明朝灭亡后谁当了淄川的文物守护者
在明朝时期，山东淄川有一位廪生名叫宋焘，他以仁善著称，也是一位深受人们尊敬的孝子。当他的母亲去世后，宋焘并未过度悲痛，而是料理完了母亲的丧事之后，就静静地躺下睡着了。他的岳父居住在城西的城隍庙附近，那天他目睹宋焘骑着红缨大马、头戴官帽、身穿蟒袍玉带，还有许多车马随从热闹地前往城隍庙。路过家门时，宋焘专门登堂拜访，并最终进入正殿消失不见。
岳父感到非常惊奇，不解其缘故，便问大街上的人是否见到，但人们都说没有看见。他赶紧回到宋焘家中，只见宋焘衣冠整齐地死在床上。这时候，岳父才明白过来，原来宋焘已经成为了城隍神。但他一直困惑于九年前的事实，即使当时尸体冰冷僵直，被装入棺木之际，当下的确是断气了，但三天后却意外复活。
关于这件事，岳父曾询问过-song-flower-but-Song-flower-only-answered-that-he-could-not-abandon-his-mother-so-he-came-back-to-life. 但实际上，在那次复活后的九年里，Song-flower-devoted himself to serving his mother and was extremely respectful towards his father-in-law and the neighbors.
The truth is that nine years ago, Song-flower had indeed passed away. However, he was brought back by the Heavenly Court. The reason was that during his time in the afterlife, he had been summoned to take an exam by a white-robed clerk. He saw many officials seated at a large table, but only recognized Guan Yu and Yan Wang; none of the others were familiar to him. Two tables with benches were set up outside, where one candidate was already seated - Song-flower also sat down next to him.
He wrote down "one person one mind" on the examination paper without hesitation and quickly finished it. The examiners were very pleased with his answers, especially when he wrote "to be good out of kindness is not rewarded; to do evil out of ignorance is not punished." This impressed them greatly.
Song-flower was summoned before the main examiner who said: "You have a reputation for virtue in this world; after reviewing your answers today, you truly live up to your name. Now Hefei needs a City God; I appoint you." Song-flower knelt down crying saying: "I am deeply honored but I must first serve my aged mother until her passing."
The main examiner ordered someone to bring over Song Mother's life-death register which showed she still had nine more years left on earth. The gods hesitated for some time without deciding what to do when Guan Yu suggested sending Zhang Shi (another successful examinee) as proxy for nine years instead.
After hearing this suggestion from Guan Yu, both Song Flora and Zhang Shi bowed their heads in agreement before departing separately from each other like old friends carrying out mutual farewell poetry:
"The flowers bloom everywhere,
There are always wines available.
No candles no lamps,
Night will shine bright by itself."
Upon waking up from this dream-like state within the coffin tomb while being surrounded by darkness and silence,
Song Flora found himself alive again inside his coffin box.
He screamed loudly striking against wooden walls.
His grieving mother heard these sounds coming from within her son's coffin chamber so she opened it along with her husband-in-law helping him sit upright
Later he went back home found out there existed another man named Zhang who lived in Longshan County & died on same day
They became close friends
In Longshan County they took turns bidding farewell
When clear-headed again
Found himself lying inside a coffin
Shouted loudly knocking against wooden walls
Mother heard these sounds came into room helped open coffinside
Afterwards went back home discovered there lived another man called Zhang living in Longshan County & died at same moment They grew close as if long-time acquaintances In Longshan they exchanged farewells
Once awake
Lying inside casket
Cried aloud struck against casket wall
Mother heard these noises rushed into room lifted lid
Later returned home discovered another man named Zhang residing in Longshan county dying simultaneously They befriended each other In Longshan they shared parting words
