蔣(jiang)錫震 清(qing)代江蘇宜興人。蔣(jiang)錫震任慶云(yun)知縣(xian)后,慕名來到延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai),見臺(tai)(tai)(tai)上(shang)(shang)(shang)雜草叢生,建(jian)在(zai)(zai)(zai)其上(shang)(shang)(shang)的(de)(de)玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)廟(miao)(miao)卻顯(xian)得富麗堂皇(huang)(huang),不(bu)時(shi)有(you)(you)香客前來朝拜(bai),蔣(jiang)錫震很是(shi)感慨,恐(kong)以(yi)后時(shi)間久遠或再經建(jian)置延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)被毀掉,欲將玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)廟(miao)(miao)遷(qian)往(wang)別(bie)處,以(yi)“令季子(zi)讓國之(zhi)(zhi)賢與(yu)其葬子(zi)之(zhi)(zhi)義表暴與(yu)人之(zhi)(zhi)耳目,于以(yi)系民思而(er)存(cun)古(gu)道(dao)”。但玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)廟(miao)(miao)搬遷(qian)之(zhi)(zhi)事(shi)遭遇到來自鄉(xiang)民們反對(dui)而(er)未能如愿,于是(shi)在(zai)(zai)(zai)延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)之(zhi)(zhi)上(shang)(shang)(shang)立(li)碑一通,即延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)碑。延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)碑正面為(wei)蔣(jiang)錫震同年(nian)(nian)范(fan)陽朱一鳳(feng)題(ti)寫(xie)的(de)(de)“古(gu)延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)”4個(ge)大(da)字(zi),背(bei)面是(shi)蔣(jiang)錫震為(wei)碑題(ti)寫(xie)的(de)(de)跋,詳細記(ji)述了立(li)碑的(de)(de)緣由,碑文(wen)中(zhong)有(you)(you)“土阜巋然可(ke)徑畝(mu)”的(de)(de)記(ji)載,清(qing)代畝(mu)的(de)(de)計(ji)量比現(xian)在(zai)(zai)(zai)略(lve)小,可(ke)見當時(shi)延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)土丘(qiu)規模(mo)很大(da),有(you)(you)幾百平方米,玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)廟(miao)(miao)建(jian)在(zai)(zai)(zai)上(shang)(shang)(shang)面也就不(bu)足為(wei)怪了。不(bu)久,玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)廟(miao)(miao)住(zhu)持請(qing)慶云(yun)人胡清(qing)(清(qing)雍正年(nian)(nian)間進士)專(zhuan)為(wei)玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)廟(miao)(miao)題(ti)碑一筒(tong),即高墓(mu)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)玉(yu)皇(huang)(huang)廟(miao)(miao)碑,碑文(wen)中(zhong)有(you)(you)“若夫梵宇(yu)道(dao)院(yuan),何地蔑(mie)有(you)(you)?雖(sui)法(fa)相(xiang)莊嚴,榱桷(jue)燦爛,縉紳先生弗過問也,今以(yi)古(gu)跡之(zhi)(zhi)故(gu)莫不(bu)憑而(er)吊之(zhi)(zhi),是(shi)廟(miao)(miao)以(yi)墓(mu)顯(xian)矣。”的(de)(de)記(ji)述,雖(sui)名為(wei)廟(miao)(miao)立(li)碑,但可(ke)以(yi)看出(chu)題(ti)碑者對(dui)家鄉(xiang)古(gu)延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)及古(gu)圣先賢推崇之(zhi)(zhi)意。兩(liang)塊碑都立(li)于康熙六十年(nian)(nian)(1722年(nian)(nian))農(nong)歷五月,并都提到延(yan)(yan)(yan)陵(ling)臺(tai)(tai)(tai)在(zai)(zai)(zai)古(gu)縣(xian)志上(shang)(shang)(shang)有(you)(you)明確的(de)(de)記(ji)載。