Whose ancestral grave can be better than this? Guangxu had to take a detour and did not dare to provoke him.
The Chinese people have attached great importance to mausoleum culture since ancient times. The ancients believed that a well-sited mausoleum is not only a reward for the upbringing of the ancestors, but also a blessing and protection for the development of future generations. Elderly people often say that if you settle down and move again, you are attached to your hometown and are unwilling to move away. This shows that the influence of ancestral graves on the minds of the older generation is deep-rooted. This is true for modern people, but it was even more important for ancient people.
What is the origin of Cao Cao’s Tomb, a tomb that the Jingshan Railway has been running around and that the Empress Dowager Cixi did not dare to mess with?
It turns out that Cao’s tomb is the ancestral tomb of the famous Cao family of Wuqing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Since the Ming Dynasty, Cao Huayu, the fourth ancestor of Wuqing, has been in a position of absolute power in the region and even the court. Although his younger brother Cao Huachun served as the governor of Dongchang, at that time he was a totalizer who wanted to control the situation.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, even if the regime changed, the Cao family remained unscathed and still enjoyed prestige in the Qing Dynasty. Cao's younger brother served as an official in the two dynasties for a long time. The powerful people of all ages are truly admirable.
Such a large family will inevitably face the problem of moving graves due to the large size of the family. The original site of Cao's tomb is located in the south of Qingtuo Town. After much consideration, the site was chosen between Dongmaquan Village and Anbiaofan Village, Dongmaquan Town, Wuqing District, Tianjin, which is now the famous Cao Tomb Site. The Cao family firmly believes that this geomantic treasure land can ensure that the Cao family's descendants will be officials for generations to come and be prosperous every year. And indeed it is. During Kangxi's private visit incognito, he visited the Cao family twice, which also shows that the Cao family was famous and in its heyday.
During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Western learning spread eastward, and the arrival of the steam age introduced Western trains to the East. Guangxu planned to build the Beijing-Shandong Railway, which happened to pass through Caofen in Wuqing District, Tianjin. Cao's family revered his ancestors. He couldn't bear to destroy the resting place of his ancestors, and he was even more afraid of destroying the fate of future generations. The Cao family ran around trying every means to save the crisis.
The voices of the Cao family reached Cixi. On the one hand, Cixi valued love and justice, and could sympathize with Cao's ancestral tomb, but on the other hand, she was afraid of the plaque left behind. How can you not listen to your ancestors?
Cixi immediately ordered Guangxu to change the railway route. Cao Fen escaped. It can make Guangxu and Cixi change their minds. This Cao Tomb is really the best ancestral tomb in China.
After several ups and downs, Cao’s tomb finally came to an end. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, a young man who was not afraid of tigers accidentally dug Cao's grave. This represents the end of an era and the arrival of a new era. The era of feudal superstition is over, and a great era is approaching us.