I became famous for broadcasting my life as a social animal to different dynasties

After visiting Zhu Di’s Changling Mausoleum, several people decided to visit the only opened underground palace of Dingling Mausoleum.

Emperors and ministers of various dynasties became interested and wondered what the underground palaces of imperial tombs in later generations would be like.

The people were also curious. Wow, it turned out to be the emperor’s tomb, and they could even go in and take a look!

If it were here, everyone who went in would die.

Zhou Jinyu discussed with her sister and decided that she and Sun Manting would go downstairs to take a look first. After she came up, she would take Xiao Yuer and her sister would go downstairs to take a look.

Neither of them planned to take Xiao Yuer down with them. It wouldn't be too late for her to come visit when she grows up.

Entering from the entrance of Dingling is the underground palace 27 meters deep.

"It's so deep~~" Sun Manting said as she walked: "It's built so deep, it must be very cool down there."

After walking up a long staircase, I finally reached the left side hall of the underground palace.

The ceiling of the underground palace is curved and quite high.

"It feels similar to an air-raid shelter..." Sun Manting looked around and came to her conclusion.

"Indeed, I thought the walls were covered with murals~~" Zhou Jinyu was a little disappointed. It looked bare at first glance.

"It is said that the left side hall was used to place the coffins of concubines buried with the emperor." Zhou Jinyu said.

"Huh?" Sun Manting's eyes widened in shock. "What? Burial alive with the dead? There was such a heartless thing as burying the dead alive in the Ming Dynasty? I always thought that the system of burying the dead alive with the dead only existed in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties!"

"Zhu Yuanzhang restored it. After his death, he issued an edict to bury all 40 concubines who had slept with him in the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty had the most number of concubines buried alive in the palace, and the number of concubines buried alive in the palace from "Taizu" to Emperor Jingtai varied, but none of them exceeded Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

"Oh my god! That's too brutal!"

"Isn't it? Zhu Yuanzhang was criticized by the world for this. But later Emperor Yingzong abolished the system of burying people alive with the dead."

The expressions of the emperors and ministers of each dynasty were different.

Ying Zheng: Isn't this normal? Slaves have been buried alive with the dead since the beginning of the dynasties.

What's the big deal? Death is like life, and of course they need these people to continue to serve them in the other world. It is their honor!

Some emperors were disdainful of human sacrifice!

Some emperors also disagreed: human sacrifice goes against human ethics!

Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists. After hearing what Tianmu said, if he were to have another person buried alive, it would surely cause unrest...

Zhu Biao hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, human sacrifice is too cruel after all. Let's abolish it."

Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing.

The ministers also remained silent.

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, since you have erected such a large statue for me, I will abolish the system of human sacrifice."

So he asked Zhu Gaochi to draft an edict: No emperor from now on should be buried with humans!

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly accepted the order.

All the ministers praised him.

The common people feel the same way. It seems that not everyone is destined to enjoy a life of wealth and prosperity!

"It was the system of human sacrifice that Zhu Qizhen abolished?" Sun Manting was surprised.

"Right." Zhou Jinyu smiled and said, "So people are a collection of contradictions."

The two of them went through the passage in the middle of the left side hall and reached the central hall. Opposite the left side hall was the right side hall, but unfortunately it was not open.

There are three white marble thrones in the central hall, one for Emperor Wanli and the other for Empress Xiaoduan and Empress Xiaojing.

Behind the central hall is the Xuan Hall, which is the main part of the underground palace.

There are three coffins placed on the coffin bed in front. The largest one is Wanli's, and on the left and right are the coffins of Xiaoduan and Xiaojing.

There are 26 large burial boxes next to the coffin.

"These..." Sun Manting looked at them in confusion: "Are they all imitations?"

"Yes, they're all gone!" Zhou Jinyu felt very sorry.

"Gone? How come it disappeared?" Sun Manting was curious.

"It's a shame for the archaeological community. The technology was not mature at that time, but they still went for excavation. As a result, they didn't know how to preserve the silk fabrics after they were dug out, which led to a large number of silk fabrics oxidizing instantly when they came into contact with oxygen. Moreover, many members of the archaeological team at that time were local farmers, and many cultural relics were privately collected and stolen." Zhou Jinyu felt sad just thinking about it.

"Many silk items were directly oxidized and turned into ashes after the coffins were opened. Even those that were well preserved were carbonized by the archaeological team's touch.

Moreover, the cultural relics that were transported out were not properly preserved. They were packed in wooden boxes in batches and then transported out on carts. During this process, many cultural relics were damaged.”

"Hiss~~~~And then what?"

“Moreover, the three golden nanmu coffins of Emperor Wanli and the Empress were considered useless by the archaeological team and were thrown to the roadside. They were then snatched by the surrounding people. Some used them to chop wood, and some used them to make furniture.” Zhou Jinyu shook his head. It was such a pity!

"Oh my God! The golden nanmu tree! It's lost just like that?" Sun Manting was shocked.

"Yes, that's why it is considered a disgrace to the archaeological community."

"Where are the bones inside?"

"During a special period, they were dug out and burned."

"..."

Emperors and ministers of all dynasties: …

Damn! This is too tragic! Not only was the imperial tomb dug up, but the bodies were also burned! !

Is this how people in later generations treat their ancestors?

Zhu Yuanzhang:......

Which generation of descendants is this Wanli? How could he suffer such a disaster?

What about my tomb? Has it been dug up?

Zhu Di:......

Fortunately, they didn't find the entrance to my mausoleum...

But will people in later generations dig it up again? No, it looks well preserved...

It's over! Now, in addition to worrying about state affairs, I also have to worry about whether my tomb will be dug up in the future!

After passing the Xuan Hall and returning to the Front Hall, I was almost done with the tour.

The dynasties were somewhat incredulous: That's it? Is it over?

Ying Zheng was puzzled: How could an emperor be so shabby? There was nothing around him.

The people around him reminded him, "Your Majesty, the things inside should have been moved to other places for preservation by later generations."

Ying Zheng was stunned, then he thought of his Terracotta Warriors and felt depressed.

Liu Bang had a toothache on his face: Oh my god, these people in later generations moved too cleanly! They didn't even bother to light a perpetual lamp for people?

Liu Che wondered whether the mausoleum should be built more secretly.

How about building under the sea? But it is not easy to build under the sea. Yes, we can build the mausoleum in the deep ground, and then put water on it to make a lake! ! ! I wonder how they can dig!

Li Shimin fell silent as he looked at the empty underground palace. Sometimes it was not a good thing for Tianmu to say anything...

I feel like even death is unsafe now...

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly saw Wei Zheng's righteous eyes, and my heart suddenly skipped a beat, thinking to myself, this is not good!

Wei Zheng strode forward and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that there is no need to build the underground palace too large. Not only will it be a waste of money and labor, but it will also be easily dug out by future generations. How about reducing the size of the mausoleum?"

...No matter what!

Zhao Kuangyin didn't feel anything. Anyway, he had no control over things that had happened for so long. The most important thing now was how to reorganize the Song Dynasty.

Kublai Khan stroked his beard and said: Should we change the way of burial? Let's change it to something that people in the future wouldn't expect...

Zhu Yuanzhang had a heart attack, and the empty underground palace hurt his eyes.

Really, how come people in later generations are so unscrupulous?

Zhu Di felt relieved, as he knew that his grave had not been dug up.

And the statues of him erected by later generations all made him happy.

The ministers are also in a good mood, which is good. They won’t be blamed anymore!

Kangxi and Qianlong were still wondering about what happened to their own tombs.

After coming down from the underground palace, Zhou Jinyu held Xiao Yuer in her arms, and Zhou Jinfang and Sun Manting went down together to visit the underground palace.

Zhou Jinyu carried Xiao Yuer outside and walked around.

Tourists from all over the world visit the Ming Tombs speaking different dialects.

The royal cemetery, which was always quiet and solemn in ancient times, was now as lively as a temple fair. The emperors turned their faces away and did not say anything good or bad.

It’s good, but the question is what’s good about it?

It’s hard to say, but what’s the point of saying it? People in the future will probably only be more excited.

So just keep your mouth shut, be dignified, and maintain some dignity.

After Zhou Jinfang and the other person came up, they continued to visit the open imperial tombs, which had a basic similar structure.

And many locations are not open to tourists.

After visiting the Ming Tombs, return!

The emperors breathed a sigh of relief. Well, they were finally back!