Pirates of the tomb thieves of the 17 imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty, why not dare to dig Wulingtian’s Fuling?
China has thousands of years of civilization, and the dynasty has changed frequently. When an old dynasty perished, often even the imperial tombs were robbed. For example, after the demise of the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial tomb was stolen by the Red Eyebrows. After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Imperial Tomb was falsified. After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Emperor's Mausoleum was dug by the Panyu Yang Lanzheng in the Yuan Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty's demise, the tombs of Emperor Qianlong and Cixi were robbed by the warlord Sun Denying, etc. It is little known that the Emperor's Mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty has also been stolen by people. The people who robbed the tomb not only robbed 17 of the 18 imperial tombs in Guanzhong in the Tang Dynasty but also registered the books of the tombs and published them in the world. Who is this daring tomb thief?? Why did he madly dig the Emperor's Mausoleum?
Pirates of the tomb thieves of the 17 imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty, why not dare to dig Wulingtian’s Fuling?
Wen Yu portrait
Wen Wei, Jing Zhaohua, was born in the late Tang Dynasty. When he was young, he was a thief. After the chaos in the world, he went to the side of the town, the warlord of the town, Feng Xiang, and the right quarter to make Li Maozhen, was appointed as the Yaozhou Festival. To please Li Maozhen, Wen Yu changed his surname to Li, and he was named Yan Yan (the latter is written for gentleness).Soon after, the army of Houliang came, and Wen Hao immediately surrendered to the city, but soon sneaked back and re-entered Li Maozhen, was appointed as the Jisheng Army, and after the end of the Liang Emperor, Wen Hao once again betrayed Li Maozhen and turned to Hou Liang. The back beam renamed the Yisheng Army to the Jingsheng Army, appointed Wen Yu as the festival, and made his surname a warmer name.As is known to all, the Tang Dynasty dynasty has a total of twenty-one emperors (including Wu Zetian), including twenty emperors (Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong burial), except for Tang Zhaozong’s death, buried in Henan and Mausoleum, Tang Dynasty Emperor Li’s burial outside Wenling, Shandong. The rest of the imperial tombs are all located in Guanzhong, and the Jingshengjun area is precisely the Guanzhong area!Pirates of the tomb thieves of the 17 imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty, why not dare to dig Wulingtian’s Fuling?The emperors in Chinese history have a tradition of thick burial. There are countless treasures and huge wealth in the emperor's tomb. Therefore, the 18 imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty in Guanzhong are tantamount to 18 treasures for Wen Yu, so they serve In the seven years of the Jingsheng Military Festival, Wen Yu will “discover the Tang Dynasty’s tombs in its territory, and discover the gold treasures (1)”. Also, Wen Yu will even steal the treasures. Register one by one.In traditional Chinese culture, the robbery of the tomb is a derogatory act for the world. Therefore, the tomb-tombing activities are usually carried out in the dark, but the gentleness is the opposite. It is not only carried out in a big way, but also the results of the tombs are published. It is Ignorance, fearlessness, arrogance, and arrogance!Wen Wei is a rude military commander. He has no ink on his chest. He is only interested in the gold and silver treasures in the Imperial Tomb. After the search is cleaned, the soldiers will tear off the gorgeous satin outside the funeral paintings and paintings. When the artworks are dismissive, they are all discarded at will, and many rare treasures are extinct.
Pirates of the tomb thieves of the 17 imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty, why not dare to dig Wulingtian’s Fuling?
There is information that Tang Shizong Li Shimin brought Wang Zhenzhi's "Lanting Collection" to the Zhaoling to be buried. After Zhaoling was dug by Wenyu, the "Lanting Collection" was completely unsound, and it was probably destroyed by Wen's hand. According to another source, the original works of "Lanting Collection" were brought to Fuling by Wu Zetian. If this is the case, Wang Xizhi's works will have a revisiting moment in the future.In the Emperor's Mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty in Guanzhong, only Fuling, who was buried by Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong, escaped. Of course, this was not a Wenyi conscience discovery. It was a horse in the Mausoleum, but an unusual phenomenon appeared in the excavation: gentle Every time the soldiers excavate Fuling, there will be anomalies such as violent storms, lightning, thunder, and other phenomena. After the team withdraws, the weather will turn fine. After three repetitions, Wen Yu is timid, and the idea of stealing the tomb is severed. According to the history book, "only the wind and rain can not be sent. (2)"
(1) "New Five Dynasties History" Volume 40
(2) Ibid.
