introduction
In Shimen County, Hunan Province, there is a mountain called Jiashan Mountain, there is a Jiashan Temple on the mountain, and the surrounding residents say that this temple should have a history of more than 1,000 years, and the legend is that it was built in the Tang Dynasty.
In the village under the mountain, there is also a legend about the 48 coffins of the Jiashan Temple.
It is said that more than 300 years ago, on a dark and windy night, the monks in the temple carried out 48 coffins and walked deep into the mountains.
People don't know where the monks are going, or who's in the coffin.
Peng Zelin, who wants to explore the secret
Villager Peng Zelin has wanted to unravel the secrets of this story since he was a child, so he applied to become a ranger, and when he was not busy, he would go up the mountain and search for the whereabouts of the dozens of coffins while inspecting.
Over the years, he has not gained anything, and has found dozens of tombs, but there is nothing in them, they are all fake graves.
Every time the tomb is found, Peng Zelin will be reported to the Shimen County Museum, and Peng Zelin's frustration is different, the museum director Long Xibin is very happy every time, he told Peng Zelin that the ancient dignitaries and dignitaries will build suspicious tombs in order to prevent tomb robbery, such as Cao Cao has 72 suspicious tombs.
The more fake graves are found, the more prominent the identity of the true owner of the cemetery, perhaps a famous figure.
Discovery after heavy snowfall
In 1980, there was a heavy snowfall that had not been encountered in a hundred years, and as a ranger, peng Zelin took his wife up the mountain to check the situation as soon as the snow stopped.
As they walked, they noticed a strange hill where the snow melted very quickly and white vapor came out. Peng Zelin immediately went forward to observe.
Peng Zelin is very familiar with this mountain, this small hillside usually has no plants, before I thought there was nothing, did not expect a snow, the strange place came out.
He asked his wife to give him a shovel, and then dug down a few times, and when he dug to a certain depth, he could feel that the soil layer was very hard, which should not be naturally formed, but more like artificially tamed.
Did you run into an empty grave again? Peng Zelin did not care, continued to dig down, did not expect to reveal green bricks and lime, there is a blue and white pot in the dirt.
He often went to the museum and felt that he might encounter the real thing, so he quickly told the curator Long Xibin.
The tomb is alive
After hearing the news, Long Xibin immediately led the archaeological team to come, and after careful excavation, a strange tomb appeared in front of people's eyes. This tomb has three caves, the right tomb has a sitting tank, which should be buried, the middle tomb is the one dug by Peng Zelin, the blue and white pot is the columbarium, and the left tomb has nothing, all of which have been stolen by tomb robbers.
Who is the owner of this tomb? Archaeologists found a clue that the stone inscription on the tombstone reads "Wearing the Beidou and Wearing Three Platforms on the Head".
The Big Dipper refers to the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, which in ancient times only the royal family could use, and civilians would kill their heads if they used it. Could it be that the owner of the tomb is a relative of the Emperor and the state?
These few words alone could not determine the true identity of the owner of the tomb, and just when the archaeological team was at a loss, a bronze medal once again provided a clue.
Identity of the owner of the tomb
The bronze plaque that archaeologists accidentally found was engraved with four characters "Fengtian Jade Commandment". After consulting the information, Long Xibin discovered the identity of the owner of the tomb.
Legend has it that in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, when an official rushed from the capital to Yunnan, he passed by Jiashan Temple, and saw the portrait of a monk named Feng Tianyu, who was very familiar with it, and after thinking about it, he thought that this was exactly the same as Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang.
The monks in the temple saw him and told the truth, at first Li Zicheng did not die, it was his nephew who died, and then Li Zicheng came to jiashan Temple to live in seclusion, changed his name to Feng Tianyu, and the bronze medal was his waist plate.
If this is really Li Zicheng's tomb, then everything before it makes sense.
The news that Li Zicheng's tomb was found attracted the attention of the whole country, and the museum of Li Zicheng's hometown of Mizhi also invited Long Xibin to visit.
Break into the tomb of the king
This visit made Long Xibin sure that the owner of the tomb found in Jiashan was Li Zicheng.
Because the popular portrait bricks of rice fat are exactly the same as those in the tomb, and the tradition of rice fat is one tomb and three caves, Li Zicheng's grandfather and father are one tomb and three caves.
Do the historical materials and archaeological excavations prove that it was not Li Zicheng who died on the Ninth Palace Mountain, but that he really fled to the Jiashan Mountains to live in seclusion?
After his death, his men built a tomb and three caves in accordance with the customs of Li Zicheng's hometown, and built 48 suspicious tombs outside the real tombs to prevent tomb robbery.
After that, the local government renovated the mausoleum, and now this "Tomb of the King" has become a key protection unit of provincial cultural relics, and is also called "the first mausoleum of Huxiang".