In August 2004, in Liangdai Village, Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province, tomb robbers accidentally discovered the tomb of the Western Zhou Rui State Monarch, shocking the national historians. Archaeologists said: Sima Qian's "Records of History" is wrong.
Groups of tomb robbers came one after another to hear the news, and they were armed with guns and dug tunnels, racking their brains and unable to stop them. Hundreds of people were arrested and dozens of tomb robbery gangs were suppressed. I can't help but ask: What treasure is in the tomb that makes them so crazy that they will not hesitate to take risks and try the fa by themselves.
August 26, 2004, the sun was shining brightly, the heat was unbearable, and it was destined to be an unusual day.
At about 11:00 p.m. on this day, Hancheng's liangdai village on the west bank of the Yellow River heard a muffled "bang", which woke up the villagers who had fallen asleep from their sleep and shook the loess in the cave and fell down.
On August 27, a villager was working in his own cornfield when his foot suddenly slipped and almost fell, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. Casually came a national curse. Then when I looked down, I couldn't help but be surprised that it was a spooky hole, and I couldn't see the end at a glance, and I couldn't help but wonder.
A few days later, in the middle of the night, there were successive dull noises outside the village. What's going on here? A few daring villagers wanted to see what was going on, so they quietly ambushed in the cornfield. Sure enough, a few sneaky figures flashed flashlights in the dark field, digging something.
These people were very alert, and when they heard the sound of leaves coming from the cornfield, they threw down their tools and ran, disappearing without a trace in an instant, running faster than rabbits. Villagers found fragments of bronzes in the dirt they had turned over.
These people are the legendary Captain Touching Gold. It seems that someone here is robbing the tomb.
The next day, the villagers quickly reported to the local cultural relics bureau and notified the police.
Archaeologists then conducted a preliminary archaeological survey of the place, and the results were surprising: it was a group of ancient tombs, and it was huge beyond everyone's imagination.
Because of the large area, it was not excavated immediately, but after reporting upwards, patrols were sent to patrol day and night to protect them first. Another reason why it has not been excavated is that there are all wheat fields here, which involve many problems and need to be coordinated, you know.
However, even with the protection of law enforcement patrols, it still failed to stop the footsteps of tomb robbers. For them, it's like a piece of fat, staring at the tiger. In the middle of the night, this field is lively, and you sing that I will appear in a few groups of people one night, like ghosts.
Seeing the fat meat near their mouths but unable to do anything about it, some people privately found the members of the patrol and wanted to bribe them with money to make it convenient, but they were all sternly refused.
When the tomb robber gang sees that the soft one is not good, it will come hard. You know, these people have guys in them, and they are completely a bunch of outlaws who are not afraid of heaven.
Strangely enough, the targets they coveted were concentrated in a wheat field, and in just a few months, more than 400 people visited, of which more than 50 were arrested, involving nearly 40 tomb robbery gangs. These people are from Guanzhong, Shanxi and Henan, and have been engaged in tomb robbery activities outside all year round.
Are these people negotiable? Or is it the same?
From April 1 to 5, 2005 alone, 14 grave robbers arrived. As a result, 11 people were arrested on the spot, and 150 kilograms of explosives and grave robbery tools were seized.
It's crazy!
The situation is getting worse. On April 22, the Shaanxi Provincial Archaeological Team came here again to see what was under the wheat, why did so many tomb robbers flock to it?
It didn't take long for the archaeological team to dig, and there was a major harvest. They found a huge pit of carriages and horses, accompanied by horses and carriages, and unearthed many exquisite bronze carriage accessories. This is not the standard tomb that ordinary people can have! There must be a super tomb below, no wonder the tomb robbers are so "enthusiastic" about it.
This time there is still no thorough excavation, only a preliminary test. But since then, it has also left a security risk.
The wheat field was even hotter.
A few days later, the second batch of archaeological teams organized by the Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics came again, and conducted a large-scale archaeological exploration of the area of about 320,000 square meters north of Liangdai Village to further determine the location, scope and number of underground tombs.
Tomb robbers are not idle, they come one after another, constantly flocking to this place to explore treasures, and they have the appearance of never giving up.
In the past, this remote plateau, a small village on the banks of the Yellow River, Liangdai Village, suddenly became a "tourist resort" and a popular area for tomb robbers to "punch in".
Time flickered, and on April 27, 2006, someone suddenly came from the inside line, and the famous Guanzhong tomb robbers on Guanzhong Road had moved, and they were also equipped with miniature submachine guns, and they were rushing towards Liangdai Village with great momentum.
After receiving the information, the air in Liangdai Village on the west bank of the Yellow River suddenly became tense. The entire patrol stood guard, as if a great war was inevitably about to unfold.
What kind of fierce battlefield will it be next? Do they really have such a boldness? Isn't that acting?
Sunset, night falls, time passes minute by minute.
10 o'clock, 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock, 1 am...
The air became more and more tense, and even the wind in the field stopped, and the corn clenched its fists.
When the needle slowly pointed to 2 a.m., suddenly, not far ahead, a small black car "Gah! The sound stopped at the exit of the Liangdai Village Expressway.
"Here they come!" Someone reminded.
At this moment, a few people jumped out of the car and walked straight toward the wheat field, carrying a travel bag and holding a guy in his hand.
Look at the frame type, this is the Guanzhong tomb robber.
But it is certainly not Wu Ruoxuan's subordinate, because he is a relatively low-key person, who likes to take treasures quietly, and people are unaware of ghosts. If you want to say that it is He Jinbao, it is possible.
The patrol fired warning shots at the people who came, frightening the few people to turn their heads and run! Ha ha! Also close the grave robbers, look at this provocation! It seems that this is the so-called thief's heart.
These guys are so unassettling.
One night at the end of August 2006, the patrol caught another man who gave hope to the tomb robbers. He said several others were digging tunnels. At this moment, there was a good drama to watch, the patrol quietly approached the target, came to catch a turtle in an urn, blocked all the tomb robbers in the tunnel, and netted them all.
These guys saw that it was difficult to succeed in direct excavation, so they found another way, learned "pangolins", and punched holes in the ground from a distance.
At the scene, they have dug a twenty-meter-long tunnel to lead to the wheat field that grave robbers have been coveting, and then tens of meters will be opened, fortunately, it was found in time. Once they succeed in digging, the consequences are unimaginable.
These tomb robbers are so rampant that they are blatant and invincible. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves thinking, you are afraid of thieves.
It seems that archaeological excavations are imminent and cannot wait any longer.
In order to completely break the thoughts of the tomb robbers, once and for all, with approval, an archaeological team of 14 people entered Liangdai Village with various equipment to carry out rescue archaeological excavations of this ancient tomb group.
The large area, where to start? The archaeological team decided to start with the already devastated wheat field to fulfill and end the tomb robber's wish.
Archaeological excavations began in full swing.
In the wheat field, there are two "medium" type tombs, which are the level of the emperor.
In December, the initial excavations were fruitful, and in the two "Medium" shaped tombs, a large number of exquisite bronzes, jades, carriages and horses, gold, musical instruments, etc. were unearthed, which were dazzling and dazzling, and each thing was worth a lot. root
According to the type of artifacts and excavated
"Prince Rui made a casting mane, and his descendants yongbao used it to enjoy" "Rui Gong as a traveling mane"
According to the bronze inscription, this area should be a royal cemetery of the Western Zhou Rui Kingdom, spanning about 150 years. And the two tombs that the stolen tomb thieves never forgot, buried the two generations of Rui kings.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the archaeological community. At the same time, it also shook the tomb robbery world, and the tomb robbers pounced on here like wasps, and they couldn't stop it.
The patrol was clearly overwhelmed.
For the safety of cultural relics, the archaeological team had to report to the superiors and ask for help. Subsequently, the armed police force was stationed in Liangdai Village with guns and live ammunition, patrolling 24 hours a day and strictly guarding against death. And expand the scope of protection to prevent tomb robbers from stealing underground cultural relics through tunnels.
The archaeological excavation took six years and unearthed more than a thousand tombs, as well as more than sixty chema pits. The jade, gold and bronze excavated from the tomb formed a mountain. This is really an underground treasure trove. I have to say that the grave robber's vision is really poisonous.
In addition, the significance of this archaeological excavation is not only the discovery of the tombs of the two generations of kings of the Rui Kingdom, but also the discovery of the ruins of the ancient city of the Rui Kingdom nearby, filling the gap in the history of the Rui Kingdom without physical objects.
So, what kind of country is the Rui country?
In 1066 BC, at the beginning of the zhou dynasty, in order to consolidate his power, King Wu of Zhou began to grant land to the king, dividing the country into 71 small princely states, allowing them to manage their own acres and three points of land, and the state of Rui was one of them.
Later dynasties also followed the example of the Zhou Dynasty and implemented a sub-feudal system, such as the early Western Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
Rui Guo has enjoyed the country for about 400 years, and the history of Hancheng has reached more than 200 years. However, Sima Qian's "Records of History" records that the location of the State of Rui was in the area of Ruicheng, Shanxi. This is clearly problematic.
The excavation of the ancient tombs of the Zhou Dynasty Ruiguo in Liang Dynasty Village has corrected the records of the "Records of History", which can be described as a major archaeological discovery. It is not only a feast for the archaeological community, but also a feast for the historians.
Write at the end:
Some people always say that there is no difference between archaeology and tomb robbery, which is a serious misunderstanding.
Tomb robbery is a rough excavation, they only want what is inside, and they don't care about what cultural and historical value they have.
Archaeology, on the other hand, is completely different, and archaeologists pay more attention to cultural and historical information to make up for historical gaps or to support the authenticity of historical records.
Because the so-called correct history is written by people, it is inevitable that it will have personal feelings and likes and dislikes, so it may not be completely correct. But the underground stuff it doesn't lie. Only those in power will care about the historical records, and those who are unfavorable to themselves will certainly not allow them to record. In this way, the water of zhengshi is very large.
In addition, historians are not necessarily archaeologists, and their ability to obtain information is limited. Moreover, they also refer to the literature of the predecessors, and if the documents of the predecessors are wrong, he will follow the mistakes. Sima Qian's account of the State of Rui was exactly like this.
Therefore, archaeology is to discover the historical truth, serve the history of the country, and benefit all generations. Tomb robbers, on the other hand, are only enriching themselves and destroying history.
Oh, and it's breathtaking to look at these exquisitely crafted and exquisite artifacts! The wisdom and creativity of the ancient Chinese are impressive. How did they do it more than two thousand years ago?
Magnificent! Chinese!
The following picture shows some of the excavated artifacts: