Because of the big official position, you can't enter the ancestral grave.
After Ji Xiaolan's death, he didn't go to the ancestral grave. It seems that it doesn't conform to the annual rules, but it also conforms to the etiquette. Ji Xiaolan was deeply loved by Emperor Qianlong because of his resourcefulness. In his early years, he was admitted to Jinshi, and then he was promoted one after another. The official position has reached the position of the little prince, that is, the teacher of the prince. As the heir of the emperor, the teacher of the prince must be trusted by the old emperor, so Ji Xiaolan achieved a certain high position in the Qing Dynasty. Ji Xiaolan died, and the emperor was very sad. He gave Ji Xiaolan's family five hundred and twenty funerals, and also sent officials from the current dynasty to offer sacrifices and condolences. Therefore, if Ji Xiaolan is buried in his hometown, his funeral ceremony must be much bigger than his ancestors. If you are buried in front of your ancestors' graves, you will definitely be suspected of disrespecting and deceiving your ancestors.
It is said that Ji Xiaolan's tomb was not buried in his hometown in order to guard against theft.
However, in Ji Xiaolan's hometown, there has always been such a legend. Ji Xiaolan was buried by a high official. When he was buried, Emperor Jiaqing gave him many treasures. So in order to guard against theft, after Ji Xiaolan's death, a tomb was built every 50 miles from Beijing to his hometown to confuse people, so that professional grave robbers didn't know which tomb belonged to Ji Xiaolan. Of course, experts later confirmed that Ji Xiaolan and his wife Ma Shi were not buried in their hometown, but in Qian Xin, North Village, xian county. It is said that the cemetery has excellent feng shui and there is no shelter around it. Ma Pingchuan is in front of the cemetery, and the sea is a hundred miles away.
Ji Xiaolan had great wisdom all his life, and his intelligence was a very valuable asset of that dynasty. With his talent, he assisted Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Jiaqing successively, and was an active minister in history of qing dynasty.