Get it. Where is Cao Cao's tomb? According to "Wu Diji of Wei Shu", "Its rule is to build the west, and Ximen Bao was originally called Shouling. Because of its height, it is not sealed or trees." Lu Ji of the Jin Dynasty, not far from Cao Wei, also thought in Diaowen that Cao Cao was "buried in Buxigang, similar to Ximen Bao tune." It can be seen that its tomb is located in the west of the west gate of Gulangcheng, which is equivalent to the west of Santai Village in Linzhang County and reaches the bank of Zhanghe River in Cixian County. Supposedly, here, the location of Cao Cao's tomb has been told to future generations to the west of Ximen Bao. However, there are many Ximen Bao tunes in Linzhang area, and there are also many Ximen Bao tunes outside Linjin, which one is west of Ximen Bao, which is quite puzzling. What's more, this area is the royal burial area of the Northern Dynasties, and there are many tombs of princes and ministers. Around the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the tombs here were excavated by another person, but most of them were from Shen Dong and Beiqi. Some people think that Cao Cao has seventy-two skeptics, and one of them must be a real guy. For example, Yu in the Song Dynasty held this view. There is also a poem by Fan Chengda: "If a house is like a forest, it will be a public crime. It is said that Hu Zhiqun is sealed, and there are bosom friends in the world. " But some people think that; I'm afraid all these 72 suspects are false. Tao Nantun, a scholar in the Yuan Dynasty, said in the Record of Falling Fields: "I don't know that the bones of Lao Teng (Cao Cao's nickname Ayin) must not be among the seventy-two changes." Song Yuben of Huang Xierun Department of Qing Dynasty should have the rhyme of "seventy-two poems doubting Beijing", but he wrote a poem with the opposite meaning: "I don't doubt that I have something to say to you. Seventy-two people are buried outside, where can I ask for your body? "
According to the local legend in Linzhang, during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Zhanghe River dried up for one year. A fisherman saw a big stone at the bottom of the river and asked someone to lift it. He saw a deep and wide stone room with many beautiful women lying on one side. There are many stone benches (chairs) around. In the middle of the stone bed, a man wore an embroidered robe and a crown, and a stone tablet stood beside him. Some scholars regarded it as Cao Cao's expansion, and everyone was smashed. Although this legend is not credible, some people think that Cao Cao should be buried at the bottom of the river according to Cao Huan's "Imperial Decree Sacrificing the First King". There is also a passage in Zhicheng Deng's Gu Dong Ji: "On the third day of Ren Xu (AD 1922), Cui Zherong, a farmer from Cixian County, buried a grave in the west of Pengcheng Town, and the ground was a black hole. It is deep and wide, and there are stone gates in it. Those who have a stone gate are controlled and sent to the county magistrate.
For a long time, people saw the four walls of the sky as deep as new, with a sarcophagus in the middle and a stone carving in front, which Cao described. There were more than a dozen stone chambers in the first 50 years, but none of them looked like anything. It really started. Shi Zhijin is stupid in the county bureau. I don't know why the article is so bitter. I will visit it one day. "
There are many references and records about the location and confirmation of Cao Cao's tomb in Linzhang County, Hebei Province. In the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing's "Zhang De Fu Zhi" recorded: "Cao Cao's envoy to the west is 30 miles southwest of the county (old county), about 170 steps high, and the tomb of Zhen Empress is in Lingzhi Village ..." Wei Yuan's tomb is in Pengcheng Village ",and" Zhang De Fu Zhi "also thought that the day had been fine and dry. The base areas of Empress Zhen and Cao Mian are located on the east and west sides, not far from the steel province, the golden wind and the ice well, which is three times that of their lifetime. Because Cao Cao's (Legacy Order) said: "After my death ... my period made people work hard, so I took a bronze sparrow stand and treated them well. A six-foot bed holds ten sets, and the account is stable. The eagle hides food and goes to the sky. It is the fifteenth day of the month. During the period until noon, I will have fun in my account. You always go to Steel Province and Taiwan Province to see the cemetery of Xiling. "According to the field investigation by the local cultural relics department, there is a tomb about two miles southwest of Shicheng Village in the ruins of Bucheng, which is high in the north and low in the south, and its enclosure is only one meter of gold. In the direction behind this base, it was found that these thrones belonged to tombs in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the unearthed objects, it can be judged as a doctor's field-level tomb, which can be drawn from the whole tomb area, in line with the provisions of the Eastern Han Dynasty funeral "about the tomb, four doctors behind". However, is this remaining tomb Cao Cao's? There is no further evidence.
I'm afraid only a few people, such as officials, know where Cao Cao's tomb is, but there are not many clues in the literature left by relevant figures in Cao Shi. Probably, Cao Pi and other successors did not leave any reliable archival materials about this matter at all. Their original intention was to make this matter an eternal unsolved case. There is no doubt that Cao Cao was buried in one of the 72 families, but he must have been buried in the Zhanghe River valley, which is near Hebei today.
In Zhang Xian, the ancient transportation capacity could not transport it too far. Whether buried underground or at the bottom of the Zhanghe River, Cao's real tomb construction is absolutely extraordinary in terms of orientation selection, engineering design and construction, and will not be easily discovered because of his intention not to be obsessed with his family. But there is one thing to consider. According to experts in hydrology and water conservancy, Zhanghe River has been diverted several times in history.
The built Hao Gangtai and Jinfengtai were washed away by the flood, and Cao Cao's tomb may have been washed away by the river. Of course, this is just speculation. We hope that with the return of archaeology or engineering construction, we can find the real tomb of Cao Cao and end the mystery of the Millennium.
Cao Cao's funeral is different from that of emperors in previous dynasties. He proposed a "thin burial" for his funeral. He was the first emperor in the history of China to propose "thin burial".
At that time, although Cao Cao did not claim to be the emperor, his power and status were not lower than that of the emperor. Why does he not only advocate "thin burial", but also practice it?
It is said that Cao Cao advocated frugality all his life and was very strict with his family and officials. Cao Zhi, his son's wife, was ordered by him to "commit suicide" according to family rules because she was wearing silk clothes. All kinds of used fabrics in the palace can be mended when they are broken, and can be used again after being mended, and cannot be replaced with new ones. There was a time when Cao Cao didn't wear leather clothes because of famine and property shortage. In winter, court officials dare not wear fur hats.
There are also rumors that Cao Cao did grave robbery in his early years. He witnessed many scenes of broken bones and messy things in ancient tombs. In order to prevent such a tragic situation after his death, he repeatedly asked for a "thin burial".
In order to prevent grave robbery, he advocated and implemented "thin burial" and also adopted "suspected burial" measures. Of course, the suspected burial is also related to his suspicious nature. Before he died, he killed many people by mistake because of paranoia; After his death, his paranoia was no exception. Legend has it that on the day of his burial, 72 coffins were carried out from four directions, southeast and northwest, and from all the city gates at the same time.
Which of these 72 suspected graves is real? The eternal mystery of Cao Cao's tomb hangs in the air.
For thousands of years, there have been countless grave robbers, but no one has unearthed the real tomb of Cao Cao.
Legend has it that an antique dealer of the East India Company hired migrant workers to dig more than a dozen suspected graves in order to find the real tomb of Cao Cao in the era of warlord melee. Only pottery and crockery.
1988, People's Daily published the article "Mystery of 72 Suspected Tombs of Cao Cao", saying that "the ancient tombs in Cixian County, Hebei Province, which are famous at home and abroad, were recently listed as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council. This ancient tomb, once considered as the' seventy-two suspected tombs' in folklore, has been found to be actually a large group of ancient tombs in the Northern Dynasties. The exact number is not 72, but 134. "The statement about the suspected burial proved to be inaccurate.
However, where Cao Cao's bones are buried is still a mystery. As the poem says, "The Bronze Bird Palace is dusty, and Wei Zhiyuan's mausoleum is on the waterfront. Even if Huang Xi is still considering this matter, the situation will be that the six parents will not recognize it. " It can be inferred that Cao Cao's tomb is at the bottom of Zhanghe River.
According to Zhangde County Records, Cao Cao's Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Wei is located in Lingzhi Village, 5 kilometers south of Tongquetai. According to the survey, this is also a hypothesis. Then where else can it be?
There is also a saying that Cao Cao's tomb is in his hometown of Qiao County, "a lonely pile of Cao Cao's home".
According to "Shu Wei Wendy Ji", "In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 (A.D. 220), the six armies and the Qiaomin were in Yidong." "Bozhou annals" contains: "Emperor Wendi was lucky enough to set up an altar and monument in front of his former residence, named Dafan Monument." Cao Cao died in the first month of that year and was buried in the second day of that year. If he was buried in Yecheng, why didn't Wei Wendi Cao Pi go to Yecheng and return to his hometown? Is the purpose of his visit to commemorate his father Cao Cao? "Shu Wei" also said: "Bing Shen, a relative of the ancestral temple." Qiaoling is a "Cao Shi Pile", located 20 kilometers east of the city. There used to be a fine house built by Cao Cao, and it was also the place where Cao Pi was born. In addition, according to records, Bozhou also has huge tombs of Cao Cao's relatives, and the tombs of Cao Cao's grandfather, father, children and others are here. Inferred from this, Cao Cao's tomb should also be here.
However, this statement also lacks credible evidence and is questioned by many people.
Faced with the sigh that "Cao Cao's tomb is nowhere to be found", people may have a deeper understanding of Cao Cao's treachery and paranoia. Cao Cao was thrifty all his life and took the lead in "thin burial", which was of positive significance. Doing so not only protects oneself, but also makes grave robbers at a loss. This is also his wise move.
The real situation about Cao Cao's tomb is still a mystery, and new archaeological discoveries are needed.