Eight hundred and eighty-eighth chapter tip of the iceberg (2)
Chapter 888 The tip of the iceberg (2)
Professor Meng was very familiar with the distribution of tombs in Beimang Mountain. When he passed some places where monuments were erected, he would often stop to explain to Zhuang Rui and others whose tomb it was. After walking for three to five kilometers, Zhuang Rui's ears were already full.
Names of many famous people.
Many tombs have now been protected, with walls and barbed wire surrounding them. However, it is hard to say how useful these things are. At least Zhuang Rui can step over them with a hand and a lift of his leg.
Listening to Professor Meng's explanation, walking in this silent mountain forest is like walking in the long river of history, where all the thunderous figures live here.
Empress Li who wrote "When did the spring flowers and autumn moon come, how much do you know about the past?", the famous calligrapher Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty, the poet Du Fu, and even the most powerful Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei were all buried in this vast mountain.
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"Teacher, isn't the tomb of Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, not in the mountains?"
Beimang Mountain has a tomb tradition that started in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder was Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
When modern people talk about the two Han Dynasties, they most often talk about Liu Bang of the Western Han Dynasty or Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. As for the Eastern Han Dynasty, they mainly talk about the Three Kingdoms, so Zhuang Rui is a little curious about the emperor Liu Xiu.
As long as he was the founding monarch, he would have made great military achievements, but Liu Xiu was extremely low-key and mysterious in history. Zhuang Rui wanted to see if his tomb after his death was as unknown to everyone as he was.
"Liu Xiu's tomb is in Mang Mountain, but not on the mountain..."
Professor Meng was leaning on a cane and gently touched Daniel who was walking in front with the cane, and asked: "Daniu, how far is the place you mentioned?"
Daniel stopped, pointed to a mountain peak in front of him, and said, "It's right in front. Have you seen that mountain? The highest one is there..."
"Well, the terrain is good. Although it is a peak, it is out of reach of the wind. It can condense energy, and it is far away from the Yellow River. It is an ideal place to camp a tomb with mountains and water, hiding wind and gathering energy..."
Professor Meng looked at the mountain peak and carefully observed the surrounding terrain. He couldn't help showing a look of surprise on his face. A prominent emperor must have been buried in such a geomantic treasure land.
You must know that 24 emperors from 6 generations have been buried here on Beimang Mountain. The density of distribution, the large number, and the longevity have made it the best in China.
In a place where there are so many mausoleums that there is almost no place for cows to lie down, this person's mausoleum must have a great background for it to occupy such a prominent place.
However, ancient imperial tombs are the most secretive things. Even if there are historical records, they are vague, so Professor Meng cannot tell whose tomb this is.
"By the way, Xiaozhuang, didn't you ask about Liu Xiu's tomb? You can see it when you climb the mountain..."
Today's destination was very close. Professor Meng was a little excited, quickened his pace, and rushed towards the top of the mountain.
Zhuang Rui was a little confused about Professor Meng. Liu Xiu's tomb seemed to have been discovered and protected a long time ago. Why did the teacher say that Liu Xiu's tomb was on the mountain?
With doubts in his mind, Zhuang Rui climbed up the mountain carrying tools weighing dozens of kilograms. The original ecology here was well protected. Most of the trees on the mountain were more than a hundred years old, and there were many flowers and plants with unknown names growing on the ground.
"Brother, this mountain seems to have been paid attention to. Why hasn't that tomb been discovered?"
On the ground between some trees in the mountain, you can see lumps of soil brought out by Luoyang shovels from time to time, indicating that this place is also the focus of tomb robbers, but Zhuang Rui doesn't know why those people failed to find the ancient tomb in the heart of the mountain?
"Zhuang Rui, tombs in the Han Dynasty are divided into brick tombs and cliff tombs. Brick tombs are mostly the tombs of ordinary people and court ministers. You can find them with a Luoyang shovel...
However, the tombs of emperors are mostly built in the mountains, such as the Shizishan Han Tomb in Pengcheng, which was built by hollowing out the entire mountain. Therefore, when digging in Luoyang, one often touches the rock wall, which is not very suitable.
Exploring the tombs of the Han Dynasty..."
After Dr. Ren heard Zhuang Rui's words, he gave him an answer. No matter how useful those Luoyang shovels were, they would not be able to penetrate the mountain rock walls and discover the emperor's tombs deep in the mountains.
After hearing what Ren Chunqiang said earlier, Professor Meng turned around and said, "Well, Professor Wang, who excavated the Han tomb in Lion Mountain, is also an old friend of mine. He is a very respectable archaeologist..."
The Lion Mountain Han Tomb that Dr. Ren mentioned is located in Zhuang Rui's hometown. It is the tomb of Liu Wu, the third generation king of Chu who was entrusted to Pengcheng in the early Western Han Dynasty. The entire tomb was carved into stone to create a chamber, which was cut through the mountain to hide the tomb. The tomb was embedded in the belly of the mountain.
The depth inside is more than 100 meters.
To talk about the discovery of the King's Tomb at Lion Rock, we have to mention Professor Wang. He and Professor Meng are both alumni of Peking University and initially worked in Los Angeles City.
Later, Professor Wang worked in Chengdu, and over a period of more than 20 years, he presided over the excavation of seven tombs of Chu kings in the Han Dynasty. His name was included in the "Who's Who of Intellectuals in the World" in Cambridge, England.
The Lion Rock Han Tomb excavated at that time was a typical cliff tomb. This tomb had a total of 12 rooms. The tomb alone covered an area of more than 850 square meters, almost hollowing out the entire Lion Rock.
However, the emperor's tomb has been visited by tomb robbers, and many precious cultural relics have been lost. However, even so, more than 2,000 precious international cultural relics were unearthed from it.
As the mountain got higher, everyone's progress slowed down. Although Professor Meng was in good health, he was almost sixty years old and needed to sit down and rest every time he walked.
The sunlight leaking from the tall tree canopy is scattered on the mountain paths. From time to time, squirrels poke their heads in the cracks of the trees. The sound of "beating" makes people look up from time to time. A woodpecker flies up gracefully, with yellow and white stripes on its wings.
Instantly disappeared into the forest.
The gusts of wind brought the fragrance of forsythia to the tip of Zhuang Rui's nose, and the chirping of birds far and near brought out the rare tranquility.
Perhaps due to their state of mind, Zhuang Rui and others walked in the space created by ancient trees, beautiful grass, and quiet flowers. Everyone felt the full ancient charm.
Therefore, it is true to say that they are buried in Mang Mountain. These human emperors enjoyed all the glory and wealth during their lives, and after their death, they will be surrounded by mountains and rivers, occupying all the treasures of Feng Shui.
Da Niu, who was walking in front, introduced some herbs to everyone from time to time. When he and Er Niu were collecting herbs on the mountain, they accidentally discovered a very secret cave entrance on the other side of the mountain wall, and that's when they discovered this tomb.
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"Okay, let's take a rest..."
It had been more than an hour since we reached the top of the mountain. Except for Zhuang Rui, even Hao Long was breathing heavily from exhaustion. After all, he was carrying more than 30 kilograms of equipment on his back.
"Teacher, where is the Liu Xiu tomb you mentioned?"
Zhuang Rui was still thinking about this matter. Professor Meng just said that you can see it when you go to the top of the mountain, so Zhuang Rui asked.
Professor Meng took a sip of water, stood up, walked to the edge of the rock wall, pointed in the distance, and said: "Well, that's over there, close to the Yellow River..."
"Then...isn't it Mangshan?"
Zhuang Rui followed the direction of Professor Meng's finger and saw that very far away, there was a lush area full of trees. However, the terrain there was gentle, as if it was beyond the boundaries of Mang Mountain.
"It's Mang Mountain, which is north of Mang Ridge. Liu Xiu's achievements are actually far superior to that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was he who wiped out the separatist forces in various places and completed the third great unification in Chinese history..."
Professor Meng spoke highly of Liu Xiu. After introducing some of Liu Xiu's achievements, he then said: "Xiao Zhuang, do you see anything wrong with that place?"
Standing on this mountain peak, you can see the place where Liu Xiu's tomb is located very clearly. After observing it for a while, Zhuang Rui said: "That area is backed by Mang Mountain and faces the Yellow River, but it is "resting on the river and stepping on the mountain".
"The Feng Shui bureau, this is a dangerous place!"
Zhuang Rui doesn't know much about Feng Shui, but he has been studying it for more than two years, so he can tell some things.
The feng shui of tombs emphasizes "resting on the mountain and stepping on the river." The tomb must be built at a high place to avoid floods. However, Liu Xiu's tomb is just the opposite. It is a dangerous place for "resting on the river and stepping on the mountain."
Professor Meng laughed when he heard this and said: "Xiao Zhuang, you are right. This Feng Shui strategy is indeed something that ordinary emperors would not choose. If the Yellow River rises, the tombs will definitely be flooded..."
Professor Meng paused for a moment and then said: "But Liu Xiu is a smart man. Do you know that Liu Xiu's tomb is well known in the world, but since ancient times, his tomb has never been stolen once..."
"Teacher, why is this?"
Zhuang Rui didn't understand. The tomb robbers in ancient times were far more vicious than they are now. They would never let Liu Xiu's tomb go just because he was a good emperor.
"Haha, first of all, Liu Xiu was frugal in his life. Before his death, he promised not to bury any gold, silver, and jade objects, but only earthenware. These objects were not valuable, so tomb robbers were not interested.
Secondly, Liu Xiu’s tomb is located on the bank of the Yellow River. There is water a few meters underground, and there is no way to excavate it. Therefore, this seemingly dangerous tomb has been preserved for more than two thousand years..."
After Professor Meng finished speaking, he pondered for a while and then said: "But I suspect that the tomb is a fake imperial tomb. As a founding emperor, even if Liu Xiu himself is not willing to be buried in a rich burial, future generations may not agree...
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After the death of ancient people, there were many suspicious tombs for fear that the tombs would be stolen. The most famous one is the tomb of Cao Cao.
When Cao Cao was still alive, in order to raise military funds and form the Mojin Academy, he almost stole all the tombs of emperors in the world. Fearing retribution after his death, he built a total of 72 suspected tombs. So far, the real Cao Cao has not been found.
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"No more, this is just my personal guess. Okay, if everyone has rested, let's start preparations..."
Professor Meng waved his hand and stopped talking. As an academic expert, if he speculates on things that have no evidence, it will cause a big disturbance if word gets out.
