Why did the selfless Bao Zheng prepare more than 20 coffins for himself after his death?
Laojiu analysis. In ancient my country, the ancients, especially some upright figures, would use different means to try to hide their true tombs. Among them, Bao Zheng prepared more than 20 coffins for himself and divided them into seven doors. This was one of the means. .
Historical records record that on the day of Bao Gong’s funeral, 21 coffins were carried out from the seven city gates of Hefei at the same time. Among these more than 20 coffins, there was only one coffin. It's true.
As for why Bao Zheng did this? My friends may not know the truth, but you can guess pretty well. During his tenure as an official, Bao Zheng was upright and unafraid of the powerful. He beat down traitors at the top and eliminated villains at the bottom, which offended many ministers in the court.
The ancients and even today’s elderly people pay attention to the idea of resting in their graves and taking care of their parents. Having someone dig up your grave after death and leave your body exposed in the wilderness is something that no one in the world can bear. Therefore, in order to deceive others and protect his body, even the selfless Bao Zheng took this precaution.
In the thousands of years of civilization history of our country, there are many examples of people like Bao Zheng who took precautionary measures for their own tombs. Next, Lao Jiu and his friends will talk about several other typical examples.
Zhuge Liang's Tomb
In "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Zhuge Liang's last order said: "After his death, he was buried in Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong, because the mountain is a tomb and the tomb is large enough to hold the coffin. No utensils are needed." Therefore, according to his last order, the later master Liu Chan buried him in the Tomb of Marquis Wu at the foot of Dingjun Mountain. But it is said that Dingjun Mountain is just a fake tomb of Zhuge Liang.
According to legend, when Zhuge Liang was dying, he wrote a suicide note to Liu Chan, instructing him to put his body in a coffin after his death and have it carried south by four soldiers. The place where the pole was broken and the rope was rotten was where he died. 's burial place. So he ordered four strong men from Kansai to carry his coffin and go south. After carrying it for a day and a night, the four men finally lost their strength, but at this time the bar was not broken and the rope was not broken. After the four people discussed it, they buried Zhuge Liang's coffin on the spot. After returning, they reported to Liu Chan that they had buried the prime minister's coffin where the poles were broken and the ropes were broken. After listening to the report, Liu Chan felt something was wrong. How could the bar break and the rope break so quickly? So four people were arrested and interrogated severely. The four strong men could not bear the pain of flesh and blood, so they had no choice but to confess. Liu Chan was furious and killed four people for deceiving the emperor. However, after the four strong men were killed, the world no longer knew where Zhuge Liang was buried.
Cao Cao’s Tomb
According to historical records such as "Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao died in Luoyang in 220 AD. His coffin was transported to Yecheng and buried in the hills west of the Ximen Leopard Temple in Yecheng. No mausoleums were built, no gold and jade objects were buried with them, and no tall and sturdy sacrificial halls were built. Hundreds of years later, Cao Cao's tomb with its simple tomb was lost in the traces of history.
Luo Guanzhong said in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that Cao Cao ordered the establishment of seventy-two suspicious tombs outside the military city of Zhangde Prefecture, which exaggerated Cao Cao's treachery. There is an article "Cao Cao's Tomb" in Pu Songling's "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", which points out that Cao Cao's tomb may be outside the seventy-two doubtful tombs he set up, which also shows his deceit. As these masterpieces spread, the mystery of Cao Cao's tomb becomes more eye-catching and more confusing.
Wu Zetian's Tomb
If you ask which emperor's tomb is the most difficult to dig in the world, then there is no doubt that it is Wu Zetian's "ten thousand years life domain" - Qianling.
Wu Zetian is a person who is good at using time to defeat everything. She entered the palace at the age of 14, first became the queen in 18 years, and then became the emperor in 35 years. It took 1,200 years after her death to prove the sturdiness of her mausoleum and the immortality of its charm. Even before Mr. Guo Moruo passed away, he still remembered the central government's approval of the excavation of Qianling Mausoleum. It can be said that Wu Zetian conquered the world during her lifetime and conquered history after her death.
Her tomb has been hacked by swords from the Cold Weapon Age, and bombarded by machine guns and cannons from the Hot Weapon Age. Over the past 1,200 years, there have been 17 named Qianling Mausoleum thieves. The largest one mobilized 400,000 people, and almost half of the Liangshan Mountains where Qianling Mausoleum was located was taken away. However, to this day, Qianling still does not abandon or give up, and like Xu Sanduo, he diligently protects the remains of his master Wu Zetian and her husband Li Zhi.
As for why the tomb cannot be dug, apart from factors such as terrain and feng shui, the reason can only be left to future generations to explore.
However, our ancestors left us many historical civilizations and brilliant cultural treasures. As a descendant, Lao Jiu believes that we should fully protect the tombs of our ancestors and let them sleep peacefully under Jiuquan.