Thick burial prevailed in tombs of Han dynasty, and the amount of treasures buried in tombs was often extremely large. Therefore, grave robbers like to visit the Han tombs most, leaving the saying that the Han tombs are "ten rooms and nine empty rooms". However, the entrance to Houhai's tomb is an exception, because it is close to Poyang Lake, which was still in Wang Yang before the Qing Dynasty, so it was protected by grave robbers.
More than 10,000 pieces of cultural relics have been unearthed from the tomb of Houhai, creating many records in the archaeological history of China. The cultural relics in the tomb include gold cakes, five baht money, horseshoe gold, bronze dings in Shang Dynasty, etc. , a large number, exquisite shape, specifications to catch up with the emperor.
Is this a mausoleum?
After investigation by archaeologists, the identity of the owner of the tomb was confirmed. It turned out that he was Liu He, the ninth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty.
With the excavation of the tomb of the sea faint Hou, the legend of Liu He has been revived.
In Liu He's coffin, archaeologists found a jade seal from the waist of Liu He's body, engraved with two big characters: Liu He.
In the list of Western Han emperors, Liu Fuling, Emperor Zhaodi, ranked eighth, Liu Xun, Emperor Xuandi, ranked tenth, and Liu He, the deposed emperor, happened to be among them, with only 27 days in office.
In 74 BC, the sudden death of Liu Fuling, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, made Liu He, an unknown vassal, the focus of the Han Empire. Since Emperor Hanzhao had no children, General Huo Guang decided to make Liu He emperor and sent someone to inform Liu He in Changyi.
Here's a problem. Emperor Han Zhaodi has no children, but he still has a brother. According to the etiquette of the Han Dynasty, it should never be Liu He's turn to be emperor. Why did Huo Guang choose him?
Huo Guang claims that there are two reasons. First of all, Emperor Wudi's younger brother is armed to the teeth and headstrong, so he is not suitable to be an emperor. Second, Liu He is the grandson of Li Furen, the favorite of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, I'm afraid the real reason is that Liu He is young, not deeply rooted and easily controlled by the veteran group.
However, prince he of Liu couldn't think of so many things. From a prince in a remote area to an emperor of the empire, Liu He's excitement can be imagined. In less than half a day, Liu He took more than 200 veteran ministers to drive from Changyi 130 miles. In order to become emperor as soon as possible, Liu He abruptly killed several horses.
Finally, Liu He sat on the throne of the emperor who missed him day and night. However, in just 27 days, Liu He was ousted from the throne. What happened in the meantime?
According to Huo Guang, Liu He committed more than 1000 crimes in these 27 days, including not crying during the funeral, eating meat during the funeral, and having sex with the concubine of the first emperor.
Huo Guang's statement seems to be corroborated by the excavation of the tomb of Hai Faint Hou. A complete wine cellar with many flagons was unearthed in his tomb. In addition, there are many bronze dings in the tombs of Shang Dynasty, which shows that Liu He is a man who loves to play and drink.
However, the cultural relics in Liu He's tomb do not stop there. A large number of screens and bamboo slips with portraits of Confucius were unearthed in the tomb. Will a fatuous monarch who can commit more than 1000 crimes in 27 days like these Confucian classics? Huo Guang abolished Liu He, could it be because Liu He personally governed the old minister of Changyi country and angered the old minister group represented by Huo Guang?
After all, Huo Guang chose Liu He as his successor because he is not deeply rooted and easy to control. According to historical records, Liu Hegang planned to weaken Huo Guang's military power as soon as he took office, which undoubtedly angered Huo Guang. So everything Liu He did when he ascended the throne became a crime.
In just 27 days, Liu He has experienced ups and downs in his life. From vassals to emperors to civilians, Liu He swarmed to Beijing, but left alone. Most of his followers were executed by Huo Guang. This kind of pain is only known to Liu himself. However, Liu He is also lucky. Among the deposed emperors, Liu He was one of the few who died well.
Huo Guang once sent people to observe the situation in Liu He. People said that Liu He was crazy, suffering from illness and inconvenient to move, so Huo Guang didn't attack Liu He. No one knows whether Liu He is really crazy or pretending to be crazy to save his life. But what is certain is that 27 days in Beijing has changed Liu He's view of life.
Perhaps to make up for his regret in another world, Liu He buried a lot of gold and silver treasures in the tomb, including more than two million pieces of five baht, countless golden cakes and horseshoes.
Liu never imagined that his funeral changed the history of China. In the tomb of Hai Faint Hou, distillers and books of Cordyceps sinensis were unearthed, which are considered to have existed since the Han Dynasty. This gave the deposed emperor Liu He a legendary life.