Time is like water, life is like song. In the past, there were many people who left a strong mark in history, but they themselves "brushed their clothes and went away, hiding their merits and names." There are thinkers, beautiful women, emperors and warlocks among these people, although the things they have done have been passed down through the ages, but their own mysterious disappearance, so far no one can solve the mystery of their disappearance!
A, Lao Tzu is out of the customs
Lao Tzu, the ancestor of Taoism, was known as Taishang Laojun by later generations. His ideas, whether placed in ancient times or in modern times, can be symbols of wisdom. Presidents from all walks of life in the United States have very much agreed with his phrase "if you rule a big country and cook a small meal." Lao Tzu served as a librarian in the Zhou Dynasty, during which time he was consulted by Confucius.
Later, Lao Tzu resigned from the government and rode the green bull all the way west. When passing through Hangu Pass, he was left by Guan Lingyin to write a book, so Lao Tzu wrote the Tao Te Ching, and after writing it, he continued to travel west, and since then there has been no news, and there is no record of him in history.
Where he went, no one knows, but there are still various legends, some people say that he went to the Qingyang Palace in Sichuan and became a baby there; some people say that he went to India and took in an apprentice named Shakyamuni; and some people say that Lao Tzu in his later years settled in Lintao, Gansu Province, and taught Neidan for the old man to return to the retreat, to cultivate health, and to "soar" in Lintao After attaining enlightenment. Some people speculate that he may have encountered war or robbery and died unexpectedly.
B, Xi shi you lake
Xi Shi, born with the color of the country, the country fell into the city, once the head of the four beauties, has now become synonymous with beauty, and she is also the most beautiful spy in China. Found by Fan Li and sent to the State of Wu by the Yue King, the seduced Wu Wang Fuchai has since stayed away from the government and sounded like a dog. Later, the State of Wu was destroyed, and Xi Shi was also a great hero, so where did she go?
Some people say that she was deceived by Shenjiang, but more folklore believes that she was rescued by Fan Li, and the Book of Yue Jie records: "After Wu's death, Xi Shi returned to Fan Li and went away with the Pan Five Lakes." Then, we must find out where this five lakes refers to. Is it Gusu? Is it Taihu Lake? Or Poyang Lake (Pengli Lake)? Some people also say that Fan Li came to Dingtao, Shandong, and the Five Lakes refer to the Water Po Liang Mountain.
C, Xu Fudongdu
Immortality is a legend that is unattainable, but Qin Shi Huang, who is brilliant and strategic, believes that this is true. In order to find the elixir of immortality, Xu Fu led five hundred boys, girls and three thousand craftsmen to cross the sea in the east. Since then, there has been no news about Xu Fu.
Where Xu Fu went, no one knows. But most people think he went to Japan and became the founder of Japan, Emperor Shinmu Emperor Nakada Gen. During the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese monk Kukai also said to Ming Taizu the verse "Xu Fu Ancestral Hall before the Bear Wild Bee", and at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Li Shuchang, Huang Shuxian and other ministers stationed in Japan also visited Xu Fu's tomb and wrote poem inscriptions. However, some people say that Xu Fu went to Taiwan or Ryukyu, and some people say that at that time, the navigation technology was poor, and when he encountered strong winds and waves, all of them were destroyed. However, there is still no convincing answer to where Xu Fudongdu went.
D, Song Zu died violently
Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin became emperor and opened the Song Dynasty era, but he himself only served as emperor for 16 years, and his death was very sudden. As a founding prince, his death is not recorded in the main history, and it was not until the last year of the Yuan Dynasty, when zai xiang Tuo presided over the revision of the "History of Song", that there were two simple sentences: "The emperor collapsed in the Hall of Long Live, fifty years old." "He was appointed Empress Dowager Du to pass on the throne to Emperor Taizong." It was later included in the "Four Libraries Complete Book" by Ji Yun, which can be preserved today.
Why did Song Taizu die inexplicably? One theory is that he was killed by his younger brother Song Taizong, because on the night of Song Taizu's death, Song Taizong happened to stay in the palace, and the day after his brother's death, he became emperor in front of the spirit, and the ministers did not have any objections, and it was difficult to get rid of the suspicion of killing his brother. Another theory is that Sima Guang recorded in the "Records of Shuishui", after the death of Song Taizu, it was already the time of the four drums, and Xiaozhang Song sent someone to summon Taizu's fourth son, Zhao Defang, the King of Qin, to the palace, but the emissaries went straight to Kaifeng To summon Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Guangyi was horrified, hesitating to move forward, and after being urged by the emissary, he walked into the palace under the snow. According to this, when Taizu died, Emperor Taizong was not in the palace, so it was impossible to "kill his brother". In recent times, the academic community basically affirmed that Song Taizu did die, but there is no positive answer to the specific cause of death.
E, Jianwen He Mi
After the death of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, he passed the throne to his grandson Zhu Yunwen, who was known as Emperor Jianwen. After Emperor Jianwen came to power, he called for the restoration of the Ritual Music System and slavery system of the Zhou Dynasty, and then to reduce the power of the princes and uncles. In desperation, Zhu Di, the King of Yan, rebelled, starting with 800 soldiers from the province, all the way south, and finally defeated Emperor Jianwen, becoming the only prince in history who successfully rebelled.
When Zhu Di invaded Nanjing, the entire imperial palace fell into a fire, and Zhu Yunwen, who had only been emperor for four years, mysteriously disappeared in this fire. So, where did Emperor Jianwen go? It may be that he directly set himself on fire, but some people believe that he escaped from the palace from the tunnels, cut his hair and became a monk, and wandered the rivers and lakes. According to folklore, there are traces and legends of Emperor Jianwen in many places. Some say that Emperor Jianwen first fled to the Yunnan-Guizhou region, and later to the Nanyang area, and until now, there are still people in Dali, Yunnan Province, who regard Emperor Jianwen as their ancestor.
In order to find Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Di sent Zheng He seven times to the West, but Jianwen was not found, but it magically promoted cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
F, the king lives and dies
In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the people were not happy, and the heroes of the world rose up one after another, among which Li Zicheng, the king of the invasion, was the strongest. After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he occupied Chen Yuanyuan, causing Wu Sangui to lure Qing troops into the pass.
What happened to Li Zicheng after the defeat of the army? Is it life or death? According to the Qingjing Yuanyuan general Azig, who was pursuing Li Zicheng at that time, when he returned to Beijing, Li Zicheng did his best, took only 20 of his cronies, sneaked into the Jiugong Mountain, was besieged by the villagers, could not escape, and hanged himself. However, there are also different theories, in the early Qing Dynasty, Yunnan Tongzhi Zhang Qiongbo, on his way to office, visited the Shimen Jiashan Temple, talked with the chinese abbot of the temple about the past and the present, and was quite close to each other, and he hated each other late and regarded him as a confidant. A few years later, he revisited Jiashan Temple, and the abbot was dead. In the midst of mourning, the abbot's apprentice told him that the abbot was Li Zicheng, the mighty king of the world, and that it was his subordinate Sun Mou who died at the Nine Palace Mountain.
During the Qianlong period, after Hearing about this incident, He Mou, the Governor of Lizhou, personally went to Jiashan Temple to investigate the whereabouts of Li Zicheng. In the temple, he saw a portrait of Li Zicheng, supposedly called "Fengtian Jade Monk". However, whether Li Zicheng is alive or dead, historians have also been arguing endlessly, and there are thousands of ancient mysteries.