The weather of Qin Shihuang

Corpse decay is a normal phenomenon, and underground is no exception. "The mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was built underground, and there was no air circulation. Will Qin Shihuang's body rot?" In fact, this issue is also very controversial. Some people think that a corpse will rot without embalming, while others hold the opposite opinion. Maybe its body was embalmed and turned into something like a mummy. Opinions vary, and I have my own opinion on this issue. I don't think Qin Shihuang's body will rot. Now, listen to me in detail.

As the founder of feudal society, Qin Shihuang has made unprecedented achievements since san huang, so we have reason to believe that after his death, Qin Shihuang made his body something that can last for a long time. Of course, this is our common sense speculation. Only when the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is opened can we get the answer. The West, once a civilized Pharaoh, was mummified and can be preserved to this day, and our anti-corrosion technology in China is no worse than theirs.

Qin Shihuang's mausoleum has not been excavated so far, because there is deep mercury under it. In order to protect the mausoleum, the wisdom of ancient people can be said to be infinite. Seen from the side, Qin Shihuang's body will not rot.

Technically, anti-corrosion technology has been proved to be a fact in many archaeological discoveries. This anti-corrosion technology is more advanced than modern anti-corrosion technology. Some cultural relics can still shine after sleeping for thousands of years, which also proves the intelligence and wisdom of ancient China people.

It is recorded in Historical Records that "it is an official order to carry a stone of abalone into the car and make it stink".

We know that most emperors wrap their bodies with gold and silver, which can reduce the decay time of their bodies to some extent. Over time, the body will also be oxidized underground, which is normal for the average emperor.

But remember, he is Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang claimed to be the first emperor through the ages. Although the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor has been buried underground for nearly a thousand years, we don't know the result. From this perspective, Qin Shihuang will certainly not let his body rot.

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I think Qin Shihuang's body has rotted, at least it is highly decomposed.

First of all, let's find out why the body rotted.

After death, people usually spend more than a day and a night and begin to rot and change.

Under the action of bacteria, rotten green spots and rotten blisters appear on the surface of corpse skin, and venous vascular network can be formed at venous plexus. At this time, the muscles and subcutaneous tissues expand due to the production of putrid gas, and the corpse expands and deforms. Due to the continuous production of putrid gas, under the pressure of gas, putrid blood can appear in the mouth and nose, and the contents in the stomach are pressed out by gas (called "vomiting after death"), resulting in exophthalmos, lip valgus, tongue protrusion and uterine prolapse. In the case of pregnant women, the fetus may be squeezed out by gas (called "postmortem delivery") and feces may overflow.

Corpse corruption can destroy the damage before death and make autopsy difficult, but it can make the sunken body float.

The main conditions affecting corruption are temperature, humidity and airflow. The environment of 25℃-35℃ is a suitable condition for the development of corruption. Low temperature of 0℃- 1℃ or high temperature of 45℃-55℃ can slow down or stop corruption.

Corpse corruption refers to the process of tissue protein decomposition due to the role of spoilage bacteria after death. It is the continuation of the early postmortem phenomenon and the most common late postmortem phenomenon. Corpse corruption usually begins at the 24th, 48th and 72nd hours after death, and it takes longer, sometimes a year or even longer, to fully develop. The result of the development of corpse corruption is that the corpse is destroyed to the bone.

In the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang (2 10 BC), Qin Shihuang made his fifth east tour and died in Dune Palace (now Guangzong, Hebei Province). In order to continue to deceive the subjects, the team did not dare to take a shortcut back to Xianyang, but assumed the posture of continuing to patrol and detoured back to Xianyang. Due to the high temperature in summer, Qin Shihuang's body has rotted and stinked. In order to hide their eyes and ears, Hu Hai and his party ordered people to buy many abalones and put them in the car. The smell of abalone masked the rancidity of the corpse and puzzled everyone.

Looking back at the previous analysis of the time of corpse change, even if we don't calculate the distance from the dunes to Luoyang, we can see from the phenomenon of corpse change that Qin Shihuang had died at least three days before returning to Luoyang, and the bacteria in the human body had multiplied on a large scale, and there was a huge view!

Everyone should know a lot about the function of mercury. Whether in ancient India or ancient China, there are examples of mercury being used for embalming corpses.

According to scientific research, the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang used mercury on a large scale, and even built a water galaxy to prevent insects and mice from invading the mausoleum. However, since Qin Shihuang's mausoleum has not been fully developed so far, it is still a mystery whether Qin Shihuang will use mercury to preserve the flesh from decay. Now we can only make a hypothesis.

So I think Qin Shihuang's body is rotten, or highly decomposed.

Before talking about this problem, let's look at the phenomenon of late death. Forensic medicine is generally divided into two categories, one is destructive postmortem phenomena, and it is known that corpses generally rot under natural conditions, which is caused by the action of corrupt bacteria. Generally speaking, when a corpse begins to rot, there will be some phenomena, such as body odor, body green, blisters and rotten bubbles, "macro view" and so on. Soft tissue will become bone when it collapses. The optimum temperature for the propagation of spoilage bacteria is between 25 and 35 degrees, and the proper humidity of air circulation will accelerate the process of corruption. When the temperature is below 5 degrees Celsius, corruption almost stops.

There is also a preserved phenomenon after death. Some corpses can be interrupted by internal and external factors, and the soft tissue does not disintegrate and liquefy, so that some or all corpses can be preserved. This kind of corpse is called embalmed corpse. For example, Mrs. Xin Zhui of Mawangdui, Changsha, whose body was originally corrupt, but due to some factors, corruption was interrupted and preserved. There is also a well-known mummy, which has a high-end and high-end name in "Unjust Collection": "Bai Jiang Mummy". There is also corpse wax, which is a rare phenomenon of corpse preservation formed by long-term immersion in water with insufficient air or wet soil with insufficient air, especially intact corpse wax.

According to historical records, Bing Yin of Qin Shihuang died in a sand dune in July and was buried in Lishan Mausoleum in September. However, due to the "summer heat", the "smelly car" was caused, and we had to use stone abalone to "mess up its smell". It can be seen that Qin Shihuang's body appeared a post-mortem phenomenon on the way back to Xianyang, that is, it began to corrupt. So Qin Shihuang's body began to rot before it was buried, but I didn't know the degree of decay.

It takes time from the beginning of corruption to the formation of bones, and the process of corruption may be interrupted for various reasons. So Qin Shihuang's body may be similar to that of Xin Zhui of Mawangdui. In a word, the corruption of Qin Shihuang's corpse should be certain, but it is unknown whether the corruption process is interrupted at present.

Judging from Qin Shihuang's pursuit of immortality before his death, and then the appearance of Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Qin Shihuang estimated that he was not interested in resurrection after death, otherwise he would not make the last trip to avoid death. After the Qin Dynasty, the concept of the Han Dynasty was that the immortality of the body was the key to resurrection after death. Since Qin Shihuang didn't care about resurrection after death, it is likely that Qin Shihuang didn't pay attention to the preservation of the body at the same time, so the degree of corruption of Qin Shihuang's body may not be small. However, there are always accidental factors that may lead to the interruption of the process of corpse corruption, so there is also the possibility that Qin Shihuang's remains are not completely corrupt.

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Whether the remains of Qin Shihuang will be well preserved is definitely controversial. After all, Qin Shihuang's mausoleum has not been opened, and everyone can only imagine this answer by guessing and guessing. In this case, I want to share my thoughts with you. Please forgive me if there is anything wrong.

Regarding the preservation of Qin Shihuang's body, I think his body has rotted, at least most of it has rotted. Why? I have the following reasons.

First, if the historical records are credible, Qin Shihuang's body was highly decomposed before being buried.

According to records, Qin Shihuang died in Dune Palace, Hebei Province, which is now Xingtai City, Hebei Province, during his fifth east tour. After the death of Qin Shihuang, Zhao Gao and Reese chose not to send out obituaries in order to stabilize the situation and not arouse the suspicion of people around them. Not only that, they also arranged for the motorcade to continue patrolling and made a big detour before returning to Xianyang. Let's not beat around the bush. Even if we don't beat around the bush, let's look at the map and see how far Xingtai is from Xianyang. What's more, the means of transportation at that time was a carriage, and the army had to stop and go. The terrible thing is that it was still hot, and the body must be rotten and smelly.

In order not to arouse others' suspicion, Zhao Gao put a lot of abalone around, which stinks. Needless to say, Qin Shihuang's body, after a few months' journey, what happened, can you imagine?

Second, although the air in the tomb is not ventilated, it will take some time to form a corrosion-free environment. Some friends are probably curious that the body will not rot. I have no talent, but I am an archaeology major. Although I am not good at studying, I know a thing or two. Under normal circumstances, the conditions for the formation of a clean environment are harsh, which is purely a probabilistic event. It is necessary for the microorganisms inside to form a relatively stable state to keep the body from rotting. As for whether the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang will form such an environment, no one can guarantee it. However, even if this stable environment is formed, it will take some time. Because Qin Shihuang's body was highly corrupt when he was buried, the probability that Qin Shihuang's body had completely rotted was higher.

Third, if mercury really exists and is in huge quantities, the tomb of Qin Shihuang may be better preserved. According to historical records, there is a lot of mercury in the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. Whether this is true or not is not completely certain. Some people say that the soil in Lishan Mountain is high in mercury, which is probably true in the history books, but I may have occupational diseases. I dare not completely assert that this is true unless I open the grave. If there is a lot of mercury in the tomb, the preservation degree of the tomb can be expected. After all, mercury will form a highly toxic environment after volatilization, and many microorganisms will be killed. The tomb will form a relatively constant environment, which is of great benefit to the preservation of cultural relics.

Although the existence of mercury will also be beneficial to the preservation of the body, I still want to say that if Qin Shihuang's body is highly decomposed before entering the tomb, mercury can't save him. Therefore, physical integrity should not be a surprise.

Well, this is my humble opinion. If you have any other comments or supplementary comments, please leave a message for discussion, but decline language attacks.

In the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shihuang (2 10 BC), Qin Shihuang went out for the fifth time and fell ill in the plain (now near the Shandong plain). Historical Records of Qin Shihuang: I went to the plain and fell ill. The first emperor spoke ill of death, but the minister dared not speak ill of death. Being sick is very beneficial, because Xi Shu gave his son Fu Su and said, "Be buried in Xianyang." The book has been sealed, and the Zhao official seal department was ordered by CRRC, but it was not granted. In July, the first emperor collapsed on the sand dune platform. The prime minister was afraid that the childe and the world would change, so he kept it a secret and didn't send out obituaries. The coffin was carried by a cold car, so fortunately, officials attended, and food was paramount. "After the death of Qin Shihuang, Zhao Gao and Reese conspired to send out obituary, covering up the stench of the corpse with abalone. When he returned to Xianyang, it was more than two months since Qin Shihuang died, and the body of the first emperor had already rotted.

In September, the funeral began in Lishan. At the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, he passed through Mount Li and merged with the world. The world sent more than 700,000 people through three springs, went down to Tongquetai and Tonggong, and things changed in Gong Zhongqi. Let the craftsman make a crossbow, and people who wear it at close range need to shoot it. Take mercury as a hundred rivers and seas, instill machines, there is astronomy on the top and geography on the bottom. Take mermaid cream as a candle, and it will last for a long time. The second said, "It is not appropriate for the late emperor to go out without his son in the harem." All of them were ordered to die, and many people died. Now the burial is over, or a craftsman is a machine, knowing and emphasizing it. Once the great event is over, those who are hidden, those who are closed to the outside world, and those who are hidden by craftsmen have no possibility of making a comeback. Trees and vegetation are like mountains.

People die like lights, how high-spirited Qin Shihuang was before his death, but he couldn't even keep his body after his death. How sad.

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Qin Shihuang has always been a controversial figure. Apart from what happened before his death, what happened behind him has always puzzled us. Before we started the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, everything was just a conjecture made out of nothing, but what is quite certain is whether the body of the first emperor is rotting, and it may be highly decomposed!

The first emperor died suddenly while traveling around the world for the fifth time. I don't know how to die suddenly. At that time, the first emperor had just visited Xingtai, Hebei Province, and Zhao Gao and Reese chose "secrecy" for their own interests, because the first emperor did not set up a prince at that time and was bent on chasing immortals!

After Zhao Gao and Reese discovered the sudden death of the first emperor, they chose to hide the death of the first emperor together in order not to attract the attention of Xianyang childe, but how to hide it? Pretend that the first emperor is not feeling well and continue to deliver meals to the carriage. Not only that! Continue to complete the cruise, you know, it was a warm-up match! Finally, the motorcade stinks, and a lot of seafood will be covered around the first emperor.

After arriving in Xianyang, Zhao Gao and Reese elected Hu Hai as Qin Ershi. After several months' journey, Qin Shihuang felt helpless in the face of the body of his late emperor, despite his superb anti-corrosion technology.

However, although it may be that Hu Hai's means of inheriting the throne is not so glorious, in order to declare the legitimacy of his throne to the world, Hu Hai also put a lot of treasures in the tomb of the first emperor, which made the tomb of the first emperor even more mysterious. I also hope that one day, after the arrival of technology, I can open the tomb of this eternal emperor.

It is said that the problem of whether Qin Shihuang's whole body is rotten is puzzling. At the time of the war, the conditions were worse than now, and it was really difficult to preserve. Besides, he's fighting. He died in the front line of the battlefield, which is now the headquarters. He drove his car to Xianyang to the ground. Not to mention the hot weather, if he had died in the cemetery, it might have kept the body from rotting, because there were ways to protect the body in ancient times, and the body that was 1,000 years old in ancient times was as intact as the one that had just died. For example, Mrs. Xin Zhui, the wife of Changsha King, has kept her body for more than 1000 years. The underground palace built by Qin Shihuang before his death was extremely luxurious. No emperor can handle funerals better than him. There are many living people in the cemetery he built. What can be born is that there are limited things that can be used daily. There are many machines to be shut down when they are built, unless they die inside. So Qin Shihuang's body was buried and there was no change.

According to historical records, Qin Shihuang began to be keen on immortality when he was in his twenties. To this end, he recruited talented magicians all over the country to refine the elixir for him, and also sent Xu Fu to lead 3,000 boys and girls to the sea to find medicine. In order not to die, Qin Shihuang really took pains. In the end, it was not found that Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng cheated him. Some people wrote on stones to curse the death of the first emperor. In a rage, he killed hundreds of Confucian scholars to vent his anger and blocked the leisurely crowd. We know that the immortal emperor finally died. On his fifth trip to the East, he died of sudden illness in Dune Palace. Sima Qian described it like this in Historical Records: "The official ordered a stone of abalone to board the ship to make it stink." Before his death, Qin Shihuang had written his will, announcing that General Fu Su would hand over power to Meng Tian, and then he quickly returned to Beijing to handle his own affairs. This shows that Qin Shihuang took his own affairs very seriously. The ancients thought that life is death and death is another kind of life. However, after the death of Qin Shihuang, Zhao Gao, a traitor eunuch around him, did not act according to the will of the first emperor. He was secretive about the death of Qin Shihuang, persuaded Hu Hai, the youngest son of the first emperor, to succeed him, and threatened Prime Minister Reese to announce with him the false imperial edict granting Fu Su the death penalty. In this way, Fu Su committed suicide, Meng Tian committed suicide, and almost all people loyal to the first emperor were killed.

At that time, it was in the hot summer season, because Zhao Gao kept his mouth shut about the death of the first emperor, and secretly handled the funeral of the first emperor. After the news of Fu Su's suicide came, they began to pull the body of the first emperor back to Beijing for burial. The sentence mentioned in Sima Qian's Historical Records is a description of Zhao Gao. On his way back to Beijing, he gave off a stench. Hu Hai was afraid that things would be exposed, so he found several baskets of abalone in the carriage to cover up the original stench. The discovery of Xin Zhui, the female corpse of Mawangdui, shocked China and foreign countries. The technique of corpse preservation in ancient China during the Western Han Dynasty has been so superb. People can't help wondering whether the Qin Dynasty, which is not far from the Western Han Dynasty, can keep the body from rotting, so they are even more curious about whether the body of Qin Shihuang in Qin Shihuang's tomb has rotted. According to historical data, Qin Shihuang was fully capable of preserving his own body completely and would not rot.

Although we have only mined more than 400 burial pits and tombs in Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum so far, archaeologists have found that the underground palace of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum contains a lot of mercury through the investigation of modern technology. Mercury can insulate heat, prevent water and corrosion, and it can also release toxic mercury vapor, so we don't worry about the invasion of grave robbers.

It can be seen that Qin Shihuang handled the tombs after death very carefully, which can be seen from the thirty-eight years since the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was built. It is said that soldiers will shoot arrows when the walls of the first mausoleum are built, and all the unqualified walls will be torn down and redone. Pursuing perfection everywhere, Qin Shihuang has reached a height that predecessors and future generations can't reach. The mausoleum of Qin Shihuang built by him is the largest imperial mausoleum in the world, and its historical value is comparable to that of the pyramids. There is the technology and ability to keep the body from rotting, but after more than 50 days of turbulence, can Qin Shihuang's body really be well preserved in summer? For Sima Qian's account, we can only guess its specific meaning. Is the "smell" he said the smell of Qin Shihuang's rotting corpse?

Li Si, the prime minister around Qin Shihuang, was a student of Xunzi. He always respects his teacher. Xunzi often mentioned to Reese that people, especially those with higher status, must be buried with a thick burial after death. As a prime minister, Li Si followed Qin Shihuang for many years, and he also built the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. He was loyal to the first emperor. How can he watch Qin Shihuang's body rot without handling it? As for who was buried in the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, we can't know until the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is really opened.

I don't know if you know how Qin Shihuang died. He died suddenly while traveling around the world. When he returned to Xianyang, his body was stinking. Think about it. At that time, Qin Shihuang's health went from bad to worse After several days of sacrifice ceremony, Qin Shihuang's body should have rotted. Therefore, personally, I think that the bodies in the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang should be just a pile of skeletons when they are excavated.