Wu Zixu became a famous grave digger in the history of China, which originated from his hatred with King Chu Ping before he left the State of Wu. According to Zuo Zhuan, in 522 BC (the 23rd year of King Jing of Zhou), due to the framing of Fu Fei, the king of Chu, his father and younger brother were killed by King Ping of Chu, and Wu Zixu was forced to flee from the State of Wu, vowing to overthrow the State of Chu and avenge his death. It is said that the first thing Wu Zixu wanted to do after he entered Chu was to find the tomb of King Chu Ping, who died soon. I started looking for it all day, but I couldn't find it. The reason is that King Chu Ping ordered all craftsmen involved in repairing the tomb not to let the tomb site be known. Under the guidance of an old craftsman who narrowly escaped from danger, Wu Zixu successfully dug up the tomb of Chu Ping, dug up his body, whipped it to avenge himself, and smoked it for 300 times before he survived. This is the allusion of "whipping the corpse for 300 times".
2, Xiang Yu-the most cattle grave robbers.
Xiang Yu and Wu Zixu are fellow villagers, both from Suqian now (I'm afraid many people don't know this historical relationship). They are called the overlord of Chu, and their opponent in the war is Liu Bang of neighboring Xuzhou. After Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong, he implemented the "Three Lights Policy" of killing all (killing Prince Ying of Qin who had surrendered to Liu Bang and killing the royal family), robbing all (plundering Xianyang City) and burning all (burning Xianyang and Epang Palace). Because Xiang Yu was as savage and unpopular as Qin Shihuang, the world turned to Liu Bang. Liu bang will also kiss up to the world. According to Records of the Historian, Liu Bang regarded "digging the tomb of the first emperor" as a major sin of Xiang Yu, which showed the world. Modern archaeological exploration found that the Qin Mausoleum was "intact". Whether Xiang Yu dug up the Qin Mausoleum in those days was still a historical mystery before the Qin Mausoleum was allowed to dig, and it was impossible to verify the authenticity of historical facts.
3. The most abnormal grave robbers.
Grave robbers are angry and greedy, but there is a grave robber in China history who is very abnormal, first of all for fun. He is Liu Qu, the king of Guang Chuan in the Western Han Dynasty. According to "Miscellanies of Xijing" edited by Ge Hong, almost no famous ancient tomb can escape Liu Qu's shovel when buried in China. The objects of Liu Qu's excavation are mainly the royal tombs during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. He excavated the tombs of Duke Xiang of Wei and Duke Ling of Jin. But there are many grave robberies, and Liu Qu is also afraid. "Tai Ping Guang Ji" records that Liu Qu was scared to death when he dug the tomb of Qi Qu, and the people inside were lifelike. Liu Qu quickly told his men to stop, quit and re-seal. According to historical records, the number of ancient tombs stolen by Liu Qu is "incalculable", but it is impossible to verify how many treasures have been obtained.
4. Cao Cao-the most professional grave robber
Grave robbing is mostly the behavior of kings, from Wu Zixu to Xiang Yu and then to Liu Qu. This also illustrates a problem. Large-scale grave robbery in history is mixed with official nature. But there is a clear record of setting up a full-time office and a "burglary office". It should be Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period at the earliest. According to historical records, he set up a corps commander and a captain in the army to study and carry out grave robbery. Cao Cao is the most professional grave robber in the history of China. The most famous tomb stolen by Cao Cao is the tomb of King Mangdang Mountain, which is the tomb of Liu Wu and Li Xinyu of Han Liang and Wang Xiao. This mausoleum is built on a grand scale, four times as large as the Ming Tombs in Beijing, and is called "the first stone tomb in the world".
5. Dong Zhuo-the worst grave robber.
The first wave of the three grave-robbing climaxes in China's history appeared from the end of the Western Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In this historical period, small courtyards alternated as frequently as playing games, so the world was in chaos, hungry people were everywhere, and the wind of folk grave robbery prevailed. You stole from me. Let's steal together. Besides the gravedigger Cao Cao mentioned above, there are Dong Zhuo, Huang Chao and others. The tombs of Liu Che, the most successful emperor in the Western Han Dynasty and many emperors in China, were dug, and Dong Zhuo was one of the biggest sinners. From the moment the mausoleum was sealed, many people stared at it. The first thief recorded was the Red Eyebrow Army of the Peasant Uprising Army in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. Before Mao Mausoleum was stolen, the Red Eyebrow Army dug up the tomb of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and stole a lot of treasures.
6. Huang Chao-the stupidest grave robber.
Huang Chao became a madman in the history of grave robbery in China, because the objects he robbed were all heavyweights. First, follow the example of Xiang Yu and dig the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang; Second, learn from Red Eyebrow Army and Dong Zhuo, and dig the tomb of Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. The third is to dig the dry graves of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi. The words about Huang Chao's excavation are scattered in the excavation records of the mausoleum. In A Record of Ganling, Huang Chao used 400,000 rebels to dig mountains on the west side of Liangshan. It is said that almost half of Liangshan was dug, but in the end only a 40-meter-deep "Huang Chao ditch" was dug, which is still traceable. Because there were few intellectuals in the peasant army and the structure of Ganling was too strong, the soldiers couldn't figure out the internal structure of Ganling and dug in the wrong direction. Ganling escaped the disaster, otherwise it would not be preserved today. With so many people under his command, he can dig up a lot of treasures at will. It's really stupid
7. Wen Tao-the most harmful grave robber.
Liang people in the Five Dynasties, their real names, their real names. Wen Tao's ancestral home was in Huayuan (now Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province). He once served as our envoy in Yaozhou, Chongzhou and Yuzhou, and governed Guanzhong. Legend has it that when Wen Tao was born, a stolen star just fell on the craggy mountain in the area where Zhaoling was located, and superstitious people said that this man who would bring disaster to the Tang Imperial Tomb was born. Wen Tao was in charge of Chang 'an for seven years, and almost all Tang tombs in Guanzhong area were excavated by Wen Tao during this period.
8. Liu Yu-the most unjust grave robber
At present, the archaeological community judges that grave robbers have visited the existing imperial tombs in China. The 18th Mausoleum in Tang Dynasty was plundered by Wen Tao, and the 8th Mausoleum in Gongyi in Northern Song Dynasty was plundered and destroyed by Liu Yu. The Imperial Tomb of the Northern Song Dynasty is located in gongyi city, Henan Province, where seven emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty and Zhao, the father of Mao, are buried. It is known as the "Seven Emperors and Eight Mausoleums". Compared with the Han and Tang Tombs, the Northern Song Tombs are generally simple. Emperor Han and Tang dynasties began to build caves before his death, and Emperor Song did not build his first contribution in advance before his death.
9. Yang Lian Jia Zhen-the most shameless grave robber
In history, it is not uncommon for monks to rob tombs, but it is very rare for them to be heartless like Yang Lian Jia Zhen. Its crimes are also clearly recorded in history. In the 22nd year of Yuan Shizu Zhiyuan (AD 1285), Yang Lian Jia Zhen, who was deeply loved by Kublai Khan, was appointed as the chief photographer of Jiangnan Buddhism (the official in charge of Jiangnan Buddhism affairs). Miscellaneous knowledge carefully written by people at the end of Song Dynasty and the beginning of Yuan Dynasty, and Record of Descending Fields written by Huangyan Rentao at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty all recorded the grave-robbing behavior: in September of the 22nd year of Yuan Dynasty, Jia Zhen led people to rob the tomb with monks and others. Luo, who was in charge of protecting the mausoleum at that time, resolutely stopped it. Yun Ze pulled out a knife and tried to kill Luo on the spot. Besides destroying tombs and stealing things, there are also the most heinous things. Yang Lian Jia Zhen dug up all the bones of the emperor and his descendants and abandoned them in the wilderness.
10, Chen Feng-the most absurd grave robber.
Chen Feng and Hu Mingguang were born in Narita (now Zhongxiang, Hubei). It turned out to be the eunuch in charge of the royal horse supervision. In the 27th year of Wanli (1599), Zhu Yijun ordered mining tax to be levied in Huguang area, and his official position was "tax supervisor". Wherever Chen Feng went, he plundered merchants and oppressed officials and people. If his demands are not satisfactory, officials will be whipped. Chen Feng and his men dismembered pregnant women and drowned babies. Whoever has money will be blackmailed, leaving many wealthy families bankrupt. Chen Feng's most hateful behavior is to dig a grave. The evaluation of him in Ming history is eight words, "Robbery, wanton abuse." Chen Feng's idea of grave robbery was inspired by villagers in Wuchang who robbed the tomb of Yang, the wife of Li, and "knowing all the tombs in China" led to the destruction of grave robbery.