The mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is called Maoling, which is located on the Wulingyuan between Xianyang City and Xingping City in Shaanxi Province. It is 0/2km from Xingping City/KLOC-0 in the west, 0/5km from Xianyang City/KLOC-0 in the east and 42km from Xi 'an. There is Jiujun Mountain in the north and Zhongnanshan in the south. The location of the mausoleum is a treasure trove of geomantic omen. The location of Emperor Wudi's mausoleum is called "Wulingyuan" because five Western Han emperors were buried here, namely, Changling of Emperor Gaozu, Anling of Hui Di, Yangling of Jingdi, Maoling of Emperor Wudi and Ping Ling of Zhao Di, hence the name "Wulingyuan". Not only that, but also many princes, ministers and relatives of the country are buried in the mausoleum area. The mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is surrounded by the tombs of Empress Li, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Huo Guang and others. In addition, there are nearly 400 tombs around the mausoleum, large and small.
Because the Western Han Dynasty believed in thick burial, and the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the largest, the most luxurious and the most funerary objects among all the mausoleums in the Western Han Dynasty, it took 52 years to build the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty alone, and it cost one-third of the national tax revenue to build the mausoleum every year, which was a very huge expense. The cost of building Maoling and the funerary objects are simply astronomical. It is said that after the completion of the project, there were too many items buried with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the mausoleum could not be put down for a while, all of them were placed in the tomb and the outer room. Because of this, countless grave robbers took risks, and the number of thefts recorded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reached four times, even in the Western Han Dynasty.
The first theft occurred in 84 BC, during the period of Emperor Zhao Di. Only four years after the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were two treasures in the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, namely a jade box and a jade staff, which were discovered and reported by people around him before his death. Finally, the government began to trace it and found that there was no trace of the tomb of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty being stolen, and the matter went away. The second theft occurred during the reign of Xuan Di in the Han Dynasty in 64 BC. According to the biography of Han Xuandi, the Tibetan scriptures were stolen this time. A medicine man named Li You went up the mountain to collect medicine, and found a gold box filled with scriptures in a cave on a cliff. Li You later reported to the court. This incident later reached the ears of Xuan Di, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. According to these scriptures, during the reign of Xuan Di in the Han Dynasty, he asked the old man.
The third theft occurred in September of AD 25, when Wang Mang died in a short period of troubled times. At that time, the Red Eyebrow Army of the Rebel Army defeated the army that started a new stove and entered Chang 'an. Because of lack of food, grass and funds, they were plundered. Then came the idea of robbing a tomb. It took the Red Eyebrow Army two or three months to open the gate of Maoling and steal the funerary objects of Maoling. 300,000 Red Eyebrow Army moved almost for several days, but the funerary objects of Maoling still didn't move. The fourth theft occurred during the reign of Tang Xizong in 880 AD. The Huang Chao Uprising Army entered Chang 'an, plundered Maoling again, and took away a lot of gold, silver and jade articles.
Of course, these are only theft cases recorded in history books, and there are even more cases of grave robbery that are not recorded. Not only in troubled times, grave robbers will patronize in large numbers, even in peacetime, grave robbers will steal the imperial tomb. Wei Qing's Tomb is located in the northwest of Daochang Village, Nanwei Town, Xingping City, Shaanxi Province, at 1000 meters northeast of Maoling. To the east of Wei Qing's tomb is Huo Qubing's tomb. As the most famous general Fu in the period of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, Wei Qing was buried near Maoling by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty after his death.
The Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was stolen, which also led to the theft of tombs of some surrounding princes, ministers and relatives. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that Wei Qing's tomb has not been stolen. First of all, in the Wulingyuan area, the emperor's mausoleum is the main target, while the tombs of princes and relatives buried around it are only secondary targets. Only when the emperor's mausoleum is stolen will these burial cemeteries be considered.
Secondly, Wei Qing kept a low profile before his death, and the cemetery was not luxurious after his death. Even the cemetery next to Huo Qubing is much more luxurious than Wei Qing's tomb. Even if thieves do come to Wei Qing's cemetery, they will give priority to stealing Huo Qubing's cemetery. In addition to the low-key cemetery in Wei Qing, Wei Qing in history is also a very simple and simple person. There were not many rich treasures buried with him before his death, and even the items buried with him after his death were mostly given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Finally, it is said that there are two spires at the top of Wei Qing cemetery, called Lushan Tomb, which makes grave robbers not know which spire Wei Qing cemetery is under, so it is not easy to start. Later, after a long time, the cemetery had already lost its original appearance, which also increased the difficulty of robbing the tomb.