Since ancient times, emperors building mausoleums have been afraid of digging up stone mother. What exactly is stone mother?
Stone mother, also known as "quan stone", is a type of limestone, but it seems that there is nothing to be afraid of. However, if stone mother appears, it means that there are rich underground water resources nearby. In other words, stone mother is a stone that has been shaped by the moisture of groundwater over many years. It is actually a very rare stone. But you must know that the construction of a mausoleum by an emperor is not as simple as digging a grave for us ordinary people. It is a very huge project and the digging is very deep into the ground, so it is inevitable to see this kind of stone.
Because the groundwater is very deep, this stone is also buried very deep. It was buried so deep that when the mausoleum was being built, it must have been discovered after the project had reached a certain level. Once discovered, it means that all previous efforts on this vast project have been wasted, and it is necessary to find another treasure location and start construction again. Building an emperor's tomb is not a simple matter, especially in ancient times. At that time, common people still paid attention to Feng Shui when they needed to be buried. Then, the royal family who valued dragon veins also paid attention to Feng Shui.
It is a trivial matter to find a geomantic treasure land for burial again, but members of the royal family need to be buried together. How to find the location where their tomb should be without violating the ancestral system is a matter of course. A difficult thing. Just like Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, he encountered this troublesome thing. After his mausoleum was built, he moved the queen's coffin inside, but he didn't want water to enter the underground palace and damage the queen's coffin. Emperor Daoguang was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. Finally, it was discovered that the stone mother was dug out during the rush to work, but the prince who was in charge of this matter at the time did not report it. Therefore, everyone does not know that after repairing the leak, Daoguang cannot let his body be soaked in water after his death, so he can only abandon it.
For the stingy Daoguang, this was like cutting his heart out. Therefore, when the emperor was building the mausoleum, he was afraid of encountering the stone mother, not because it was a bad omen, but mainly because if the stone mother was dug out, he would need to re-select the site and build a new one, which would cost a lot of money. Human, material and financial resources, this is the most distressing thing. But I think the most distressing thing is the water in the underground rivers. The groundwater where Queen Daoguang's body was soaked has been polluted. It is really a pity.