But just because of Mei-yu? Not exactly.
In the history of China, there have been many incidents of digging ancestral graves. Grave robbers not only covet the treasures in the tomb, but also have a purpose, that is, to destroy the geomantic omen and let the family whose ancestral graves were dug completely perish. It can be said that in the past, both princes and ordinary people believed in the existence of feng shui in tombs, so most emperors would look around for their burial places after their death. Most of them think that the prosperity of a family or a dynasty is largely related to the feng shui of the mausoleum.
For emperors, if their tombs were built on the Long Mai, they could keep their throne for generations.
What is Long Mai? Long Mai is the name of a special geographical form in the traditional geomantic omen theory in the Middle Ages. In fact, it is a land of geomantic omen, rich and glorious, not unique as mentioned in feudal superstitions.
Because there are many kinds of Long Mai, and the actual terrain is ever-changing, it is necessary to have enough theoretical and practical experience to see Long Mai. Some feng shui masters may never find the "Long Mai" that you think can be an emperor. Usually it's good to find a big rich man's land, but it's difficult to find a big one.
Dragon is the geographical context, soil is the meat of dragon, stone is the bone of dragon, and vegetation is the hair of dragon. If the emperor wants to find his own land of Long Mai, they should first find the mountain of their ancestors' parents, check their pulse, don't get angry, and distinguish between Yin and Yang.
As the first emperor of China, Qin Shihuang was actually very particular about his own cemetery, but why did he only preach the second one? Today I will use metaphysics to explain this problem to you.
Metaphysics, also known as Neo-Taoism, is the study and explanation of Laozi, Zhuangzi and Zhouyi. It originated in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it was an ideological trend of advocating Laozi and Zhuangzi from Wei and Jin Dynasties to the middle of Song Dynasty. Metaphysics can also be said to be a new expression of Taoism, so it is also called neo-Taoism.
From a metaphysical point of view, there is a saying that "Yang Zhai manages money, while Yin Zhai manages people".
The mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is located in Lishan Mountain, Shaanxi Province. This position means that we can talk about the geomantic omen of the yin house, and being buried at the foot of the mountain means that our ancestors will have a backer. Then let's look at the mountains to the south and the water to the north. As the saying goes, "Headrest Mountain, Foot River, Brick Collection". It sounds good, but it is actually a huge failure.
This Weihe River just appears in the north of mausoleum of the first qin emperor. As we all know, if a grave faces south, then under his grave, his descendants are buried. This is called step by step, which means that the ancestor will push his descendants to the top.
This water of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum appears in the north, so this is not called step by step, but step by step, which is easy to lead to childlessness. Because water has always been called "Kan" in ancient times, it is also called "Kan position" in our gossip. He pushed his offspring into the water, so it is easy for his offspring to live in hot water. Therefore, the burial method of this cemetery can be said to be a very big failure from the perspective of geomantic omen.
Why choose to be buried here? In fact, Qin Shihuang did not know the taboo of geomantic omen here. According to legend, the Feng Shui master who chose the cemetery for him actually had a grudge against him. The popular saying is that the children of this geomantic master died of hard labor, so he came up from geomantic omen to retaliate against Qin Shihuang, leaving behind a legacy.