文/李 翠 圖/孔 勇
覽圣曲阜之梁公林
SIGHTSEEING ABOUT ANCIENT SAGES IN QUFU --- LIANG GONG FOREST
文/李 翠 圖/孔 勇
梁公林Liang Gong Forest
路去防山外,林當(dāng)泗水前。
五衢知墓墜,四尺表封阡。
植木風(fēng)霜舊,題碑世代遷。
降神周魯日,河岳尚依然。
《闕里志》卷二十里記載的這首詩(shī)中提到的便是啟圣王林。啟圣王林位于曲阜城東的泗河南岸,防山之陰,應(yīng)詩(shī)中“防山外”“泗水前”之說(shuō)。
啟圣王林,簡(jiǎn)稱啟圣林,俗稱梁公林,是孔子父親叔梁紇與母親顏征在的合葬墓地??鬃有置掀ひ喔皆嵊诖???鬃痈赣H姓孔名紇,字叔梁。春秋以前流行將字與名合稱,并且字在前,名在后,因此人們普遍稱呼孔紇為叔梁紇。據(jù)文獻(xiàn)記載,孔子的祖先是宋國(guó)貴族,傳說(shuō)是微子啟的后代,因孔子六世祖的讓位而成為一系??鬃酉裙绞辶杭v時(shí),家境已經(jīng)破落,叔梁紇僅有陬邑大夫之爵,但他素有勇力,屢建戰(zhàn)功,當(dāng)時(shí)孟獻(xiàn)子稱他“有力如虎”。叔梁紇先娶妻施氏,生九女而無(wú)子。又娶妾,生一子,取名伯尼,因足部天生有殘疾,故又稱“孟皮”(皮,跛之意)。依照當(dāng)時(shí)的禮儀,體有殘疾者不宜祭祀,于是晚年又娶顏征在,“禱尼山”而生孔子。然而孔子出生不久,叔梁紇便去世了,葬于防山。自此,顏氏便帶著孔子遷居闕里,并將孔子撫養(yǎng)長(zhǎng)大??鬃?0多歲時(shí),顏氏也去世了。母親去世后,由于不知道父親墓地所在,孔子便先將母親棺槨停在“五父衢”,后合葬于防山。
關(guān)于孔子父母墳?zāi)沟男拗抖Y記?檀弓》記載為便于以后尋訪祭拜,孔子積土為墳。但一場(chǎng)大雨將剛剛筑好的墳沖塌。孔子感嘆:依照古制是不應(yīng)修墳?zāi)沟?。?jù)學(xué)者考證,在孔子以前的殷商時(shí)代,中國(guó)的喪葬風(fēng)俗流行的是“墓而不墳”,即葬后以土鎮(zhèn)平,不封不樹(shù)。但隨著古代禮制的變化,以及人們對(duì)親人憑吊的需求,從殷商晚期就逐漸開(kāi)始出現(xiàn)封土墓。到了春秋晚期,封土墓應(yīng)該普遍流行,且根據(jù)死者的身份有著不同的等級(jí)。
隨著孔子地位的提升,其父母自北宋始也屢受封贈(zèng)。清雍正元年,叔梁紇被封為“啟圣王”,顏征在被封為“啟圣王夫人”,其墓地的規(guī)制也越來(lái)越高。金世宗大定十九年(1179年),孔子50代孫襲封衍圣公孔摠首次于梁公林建造殿、堂、廡、亭20余間,面積有“林廣四十畝”。其后各朝在墓前立碑、展列石儀,筑四面圍墻,增建林門三楹,形成現(xiàn)存規(guī)?!,F(xiàn)在的梁公林總面積約42000平方米,有柏、檜、楷、槲各種樹(shù)木460余棵。林前辟有神道,神道北端為大門3間,左、右砌成“八”字形墻垣。
進(jìn)入林門,有甬道直通享殿。甬道兩旁,依次置有石雕望柱、文豹、甪端、翁仲各一對(duì),均為元代雕刻。享殿廣5間,深3間,歇山頂,前廈后座,上覆綠瓦,下用方磚鋪地。殿內(nèi)供奉叔梁公木主。享殿東南,原建有更衣廳、神廚等,是當(dāng)年祭祀時(shí)待祭和置辦祭器的地方。享殿兩端各有掖門一座,由此而入即為墓區(qū)中心。中心墓區(qū)院內(nèi),又砌有一周內(nèi)墻,中間便是孔子父母合葬墓。墓前立有“圣考齊國(guó)公墓”石碑。此墓東南約10米處,有孔子的哥哥孟皮的墳?zāi)梗骨傲⒂小笆バ植崮埂笔?/p>
Qisheng King Forest, Qisheng Forest in short, is commonly known as Liang Gong Forest, where there is a multi-burial cemetery of Shu-liang He, Confucius's father, and Yan Zhengzai, Confucius's mother. Meng Pi, Confucius's brother, was also buried here. Confucius's father is called Kong He, and his surname is Shu-liang.
However, shortly after the birth of Confucius, Shu-liang He died and was buried in Fang Mountain. From then on, Yan moved to Queli with Confucius and brought him up. In Confucius's teens, Yan also died. After the death of his mother, since Confucius did not know where his father's cemetery was, he firstly kept his mother's coffin in “Wufuqu” and then buried it together with his father in Fang Mountain.