In 2 10 BC, Qin Shihuang died, but the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was not repaired until 208 BC and he was buried. There is also the Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty, who was buried nearly a year after her death. After the death of ancient emperors, coffins were mostly buried for several months. Why do coffins have to be parked for months before they can be buried? Didn't the ancients worry about the decomposition of corpses?
According to historical records, after most emperors ascended the throne, they would send people who knew Feng Shui to look for hidden treasures and then build imperial tombs. For example, from 247 BC, Qin Shihuang asked Lisi to choose a treasure trove of geomantic omen and began to build the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. The construction of the imperial tomb is a huge project, which usually consumes huge manpower, material resources and financial resources. When the workers who built the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor were the most, it was as high as 800,000. Even so, it took thirty-nine years to build the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor.
However, not every emperor's mausoleum needs such a long time, which depends on the scale and luxury of the emperor's mausoleum. But in ancient times, the transportation was inconvenient and the technology was relatively backward, so it took at least one year to build the imperial tomb. Many emperors died before their tombs were built. Most of the ancients were superstitious, and the emperor's body could not be buried until the mausoleum was completed, otherwise it might affect Long Mai, and no one could bear the responsibility. Especially those emperors who died suddenly in good health often had to wait for several months to be buried.
As we all know, the ancients paid attention to choosing a "auspicious day" for everything, and burial needed a good day. Otherwise, it may offend the gods and affect the fate of future generations. After the death of Cixi, a famous master chose an auspicious day for her burial. In addition, her mausoleum was buried in her coffin nearly a year ago and has not been repaired.
In addition, in ancient times, when the emperor died, governors from all over the world went to Beijing to worship. Princes and nobles near Beijing can arrive in a short time. For those prisoners in remote areas and borders, it usually takes more than a month to return to Beijing because of the long distance and inconvenient transportation. In addition, the funeral ceremony of the emperor was very complicated, so the coffin was left for a long time.
People are worried about whether the body will rot, and the ancients came prepared. Before the emperor's body is buried, many spices will be used for antiseptic treatment. For example, when Sun Dianying, the thief of Dongling, stole the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi, he found that the body of Empress Dowager Cixi was well preserved and lifelike.
If there is no antiseptic perfume, don't worry, because the coffin will be divided into "inner coffin" and "outer coffin", wrapped tightly without any gap, and spices will be put into the coffin. So even if the body is decomposed, people outside can rarely smell the smell of decomposition.