In ancient society, people lacked basic scientific understanding of many natural phenomena. They did not understand why the astronomical phenomena were moving and why there were lightning and thunder, but the ancients also had their own understanding of these. That is, they believe that this is because the gods in heaven have had emotional fluctuations, so they use this celestial phenomenon to express it.
So there were many interesting stories in ancient times about interpreting the weather. Once an old farmer held a funeral, and a heavy rain suddenly fell. An old man passed by: He was about to become a high-ranking official, but he didn't expect that the consequences would come true after decades.
Abnormal changes in the mortal phenomena during funeral
This incident happened in The Qing Dynasty period. The dead family was named Zeng, let’s call him Mr. Zeng for the time being. Mr. Zeng is the most respected person in the family, so on the day of his death, his family naturally wanted to organize a grand funeral and see the old man off.
In ancient times, people would choose a good day before doing things so that things could go smoothly. , so when I held a funeral for Mr. Zeng, I was no exception, so the Zeng family invited a Taoist priest to calculate which day it would be better to hold a funeral. After
was calculated, the Zeng family chose to do things on this day. At the beginning, it was really the same as the Taoist said, the sky was clear and the sky was clear, there was no cloud in the sky, and the air was very fresh. Everyone thinks that such a good weather may be the will of heaven, and they want Mr. Zeng to leave the world with glory.
Just halfway through the funeral, a huge dark cloud suddenly floated from the sky. For a moment, dark clouds hit the city, the whole city became dark, and the wind was blowing, and the leaves were rustling. This situation seemed to be about to rain in the next second.
Everyone's hearts were also nervous, because ancient people believed that it was unlucky to rain during funerals, and the road was slippery on rainy days. If you are not careful, you may fall down. It is quite a bad thing to touch the coffin when it hits the ground, and it is very bad for the fortune of the whole family.
But even if everyone is very worried, it still cannot avoid a heavy rain. For a moment, everyone was drenched in a state of sorrow and looked bleak.
Just when everyone was listless, an old man suddenly came. When this man saw these people looking dejected, he couldn't help but come to ask what was going on?
When I heard that I was having a bad weather when I was holding a funeral, the old man thought for a moment and made a very gratifying expression . This made everyone puzzled, and even a little angry. Why is this old man so happy to hear this? Who is the official
?
Just when everyone was about to have an attack, the old man said let me listen to him for the time being. The old man said that the sudden change of celestial phenomena at this time is not an unlucky sign, but rather a sign of great auspiciousness. This celestial phenomenon means that a high official will appear among the descendants of the Zeng family in the future.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel curious. At which generation of time would the high official appear? At which level will this descendant become an official? What is the identity of this old man? Why is such a strange prediction given?
But the old man said this, saying that the secret of heaven cannot be revealed, and the rest of himself cannot be said, so let it be left for future generations to slowly realize it. Seeing that the Zeng family could not find anything, there was no choice but to let the old man leave.
Just like that, this statement about the descendants of the Zeng family has been passed down. originally thought it was just an old man who said it casually, not to mention that he had no evidence. But what no one expected was that it really came true. Among the descendants of the Zeng family, a high-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty that we are all familiar with, that is Zeng Guofan .
I want to say that Zeng Guofan’s career was unhappy. At first, he just heard of such rumors at home and did not think he would become the "Son of Chosen" . But after Zeng Guofan embarked on the career of the government, he realized that things were going well.
He has been fond of school since childhood. After experiencing the exam and embarking on the career of officialdom, he successfully became the review of Hanlin Academy and became the Minister of Rites. This is a top position among civil servants, but what Zeng Guofan did not expect was that he would become a military officer one day. He was appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of War and made many military contributions.
In addition to this, Zeng Guofan also made many political contributions. In the late Qing Dynasty, he put forward many policy proposals that were beneficial to the country, such as learning from the advanced science and technology of the Westerners, advanced regulations and means to govern the country, etc. But these were not valued by the rulers at that time. However, this cannot be denied that Zeng Guofan is still a very visionary official and his official position is indeed very high.
Is the ancients accurate?
Speaking of this, perhaps many people will think that this rumor is quite effective, and they also think that the old man is a person who has attained enlightenment and can understand this secret.
But let’s get back to the point, will there really be a god in the world? says that things in the world are impermanent, who can really know what will happen in the next few decades or hundreds of years? The answer is obviously no.
Zeng Guofan did experience a lot, and his career was very smooth, and he reached a very high official position. But all this is actually more because Zeng Guofan himself is a talented and capable person, so he can be appreciated by the court and become an official so smoothly.
Therefore, although this rumor is very exciting, and the ancients also had many stories about prophecy, we should still believe in science. Everything has its own laws. What we do is to agree with these laws and at the same time exert our subjective initiative.
So, why did the ancients have these cognitions and stories? In fact, it is because they cannot understand the world scientifically like us, and can only use some metaphysics to explain these things. However, as modern people, we have already had a more scientific understanding, so we should also view some traditional concepts dialectically.
Conclusion
After saying this, we may have a deeper understanding of the ancient prophecies, and there are naturally reasons behind Zeng Guofan's official career.
Therefore, when we look at something, it is best to look at it rationally, rather than follow the crowd, otherwise we will fall into a quagmire and cannot form a clear understanding of things.
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