Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, once said that taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall, and Marx, a great philosopher, once said that forgetting history means betrayal. It can be seen that both the emperors and generals in ancient China and famous foreign scholars are extremely interested in the history of the country, and as far as the country's long history is concerned, China naturally deserves the first place.
The history of China has been going up and down for more than 5, years, just like a hundred-year-old man who has experienced many vicissitudes, showing us that wonderful past. For us, what can best provide us with an understanding of history is the historical books left by the ancient sages. As the only way to record the ancients, we can see the bits and pieces of the ancients from the ancient books.
But for us, we may be more interested in learning something more interesting. However, for the ancients, the method of reflecting the social state at that time was not limited to boring books and words. For us, although cultural relics can't speak, they definitely carry more historical value than historical books.
because the study of cultural relics can give full play to their subjective initiative and will not be influenced by some simple and stubborn views of the ancients, every excavation and discovery of cultural relics is very important for the vast number of historical researchers and enthusiasts. To say that the place with the largest underground cultural relics inventory, Shaanxi Province is well-deserved first.
Xi' an, the capital of Xi' an, is a cornucopia. There are countless treasures in front of Chinese people. Even so, the underground treasures are still being presented in various unexpected ways. Some cultural relics are not even elegant in name. A 27-ton national treasure was found in an ancient tomb in Shaanxi, and the identity of the tomb owner was difficult to confirm. An old farmer shouted: I know.
The geographical location of Shaanxi Province is actually excellent in ancient times. In that relatively closed ancient times, the most important requirement for the location of the capital is to be located in an important position in the center of the territory, which can manage all parts of the country in an all-round way. In addition, it is necessary to have a barrier against foreign enemies, and it is best to have a flat terrain to facilitate the construction of urban agglomerations.
under the same requirements of these conditions, Chang' an seems to be the best choice. Shaanxi Province is located in the northwest inland area, which happens to be the center and heart of the country, and can manage the country well. The Guanzhong Plain where Xi' an is located is flat and the climate is normal. Most importantly, as a natural barrier against foreign enemies, the Qinling Mountains are regarded as Long Mai in ancient times.
Therefore, many dynasties in feudal society established their capitals in Chang 'an, which has experienced the history of thirteen dynasties for thousands of years, and witnessed many prosperous times such as Dahan and Datang. It is precisely because of this that this part of Shaanxi Guanzhong Plain has become the tomb of most princes and nobles and even many emperors in ancient times.
With the continuous progress of history, many historical sites have been preserved until now, such as the Bell and Drum Tower and the ancient city wall in the center of Xi 'an. The rustic atmosphere almost makes people return to the prosperous times of the Tang Dynasty, and every brick under their feet can be traced back to single digits BC. Of course, the cultural relics on the surface are far less exaggerated than those under the ground.
In fact, when it comes to the amount of underground cultural relics in Shaanxi Province, the whole Guanzhong area is worth mentioning. The cultural relics found in some prefecture-level cities are even far older than those in Xi 'an, such as the birthplace of Zhou Wenhua. Many people are not very clear about Baoji, but when it comes to the waterfront of Wei River, the hometown of Emperor Yan and the ancient Chen Cang, I believe everyone is very clear.
A large number of bronzes are found underground in this city. In fact, this so-called discovery is not necessarily official mining, and there are many accidents. For example, in Weibin District under the jurisdiction of Baoji City, the armor of ancient soldiers was discovered because of the excavation of villagers' foundation. It was this casual discovery that led to a large number of cultural relics coming to light again.
Even so in a prefecture-level city, there are more things buried underground in Xi 'an, the provincial capital, and ancient tombs may be found in any place. For this reason, the excavation of the foundations of many houses in Xi 'an has become a difficult action, because the excavation of any tomb may lead to your forced relocation.
not only that, the underground transportation system in Xi' an was not very developed because of the numerous underground tombs. Every subway line was built after a long period of planning and measurement, but even this careful planning all the year round may often stop work because of the tombs found along the way. If the character breaks out, several tombs will be encountered one after another.
It is very likely that the whole line will be declared invalid. Generally, these "forced-to-find" underground tombs will be mined in turn according to their long history, but there is an exception, that is, not all discovered tombs can accurately know the identity of the tomb owner and infer the dynasty. Some tombs don't even know who is buried inside.
Many of us know that in ancient times, there was a profession called Touching Gold Captain, which means robbing tombs. This kind of person was composed of a group of people who knew the art of Feng Shui in his early years. Originally, it was a mediocre profession. Because of years of war, these Feng Shui teachers were in a state of semi-unemployment all the year round, but if they want to survive, they must have financial resources.
In order to make a living, this group of people finally chose to combine their occupation with the theft of lowlife, find some tombs of princes and nobles with their own skills, and then steal the funerary objects among them and exchange them for money for living. This shady occupation was never recognized by others until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was gradually regularized under the organization of Cao Cao.
A captain who claimed to touch gold didn't say anything, but also focused on some big tombs. Xi 'an, a thousand-year-old ancient capital, naturally became a place frequented by grave robbers at that time. Although some tombs were discovered at that time, they have been preserved until now because of the technical limitations at that time and the ability to mine them. Only by chance have they been discovered in recent years.
For example, in a small mountain village in Shaanxi, the local people found a hill, which was originally a very common thing, but some villagers soon found it unusual. Judging from its special shape and unique road, it didn't look like a simple mountain peak. Many local villagers suspected that it was an ancient tomb according to their past experience.
I have to say that this damn premonition is still very accurate. After a series of studies, I found that this is not only an ancient tomb, but also the identity of the people in it is not low. Although it is impossible for an emperor, it is at least a sovereign Baylor, which can be seen only from the scale of this tomb.
In ancient times, it was impossible for ordinary wealthy families to use a mountain as their tomb, because the right to buy a mountain does not mean that you can have money, but that you must have considerable power and status to be eligible to take the mountain as king after death. After realizing this, the local villagers informed the relevant departments on the one hand, and some people went to check it out on the other.
after careful investigation, the villagers found that this magnificent tomb had already been visited by the so-called captain Mojin, because at the top of the hill, 1, obvious entrances and a faint road leading to it were found. In order not to be damaged again, it was protected before the relevant personnel arrived.
Soon the relevant expert group arrived. Did you make a simple inspection of this tomb? After confirming that it was mined by grave robbers, it was rescued by its organization. After some work, the internal structure of the whole tomb was uncovered. The tomb is 18 meters high and nearly 2 meters wide.
but it is a great pity that some places collapsed. It may be that the grave robbers directly used explosives and other violent means to force their way in, which led to the collapse. Not only that, the tombs here have definitely been visited many times, because the funerary objects in them have been swept away, except the walls that cannot be taken away.
When the experts entered, it was already an empty tomb. Coupled with thousands of years of evolution, the owner of this tomb had already vanished, so it is difficult to judge the true identity of the owner. Fortunately, we can make a rough guess based on the pictures on the wall.
According to the clothes and costumes of the people depicted on the wall, as well as their figure and clothing, it should be a tomb in the Tang Dynasty, and it is very noble to know the identity of the owner of this tomb. However, due to the limited contents, the specific identity is still unknown. After all, the Tang Dynasty lasted for a long time.
Without knowing the identity of the Lord, it is impossible to study this tomb only by one dynasty. In addition, there is nothing in this tomb, so the research on this tomb was once deadlocked.
Because it was judged that the identity of the owner of this tomb was unusual, a certain judgment and tracing were made according to the clues in the tomb at that time. After the continuous efforts of the public security organs, a 27-ton pillar was recovered. I have to say that it is not easy to keep it intact under such circumstances, but the identity of the owner of the tomb is still a doubt.
At this time, an old farmer suddenly stood up and said that he knew, and then he led the experts to a place and found a stone tablet. Finally, after many confirmations, he learned that it was the tomb of Wu Huifei in Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and all he could think of when he mentioned Li Longji was Yang Guifei. In fact, Wu Huifei was no ordinary person.
In fact, it was deeply loved by Li Longji at a very early time, but when it was later made queen, it was opposed by many ministers.
So I had to give up, and the second best thing was to be named Wu Huifei, which aroused her dissatisfaction, and then provoked various struggles in the palace, framed the prince and the prince and was demoted to Shu Ren. She was infected with the disease because of her strong sense of guilt, and finally she died of depression.