In 1957, farmers in Beijing's Fengtai district were digging cellars in their own fields. Strangely, a large amount of white ash was turned out of the soil. Continuing to dig, the hoe touched something hard, the farmer dug up the floating soil, crouched down to look closely, suddenly his face changed drastically, and he pulled his leg and ran.
He remembered that many years ago, several stone strips had been dug out of this vegetable field. At that time, he never imagined that there was a coffin hidden underground.
There were dead people buried in their own fields, and the peasants were both annoyed and afraid.
Unexpectedly, after the villagers learned about this, they actually congratulated him. It is said that the coffin means "promotion and wealth", and after seeing it, something good will happen, and there must be treasures hidden in this cemetery.
At their suggestion, the farmer reported the matter to the local heritage department.
This is a Ming Dynasty husband and wife burial tomb, and after the archaeological team cleaned up the soil in the tomb, there were indeed many cultural relics inside. Incredibly, these artifacts far exceeded everyone's expectations.
It was unexpected because the cemetery was 2.8 meters long, 1.7 meters wide and 2.5 meters deep, looking ordinary, even a little rudimentary, and the archaeological team did not have much expectations for the artifacts in this cemetery at first.
Unexpectedly, this seemingly inconspicuous cemetery, the items unearthed inside it shocked everyone present.
The total weight of gold objects in the cemetery reached more than 20 pounds, including gold jugs with gems (Picture 3), golden lamps, golden wine glasses...
A sunflower golden hairpin (Picture 2) studded with red and sapphires is extravagant and exquisite, and it is definitely not something that ordinary people can own.
Before the archaeologists could calm down, they found something that surprised them even more.
The tomb owner has a jade cup on his chest (Picture 1), pure white and flawless, soft and round. It seems that the owner of the tomb also liked this jade cup very much, and put it on his chest after death.
The jade cup is carved from a piece of fine Hetian jade, which is natural and without a single flaw.
The most surprising thing is that on each side of the jade cup is carved a vivid mite (pronounced "eat"). The ant is the son of a dragon, has no horns, and plays a role in warding off evil spirits.
Holding up this jade cup and carefully examining it, the word "king" was engraved on the forehead of the mantis.
The archaeologists couldn't help but look at each other, this jade cup, which should be the only ones who were eligible to use the royal family, how could it appear in such a small and simple burial chamber?
All kinds of perverse points made a trace of doubt creep into the hearts of everyone: Who is the owner of the tomb?
@Orange Kitten The archaeological team turned over this narrow burial chamber, and finally found an epitaph under the coffin of the tomb owner, which was engraved with the identity of the tomb owner "The Tomb of the Envoy Wan Gong commanded by the General Jinyi Weidu of the Horse Riders".
WanGong? Who is it?
After reading various documents, the identity of the owner of the tomb was finally revealed. It turned out that he was actually the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the old man of Emperor Mingxianzong Zhu Jianshen!
Although his behavior was very disgraceful, because he had a daughter who won the heart of the emperor, he enjoyed the glory and wealth beyond ordinary people.
This person is Wangui, and in the first half of his life, he was just a nobody, because he failed to pass the examination many times, and his family paid for him to buy an official.
However, he used his petty official position to pervert the law, and after the matter was revealed, he was exiled to a remote area. Before his exile, he sent his daughter Wan Zhen'er to the palace to become a palace maid.
After working as a low-level palace maid for several years, 19-year-old Wan Zhen'er was assigned to serve the 2-year-old young prince Zhu Jianshen.
Zhu Jianshen regarded Wan Zhen'er as a mother, both intimate and dependent. Especially after the throne of Zhu Jianshen was deposed, in the most embarrassing time of his life, only Wan Zhen'er did not abandon him and accompanied him.
Therefore, when Zhu Mishen achieved a counterattack and sat on the throne, he immediately made Wan Zhen'er, who was 17 years older than himself, a concubine. Later, because she gave birth to a prince, she was also given the title of a noble concubine.
As a result, Wangui was not only pardoned of all his crimes, but also regained his glory and wealth. Marry and have children, and become a prominent relative of the emperor and the state.
However, Wan Gui and his son did not relent because of gratitude, but instead ran amok and oppressed the people.
After Wan Guifei died of illness, the grief-stricken Zhu Jianshen quickly followed her away, and the umbrella of the Wan family was gone, and she was soon questioned and punished.
Wangui lost his official position again, and until his death, he was only a commoner, and could only be buried with his wife in a simple burial chamber.
The burial items in the cemetery that exceeded the specifications were given to her father by Wan Guifei. After Wangui died, his family secretly buried these treasures in Wangui's cemetery.
At this point, the perverse in the cemetery has been explained. However, this ups and downs of life are full of lamentations.
Riches are like floating clouds, coming fast and scattering fast.
Those colorful characters who shuttle through the floating light of history interpret the wonderful plot scene after scene. The witnesses of these plots are the burials that shimmer with cold but dazzling light.
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