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As for the question of whether Li Shimin's mausoleum was stolen in the Tang Dynasty, the "New Five Dynasties History of Wen Tao" gives the most detailed record: Wen Tao was in the town for seven years, and the Tang Tombs were found (excavated) in its territory to take the gold treasures they had hidden. And the Zhaoling is the most solid, Tao from the road (tomb road), see the palace system Hong Li is not alien, the middle is the main bed, the east and west compartments are listed stone beds, the bed stone letter, the middle is the iron box, the past life books are hidden, the handwriting of the King of Zhong, the paper and ink are as new, Tao is taken from the world, and then passed on to the world. But qianling, wind and rain can not be sent.
(Li Shimin restored the picture)
The "History of the Old Five Dynasties" also gives mutual arguments, and in the history books, it is clearly recorded that Li Shimin's Zhaoling Tomb has been stolen by Wen Tao.
In the "Song Huijiao", it is said that after the founding of the Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, he had ordered many counties and counties to order that the county shou county order must inspect all the former imperial tombs in their territory and prepare to repair them through state forces. In this way, the reputation spread and Zhao Taizu gained a very benevolent reputation.
However, as soon as the report of the following counties came up, it was found that 28 imperial tombs had been stolen by thieves, and at that time, the world was in chaos, and no one cared about this, so the imperial tombs were seriously damaged.
The Tang Dynasty imperial tombs were stolen more seriously, the 21 imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty, of which 18 were in Guanzhong, so there was a beautiful talk of "Eighteen Tombs in Guanzhong", and Li Shimin's Zhaoling Tomb was also in Guanzhong.
(Distribution map of the Eighteen Tombs in Guanzhong)
Because Li Shimin was famous and he was the actual founder of the Tang Dynasty, it is conceivable that the wealth inside the Zhaoling Tombs was great, so he was paid close attention to by tomb robbers and various warlords.
According to historical records, when Li Shimin conquered the battlefield, he had six horses of the divine horse, which he used to gallop between the battle fronts.
Later, after his death, the six horses were also carved into reliefs and followed by the funeral. Among the "Six Horses" are Salu Zi, Guā , Qingxiao , Shivachi , Teller , and White Hoofed Wu , known as the "Six Horses of Zhaoling".
Among them, the reliefs of The Purple And Fist Hair were later stolen and sold to the United States, and the rest are preserved in the Forest of Steles Museum in Xi'an. Some of the treasures in the tomb were also taken away by other countries when the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China.
(Zhaoling Liujun figure)
Among them, the only Tang Dynasty imperial tombs that were not stolen were the Qianling tombs of "Li Zhi and Wu Zetian", and the reason given in the "History of the Old Five Dynasties" was that when it was time to prepare for the tomb, there was a vision of nature, and the thieves did not dare to steal.
Judging from the scale of today's Qianling Tomb, it is not a natural vision, and the amount of civil engineering is too large, so the mausoleum of the only female emperor in ancient times is well preserved to this day.
When Li Shimin's Zhaoling Tomb was stolen, Wen Tao also had a perverted hobby, and even stole the body of "Li Shimin".
It is rumored that Zhao Pu, the prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to find Li Shimin's remains and rebury, hurt his brain, and later it took a lot of energy to find Li Shimin's bones, but the skull could not be found.
(Stills of Zhao Pu, Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty)
It was not until many years later that Fang retrieved Li Shimin's skull from the hands of a rich man, because this rich man often took Li Shimin's skull out to play with it, and later leaked the wind and was only learned by Zhao Pu. Li Shimin was able to enter the earth for safety, which is also a merit!
Unexpectedly, such an ancient emperor actually fell into such a fate, which was also to blame the poor ability of the descendants of the Li Tang imperial family, who did not protect the Jiangshan Sheji, and even the bones of the ancestors could not be saved. However, grave robbers are also really hateful!