曹(cao)彬(bin)墓(mu)在鄭州市上(shang)街區沙(sha)固村西北崗上(shang),墓(mu)為大冢(zhong),高10米,方(fang)圓(yuan)占地(di)(di)7畝。前臨汜河,后倚(yi)曹(cao)坡。墓(mu)前立有(you)清嘉慶(qing)二(er)十四年(nian)(nian)(1819)汜水縣(xian)令(ling)曹(cao)德錫撰文墓(mu)碑(bei)1通,碑(bei)文載:“曹(cao)公墓(mu)在沙(sha)窩曹(cao)家坡,千載久(jiu)土(tu),人不知為冢(zhong),傳為鳳(feng)凰臺(tai),……隆慶(qing)年(nian)(nian)間,臺(tai)下有(you)狐(hu)貍穴,捕縱者(zhe)窮(qiong)其(qi)穴底(di)得志石一方(fang),讀之(zhi)為曹(cao)公之(zhi)長夜(ye)室(shi)。……于(yu)宋咸平二(er)年(nian)(nian)卒于(yu)京師,其(qi)子璨、瑋迎(ying)葬于(yu)汜水,故其(qi)土(tu)地(di)(di)名曰‘曹(cao)家坡’。”墓(mu)址封土(tu)還算(suan)完好。第二(er)批鄭州市重點文物保護單位。
曹彬(931~999),字國(guo)華,宋真定靈壽(今(jin)河北)人,后周時隸世宗帳下,從(cong)鎮澶(chan)淵(yuan)。宋乾德元(yuan)年(nian)(nian)(nian)(963),以敗契丹,改左(zuo)神武(wu)將軍(jun),兼樞密承旨。次(ci)(ci)年(nian)(nian)(nian)攻后蜀。乾德末、開寶(bao)初,兩(liang)次(ci)(ci)從(cong)征北漢。開寶(bao)六年(nian)(nian)(nian)(973)進檢(jian)校太(tai)傅(fu)。七年(nian)(nian)(nian)任(ren)昇(sheng)州(zhou)西南(nan)(nan)路行(xing)(xing)營(ying)馬(ma)步軍(jun)戰礔都部署(shu),統兵攻南(nan)(nan)唐(tang),在采石(shi)磯作浮梁渡長(chang)江。八年(nian)(nian)(nian),圍金陵,滅南(nan)(nan)唐(tang),軍(jun)還,拜(bai)樞密使(shi)(shi)、檢(jian)校太(tai)尉(wei)、忠(zhong)武(wu)軍(jun)節(jie)度(du)(du)使(shi)(shi)。太(tai)宗即(ji)位,加同平章(zhang)事(shi)。太(tai)平興國(guo)四年(nian)(nian)(nian)(979),佐太(tai)宗決策滅北漢。雍熙三年(nian)(nian)(nian)(986)攻遼,任(ren)幽(you)州(zhou)道行(xing)(xing)營(ying)前寫馬(ma)步水陸部署(shu),連破固安、涿州(zhou),后為遼耶律休(xiu)哥所敗,退至岐溝關(今(jin)河北涿州(zhou)縣(xian)西南(nan)(nan)),兵潰(kui)。責授左(zuo)驍衛上(shang)將軍(jun)。次(ci)(ci)年(nian)(nian)(nian),起為侍中、武(wu)寧(ning)軍(jun)節(jie)度(du)(du)使(shi)(shi)。真宗即(ji)位,復檢(jian)校太(tai)師、同平章(zhang)事(shi),旋拜(bai)樞密使(shi)(shi),卒謚武(wu)惠(hui)。