The Qing Dynasty has been dead for more than 100 years, and the rulers have long gone, so why are there still tomb keepers? Who's going to raise them?
The whole world is cloudy and I am alone, and everyone is drunk and I am awake.
Faith comes from the heart, not in things, guarding the tomb is the belief of the tomb keeper, just like the Qing Dynasty has long been extinct for more than 100 years, but next to the imperial tomb of the Qing Dynasty, there are still many tomb keepers, who take this as their home, inseparable, guarding their faith.
The keeper of the imperial tomb
Tomb keepers, as the name suggests, are the guardians of the mausoleum, they are generally guarding the emperor's mausoleum of the feudal society, after the death of the emperor in ancient times, it is generally buried in the mausoleum together with its palace daughters, pet concubines, etc., which is called the martyrdom system, the burial system is very cruel, and at the same time, in order to prevent some outlaws, as well as to protect the safety of the mausoleum, so the occupation of the tomb keeper was arranged.
By the imperial court to them to issue Feng Lu, and the treatment is very high, the profession of guarding the tomb also began in the Qin Dynasty, slowly formed a complete system and development, speaking of mausoleums, then the most famous must be the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, after qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, he began to build his mausoleum, its specifications are unimaginable. At that time, Qin Shi Huang, hoping that he could also have supreme power after his death, so he ordered the manufacture of ceramic figurines, carved into the appearance of soldiers, and buried together in the underground palace, which is the famous Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Terracotta Warriors, Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum buried countless treasures, but unfortunately the current technology can not be excavated.
After that is the Han Wu Emperor, mentioning the ancient emperor in Chinese history, then the Han Wu Emperor must be one of them, his mausoleum is also extremely luxurious, the number of martyrs and burial treasures, at the same time, the Han Dynasty pays great attention to thick burial, even if the civilian family is the same, if the parents die, the son will take all the things in the family as funerary products, and even ruin the family.
The specifications of the Han tomb are very luxurious, attracting the patronage of countless tomb robbers, so it will cause the phenomenon of ten rooms and nine empty han tombs, in ancient times, the emperor will start to build a mausoleum in the second year of the throne, this view has long formed a law in feudal society for thousands of years, and the tomb keepers are also carefully selected and carefully trained and selected. Throughout history, the Qing Dynasty, China's last feudal dynasty, had the most perfect system of tomb keepers, and in the Qing Dynasty, the high degree of centralization of the monarch reached its peak, and the tomb keeper system also reached its peak.
Tomb keeper of the Qing Dynasty
Speaking of tomb keepers, people will always have prejudices, thinking that they are associated with the dead all day long, coupled with the TV series, some people who have committed serious crimes will be relegated to guarding the imperial tomb, so the profession of tomb keeper has always been in the category of people's cognitive errors, which is not the case. First of all, the tombs are buried with emperors from all dynasties, and since they are emperors, how can they just find a group of people to guard the tombs for them? Like the Qing Dynasty, those who can be qualified to become tomb keepers must first be Manchus, and the second is the Eight Banners, and it is not the ordinary Eight Banners, but the highest status of the Eight Banners is the Yellow Flag and the Yellow Flag, as well as the slightly inferior Blue Flag.
Such strict selection conditions, so it can be seen that the tomb keeper's errand is not only not bitter, but a fat difference, they guard the ancestors for the ruler, on the contrary, then the ruler will definitely give them extremely high treatment, really this is the case, the tomb keeper is not only as usual, but also a lot of additional rewards.
They only need to do three things in their lives, the first is to guard the imperial tomb, the second is the internal affairs and repair of the imperial tomb, and the third is the sacrifice activities, whenever the death day of the former emperor comes, they will be led by the new emperor, with the leading imperial widow and the important ministers of the imperial court to worship, and their inheritance method is similar to the hereditary system of the imperial throne. In order to ensure the loyalty of the tomb keepers, generally before the death of the previous generation of tomb keepers, they will call the new generation of tomb keepers to the front, tell him some precautions, etc. They were indoctrinated with such ideas from childhood, and over time, guarding the imperial tomb has become their lifelong belief.
The family is poor and filial piety, and the country is difficult to see loyal subjects
At the same time, the profession of tomb keeping is also the biggest test for a person, the natural duty of the tomb keeper is to guard the mausoleum, however, no dynasty can endure, prosperity, whenever the national disaster, some of the unsteady will of the tomb keeper, will move a crooked mind, they see that the building will fall, they can not afford to pay, will put their eyes into the mausoleum they are guarding.
After all, there is a king buried there, every funerary product is of great value, a little stronger, is determined not to insist on self-theft, but when the dynasty falls, the new regime will inevitably smear the former dynasty, in order to prove its legitimacy, if the heart is good, it will respect the dead, and will not do anything to these dead emperors, but if you encounter a bad heart, the light will burn the mausoleum, and the heavy will whip the corpses of these deceased emperors.
And these people who guard the tomb will naturally not end up eating any good fruit, so when the dynasty is about to collapse, some tomb keepers will take the lead in packing their bags and escaping, and if they are unfortunate enough to be caught, they will also exchange this for the chance to live. However, there are always good and bad in the world, in addition to these two categories, there are still tomb keepers who will guard the mausoleum as a lifelong belief, even if they die, they will not leave, if someone moves the mind of the mausoleum, they will come out at the first time to fight, just like during the Republic of China, when Sun Dianying stole Ciqianlong.
The two white-haired tomb keepers, seeing that someone wanted to rob the tomb, immediately picked up a spear and a large knife to defend their faith with their lives, and dying under the sword and gun of the tomb robber was their greatest glory. He also said to Emperor Xian of Han: The family is poor to see filial piety, the country is difficult to see loyal subjects, Xuchang Cao Cao is not far away to come to the rescue, Jizhou Yuan Shao is close at hand but turning a blind eye, Cao Cao is really the loyal and filial son of the Great Han, and the tomb keeper is equivalent to the most foolish and loyal courtier of the dead emperor, guarding the imperial tomb is better than his own life.
Faith in the heart will not be betrayed
Today, the Qing Dynasty has been overthrown for more than 100 years, but there are still some tomb keepers who refuse to leave, although this is only a minority, but often admirable, not only a few people are respected? Today, most of these guardians of the mausoleum are the descendants of the Eight Banners and some ministers who have been favored by the Qing Emperor. They remember the teachings of their ancestors, take the tomb as their own faith, in ancient words: my family has been blessed by the emperor, and should die in the royal war without complaint or regret, this is their belief, the purest feeling between the monarch and the subject is foolishness, no reason, no reason, loyalty without any thought, unconditional trust, unreserved giving.
The Qing Dynasty has perished, the rulers are no longer there, they are basically unpaid, their behavior is not only loyalty to the ancient kings, but also for modern times, it is also a protection of cultural relics, with their presence, to prevent some outlaws from attacking the tomb. Therefore, although they do not have a salary, the local cultural relics department will regularly give them some subsidies, and encourage and allow them to carry out some income based on the mausoleum, such as tourism, or farm houses, etc. Whenever someone comes to visit, he will act as a tour guide and explain knowledge to people.
Tourists are tired and hungry, they go to their small hotels, small restaurants to live, to earn their income, the deceased has passed away, although there is no longer this world, but they will always live in the heart of the tomb keeper, and the mausoleum that carries the last trace of their world has also become the lifelong faith of the tomb keeper, and this is the power of faith.