Master Archaeologist

Chapter 231 About the past of the Marquis of Haihun

"Shen Hai fainted, and Wucheng was established."

This is a folk song widely circulated on the west bank of Poyang Lake.

Haihun Hou Country, this Hou country located in the Poyang Basin, was originally a densely populated and prosperous place in historical records.

However, after more than 600 years of prosperity, it suddenly disappeared from history.

There are various speculations about the reasons for the annihilation recorded in the history books.

For many years, no one knew what happened more than 2000 years ago.

When and how did the Marquis of Haihun disappear? Was it the decline of commercial migration to the south, was it destroyed by an earthquake that destroyed landslides and mountains as recorded in history books, or did it sleep peacefully at the bottom of Poyang Lake as sung in folk songs?

There are too many unsolved mysteries hidden in a kingdom of Haihun.

For many years, this mysterious ancient city that has disappeared for thousands of years on the west bank of Poyang Lake, like an ancient Pompeii in the East, is still constantly mentioned by local people.

Moreover, it was also spied on by tomb robbers in various ways.

Although there are not many records of Haihunhou in the history books.

However, the few records undoubtedly outline the image of a prince who is fatuous and innocent, and lives a very luxurious and extravagant life.

For most of the tomb robbers, Haihunhou in their impression was a wealthy nobleman of the Western Han Dynasty.

Because he used to be an emperor, he once took a large amount of treasures from the palace, and after he became Marquis of Haihun, he never offered gold to the central government.

During the period of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty, a "Golden Law" was promulgated, which roughly meant that the princes and princes had to hand in a certain amount of gold every year for ancestor sacrifices.

In fact, this is a means of controlling the money in the hands of the princes and princes and strengthening the centralization of power.

When it came to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used the lack of fineness of gold as an excuse to kill a large number of princes and nobles in one go. Not only did they ransack their homes and enrich the treasury, but they also cleaned up a number of princes, so that the number of nobles in the country was controlled at one healthy ratio.

In the period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the gold system was still a sharp sword hanging over the heads of princes and princes.

However, Haihunhou is different.

According to historical records, because Haihunhou was the emperor, he threatened the throne of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty very much.

So even though Haihunhou has been actively trying to integrate into the political group during Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty was still very guarded against him.

Not only did Haihunhou not be allowed to come to Chang'an to see him.

Even the once-a-year tribute of wine, Haihunhou voluntarily applied to go to Chang'an to offer wine, but was rejected by Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.

In other words, Haihunhou does not need to go to Chang'an to offer gold.

Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty had only one request for him, to stay in this corner of Jiangxi honestly, and it is best not to move until he dies.

Therefore, although Haihunhou didn't have many food towns, he was able to save a lot of wealth because he didn't need to be harvested by the central government every year.

More importantly, there is no way to pass on his money.

Because after the death of Marquis Haihun, his two successors died one after another before they could succeed to the throne.

Whether their deaths were purely accidental or malicious from Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty is unknown to modern people.

However, because Liu He's two sons died before they could succeed to the throne, the sheriff of Yuzhang County at that time went to the Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, thinking that the Marquis of Haihun would not be blessed by God. The Hunhou family is extinct!
Then, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty expelled Haihunhou from the country.

Now that the line of Haihunhou is no longer passed on, all the treasures belonging to Haihunhou Liu He naturally don't need to continue to be passed down, they can only be brought into the grave by Haihunhou.

This is a special social system of the Han Dynasty.

After the death of Marquis Haihun, because the Marquis position was not inherited, all of Liu He's treasures had to be buried with him, and there was no need to inherit it.

Therefore, the wealth of King Yiai that Liu He passed down from his father, King Ai of Changyi Liu Wei, plus the wealth of Marquis Haihun he had accumulated over the years, all had to be brought into the tomb.

As for the restoration of the Haihunhou state later, it was already the time of Emperor Han Yuan. The old Liu family not only knew how to settle accounts after the fall, but also knew how to follow the fall.

Generally, the nobles who offended the current emperor were deprived of the title of marquis at that time, and when they became the next emperor, they would be reinstated by the emperor.

But when Haihunhou's family was restored to the title, Liu He had been buried for decades, and the treasure had already been brought into the soil, and it was impossible to dig it out for the living Haihunhou to use.

Therefore, Liu He, the first Marquis of Haihun, is definitely a treasure boy!
Can the tomb robbers of all ages not miss him?

Throughout the dynasties, many tomb robbers tried to find the tomb of Liu He, the first Marquis of Haihun.

And to find the tomb of Marquis Haihun, one must look for it from his title.

The title "Haihun" does not mean that Liu He is stupid.

This is a place name, and most of the titles of Liehou in the Han Dynasty were place names.

Han people usually refer to lakes as "seas", and Haihunhou's sea refers to Poyang Lake.

The word "hun", which dates back to oracle bone inscriptions, means the sun sets. The so-called dusk refers to the scene of the sun setting.

And the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and this Marquis of Haihun actually refers to "the place on the west side of Poyang Lake, where the sun sets."

They are also looking for this place name. For thousands of years, countless tomb robbers have tried to find the location of Haihunhou Kingdom and the tomb of Liu He, the first Haihunhou.

It's a pity that Haihunhou still has a bit of destiny on him.

Coincidentally, after the Five Dynasties, the Marquis of Haihun fell into Poyang Lake due to an earthquake and became an underwater marquis.

The tomb of Haihunhou also sank into the water.

In ancient times, ancient tomb robbers were obviously incapable of digging an underwater tomb.

This also allowed the tomb of Marquis Haihun to be preserved forever.

In 2006, the water level of Poyang Lake dropped sharply. Dozens of huge decaying wooden piles attracted people's curious eyes by the Lutanxiu River across Yongxiu County and Wucheng Town.

The Poyang Basin on the west bank of Poyang Lake has been revealed again.

Wooden piles, chaff, porcelain pieces, tiles, tombstones... many remnants that "recovered from the sun" in the lake seem to remind people of this ancient kingdom of the sea that sank at the bottom of the water.

The forgotten tomb of Liu He, Marquis of Haihun, is also recalled by modern tomb robbers again.

The Fengtu located on Mt. Dundun was soon discovered by tomb robbers.

But I don't know if the level of tomb robbers is getting lower and lower, or because of the passage of time, some tomb robbers have been lost.

The tomb robber who appeared on Haihunhou's tomb again tried to rob the hole many times, but failed to break into the main tomb.

On the contrary, the gang of tomb robbers who robbed Mrs. Haihunhou's tomb this time were pretty good at it. They really gave them a hole to break into Mrs. Haihunhou's tomb.

But before they had time to steal the main tomb of Marquis Haihun next door, the local Cultural Relics Bureau received a tip and came to protect the tomb.

This allowed Haihunhou's main tomb to be preserved.

And now, the tomb of Marquis Haihun, which has been covered in dust for more than 2000 years and soaked underwater for more than 1000 years, is finally coming to light.

　The Haihunhou Kingdom only surfaced in 2006.

　　However, the tomb of Marquis Haihun on Dundun Mountain is estimated to have surfaced for hundreds of years.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)