"Qing Dongling" Wang Shuyuan
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The earth is proud of the glass flashing, and the heavenly laughing lingyuan emperor pulse is broken. Life and death are glorious and glorious, and the world is left light.
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There is an old Chinese saying: Filial piety comes first, whether alive or not, as long as it is an elder, you must pursue filial piety, which was the first thing to follow in ancient times. And people at that time were still very superstitious,
He thought that even if he had died, he would not disappear, but would just go to another place
Then the filial piety that should be observed must still be carried out. For example, if the family is rich and powerful, they will place a lot of valuable funerary items in the coffin, so that relatives in another world will have money to buy a family business, and they will not worry about eating and wearing; and they will also spend a lot of money to ask Mr. Feng Shui to find a feng shui treasure to bury, not only the deceased will have a good environment, but also bless the prosperity of the family's descendants. People are like this, not to mention the royal nobility, especially the royal family.
The existence of the imperial tomb
As we all know, the royal family attaches great importance to this aspect, and the emperor of the Kai Dynasty laid down the country,
He would hire Master Zhou Yi of Feng Shui to find a suitable burial for his family, name it the Imperial Tomb, and bless his country and mountains for a long time
。 If the emperor dies, the concubine dies, the prince dies, they will be buried in the imperial mausoleum, in order to prevent someone from stealing the tomb, the tomb will also be set up with many organs; and the environment must be clean and tidy, the scenery is pleasant, after all, this is also a blessing, so the emperor will send construction craftsmen to repair the pavilions and pavilions in the imperial tomb.
And arrange special personnel to guard the imperial tomb to avoid being destroyed by others, the world calls it - the tomb keeper
。 The Qing Dynasty has been dead for more than a hundred years, why are there still people guarding the imperial tombs, and who pays them wages?
Guardian of the Imperial Tomb
So what kind of person can be a tomb keeper? I believe that you have seen in many film and television works, the tomb keepers are highly skilled in martial arts and proficient in various red tape and etiquette rules, and are highly loyal to the royal family. Maybe you think that the tomb keepers only need to clean the imperial tomb, but it is not.
First of all
Buried in the imperial tomb are all royal children and concubines, with noble status, there will be countless valuable funerary items
。 In those dynasties, there is no cultural relics protection, there are too many poor people, many people in order to make a living, to steal the grave of the funerary goods in exchange for money, so the tomb robbery is prevalent. Moreover, the tomb robbers are generally a bit skilled, in order to protect the mausoleum from theft, it is necessary to have people with martial arts to handle it. Secondly, at that time, the dynasty changed, and the accompanying monarch was like accompanying the tiger, and there was a danger of beheading or exterminating the clan if he was not careful, so the emperor had many enemies, and some people could not kill the emperor, and they would choose to destroy the imperial tomb for revenge. So in any way,
It is necessary for people with strong martial arts skills to guard the town in order to ensure the integrity and safety of the imperial tomb.
The royal family also attaches great importance to etiquette rules, in the event of a major season, the emperor will go to the imperial tomb to sacrifice, at this time, someone needs to prepare the sacrifice-related items in advance, and there is also a process of sacrifice, which is done by the tomb keeper
They must understand the rules and etiquette of the palace.
Therefore, the people who guard the imperial tomb are very important, and in terms of security, they will send soldiers to handle them, and they will also arrange for high-ranking officials or internal eunuchs to do some daily affairs supervision.
Moreover, the people guarding the imperial tomb are deeply trusted by the emperor, and many of the tomb keepers are hereditary
The treatment is also good, equivalent to the current career establishment and iron rice bowl. However, this iron rice bowl is too high in gold content, it is hereditary, as long as the generations of tomb keepers are not wrong, they can be hereditary forever, so that your descendants are civil servants and do not have to worry about life.
The largest and most complete imperial tomb in existence - the Qing Emperor's Mausoleum
The most important thing about the protection of imperial tombs is the Qing Dynasty, which is closest to us, and the Qing Emperor's Mausoleum is also one of the largest and most beautiful imperial tombs in all dynasties
。 Emperor Taiji established the Qing Dynasty, and the Shunzhi period basically achieved great unification, and began to build the Qing Dongling Tombs in the eighteen years of Shunzhi, that is, in 1661, and ended in 1909, lasting 247 years, and the Qing Dongling Tombs were in Changrui Mountain, west of Zunhua City, Hebei Province. There are five emperor mausoleums here, including Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Xianfeng, Tongzhi Emperor, and the tombs of empress concubines from various periods. During the Yongzheng period, the Yongzheng Emperor believed that the Qing Tombs were "not complete in scale, but the soil in the caves was not available with sediment." It was relocated to build the imperial tomb under the Yongning Mountain in the west of Yi County, Hebei Province, which is the QingXi Mausoleum.
The Imperial Tomb of the Fallen Qing Dynasty who was on duty
During all periods of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor sent heavy soldiers and reliable people to marry the town to guard the imperial tomb, and it was not until the Qing Dynasty was destroyed.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, during Puyi's reign, wars broke out, and the Qing government was powerless to resist and led to its demise. It is said that the Qing Dynasty fell, and the Tomb Keepers were automatically unemployed, because there was no institution to give them Feng Lu. But at that time, the situation was special, many royal children left over from the Qing Dynasty were still fantasizing about a comeback, the things of the old ancestors must be protected, and the royal children's family had a lot of money in the industry, although it was not said that the rich were enemies of the country, but it was not much worse, so they began to take out a certain amount of money to distribute to the tomb keepers, so that they could continue to be on duty. After that, the Qing Dynasty was on its way to a permanent demise, when the wealth of the royal children, princes and nobles had been exhausted, and at that time, the war was raging, people were too busy to take care of themselves, and no one asked about the imperial tomb.
The tomb keepers lost their financial resources, and many of them left on their own to earn a living
。 The remaining small number of people, either foolish and loyal to the Qing Dynasty, or old and without labor, continue to stay there until now.
You may wonder why the Qing Dynasty has been dead for more than a hundred years, why are there still people guarding the imperial tombs?
What's the use of staying there, how do you live?
Who pays them?
The imperial tomb looks like a royal noble and sacred place, and the place is also very large,
The surrounding area is a mountain field, and usually the tomb keepers can plant and raise birds in the surrounding area
In the end, the few who remained depended on the surrounding land to provide for their own livelihood. Until after the founding of New China,
The tombs of the Qing Emperor have become the cultural heritage of our country and are protected by the state, and now these imperial tombs have become scenic spots.
We can come and visit and reminisce about the history of that time.
The tomb keepers who have been on duty here have also become the staff of the scenic spot, and the state will pay them a salary
The identity of the tomb keeper disappeared and remained in the river of history with the Qing Dynasty.
epilogue
From the founding of the Qing Dynasty to the founding of New China, after hundreds of years, these tomb keepers have been faithfully performing their duties here for generations, witnessing the growth of the Qing Dynasty, experiencing prosperity and decline, and witnessing the end of feudal society and the birth of a new society. Although they guard the so-called royal authority and dragon vein in the feudal era, it is also the property of a large family, but these are ultimately passing clouds, the times have changed, and the solemn and solemn places that could only be entered by the royal family have now become historical scenic spots that the people can enter and exit every day, which is really emotional.
Reference: "Qing Dongling"