Several problems of Feng Shui in Qing Dynasty
Family of court architects in Qing Dynasty in China: Lei Fada, Lei Jinyu, Lei Jiaxi, Lei Jiawei, Lei Jiarui and Lei Tingchang.
It is understood that the "Style Lei" family comes from Jiangxi and is a very old family. During the turmoil in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, their family lived in Nanjing. Later, after San Francisco was basically settled, someone from this family went to Beijing. Among them are Lei Fada and Lei, who live in Haidian with their children.
When they were in the south, they used nanmu Gai Lou to decorate and make furniture. When they came to Beijing, they worked through their own craft. In the twenty-second year of Kangxi, Lafada came to Beijing to participate in the construction of the Qing Palace, and died in the thirty-second year of Kangxi. After him, Lei Jinyu, Lei Jiaxi, Lei, Lei Tingchang and other descendants of the Lei family continued the work of their ancestors and took charge of the Style House for a long time.
How did the Schleswig family get rich? There is also an interesting folk legend that in the middle of Kangxi, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was to be rebuilt, and when the project was basically completed, a beam-setting activity was to be held, which was equivalent to the current foundation laying ceremony and ribbon-cutting. On the day of the "Liang Shang" ceremony, Emperor Kangxi visited the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The key moment on the beam may be that the officials on the beam are not good at carpentry and the tenons and mortises are always wrong when installing purlins. At that time, the officials in charge of the Ministry of Industry were very anxious, because if it was not successful, someone might be beheaded. Finally, Lei Fada volunteered to install the beam, but to do this job, he must have at least seven official positions. A small craftsman puts on seven official clothes, climbs up and slaps an axe a few times, so it's easy to install. After seeing it, Kangxi appreciated it very much. On the spot, he was appointed as a seven-product official and became the palm of his hand in the style room.
Since then, historians have begun to search for historical materials to verify this story. According to historical records, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was rebuilt during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the eighth year of Kangxi, when the Lei family had not come to Beijing. In the thirty-fourth year of Kangxi, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was rebuilt, and it has been two years since Rafada died. Therefore, experts believe that Lei Fada cannot participate in the reconstruction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The protagonist of the incident is not Lei Fada, but Lei Jinyu, the second generation of Lei family.
At that time, when he was in Liang, Kangxi discovered that Lei Jinyu was very young and had extraordinary skills. He was summoned to talk. During the conversation, I found that he was quick-thinking, and they were just about the same age. Kangxi admired him very much, and immediately made him a seven-product official, receiving seven-product salary, and put him in charge of royal architectural design. This story has been faithfully recorded in Lei Jinyu's inscription.