The mysterious ancient tomb is here, the whole village has been guarding the tomb for generations, and the golden jade clothes in the novel really exist!

There is a small, dilapidated mountain village on top of Lingshan Mountain near Mancheng in Hebei Province. From a distance, it seems that there is nothing special about it like other ordinary mountain villages. However, there is an old legend that has been passed down in the local area.

Villagers say there is a tomb of a prince in the mountain, and the ancestors of this village have settled here for generations to guard his spirit. Although it is not known which character is buried inside, this legend has been passed down. Unexpectedly, it was carried out by a blast, which unexpectedly verified this seemingly joking legend.

Explore the dusty mysteries of the underground world, uncover the layers of fog of history, and popularize ancient and modern curiosities. This issue of the Secret History of Kyushu takes you to explore this mysterious ancient tomb.

One day, an engineering team that was on an explosive mission on Lingshan Accidentally blew open a cave in the process. This was nothing new in civil engineering work, but sharp-eyed workers found that this cave was distinctly different from other caves. There is no trace of vegetation in this cave, and it is not too much to say that there is no grass.

Mysterious caves

This is very abnormal for a dark and damp cave. Not only that, the shape of the cave is more regular, with traces of artificial chiseling. The construction crew decided to go deep into the cave to find out, and the scene in front of them shocked everyone present.

A variety of rare treasures come into view, including all kinds of pottery, iron, bronze and gold and silver utensils. The archaeological team arrived immediately after receiving the news and carried out a rescue excavation of the cave.

First of all, the archaeologists judged from the shape of the cave that this was a huge underground project, and not only that, but the people made new discoveries in the next exploration process. With the help of the lights, a large number of utensils appeared on the ground, and in the distance a clearing was full of ruts left by ancient cars and horses.

Judging from the number of these carriages and horses, there are 16 funerary horses and 4 luxurious carriages to accompany them. What is even more exaggerated is that there is also a very conspicuous saddle car in this one. In ancient times, only the emperor and general could be buried with the specifications of a saddle cart. It seems that the legends of the local villagers are not empty.

Through this mausoleum and the specifications of the funerary products equipped, the princely status of the owner of the tomb is not exaggerated. So, who is the owner of this tomb? What other treasures of high cultural value are there in this tomb?

The archaeologists decided to go deeper into the cave, and the tomb passage of the tomb was also discovered. Walking through this passage, the experts entered a very large burial chamber. The scene in front of me stunned everyone present. The space of this burial chamber is unimaginable. A variety of rare utensils are listed on the ground, and the whole can be roughly divided into three areas.

The area to the north is mostly used to place pottery. It can be judged from the maids on the ground and the utensils used to hold the food that this is the tomb owner's "dining room". The southern part is home to a large number of bronze wine vessels, utensils for drinking and pleasure, and crossbows. The East End is the most magnificent area of this burial chamber, especially the exquisite and ornate draperies, which indicate the noble status of the owner of the tomb. The subsequent excavations confirmed the identity of the owner of the tomb.

Five baht money from the Western Han Dynasty

Archaeologists found ancient coins buried under the ground. Through professional appraisal, it was determined that this was the five baht money of the Western Han Dynasty. The words of Zhongshan Inner House on the bronze ware make the archaeologists one step closer to the truth.

"Western Han Dynasty", "Zhongshan", such words even for people who do not know much about history, can think of one person, that is, Liu Sheng, the King of Zhongshan Jing in the Western Han Dynasty. Liu Sheng, the Prince of Jing, was the fourth son of Emperor Jing of Han, and he was also a prince who liked to play and was good at playing in the history books.

There are a large number of wine vessels in the tomb, which is also in line with the historical record of Liu Sheng, the King of Jing, "Happy Wine Good Inside". However, for serious archaeologists, these alone are not enough to determine the true identity of the tomb owner. On the one hand, experts quickly flipped through the historical records about Liu Sheng in the history books. On the other hand, the remaining archaeologists continue to search for new clues inside the cave. In the end, the kung fu pays off, through the words left within the bronze vessel.

It can be learned that the owner of the tomb ruled the Zhongshan Kingdom for more than 40 years. Among the ten ruling kings of the Western Han Dynasty Zhongshan Kingdom, only Liu Sheng, the first King of Zhongshan Jing, ruled for more than 40 years, and the identity of the tomb owner was thus determined. At the same time, an expert accidentally discovered a secret door in the burial chamber, and inside this secret door, there was an even greater surprise waiting for everyone.

The expert himself was very surprised when he found the secret door. Because the switch of this secret door is very delicate, the color of the secret door is almost the same as the color of the nearby stone cave. There is such an elaborate dark room in such a cave, and there is a high probability that the owner of the tomb is in it. The crowd entered the dark room through a secret door.

The sophistication of the darkroom is beyond everyone's imagination. First of all, this dark room is divided into two rooms, left and right, and the left room of the dark room has a lot of toiletries. It was amazing that the layout of the bedrooms bore a high degree of similarity to the modern washroom. The right room of the dark room is the layout of the bedroom, so according to common sense, the owner of the tomb must be buried in this burial chamber.

But the people looked left and right, but they did not find the coffin. It turned out that due to the age of the coffin, the coffin had also turned into wood chips. The crowd used tools to sweep away the sawdust floating on the ground. At this moment when the sawdust was swept away, a legendary treasure that only existed in the history books came out.

The golden wisp of jade is alive

This treasure is the Golden Jade Robe. According to historical records, the golden jade robe was a valuable garment used by the emperors and high nobles of the Han Dynasty to bury themselves after their deaths. Depending on the grade, the material used to connect the jade pieces to the upper line is gold and silver wire copper wire. The more expensive the money, the more honorable the identity of the deceased. Why use such a precious piece of jade as a mourning dress?

That's because the Han Dynasty believed that jade could preserve a person's essence to ensure that the body would not decay and be reborn in the next life. Such legends were widely spread in the Han Dynasty, and for the princes and generals of feudal society. To be able to maintain eternal life, or to be able to be resurrected after death, is their lifelong desire. Since after the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Wei Emperor Cao Pi banned the use of jade clothes, and the history of jade clothes has disappeared since then.

The discovery of the Golden Jade Robe was thrilled because this legendary treasure actually existed, and this excavation has a very important place in the history of archaeology. Of course, with the development of science and technology now, the idea of resurrection after death is naturally untenable. However, as long as the body does not decompose, it may still occur.

So, can the golden jade robe really ensure that the body does not decay? The answer is no, inside the golden jade robe, there is not a single intact corpse. Archaeologists once thought that Liu Sheng's body was not among them. However, biological residues such as teeth, leg bones and vertebrae were later found inside the jade coat. While proving that the body was in it, it also broke the rumor that the jade robe could keep the body from decaying.

The golden jade cloth unearthed by this excavation is not only the first discovery in the history of Chinese archaeology, but also the first appearance in the history of world archaeology. What is remarkable is that the garment was extremely well preserved and unspoiled. This treasure is undoubtedly a priceless treasure in the Chinese archaeological community.

Not only that, the complete excavation of the tomb of Liu Sheng, the King of Jing of Zhongshan, is also of great value to the study of the history of the Western Han Dynasty. The reason why this huge tomb can be kept so intact is first of all related to the location of the site. Liu Sheng chose the cave as a cemetery, which greatly increased the degree of concealment of the tomb, thus avoiding the destruction of ancient tomb robbers.

At the same time, due to the more suitable temperature and humidity in the cave, its funerary products can be preserved to the greatest extent. These two points are the more important reasons why Liu Shengmu can be well preserved.

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