When Chen Yu said that the owner of this ancient tomb was a historian, I thought of some books I had read when I was very bored. This kind of people are very special. It is not false at all to say that they are ordinary people, but they
The profession he engages in is destined to be unique. As the name suggests, the historian mentioned by Chen Yu is an official responsible for recording various events of the country and even the emperor. Of course, in the Qin Dynasty, the specific name of this kind of official was not called a historian. The historian of Qin
There are five types in total, but none of them are responsible for recording them.
This kind of people do not have any authority. They are only equivalent to the senior writers and writers of the central government. They compile the history of the previous dynasty, the history of the current dynasty, and record daily notes. However, they are the only kind of people whose work is not under the jurisdiction and assignment of the emperor.
At work, they only do what they should do and do not need to be responsible to anyone. There is only one person they are responsible for, and that is: the facts.
However, this is only some people's understanding of historians. The highly developed information technology is destined to broaden people's horizons. There is no truth in history. No one can guarantee that the history he sees is true unless he has personally experienced it. Historians are responsible
Recording facts is their uninterrupted right, but every historian cannot guarantee whether the facts he records can be passed down to future generations in their original form. There may be many reasons during the period that distort these facts. And not every historian
They all have the character of Tai Shigong. When a normal historian encounters an iron-fisted emperor, his work will become very contradictory.
The historian who was buried near Xianyang was just a little-known figure. Due to his special status, he knew some things, but he was probably very distressed in the rest of his life, because when he served as historian, it was during the reign of Qin Shihuang, and he faced
For such an emperor who dared to brazenly burn books and humiliate scholars, no historian would have the courage to fight to the end. Therefore, under the circumstances at that time, some things that really happened were covered up and they were not recorded in historical records.
middle.
The mood of this historian is understandable. This was his job, but someone from above prevented him from writing it. So after he returned home in old age, he recorded all the things that could not be written in the official history in a private notebook.
Among the books on the situation, these books have no possibility of being published and distributed. They are limited to a barely described past account of their career. The events recorded by the historian are quite comprehensive, because in his past life, he not only had to come into contact with
These, as well as some colleagues, will secretly communicate about the work they are responsible for in private, and the information is highly integrated.
This kind of unofficial historical data is not dignified and will not be recognized by the authoritative institutions of later generations, nor can it appear in serious history books. But in fact, this kind of history is the most credible, because in China and even in the world
The history of most countries is linked to the political needs of the time. The authenticity of the official history books can naturally be imagined, but the private records of historians are often recorded purely for the sake of recording. They have no purpose and are just for the sake of conscience.
Write something. Many experts in history are disdainful of this kind of unofficial history, but everyone knows what happened. When encountering a more difficult topic, if you find such records
, they will secretly rejoice, as if they have found a treasure.
The historian who was buried near Xianyang may have a better family. Because of this, he was targeted by several tomb robbers. These unlucky tomb robbers only dug the hole and were caught by the villagers without taking out the burial objects.
Because there were many burials in the tomb, the public security organs paid more attention to it and hired special personnel to repair and clean it. During this cleanup, they uncovered the information that the historian had privately recorded.
All the information was engraved on bamboo slips, and there were a lot of them. Because the ancient tomb had been there for too long, it collapsed, and groundwater continued to seep up. The place where the bamboo slips were stored became a small quagmire. When the bamboo slips were excavated little by little,
Some parts are so rotten that they cannot be distinguished, but the remaining parts are still barely visible.
The person in charge of sorting out the ancient tomb at that time was a folk cultural relics enthusiast who had a deep knowledge of cultural relics and history. After the entire ancient tomb was excavated, the relevant cultural relics were sorted and inventoried. Those bamboo slips aroused the interest of old experts.
Strong interest. At that time, he already knew the identity of the tomb owner. Due to his professional sensitivity, he felt that the contents privately recorded on the bamboo slips could not be seen in official history.
The old expert was waiting at the excavation site. When a part of the bamboo slips was cleared, he identified part of it on the spot. As he looked at it, he was shocked, because the things recorded in the bamboo slips were not only unprecedented in official history, but also greatly shocked him.
Common sense thinking. People of that era had been educated in materialism for many years and were deeply ingrained in it. Although the old expert knew that some things could not be explained by the so-called scientific dogma alone, he could not have imagined that those things would happen in the Qin Dynasty two thousand years ago.
thing.
"These contents are the opportunity for the Tianji Project to be launched. They are very important and are the most original theoretical basis for the plan, so they are recorded in detail in the first part of the file."
What happened more than 2,000 years ago is probably like this: In the second year after Qin unified China, someone presented a silk picture to the First Emperor. Only the First Emperor had seen this picture, and the rest included
Li Si did not witness it. However, it is said that this picture comes from the Warring States Period and was hand-painted by Jia Su, a famous alchemist at that time. Jia Su did not have any official position, but during the Warring States Period, he was very popular in Zhao, Yan, Wei and other countries. He was
The First Emperor was a guest of the kings of all countries. He had always been interested in the foreign scholars, so he accepted this picture. Although no one had seen it, it can be concluded that the First Emperor had secretly pondered the picture.
About two years later, the First Emperor sent many people to survey the territory of the Qin State at that time. Among these people were Kanyu masters, alchemists, and nobles from the original Qin State. They were directly responsible to the First Emperor and did not accept any
Due to the dispatch and intervention of officials and localities, no one except the First Emperor himself and those who accepted the task knew what the First Emperor asked them to do.
This was a long mission that took a long time to carry out. Some people even left for several years without even returning home. They traveled all over the place. When everyone returned to Xianyang, a team of about 50,000 people left.
Being urgently mobilized and organized, no matter how secretive such a big movement was, it was impossible to completely hide it from the officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Some people secretly speculated that they might be going to war with the Huns in the north.
But that is not the case at all. This team is a pure engineering team. The First Emperor did not recruit civilian men. Perhaps he was afraid that the news would be leaked too widely. Instead, all soldiers were recruited from the army. This team was sent to a secret place in the north.
, although the historian did not know exactly where it was, he did know that these 50,000 people were digging a hole. They dug out almost half of the mountain, and deep under the mountain, they dug out an ancient city that sunk underground.
No one knew who the owner of this ancient city was. When it was dug out, the ancient city was already empty. At that time, except for those who personally participated in the project, no one could tell the situation of this ancient city. It was not until after the team was disbanded that several
Participants with official titles revealed some things about the ancient city on various occasions.
This is how the news spread. The First Emperor was furious, and those who leaked the secrets were executed by the Nine Clans. However, the news was indeed leaked and could not be taken back even if he wanted to. According to the leaker's account, outsiders learned that this empty underground ancient city
A sophisticated compass-like thing was found in the cave. The specific structure of this thing was probably incomprehensible to people at the time. However, they discovered that under certain special circumstances, the compass-like thing would activate and then appear to be composed of many points.
lines.
It is difficult to tell whether this is true or not, but after the ancient city was unearthed, the First Emperor decided to rebuild the Great Wall built by various countries during the Warring States Period. At this time, some people were gossiping that this decision was actually based on the ancient city unearthed.
based on the lines on that compass.
When Chen Yu told me this, I didn't doubt it at all, because I knew before that such murals had appeared in distant Tibet. Several centuries before the Qin Dynasty, someone had already painted the Qin Dynasty murals.
The specific direction of the Great Wall.
In fact, I have my own definition of those incredible things. No matter how incredible something is, since it happened, there must be a reason for it to happen. This reason is the reason for its existence. If we don't understand this thing, it doesn't mean that it is
It's fictional, but with the current level of thinking and technology, we still can't find the truth. It's very arbitrary and ignorant for small humans to assert that certain things cannot exist based on their current level of technology.
No matter what the truth is, whether the construction of the Qin Great Wall was based on the lines on the "compass", in short, the Great Wall was indeed built. This is how the historian recorded it. What he wrote down cannot be widely disseminated. At most, it is
After I finished writing, I took it out to read when I was free, so there was no need or reason to lie. Therefore, after the contents on the bamboo slips were reported, authorities in some fields also acquiesced in the authenticity of these materials.
Speaking of this, I can actually see some problems. As Jin Pingmei told me before, the construction of the Great Wall is really not of much use in defending a nomadic people. The unification of the country by the First Emperor is amazing.
Although he did not personally lead the army in the war, he should not be ignorant of these military common senses. No one with a normal mind would do such a huge project that wastes people and money and is of no great use.
But the First Emperor still did it. This is what is not common sense in this matter.
"Why he did this, the answer is given on those bamboo slips." Chen Yu was afraid that I wouldn't understand what she said, so she drew a rough line for me on the paper: "Building the Great Wall is just a cover-up."