The history book records the story of the location of Ganling. After Tang Gaozong died in Luoyang, Chen Ziang and other manpower owners built tombs in Luoyang. However, in order to comply with Emperor Gaozong's wishes, Wu Zetian decided to choose Jidi in Weibei Plateau in Guanzhong. Soon, the imperial court selected two famous alchemists nationwide, one was Yuan Tiangang, a Sichuan astrologer, and the other was Li, an official in charge of Yin and Yang and astronomical calendar in the palace.
After Yuan Tiangang took the order, he searched all over the banks of the Yellow River, but he didn't find a favorite place. Later, I came to Guanzhong and came out to see the astronomical phenomena in the middle of the night. I saw a purple sky on a mountain, which happened to intersect with Beidou. Yuan Tiangang thought it was a treasure, so he hurried up the mountain to find a suitable place. He couldn't find anything to mark at the moment, so he took out a copper coin and put it on the ground, covered it with aggradation, and then went down the mountain to report to me.
Li, another feng shui master, accepted the order and went east along the Weishui River to find the treasure. One day at noon, when the sun was shining, he saw a grotesque stone mountain suddenly appearing on the land of Qinchuan: from south to north, it seemed that there was a * * * sleeping naked under the blue sky and white clouds. This * * * has complete facial features, a pair of * * * is strong and symmetrical, and there is even a * * * and a navel. What makes him even more amazing is that this * * * legs are slightly separated, and there is a clear spring flowing all day in the middle! Li Dawei was surprised, and hurried up the mountain. Taking meridian as the picture, he put the gossip on the gravel, pulled out his hair pin and plunged it into the soil where the two fish met, and reported back down the mountain to me.
Wu Zetian listened to his words and said that he also chose Jidi in this direction and sent someone to review it again. When the minister came to Liangshan, he found this place to open the aggradation and didn't stand for long. It turns out that Li's hairpin is stuck in Yuan Tiangang's copper coin!
Since it is a land of feng shui, what are you waiting for? Wu Zetian ordered immediate action, and will soon repair Ganling and bury Tang Gaozong. Later, Wu Zetian followed her husband and was buried in Ganling. The terrain of Ganling should be a perfect combination of Yin and Yang and the best coordination between heaven and earth. Dry for the sky is yang, Kun for the earth is yin, and yin and yang make everything happen. "Burial Book" said: "Bury people, take advantage of anger. Water is the best way to hide wind and gather gas. Therefore, the left is Qinglong, the right is white tiger, the front is Suzaku, and the back is Xuanwu. "
Although Ganling has experienced thousands of vicissitudes, it is still stormy. Grave robbers in all previous dynasties failed in front of Ganling, and even the entrance to Ganling was not found. It can be seen that this geomantic treasure-house has really protected the dragon and phoenix from being invaded by mortals.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the wonderful site selection and the strangeness and complexity of the construction of Wu Zetian's Ganling that it was spared from being dug up. Students who have the opportunity can go to Xianyang County to see the greatness and magic of this dry mausoleum.