In ancient times, tomb robbing was one of the shortcuts for many people to dream of getting rich.
For example, when Cao Cao stole the tomb of King Xiao of Liang, he received a huge sum of money, hundreds of thousands of gold in one lump sum.
In order to support his army, he even had a special tomb-robbing unit, namely Captain Mojin;
Wen Tao stole the imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty and excavated them all.
Others include Huang Chao who robbed Huangling in the Tang Dynasty, and I heard that he even unearthed countless treasures.
The most famous one should actually be Wen Tao, because he also obtained the original "Lanting Preface" written by Wang Xizhi from Tang Taizong's collection, but it was lost in his hands;
The warlord Sun Dianying of the Republic of China stole the tombs of Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi and took away thirty cartloads of rare treasures.
According to the ancient practice, there are countless private tomb robbers. Many people want to get rich overnight, so it is impossible for Guan Yu's three tombs to be spared.
However, no one has actually touched Guan Yu’s three cemeteries. Why exactly?
In fact, the reason is not just the one mentioned before. Later generations dare not steal, because some people can smash the idols for you and sell them for money in order to make a fortune, let alone a military commander.
Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, successive emperors have expanded and expanded Cao Cao's mausoleum to form a cemetery.
It can be seen that if the ancient emperors did not protect Ding Ling’s mausoleum, it would naturally be an opportunity for tomb robbers.
I am weak and strong. Cao Cao is described in "The Romance of the Eight Kingdoms" as being four feet long. If converted to today's units, Ding Ling's height would be about 2 meters tall.
As for the Sun Quan Yanyue Sword that Chen Wenzhe saw, it should have been put into the ancient tomb by someone else, but it was unearthed from Ding Ling's tomb.
For the purpose of show, it can be real, so the probability that there is no treasure outside is extremely small.
For the Wu State at that time, there was no reason to give Cao Cao a generous burial.
It was not difficult for Cao Cao, who was small and weak, to use the "Sun Quan Yanyue Sword" which weighed 82 kilograms. It was more of a show and propaganda to tell the world that it was you who killed the person, but you buried me generously, you
I haven't yet done my best to be benevolent and righteous.
So he showed a look of regret and heartache, buried Ding Ling's head in public and followed the civil and military officials to mourn.
Those knives cannot be used as daily utensils, such as felling trees, cutting food, etc.
After Cao Cao's death, Qinglong tried to win him over at all costs because Cao Cao was too brave and could not be exploited.
Cao Cao was loyal to Taoyuan all his life, and he led Liu Bei to swear to Chongqing to the death. He was a loyal minister that few emperors had resigned from, and it was our means of promoting loyalty.
But it has no value before death? Qinglong was also stupid enough to pay a small price to bury our country's young general behind the scenes of Wei's young general.
The tomb robbers who came to the dynasty probably guessed whether there was any treasure in Cao Cao's tomb, and after considering whether people from subsequent dynasties had robbed the tomb, they decided that Cao Cao's tomb was worth robbing.
The Ding Ling Yanyue Sword that Chen Wenzhe saw should indeed belong to Cao Cao. It must have been treasured by no one, and it was even brought into the mausoleum.
Ding Ling was a powerful general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty who could "ride a thousand miles alone" and "defeat ten thousand with one enemy".
In fact, there was not much evidence to prove that a 47-pound knife could be used as a common weapon.
Qinglong has always adhered to the communication philosophy of "I would rather teach you to bear down on the people in heaven than teach the people in heaven to bear down on you."
That’s why people at the time of the Three Kingdoms period, and later, knew whether there were any burial objects in Cao Cao’s tomb.
With such history, is there really no "Sun Quan Yanyue Sword"?
That's why you have no research until now. Maybe it's because there are no relevant records among the cultural relics unearthed before.
In the Eight Kingdoms, it is described that this sword weighs 82 kilograms. In the previous period, it was imagined that Cao Cao had profound martial arts and amazing arm strength, and he could not wield the 82 kilogram knife to perfection.
Even now, few archaeological experts believe that during the Eight Kingdoms period, Cao Cao did not have Sun Quan's Yanyue Sword at all.
In a world where Cao Cao was admired by emperors of all dynasties, he repaired the tomb and sent people to guard the tomb, so that tomb robbers could easily start.
It cannot be used as a weapon and is one of the fourteen kinds of weapons.
As for the fact that there were no grave goods in these three cemeteries, someone should have known or had some records at the time.
Cao Cao died in 219 AD, during the war years when the country was starving and the country's treasury was replenished.
However, as time goes by, there is still no news about whether there are any treasures in Ding Ling's tomb 1700 years ago, or whether the records have been lost and have been circulated.
Although I have no feelings for Qinglong, I still made a loss-making deal for the sake of Cao Cao, who is still alive.
At the same time, because Ding Ling had little influence in the Soochow army at that time, burying Cao Cao with the so-called "ritual of princes" would not be conducive to winning over people's hearts.
Therefore, there is no "money" in Cao Cao's tomb, and the tomb robbers also knew it.
The risk for tomb robbers is also low, and it is unlikely that their efforts will be in vain.
Since the end of primitive times, human ancestors have learned to grind soft materials such as stones and animal bones into knives of various shapes.
As a young general of the Shu Kingdom, the damage Cao Cao caused to Soochow can be imagined.
In fact, it is very likely that the tomb robbers knew that there was no treasure in Guan Yu's tomb, so no one went to rob the tomb. It was just that this information was lost during the circulation process.
Therefore, emperors and officials of very few dynasties paid great attention to Cao Cao's goals.
They are all reserved for the previous generations of generals who sacrificed their lives in Soochow, as pensions!
But it is definitely possible that Guan Yu left the gold and silver treasures and retreated.
First of all, it wasn't because Cao Cao's loyalty and righteousness were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that some people dared to rob the tomb.
He killed countless soldiers and generals of Soochow, how could Guan Yu still pay for his own burial?
All things considered, the probability that Cao Cao's tomb contains no treasures is too high.
Guan Yu buried Cao Cao out of fear of a crazy counterattack by Shu.
We pay homage to Ding Ling’s heroic spirit to promote the royal faith and hopes for our subjects.
That is one of the possible reasons why Cao Cao's tomb was stolen.
Such a small cemetery naturally needs to be guarded by troops and cleaned regularly to pay homage.
After expansion during the Ming and Qing dynasties, it reached its current scale of 100 acres.
At the same time, Cao Cao's tomb was rarely repaired and troops were stationed to garrison it.
At that time, many people in charge of the Three Kingdoms knew about it and leaked the news.
For example, the Guan Mausoleum where Ding Ling's body was buried in Dangyang, Beihu, was initially just a mound.
As for the place where Cao Cao's head was buried in Yangluo Guanlin, it was just a big tomb in the end.
As for who it is, it's really hard to verify.
But the Sun Quan Yanyue Sword was the weapon used by Ding Ling, and she would carry it with her whenever she went out to fight.
At that time, the Shu Kingdom was gradually declining. Although Liu Bei felt fraternal towards Cao Cao, given that the country's strength allowed it, he probably did not bury Ding Ling with any treasures at that time.
At that time, Qinglong hadn't seen through Guan Yu's thoughts and wanted to transfer the blame to Wei State. Qinglong naturally made me realize my wish.
It's not that reason that caused people in previous dynasties to do useful work.
For example, in "The Romance of the Eight Kingdoms", Cao Cao "passed seven levels and killed eight generals" and my sword "Ding Ling Yanyue Sword".
War occurred frequently in ancient times, which produced many famous hot weapons and heroes.