In China, many people believe in luck, marriage, daughters married, building a house will first find "experts" to see, "experts" say what time is appropriate, choose that time, in fact, not only these happy events.
If someone in the family dies, it is also important to choose a cemetery. It is said that the location of the cemetery is related to the fate of future generations, so many people who choose the cemetery will look at the place and hope to pick a feng shui treasure land.
For example, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in China is a treasure land of feng shui. But in Chinese history, there is a cemetery, the Qing Dynasty when building the railway, you have to take a detour, even Cixi has to give some face, what is the origin of this ancestral tomb? Are you a member of the royal family? Is Cixi an important person?
Cao's big household
This ancestral tomb is the ancestral tomb of the Cao family, the so-called ancestral tomb is the tomb of the ancestors, the location of the ancestral tomb is directly related to the fate of the descendants, the ancestral tomb is peaceful, the ancestors can get rest, and the descendants will have a happy life.
In ancient times, if you wanted to get ahead and be a superior person, you only had to read books. Looking at our current society, this theory is still true, and now the degree of civilization in society is getting higher and higher, and college students are everywhere, but high-achieving students are limited, so if you want to gain a foothold in society, only by reading good books can you get closer to your dreams and get what you want.
Why is it said that in ancient times it was also a theory of reading only? At that time, the only way for ordinary people to become officials was to read books, memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, read Confucius Confucianism, and pass the screening and selection of layers of examinations in order to have the opportunity to become officials.
Therefore, we should also understand why readers attach so much importance to their careers, that is the result of how many days and nights they have picked up the lights and read at night, if they fail, of course, they will not be willing.
The famous poet Li Bai, bent on entering the career path, but he was not willing to go along with the flow, and he gave advice in the emperor's ear, but he was framed by the villain, but even so, although Li Bai did not care on the surface, but when he reached old age, he still wanted to return to his career and become an official, just for money? Li Bai is a poet and a literati, but I am afraid that it is only the unfulfilled wish in his heart.
The Cao family was a famous big family in the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, during the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, most of the people in the Cao family were officials in the imperial court, and they were officials in the imperial court.
During the Ming Dynasty, compared with other large families, the Cao family was not famous at all, and if you want to read and ordinary families, it is indeed a big family, the Ming Dynasty, although there are many people who are officials in the imperial court, but the official position is not large, can only be said to be an official.
In the Qing Dynasty, the whole situation was unexpectedly reversed, and there was a figure in the Cao family named Cao Chuan, who had a very good personal relationship with the Kangxi Emperor, and the Kangxi Emperor, whether it was a private visit or an official affair, would stop at the Cao family as long as he stayed in the place where the Cao family was located.
The Kangxi Emperor was an enlightened monarch, and since the Kangxi Emperor appreciated Cao Chuan and trusted Cao Chuan, it showed that Cao Chuan did have something superior. Also because of the relationship between the two, the descendants of the Cao family also received special care, so this is why, during the Qing Dynasty, the Cao family became more and more prosperous?
The official position is also getting bigger and bigger, which is a veritable Cao family. Does this remind us of the four major families in "Dream of the Red Chamber", which also happens to be the story that happened during the Qing Dynasty, this is just as an association.
Construction of railways, national works
In the construction of railways, China can proudly call the world's first, the construction of railways can be said to be a national project, the construction of railways to facilitate people's travel, but also convenient for the transportation of some goods, so the construction of railways is beneficial to the country and the people.
Chinese the first railway to be built on its own was the Beijing-Zhang Railway, which, in the fifth year of the Qing Dynasty, was preparing to build a Jingshan Railway from Beijing to Shanhaiguan.
This line is well planned, there is no problem, however, it is very unfortunate that the ancestral tomb of the Cao family is on this line, in other words, if you want to complete this project, the ancestral tomb of the Cao family must be moved. If it is the ancestral tomb of ordinary people, the official will not hesitate to do it, and this is not an ordinary family, but a Cao family ancestral tomb.
Moving the ancestral grave will never give in
When the Cao family learned of this news, such as the five thunderstorms, this is the ancestral tomb, what does the passive ancestral tomb think it is? Especially in that feudal era, the ancestral grave was passive, the ancestors could not rest in peace, and the lives of future generations would not be better, which was like poking their own backbone, and the Cao family resolutely disagreed.
The Cao family knew that this was a national project, and the general method was not feasible, and it was not difficult for people to implement, but they trusted the relationship to go through the back door, hoping to see Cixi. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Cixi held power, the country's major affairs and small things must go through Cixi, Cixi nodded to implement, but to see Cixi is not a simple thing, even if you see, Cixi may not necessarily agree, but do not try, how do you know that it is not OK?
Effort does not necessarily lead to results, but without effort there will be no results. This matter concerns the face of the Cao family, the Cao family does not dare to slack off at all, and they are racing against time to do all kinds of ways, just to see Cixi's side, hoping that Cixi can change the plan. The Emperor did not pay off, and the Cao family finally saw Cixi and explained the situation to Cixi.
Cao Jiazu Tomb between the two villages in Tianjin, in fact, and the general ancestral tomb is no different, but there is also the biggest difference is that there is a plaque inscribed by the Kangxi Emperor in the middle of the ancestral tomb, the Cao family informed Cixi of the plaque, if you want to move the Cao family ancestral tomb, the words personally mentioned by the Kangxi Emperor will not exist, which is disrespectful to the former emperor.
We know that we have always given the highest respect to both the former emperor and the reigning emperor, and the emperor is the supreme emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and the emperor is the greatest in everything.
Hearing this, Cixi was moved, indeed the plan to build the railway needs to be rectified, Cixi ordered, readjusted, bypassed the cao family ancestral tomb, the Cao family heard this news, a stone in their heart can finally land, the ancestors can also have a good account, and then they will have the face to see the ancestors.
This news also shocked the whole of China, there is no such case before, this is the first case, but also really shocking, the Cao family has become more famous because of this matter, many people have also remembered the Cao family.
From the perspective of the relationship between the Cao family and the Kangxi Emperor alone, in fact, it can also be seen from the side that the quality of the Cao family, the emperor is above ten thousand people, the day is rational, dare not easily believe others, born in the imperial family, there are endless glory and wealth; born in the imperial family, there are also ordinary people can not taste the crying and tears.
There is a sacrifice and a gain, this is life. The Kangxi Emperor trusted the Cao family, and perhaps, there, he could relax, loosen his tight strings all day, and give himself a time to rest.
Each of us does not need to envy others, we are not them, what we see is only the surface, the glamorous is only the surface, and the effort behind it is not something that everyone can bear.