Emperor Xiao Fangzhi of Liang (543-558), the ninth son of Emperor Xiao of Liang. Shao Tai ascended the throne in the first year (555), and in the second year of Taiping (557), he was usurped by Chen Baxian and made the "King of Jiangyin", and he took the throne in Jiangyin, and died in February of the following year, at the age of 16.
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According to the encyclopedia (555), Wang Washeng was forced to establish Xiao Yuanming as emperor and Xiao Fangzhi as his crown prince and change his name to Yuan Tiancheng. In September of the same year, Chen Ba first attacked and killed Wang Shengjie, deposed Xiao Yuanming, supported Xiao Fangzhi as emperor, and changed Yuan Shaotai to Emperor Jing of Liang. In the second year of taiping (557), Xiao Fangzhichan was located in Chen Baxian, and the Southern Dynasty Liang fell. Chen Baxian made Xiao Fangzhi the King of Jiangyin. In the second year of Yongding (558), Chen Baxian sent someone to kill Xiao Fangzhi at the age of sixteen, with the title of Emperor Jing. )
According to the "Atlas of Chinese Cultural Relics and Jiangsu Falun", according to Ming Jiajing's "Chronicle of Jiangyin County", "After the funeral, he was buried here, and the emperor was posthumously honored". The moat around the tomb remains. The diameter of the sealed soil is about 125 meters, and the height is 5 meters, and the number "warehouse pier" is commonly known as the "imperial tomb". However, I checked Ming Jiajing's "Chronicle of Jiangyin County" "Liang Xiao Tianzi's tomb is in Liangxin Township, according to the "History of the South", Liang Jingdi was the king of Jiangyin and was buried here." "The content described differs from that contained in the Atlas of Cultural Relics. I am basing on a photocopy of the Tianyi Pavilion edition, and it seems that there is only one version of this journal.
According to the "Chronicle of Jiangyin City", there is a large mound, called Cangdun, which is called the Imperial Tomb by the locals. The pier is surrounded by a moat, and there is a small stone bridge on the south river leading to the Cangshan Temple in the south of the pier. The temple was the place of worship in that year. The tomb is 20 meters high and 225 meters high, slightly rectangular, and contains part of the moat, the bricks of Cangshan Temple, the stele of Terada and the ancient ginkgo tree.
These accounts differ from those of the actual investigation. From the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway Changzhou, Jiangyin exit, all the way to the east, there is a sign on the side of the road, to the north is the Cangshan Ancient Temple, along this road sign to about 800 meters, there is a temple next to the road, the door is written Cangshan Ancient Temple. Entering the temple, you can see the yellow temple buildings and even the buildings. There is a ginkgo tree in the courtyard, and next to the tree there is a wenbao stele with the inscription Liang Jing Emperor Mausoleum. There were no tombs around. I asked the monk and told me that the mound behind these two floors was. After walking to the building, I saw a large mound, not very tall, rectangular, with the two floors of the temple on the south side and a peasant courtyard on the north side, with walls on the east and west sides. If it wasn't for someone pointing it out, even if you arrived here, you wouldn't have guessed that this would be a mausoleum, or even an imperial tomb. Turning around, this is an ancient temple that is not popular, and the incense is not very strong. The tomb was full of trees, lush and lush, and it was impossible to see what was below, nor could it climb, let alone measure. After taking the photo, say goodbye and go.
The "History of the South", "Book of Liang", and "Book of Chen" do not record the location of The tomb of Emperor Jing of Liang, and some of the remaining historical materials are pressed at the bottom of the box and have not been verified. However, according to the above three historical records, it can be known that after the death of Emperor Jing of Liang, On the surface, Chen Baxian still pretended to be sad and gave a thick burial. But after all, it is not the emperor, it is impossible to be buried in Danyang with the previous Emperor Liang, it is more appropriate to solve it on the spot, buried in Jiangyin, it should be a good choice. But there is no detailed description of where it was buried. As for whether the Fang Zhi was recorded before the Ming Dynasty, the information in my hand is lacking, and I cannot check it carefully for the time being. The records in the Fang Zhi of the Ming Dynasty are mostly copied from the previous Fang Zhi. Whether it is indeed the tomb of The Liang Jing Emperor here is difficult to investigate. There is no archaeological data, and there are doubts for the time being.