I'm full of rebellion against fate

Chapter 433 The Torrent of History

Dongfang He disappeared for a long time before returning. He said, "It will take more than a year to explore this cemetery. Since we are already here, I will take you to see another ancient tomb here. It is also the first underwater tomb discovered by the Flower Planting Family."

Chang Ningchen pondered, and then the answer popped out of Shen Chen's head. He said: "What was discovered underwater... is the Ming Dynasty's ancestral tomb?"

Dongfang He smiled and nodded. He saw that the CD of his skill was over, so he took Chang Ningchen to see the Ming Zuling Mausoleum.

When Chang Ningchen looked at the yellow river in front of him, he asked in confusion: "Which year of the Ming Dynasty Mausoleum are you taking me to see?!"

Dongfang He looked at the Yellow River and said, "The Ming Dynasty Mausoleum in 1949."

The Ming Zu Mausoleum is the cenotaph for the great-grandfather Zhu Bailiu, great-great-grandfather Zhu Sijiu, and grandfather Zhu Chuyi of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. It is also the actual burial place of his grandfather.

After Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he posthumously honored his great-grandfather as Emperor Xuan, his great-great-grandfather as Emperor Heng, his grandfather as Emperor Yu, and his father as Emperor Chun.

Zhu Yuanzhang's family was not well-educated, so their names were so sloppy. As for why Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather was buried in this place, according to records, a Taoist priest once predicted: "If you are buried here, an emperor will be born." This place is considered to be a Feng Shui treasure land and the location of the dragon vein.

To sum up: after burying an ancestor emperor, new emperors will continue to emerge from the Zhu family.

Chang Ningchen: This feng shui concept was very important to ancient flower growers, especially emperors who wanted their rule to last for thousands of years, and some even wanted to ask heaven for another 500 years.

Dongfang He: Are you sure that’s not a song?

Chang Ningchen: If you all want to be the emperor, then you must think so too! Zhu Yuanzhang chose to build his mausoleum here in the hope of improving his family's fortune.

Construction of this imperial mausoleum began in the 18th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty and was completed in the 11th year of the Yongle reign, spanning 28 years. It bears the glory and sorrow of three generations of the Zhu family. The mausoleum originally featured three walls, thousands of halls, pavilions, and offices, as well as a broad sacred path and massive stone carvings.

It is obvious that this dragon vein has some water. The fourth generation of war god of the Zhu family directly led the Ming Dynasty into a pit. Later descendants of the Zhu family all had artistic bacteria, but they were not good at being emperors. Although the last one worked hard to be the emperor, the collapse of the building could not be supported by a single brick.

In the 1963th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, the Yellow River took over the Huai River, and the Ming Ancestral Mausoleum was swallowed by the Yellow River. The Ming Ancestral Mausoleum reappeared in , when a severe drought exposed the submerged Ming Ancestral Mausoleum.

All the existing relics of the Ming Zu Mausoleum are symmetrically distributed on the 250-meter-long central axis of the sacred road. Their arrangement order from south to north is: the sacred road stone statues, the ruins of the Jinshui Bridge, the ruins of the Lingxing Gate, the ruins of the Xiangdian and the Xuan Palace. The other original buildings in the mausoleum area no longer exist.

The most complete are 19 pairs of stone statues and 2 pairs of watchtowers, each weighing several tons and finely carved. Among them, the Huabiao is 6.08 meters high and the lion weighs 21.25 tons. It is very majestic and demonstrates the royal style.

Chang Ningchen looked at the vast expanse of the Yellow River. Could Dongfang He possibly want to take him underwater? Couldn't he take him back to the 11th year of the Yongle reign to see the Ming Dynasty's mausoleum during its heyday?

If you want to go underwater, the Ming Dynasty Mausoleum is still submerged in water! You can still explore the tomb underwater.

Moreover, the crayfish here is very famous. During this period, no one had yet developed the crayfish industry.

Dongfang He looked at the Yellow River. Underwater tomb exploration was also one of his dreams, but in the current situation, if you want to see the Ming Dynasty Mausoleum clearly, you must first fight the Yellow River.

Moreover, the cultural relics are all soaked in water. The mausoleum here was flooded, and the tomb chamber was not built by finding a space under the water. Therefore, even if you enter the tomb chamber, it will be full of water.

Chang Ningchen looked at Dongfang He, who had a melancholy face, and comforted him, "Next time we come here to travel, if you want to go underwater to see it, not only can you not see clearly underwater, but there is also a lot of silt. Many buildings have been knocked down and washed away by the flood. Even if there are any buildings, they are buried in the mud."

At that time, many stone statues were worn away by stones, mud and other things in the water. Some of the faces of the stone statues were even worn flat. If they wanted to go into the water, they probably could not withstand such an underwater environment.

How could they possibly win against nature? The government spent over a decade building a 3000-meter-long flood dam to hold back the lake, thus protecting the Ming Mausoleum. Restoration efforts began only after the water dried up, leaving many of the original stone statues severely damaged.

The reason why the Xuan Palace has been soaked in water is that although the floodgates block the lake water outside, they cannot block the groundwater. There are springs in the underground palace that are the same as the lake water outside. The groundwater cannot be drained out at all. Not to mention tomb robbers, even archaeological teams cannot do it when exploring the tomb.

There is a saying that goes, "It takes a thousand years to dry and ten thousand years to wet, and only half a year to be neither dry nor wet." Cultural relics can be better protected by being soaked in water and isolated from the air. The underground palace is still soaked in water, which means that Zhu Yuanzhang's father has been sleeping in water for more than 300 years.

Zhu Yuanzhang's grandfather and great-grandfather were buried in cenotaphs, but his father was actually buried there.

Zhu Chongba and his wife were buried in the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. The tomb was dug into the mountain, and the passage was sealed, merging with the mountain. Crown Prince Yiwen was buried in the Ming Eastern Mausoleum.

The Ming Tombs are the mausoleums of fourteen emperors from the time when Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty came to power until the time when Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty came to power at Coal Hill.

In addition, this crayfish capital originally belonged to Anhui, but due to the devastating flood in 1955, it was assigned to the Thirteen Guardians for flood control.

This means that there will be floods here in the future, and then there will be a severe drought in more than ten years. Flower-growing countries are really suffering from many disasters.

The Ming Dynasty's ancestral tomb in the water can no longer be seen. Next time, we will find a more interesting tomb. Chang Ningchen took Dongfang He back to the work site to continue digging the earth. After all, the previous work was not finished yet.

Dongfang He's ability is to choose the time and place to arrive at the ancient tomb. The time and the outside world are calculated separately. In addition, he can come out at will, but once he comes out, he can no longer return to the original time and space.

Returning to their original workplace was like waking up from a dream. After waking up, they had to face their work and return to the earthwork to continue exploring.

If they came across the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, they could dig in that tomb until retirement. After all, it is still being excavated. If they need to continue digging on a large scale, their descendants can do it for seven generations.

In addition, many tombs have been explored but not excavated because current technology does not support it. There is a fear that excavation will damage the cultural relics. After all, the colors of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses that were originally colorful when placed underground oxidize not long after they are unearthed.

The originally tough silk became as tough as tofu, the food box filled with delicious food broke into pieces when touched, and the beautiful face turned into dry bones.

Speaking of dry bones, Chang Ningchen turned and asked Dongfang He: "Are there any tombs that are better preserved?"

Speaking of well-preserved ancient tombs, Dongfang He replied, "Achen, do you want to go see the Mawangli mound?"