Episode : Zeng
Yuping gave birth to three sons. Zeng Linshu is the eldest, the second child died early, and the third child Zeng Jiyun has no son, so the hope of inheriting the family line is placed on Zeng Linshu. After the eldest daughter-in-law, who had a daughter, became pregnant again, Zeng Yuping, who had always disbelief of divination, couldn't wait to ask a fortune teller to divine men and women, but unexpectedly, she dug a girl. He was so anxious that he burned incense to tell his ancestors and asked God for his wishes, just to give birth to a baby boy.
On October 11, 1811, Heyetang, Xiangxiang County, Changsha Prefecture, Hunan Province (at that time, the name of the administrative region commonly known as Hunan, equivalent to a township and town), a huge old and huge ginkgo tree covered a small courtyard.
In the early morning, an old man in his seventies with white hair and beard hesitantly pushed open the door and looked up at the sky in confusion. The mist was everywhere, and the storm of the morning sun spread her faint light into layers of morning mist, the autumn trees were shining, and the red leaves were all over the ground. The old man used to pick up the broom and slowly cleaned the fallen leaves. I looked up and saw an giant snake winding into the courtyard from the house. The old man couldn't help but be shocked and calmed down. It turned out that it was the old vine next to the ginkgo tree behind the house. He climbed the ginkgo tree, rolled the vine body over the main room, and entered the courtyard. In a moment, the old man remembered a dream he had before waking up:
clouds were covered with fog, and the sky was filled with haze. In the mist, a huge python hovered in the air, descended to the sky above the yard, hovering around, slowly poking the huge snake head into the door. The python's eyes flashed, hissing was dark all over, and hissing sounds were spitting out of his mouth. The old man woke up suddenly in fear, but he was in a shocking dream, sweating all over and no longer sleepy. So, I put on my clothes and got out of bed, listened, and the golden rooster sang to the dawn. I felt like a dream but not a dream when I opened the door. Just now, the vine shadow shook, and the dream and reality were connected, and I was even more frightened.
was suspicious, and a baby crying sounded like "Wow-Wow-Wow-" in the west wing. Then, with a "ah", the old man walked over and said, "The grandson and his wife were born, and he was a fat baby!"
The old man hurriedly followed his wife into the west room. Under the red candlelight, the granddaughter-in-law is holding the newborn baby. The baby's head and face are tall, his eyes seem to sleep and wake up, and his skin is bright and crystal clear. In the dim candlelight, it is like the light of a python in a dream. The old man shivered all over his body: "This is strange. Could this be the reincarnation of a giant python!"
So, the old man told everyone what he had just dreamed. Everyone felt relieved when they heard this, and they didn't know whether it was a blessing or a disaster.
This old man in his seventies is Zeng Guofan’s great-grandfather Zeng Jingxi. This kind of dream signifies the birth of a noble son, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. At that time, it was rather a illusion that the Zeng family hoped for this boy. This boy is Zeng Guofan.
Seeing that their descendants were all suspicious, the old man said happily: "When Guo Ziyi was born, his grandfather also dreamed of a big python coming. Guo Ziyi became the Grand Marshal of the Tang Dynasty, and became a wealthy and famous general. Today, the python entered my Zeng family, and the baby son was born. Isn't this clearly another Guo Ziyi born? The development of our Zeng family must be in this son!"
The old man was intoxicated, and the descendants of the Zeng family were extremely filial. Since the old man said that the reincarnation of the python and the rebirth of Guo Ziyi, no one dared to object. In addition, this son was born and the Zeng family lived in the same family for four generations. At that time, the great-grandfather Jinggong was 70 years old, his grandfather Yuping was 37 years old, and his father Linshu was 21 years old, and his grandparents and grandchildren were still young. So, the whole family was happy, killed chickens and stewed rice, warmly celebrating the birth of the fourth generation's eldest grandson, hoping that he would be the glorious ancestor of the Zeng family.
We all took advantage of the rising autumn sun and looked at the ancient vine hanging on the big ginkgo tree, with branches curled, as if it was a strange python squirming left and right.
After that, the legend of the birth of the giant python in the Zeng family spread all the time, spreading in the ancient and mysterious foothills of Gaomei Mountain, and spreading in the remote mountain villages of Xiangxiang and Hengyang .
The theory of reincarnation is too ordinary in ancient feudal countries! The emperors all say that they are the true dragon emperor, that is, the reincarnation of the golden dragon, and are ordered by heaven. The queen and the imperial concubine naturally say that they are reincarnated by the phoenix.Where is the civil officials? It is said that it is Wenquxing, Taibaixing lower realm; the general is said to be Wuquxing , and the White Tiger Star descends to earth. There are 108 heroes of Liangshan, and there are 108 constellations in the lower realm. , , the common people, the male is the Ark of the Star, the female is the Vega of the Star, the Seven Fairies. "A star in the sky, a Ding on the earth." People are stars, and they are all reincarnated. This illusory theory is naturally suitable for Zeng Guofan, which is not surprising at all.
When Zeng Guofan was four years old, Zeng Jingxi, who was seventy-four years old, passed away without seeing Ji Meng come true. But the dream he left behind gave Zeng Guofan a mysterious color to his life. It is said that an ancient tree in the Zeng family's back house was entangled with vines and was withered. After Zeng Guofan was born, the trees grew and the vines flourished, and they came alive again, and the shade was even more than one acre. In particular, the shape of the cyan vine is as flexed and has layers of scales, which is very similar to what Zeng Jingxi saw in his dream. Later, when Zeng Guofan succeeded, the vine would be lush with branches and leaves; when he was frustrated and distressed, the vine would wither and wither. This is because Zeng Guofan was reincarnated as a giant python, which corresponds to this spiritual vine. Even the psoriasis that Zeng Guofan suffered from incurable doctors in the second half of his life was regarded as the basis for the giant python's "scales". Zeng Guofan knew the story of this python since he was a child, but he only listened to it as a story and did not connect the story with himself; but he also felt that he seemed extraordinary and could become a high-ranking official in the future, which was mostly understood by the eyes of his family and villagers looking at him differently.
Zeng Guofan - A person's pilgrimage road, author Wen Zhenming, portrays Zeng Guofan's life in brief words, and it is worth reading. Readers who like Zeng Guofan, please move your loving hands to help comment, like, and follow. Thank you for watching.
