There was a strange rain after Zeng Guofan's great-grandfather was buried. Why did the Feng Shui master say that their family was going to get rich?
Zeng Guofan, a famous minister of the ZTE, said that there are three immortals in life: establishing virtue, meritorious service, and establishing words. Looking at him in the most conservative terms, at least Zeng Guofan has achieved one thing: establishing a voice. "Zeng Guofan's Family Letter" has long become a popular reading and has a wide influence.
Naturally, for a figure like Zeng Guofan, there must be many legends about him, and the same is probably true about his family's ancestral tomb.
In other words, Zeng Guofan’s great-grandfather was named Zeng Jingxi. He was an extremely ordinary farmer who worked hard all his life. Fortunately, his grandson Zeng Linshu (Zeng Guofan's father) is a progressive person and studies very hard. Although he failed to win the exam many times, he is still not discouraged.
On this day, Zeng Jingxi reached the end of his life and passed away without explaining anything. So his son, grandson, etc. buried him in a place in his hometown, Taixi Chong, without letting anyone see it in advance. But later, it was said that the place resembled a big rooster, and the place where Zeng Jingxi was buried was exactly at the head of the rooster.
After the family buried Zeng Jingxi, they returned home. You still have to live and do whatever you have to do. But it happened that that night, the wind and rain suddenly changed, and a heavy rain came just at once. It rained for three days in a row before it cleared up.
Within two days, an expert wandered in from nowhere. Standing in front of Zeng Jingxi’s grave, he stared at him, then looked left and right. After being busy for a long time, he asked about it. After arriving at the Zeng family's grave, he went to the door and told the Zeng family very seriously: "The place where your family is buried is simply wonderful, and future generations will be blessed with endless blessings." Watch and see, your descendants will prosper. ?
Finally, the expert suggested that when he has money in the future, he must also buy the land in front of the tomb. This is called "Golden Rooster Pecking Rice". From this, the Zeng family finally remembered it. It just so happened that Zeng Linshu, who had failed the exam in the second year, suddenly got into the exam like a miracle!
Not only is he the first scholar from the Zeng family to be ranked in high school, he is also the first in the local Zeng family in a century! Therefore, it caused a sensation in the local area. As a result, the Zeng family quickly bought the land in front of the tomb.
Zeng Guofan also received a good education since he was a child because of his father's fortune, although Zeng Guofan was relatively stupid. For example, there is a story that Zeng Guofan was reading aloud indoors, and there was a thief standing outside the window. However, Zeng Guofan could not memorize the contents of the book, so that the thief became anxious, stuck his head out and recited it aloud, then walked away waving his hands. , leaving Zeng Guofan in a mess in the study.
Of course, the truth of this matter cannot be tested. Just like Zeng Jingxi unintentionally hiding a "feng shui treasure land" from others. This can only be said.
But no matter what, it is obviously a blessing from the perspective of this legendary story. But the author values more the blessings passed down to Zeng Guofan by his father, rather than the geomantic treasure land.
Because parents have always been the first teachers of their offspring and can influence their offspring throughout their lives. Therefore, if you want your future generations to be blessed, you still need to strengthen your own cultivation. Pass down good qualities, such as Zeng Lin, who failed the exam but still did not give up. This is also reflected in Zeng Guofan. For example, his thirst for knowledge also appeared in Zeng Guofan.