Two ginkgo trees were planted in front of Guangxu's father's grave. What is the meaning behind them?

We know that Emperor Xianfeng passed it on to Tongzhi after the death of Jehol. Since he ascended the throne at the age of six, Tongzhi reigned 13 years and died before he was 20 years old. Now, because there are no immediate children. As a result, Empress Dowager Cixi, who was in court, adopted her sister's son, who was less than three years old, and became a monarch, known as Guangxu in history. Guangxu was actually a puppet in history, and the real power was in the hands of Empress Dowager Cixi. Yi Xuan, the father of Emperor Guangxu, was a famous prince of alcohol in history and the main ruler of the military department in the early years of Guangxu. 189 1 year, Yi Xuan, the prince of alcohol, died.

The sixth year after his death, July 15th, the 23rd year of Guangxu, was the "Ghost Festival" in the traditional calendar of China. A great event happened in front of the tomb of Yi Xuan, the prince of alcohol. A large group of Qing Dynasty personnel with special status gathered in front of the tomb of Prince Chun, the tomb of seven kings in Yi Xuan, waving axes and saw blades. Without saying anything, they uprooted a stout ginkgo tree in front of the tomb and carefully marked it. What's going on here?

We know that it is extremely impolite to bring such behavior to death. Besides, this man's son was still a king. Isn't this throwing your life into the fire? Dare to be so rude to the palace, even kill yourself. In fact, the person who did it was none other than Empress Dowager Cixi.

Why are you doing this? It is said that it is a matter of feng shui. At that time, the address of this tomb was selected by Li Tang, a famous geomantic master in Beijing, which was full of fantasy. "Old pine at the age of six, there is a ginkgo tree, three feet five circumference, clear shade, an acre of land. It is very heavy, and it is hundreds of years old. " Within six years after Yi Xuan chose the cemetery, the king of the dynasty died before he was twenty. His son Zai Tian was elected as the new king.

Later, the Qing court with a powerful navy was unexpectedly defeated by Japan. Many years later, when looking for the reason, some people said that it was because Guangxu's father planted ginkgo trees on the grave. Ginkgo buried the king, and "White King" was the "emperor", which indicated that a king would appear in future generations. Sure enough, the king today is his son. Hearing this, Cixi was frightened and quickly cut off the ginkgo tree.