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Chapter 199

[Hello everyone, I haven't appeared in a while. Did you miss me? Today I will take stock of the emperors who died in misery.]

Emperors of all dynasties stared at the sky in amazement. Today's list wasn't just about incompetent rulers. But their afterlife was also important; they didn't want anything to go wrong after their death.

For example, the grave was dug up.

I think Emperor Wu of Han should be included in the list of emperors who died tragically, because his tomb was dug up. You might ask why Emperor Wu of Han was chosen, as several emperors had their tombs dug up.

Most of the emperors' tombs were dug up during times of turmoil, when rebels would rob tombs to fund their wars. For example, the famous tomb-robbing officer, known as the Mojin Xiaowei, was a tradition passed down from Cao Cao.

Cao Cao: Slander, this is blatant slander, what evidence do you have?

The reason for choosing Emperor Wu of Han is simple, because when he was dug up, the Han Dynasty was still at its peak, even four years after his death.

At that time, a merchant from Fufeng bought a set of jade articles on the market. After he took them home, one of Emperor Wu of Han's servants saw them and recognized them as pieces buried with him.

【But the government didn’t find out what happened.】

During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, the great-grandson of Emperor Wu of Han, a golden book and bones from his tomb appeared in a cave. After someone handed them over to the government, Emperor Xuan of Han sent people to Maoling.

[I found that there was nothing wrong with it, so I can only treat it as a supernatural event.]

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What a weird supernatural event! Emperor Wu of Han was so angry that he was raging in the palace. His tomb was robbed four years after his death. Four years, and his son was still in power at that time.

This is how you investigated the case.

And that Emperor Xuan of Han, I feel a little sorry for your grandfather, but you can't fool me like that, it wasn't a supernatural event, it was really stolen.

Who was the minister sent to check? He didn't even know whether the tomb had been robbed. Was he blind?

Tianmu, please tell me what kind of tomb will not be robbed.

Qianlong was known as the luckiest emperor, but he didn't have a good life after his death. His Yuling Mausoleum started leaking after it was renovated.

However, the mausoleum cost several million taels, so it couldn't just be abandoned. So after repairs, the leak was addressed.

[There was no leakage before Qianlong died, but it did start leaking after he was buried. His son tried to fix it, but the situation didn't improve much.]

[During the Republic of China period, Sun Dianying robbed several Qing tombs, including Yuling, for military funds. Later, the last emperor Puyi sent people to rebury the tomb.]

[Only then did they discover that Qianlong's body had been thrown everywhere, even his head had been crushed by stones.]

Emperor Wu of Han was sitting on the throne drinking. When he heard about the miserable state of Emperor Qianlong, he felt much better.

Qing Dynasty

Qianlong was so angry that he threw the porcelain vase in his hand. Not feeling satisfied, he threw a small red-glazed bowl. How could his own tomb leak?

What do these craftsmen do for a living?

And what about the last emperor? Even though his ancestors' tombs were in such a state, he probably didn't seek revenge. What a wimp he was.

Touching his head, he shouted to the guards to arrest all the ministers who were supervising the construction of the mausoleum. He wanted...

"Heshen, do you have any way to prevent the tomb from being robbed?" Emperor Qianlong said fiercely, "And the water leakage problem must be solved as well."

Heshen knelt there, his mind racing.

"Your Majesty, the water leakage problem is easy to solve. Now we in the Qing Dynasty already have cement. We can use it to smear the underground palace, so that it will not leak."

Emperor Qianlong was a little hesitant again. His grandfather didn't use these things. Should he start doing this? Besides, there were rules about what could be placed in the mausoleum.

Will a rash increase bring disaster?

"Talk to the Ministry of Rites and give cement a nicer name." Qianlong rubbed his head, "and put more defensive measures in it."

After thinking about it, he was still worried, so Qianlong decided to send a battalion to guard it.

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The most tragic emperor who died would have to be Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, a Yuan Dynasty emperor sent a Western Region demon named Yang Lianzhenjia south to dig up the tombs of the Southern Song emperors.

[The emperor also made a ritual implement called a gala bowl out of his skull, which was then kept in the palace.]

[It wasn't until the establishment of the Ming Dynasty that the skull was returned to the tomb.]

Therefore, we often say that the Yuan Dynasty was barbaric, and this is also based on facts.

Daqin

Qin Shi Huang was shocked when he heard this. It was miserable enough for him to be with salted fish after his death, and now this person was turned into a magic weapon.

Why were the later dynasties so bloody?

We must drive the Huns away. If they enter the Central Plains, will they also turn our former benefactors into magical instruments?

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Wu Ding looked at the sky with some confusion. It was quite common in his place to kill prisoners as burial companions. Why didn't later dynasties do the same?

He knew that later dynasties were more advanced than the Shang Dynasty, and he always wanted to learn from them.

How about starting from here?

Those foreign states might rebel, and I wonder how many of the ministers in the court will become conservatives who will not allow change.

宋

Zhao Kuangyin didn't feel anything anymore. Both emperors on his side were captured. Making a magic tool out of a dead emperor was not a big deal.

Aren't those barbarians on the grassland so barbaric?

Let those who surrender see clearly that barbarians are barbarians!

Song Lizong was completely confused. What were these Mongols trying to do? Why did they always pick on him, a poor man, to bully? He wanted to launch a northern expedition, but he had no say in the court.

Those powerful officials didn't take me seriously.

Or maybe we should just not build the imperial mausoleum? Well, that’s what we’ll do.

"As the supreme ruler, how could His Majesty not repair his mausoleum? This is against etiquette. As for the Yuan tomb robbery, it's actually easy to solve."

"How to solve it?" Song Lizong asked.

"We can now negotiate with the Mongols and send them some money and goods every year in exchange for them not disturbing the mausoleums of past emperors. Your Majesty, this is a sign of filial piety."

"Master Jia is right."

"Get out, all of you get out!"

Many emperors' tombs were dug up, but there are also many that have not been robbed. Do you want to know about their anti-theft measures? We will explain them in the next issue.

Emperors of all dynasties looked up at the sky, hoping that the host would quickly broadcast the next episode. They were very curious to know.