Death is a major event in life, especially for the emperors of ancient times who were known as the Supreme Emperor of the Ninety-Five- Dynasty. Eminent before death, famous after death, and absolutely blessed forever. It is precisely because of this that every emperor will go to great lengths to build his own imperial tomb. Of course, there's nothing wrong with that, at least for now it's a fortune for us. However, compared with the craftsmen of the past, the construction of the imperial tomb was originally for the sake of life, but in the end it became an unpredictable ending, and the risk of the industry was too high.
Construction of the Imperial Tomb
The ancients were keen to take care of the things behind their deaths, especially the emperor, after all, the family was a big business, and a lifetime of hard work was placed there, directly handed over to people, and the heart was always unwilling. So they want to take that glory and wealth to another world.
It is precisely because of this that most emperors began to build imperial tombs after they ascended the throne, so that the construction of a toss is a lot of decades, such as the famous Qin Shi Huang Emperor.
According to historical records, the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was built from 246 AD, and at this time, Yingzheng was still a little child. But the mausoleum was repaired for thirty-eight years, almost feeding a generation.
The number of people involved during this period is difficult to count, and in terms of Qinling craftsmen, it will not be less than 100,000 people in terms of their overall project time alone. The "Historical Record" said that in order to build the imperial tomb, from the beginning to the death of Qin Shi Huang, a total of more than 800,000 craftsmen were recruited. This is not counting the people used after the death of Emperor Qin, because until his death, the mausoleum was not repaired, and the extra overtime work was more than a year.
People not only have to ask, but it is just a basement, even if the city is repaired earlier, why has it not been built for so long? According to modern archaeological research, the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is divided into: drainage facilities, tomb excavation, tomb planning, masonry roof, tomb roof sealing and drainage canal completion and other steps, each step is extremely meticulous, meticulous, and can not be lost.
But in ancient times, all projects relied on pure handwork, and excavators, cranes, and transport machines were all gods. Because of this, it is inevitable that a mausoleum will take a long time.
The total area of the Qin Tomb is about 515 meters long from north to south and about 485 meters wide from east to west, and its interior can be found in the "Records of History": the top of the underground palace is painted with astronomical stars, all of which are stone coupon tops, and the stones are taken from the 'Wei (River) North Mountains'. It can be seen that just taking materials from all over the country is enough to give people a headache.
Of course, not all emperors' tombs were as extravagant as the Qin Emperors. But no emperor is the master of saving money, they are not as good as the Qin Emperor, I am afraid that they are to keep a good reputation, but their hundred-year destination is equally labor-intensive, time-consuming and expensive.
The emperor was buried throughout the whole process
Once the emperor died, everything was difficult, not only the repair of the mausoleum, but also the burial process also made the Hollywood blockbuster lineup lose its color. First of all, in terms of lineup, from the time the emperor swallowed his breath, the national mourning ceremony began, and the whole country entered the mourning procedure, and it was not allowed to play music, marry relatives and other matters within one month.
Then there is the selection of the date of the burial, the ceremonial pomp, the burial of the remains, the burial of the remains (different treatment of different emperors), the closure of the imperial tomb, and the never end of the tomb.
According to the Qing Dynasty, which has the richest historical records, for example, I can watch the emperor's burial.
When the emperor dies, he is first buried, which is usually carried out on the same day. First of all, it is covered with the Dhara Sutra, which is woven from white aya and is in the five-color Sanskrit style.
The Ziguan who followed the emperor was carried out, of course, made of golden silk nan wood, and it took as many as 49 paintings alone. The coffin is parked and can be buried.
The coffin was parked in the Qianqing Palace, and the courtiers were required to guard the funeral for 27 days. During this time, the successor must not only handle the affairs of the state, but also keep the spirit. Every day, all monasteries and Taoist temples must continue to ring the bell, which can be said to be solemn for the whole country.
At the end of the mourning period, the spirit center will be carried out for burial, and the number of people accompanying them is uncountable. Concubines, palace maidens, eunuchs, princes, imperial relatives... Not one less.
The largest is the procession carrying the coffin, and it is said that before carrying the spirit, the special barman must practice in front of the Desheng Gate, which is definitely more technical than the juggling under the overpass.
According to the records, before carrying the coffin, the "Dafa ship" was burned, which was of great value, and it was necessary to carry 72 people to the Donghua Gate, and there was also a special escort team, about 64 people.
The number of honor guards is about 1628 people, armed with flags, paper ties, weapons, etc., and behind them are the slowly emerging coffins. Except for the funeral convoys, escorts, monks, nuns, Taoists, and lamas, the number of people who carried the coffins alone was too numerous to be counted. According to the data, there are 128 people carrying coffins in each class, a total of 60 classes, that is to say, there are thousands of people carrying coffins alone. However, when Cixi came out of the funeral, it is said that 7,000 people carried coffins, and this pomp and circumstance is also uncertain.
From the imperial city to the mausoleum for hundreds of miles, the middle is to rest and stop, so the reed hall will be set up in many places. Until the coffin enters the imperial tomb, the tomb is sealed outside, and the ceremony of the inscription of the tablet is also held, and the sutra is offered after writing. At this point, the tablet was escorted back to the Taimiao Temple, and the new emperor's world began.
The last "closed door" man
Perhaps for the royals, this is a major event that tests people's physical strength and energy, and they can rest when it is over. But I don't know if everyone pays attention to it, what happened to the craftsmen who built the imperial tomb and closed the gate for the imperial tomb?
Usually before the Qin Dynasty, martyrdom was an inevitable result, after all, the secrets about the imperial tomb could never be passed on. In view of this, usually those who built the imperial tomb are buried together in the mausoleum.
However, from the time of the Qin Dynasty, the martyrdom system has been abolished. It's just that some emperors think that their "secrets" are more important, so they must not release living people, such as Qin Shi Huang.
In the "Records of History", it is recorded that Qin Shi Huang's backward situation was recorded as follows: the great events were completed, the things were hidden, the envy was closed, the door was envied, and the craftsmen were hidden, and there were no comebacks. In a word: no one can come out.
Of course, this was Hu Hai's behavior, he was a cruel person and didn't care about this bit of human life. But the question is whether Emperor Qin left a last wish and did not let people come out to leak secrets? That's not clear.
It is said that even Cixi of the Qing Dynasty adopted a martyrdom system, and anyway, Cixi let the craftsmen be buried in her own sense, believing that her mausoleum could not be known to posterity.
Some people will ask, then in the end, didn't Sun Dianying still find all the way and accurately explode? This may benefit from the power of modern explosives.
However, there are rumors that at that time, in order to avoid being caught, people pretended to be deaf and mute. As a result, he was arrested to repair the tomb, and one of them was accidentally knocked unconscious during construction. The overseer thought that he was just a deaf and mute person, and he died anyway, so he directly threw the "corpse" aside. Unexpectedly, he came back to life, and eventually became an informant who guided Sun Dianying into the interior.
Whether this is a legend or not, there are martyrdoms in later dynasties and not all anyway. How did the stone gate of the imperial tomb close? This requires the wisdom of the craftsman.
Before the Song Dynasty, most of them used the ball style to block the door of the stone chamber. Later, people exerted the spirit of craftsmanship and left a small gap outside the stone room, which could facilitate people to close the stone door without affecting the beauty of the stone room.
Usually, craftsmen will choose a strip of stone pillar top door, after the person comes out, use the "U" shaped tool to reach in the gap, hook the strip of stone, and die from the inside of the stone door. This tool is called "crutch key" by craftsmen, and as for how to operate it, it is necessary for everyone to use their own brains and imagine it.
Writing this, not only to laugh at the simplicity of the emperors, hasn't he studied that tomb robbery must go through the gate? Thieves understand the theory of easy way, isn't it the most common way to open a thief hole from the outside? It can be seen that the device that can really prevent people from stealing is really not so easy to invent.