Liu Bei was not buried in Huiling after his death. Why is the small mountain village his real burial place?
That year, before Liu Bei died of illness in Baidi City, he arranged a task for Zhao Yun to move Mrs. Gan's grave back because Liu Bei wanted to be buried with Mrs. Gan. Mrs. Gan was later buried in Huiling, so there has been a popular saying in the archaeological community that Liu Bei was also buried here. However, some people still put forward different opinions, believing that this is just Liu Bei's tomb, and his real burial place is Lianhua Dam in Penghua County.
In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient and there were few refrigeration methods. At that time, it took three months to go from Baidi City to Chengdu. After such a long time, the corpse must have rotted long ago. Therefore, folk It was decided that Liu Bei should be buried nearby. However, there are cases in history where people were buried after a long interval, such as Cixi, who entered the Ding Dong Tomb one year after her death. Moreover, it is said that when Sun Dianying exploded the Ding Dong Tomb, he saw Cixi's body well preserved with a luminous pearl in her mouth, as if she was sleeping normally. From this point of view, the ancients should have done some research on corpse embalming.
So, why do people think Liu Bei was buried in Lianhua Dam?
Because this is a geomantic treasure land. The terrain where Liu Bei's tomb is located is like a "lotus pod", and the surrounding mountains are like the petals of the lotus. Moreover, there are nine tombs around it, all facing here, as if they are paying homage to Liu Bei. So, some people said: The Feng Shui here is absolutely excellent. In the eyes of ancient Feng Shui masters, this kind of Feng Shui also has a very auspicious name: Nine Dragons Looking Back.
Since ancient times, the legend of the imperial tomb has been circulated here. It is said that the imperial tomb here covers an area of more than 100 acres. The nearby villagers also said that 80% of the people in their village have the surname Liu. Everyone It is said that Liu Bei was buried in this imperial tomb. Tomb robbers have been rampant in Chinese history. Tomb robbers will never miss a tomb of this size. Therefore, what we see now are large and small pits around the tomb. It seems that the tomb robbers have also put a lot of effort into it.
According to some accounts, this imperial tomb was very carefully built, with lime and earth mounds used inside, mainly to prevent insects. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the tomb was targeted by thieves. One thief actually entered the tomb, but the scene inside frightened him. There were actually two people sitting in the tomb, playing chess, and there were more than a dozen guards standing next to them. Seeing this, the thief quickly knelt down and kowtowed. At that time, a guard asked him if he wanted to drink.
The thief didn’t know what he was thinking, but he actually took the wine glass and drank it clean. Later, he actually asked the guard for the treasure, and he actually gave it to him. It was a jade belt, and he wrapped it around his waist. As a result, when he came out of the tomb, the jade belt turned into a big snake and wrapped him to death.
This story now sounds of course not very credible. It can only be said that the tomb robber accidentally ran into a big snake while working. However, in the eyes of the locals, this became a mystery. It tells a story of some kind of "epiphany".
The villagers are also extremely curious about this imperial tomb. Some of them have gone in. However, the experience was not good. The tomb was very cold, only about 3℃, and the light was very dark, which made people feel uncomfortable. It feels very eerie. The tomb passage is paved with bluestone slabs, and the walls of the mausoleum are made of blue bricks dyed with gold powder. However, when the villagers just entered the tomb, they heard three "boom" sounds, and everyone was too frightened to go in again.
However, when we went in later, we only saw two mahogany coffins, one large and one small. Everyone guessed that the tomb must have been stolen. The villagers were really curious about Liu Bei's tomb. After the archaeologists took away some valuable cultural relics, they also came to move things. Those bricks and wood are all good things in the eyes of these villagers.
They took it home one after another and used it, such as making whetstones, building pig pens, even paving the floor, and even more outrageous, they even used it to repair bathrooms. However, a lot of strange things happened after that. Anyone who used the things in this tomb either went crazy, got sick, or died. In short, the results were very bad.
As a result, some people speculated whether there was any curse hidden in Liu Bei's tomb? Just like the curse of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, people who had direct or indirect contact with his tomb eventually died mysteriously. Of course, academic circles also have explanations for this. Perhaps what was hidden in ancient tombs thousands of years ago was not a curse, but various deadly viruses or bacteria.
The legend of the Lianhuaba Imperial Tomb and the subsequent "curse" stories gave Uncle Liu's tomb a more mysterious color. Maybe he just hated others disturbing him, so he punished him. ?These people.