Sun Quan’s tomb is not far from Zhu Yuanzhang’s tomb. Why didn’t Zhu Yuanzhang move Sun Quan’s tomb when he built the tomb?
The Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty inherited the old system of "mountains as mausoleums" for the imperial mausoleums of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and created a new system of square tombs with circular mounds. The harmonious unity of humanities and nature, reaching the perfect height of the unity of nature and man, directly affected the shape of more than 20 imperial tombs in the Ming and Qing dynasties for more than 500 years. According to the historical process, the Ming tombs were distributed in Beijing, Hubei, Liaoning, Hebei and other places. The imperial mausoleums of the Qing Dynasty were built according to the regulations and models of the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing. They have a special status in the history of the development of Chinese imperial mausoleums, and are therefore known as the "first royal mausoleum of the Ming and Qing dynasties".
In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, that is, 1381, Zhu Yuanzhang began to build the Ming Xiaoling Tomb, which lasted for 25 years until the third year of Yongle, that is, 1405. When selecting the location of the Ming Emperor's Mausoleum, a lot of effort was naturally put into it. Not only did Feng Shui masters be sent to conduct on-site exploration, but also knowledgeable ministers were assigned to be responsible for the entire process, and the current location of the Ming Xiao Tomb was finally determined.
After determining the specific geographical location and scope, a major problem was placed in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, that is, within the scope he selected, the cemetery of Sun Quan, the lord of Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period, was actually given to Zhu Yuanzhang. Included. How could this be possible? How could the mausoleum of the Ming Emperor be allowed to contain the tombs of other emperors? So the ministers wrote letters one after another, suggesting that Sun Quan's tomb be moved out of the selected area.
The place where Zhu Yuanzhang’s mausoleum is located is called Dulongfu, which is the most important Feng Shui location for transportation in Nanjing. This place was originally a platform with a diameter of about 300~400 meters and a height of more than 70 meters, which was very suitable for construction. The emperor's tomb.
It is precisely because this is an extraordinary geomantic treasure land that Zhu Yuanzhang does not dare to touch the ground easily. Zhu Yuanzhang particularly believes in these things, otherwise he would not send Liu Bowen to cut the world's dragon veins, but this matter must be solved. Right, what to do? Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "Sun Quan is also a generation of heroes, let him guard my tomb."
What a smart person Zhu Yuanzhang is? If Sun Quan's tomb is really moved, maybe he will be recorded in the history books as being disrespectful to his predecessors. How unfair that would be. Besides, wouldn’t it be a great blessing to have an outstanding person chat with me after death?