Luoyang, a historical and cultural city with a history of more than 5,000 years of civilization, more than 4,000 years of city history and more than 1,500 years of capital construction history, has created countless legends of Chinese civilization. "Shannanshui north is yang", Luoyang is named because it is located in the sun of Luoshui, and the Heluo area centered on Luoyang is the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization. The ruins of the five major capitals of Xia Du, Shang Du Xi Bo, Eastern Zhou Wangcheng, Han Wei Luoyang City, and Sui and Tang Luoyang City are lined up along the Luo River, which is rare in the world. More than a hundred emperors ruled here. Today, let's talk about the Northern Wei Festival Min Emperor Yuangong.
In the Luoyang Archaeological Museum there is an Anastasia I gold coin, the gold coin was minted in 491-518 AD, this Eastern Roman gold coin is as bright as new, the front of the gold coin is carved with the front of the last emperor of the Leo Dynasty of the Eastern Roman Empire, Anastasia I, the two eyes are shining, the back of the head is fluttering with the wind, I don't know whether it is a ribbon or hair, the armor and hat are dotted with jewels, holding a spear in the right hand; on the back, is the statue of Victoria holding a cross.
The gold coin was found in the tomb of Emperor Yuangong of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Hengshan Road, Luoyang. The tomb, southeast of Zhangling Village, Hongshan Township, Jianxi District, Luoyang City, was discovered in 2012 during road construction, and this area is the Northern Weiling District. This is a single-chamber brick chamber mural tomb with a sloped tomb passage, which is composed of four parts: the tomb passage, the front Yongdao, the rear Yongdao and the burial chamber. The total length of the tomb is about 58.9 meters, of which the tomb is 39.7 meters long and 2.9 meters wide, and the burial chamber is 19.2 meters long, 12 meters wide and 8.1 meters deep. Excavated relics include pottery, celadon ware, bronze ware and stone building components, as well as fragments such as samurai figurines, town tomb beasts, and ox carts. Pottery includes pottery books, clay pots, pottery cups, pottery cases, pottery cups, pottery bowls, pottery boxes, pottery lamps, pottery plates and other utensils; porcelain has two kinds of celadon dragon handle chicken head pot and celadon bowl. The shape and size of the tomb should be of the imperial level.
Emperor Yuangong of the Northern Wei Dynasty (498–532) was born in Luoyang, Henan County, in the 22nd year of Taihe (498). Emperor during the Southern and Northern Dynasties reigned from 531 to 532. Son of YuanYu the Prince of Guangling. In 531, the Erzhu clan took control of the military and political power of northern Wei. In 531, Gao Huan proclaimed Yuen Long emperor and raised an army against the Erzhu clan, and a year later invaded Luoyang, where the Erzhu clan collapsed, and Yuan Gong was deposed at the same time and poisoned a month later.
The Northern Wei Dynasty Emperor Min Yuan pretended to be dumb for nearly eight years. Yuan Gong lives in longhua temple and does not associate with jin. Folk rumors say that Yuan Gong has the weather of the Son of Heaven. Yuan Gong feared the scourge and fled to Shangluo to hide. In the last year of Yong'an, some people reported to Emperor Xiaozhuang that Yuan Gong's refusal to speak was a rebellion plot, and he was soon followed and pursued, arrested, and escorted to the capital, detained for many days, and finally pardoned because there was no evidence. In December of the third year of Yong'an (530, the second year of Jianming), Emperor Xiaozhuang's Yuan Ziyou was deposed, and Yuan Ye succeeded to the throne, and Erzhu Shilong and others planned to abolish Yuan Gong because yuan gong was hidden and had more than ordinary people, and they were worried that Yuan Gong really could not speak, and forced Yuan Gong to speak. In February of the first year of Putai (531, the second year of Jianming), Erzhu Shilong deposed Yuan Ye and established Yuan Gong as emperor. After taking the throne, the state name was changed to Wei to Great Wei. In June of the first year of Putai (531), Gao Huan raised an army at Xindu. In the leap February of the second year of Putai (532), Gao Huan defeated Erzhu Tianguang and attacked Luoyang. Gao Huan deposed Yuan Gong at the Chongxun Buddhist Temple, and established Yuan Xiu as emperor of Pingyang Wang, as Emperor Xiaowu (出帝).