Then where is Liu Bei's real tomb? Some people insist that Huiling is the real tomb of Liu Bei. According to historical records, Guan Yu defeated Maicheng and was killed by Dongwu. In order to avenge his dead brother, Liu Bei personally led an army to attack Soochow, but it was a pity that he was defeated. After the defeat, Liu Bei returned to Baidicheng and died in April 223.
In May, Zhuge Liang helped the coffin back to Chengdu and was buried in August. This shows that Liu Bei's mausoleum is indeed in Chengdu, and there are indeed buildings of Liu Bei's mausoleum in today's museum. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms, after Liu Bei's death, his body was transported back to Chengdu from Fengjie and buried with Mrs. Gan. Chen Shou, the author of the History of the Three Kingdoms, is in charge of the management of documents and archives, so his records of Liu Bei's cemetery are certainly reliable.
1985, Chen Jian proposed to bury Liu Bei in Fengjie. He believes that Liu Bei died in April, was buried in August, and was transported to Chengdu from Fengjie (that is, Baidicheng). April and August here, according to the ancient juice moon method, should be April and August of the lunar calendar. At this time, Sichuan is extremely hot in summer, and the temperature is extremely high. The bodies are most prone to decay and stink. What's more, Baidicheng and Chengdu are thousands of miles apart, and they are both retrograde waterways and rugged mountain roads. With the traffic conditions at that time, even a one-way street would take more than a month. How long will it take to get to Chengdu if the army carries the coffin?
In addition, at that time, there was almost no preservation technology to prevent corpses from rotting, and some so-called folk methods to prevent corpses from rotting were actually ineffective after expert appraisal. In this way, Liu Bei's body must have rotted in more than a month. How could Zhuge Liang drag the rotting emperor's body for more than three months and insist on burying Liu Bei in Chengdu? This is obviously unreasonable. Chen Jian also pointed out that since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, most books and local chronicles recorded that Queen Gan was buried in Fengjie. According to three comrades, Liu Bei was buried with Queen Gan, but there was no Queen Gan in Hui Ling. This shows that Liu Bei should be buried in Fengjie with Queen Gan.
In addition, there are many legends about Liu Bei's burial here in history, and many artificial tunnels have been found in Fengjie City in modern times, which are very similar to tombs. The cultural relics investigation team used the ultra-southern wave to carry out geophysical exploration, and found that two building structures were buried deep underground in the local people's compound led by the tunnel, with heights ranging from 18m to 15m. According to expert analysis, they are probably the real tombs of Liu Bei and Queen Gan.
Scholars who adhere to Hui Ling Theory refute this point. They quoted the annals of the Three Kingdoms. The Biography of Queen Gan said that after her death, Queen Gan was buried in Jiangling, Hubei Province, and was later named Mrs. Huang Si by posthumous title, who wanted to move to Shu. However, Liu Bei died before the coffin of Queen Gan arrived. Later, Zhuge Liang, who escorted Liu Bei's coffin back to Chengdu, wrote a letter to the Queen Mother on the way, saying that Queen Gan "should be buried with Emperor Dahang" and told the ancestral temple. It can be seen that Liu Bei was indeed buried with Queen Gan.
This incident is clearly recorded in Chen Shou's "History of the Three Kingdoms". Chen Shousheng is an official in Shu. How could he remember the monarch's tomb wrong? Others say that Qin Shihuang died in the heat, but he also transported the body all the way to Chengyang. Why not Liu Bei? Moreover, if there was no good anti-corrosion technology during the Qin Shihuang period, then the anti-corrosion technology will definitely develop greatly in the Three Kingdoms period 400 years later, so it is not credible to say that the body cannot be transported back to Chengdu because of the hot weather. What's more, it is clearly recorded in the history books that Liu Bei was buried in Chengdu.
Recently, it was suggested that Liu Bei's tomb was the Lotus Dam in Pengshan, Sichuan. Lotus Village is located at the foot of Muma Mountain and Pengshan Mountain, which is surrounded by mountains and waters. It has always been regarded as a treasure trove of geomantic omen and the best choice for ancient tombs. Moreover, Mumashan was Liu Bei's horse farm at that time, and four of Liu Bei's confidants were Pengshan people, so it is possible to say that Lotus Village is the ancient tomb. In addition, Lotus Village in Muma Township has a legend of the Imperial Tomb since ancient times. Farmers nearby also said that most of their villages were surnamed Liu, and they all said that Liu Bei was lying in the imperial tomb.
However, it is not sufficient to judge that Liu Bei's Tomb is located in Lianhua Village only from its superior geographical position. The obvious problem is that it is unreasonable to transport Liu Bei's body to Chengdu for burial because it is close to Chengdu. Is it reasonable to transport it to Lianhua Village?
There is also a legend in history that Liu Bei died of illness in Baidicheng and was buried there. People explained that 2000-2000 was just an eventful autumn in history. The emperors of this period, whether Liu Bei or Cao Cao, should prevent their tombs from being destroyed by grave robbers in later generations. Out of this psychology, Liu Bei's funeral was carried out in four ways in order to get peace after death.
Emperors are willing to enjoy a happy life after death, but the mystery and historical records of their burial places make future generations confused. Today, all kinds of legends are false and confusing, and people are still speculating about Liu Bei's mausoleum. Let's reveal the secret and don't jump to conclusions. We can only wait for further discoveries by archaeologists before we can clear the fog.