According to relevant historical records, Zhao Tuo collected a large number of rare treasures before his death and brought them to his grave after his death. Moreover, when he was alive, he made careful arrangements for his own affairs. Therefore, his grave is a great secret.
He didn't use the customs of the Central Plains and Lingnan to make his mausoleum look magnificent. Instead, he used the mountains to build a crypt, leaving no trace on the ground. He also built a suspicious grave to avoid being dug and robbed. Even after his death, his funeral was carefully arranged and the hearse came out of four doors. As for the burial place, it was top secret at that time, and almost no one knew where his tomb was. It seems that the excavation of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum made him realize a lot. However, in this way, it is really too difficult for future generations to find his tomb.
Most historical materials handed down from ancient times record that the location of his mausoleum comes from speculation, so it is different. In the Ming Dynasty, Guangdong Tongzhi said that "Zhao Tuo's tomb is in Bali, northeast of the county" and "in Yushan"; "Annals of Nanyue" records that "Zhao Tuo's tomb is in the area from Jilonggang to Lian Gang Mountain near Guangzhou Port"; In the Jin Dynasty "Guangzhou Ji", it is said that "Zhao Tuo's tomb is in the north of the city, followed by Anshan"; In the local chronicles of various periods, some people say that it is on Baiyun Mountain and others write it under Yuexiu Mountain, which is really confusing.
Because Zhao Tuo's tomb has high archaeological value and great treasure attraction, countless people have been looking for Zhao Tuo's tomb for more than two thousand years since the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. According to historical records, "Sun Quan, the master of Wu Dong in the Three Kingdoms period, sent Lu Yu with thousands of soldiers to visit and dig Zhao Tuo's grave, hoping to find a huge treasure. They dug mountains and stones in Lingnan, digging three feet, and almost dug all the hills and ridges near Guangzhou, and finally found nothing. " But there are also historical records: "Sun Quan did not get nothing at that time. His men found Zhao Tuo's grandson and went straight to the tomb of Zhao Qi Ying, the king of the Ming Dynasty. Three jade boxes for pearls and children, 36 gold seals, an emperor's letter seal, an emperor's line seal and three private seals were obtained, and three bronze swords, namely the famous pure hook, dry general and evil sword, were unearthed. They are all packed in a sword box made of miscellaneous jade. " Just because of the age, it is impossible to find out where these cultural relics went later. Therefore, I don't know the authenticity of this record.
However, in 1983, China archaeologists excavated the tomb of Zhao Mo, the second generation king of South Vietnam. Many precious cultural relics have been unearthed in the tomb, which is called "the best in China". This makes people more convinced that the description of Zhao Tuo's tomb in historical materials will never catch shadows. At the same time, it also shows that the discovery of Zhao's tomb recorded in historical books is likely to be true. Because three gold seals were unearthed in Zhao Mei's tomb, one of them, the dragon button "Wendy Xing Xi" symbolizing power and prestige, weighed 148.5g, and the seal button was a lifelike Youlong. This is the largest gold seal of the Western Han Dynasty ever. Zhao Mei was buried wearing a "silk jade garment", which was made of 229 1 pieces of Pian Yu with ribbons. This is very similar to the records in Qi Ying's tomb, such as "three jade boxes of pearls and ru, thirty-six gold seals", which shows that what the ancients said is true.
Among the cultural relics unearthed from Zhao Mei's tomb, many are the most precious in China. As the founding king of South Vietnam, Zhao Tuo's tomb may bring us more surprises. However, grave robbers in past dynasties have been to Baiyun Mountain, Jilonggang and Ma 'angang near Guangzhou, and Zhao Tuo's tomb is still hidden underground and unknown to the world. Who is lucky enough to solve this mystery?