In other words, when those princes die, hundreds of slaves are often sacrificed. "He heaven, my love fighters! Redeem a hundred people if you can redeem them! " It's also about the human system. This is intolerable in our modern moral standards. Therefore, when Jiangxi excavated a thousand-year-old tomb, 46 girls in the tomb were buried naked, and the experts' backs were cold.
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The beginning of martyrdom can be traced back to Shang Dynasty. Some slave owners even martyred the living. They not only buy and sell people before they die, but also have no concern for human life. It is really chilling to drag others after death. Fortunately, this system declined in the Qin Dynasty. In the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, terracotta warriors and horses made of clay were used. But for those who are greedy for money and feudal, people with low status are not a life at all in their eyes.
Fortunately, with the progress of civilization, many princes and nobles gave up this tradition of human sacrifice and turned to be buried with them. The difference between burial and burial is that burial is a direct murder, and the person buried with it is not voluntary, and his position is too humble to resist. Burial was ordered by the emperor to let dignitaries be buried next to the imperial tomb, which was the supreme glory in ancient times. During the Tang Dynasty, the system of funerary objects was popularized. During that period, the cruel habit of martyrdom system has gradually disappeared. But in the Song Dynasty, China's land was divided by the regime. China was occupied by Jin people and Qidan people, and retreated to the south in the Song Dynasty. Most nomadic people in the north still retain the martyrdom system. So in the Song Dynasty, the martyrdom system was revived, and it was spread to the Central Plains by Jin people and Qidan, and it was re-enabled.
The existence of human sacrifice system has always been a contradictory topic in ancient times. In the Yuan Dynasty, the system of human sacrifice disappeared again, but the Yuan Dynasty itself did not exist for a long time, even less than 100 years. After that, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, once again carried forward the sacrificial system. 02
Zhu Yuanzhang fought in the battlefield for a long time, so he developed a tyrannical character. He made an order that ministers and concubines must be buried with him after his death. Because of this move by Zhu Yuanzhang, the system of human sacrifice reappeared in the Ming Dynasty. After Ming Yingzong ascended the throne, he didn't want to use human sacrifice system. He made it clear before his death that he didn't want more innocent people to die, and he hoped that the martyrdom system would stop here. Therefore, there was no human sacrifice system from his beginning until the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
However, the tradition of standard-bearers since ancient times is to sacrifice slaves and concubines, which is very common in them. The Qing Taizu Nurhachi was no exception, so after his death, the wind of martyrdom prevailed again.
Until Kangxi ascended the throne, he was very dissatisfied with this inhuman system, so he strictly prohibited future generations from using the living to be martyred. Since then, there has been no record of martyrdom in history books. With the development and progress of human civilization, the martyrdom system has completely disappeared.
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Now we can get so much historical knowledge because many graves have been dug up. In 2007, a tomb of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was discovered in Jing 'an, Jiangxi, China, more than 2,000 years ago. After learning the news, the experts immediately rushed to the scene, hoping to get first-hand information. However, after the tomb was opened, the archaeologists present were very surprised. This ancient tomb consists of three parts, besides the tomb in the middle, there are two side rooms and several long tunnels. There are many ordinary coffins around the central coffin.
Those coffins know at a glance that they are not at the same level as the main coffin in this tomb. When experts opened it, they found the body of a naked girl in every coffin. They look ferocious and must have suffered a lot before they died. However, the grave owner's expression was very peaceful, so experts concluded that those girls must have been used for martyrdom.
As the tomb was well preserved, archaeologists quickly found out the identity of the owner. It turned out that he was the ancient Xu Wang. Legend has it that he was buried with dozens of young girls, and now it really is. It is shocking to see the remnants of this feudal system with one's own eyes. Fortunately, with the progress of national civilization, children from poor families no longer have to endure martyrdom.