The Complete Works of Zuo Wenxiang once said: "Seek the loyalty of the country and know the wisdom of the people." "In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan, a heavy minister, was admired by the world for his own talents, and his brilliant experience was praised by future generations. For hundreds of years, its related research has never stopped, and its luxurious tombs have attracted the attention of the Chinese people.
In the process of ancient feudal social development, the emergence of many outstanding courtiers has promoted the continuous improvement of the level of national development, and because of this, for thousands of years, all ministers with outstanding abilities will be admired and respected by people. In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, although the overall comprehensive strength of the country was weak, a legendary figure like Zeng Guofan was still trying to turn the tide.
For hundreds of years, the research work on Zeng Guofan has never stopped, and his tomb has become the object of curiosity of many people. In 1989, a group of tomb robbers blew up the tomb of Zeng Guofan, but when the archaeologists entered the survey, they ordered it to be permanently closed. So, in the tomb of Zeng Guofan, what kind of secrets are there? Why do experts give such orders?
In the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan became the most high-profile and important courtier in the imperial court by virtue of his successful pacification of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, and in the later period, he followed Li Hongzhang and other courtiers to launch a foreign affairs movement to promote the development level of various fields of the Qing Dynasty and achieve a stable improvement.
Based on this merit, Zeng Guofan was once the object of admiration of the Chinese people, which can be affected by the Tianjin teaching case, and Zeng Guofan was once accused of being a traitor.
For an old minister, being so accused of this made him feel so bitter that zeng guofan eventually fell ill and died in 1872.
Although zeng guofan was criticized by the outside world in his later years, as a minister of Yipin, his social status should not be underestimated. Because of this, the issue of the burial of Zeng Guofan has also been highly valued by people.
In order to be able to choose a suitable burial place for Zeng Guofan, his family had many disputes, which also caused Zeng Guofan's burial time to be repeatedly delayed.
After a period of searching, the son of Zeng Guofan found a treasure of feng shui. Historical records record that as a heavy courtier of the imperial court, zeng guofan's tomb specifications are difficult to compare with ordinary people, and his tomb covers a total area of about 300 square meters, and the main tombstone is as high as three meters.
According to legend, the tomb of Zeng Guofan was excavated three times. First of all, the first excavation took place in the 1950s. At that time, because the technology of this group of tomb robbers was not professional, all they could steal was some stone benches and stone tablets on the surface of Zeng Guofan's tomb.
Affected by this excavation, the tomb of Zeng Guofan is no longer as grand as before, but in our society, there are still some tomb robbery gangs that covet the tomb of Zeng Guofan.
In the 1970s, the tomb of Zeng Guofan was excavated again, and unlike the previous excavation, in the process of this theft, the tomb robbers brought gunpowder for blasting.
However, the tomb of Zeng Guofan is far stronger than the tomb robbers imagined, and because of this, the core location of his tomb has not yet been successfully excavated.
In 1989, the villagers near the tomb of Zeng Guofan once again heard the sound of explosions and bombing, and then the villagers immediately reported the matter to the police, and after receiving the alarm information, the local police brought archaeologists to the scene together to investigate.
When the experts came to the tomb of Zeng Guofan, they were immediately heartbroken by the mess in front of them. In order to explore the real situation in the tomb, a slender expert in the archaeological team took the initiative to invite Miao to enter the tomb to investigate. At that time, his body was tied with hemp rope, and with the help of other experts, he was sent to the tomb little by little.
After preliminary investigation, the archaeologist found that the tomb robber had tried to open the coffin, but did not succeed, leaving only a small opening in the coffin. In addition, because the tomb robbers left a smaller cave, most of the funerary goods are still preserved in the tombs.
In order to avoid further damage to zeng guofan's tomb, after the expert was pulled out of the tomb, it was proposed to be closed for protection.
Subsequently, the local cultural relics department allocated special funds for repairing the tomb of Zeng Guofan, to this day, the tomb is still in a permanently closed state, if one day, experts can find a better way to repair, presumably Zeng Guofan tomb will also successfully restore the previous state.
epilogue
In the process of China's social development, under the influence of the thick burial culture, there have been many tomb robbers, although the tomb robbery behavior is criticized, but in the pursuit of interests, they are willing to give up the moral bottom line and make such absurd moves.
For thousands of years, under the influence of tomb robbers, many tombs have been seriously damaged, if the tomb robbery group has not appeared, it is presumably that there will be more precious tombs in front of the world, for the cause of China's historical research, greater contribution.
Nowadays, with the continuous improvement of relevant legal norms, many tomb robbers have been severely punished, and many precious cultural relics and tombs in China have also been well protected.
It is believed that in the coming days, with the gradual reduction of tomb robbers, the emergence of many precious ancient tombs will also allow the world to see the original appearance of ancient social development.
Reference: Tomb of Zeng Guofan