In the traditional culture of our country, there has always been a saying of feng shui treasure land, and this is also very important in the traditional family of our country. Because a good feng shui treasure land is not only the best destination for the ancestors, but also the root that determines the rise and fall of future generations. From ancient times to the present, China has also circulated a variety of legends about the treasure land of feng shui, which has also added a mysterious color to Chinese feng shui. In the late Qing Dynasty, there was an old farmer who suddenly fell heavily during his burial, and the gentleman who passed by sighed about it; this family is going to be a big official! And decades later, it did happen. And this old farmer is Zeng Yansheng, the grandfather of Zeng Guofan.
To talk about the origins of the Zeng family, this is inseparable from Zeng Yansheng, because it was after him that the Zeng family really began to prosper and reached its peak in Zeng Guofan. Zeng Yansheng died when Zeng Guofan was very young, when the Zeng family had been farmers for generations, so the family did not have any savings, so after his death, people only found a random place and buried him hastily. However, when Zeng Yansheng was buried, the sky, which had not rained for two months, suddenly darkened, and soon the thunder and lightning increased, and it rained heavily. The rainstorm was so strong that people did not expect it, so after burying Zeng Yansheng in a hasty manner, people left to avoid the rain.
The rain lasted for three days, and even caused a flash flood, which directly changed the original landscape of zeng Yansheng's burial place. By the time the rain had passed, Zeng Yansheng's graveyard had become unrecognizable, completely different from before. Not long after, a traveling Mr. Feng Shui passed by this place, after seeing the feng shui of this place, Mr. Feng Shui was very surprised, he quickly took out the compass to check, and sure enough, it was extraordinary, this place is an excellent feng shui treasure. After that, he quickly found the descendants of this ancestral tomb, told them not to destroy the treasure land, and left a prophecy: The future generations will be a great official!
The descendants of the Zeng family naturally did not dare to be sloppy, and after thanking Mr. Feng Shui for a pass, they protected Zeng Yansheng's tomb well to prevent the destruction of others. Decades later, the Zeng family was indeed full of talents, and many of the children and grandchildren of the Zeng family entered high school and became officials of the imperial court. It is worth mentioning that Zeng Yansheng's grandson Zeng Guofan is even more extraordinary, as a late Qing Dynasty minister, his position in modern Chinese history is extraordinary, and this also fulfills the prophecy of Mr. Feng Shui.