After broadcasting the ancient times live, I handed the system over to the state.

Under the vast sky, countless military generals were extremely interested in Genghis Khan.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but have the idea of ​​having a contest.

"However, we are not talking about Genghis Khan's achievements here today, but about his tomb."

According to folklore, there are four mysterious ancient tombs in my country: one that cannot be touched, one that cannot be dug up, one that cannot be found, and one that is in the sea.

"The tomb that cannot be touched is the tomb of the First Emperor, which is said to contain extremely poisonous mercury. Going in will surely result in death. The tomb that cannot be dug up refers to the joint tomb of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi, because it is basically a mountain, so it cannot be dug up. The tomb that is in the sea refers to the tomb of Shen Wansan. The tomb that cannot be found refers to the tomb of Genghis Khan."

"Although it is a folk legend, it can indirectly explain the mystery of some tombs."

"The imperial tombs of emperors throughout history have been recorded to some extent, but none of the imperial tombs of Genghis Khan or the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty can be found."

"The tomb of Genghis Khan that has been set up in Ordos is just a cenotaph for sacrificial purposes, and the real tomb of Genghis Khan has not yet been found."

"This brings us to the funeral customs of the Yuan Dynasty."

"Because the Yuan Dynasty was established by a nomadic people, its funeral customs were completely different from our traditional funeral customs. In the last episode, we talked about how the Yuan Dynasty advocated simple burials and funerals."

"They didn't have any fixed places to bury people, nor did they use any coffins. The records say that they 'carved out two pieces of wood, making a human-shaped shape inside, and then made a coffin by fitting the size together. They used gold for binding and four strips to tie it up.' Then they dug a deep pit and buried the coffin inside."

"The burial goods were also very simple. Unlike the imperial tombs of other dynasties, which had mounds of earth of varying heights, this one was raised slightly above the surrounding soil. It was then trampled flat by thousands of horses and left to grow grass. Once it was indistinguishable from the surrounding area and no trace could be found, the martial law troops withdrew."

"This makes their imperial tombs extremely hidden and difficult to find."

"However, later generations did try to find it. Some researchers, both domestic and foreign, conducted multiple investigations in Kent province based on the Secret History of the Mongols, but found nothing."

“Marco Polo once recorded that they did a very good job of keeping secrets, and people they met on the road would kill them to keep the secret. So how did later generations worship them?”

According to records and legends, "When the Mongol Khans were buried, because the tombs were not marked and difficult to find, a young camel was slaughtered in front of the tomb after the burial, and the mother camel was made to watch it. When visiting the tomb in the future, the mother camel was led along, and the mother camel would always find the place where the young camel was killed, raise her head and cry out in sorrow."

"It means that in order to find an unmarked burial site, you bring a mother camel and her calf here, kill the calf here, and then bring the mother camel here again the following year. The place where the mother camel cries and howls is the burial site. After the mother camel dies, no one will know where the burial site is."

"The emperors who followed the same way naturally had the same funeral rites, so they are very difficult to find."

[Actually, I think it might also be because of the practice of simple burials, so nobody bothers to go to the trouble of finding one.]

[But no matter what, there should be something of value in the coffin, right?]

[It's also possible that it's too far away overseas. Who would go to the trouble of searching for Qilian Valley in the northern frontier? It's much better to just look for Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty... These ancient tombs are said to be in some auspicious locations within the country. Aren't those places easy to find?]

[During the late Song Dynasty, the Mongol army marched south, and the imperial tombs of both the Song and Northern Song dynasties suffered severe looting and damage. Therefore, they may have learned from this experience.]

Zhu Qinggu also saw the comments and immediately replied, "Yes, especially the imperial tombs of the Southern Song Dynasty. More than ten years after Emperor Lizong Zhao Yun died, his body was dragged out of the coffin by a tomb-robbing monk named Yang Lianzhenjia. He hung the body upside down on the trees in front of the tomb to dry for several days, drained the mercury, and then made a kapala bowl from his skull."

A picture appeared on the sky.

The half of the skull, almost yellowish and resembling jade, was placed on a silver base, and atop the bowl-shaped half was an intricately carved gold lid.

[The label next to it reads 'Emperor Lizong's style kapok.']

"Kapala is a Tantric ritual implement made of human bones. It is usually made by highly accomplished monks who voluntarily donate their bones. But now it is more like a trophy."

"Later, Zhu Yuanzhang found the skull of Emperor Lizong of Song in the palace of Yuan Dadu. He ordered people to rebury the skull in the Song Dynasty imperial mausoleum site and ordered the site to be repaired."

Having just assumed power and still possessing great ambitions, Zhao Yun, who hadn't yet become the pleasure-seeking person he later became, felt like his world had collapsed.

My head was turned into a bowl?!

Moreover, it would take more than a hundred years for Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty to help him with his burial.

Zhao Yun's veins bulged. He had always intended to launch a northern expedition, and this time his resolve was strengthened. "Northern expedition! Northern expedition! I want to launch a northern expedition! Whether these Jurchens or Mongols, they must all die! Summon Meng Gong!"

Meng Gong is known as the last fierce general of the Southern Song Dynasty, and he already has a considerable reputation in the army.

Zhao Yun needs to find some supporters if he wants to launch a northern expedition!

After Tianmu's explanation, some people changed their minds, but the officials in the court still dared not challenge him. After all, a century had passed since the Jingkang Incident, and some people still held the mentality of advocating peace.

But if we stop now, these Mongols will dig up our coffins and mutilate our corpses!

"By the way, Zhao Yun was a descendant of Emperor Taizu. When he first ascended the throne, he was a puppet. Later, when he took personal control of the government, he achieved considerable political success and almost fought his way back from the south. He was also the only Southern Song emperor with ambition. Within a year of taking personal control of the government, he placed the remains of Emperor Aizong of Jin in the Imperial Ancestral Temple to comfort his ancestors."

"In his later years, he also began to indulge in pleasure, much like Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. He had the air of a wise ruler in his early years, but later... those who know, know."

Zhao Kuangyin had heard from others that this was the emperor of his lineage, and that he seemed to be doing quite well, even placing the remains of the Jurchens in the Imperial Ancestral Temple for worship. He felt that at least he had a descendant who could save face and had some backbone, and that not all of them were cowards.

But hearing that he indulged in pleasure later in life was a real pity.

If they hadn't indulged in pleasure, would there have been hope for a revival?

The Mongols who had swept through the north have returned, and Zhao Yun seems to have held out for quite some time now.

They were just unlucky; even their bones were dug up.

Regardless of whether they are Jurchens, Liao people, Western Xia people, or Mongols, they all deserve to die!

Zhao Kuangyin gritted his teeth, "Do you dare come here and meet your grandfather Zhao?"

Li Longji actually saw his temple name 'Xuan' on the celestial canopy, which means he became Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

However, the temple name 'Xuan' is not very good.

Li Longji frowned, and looking at the sky, he wondered if he would also indulge in pleasure in the future.