The emperor's tomb must be very rich in funerary goods, and it will certainly be the object of many tomb robbers. Many emperors' tombs have been stolen, but there is one emperor whose tomb has never been stolen.
This tomb is Zhu Yuanzhang's tomb. Zhu Yuanzhang's tomb has not been a tomb robber who dares to do it, why is this?
Ming Xiaoling is the joint burial tomb of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Empress Ma, and is named Xiaoling because of the empress dowager "Filial Piety". As the head of China's Ming Tombs, the Ming Tombs are magnificent and magnificent, representing the highest achievements of architecture and stone carving art in the early Ming Dynasty, directly affecting the shape of the ming and qing dynasties for more than 500 years, according to the historical process distributed in Beijing, Hubei, Liaoning, Hebei and other places, the Ming and Qing emperors' mausoleums are built according to the regulations and models of the Nanjing Ming Tombs, which have a special position in the history of the development of Chinese imperial tombs, so it has the reputation of "the first tomb of the Ming and Qing dynasties". Decision of the 27th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on 2003, on 3 July 2003, was inducted into the World Heritage Site.
Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's underground palace architecture, due to the loss of historical books, the lack of necessary engineering archives, coupled with the fact that Zhu Yuanzhang was buried in Nanjing Chaotian Palace or Beijing Banzai Mountain, and 13 city gates at the time of burial, such as historical records and legends, it has become a mystery in people's minds for hundreds of years.
First, the hostility is too heavy
Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude toward corrupt officials was shocking; as soon as he ascended the throne, he killed a number of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the hatred of his means, the severity of his punishment, and the number of killings in dealing with corrupt officials and corrupt officials were extremely rare in morning history. According to historical records, during Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, 150,000 corrupt officials were killed, and an average of 5,000 people were killed a year.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang was killed by the wind, and he also let the concubines who had never given birth to be buried, so his tombs were full of anger, and many tomb robbers were afraid and did not dare to approach.
2. The emperor bows down
Zhu Yuanzhang built the capital nanjing, and the mausoleum after his death was also in Nanjing. Every time Kangxi descended to Jiangnan, he would kneel under the Ming Tomb to show his respect, and also erected a stone stele in front of the mausoleum to "Zhilong Tang Song".
After Hong Xiuquan occupied the city of Nanjing, the first thing he did was to go to the Ming Tomb to worship Zhu Yuanzhang, and also ordered that protection and repair of the tomb should be carried out. Not only that, the first thing Zeng Guofan did after he attacked the city of Nanjing was to go to the Ming Tomb to worship and express his admiration for Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Dr. Sun Yat-sen established his political power in Nanjing, every time he saw Ming Xiaofu, he would kneel down and worship! Because Zhu Yuanzhang was respected by so many people, everyone would instruct his men to protect this mausoleum well; and the location of the mausoleum was very close to Nanjing, and if someone stole the tomb, it would definitely be discovered!
Third, whether Zhu Yuanzhang was buried in the underground palace
Legend has it that when Zhu Yuanzhang was buried, he made a "ecstasy array", and on the same day, the thirteen city gates came out of the coffin at the same time, so that people did not know which one was the real coffin; There used to be a folk song in Nanjing: "There are three monsters in Nanjing, the girls in Longtan are like old women, turnips are sold as small dishes, and thirteen city gates carry coffins." Soon after, it was rumored that Zhu Yuanzhang was buried alone in the Chaotian Palace in the west of the city, and the Ming and Qing dynasties have always been skeptical about the claim that Zhu Yuanzhang was buried in Xiaoling; But the truth, I'm afraid, can only be known on the day of excavation.
Fourth, whether the Ming Xiaoling Underground Palace has been stolen
As the first ming tomb in China, the Ming XiaoLing Tomb is magnificent and magnificent, representing the highest achievement of architecture and stone carving art in the early Ming Dynasty, and directly influencing the shape of the imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties for more than 500 years. So how could such a great imperial tomb be let go by the tomb robbers? The long Ming and Qing dynasties have always been rumored that the underground palace of Xiaoling was once stolen, and even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were many caves near the foothills of the Purple Mountain, but our archaeologists did not find the entrance to the tomb until around 2000, and it was not helpful to worry about the safety of the underground palace. In recent years, some experts have confirmed the location of the underground palace through precision magnetic measurement technology and ground investigation and research, and claimed that the underground palace was intact and not stolen.
Not only that, but a large number of pebbles were placed before the tomb was sealed. When grave robbers dig, the pebbles will slide down to block the opening of the cave, making it difficult to carry out the excavation.
It is said that on the day of Zhu Yuanzhang's burial, the mausoleum suddenly appeared a woman crying at night, almost scaring the guards to death, these magical stories can only say that Xiaoling is becoming more and more mysterious.