Wen Tao, a grave robber, robbed 18 tombs of the Tang Dynasty. What happened?

Wen Tao, arguably the craziest and most notorious grave robber in the history of China, led troops to meet the 18th Tang Mausoleum in Guanzhong, and even successfully entered Zhaoling Mausoleum in Li Shimin, causing considerable damage. If it weren't for the "God help" of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, Gan Ling would have been ruined by Wen Tao.

Tomb Raider Wen Tao

Wen Tao's birth is legendary. It is said that at the end of the Tang Dynasty, a bandit star crossed the sky and landed on the land of the Tang tomb in Guanzhong. This means that there will be a disaster in the Tang tomb, but no one knows what this disaster is, but at the same time, a wretched child was born in Jingzhao, and this wretched child is Wen Tao. In fact, Wen Tao was neither warm nor handsome. He was a thief in his early years, but he was born in his own time, that is, in troubled times, where separatist regimes fought and the people were miserable. What kind of people can die in troubled times and make a difference in troubled times. He was the first to follow Li and was named.

Politically, Wen Tao pursues "He who knows the times is a hero", to put it mildly. In fact, he is a swing. He only recognizes strength but not people. So at first, he swung between Li and Zhu Wen. Later, Li's back beam was destroyed, and he sought political asylum non-stop. Through the actor's scene, a large number of jewels were presented to Li's queen Liu (Liu has always been desperate for money), which was able to continue.

Tomb Raider Wen Tao

Wen Tao has been in Guanzhong for seven years. During these seven years, Wen Tao used his army to excavate the tomb of the Tang Dynasty. This grave robbery is not secret, but a large-scale grave robbery in broad daylight. The history of Wen Tao's excavation of the tombs of the Tang Dynasty is recorded in the History of the 25 Dynasties and the Bamboo Slips of Managing with Capital, and the detailed process of entering Zhaoling is recorded in the History of the New Five Dynasties.

In addition to the real money and jewels that Wen Tao stole, Wen Tao also stole a lot of famous calligraphy and paintings (especially those of Zhong You and Wang Xizhi) from Zhaoling, but Wen Tao was a gangster since he was a child. He has never read a book, and he doesn't know famous calligraphy and painting. In his eyes, the original was not as beautiful as the decorations, so many famous calligraphy and paintings were torn off by Wen Tao, but the decorations were preserved. This is a great thing. It has never been published. One possibility is that it was torn up by Wen Tao, but according to the treasure list edited by Wen Tao, there is no Preface to Lanting. Another possibility is that the Preface to Lanting is a funerary object of Ganling, which may not be known until Ganling is excavated.

Tomb Raider Wen Tao

Speaking of it, only Ganling in the 18th Mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty was not looted by Wen Tao. Of course, this is not because Wen Tao's conscience found that showers survived, but because God's will is inviolable. Wen Tao led the army up the mountain three times to try to dig Ganling, but all three times were blocked by strange weather. As long as Wen Tao is near Ganling, it will be stormy and thunderous. When Wen Tao retreated to the foot of the mountain, it cleared up immediately and there were no clouds in Wan Li. This is a scene worth discussing. After three visits, Wen Tao was worried and gave up the excavation of Ganling. This incident was recorded in the archaeological compilation by Cheng Dachang, a poet of the Song Dynasty. It may be exaggerated or even fabricated, but it is a fact that Ganling was not stolen. It may have something to do with the design of Ganling, or it may really have its own destiny.

Wen Tao is the treasure of Tang Ling's official career, but once such a person meets the monarch, there will be no good result. When he surrendered to the later Tang Dynasty, Guo Chongtao told people like Li that they could not use it, but because he relied heavily on the empress Liu, Li did not listen to Guo Chongtao. Later, Li Siyuan ascended the throne, imprisoned Wen Tao and Duan Ning, and later released them and ordered them to go home to farm. In the second year, paragraph.

In 928, Wen Tao was granted the death by Li Siyuan, and the 18th Mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty was destroyed beyond recognition.