Although the legend is absurd, the dry mausoleum of Wu Zetian is indeed the best preserved mausoleum in the Tang Dynasty, and it has never been stolen. For example, other Zhaoling tombs in Li Shimin were stolen, and even the relief of six horses in Zhaoling on the tomb wall was knocked down, smashed and sold to the United States. In contrast, there are too many well-preserved Ganling. In recent years, a large number of cultural relics have been unearthed from the tomb of princes and ministers buried in Ganling, making Ganling a cultural treasure house.
But at present, the main tombs of Ganling, namely the tombs of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, have not been excavated. It is said that the world-famous Preface to Lanting Collection is buried in these tombs. Many grave robbers tried to build tombs in history, but they failed every time.
The largest excavation of Ganling was organized by Huang Chao during the uprising in the late Tang Dynasty. At the beginning of the uprising, Huang Chao, who dared to "bring golden flowers all over the city", captured Luoyang and Chang 'an in one fell swoop and drove away the emperor, but what he needed most was money. After plundering the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao's troops began to concentrate on Tang Gaozong's mausoleum, trying to dig out the treasures buried in it.
Huang Chao organized more than 400,000 peasant troops to go to Liangshan at one time, and began to excavate the Ganling of Wu Zetian. After months of digging, the rebels actually dug a deep ditch in Liangshan, which was later called "Huang Chao ditch". Even if dug to this extent, Wu Zetian's tomb was not found, and nothing was found in the excavation. In a rage, Huang Chao wanted to organize more people to dig on a larger scale. At the critical moment, it rained heavily, and the soil at the excavation site collapsed and was too muddy to continue excavation. Huang Chao was forced to give up.
A few years later, someone targeted Gan Ling again. This man is Wen Tao, the envoy of Chongzhou in Hou Liang in the Five Dynasties. This is Yaozhou in Datang, Wen Tao. Later, Zhu Wen rebelled, and Wen Tao voluntarily surrendered to Zhu Wen, still doing our time, but renamed Yaozhou Chongzhou. The area under the jurisdiction of Chongzhou in our time is Guanzhong area, where the tombs of the Tang Dynasty are located. Wen Tao has been guarding this place for seven years, giving full play to the advantage of "getting the monthly profit first" and plundering the local Tang Emperor Mausoleum with the spirit of "thieves don't walk empty". All the imperial tombs were looted, and a large number of priceless treasures were looted. The precious works of famous painters and calligraphers, including Zhong You and Wang Xizhi, reappear in the world.
Wen Tao certainly won't let go of Wu Zetian's Ganling, but when he sent troops to dig Ganling, it rained heavily again and there was no way to dig it, so things were delayed. This delay is seven years. Every time Wen Tao tried to do something about Ganling, it rained cats and dogs, never giving Wen Tao a chance. Seven years later, Wen Tao could only leave Chongzhou bitterly.
Cold weapons can't be dug, and there are hot weapons. During the Republic of China, warlord Sun Lianzhong also went to Ganling. His method is much better than that of Huang Chao and Wen Tao. These two people can only dig with ordinary equipment. Sun Lianzhong has explosives. Let the army blast the tomb door with explosives. However, when he started, strange things happened again, and the storm fell from the sky again. Sun Lianzhong stared at GanLing eyes bleeding, the last straw, gnashing away.
I don't know how the Great God blessed me, but Wu Zetian's grave has not been stolen since today. She is blind and lucky.