曹彬墓(mu)在鄭(zheng)州(zhou)市上街(jie)區(qu)沙(sha)(sha)固村西北崗(gang)上,墓(mu)為大冢(zhong),高10米,方圓占(zhan)地7畝。前(qian)臨汜河,后倚曹坡。墓(mu)前(qian)立有清嘉慶二(er)(er)十(shi)四年(1819)汜水縣令曹德錫撰(zhuan)文墓(mu)碑1通,碑文載:“曹公(gong)墓(mu)在沙(sha)(sha)窩曹家坡,千載久土,人不知為冢(zhong),傳(chuan)為鳳凰臺,……隆(long)慶年間,臺下有狐貍穴,捕縱(zong)者窮其穴底得志石(shi)一方,讀之(zhi)為曹公(gong)之(zhi)長夜室。……于(yu)宋咸(xian)平二(er)(er)年卒(zu)于(yu)京(jing)師,其子璨(can)、瑋迎葬(zang)于(yu)汜水,故其土地名曰‘曹家坡’。”墓(mu)址封土還(huan)算完好。第二(er)(er)批鄭(zheng)州(zhou)市重(zhong)點文物保護單位。
曹彬(931~999),字(zi)國華,宋(song)(song)真定靈壽(今(jin)河北(bei))人,后周時隸世宗帳下,從(cong)(cong)鎮澶淵。宋(song)(song)乾(qian)德元年(nian)(nian)(963),以敗契丹,改(gai)左(zuo)神武(wu)將(jiang)軍(jun),兼樞(shu)密承旨。次年(nian)(nian)攻(gong)后蜀(shu)。乾(qian)德末、開寶初,兩次從(cong)(cong)征(zheng)北(bei)漢。開寶六年(nian)(nian)(973)進檢(jian)校太(tai)傅。七年(nian)(nian)任昇(sheng)州西(xi)(xi)南(nan)路行(xing)營馬步(bu)(bu)軍(jun)戰礔(pi)都部署(shu),統兵攻(gong)南(nan)唐,在采石(shi)磯(ji)作浮梁渡長江。八(ba)年(nian)(nian),圍金(jin)陵,滅南(nan)唐,軍(jun)還,拜樞(shu)密使(shi)、檢(jian)校太(tai)尉、忠武(wu)軍(jun)節度使(shi)。太(tai)宗即位,加(jia)同平章(zhang)事。太(tai)平興(xing)國四年(nian)(nian)(979),佐太(tai)宗決策滅北(bei)漢。雍熙三年(nian)(nian)(986)攻(gong)遼,任幽(you)州道行(xing)營前寫(xie)馬步(bu)(bu)水陸部署(shu),連破固安、涿州,后為遼耶律休哥所敗,退至岐溝(gou)關(今(jin)河北(bei)涿州縣西(xi)(xi)南(nan)),兵潰。責(ze)授左(zuo)驍衛上將(jiang)軍(jun)。次年(nian)(nian),起為侍(shi)中、武(wu)寧軍(jun)節度使(shi)。真宗即位,復檢(jian)校太(tai)師、同平章(zhang)事,旋拜樞(shu)密使(shi),卒謚武(wu)惠。