The history of Caocun in Dezhou, named after the general of Zhu Di, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, was buried here

In the north of the east bank of Chahe River in Dezhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, there is a village called Cao Village. The origin of this village is not simple. The origin of the village name is related to a general when the king of Yan Zhu Di was in trouble. , The general's name is Cao De.

Resume of Cao De: Native of Huairen County, Shanxi, under the hand of the king of Yan Zhu Di, he is a member of Zhu Di. He is brave and good at fighting, especially in the time of Jing, Cao De accompanied him on the battlefield. One is worth a hundred, and he has repeatedly made war exploits. He won the trust of Zhu Di. After the crisis, Cao De’s main responsibility was to guard the imperial city. In 1402, Zhu Di promoted Cao De to the position of the Chinese military governor. Assistants usually assist the general supervisor in charge of military discipline, training and other matters. In 1403, Zhu Disheng Cao De became the commander of Yu Lin Youwei and the name of military attache. Yulin Zuowei was first placed in the middle of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, and Yongle was later placed along the side. As one of the Shangzhi army, he guarded the east of the imperial city and the gates of the patrol capital. The commander is the chief officer, under the jurisdiction of thousands of households. In 1415, Cao Dejinwu Zuowei, the chief governor of the Chinese army, was appointed to command the military affairs. The main responsibility was still to guard the imperial city.

How did Cao go to Texas for defense?

This should start from the military status of Texas. Since the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang period, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was the capital of Beijing, as the transportation channel for food from the south to Beijing. The importance of its position has become apparent. Set up Texas Guard. When Zhu Di was in trouble, Dezhou City played an important role in the war between Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Di. The two armies started a tug of war in Texas. Dezhou City also changed hands repeatedly, and the competition was fierce. After the crisis, Zhu Di felt the importance of Dezhou, so he strengthened military management. In 1407, he added Dezhou Zuowei on the basis of Texas Guard. In order to facilitate the distinction, the original Dezhou Guard was named Dezhou Zhengwei. The establishment of two guards at the first level of the state was also very rare in the entire Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that Zhu Di paid special attention to Texas.

It is mentioned above that the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to the military status of Texas.However, it was not the reason that Cao De was assigned to Dezhou as the defense. Later, a major event happened, which was the important reason for Cao De's appointment to the Dezhou Defense. In the early Ming Dynasty, the second guards of Dezhou were all under the jurisdiction of Shandong Dusi. In the seventh year of Yongle. (1409) It was changed to be directly under the jurisdiction of the capital of the capital of the rear army.

Have you seen it? The Dezhou Second Guards came under the jurisdiction of the post-junjun governor’s mansion in 1409, and Cao De was in the governor’s mansion at the time, which provided the conditions for Cao De's later appointment as the Texas garrison.

In the thirteenth year of Yongle (1415), Zhu Di considered that Cao De was already too old, and Cao De had rich military experience and was stable in doing things, so he assigned him to Texas as a guard. This is Zhu Di’s trust in Cao De. , But also an emphasis on the location of Texas. Of course, Cao did not live up to Zhu Di's trust in him after he got Texas. wrote in Kangxi's "Dezhou History · The Biography of Cao De": "Cao De, the post-junior capital governor is the same as the general governor, defended in Yongle. After six years in office, the military and civilians will be safe."

episode : In the thirteenth year of Yongle, that is, not long after Cao De joined the Dezhou Garrison, he was impeached by Li Qing (later promoted to Shangshu), the left deputy imperial envoy of the Inspectorate. The original record of the Ming dynasty is as follows: In December Jiaxu of the 13th year of Yongle, he walked in the Imperial Procuratorate's left deputy, Yu Shi, Li Qing, played the governor, and Cao De, guarded Dezhou before the expiration date. Misconduct is more than one end. It is a harm to the military and civilians. If you lose the body of a minister, you should be punished.

Six years later, in the nineteenth year of Yongle (1421), Cao De died of illness in office. After hearing the news, Zhu Di was very distressed, so he sent officials to build a tomb for him and hosted a funeral at 15 miles northeast of Dezhou City. He sent ministers to bring sacrifices and sacrifices to express his condolences. The crown prince and prince also sent officials to attend the funeral.

The sacrificial text: On February 12th, the 19th year of Yongle, the emperor sent an official order to worship the spirit of Cao De, the governor of the governor: You are the mansion of Zhen Zhen with solid capital. When Fengtian Jing was in trouble, Erke worked loyally and worked in Jianguan. Enemy insults, murder and murder. Mao Jianxun Lao,Long Ying Jue reward. Ji Zhen led his teacher to conquer Shuo Desert, and he followed the frontline of Hu, and killed the remnants, with merit. Since the beginning of the year, Nian'er has grown old, and has sent to the town of Texas . Erfu concentrates on serving the country and works hard. Fang Qimao's life test, with happiness and peace, what meaning should it be forever! The voice of the servant came to hear it, and I mourned deeply. I hereby send people to offer sacrifices to the sacred meat, which is not ignorant, Shank enjoys it!

It can be seen from the above that Cao De belongs to the kind of loyal, honest and tough person.

So why is Cao De buried here?

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the people’s livelihood was declining in successive wars. The people of Dezhou either died in the war or fled. The population of the Dezhou area has been drastically reduced. During the period from Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang to Yongle Zhu Di, a large number of immigrants began. A large number of immigrants moved from Hongdong County in Shanxi, Jiaodong in Shandong, and Zaoqiang in Hebei Province to settle and build new villages. Then it is unclear whether there were villages in the place where Cao De was buried.

For someone with a certain identity like Cao De, who is deeply trusted by the emperor, when choosing a cemetery, it should be a feng shui treasure carefully selected by Mr. Feng Shui. Dezhou is located in a plain, without mountains, but there are River, let’s take a look at this area on the side of Chahe. Chahe was built in the 1970s, but he also borrowed the original old river course. What kind of river was this place originally? We found the county chronicles of Dezhou in the Republic of China. It can be seen on the county map that Cao Village is located at the intersection of the old Wangmangku River, Chengongdi and Jingou Pan River. From the perspective of Feng Shui, the Feng Shui here is very good, so it is not surprising that Cao De’s tomb is here. .

Whether there were any villages in this place is untestable. Even if there is, its name should not be Cao Village. Later, Cao De’s old ministry and descendants built houses here because of the guardian tomb, whether they were generals or generals. Children and grandchildren have a certain status relative to the people, and they are relatively wealthy. The servants who follow will also live here. As time goes by, people who have escaped from famine or engaged in business transactions will also come to live and settle here. The village gradually formed, named Cao Village. In similar villages in Texas,For example, King Sulu of the Philippines was buried in the northern part of Texas due to illness, and the village of Beiying, a village where his princess and son guarded the tombs, had similarities.

Later, the village grew bigger and bigger. In order to facilitate management, it was divided into three villages: Dongcao, Zhongcao, and Xicao. Now Cao Village has been demolished, and Cao Village will disappear in a few years and will be submerged in the long river of history. Cao Village is the same as the disappeared villages in history, but because there are records in the history books, this area will leave the historical trace of Cao Village no matter when and from generation to generation.

Dezhou City's third national cultural relics survey of immovable cultural relics, the sixth is the location of Cao De's tomb on the west side of Jiazhuang, Tianqu Sub-district Office, and Jiazhuang and Caozhuang Just across Chahe. Caozhuang is east of Chahe, and Jiazhuang is west of Chahe.

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