In ancient times, when choosing a tomb, one must choose a geomantic site. Why did Zeng Guofan do the opposite?
The reason is very simple, because after Zeng Guofan experienced great storms, he hoped that his children and grandchildren could live the lives of ordinary people. Zeng Guofan did not want them to become officials and experience the ups and downs he had experienced. Although many people appear to be beautiful on the surface, when no one is looking, they may be stuck in the quagmire.
In ancient times, wealthy people would find Feng Shui masters to help their deceased relatives choose a Feng Shui treasure land as their final destination. But this is not necessarily the case for poor families. Either they know how to read Feng Shui, or they just find a piece of land to bury it. The ancients believed that as long as the burial place has good feng shui, it can protect future generations and ensure the wealth of the family. Whether in ancient times or in modern times, many people deliberately destroy each other's ancestral graves in order to vent their anger and achieve the purpose of revenge on each other. But whether this behavior has any effect is unknown. After all, it is just superstition.
Zeng Guofan was a person who knew how to read Feng Shui very well. It is said that in his later years, someone showed him a treasure land of Feng Shui and took Zeng Guofan to have a look (the ancients were not very taboo about using Feng Shui during their lifetime). Choose your own cemetery). As soon as Zeng Guofan saw that place, he knew it was a geomantic treasure. Whether it was from the elements contained in it or from the direction of the mountains, it showed that this was an excellent place. However, Zeng Guofan rejected this place. He slowly said to the man: "I have experienced the ups and downs of officialdom and know how difficult it is. As long as my descendants can live the lives of ordinary people, I That’s enough!”
Perhaps Zeng Guofan has seen clearly the officialdom and life. As a human being, no one lives an easy life.