It is often said that appearance determines character, and character determines destiny. Regardless of whether this sentence is correct or not, it is very "applicable" to a chu king in history. Why? Today, let Xiaobian reveal the secret to you, see what is the inner connection between the appearance and fate of this King of Chu. Below, Xiaobian begins to reveal the secret to you:
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There are many kings of Chu in history, and the king of Chu that Xiaobian wants to talk about today is Liu Peng, the prince of the Western Han Dynasty. Perhaps many readers do not know much about this King of Chu, but if you want to talk about the great event that occurred during the Han Jing Emperor period - "The Rebellion of the Seven Kings", I think everyone is not unfamiliar, and the "Rebellion of the Seven Kings" was caused by this guy and several of his brothers. Another point to explain, Liu Peng's grandfather was Liu Jiao, that is, the fourth brother of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao, who was divided into chu kings in the early years, and in the area of today's Xuzhou in Jiangsu, Liu Peng took advantage of his grandfather's Yu Yin to inherit the throne and become the third generation of Chu kings, so he and Liu Qi, the Emperor of Hanjing, were also cousins.
The rat moved the knife nest to rebel, saying that it was the King of Chu and the Han Jing Emperor. The Eight Commandments of the Pig nibble on the pig's trotters, which is about them killing each other!
In the "History of Han" and "History", there are also many records of Liu Peng, the king of Chu, but most of them say that he is absurd, cruel and extravagant. For example, when Empress Bo died, the whole country mourned and forbade all entertainment activities, but Liu Peng still blatantly drank and enjoyed himself at home without the slightest sorrow; and on the eve of his participation in the "Rebellion of the Seven Kings", he brutally killed two subordinates who advised him not to rebel, Zhang Shang and Yue Yiwu, and their extravagance was unmatched by other feudal kings. This can be seen from his super luxurious tomb!
In July 1990, in lion mountain in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, archaeologists accidentally found the tomb of Liu Peng, the king of Chu, in the cellar of a villager's home. Because this cellar is built on the mountain, it is more than 2 meters deep, and the cellar actually hits the entrance of the cemetery.
After careful investigation, archaeologists determined that under the cellar was an ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty. After four years of preparation, in November 1994, archaeologists excavated the Han tomb, and through the seals in the tomb and other information, it was determined that the owner of the tomb was liu peng, the third generation of Chu king.
Experts not only unearthed a huge number of Painted Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Han Dynasty, but also a set of golden jade robes, as well as a large number of exquisite gold and silver jade objects. The tomb is almost completely imitated from the palace before the death, and strictly follows the funerary idea of "death is like life", and finally copied this underground royal tomb. The biggest gain this time, in the eyes of the editor, is to restore Liu Peng's appearance, and also to corroborate the record of him in the history books.
In the tomb, archaeologists found Liu Peng's remains, as well as a complete skull, and then combined with the bones of key parts such as mandibles and ribs, through modern biotechnology, accurately restored his appearance, and the results were surprising! As you can see in the picture, he is the appearance of Liu Peng after restoration. I don't know how readers feel after seeing it, but experts have said that Liu Peng should be like this, which is completely in line with the records of the history books.
Or at the beginning of the editor said like that - appearance determines character! Through the restored head, it can be seen that Liu Peng has a wide forehead, and the eye sockets are deep, revealing a fierce gaze, and the front lip is protruding, thick and large, giving people a very sinister and evil feeling as a whole. Think about it, when he ignored the protests of his courtiers and even killed people and demonstrated, he finally participated in the "Rebellion of the Seven Kings", but what was the result? Because of his self-absorbed and self-righteous personality, he finally ended up with a fiasco and chose to commit suicide in desperation. So that's character determining destiny.
Nowadays, the Tomb of the King of Chu has become a historical attraction in Xuzhou City, attracting many tourists to visit and visit every year, although the history has been settled, Liu Peng's past is right and wrong, and there is no need to go too much entanglement, but we still have to learn the lessons of history to better look forward to the future.