After hearing what Wen Qingshan said, I couldn't help but be shocked: "What! So many terracotta warriors and horses are just a small part of the burial pit? So how big should the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum itself be!?"
Wen Qingshan told me: "The Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin was built in 246 BC. It was not completed until 208 BC, when the Qin Dynasty was in danger, by his son Qin II. It took thirty-nine years and was very large in scale.
It is so vast that it is known as the eighth wonder of the world. According to
According to current public information, the entire cemetery covers an area of 56.25 square kilometers. The original height of the tomb was 50 feet, which is almost 115 meters today. Below the tomb is the underground palace, which is square in shape. All the buildings in the imperial tomb are centered on the underground palace.
, outside the underground palace wall is the cemetery
The inner and outer city walls symbolize the imperial city and palace city of the capital. According to historical records, there are various palaces built in the imperial tombs, and around the imperial tombs, there are also a large number of funerary pits and tombs with different shapes and connotations.
More than 400 of them have been discovered so far. It can be said that Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum is the largest in the world.
It is the largest imperial mausoleum with the most unique structure and the richest connotation. Not only does it contain countless rare treasures, but it also displays a large number of lost ancient books. Someone once predicted that once the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang is revealed, it may even change the entire world.
The history of China before the Qin Dynasty.”
After listening to what Wen Qingshan said, I couldn't help but wonder: "Since Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum is of such great significance, why not excavate Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum?"
Wen Qingshan smiled and said: "It is not easy to excavate Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum. Since ancient times, countless people have tried to excavate Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum. Xiang Yu even mobilized an army of 300,000 to conduct large-scale excavations, but in the end they all ended in vain."
"It's just a mausoleum. Is it so difficult to dig?" I asked in confusion.
"Not only is it difficult to excavate, even with the current technical level, it can be said to be very difficult to excavate the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang without destroying the cultural relics inside the tomb. On the one hand, it is because the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is located hundreds of meters deep underground.
The top is covered with solid soil, and digging it out won't happen overnight. On the other hand, the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang contains a large amount of highly toxic mercury. It is also said to be full of hidden weapons, and it is even said to have a guardian beast."
When Wen Qingshan said this, I immediately said: "I know that it contains a lot of mercury. It is said that the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin used mercury as the basis for hundreds of rivers, rivers and seas. However, I don't think this statement is very reliable!"
"Why is it unreliable?" Wen Qingshan asked.
I replied naturally: "Think about it, if mercury is used to make rivers, lakes and seas, how much mercury would be needed? How could there be so much mercury more than two thousand years ago!"
Wen Qingshan listened and said with a smile: "Your analysis is very reasonable. Mercury was indeed not common during the Qin Dynasty. Most people did not even know what mercury was. But at that time, there was one person who was able to provide a large amount of mercury for the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.
of mercury!”
I was slightly startled: "Oh, who is he?"
Wen Qingshan replied: "This person's name is Ba Qing. Because she is a widow, she is also called Ba Qingqing. Ba Qingqing is the richest man in the Qin Dynasty and the eldest sister in the eyes of Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang respects her very much. Legend has it that her
Her family's wealth rivaled that of the country, and was even greater than the entire treasury of the Qin State. Not only did she provide a large amount of cinnabar and mercury for the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin, but it is said that she even funded the construction of the Great Wall of Qin."
When Wen Qingshan said this, I was surprised and said: "Holy crap! There is such a famous figure in history! And she is also a widow! How come I have never heard of it!"
Wen Qingshan continued: "In the Qin Dynasty, Ba Qingqing was the only person who could be on an equal footing with Qin Shihuang, but she was also very mysterious. Even the records of her in history books were quite rare. The most detailed record is ""
There are also very few records about her in "Historical Records and Biographies of Huo Shi".
Hundreds of words. The book says: Ba Widow Qing was the first to get the elixir point, and she was good at its benefits for several generations, and her family was in trouble. Qing was a widow, and she could keep her property, use her money to defend herself, and not see any infringement. Emperor Qin considered chastity
When a woman comes to stay as a guest, she builds a platform for her to conceive her. A widow from a poor country in the Qing Dynasty, who is polite and has resisted thousands of vehicles, has become famous all over the world. Isn't it because of her wealth?"
When I heard that it was written in classical Chinese, my head felt swollen, and I quickly said: "Boss Wen, don't talk about classical Chinese for me. Talk more popularly. What does this record mean?"
Wen Qingshan smiled and said: "Haha, let me translate this sentence in vernacular: Ba Widow Qing, whose ancestors obtained cinnabar mines, lived on the experience of cinnabar for several generations, and the family wealth is incalculable. In order to keep it, Ba Widow Qing
The family business supports a huge family
Private armed forces, Qin Shihuang respected her as a chaste wife and built a luxurious monument for her in her hometown - Huaiqing Terrace. A widow in a remote country was able to have the strength to compete with Wan Chenggong, all because she was too
Because of the wealth."
After listening to Wen Qingshan's explanation in vernacular, instead of being able to resolve my doubts, I became even more confused: "She is just running a cinnabar business, how can she make so much money?"
Wen Qingshan said: "You don't know something about this. At that time, people were obsessed with seeking the elixir of immortality. Especially after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries and annexed the world, cinnabar, a raw material for alchemy, was in great supply and sales.
After seeing the business opportunities, Ba Widow Qing quickly spread his production and sales network across the country and became a monopoly company in the cinnabar industry at that time, thereby amassing a huge wealth that is as rich as the world."
"Then where did she get her mercury?" I asked.
"Mercury is mainly extracted from cinnabar, so only Ba Widow Qing can provide a large amount of mercury to Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum."
"According to this, the mercury lake and sea in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang may be true?"
Wen Qingshan nodded.
I thought for a moment and then asked: "However, since Ba Widow Qing was such an outstanding figure at the time, why is it rarely recorded in historical books?"
Wen Qingshan said: "I am also very puzzled about this. This person is indeed quite mysterious, and many of her actions are also contrary to the current politics of the Qin Dynasty. For example, Qin Shihuang emphasized agriculture and suppressed business, but Ba Widow Qing not only managed business with the palace
Closely related to the cinnabar trade, and almost monopolized the cinnabar industry in the Qin Dynasty. Furthermore, after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he immediately confiscated
The weapons of the world were transported to Xianyang for melting, and twelve bronze figures weighing 30,000 kilograms were cast and placed in the palace. He also promulgated a law: the weapons of the world are not allowed to be kept privately. This shows that Qin Shihuang is very taboo on civilian armed forces.
.But despite this, Ba Widow Qing had a private armed force comparable to an army, which was simply unimaginable at the time."
After listening to what Wen Qingshan said, I couldn't help but sigh: "Isn't this Widow Ba Qing having an affair with Qin Shihuang? How can she enjoy so many privileges!?"
Wen Qingshan raised his head and smiled: "Haha, let's not say that there are historians who think so, but I do think there is another possibility."
"What's possible?" I asked hurriedly.
"Ba Widow Qing started his business by dealing in cinnabar, and the main use of cinnabar in ancient times was to refine elixirs. Therefore, Ba Widow Qing himself is most likely an outsider who is proficient in alchemy."
At this point, Wen Qingshan suddenly changed the topic and asked me: "Do you know where Ba Widow Qing is from?"
"How do I know! If I hadn't heard you talk about it, I wouldn't have known there was such a leading figure in history!"
"Actually, Widow Ba's surname is not Ba. Ba means Bajun. Because no one knows her real name, she is called Bajun. The Bajun referred to in the Qin Dynasty refers to the area around Chongqing and Sichuan today. According to
Historical records record that the First Emperor of Qin ordered the governor of Ba County to build the Huaiqing Tower for the widow Ba in order to commend her for her chastity. The Huaiqing Tower is located in Changshou District, Chongqing and has been preserved to this day."
"That means she is from Chongqing, but so what?"
Wen Qingshan smiled and said: "Haha, it's not special that she is from Chongqing. The key is that she is a longevity person from Chongqing!"
"What's so special about this?" I asked curiously.
"The special thing about Changshou District in Chongqing lies in the word 'chanshou'. There is a legend about the origin of this place name." Wen Qingshan told me this.
It is said that during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Dai Quheng, the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, went to the countryside to investigate the public sentiment. He was passing by Shuanglongchang and encountered a heavy rain. He rested in a hotel to take shelter from the rain. He saw a courtyard opposite the hotel decorated with lanterns and colorful drums.
Music was blaring, music was playing non-stop, people were coming and going, and it was very lively. Just when I was about to ask what happened, I saw an old man with white hair and a silver beard reaching to his chest. He was about ninety years old. He came to the shop to sell wine. He claimed to be Mr.
Grandpa celebrates his birthday.
After hearing this, Qu Heng's interest arose spontaneously, and he asked the old man: "How old is your grandfather?" The old man replied with a smile: "My grandfather is one hundred and fifty years old." Dai Quheng became more and more surprised, and when he was about to ask more questions, he asked again
I saw a middle-aged man in his forties coming to the old man, calling him grandpa, and bringing you an umbrella. After a while, another child came jumping up and down happily, calling the umbrella sender grandpa, and asked him to go back and say birthday wishes.
salute.
Dai Quheng could no longer hold back here, so he went to Shou Weng's house to congratulate him in person. While the guests and hosts were chatting, the host observed the appearance of the visitor and felt that the visitor's conversation was extraordinary, so he took out the four treasures of the study and asked him to write an inscription as a souvenir. Dai Quheng did not shirk the responsibility.
took over
With his pen, he wrote the four characters "huayanopuwen" in flying colors. The master was puzzled by the meaning and asked him for advice. Dai Quheng started each sentence with each character and wrote four lines of poetry: "The sixty-year-old has two and a half wheels, and his eyes are watching.
Seventh generation grandson; encountering wind and rain, Wen Xing
To the birthday boy." The inscription below was: "The emperor's disciples are disciples of the emperor." The guests of honor suddenly realized that the guest was the prime minister of the dynasty and the emperor's teacher. Everyone couldn't help but respect him. Dai Quheng learned about this ancient story through his inspection.
Lewen County, an old and civilized county, has fertile land, rich products, beautiful mountains and rivers, pleasant scenery, simple folk customs, and a love of labor. There are many centenarians. So he returned to the court to play the emperor of tomorrow, and starting from September of that year, he changed his name to Lewen County.