It is not only the dry tombs of Emperor Li Zhi and Emperor Zetian, but also the emperors of past dynasties took the construction of imperial tombs as a top priority. Generally speaking, every emperor will arrange many people to start building the imperial tomb from the time he ascended the throne. The construction time of each mausoleum is long or short, and the construction time of most imperial tombs is as long as decades; However, there are also imperial tombs that were not built until after the emperor died. It is conceivable that the construction of the imperial tomb is a huge project; The cost of manpower, material resources and financial resources is immeasurable, and only emperors with a lot of wealth in the world can enjoy affordable treatment. Moreover, Ganling is the strongest mausoleum of emperors in past dynasties, and its hardness can't be dug by 400,000 people.
At the beginning of the construction of Ganling in the Tang Dynasty, it was the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. Its national treasury is substantial and its national strength is strong. Therefore, the scale of the mausoleum building is very grand, and the building is extremely magnificent, which is the highest among emperors in the past. The reason why this mausoleum is so strong is actually because Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, learned the historical lessons of the early Tang Dynasty. He knows that no dynasty has existed since ancient times. So he has been following his own creation since he established Zhaoling with his eldest grandson? Because this mountain is a mausoleum? Burial system for building graves. The whole mausoleum has a combination of sculptures and buildings, and dragons and phoenixes crisscross the mountains. The dry tombs of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian further improved and developed this burial system. The whole mausoleum was built according to the specifications of Tang Dou. The mausoleum is divided into the imperial city, the outer Guo Cheng and the palace wall, which is nearly five kilometers long.
There are several requirements that need special attention when building the imperial tomb. First, it is feng shui. In ancient China, geomantic omen was particularly emphasized, and rich folks would ask people to find a place with good geomantic omen for burial. What's more, he is in charge of the emperor of a country. Since ancient times, emperors have boasted that they are real dragon emperors. Before the mausoleum is ready to be built, he must first find a good Long Mai, and then decide the burial place according to the trend of Long Mai. This method is the legendary dragon-seeking cave. At the beginning, Wu Zetian sent Yuan Tiangang and other feng shui masters to find excellent feng shui treasures for Ganling; After searching for a long time, I decided to build the imperial tomb in Liangshan, Shaanxi.
You should know that feng shui is an extremely profound knowledge, and you can't decide it if you want to. As we all know, the shape of the discovered Long Mai must be winding; It's very similar to Yamagata. And Long Mai, too straight, is a fierce place in Feng Shui. So the emperor's mausoleum is surrounded by mountains and waters; Pay attention to taking mountains as dragons and water as veins. If the mountain is connected with the mountain, it can make the incense of future generations last forever; If there is water as a companion, it can contain blessings and nourish future generations. After choosing Long Mai, we need to find the grave. And what is the key to this? Gas? The ancients always believed that the body was still alive after death; So the tomb must be chosen where the wind gathers. The best tomb site should be surrounded by mountains in the back and winding water in the front; Only in this way can we bless our children and grandchildren to the greatest extent.
The second requirement for building a tomb is to pay attention to the firmness of the tomb. Although the art of geomantic omen is magical and mysterious, it can't make the tomb strong; This means that the safety of the imperial tomb is a big problem. Therefore, in order to ensure that the imperial tombs are not invaded by grave robbers, emperors of all dynasties have set up special departments to protect the safety and repair of the tombs. However, when a generation of new rights is replaced by old rights, such departments will fall apart; It may even be an inside job, working with grave robbers to dig graves and steal treasures. Third, that is the concealment of the mausoleum. If the imperial tomb only pays attention to firmness and does not pay attention to concealment, it will be dug away sooner or later. After all, no matter how strong the mausoleum is, it will be dug up under long-term excavation and corrosion; Therefore, it is most important to hide the entrance to the imperial tomb.
So, how to ensure the firmness and concealment of the imperial tomb? It depends on the technical level and sense of responsibility of tomb designers and craftsmen. Among the tombs of emperors in the Tang Dynasty, only Ganling was well preserved. Among them are the excellent quality of Ganling and the auspicious day of the goddess. Ganling was not ignored by grave robbers, and even suffered large-scale excavation several times; But every time, I escaped the disaster of being stolen. Liangshan hasn't stopped for a day since the body of Emperor Zetian entered Ganling. For the first time, it was Huang Chao's army in the late Tang Dynasty. As an anti-king in the Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao organized more than 400,000 soldiers and horses to dig tombs. In order to get a lot of wealth buried in Ganling, be a soldier king.
However, the man who claimed to be a scholar almost sent someone to dig half of Liangshan, but he still couldn't find the entrance to Ganling. So unwilling, he led the army to attack Chang 'an, and finally suffered a heavy defeat, so he had to flee empty-handed. During the Five Dynasties, Wen Tao in Yaozhou also began to find trouble with Gan Ling. It can be said that he was born to be the nemesis of the imperial tomb in Li Tang, and only the dry tomb in the Tang Dynasty was not dug by him. However, in the face of Gan Ling, he was also at a loss. Wen Tao organized a large number of troops to excavate the mausoleum three times. But every time he takes people into broad daylight, it will be a storm, and the weather will become sunny after the troops withdraw; So he had no choice but to dig a grave.
Then in the Republic of China, Sun Lianzhong also played the idea of Gan Ling, trying to steal the treasure inside and expand his power; So he took an entire modern reorganization division to rob the tomb. The instruments used to open the tomb are not axes and iron rows, but a large number of guns and shells. Just as he was about to blast the entrance to the mausoleum, dozens of soldiers were killed by the black wind in a strange way. And Sun Lianzhong has a strong belief in ghosts and gods, so he finally left with the divisions. However, no matter how strong the mausoleum is, one day, farmers who quarried near Liangshan in the 1950 s accidentally exploded the entrance of Ganling; So he reported the matter to the country. Even Guo Moruo, who was very happy to rob the tomb, made an excavation plan, but Premier Zhou did not agree to dig Ganling. So in the end, Gan Ling escaped a very dangerous robbery. So far, Ganling has become a scenic spot in China and has been well preserved.