Now that the tomb raiding officers have arranged and the tomb raiding troops have been set up, there is no shortage of tomb raiding activities. So whose tomb did Cao Cao steal in history? Although these things are not easy to record in historical materials, it is certain that Cao Cao did steal the tomb of Liu Wu in Liang Xiaowang during the Western Han Dynasty.
Yang Shoujing, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, said in the Notes on Water Classics: "Cao Cao led his troops into the village, sent Liang Xiaowang's tomb, and broke the coffin and collected tens of thousands of Jin." Cao Cao entered Mangdang Mountain with grave robbers, dug Liang Xiaowang's grave and got tens of thousands of pounds of jewelry. Some friends may say that this book was written by scholars in the Qing Dynasty. How can you take it seriously? However, in Wei Chunqiu, written by historians in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there is also a record of Chen Lin's "battle" for Cao, in which it is said: "It is still appropriate to be respectful to the late emperor and mother, and to respect the pine, cypress and mulberry seeds in the grave, while Cao Cao led the school officials to personally explore, break the coffin and rob the treasure." The people are sad to make the sacred dynasty cry. He also sent a senior commander to touch a captain Jin, and all the bones were exposed. "
This means that Cao Cao used his army to dig the graves of Liang Xiaowang Liu Wu and his Li Xinyu, and personally directed the collection of treasures. There are countless treasures in the mausoleum. With this grave robbery, Cao Cao supported his soldiers for more than three years. The article also accused Cao Cao of stealing property, disrespecting the deceased and throwing the bones of the deceased all over the floor.
Liu Wu is the son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the younger brother of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and the uncle of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu was the King of Liang before his death. Dou Fangyi, the queen of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, likes Liu Wu, the youngest son of Liang Wang very much, so she gives him everything well. His power is almost the same as that of her emperor brother Han Jingdi. His country is like a country, China. According to historical records, he also has the right to cast money and sell smuggled salt, which is not appropriate to describe as rich as an enemy. Because his vassal state itself is like a country, he also accumulated a lot of treasures. Although Emperor Han Jing later punished him, after Liu Wu's death, Emperor Han Jing also regretted it and gave Liu Wu, the king of Liang, a heavy burial. Therefore, when Cao Cao seized the cemetery of Liang, he thought of making a windfall by robbing the tomb.