Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, once said that by taking history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs. The great philosopher Marx also once said that forgetting history means betrayal. It can be seen that no matter whether it is the emperor of ancient China, Generals, ministers, and famous foreign scholars are all very fond of the country's history, and in terms of the country's long history, China naturally deserves to be the first.
Chinese history, spanning more than five thousand years, is like a century-old man who has experienced vicissitudes of life, showing us that extremely wonderful past. For us, it is the best way to provide us with the information to understand history. Things are the historical books and classics left by the ancient sages. As the only way of recording by the ancients, we can see every bit of the ancients from the ancient books.
But for us, more interest may lie in understanding some more interesting things. However, for the ancients, the methods of reflecting the social status of that time were not limited to boring books and Words, for us, although cultural relics cannot speak, the historical value they carry is definitely far greater than history books.
Because the study of cultural relics can give full play to one's subjective initiative and will not be swayed by some simple and stubborn views of the ancients, every unearthing and discovery of cultural relics is of great significance to the vast number of historical researchers and This is a very important thing for enthusiasts. When it comes to the place with the largest inventory of underground cultural relics, Shaanxi Province is the well-deserved number one.
Xi'an, the provincial capital, is simply a cornucopia. There are countless treasures in front of the Chinese people. Even so, the underground treasures are still presented in various unexpected ways. Some cultural relics cannot even be named. , A 27-ton national treasure was found in an ancient tomb in Shaanxi. It was difficult to confirm the identity of the owner of the tomb. An old farmer shouted: I know.
The geographical location of Shaanxi Province was actually very good for ancient times. In that relatively isolated ancient time, the most important requirement for the location of the capital was to be located in an important location in the center of the territory and be able to make overall plans. To manage all parts of the country, you also need to have barriers to resist foreign enemies. It is best to have flat terrain to facilitate the construction of urban agglomerations.
Under the unanimous requirements of these conditions, Chang'an City seems to be the best choice. Shaanxi Province is located in the inland northwest region, which happens to be the center and heartland of the country. It can be a good choice. It manages the whole country, and the Guanzhong Plain where Xi'an is located has a flat city, a normal climate, and most importantly, the Qinling Mountains, which serve as a natural barrier against foreign enemies and were regarded as the location of dragon veins in ancient times.
Therefore, many dynasties in feudal society established their capitals in Chang'an City. They have experienced thousands of years of history in thirteen dynasties, and have witnessed many prosperous and prosperous times such as the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. Because of this, this part of the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi Province has become the burial place of most princes, nobles and even many emperors in ancient times.
As the pace of history continues to advance, many historical monuments have been preserved to this day, such as the Bell and Drum Tower in the center of Xi'an and the ancient city wall of Xi'an. The rustic atmosphere almost brings people back to the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. , every brick underfoot can be traced back to single digits BC. Of course, the cultural relics existing on the surface are far less exaggerated than underground.
In fact, when it comes to the number of underground cultural relics in Shaanxi Province, the entire Guanzhong area is worth mentioning. The cultural relics discovered in some prefecture-level cities are even far older than Xi'an, such as the origin of Zhou culture Many people are not very clear about Baoji, but when it comes to the shores of the Weishui River, the hometown of Emperor Yan and the ancient Chencang, I believe everyone is familiar with it.
A large number of bronzes were discovered underground in this city. In fact, this so-called discovery is not necessarily official mining. There are many accidents. For example, in Weibin District under the jurisdiction of Baoji City, The armor of ancient warriors was once discovered by villagers during foundation excavation. It was this inadvertent discovery that led to the rediscovery of a large number of cultural relics.
If this is the case for a prefecture-level city, then Xi'an, the provincial capital, has even more things buried underground. Excavation in any place is likely to find ancient tombs. For this reason, the foundations of many houses in Xi'an are Excavation has become a difficult operation, because the discovery of any tomb may cause you to be forced to move.
Not only that, the large number of underground mausoleums once caused Xi'an's underground transportation system to be underdeveloped. The construction of each subway line required long-term planning and measurement, but this kind of problem persists year after year. Careful planning may lead to frequent detours due to the tombs discovered along the way. If the character breaks out and encounters several tombs in succession.
It is very likely that the entire line will be declared invalid. These "forced discoveries" of underground tombs will generally be mined in order of their long history, but there are exceptions, that is, not all discovered In all tombs, one can accurately know the identity of the tomb owner and guess the dynasty. In some tombs, it is not even known who is buried inside.
Many of us know that in ancient times, there was a profession called Mojin Xiaowei. To put it bluntly, they were tomb robbers. In the early years, this kind of people were composed of a group of people who knew the art of Feng Shui. They were originally a middle schooler. As a ninth-rate profession, due to years of war, these Feng Shui masters have been in a state of semi-employment all year round, but if they want to survive, they must have financial resources.
In order to survive, this group of people finally chose to combine their profession with low-level theft. They relied on their own skills to find some large tombs of princes and nobles, and then stole the funerary objects therein and exchanged them for money. Life, this shady profession was always not recognized by others. It was not until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty that it was gradually formalized under Cao Cao's organization.
Not only did he claim to be a gold-touching captain, he also specifically set his sights on some large tombs. Xi'an, the thousand-year-old capital, naturally became a place frequented by tomb robbers at that time. Although some tombs were discovered at that time, Due to technical limitations at that time, there was no mining capability, so it has been preserved until now. It was only discovered by chance in recent years.
For example, in a small mountain village in Shaanxi, local people discovered a small hill. It was originally a very ordinary thing, but soon some villagers discovered that it was unusual. From its special shape Judging from the unique road, it does not look like a simple mountain peak. Based on past experience, many local villagers suspected that this was an ancient tomb.
I have to say that this damn premonition is still very accurate. After a series of research, I found that not only is this an ancient tomb, but the status of the person inside is not low, although the emperor is unlikely Yes, but at least he is also a prince, Baile. This can be seen just from the scale of this tomb.
Being able to use a mountain as your own tomb was something that ordinary wealthy people in ancient times could not do, because the right to purchase a mountain does not mean that you have money, but that you have to have a considerable amount of money. Only with his own power and status can he be qualified to occupy the mountain as king after death. After the local villagers realized this, they notified the relevant departments on the one hand, and some people went to check on the other.
After investigation, the attentive villagers discovered that this magnificent tomb had actually been visited by the so-called Captain Mojin, because on the top of the hill, 10,000 obvious tombs were found. The entrance and a faint road leading inside were protected before the arrival of relevant personnel in order to prevent secondary damage.
Soon the relevant expert team arrived and conducted a simple inspection of the tomb. After confirming that it had been mined by tomb robbers, they conducted rescue mining on its tissue. After some work, the internal structure of the entire tomb was revealed. The tomb was eighteen meters high and nearly twenty meters wide.
But it is a pity that some places collapsed. It may be that the tomb robbers at that time used explosives and other violent means to force their way in, causing the collapse. Not only that, the tombs here It must have been after many visits, because all the funerary items were swept away, and there was nothing left except the walls that could not be taken away.
When the experts entered, the tomb was already empty. Coupled with thousands of years of evolution, the real owner of the tomb had long since disappeared, so it was difficult to judge the true identity of the owner. Well You can make a rough guess based on the pictures on the wall.
Judging from the clothing and attire of the people depicted on the wall, as well as their body shape and clothing, it should be a large tomb from the Tang Dynasty, and we know that the identity of the owner of this tomb is very noble, but Since the contents inside are really limited, the specific identity is still unknown. After all, the Tang Dynasty lasted for a long time.
Without knowing the identity of the real owner, it is impossible to conduct research on just one dynasty. In addition, there is nothing in the tomb, so the research on this tomb was at a deadlock.
Because we judged that the identity of the owner of the tomb was unusual, we made a certain judgment and investigation based on the clues in the tomb at that time. After the continuous efforts of the public security organs, a major 20-year-old man was actually recovered. It has to be said that it is not easy to preserve the seven-ton large pillar intact under such circumstances, but the identity of the owner of the tomb is still doubtful.
At this moment, an old farmer suddenly stood up and said that he knew, and then led the experts to a location and found a stone tablet. Finally, after multiple confirmations, they learned that this It is the tomb of Concubine Wu Hui of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. When Li Longji is mentioned, all he can think of is Concubine Yang. In fact, Concubine Wu Hui is not an ordinary person.
In fact, she was favored by Li Longji very early on, but when she was about to be named queen later, she was opposed by many ministers.
So she had no choice but to give up and settle for the title of Concubine Wu Hui. This aroused her dissatisfaction, so she provoked many struggles in the palace, framed the prince and the prince and was demoted to a commoner. Because of the strong sense of guilt, he contracted the disease and died in depression.