Fairview has always been known as the breadbasket of the southern city of Changshu Bin Tang doors (commonly known as the Great East Gate), the head is now a place called Duck Lake, there was a Donggao Cottage, built in the Ming Dynasty is a private garden. Chief Secretary of the Senate served as the Guangdong-style plow Huo Yu said the word, sound yue) resign to return home after the selection of a large, outside the east gate is called the "Garden on" (local accent pronounced lang) of the Department to create this garden .

Dong Gao Zhai's cottage after several generations of management by extension, become a very famous place in Changshu, spread over a local one; Minyan called "Alex Zhai actors home", known as the "Yushan two away", and famous. Indeed, also known as Dong Gao Zhai Park Cottage, not only music threshold Zhu Lan, lying across the river bridge, pillow mountain water, tapes natural, very good at winning gardens, and many well-known text into the seventeenth century, such as Dong Qichang, Jue Song (jue), Wen Zhen Meng, Wu Weiye so whom Ode, attract a lot of admiring four guests. Later, Di-type Si in a foreign land when there miss home, "Dong Gao paint a portrait", "Dong Gao Ji Sheng" and a series of verses, never poetry, one by one depicting the four seasons park attraction Zhai than 30, fondly recalled put up their own early years in this town a good place to study.

Zhai type Si, the word from the field, number of little Peter, alias Cassino, Ming Wanli Shenzong eighteen years (AD 1590) was born in the picturesque ancient city of Changshu. Grandfather Dijing Chun, it is a private school teacher lotus drainage countryside. Jiajing 23 years (1544), Di Jingchun will try to participate in Beijing, won the first test, known as "Hui-yuan", before moving home to the city (later, Zhai family lived in the street have long been known for "Hui-yuan Square", which is now the northern end of College Street and the alley near the intersection), Zhai Zhai Ru-style plow father said after the comprehensive examinations for Scholars in Beijing have been a palace construction management department, responsible to the Hubei provincial examinations officials, the parent, two generations of ancestors are upright man, devoted to their duties, without fear of powerful, dare to say. Zhai type plow their role models for the children and grandchildren grow up with healthy heart has an important role.

Zhai type Si childhood teacher to study seriously at home, through a series of examinations at all levels in his 27-year-old (1616) that comprehensive examinations of the Scholars in Beijing. Two years later, he was sent to the magistrate when Ji'an House Yongfeng; 30 years old and part-time Yoshimizu magistrate. In office, Zhai type plow to enforce the law, doing things fair, honest, loved by the people.

Apocalypse first year (1621) the court transfer to Hubei Jiangling Zhai type plow office, but won the hearts and minds Zhai Yongfeng type Si are enthusiastic to retain, has done his father's death when it is left there.

Chongzhen no year (1628), Di-type Si, 39, Sections Officials in the North when the household the post of royal government in office discussions, justice, home personal gains and losses on the advance and retreat givers. Because of speaking out, offended dignitaries, Zhai type Si has been repeatedly demoted, dismissed from office of the punishment, and even falsely imprisoned, suffered bitterness. However, he has always been important to national security for the people suffering in mind, and hate the passage of time, Love is rising, "worries only benefits the heart when hot, serve the country if their sideburns sparse" and often feel anxious.

At that time, the regime has already started crumbling Ming Dynasty, the emperor had several generations of stupid confused dead end to a great country, and the last of the emperor, Zhu Chong detection by the prosecution is a self-willed, suspicious Guaen person, irreparable defeat. Collusion between corrupt officials and the court, for non-HU. For the border officers and men in bloody battles for the defense of territory, but up and down the court is shameless debauchery, their pleasure, but also harm good people; the majority of farmers live in dire straits, forced to rebel, the rebel army surging, in full swing. Rise in the northeast of Manchu nobility, lining up, waiting in the wings.

Chongzhen seventeen years (1644) March 19, Li Zi Cheng scored a volunteer army of farmers led by Beijing, the emperor Zhu by the prosecution in Meishan (now Beijing Jingshan Park) committed suicide by hanging. Soon, northeast of the Qing army took the opportunity of entry, quickly grasp the overall situation.

In the Qing emperor in Beijing, Chien-yuan, "Junji" at the same time, by the Song Ming Zhu Fukuo established in Nanjing in howl "Hiromitsu" to confront the regime. Historically called "Ming." Hiromitsu first year (1644) by the end of Di-type Si was appointed governor of Shanxi, to the province as Chief Executive. Before he left Nanjing, Guangxi to Hong Guangdi seven proposed governance advocates for the stability of people's minds, regain dangers suggestions.

Zhai type Si is the way to his post in Guangxi, south of Nanjing, the Qing already been captured.

The Ming government in exile is extremely fragile, and repeated struggles, replacement, to Junji three years (1646), was king of the Southern Ming regime tang (era name "Wu Long", "Shaowu"), monitoring the country's Lu Wangbing change killed. Zhai type plow on the palm by the emperor, Zhu Feng Gui Wang, Yuan government "Yongli", arrived in Guangxi as a base to attack the Qing interference.

Zhai Yong-type Si at first as assistant minister of the Eastern dynasty of the Board of Civil Court, glass scholar, hanging out and promoted to the Board of Civil chancery and Wen Yuan Ge scholar. Soldier arrives in the irresistible force of the occasion of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongli stupid to not listen to discourage Zhai style meal and fled in panic and sincere, full of style to plow again and Bingbushangshu Qu, stay in Guilin, is responsible for Ming forces, Zhai type plow stepped in, buckled. In against a stronger enemy, the idle power of the poor conditions, he personally directed the Governor array, in the rear of Guilin City, the enemy launched the invasion of the small desperate war of defense.
Zhai make every effort to assemble the resistance-type Si, the allocation of forage also pad their own bank to engage in pension reward soldiers, in a very difficult situation critical, he adjusted the relationship between the brightest Ming forces troops, forget the knot group worked hard all the Ming forces forces , Guilin, even fighting to defend achieved three victories.

However, the general trend of the Ming Dynasty had to go and replacing it with the general trend is irreversible up.

South of the Qing massive, they Cuikulaxiu trend sweeping the country, the resistance around eleven wiped away, and finally, strong soldiers arrives, the concentration of superior forces to deal with at the southwest corner of the "Yongli" Xiaochao Ting, and this " Ming, "the last regime is very corrupt, courtier distrust strife, military conflicts with each other fights, and some even defected over to the enemy.

Water calendar year (1649) March urgent situation worsened, the more effective the struggle against the enemy had a force to be reliable Qing defeated, the Governor also captured division He Tengjiao dead, dynasties never been a fatal blow to the extreme shock . Zhu from the palm have been helpless, only part-time by the Governor Division Zhai type plow, replacing any direct command of the brightest Teng mosquitoes and horses, at the last minute to support a critical situation.

Far away in Changshu long Sunchang Wen Zhai style plow, first arrived in Guilin, Ming forces into battle together with his grandfather. Then, two children from the Changshu mill mysterious departure. They are walked thousands of miles, going through hard times, difficult obstacles, risking their way, leaves his father to go to together with Guangxi. Hurried retreat, traffic congestion, the hard and dangerous journey can be imagined. Fok Yuen milling on the road to go more than seven months, was still being killed. Zhai type Si are trapped in Guilin Gu City, just think of the important task of staying in the body, determined to perish with the city. Aides advised him to stand out, both to avoid danger, then plans to restore, but also met with several dry years have been rushing to see his son. However, Zhai not hesitate to reject a type plow.

AD 1650, that is clear Junji seven years, four years of the Ming Yongli early November 5, isolated city of Guilin, all defenders collapsing everywhere, chaos, four people fleeing the city, children go almost empty. Zhai type Si was trying to recommend separate ways and became the military Governor of War Shilang Zhang same open, the patriotic loyalty to the emperor, took the lead plow style but is very admirable for Zhai generals, defeat single arrived in Guilin, swim across the river and into the rear Yanei, Meet Zhai type Si, determined to worship with his teacher for the country with martyrdom.

Zhang saw the same open-type Si Zhai said: "This emergency situation, how do you prepare it?", "Stay the minister, has the responsibility to stay well this place." Zhai said type plow, "Now do not keep seeing here has already started live, I can go! you do not have the responsibility of staying in, why not get out of here? "

Zhang replied with a serious teacher decided to open: "Let us die die with us. Ancients to be allowed to do their own thing, rather than let others do the same thing as shame. Teachers do not let me and you, was martyred it? "spoke, he would take wine and drink Zhai type plow on, both teachers and students sat in the candlelight, Tanxiaoziruo.

The sky is dark outside the window, night rain kept empty in this isolated city sprinkle inside and outside. Stay quiet the whole sub-Yanei, Zhai type Si and Zhang drinking all night long with open poetry, enjoy the pour, they saw the enemy camp populations everywhere, fire sky. Noise of an intruder is approaching. Zhai and Zhang with open-type Si, but nothing had happened, still sitting on the drink until the white East Wan.

Qing rushed into the empty city, runoff from Yamen to stay, they found that there are actually two on the middle of the lobby dressed in Korean clothing, towards the cap, sitting upright on the ground, laughing as usual the Ming Dynasty high-ranking officials, I really felt incredible.

Zhai type Si Qing and Zhang was escorted to the same open Qing generals Austin "set Nanwang" Kong Youde there. Kong Youde do everything possible to surrender the two of them tried to persuade the Qing Dynasty. However, Zhai-type Si, Zhang are with the carrot and stick unswervingly open anyway, but the Kong Youde soundly completely, find any.

They were imprisoned in the mountains of Guilin wind tunnel prison. Zhai type Si and the adjacent cell, Zhang Ming with open poetry, singing to each other mutual encouragement to adhere to national integrity, Zhai type plow famous poem, "Yin noble spirit" is written in this case.

Yongli November 17 leap years (AD 8 January 1651) blizzard in the sky, the Union-type Si, and Zhang was killed in a crane with open rock on the rocks. Before execution before, Zhai type plow composure, unafraid of death. He told the guards to lead a pen and paper, wrote a poem:

Death to be dead calm and the city, through the ages from loyal advocate.
Three years grace for a long time, the first wire Youdai sky incense.

Zhai plow patriotic style, adhere to resist even went so far lost their lives in the bad god, has always been the people's respect. Over the years we commemorate him in recognition of his. Was finishing his posthumous publication of stories were developed into theater, tombs, ancestral worship and other relevant sites was thirsty pay tribute.

Guilin, Guangxi original "double loyalty wait" for the Memorial Hall was built in Changshu Yushan height of one of the provincial cultural relics Zhai type plow cemetery. Whom official history of his life story biography. Bank of China before the Qing Dynasty, the "Di Zhongxuan public collection," published in 1981 and finishing, "Zhai type Si compile Chronicle," Mr. Zhai's line of descendants if compiled a "tenant-type rake Chronicle" and popular readers, "Zhai type plow." . September 6, 1990, Changshu all walks of life tables will be (and has a range of activities) mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of Hall-type plow, after also produced a commemorative anthology.