In 1940, in the place of Abakan in Russia, the local area was preparing to build a new farm, so the construction began to lay the foundation. During the construction process, construction workers found a lot of broken tiles and bricks. Their work was hampered and unable to proceed, but they were afraid that there were some important artifacts underneath, so they informed the local antiquities department.
The Antiquities Bureau sent archaeologists to survey the site. After a simple excavation by experts, some items have been unearthed, among which the Animal Foot God Auxiliary Beast Ring, the Corrugated Green Jade Vial, the Fragment of the Corrugated Clay Pot, and the Red Coral Bead are of great value. Oval green jade vials are crystal clear and translucent in color. According to the excavated cultural relics, archaeologists believe that this is a palace in the Western Han Dynasty of China, and its appearance style is in line with the architectural characteristics of the time.
Tomb ruins
The most valuable research value should be the tiles outside the palace walls, unlike the tiles that are generally engraved with the dragons of the four sides, and these tiles have very precious words on them: Long live the Son of Heaven, and always happy. After the preliminary judgment of experts, they believe that this should belong to Li Ling's mausoleum. Who is Li Ling? Why did he end up in exile?
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The mausoleum is located near Abakan, Russia, an area that in ancient times belonged to the Huns. At first, the experts of the Antiquities Bureau conducted a simple investigation near the mausoleum, believing that it was left by the Huns, because both geographically and in terms of time origin, this place once belonged to the Territory of the Huns, but after investigation, they made new discoveries.
Tiles unearthed
Archaeologists found some tiles with Chinese characters and immediately thought it might be a Han tomb. After five years of excavation by archaeologists, the mausoleum finally showed a complete face, and people judged that it should belong to a mausoleum belonging to the Han Dynasty in China, but it is uncertain which one belongs to a major figure.
One of the most reliable theories is that this mausoleum belongs to li ling, a famous general of the Han Dynasty.
Li Ling is not known to everyone, but Li Guang is very representative. Li Guang was a famous general of the Han Dynasty, nicknamed "Flying General", Xiao Yong was good at war, he was a famous general who fought against the Xiongnu, it can be said that as long as there is Li Guang, the Xiongnu people do not dare to step into the territory of the Han Dynasty. Li Ling is Li Guang's grandson, Li Ling, like his grandfather, has shown excellent courage since he was a child, and when he grows up, he is good at riding and shooting, and his strength is strong.
Statue of Li Guang
After Li Guang's death, Li Ling gained attention in the military with the great military achievements left by his grandfather. The reigning emperor at that time was Emperor Wu of Han, who valued Li Guang's grandson very much and gave him the position of knight lieutenant at a young age. Li Ling was also deeply touched by this and did his best to serve the country. But Li Ling was always too young, and his mind and mind were not yet mature, which also led to the twists and turns of his life.
In the second year of the Tianhan Dynasty (99 BC), there was a general named Li Guangli, who was deeply loved by the emperor and was sent by the emperor to attack the Xiongnu Right Xian king in the Tianshan area. It is worth noting that his sister was a concubine favored by Emperor Wu of Han at that time, which gave him the capital to do as he pleased, and even if he failed in the war, he could not receive great punishment, so Li Guangli's reputation in the army was not very good.
At that time, Emperor Wu of Han was ready to ask Li Ling to deliver grain and grass to Li Guangli, and let him start with the simplest things. Li Ling was originally a tiger of the general gate, and he had a youthful spirit, thinking that after I was a "flying general", how could I transport grain and grass, or transport it for Li Guangli. Li Ling rushed to the Wutai Hall and asked Emperor Wu of Han for a better position, and he told Emperor Wu of Han that the soldiers he led were all warriors, swordsmen, and wizards, who could capture tigers and were skilled in archery, and did not want to be just an officer transporting grain and grass.
When Emperor Wudi of Han took a look, he thought that this young man must not want to be subordinate to others, but in the end he was still too young to take on a big responsibility, so he told Li Ling that he did not have enough horses now, and there was no way to let Li Ling go to the army. As soon as Li Ling heard this, he immediately replied loudly to Emperor Wu of Han: "I only need five thousand infantry to directly pound the wang court." Emperor Wu of Han could only agree when he saw the situation.
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Li Ling's soldiers at that time were only more than 5,000 people, and unfortunately, they encountered the main army led by Shan Yu, whose number was as high as 30,000. Faced with the huge disparity in numbers, Li Ling was able to calm down and lead infantry to kill thousands of Xiongnu, and Xiongnu soldiers called Li Ling the god of war. The Xiongnu leader felt that Li Ling was a big threat and should have eliminated him as soon as possible, so he hurriedly gathered his left and right arms for consultation, and then led 80,000 cavalry to fight With Li Ling.
Because the gap was too large, and it was fighting near the enemy's territory, this was very unfavorable to Li Ling. Soon after, Li Ling was besieged in the valley, Li Ling took his soldiers to resist death and insisted, and fought with Shan Yu dozens of times, and it was difficult to have the hope of victory, but the sudden accident made Li Ling's situation very critical.
At that time, there was a military prince named Guan Gan in Li Ling's army, because he was bullied in the army, he ran to Shan Yu's troops and told Shan Yu where Li Ling was now and the battle strategy to be used. Shan Yu defeated Li Ling by relying on the information provided by Guan Dare, and Li Ling had no choice but to run around. In the process of escaping, many soldiers were pursued by the Hun cavalry and died in battle. Seeing this scene, Li Ling was very resentful in his heart, he took up the knife and wanted to kill Shan Yu alone, but the strength was weak, let alone kill Shan Yu, even the close body could not do it, and finally he surrendered.
After Shan Yu escorted Li Ling back to the Xiongnu, he did not kill him, but treated him with courtesy and treated him kindly. Emperor Wudi of Han learned the news, he originally thought that Li Ling had died in battle, and wanted to give him a good name and treat his family kindly, but later he was told that he had actually surrendered, which made Emperor Wudi of Han very angry, not only angered his family, but also the famous historian Sima Qian, who interceded for him, was also punished by corruption.
A few months later, Emperor Wu of Han sent emissaries to pick up Li Ling and return to the Han Dynasty. However, unexpectedly, this emissary recognized the wrong person and recognized Li Xu as Li Ling, who was the soldier who helped Shan Yu to train the soldiers at that time, and this news came back, which made Emperor Longting of Han Emperor Wu angrily, and he killed Li Ling's entire family in one breath.
After hearing the news, Li Ling was heartbroken, and he said: "I was born and died for the Han Dynasty, and I almost lost my life several times, and now that my family has been ruthlessly killed, what else can support me to return to the Han Dynasty?" So he stayed with the Xiongnu and never returned to the Han Dynasty in his life. He married Shan Yu's daughter, was also given an official position, and was deeply valued.
Small model of Abakan Palace
So is this tomb built by Li Ling? It was thought that he had the full power to build such a luxurious palace. And as a Han Dynasty person, he must know the Han Dynasty style of architecture very well, this palace may have been built when he was alive, of course, it may also be that after his death, posterity built according to his will.
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After receiving the notice, the Cultural Relics Bureau sent archaeologists to survey the place and found that it turned out to be a burial chamber, and its structure was likely to belong to the architecture of the Western Han Dynasty in China. As soon as this news came out, it immediately shocked everyone. Later, many experts came to Abakan, and Russian and Japanese archaeologists believe that this is a chinese western Han Dynasty building, and its appearance style is in line with the architectural characteristics of the time.
Palace ruins
The palace covers an area of about 1.5 square kilometers, and the internal construction specifications are also very formal. The palace is a four-sided slope, the central part of the palace is still surrounded by external walls, there are some tiles with inscriptions under the outer wall, the text on the tiles is more complex, and can not be broken on the spot, the upper edge of the palace and the four walls of the palace are interconnected, the text part on the palace can be clearly seen, are Chinese characters belonging to the Western Han Dynasty, and the whole building is integrated.
There are also many cultural relics in the palace and the Western Han Dynasty of the Central Plains, including bronze animal face auxiliary heads, wheeled pottery pieces, ring knives, fragments of corrugated clay pots, and an oval green jade vial. Among them, the bronze animal face auxiliary head is a traditional Chinese gate decoration, with a simple shape and a round shape. The oval-shaped green jade vial is crystal jade and translucent in color. From these we can infer the age of its production and the characteristics of the craftsmanship of the era in which it is located. The cutting and polishing techniques of this period are superb, and the texture of the jade bottles will be very uniform. It is generally cut out of shape first, and then hollow designed. After that, the jade bottle is polished to make the jade bottle more rounded, and then some patterns are carved or inlaid with some things. Jade and metal blend with each other in this process, and finally become a treasure that is unparalleled in the world.
Among them, Wadang spent a period of time by archaeologists, and the above text combined with the power of many parties after a long period of research, and finally they cracked the above text, which was written as "Long live the Son of Heaven, Chang Le Wei Yang". As soon as this text came out, it was more certain of the era when the palace was built, so was the owner of the palace Li Ling?
Although we know that Li Ling later lived in the Xiongnu, it seems that all the conditions are very suitable, but we have not found information in it that can prove that the palace belongs to Li Ling himself, and there is no account of Li Ling when the text is deciphered. Therefore, at this time, some people questioned that this palace was not Li Ling's at all. Guo Moruo, a famous scholar in China, once expressed his own opinion: "Among them, the bronze beast face auxiliary head and the wadang were transmitted to the Xiongnu during the Western Han Dynasty. Or it was brought by the princess of Heqin to protect the border from the Huns. ”
Li Ling Monument Site
But many people still think that this is what Li Ling left behind, they think that even if he is far away in the Xiongnu, Li Ling is still thinking of the Han Dynasty in his heart, building a Han mausoleum, is the meaning of returning to his homeland, his heart is still loaded with Han people, and the blood of Han people is still flowing in his body. But whether this tomb is Li Ling's or not, only time will tell us the answer!