Shadow of the Tomb Raider: A Complete Record of the History of Tomb Raiders in China

Chapter 31 The second wave of tomb robbery: the upsurge of tomb robbery in the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties (4)
I saw strong winds, flying sand and rocks, and the sky that was still clear just now was covered with dark clouds in an instant.These dark clouds are very low, as if they are about to press down on people's heads.Immediately afterwards there was lightning and thunder, and it began to rain heavily.The rain slapped the soldiers' faces, and the grave digging could no longer proceed, so Wen Fangzhi had to order the soldiers to stop to take shelter from the rain.The first time digging the tomb failed like this, Wen Fangzhi walked back in frustration.But to his surprise, there was no rain on the way back to the city.The rain seemed to fall only near Wang Shixie's tomb.The sun was still shining brightly in the city, just as it had been when they left the city.

In this regard, Wen Fangzhi did not give up, but he became more curious about Wang Shixie's tomb.Curiosity tormented him and kept him up all night.Just after dawn the next day, Wen Fangzhi set off with the team again.It was a sunny day just like the previous day.After arriving at Wang Shixie's tomb, Wen Fangzhi and all the soldiers were surprised.The tombstone that was obviously dug down yesterday actually grew up again, and the dug soil was also filled back.The soldiers were all talking in low voices.Wen Fangzhi didn't believe in evil. He thought that the people who watched yesterday must have done it secretly after they went back, and ordered the soldiers to continue excavating the tomb.

The soldiers had to continue digging, and nothing happened when they dug the tombstone again this time.It didn't take long for the soldiers to successfully dig into the coffin inside the mausoleum.

A small attendant beside Wen Fangzhi hurried forward to fight for favor, and was about to chop with an axe.At this time, supernatural things happened again.The clear sky suddenly conceived an earth-shattering thunder explosion somehow.The thunderbolt rushed towards the soldiers with a bunch of fireballs, and the soldiers hurriedly scattered to avoid it.After the thunder exploded, the soldiers all gathered around the mausoleum again.I saw that the little follower who tried to open the coffin just now had already foamed at the mouth and died of exhaustion.The soldiers were all terrified by the sight, and never dared to take a step closer to the coffin.

Wen Fangzhi's heart sank when he saw the follower who was struck to death by lightning.As we have mentioned earlier, Wen Fangzhi is very paranoid, he will not listen to other people's persuasion, and he must find out what he believes in.He drew out the sword in his waist and slashed at the coffin.Afraid of any accidents, the soldiers quickly hugged him and pulled him back.

"My lord, let's go back quickly, it seems that there is indeed a ghost in this mausoleum." A sergeant persuaded.

"I am a great general. I have never seen what a ghost looks like in my life. This time, I finally have this opportunity. I want to open my eyes and see what that ghost can do to me?" Wen Fangzhi was still stubborn. said.

Seeing that he didn't listen, all the soldiers had to let him do things.Wen Fangzhi came to the coffin again and chopped it down.After a while, the coffin was chopped open by him.He looked inside and found nothing unusual except for a well-preserved skeleton.

"Hahaha, it seems that the ghost is also afraid of me and ran away, so I'm fine?" Wen Fangzhi was very proud of his achievements and laughed loudly.

It turned out that the legendary mausoleum was nothing more than that. Wen Fangzhi lost interest in it, and took his soldiers back to the city proudly.Along the way, he was immersed in the joy of his victory.The team was walking forward, suddenly, a gust of wind blew up.The mount under Wen Fangzhi's crotch didn't know whether it was frightened or because of some other reasons, it suddenly rushed forward like a madman.Although Wen Fangzhi has led troops on the battlefield for many years, but he was excitedly thinking about other things, and he didn't pay attention to this horse that has always been very docile.

"Ah!" With a scream, the gust of wind suddenly stopped.The soldiers hurriedly searched for Wen Fangzhi who was carried away by the frightened horse.They found that the horse stopped in a pile of rubble, and Wen Fang on the horse was nowhere to be seen.They ran forward quickly, and the scene in front of them made them feel horrified: Wen Fangzhi fell into the pile of rubble, hitting his head on a big rock.This big rock was already stained red with blood, and Wen Fangzhi, who fell on it, had already died of exhaustion.His eyes were still open in horror, as if he had seen something horrific.

When the soldiers saw this, they all thought that Wen Fangzhi had offended the souls in the tomb by forcibly robbing the tomb, and he was punished.They didn't dare to neglect, they hurriedly carried Wen Fangzhi's body and fled back to the city.

Wen Fangzhi's tomb robbery is an anecdote in the history of tomb robbery in my country.His purpose of robbing the tomb is difficult for many people to understand. It is indeed an unreasonable behavior to rob the tomb just out of curiosity.Wen Fangzhi brought this curiosity about new things to the extreme, and he never let go of the mausoleum, which most people are in awe of.He eventually died because of this curiosity.

The eunuch robbed the tomb and returned to the west

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the social order was extremely chaotic due to the perennial melee between various small countries.Many officials not only failed to fulfill their duties, but some even committed many crimes against the law, and even participated in tomb robbery activities themselves.

In the Southern Dynasties, Wang Xuanxiang, the prefect of Xiapi in the Song Dynasty, also did this kind of thing.

Wang Xuanxiang is the uncle and brother of Wang Xuanmo, Wang Xuanmo (388-468 AD), a general of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty.Zi Yande, a native of Qi, Taiyuan.During the Yixi period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when Liu Yu stationed troops in Xuzhou (Xiapi), Wang Xuanmo was 20 years old. Liu Yu led his army to the Northern Expedition. He met him in Qingzhou and talked about world affairs with him. He was appreciated by Liu Yu and was designated as a historian. ended his career as an official.After the establishment of the Liu Song regime, he successively served as Nanman Joining the Army, Wuchang Prefect, Zhongbing Joining the Army, Ruyin Prefect, Fuguo Sima, Pengcheng Prefect, General Jia Ningshuo, Governor of Yizhou, Governor of Xuzhou, Governor of Jiadu, General of Fuguo, worshiped Prehistoric generals were assassinated in Yuzhou, and Qujiang County was granted the title.Xunfu was the governor of Yuzhou, moved to Ningman school Wei Minzhou governor, and later became doctor Jin Ziguanglu, who led Taichang.Look for the Minister of the Department.He also led the northern election, moved to Pingbei general Xuzhou governor, and transferred to the leading general.He moved to the governor of Qinghai and Jizhou.In addition to the general Jiangzhou Inspector, he found Dr. Zuo Guanglu Kaifu Yitong Third Division, led the guards, moved south to Yuzhou Inspector, died in 81, posthumously called Zhuang Gong.

Wang Xuanmo had carried guns and fought with Liu Yu, and he also helped Liu Yu's grandson, Liu Jun, snatch the emperor's chair from birth to death.With such a big brother under his wing, it would be normal for Wang Xuanxiang to follow behind him as an official. Confucius praised Qi Huangyang for "not avoiding relatives by internal promotion, and not avoiding enemies by external promotion".Wang Xuanmo's recommendation of his uncles and brothers can be called at least half of "Qi Huangyang".A fool knows that the right does not have to expire and become invalid. Wang Xuanmo is not easy to promote his younger brother to be an official. Would he mindlessly appreciate the talent of a stranger and promote a stranger who can't be beaten?If he was promoted, Wang Xuanmo would be short-sighted and turn his elbows outward.So Wang Xuanmo doesn't care what materials his uncles and brothers are?what?Give me a half-time job first.In fact, not only did Wang Xuanxiang become an official, but he was quite a senior official, the prefect of Xiapi.Although Wang Xuanxiang was well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child, but somehow he developed a very weird and withdrawn personality.This man is very bold, not afraid of ghosts and gods, and very greedy for money.He also has a despicable hobby, which is tomb robbery.

In the area of ​​Xiapi under his jurisdiction, he dug here and there, but in the end he couldn't find a complete tomb.This is the most thorough tomb robber of all time.It can be seen how obsessed he is with digging graves, and how prosperous and rampant his tomb robbery business is.So much so that there is a record in "Southern History·Wang Xuanmo Biography": Wang Xuanxiang, the prefect of Xiapi in the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty, "has a good habit of making tombs, and there is no end to the coffin." That is to say, Wang Xuanxiang used his power as a prefect to rob tombs. As long as it can be found, there is not a single tomb that he has not stolen.Wang Xuanxiang's subordinates tried their best to flatter and flatter their superiors in order to get promoted and get rich. Not only did they not dissuade their boss from this weird hobby, some even purposely collected some anecdotes about the mausoleum to report to him in order to gain his trust. .

There is another very interesting story about Wang Xuanxiang robbing the tomb.

One day, Wang Xuanxiang was wandering around in his own garden, he felt very bored and didn't know what to do.Since he carried out a nearly carpet-like sweep of the tombs under his jurisdiction, it is difficult to find ancient tombs that have not been excavated.Because of this, Wang Xuanxiang hadn't robbed a tomb for a long time.This made him feel that life was very boring.He is listless all day long, and he can't even cheer up when he eats.Wang Xuanxiang didn't think about tea or meals all day long, and only hoped that his subordinates would bring him some good news as soon as possible.

Wang Xuanxiang's subordinates saw that the master was very depressed without the tomb robbers, and had lost a lot of weight. They thought that if they could help the master solve his worries at this time, they would definitely be favored, and they searched for the trace of the tomb even more enthusiastically.Hard work pays off, Wang Er, one of Wang Xuanxiang's subordinates, after several months of visits, really found traces of a mausoleum, moreover, this mausoleum is likely to contain many treasures.Although Wang Er's news is just hearsay, without any definite basis, but he is eager to make contributions, so he doesn't care too much.After he inquired about the news, he hurriedly reported it to Wang Xuanxiang excitedly.

Wang Xuanxiang listened to Wang Er's report: a woman appeared on a tomb in the morning, but she disappeared when she looked closely.So he let people find out.While digging, the sound of metal clashing suddenly came from under the servants' shovels and hoes.The servants suddenly became overwhelmed, because they knew that this must be a funeral object dug up.It can be judged from the sound that these funerary objects must be made of precious metals such as gold and silver.Excited by the funerary object, the servants dug up even more frantically.Not long after, they really dug out many golden silkworm bronze figures.These golden silkworm bronze figurines are very exquisitely made, and they look like they belong to rich people.The golden silkworm bronze figurines were dug out one by one, and finally the servants counted them, and there were hundreds more.

After digging the golden silkworm bronze figure, the inner and outer coffins in the mausoleum were exposed.The coffin is well preserved, and even the patterns on the coffin are very bright, without any color change due to years of corrosion.Wang Xuanxiang was very happy to see this beautifully crafted coffin.Because only from this coffin, it can be seen that the identity of the owner of this mausoleum is special.Moreover, the funerary objects in such an exquisite coffin must also be very rich.

Wang Xuanxiang couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart and hastily ordered his servants to open the coffin.All the servants rushed to attack the coffin with all kinds of tools.Some of them hacked with axes, some with crowbars, and some simply smashed with wooden sticks.After a lot of tossing, the lid of the coffin finally came loose.Seeing that it was the final stage, Wang Xuanxiang asked all the servants to retreat, and he wanted to personally open the coffin.

With a "creak", Wang Xuanxiang used the sword in his hand to pry open the coffin.He looked into the coffin with his head and couldn't help being surprised.I saw a woman about twenty years old lying intact in the coffin.This woman is very beautiful, wearing luxurious clothes and expensive jewelry.The woman's face was so lifelike, it was as if she had just fallen asleep.Although she has been corroded for many years, it doesn't seem to affect her at all.His skin is still so delicate and smooth, his hair is still so moist and soft, and even the eyelashes on his eyes are still distinct.Wang Xuanxiang was completely shocked by the woman in the coffin, he couldn't help stretching out his hand, wanting to touch the woman to see if it was real.Unexpectedly, just as he stretched out his hand in front of the woman, something even more surprising happened—the woman actually spoke.

The woman was about 20 years old, her face was the same as when she was alive, she lay there and said, "Please don't touch me. I am the daughter of the Wang family in Donghai, and I should not have died young. However, things are unpredictable, and I also I don’t ask for anything anymore. I just ask you to do good, don’t hurt me, and save me a whole corpse. You can take all the funerary objects in this coffin. If you want to hurt me, I’ve made a ghost I won't let you go, you won't end well." The woman in the coffin still kept her eyes closed, but said with her mouth opening and closing.After saying these words, the female corpse did not move any more.

This scene terrified Wang Xuanxiang and all his servants.The scene of the tomb robbery, which was still full of voices just now, suddenly became quiet, as if even a needle could be heard when it fell on the ground.After a long while like this, Wang Xuanxiang and the servants recovered from the fright.They glanced into the coffin again, seeing that the female corpse hadn't come out of the coffin, they were a little relieved.Only then did they recall what the female corpse had just said about those funeral objects.Wang Xuanxiang also saw the many exquisite funerary objects inside the coffin, including huge pearls, precious agates, and countless gold and silver jewelry.He was deeply attracted by these exquisite funerary objects.This attraction actually overcame his fear of the female corpse, making him involuntarily stretch out his hand to the treasure in the coffin.At first he was just trying to get some, but when he saw that the female corpse didn't respond, he let go of his courage and took out all the gold and silver treasures in the coffin.

Seeing that the master's actions did not arouse the corpse's revenge, all the family members became bold and approached the coffin one after another.Seeing that Wang Xuanxiang had almost obtained the treasures in the coffin, they stretched their hands towards the body of the female corpse.They stripped off the gold and silver jewelry from the female body.A servant saw an exquisite jade bracelet on the arm of the female corpse and wanted to take it off.However, he struggled for a long time, but still couldn't take it off.Seeing that there were many people with mixed hands, he drew his knife and chopped off the arm of the female corpse to snatch the jade bracelet.The female corpse still had a trace of breath, but after all the servants' torment, she died again.Wang Xuanxiang watched the frenzied robbery of the servants and did not stop them.He believed that this was none of his business, he just took out the treasure from the coffin according to the female corpse's words without harming the female corpse itself.As for the act of the servants cutting off the arm of the female corpse, it has nothing to do with him.But his tomb robbery was just like what the female corpse said, and he got his retribution soon.

After Wang Xuanxiang robbed the tomb, he took the people back.His mobilizing tomb robbery activities certainly attracted people from far and near to watch.As a result, the news of the resurrection of a female corpse encountered during the tomb robbery spread like wildfire.His tomb robbery activities soon reached the ears of his cousin Wang Xuanmo.Wang Xuanmo is very different from his cousin.He was very ambitious since he was a child, and he was quickly promoted in the army when he grew up. He successively worked as the governor of Yizhou and the governor of Yuzhou.Later, he was named general of Pingbei, governor of Xuzhou, and governor of Jiadu.Wang Xuanmo was very angry when he heard that his cousin had committed such a hated act of stealing graves.

When Wang Xuanmo knew about it, he immediately decided to exterminate his relatives righteously and reported the criminal behavior of this unworthy cousin.When the imperial court found out about this incident, the entire court was furious, and Wang Xuanxiang was dismissed because of this.So far, Wang Xuanxiang's tomb-robbing career has also come to an end.Soon he fell ill and died.During his tenure as the prefect of Xiapi, he excavated all the large tombs in the territory, and sometimes he was so greedy that he even spared some small tombs.

The dead body is alive, and the dead body speaks, of course it is all absurd and nonsensical rumors. It may be a lie fabricated by people who hate Wang Xuanxiang in order to expand the situation and let everyone know. It is sensational and attracts the attention of the court and society.But it should be true that the tomb of the Queen of the East China Sea was stolen.It was also the unlucky time for Wang Xuanxiang.Wang Xuanxiang dug the lower pit and there were no complete coffins everywhere. Wang Xuanmo didn't care, but why did he just care about this?The problem should be the daughter of the East China Sea Wang family.It turned out that Wang Xuanmo sent people to make a thorough investigation of this strange tomb.The Wang family of the East China Sea is a relative of the royal family of the Western Jin Dynasty, and its representative is Wang Su, the leader of Wei Weizhong and the Marquis of Lanling.Wang Su's daughter married Sima Zhao as his wife and was the biological mother of Emperor Wu of Jin.From this point of view, this is not an ordinary wealthy household.Moreover, the Wang family of Donghai and the Wang family of Langya came from the same line, and the Wang family of Langya was the protagonist of the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty "Wang Ma Shares the World".Although the power of the Donghai Wang family under the Liu Song regime had declined at that time, and Liu Yu also attacked the Langya Wang family's power, but as a famous family with more than a hundred years of history, its political power is still very large.How could Wang Xuanmo dare to offend him, so he had to cut it off immediately, so Wang Xuanmo's behavior was a manifestation of a very politically minded politician.

(End of this chapter)