Is the geomantic omen in Beijing Caojiafen good?
Caofen, a small town located in wuqing district, Tianjin, once had a battlefield of more than 1,000 mu. But judging from its scale, it is by no means the tomb of ordinary people, and the identity of the owner of the tomb is definitely unusual. People familiar with history should know that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was a very prominent family in Wuqing, that is, Cao Shijia, and Cao Xueqin, the author of A Dream of Red Mansions, was the descendant of Cao Shijia.
As early as the Ming Dynasty, Cao Huayu of the Cao Shi family was the director of the South Hall of the Royal Guards, Dr. Rong Lu, and the commander-in-chief of the left army. Many people may not have heard of Cao Huayu's name, but his younger brother Cao Huachun was a famous eunuch at that time, and was also the magistrate of the East Factory.
After the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the Cao Shi family did not decline, but became more prominent. Cao Xueqin's grandmother used to be Kangxi's nanny, and his grandfather used to be a bookboy with a knife around Kangxi. Later, he was in charge of weaving in Jiangning and concurrently served as the inspector of salt affairs in Lianghuai, which won the trust of the emperor. During the Kang Yong period, the Cao Shi family took advantage of the situation and became the richest family in Nanjing at that time, which was also a rare family in China.
After that, the Cao family gradually declined, but compared with ordinary families, it was still more prominent. During the Qianlong period, Cao Shi's family was too big to be buried in the original cemetery. After investigation, the Feng Shui master chose a thousand mu of land for Cao's family in Wuqing County, and then moved the tomb here. In the fifth year of Guangxu, the court ordered the construction of Jingshan Railway, from Beijing to Shanhaiguan via Tianjin. According to the engineer's plan, the railway just passed through Cao's grave. Cao Jia was very angry when he learned about it and made a decision, that is, to divert the railway. Because the decision to build the railway was made by Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu, as the saying goes, "You are joking and keep your word." Most people ask the emperor to change his decision, and they must be looking for death.
Although the Cao family has declined, it has a magic weapon, that is, a plaque once given by Emperor Kangxi, which reads "Xiang Yan Puji" in four Chinese characters. The Cao family found the official in charge of this matter and asked him to modify the route. As soon as the official saw the plaque given by Kangxi, he immediately knelt down. But he said that the route was agreed by the queen mother and the emperor, and he had no right to change it.
As a result, the Cao family still refused to give up. They bought a generous gift with the financial resources of almost the whole family, and found Empress Dowager Cixi with these gifts and the plaque given by Emperor Kangxi. Finally, Empress Dowager Cixi reluctantly accepted Cao's generous gift. For the sake of imperial plaque, Emperor Guangxu issued a letter and ordered the engineers to divert the railway.
Although the engineer was helpless and the railway diversion was troublesome, Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu both spoke. If he doesn't divert the railway, it's a rebellion, and maybe he will be punished by Jiuzu. In this way, with the intervention of Cixi and Emperor Guangxu, Cao's grave was spared. Although I escaped the disaster, I still can't escape from my palm. Soon, Cao's grave was stolen and all the gold and silver in it were looted. Because the grave robbers are clever and the government has no evidence to check, it becomes an unsolved case.
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