pan Shi have been notorious for too long. The descendants of Wu Zhi decided to change their names to Wu Zhi and Pan Shi. They built ancestral temples and wrote love letters about grievances. The book of grievances reads: Wu Pan's fabrication of Shi Naian in Water Margin is a grievance. Wu ancestral hall ruled out the case, and Shi owed Shi money.

The descendants of the Wu family all hope that their ancestors will be remembered by future generations with a positive image. Don't be vilified by others.