Most people may think that tomb robbing is a job for people who are short of money. Those who do this business are poor men, most of whom are from Henan. Tomb robbing has nothing to do with people who are not short of money, and it has nothing to do with people who are not short of money. It has nothing to do with famous women who are short of money. In fact, it would be a big mistake to think so.
Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in ancient China, was not only the first woman in ancient and modern times to legally consume male sex, but also a ruthless person who dug graves and burned corpses. Grave robbing was also her hobby, which in turn was A sister in the history of tomb robbing.
The tombs of the hero Tang Yinggong Li_ of Wagang and Hao Chujun, the prime minister of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, were exposed by Ms. Wu after their deaths. The truth behind Wu Zetian's excavation of the grave is full of doubts. Some say it was to punish anti-military forces, another said it was to destroy people's feng shui, and another said it was out of revenge. It seems that Yuan Tiangang, the famous Feng Shui master of the Tang Dynasty, was right when he met the infant Wu Huagu. If she were a woman, she would be the master of the world. Wu was destined to be a crazy woman since she was a child
Speaking of Wu Zetian, everyone may know that the only female emperor in Chinese history is a ruthless character. According to Xiao Shenyang, she is very powerful. Indeed, in a feudal society centered on men, if a woman wants to do something, how can she do it without being ruthless? But Wu Zetian was so ruthless that she even dug up people's ancestral graves.
Wu Zetian's tomb robbery is a typical punishment type in the history of tomb robbing in China. It is similar to Wu Zixu's excavation of King Chu's tomb and his three hundred whipping corpses. But he is more powerful than Wu Zixu, and he has committed the so-called heinous crime and deprived his family of sinners. The tribesmen cannot escape even after they die. They dig graves and drag out corpses for execution. They use extremely humiliating methods such as dismembering, exposing, burning, and raising bones. They also torture the living people by splitting them into pieces and cooking their heads. achieve the purpose of severe punishment.
This is where the story of Wu Zetian’s tomb robbery comes from! The elders of the three dynasties had their coffins cut into coffins and their bodies burned, so let’s get down to business. Wu Zetian could tolerate Xu Jingye's choice. On September 29, the first year of Sisheng, after Xu Jingye announced the army, Wu Zetian did not hesitate to deprive him of all his official titles, including the titles of his father and grandfather. Clean, take back the surname Li given by Li Yuan, and at the same time send troops to Yangzhou to suppress it.
It was at this time that Wu Zetian removed Li_’s tomb. According to the biography of Xu Jingye in the New Book of Tang Dynasty, there is this written record: Empress Wu sent Zuo Yuqian to defend General Li Xiaoyi with 300,000 soldiers to attack him, depriving his grandfather of official title, destroying the tomb and hiding place, and removing his family status.
The above record is relatively simple. The scene when digging Li_'s tomb must have been very tragic. Fortunately, Wu Zetian's imperial literati Zhang _ was a thoughtful person and recorded the situation at that time in the government and the public. Wu Zetian ordered the tomb of Li Zhi buried next to the Zhaoling Mausoleum to be dug open, and then he split open the large coffin given to him by Li Zhi and dragged out Li Zhi's body.
It was only fifteen years after the burial, and Li_ died when he was in his eighties. There was little water in his body, so the body would not rot easily, and the time was so short, so once the coffin was split, , it was found that Li_’s body was still in good condition. After Wu Zetian heard about it, she asked the execution officials who went to the scene to burn Li_'s body to ashes and throw it away.
There is a saying that the grave was dug and the body was burned because the place where he was buried had bad feng shui. This cemetery was chosen by a Feng Shui master. According to the burial book, this is a treasured Feng Shui land. The mantra is that the harmonious singing of the red birds will bring prosperity to the descendants. Many people at that time were envious of it.
After hearing about it, a Feng Shui master named Zhang Jingzang went to Li_’s graveyard and took a look in person. He felt something was wrong and told people privately that the Feng Shui master had made a mistake in divining Xu_’s cemetery. It is a dangerous place and not suitable for burial. The inscription on the burial book should be that the red bird is sad and there are ashes in the coffin.
In fact, Li _ suffered a lot after his death, not because of bad feng shui. In addition to his grandson rising up to rebel against Wu Zetian, it also had something to do with his behavior during his lifetime. He originally opposed Li Zhi's dethronement of the king. The queen established Wu Zetian. At that time, Li Zhi was also undecided about deposing the queen, so he consulted with Li Zhi, his uncle Changsun Wuji, and other ministers such as Yu Zhining and Chu Suiliang. Li Zhi said he was ill and refused to go.
Later, Li Zhi paid a private visit to Li Zhi. Li Zhi changed his attitude of abstention and told Li Zhi that this is your family matter and there is no need to ask outsiders. The meaning is very clear. If you want to abolish it, abolish it immediately. stand. When the ceremony was formally established, both Li _ and Yu Zhining were the hosts of the ceremony.
Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian finally dug up Li_'s grave. Isn't she unconscionable?
The reason why Prime Minister Hao Chujun’s tomb was dug up. Another person whose tomb was dug up and burned by Wu Zetian was Li Zhi’s Prime Minister Hao Chujun. Hao Chujun was a very upright minister who resolutely defended Li's Tang Dynasty. He lost his father when he was 10 years old and became sensible very early.
When the world was in chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Hao Chujun's father Hao Xianggui and his father-in-law Xu Shao occupied Xiazhou, and later attached themselves to Li Yuan. They were worshiped as the governor of Chuzhou and granted the title of Duke of Zengshan County. When Li Shimin was emperor, Hao Chujun passed the Jinshi examination and inherited his father's title.
Hao Chujun and Li Zhi had a close relationship. Later, Li Zhi took over from Li Shimin, and Hao Chujun prospered in officialdom, eventually becoming the prime minister equivalent to the Prime Minister of the State Council. In fact, it is recorded in the New Book of Tang·The Biography of Hao Chujun that Hao Chujun was very loyal to the emperor. There was a monk named Lu Gajiduo who claimed to be able to refine the elixir of life. Li Zhi planned to wait for him to refine the elixir and take it. Hao Chujun immediately stopped him after hearing about it. He actually gave up taking it.