Whose tomb did Cao Cao steal, and was able to get rich overnight to feed the army for three years? The tomb owner almost became emperor
Speaking of Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period, the first impression that comes to mind is that of a treacherous villain, and our views mainly come from the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", although this view is somewhat irresponsible, but Cao Cao's setting up the tomb robbery of Lieutenant Jin is indeed a relatively large black spot of his own.
There is a saying in today's archaeological circles, called "Han tomb ten rooms and nine empty", and some people believe that the archaeology of Han tombs is completely a matter of luck, from the Three Kingdoms, to the chaotic world of the Wei and Jin dynasties, tomb robbery is not uncommon, but Cao Cao has become the first official large-scale tomb robber.
Regarding its historical materials, it comes from the "Yuzhou for Yuan Shao" written by Chen Lin before Yuan Shao and Cao Cao started the war, in which it is pointed out, "Cao also specially placed general Fa Qiu Zhonglang, touching the Lieutenant of Jin, and all the skeletons were exposed. Although some people in later generations questioned that this article was suspected of smearing Cao Cao, Cao Cao never defended his tomb robbery, in addition, fearing that his tomb would be stolen, everything in Cao Cao's tomb was simple, reflecting that this historical data should be authentic. Cao Cao's beginning was in the third year of Chuping, when the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army surrendered to Cao Cao, including his family, a total of one million people, including 150,000 soldiers, and since then Cao Cao has had the strength to win the world.
However, in the chaotic world at that time, grain and grass materials were always a very important issue, and at this time, Cao Cao's sphere of influence was still very small, and he had not yet had a stable base area after breaking through the Yellow Turban Army, and the warlord melee made the Cao Army troops unable to wait for the peasants' autumn harvest, and they had to run to the next place, and the military salary became a problem to be solved. Cao Cao was stationed in Yanzhou for three years, and eating became a big problem, whose tomb did he steal, and was he able to get rich overnight and support his troops for three years?
According to the data, most of this person's tombs may have been stolen by Cao Cao, which is Liu Bang's grandson, the second son of Emperor Wen of Han, and Liu Wu, the Prince of Han Liang. The Book of Wei of the Three Kingdoms chronicles: "King Xiao of Liang, the mother and brother of the former emperor, the tomb of Zun Xian, the songbai sangzi, and the Yuyi Gongsu, while the cao led the school officials to personally excavate, break the coffin and the naked corpse, and plunder the gold treasure." The Holy Pilgrimage wept and the people were saddened. ”
This Liang Xiaowang was not an ordinary prince and nobleman, before and after Liu Bang's death, the political situation was turbulent, he was once the highest-ranking prince, and even had the opportunity to compete for the crown prince, but unfortunately, in the end, it was Liu Qi, the Emperor of Han, who laughed to the end.
From 168 BC onwards, lai's demise was from the King of Huaiyang to 20,000, died of a sudden illness in 144 BC, reigned for 25 years, the Liang King's land was vast, occupying more than 40 large counties south of Mount Tai and east of Kaifeng, for Liu Wu, it was clear that after his death, he was going to fulfill his last wish of not becoming emperor before his death. For this purpose, a huge mausoleum of 700 square meters was built, and a majestic mausoleum was built. The "History of the Family of Liang Xiaowang" records: "When he did not die, his wealth was innumerable, and the remaining gold in the Tibetan government was still more than 400,000 catties."
It can be seen that many of these riches were taken to the grave by King Xiao of Liang, and his mother Empress Dou was not particularly fond of this son, and Emperor Jing of Han made great contributions to Liang Xiaowang's suppression of the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and it was also a special treatment, and his funeral should also be more luxurious, so it is not surprising that he can meet Cao Cao's military needs.