What decree did Cixi make before she died? Why was there no grass growing in front of her mausoleum?

The ancients were very particular about Feng Shui, especially after a hundred years, poor Feng Shui in the tomb of a person will directly affect future generations. Ordinary people in ancient times believed deeply in the theory of Feng Shui, not to mention feudal rulers like Cixi. Therefore, before Cixi passed away, she paid special attention to the feng shui of the mausoleum. So, what kind of decree did she make before her death, and why did she ask that no grass should grow in front of her tomb?

We know that there is a popular saying among the people that it is very unlucky to have no grass growing on a grave. So, if Cixi is so superstitious, could she not know this rumor? The answer is yes, Cixi not only knew this rumor, but she also believed it. So, she found a Feng Shui master to show her Feng Shui. The Feng Shui master told Cixi that if she wanted to be stable in a hundred years, grass should not grow on her tomb. Therefore, Cixi ordered that her mausoleum must be free of any grass. This is one of the ways to say it.

There is also a theory that Cixi once went to check on the construction of her mausoleum and found that there were a lot of weeds growing around the mausoleum. She believed that she was a woman of noble birth, and only grass would grow on the graves of unruly people who fell into trouble. So she ordered Prince Chun to find a way to get rid of the weeds around the tomb.

Later, people speculated that Cixi did not want her tomb to be overgrown with weeds because, although she was the lofty head of a country, there were very few people who were really close to her and cared about her. Therefore, after a hundred years, very few people are willing to visit her grave. In order not to make her mausoleum look desolate, she ordered people to remove the weeds around the mausoleum. As for which statement is correct, we have no way of verifying it. But facts have proven that feudal superstition is untrustworthy, what do you think?