Where is Li Shimin’s tomb? Has it been dug up?

Where is Li Shimin’s tomb? Has it been dug up?

After the death of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was buried in Zhaoling. Zhaoling is also the largest of the eighteen tombs in Guanzhong. The area of ??the cemetery is 20,000 square kilometers, and the circumference of the cemetery is 60 kilometers. It is buried together with Empress Changsun. Has the tomb of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty been dug? Has Zhaoling been dug? Or dug.

Li Shimin’s tomb has not been excavated so far, but his tomb has been dug many times. There are huge reliefs of the Six Horses of Zhaoling in the Zhaoling Mausoleum. Two reliefs were excavated and bought to the United States, and the rest are kept in the Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum. Some of the treasures in the tombs were robbed by other countries when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded.

Has Zhaoling been dug? Has Li Shimin’s tomb been dug?

There are 21 tombs in the Tang Dynasty, only three are not in Shaanxi, and the other 18 are in Guanzhong, referred to as the Guanzhong Eighteen Tombs. Now only Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian's Qianling Mausoleum has not been excavated, nor has it been excavated. Basically all other tombs have been excavated.

Li Shimin’s Zhaoling Mausoleum is known as a famous mausoleum in the world. Although it was excavated, the excavated materials were mainly gold and silver and other soft objects or utensils, and a large number of historical relics remained, which are now displayed in Zhaoling Mausoleum. Inside the museum, the political, economic and cultural events of the early Tang Dynasty are displayed.

Nowadays, Li Shimin’s Zhaoling Mausoleum is listed as a key cultural relic protection unit by the country and has also become a tourist attraction. There is currently a Zhaoling Museum with precious cultural relics inside. Friends who are interested can go and take a look. .

At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, there were disputes among the heroes and people were in ruins. The Five Dynasties in the Central Plains had eight surnames and thirteen monarchs alternating like a revolving lantern. The south was even more divided and chaotic. In this dark half century, the Chinese people, who were in dire straits, could only hope that a true emperor would appear to change their tragic fate.

The true emperor really appeared, he was Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. How did he, who came from a family of military generals, grow and rise in the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, and finally wear a yellow robe, ascend to the throne of the highest power, and create a great era in Chinese history that is still commendable and aspirational? Phoenix Chinese Studies has been exclusively authorized to publish a series of some chapters of the new quasi-novel work The True Emperor of the Song Dynasty: Zhao Kuangyin, a Benevolent King, written by Professor Wang Lixin under the pseudonym Jiangnan Tixue. Please stay tuned. Please do not reproduce without authorization.

What did Guo Wei say when he saw Tang Ling being dug up?

This happened in 908 AD.

There was a bastard named Wen Tao who had been a poacher since he was a child, stealing here and there. Later, he led a group of bandits and occupied Huayuan County in Shaanxi Province. If bandits want to survive, they must first collude with local officials or warlords. Wen Tao understood this truth, and first became entangled with Li Maozhen, the separatist warlord who occupied this area, and became Li Maozhen's accomplice. Li Maozhen divided the Fengxiang and Yongzhou areas he occupied into several counties, established Yaozhou, and made Wen Tao the military envoy. Isn’t there a saying in the past that you can’t be a wife if you don’t enter a brothel, and you can’t be a state official if you’re not a bandit?

This is a perfect word to apply to Wen Tao!

Zhu Wen established Houliang and changed Yaozhou to Chongzhou. Wen Tao had long heard that the tombs of the eighteen emperors of the Tang Dynasty were near the territory under his jurisdiction, so he took advantage of the situation in the second year after Zhu Wen founded the country, when Li Maozhen was not able to openly manage Chongzhou, and the world was in chaos and lawlessness. He led his own elite soldiers and generals and began the great historic project of digging graves.

He first led people to transfer the Xianling Mausoleum of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, the Duan Tomb of Tang Wuzong Li Yan, the Zhuang Tomb of Tang Jingzong Li Zhan, and the tomb of Tang Zhongzong Li Xian in Fuping County under his jurisdiction. Tombs of Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Yu's Yuanling Mausoleum, Tang Dynasty Emperor Shunzong Li Song's Fengling Mausoleum, Tang Emperor Wenzong Li Ang's Zhangling Mausoleum, Tang Yizong Li _'s Jianling Tomb were dug up one after another. Take all the treasures inside as your own.

Those sparkling gold and silver jewelry once again inspired his infinite enthusiasm for digging. So he led his troops out of the country and entered Yongzhou, which was under the jurisdiction of Li Maozhen. In Pucheng County, Tongzhou, the Qiaoling Tomb of Tang Ruizong Li_, the Tailing Tomb of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, the Jingling Tomb of Tang Xianzong Li Chun, and the Jingling Tomb of Tang Xizong Li Xuan were all turned upside down.

In order to find the tomb of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, he led all the members of the research team to excavate the treasures hidden in the ancient emperor's tomb, and went through many hardships through mountains and ridges. During this period, this innovative research team, due to ignorance and curiosity, once mistook the tombs of many Northern Dynasty emperors, Sui Dynasty emperors, Han Dynasty emperors, and Western Zhou emperors as the tombs of Tang Dynasty emperors, and erroneously excavated the tombs. . Wen Tao was so happy: There is really something in the northwest region! He excitedly encouraged the members of the research team: Don't be discouraged, even if it is financing and attracting foreign investment, we will strive for project funding. With the support of established companies such as Ji Zhou, Liu Han, Yuwen, Tuoba, Murong, and Helian, we will definitely be able to complete this research project of digging the eighteen tombs of Emperor Tang!

Finally, they found the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in Jiu Mountain, sixty miles northwest of Liquan County, Yongzhou. The mountains here were towering and the clouds and mist were shrouded, which made them wander around for several days.

Among the tombs of the eighteen emperors of the Tang Dynasty, the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty is the largest and has the strongest seal. As soon as we started to excavate it, it started to rain, as if the heavens were crying. For several days, there was little progress.

Wen Tao, the chief designer who dug the tombs of his ancestors, went into battle personally out of a responsible attitude towards the construction period, fighting sweatily on the front line of the demolition site, working hard day and night, no matter the time or night. Wen Tao also encouraged his soldiers: If there are conditions, we must dig; if there are no conditions, we must dig if we create conditions!

Wen Tao's heroic words floated in the sky over Yongzhou, which greatly inspired the enthusiasm of the soldiers digging the grave. They exploded with gunpowder, smashed with stones, dug with shovels, used swords, and even dug with their fingers. They only used their teeth to chew and use their mouths to dig. Even if they shed blood and sweat, Wen Tao and his soldiers did not care at all and did not hesitate. It showed their enthusiasm for work and risked their lives to complete the project, and fully demonstrated their great dedication to scientific research. After more than ten days of hard work, the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was finally dug up.

Wen Tao wiped the smelly sweat from his face, raised his head proudly, and boldly declared to the world: Damn it, I still don’t believe it, there are still things in this world that I can’t dig out grave! This villain walked to the cemetery himself and took a look, wow! That's called grandeur.

Wen Tao discovered that the underground palace of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was almost the same as the palace on earth. In addition to the main palace, the east palace, and the west palace, there are also many large stone boxes inside. Inside the boxes are iron boxes. Inside the iron boxes are some silk bags. The bags are filled with masterpieces of famous ancient calligraphers and painters. Including the original of Wang Xizhi's Orchid Pavilion preface, as well as works by Zhong Yao and others. Probably because the tomb was sealed very well, the paper and pen and ink were still as good as new, not old at all.

Wen Tao, who was blind, did not know the all-encompassing value of these paintings and calligraphy, but he took a fancy to the silks that wrapped the paintings and calligraphy, and ate up those gorgeous and exquisite silks like locusts eating crops. , they were all swept away, but those rare national treasures were torn to pieces and thrown all over the floor. Wen Tao dug up the Tang Tomb from the ground up, leaving numerous ruins. The Tang Emperor's skull, ribs, spine, finger bones, hip bones, hip bones, arm bones, and tibia were thrown to the ground and walked away.

For a time, the northwest region was covered in smoke and dust, and people were crying and ghosts howling.

It is said that only the Qianling Mausoleum in Fengtian County, Qianzhou, where Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Zetian are buried together, stopped because it rained heavily as soon as they were excavated and they heard that Zhu Wen and other warlord troops were coming. No excavation was successful.

Poor these ancient emperors who were once arrogant, but they couldn't even resist a little gangster behind them. Not to mention the right to reputation and portrait, even the right to the body cannot be guaranteed. Where are their ministers? Yes, it’s right here! Next to the Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, there were heroes who were buried with him. Aren't Cen Wenwen, Ma Zhou, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Yuchi Jingde, Li _, Gao Shilian, Xiao Zhen, Yu Shinan, Tang Jian, etc. all beside Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty? But this time, none of them had the ability to protect the Holy One, and they could only follow the bad luck. All the deceased in the 166 tombs, including Emperor Taizong's queen, concubines, and family members, were beaten by Wen Tao and their bones were torn apart. The worst among them was Li Shi, also called Li Shi, whose original name was Xu Shi, who was the Duke Xu Maogong mentioned in the romances of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Because his teeth were in a gnashing shape, Wen Tao kicked him and sent him flying! If Mr. Xu Maogong were alive, he would definitely have to look for teeth all over the place!

Even decades later, the place was still littered with bones and a mess. When Guo Wei commanded the troops of the Later Han Dynasty, they were about to put down the rebellion of Li Maozhen, Zhao Siwan and Wang Jingchong. When they passed by here, they still saw devastation, which was really unsightly and unforgettable in their memory. At this time, more than thirty years had passed since the excavation.

It was this excavation thief who surrendered to Houliang in the second year of Zhengming, the last emperor of Liang Dynasty. Later Liang allowed him to continue to serve as the military envoy of Chongzhou. He then bribed Hou Liang with these gold and silver treasures obtained in the most unscrupulous way, and he climbed all the way up to the rank of Lieutenant of the Imperial Academy and the Minister of Zhongshu, which was almost equivalent to the level of prime minister.

In this world, where can people go to reason?

Soon, Li Cunxu destroyed the rear Liang, and Wen Tao came up with another brain teaser and began to flatter the new court. After killing a general of the Later Liang Dynasty, he personally delivered the head to the court with a lingering ghostly spirit. When Prime Minister Guo Chongtao saw it, he thought, isn't this a grand excavation to dig up the Tang Tomb to steal the country? What kind of hero should I be! He immediately reported to Li Cunxu: This excavation thief cannot be allowed to escape, he must be punished on the spot, and he must not be spared! Wen Tao saw that his life was about to be lost, so he quickly spent a lot of money to buy Li Cunxu's wife, Queen Liu. Empress Liu was greedy for treasure and tried her best to plead for him, but Li Cunxu actually let him go. But more than two years later, Li Cunxu died and Li Siyuan became emperor. He is the emperor Mingzong of the Tang Dynasty who made a small difference as mentioned earlier. Someone else followed Guo Chongtao and said again: Wen Tao not only cannot be reused, but must also be killed to rectify the national law! To vent public anger! To calm the anger of heaven! To avenge the ghost!

Wow! There are so many wonders in this world, and there are people who seek justice for ghosts! You haven't heard of it? As a Chinese, live in this world and gain experience, you! Even ghosts are bullied, and even ghosts dare to bully them! Therefore, the most terrifying thing in the world is not ghosts, but humans. Humans are worse than ghosts, and humans are worse than ghosts! A ghost would tremble when he saw a wicked person like Wen Tao!

Wen Tao can no longer escape this time, but he doesn’t know how the eighteen Tang Dynasty emperors will tear him apart after he goes to hell.

There is probably no need for the emperors of the Tang Dynasty to take action. The King of Hell and I are more selfless, fearless and upright than the rulers of the world. He will definitely enforce the law impartially and will never spare the most immoral and scumbag in the world. There is no guarantee that Wen Tao will really go up a mountain of swords, go into a sea of ??fire, step on a cannon, and get into a frying pan, and then he will be cut into pieces with thousands of knives and his body exposed to the public!

Wen Tao, even a guy like Li Maozhen who dared to capture the capital, massacre the prime minister, and imprison the emperor, did not even attack the dead! The tombs of Emperor Tang are all within the grounds under his control. It's a good thing for you, you really have to do it! It's like eating the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard. Do you think you are brave? Do you know what immorality is? Do you know what is harmful to nature? Do you know what it means to be crazy? Do you know what it means to be extremely conscience-stricken? You still want to escape, don't you? Baby, unless you fly to Mars, I'm afraid you don't have that ability!

Guo Wei learned from the historical lessons of the excavation of imperial tombs in the Tang Dynasty, and wanted to use a paper-clothed tile coffin for a simple burial. He also asked Chai Rong to erect a monument to explain that there was no gold, silver, or jewelry stored in it, so as to avoid being disturbed after death. People dig graves and destroy corpses. But Guo Wei was wrong. Who would believe that there were no high-end burial objects in the emperor's cemetery? Isn't this the fact that there are three hundred taels of silver in this place? If you don’t want to be poached, don’t be an emperor! However, it has to be said that there is no use being an emperor. When encountering unscrupulous Chinese people, it is common for them to kick in the widow's door and visit the grave of the queen. Even the graves of ordinary people are being dug. If you want to avoid it, you have to be able to avoid it, and you have to be able to avoid it. Who allowed you to come to this world and be born on this land by mistake?

But Chai Rong really followed Guo Wei's instructions. But even so, there is still no way to guarantee Guo Wei's safety after his death. Faced with the smart Chinese people who are shameless and even risk their lives when they see benefits, no matter what tricks you use, you can't escape the fate of being dug up in your grave after death! In fact, Guo Wei's tomb was excavated and abandoned after the Jin soldiers captured the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Guo Wei's wisdom before his death does not mean that he is stupid, but only expresses his helplessness. This is just the last struggle of the deceased, but no matter how hard he struggles, it will definitely be ineffective in the end.