"Quan Zhilong's plain face is disgusting" The mystery of Zhu Yuanzhang's "Seventy-two Suspicious Tombs" Where is Zhu Yuanzhang's tomb?
[/s2/]The mystery of Zhu Yuanzhang's "Seventy-two Doubtful Tombs" s2/: In terms of Feng Shui, the Feng Shui of the Yin House is the same as that of the Yang House, which not only directly affects the well-being of the deceased after the burial , also affects the good and bad luck of future generations. Zhu Yuanzhang always believed that his success depended in part on his grandfather's choice of cemetery. Naturally, he would not ignore this when considering his own affairs.
The address of Zhu Yuanzhang’s mausoleum was chosen by himself. Dulong Mansion at the southern foot of Purple Mountain is a rare Feng Shui treasure land. Facing the 150-meter-high Zhongshan Mountain to the north, the spring water is deep, purple, steaming, shrouded in clouds and mist, and changes day and night. Since ancient times, people have known that "there are many strange mountains here and thousands of different clouds." In addition, there are lush trees, whirling sun shadows, meandering streams and gurgling water. Many famous ancient temples and important tombs were built here.
The construction of the cemetery began in the 14th year of Hongwu, and major projects such as the mausoleum were completed in the 16th year of Hongwu. 100,000 military personnel were transferred one after another, and all were completed in Yongle 3, which lasted 25 years. In August of the fifteenth year of Wu Hong, Queen Ma Shi was buried for the first time. Because the queen's legacy was "filial piety", the mausoleum was named "Xiaoling", which means "ruling the world with filial piety". In the 25th year of Wu Dynasty, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was buried on the east side of Xiaoling Tomb, named Dongling. On May 10, the thirty-first year of Wu Hong's reign, Zhu Yuanzhang died in the West Palace. He and Queen Ma were buried together, and 46 concubines were buried.
At that time, within the walls of Xiaoling, there were towering temples, pavilions and pavilions, which were majestic. There are 100,000 pine trees and 1,000 deer planted in the mausoleum. The silver medal of "Black Thief" hangs between the necks of each deer, known as the "Immortal Deer". In order to protect Xiaoling, 5,600 non-commissioned officers were specially set up as prison guards and equipped with Xiaoling guards. If a lumberjack strays into the mountains, he will be beheaded by "just laws." Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty both went to Qiaoling during their southern tours. They also set up 2 guards and 40 mausoleum households, allocating them to Sixiang Field. In the third year of Xianfeng's reign, the Xiaoling area became an important battlefield for the confrontation between the Taiping Army and the Qing Army. Almost all the wooden structures on the ground were destroyed. The existing monuments built in the late Qing Dynasty such as Shenlie Mountain, Forbidden City, Xiamafang, Golden Gate, Sifang City, Shengde Stele, Wengzhong Stone Statue, Dashi Bridge, Treasure City, Mausoleum, Stele Pavilion, and Incense Hall are still majestic to this day. It embodies the spirit of the emperor.
According to records, the circumference of Xiaoling Red Wall is 22.5 kilometers, which is equivalent to two-thirds of the length of the city wall at that time, which shows its huge scale. Ming Shinto stone carvings are the only stone carvings in the tombs of Chinese emperors that are not straight. An arc is formed around Meihua Mountain, where Sun Quan's tomb was located during the Three Kingdoms period, similar to the Big Dipper. There are Xiamafang, Forbidden Stele, Golden Gate, Shenggong Shengde Stele Pavilion, Yuqiao, Shixiang Road, Shiwang Pillar, Military General, Civil Service, and Huangxing Gate in order. After passing through Huangxing Gate, you enter the northeastern main body of the cemetery. The main building of the cemetery is arranged on the north-south central axis, with a large scale and magnificent momentum.
Emperor Kangxi and other Qing emperors once visited Ming Taizu in the Ming Tombs. However, with the decline of the Qing Dynasty’s national power and the inability to repair it, the Ming Tombs gradually became deserted, especially during the Xianfeng period, and became the symbol of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty. On the main battlefield, the surface buildings of the Ming Tombs were almost destroyed, and even the imperial stele in Kangxi's calligraphy fell to the ground and shattered. So far, all the wooden halls in the mausoleum have been burned down, but the scale of the layout at that time can still be seen from the remaining stone foundations. Its layout and architectural form are the same as the Ming Tombs in Beijing, but it is much larger than the Ming Tombs. It can be seen that all the Ming Tombs are based on this.
It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang may not really be buried here, but he is afraid that someone will take revenge on him after his death. Just like Cao Cao, he built seventy-two doubtful tombs. But these legends are not well-founded, because the mausoleum was built before Zhu Yuanzhang's death, and when Zhu Yuanzhang died, all the facilities of the mausoleum were ready. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang died in May of the 31st year of Hongwu, and it was summer in Nanjing. After seven days of rest, he was immediately buried in Xiaoling. If a new mausoleum is built elsewhere, it will be too late. Moreover, Xiaoling Tomb is very close to the palace city, with Zhongshan to the north and the Imperial City to the south. The officers and soldiers of Xiaoling Guard patrol outside day and night, which is much safer than other places. This place gathers the dragon souls of Nanjing. Since Zhu Yuanzhang chose this place as his mausoleum, he would not sacrifice his life for burial.
The dragon vein was chosen by his ancestors. He gave Zhu Yuanzhang the opportunity to make a fortune, and he met nobles many times in his life, which laid the necessary foundation for him. After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he designated Nanjing as his capital. Although there is a tendency to sit on the dragon pan, dynasties that choose the dragon pan as their capital are short-lived. Qin Shihuang ordered Liang Gang to be excavated. Because the king's spirit was here, he suppressed the hegemony, so it was named Moling. The lifespan of the subsequent dynasties that established their capital in Jinling was only a few decades. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Nanjing became a short-lived capital, but fortunately, the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing, opening up the dragon's veins from north to south. This flexibility also allowed the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty to last for nearly 300 years.