3 Tai Sui Cards Brass Gold 2020 General Lu Mi Qi 2019 Xie Tai Feng Shui Amulets

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Three (3) Tai Sui Cards Brass Gold 2020 General Lu Mi and 2019 General Xie Tai.
Two 2020 cards: "
General Lu Mi was born in the Kunshan City and lived during the Ming Dynasty. While governing the city, they had some natural disasters, which caused many deaths and much destruction to the land. There were many abandoned farms causing famine throughout the province. As a result, there was widespread poverty. General Lu Mi was given the task of rebuilding the province.
As was general practice during that Period, the Emperor would ask for people to be drafted into the army service from all provinces from time to time. However, as Lu Mi’s province was so badly affected by natural disasters, his province did not provide the men as required. General Lu Mi wanted the farms to be rejuvenated and the population to increase again before sending more men to the Emperor and to war.
As Kunshan City failed to provide men for several years, the Emperor sent a letter demanding for people to be drafted into the army. General Lu Mi thus sent news to his people asking them to volunteer. However, only a few came, and they were mostly old bureaucrats and old service men, leaving him unable to fulfil the requirements of the royal decree.
When the Emperor heard this, he was furious and got other local officials to conscript more people into the army. As the province had a history of providing many people, the local officials were afraid and were devising a plan to capture people to force them to join the army. As a result, many of the people scattered and went into hiding.
Lu Mi then went to see the Emperor with the few people he had. He said the Emperor, “These are the only people I can offer. If you forcibly take them, the people will go into hiding and I will not have anyone to govern.” He then offered himself to the Emperor in place of the people. However, the Emperor rejected his offer and insisted he conscript the men. He then dismissed Lu Mi. But Lu Mi stayed on and refused to leave. The Emperor tried to change his mind using all sorts of methods. Lu Mi stood firm on his decision. Eventually, the Emperor gave in and did not conscript the people. Lu Mi then went back to his province.
Several years later, General Lu Mi passed away. As his family was very poor, they did not have money to give him a funeral. The government stepped in to give him a state burial. During the funeral, there were heavy thunderstorms, but all the officials and people that attended the funeral stayed to finish the rituals and prayers required so that his spirit would have a safe passage into heaven.
Due to the devotion he had for his people, the Jade Emperor elevated him to become one of the deities of the Tai Sui, and the descendants of the people from his province still pray to him till this day."
One 2019 card: "
Sixty celestial generals each take a turn in the 60-year cycle; in 2019 the Tai Sui is Xie Tai, an historic Ming Dynasty general known for his integrity and honesty.
Loyalty, integrity, and truthfulness are 2019 themes, and paying extra attention to these virtues pleases the general."
Each card is about 3 inches tall by about 2 inches wide. Please see my other listings for similar items. Thanks for looking!