Cao Cao was suspicious by nature, and in order to raise military pay during his lifetime, he formed the first army specifically responsible for robbing tombs. The post of gold-touching captain was also spread at that time. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's army robbed almost all the tombs of all dynasties before the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Tomb, this is also the earliest official robbery in history.
As the saying goes, if you have done nothing wrong, you are not afraid of ghosts knocking at the door. But the hero of the Three Kingdoms was just the opposite. He had done too many bad things during his lifetime. After his death, he was naturally afraid of others digging up his tomb. Therefore, before Cao Cao was buried,
A total of seventy-two doubtful tombs have been arranged. The allusions of the seventy-two doubtful tombs have been widely circulated from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present. Historians and archaeologists in the past dynasties cannot agree on one, and there is no conclusion yet.
However, tomb robberies are common in the Henan area. Zhuang Rui explored many underground tombs with ancient artifacts near Anyang and found that all of them had been robbed. Judging from the robberies, the nearest ones happened in the past few years, and the far ones are estimated to be robbed.
Dating back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there was really no need for much excavation.
Based on this situation, Zhuang Rui deduced that even if Cao Cao had laid 72 tombs, not to mention 72 tombs, he might not have been able to escape the tomb robbers' crazy excavations. Therefore, he had completely lost track of the search for Cao Cao's tomb.
Interested, I left after staying in Henan for a week.
Zhuang Rui's field archeology this time not only wanted to excavate a large tomb with archaeological value, but also wanted to examine the distribution of tombs in Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and other provinces, and write it into his doctoral thesis.
Especially in Gansu, Xinjiang and other places, due to drought and lack of rain, the burial objects in underground tombs have always been the best preserved. Almost all knitting and calligraphy and painting antiques unearthed in China in recent decades were found in tombs in these areas.
, it can be said that as long as the tombs are not damaged by tomb robbers, the excavation will shock the Chinese and foreign academic circles.
"Zhuang Rui, you...you don't want to excavate the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, right? Let me tell you, let alone you, not even the teacher has this ability..."
While chatting with Zhuang Rui, Dr. Ren's eyes suddenly widened. After searching for tombs in the past few days, he knew that his junior brother was very ambitious. This time he came out just to find a large tomb that had not been robbed before.
It's just that there are only a handful of tombs that have not been robbed on a large scale in China for five thousand years. The closest one is the place where the emperor of the ages lived after his death.
In fact, the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum has gone through many hardships in history. For example, after Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, entered the country, he used 300,000 people to rob the Qin Mausoleum. Later, in the war-torn dynasties, many warlords also coveted it.
However, due to the vast project of the First Emperor's Mausoleum, which is hidden deep underground, it has never been completely excavated. More than ten years ago, Professor Meng presided over a survey of the First Emperor's Mausoleum. The results showed that the soil under the First Emperor's Mausoleum contained extremely high levels of mercury.
, its concentration is enough to cause poisoning and death.
As we all know, mercury is mercury, a liquid metal that is easily volatile. When the air flows, it evaporates more and forms harmful gases. In severe cases, it can cause people to die from mercury poisoning. In this way, if the tomb robbers rob the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum
If you have visited it, then over the past 2,000 years, the mercury should have evaporated long ago and would not still remain in the ground.
Several pits of terracotta warriors and horses have been developed in the surrounding areas of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum. However, the core part of Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum has not been excavated because there are still technical difficulties and the scientific researchers have no way to ensure that the emperor's mausoleum is excavated.
Later, the burial objects in the tombs were completely preserved.
As we all know, the ancient Egyptian pyramids are the largest above-ground royal mausoleums in the world, and the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang in China is the largest underground mausoleum in the world. As the emperor of China's first feudal dynasty, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang concentrated the highest achievements of the Qin Dynasty civilization.
All the glory and wealth he had during his lifetime were brought underground.
"Historical Records" records: The tomb was dug down to the underground spring, the base was reinforced with copper, and the coffin was placed on it... The tomb was filled with rare treasures, and the key points in the tomb were equipped with crossbows with sharp arrows.
Anyone who comes near will be shot to death. The tomb is also filled with mercury, which symbolizes the rivers, lakes and seas. The top of the tomb is inlaid with luminous pearls, which symbolizes the sun, moon and stars. Fish oil is used to light lamps in the tomb to ensure eternal light...
Therefore, since the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, some people have proposed to excavate the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. Over the past sixty years, no action has been taken. That is, a hasty excavation will destroy the precious cultural relics in the tomb, and perhaps... destroy it forever.
Only by leaving it underground can it be truly preserved intact.
"Brother, I would like to excavate the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, is it possible?"
Zhuang Rui opened the car window slightly and lit a cigarette. If he could see the excavation of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum in his lifetime, Zhuang Rui would be very satisfied. As for now, it is basically impossible.
When Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum was built, the country was so poor that at most there were 720,000 prisoners working on it. It took thirty-nine years to complete the underground palace of the Emperor's Mausoleum. If you want it to appear in the world, it cannot be done overnight.
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"Brother Zhuang, where are you going? Hey, we can't set up a tent in the city center today, right?"
After the car arrived in the center of Xi'an, Peng Fei looked at Zhuang Rui from the rearview mirror. At this time, the sky had darkened, and the ancient city of Xi'an was very quiet under the night lights. Sitting in the car, he could see through the glass, the tall tower in the distance.
The ancient city wall, which is more than ten meters long, looks so majestic and solemn in the night.
Since entering the Central Plains, you can feel the rich historical atmosphere almost everywhere. Whether it is the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang or the ancient city wall of Xi'an in front of you, they have stood for thousands of years and are silently telling people about these thousands of years.
Great changes in mountains and rivers and vicissitudes of history.
"Go and stay in Lintong District, which is relatively close to Lishan Mountain. Where did your young man's hard and simple life in the army go?"
Zhuang Rui knew what Peng Fei meant. After following him for several years, this kid had become a bit picky. Yesterday, he even complained to himself about sleeping in a tent all day long.
Zhuang Rui is not the kind of person who is reluctant to spend money. The key is that in the Henan area a few days ago, especially near the tombs, there were very few hotels, not even guest houses. It was better to sleep in a tent than stay in a farmhouse.
Comfortable, of course. Now that the conditions are available, Zhuang Rui naturally wants to find a hotel to stay.
Lintong was originally a county, but was later classified as a district in Xi'an. It was the east gate of the ancient capital of Xi'an. It was only about thirty kilometers away from Xi'an. Peng Fei did not save money for Zhuang Rui. More than half an hour later, the three
The car drove into the parking lot of the only five-star hotel in Lintong.
"Hey, Brother Zhuang, I'm in your favor..."
Three students got out of the other two cars, one female and two male. These three people are all graduate students in the Department of Archeology of Peking University and will graduate this year. They also have another identity, that is, after graduation, they will all
Joined Zhuang Rui's Dingguang Museum as a manager.
"Yes, Brother Zhuang, this is my first time staying in a five-star hotel, but I think it's more exciting to live in the wild..."
The girl who spoke is called Xiaolei. She grew up in Xinjiang. She has a very straightforward personality and is very courageous. For example, in the first few days when she arrived in Henan, when she camped, she was not far from the ancient tombs twice.
The two male classmates were so scared that they couldn't sleep at night, but Xiaolei didn't care at all. One day, she and Zhuang Rui went to search for dead bodies in the middle of the night with great interest, saying they wanted to see what will-o'-the-wisps look like.
Dr. Ren once said to Zhuang Rui privately with a smile that this Xiaolei was born to do archaeology, and it was really a waste of talent to be poached by Zhuang Rui's museum.
Since the opening of Dingguang Museum, Huangfu Yun has recruited many talents from the museum major and archeology major of Beijing University. However, these three people do not know that the man in front of them, Brother Zhuang, will be their big boss in the future. Zhuang Rui is the boss of Dingguang Museum.
Although many people in the circle know about the boss, the students in these ivory towers don't know.
"Haha, when you enter Inner Mongolia, Gansu, it will be difficult to find a five-star hotel even if you want it. You have worked hard these days. Let's have a good rest today..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and waved his hand. After a week of getting along with them, he was still very satisfied with these students. Their enthusiasm for work made Zhuang Rui a little ashamed. When he was as old as them, he seemed to be still there.
I'm dawdling in the pawn shop.
"By the way, let's go to Huaqing Hot Spring tomorrow..." After completing the formalities and getting the room card, Zhuang Rui said to a few people with a smile. It was indeed very hard these days, and he was very nervous. Zhuang Rui also
I want to take everyone to relax.
"Haha, long live Brother Zhuang..."
Several people were playing and cheering loudly. The cheerful smiles and heartfelt joy on their faces made Zhuang Rui a little distracted. Once upon a time, he was just like them, playing around with his boss and other brothers.
, seven or eight years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the innocent student days are gone forever.
Lishan Hot Spring is one of the best. It has a long history and has endured great changes. It is known as "the best spring in the world". Huaqing Hot Spring was formed two to three million years ago and was established as Jiangzhai 6,000 years ago.
Used by our ancestors.
Since the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties, emperors of all dynasties have built hot springs here to bathe, and it has gradually become a royal hot spring. It is also a gift for ministers to bathe here.
Among them, the most famous one is Huaqing Pool. "The spring cold bathes in Huaqing Pool. The hot spring water washes away the grease. The servant lifts up the fragile body. It is the beginning of new blessings." This popular poem is written by Tang Dynasty.
The great poet Bai Juyi gave a true portrayal of the imperial concubine giving her a bath in the Huaqing Palace.
Huaqing Hot Spring has become famous all over the world and is coveted by the world. It has become an "Oriental Divine Spring" as famous as the ancient Roman Baths of Caricalla and the British Bath Hot Spring.
