One day in 1965, several farmers were working in the fields on Xiangshan (formerly known as Rentai Mountain) about 1 km outside Xinminmen in the northern suburbs of Nanjing.
Suddenly, the hoe in a farmer's hand hit something very hard, and then the farmer leaned down to watch. When he saw clearly what the hoe hit, his back began to feel cold. Although anti-feudal superstition propaganda had been carried out for a long time, as a farmer with a low level of education, he was still frightened by the scene in front of him.
He actually dug a tomb made of blue bricks!
Judging from the color of the bricks, this tomb should be an ancient tomb with a long history. Subsequently, the news that farmers in Xiangshan dug ancient tombs was reported to the Nanjing cultural relics department, and archaeological experts quickly gathered in Xiangshan, Nanjing.
When experts entered an ancient tomb, they found hundreds of red beads in the tomb. The size of the beads was about 0.4--0.6 cm. When these red beads were sent to the laboratory and the results were identified, even the gentle archaeological expert couldn't help but curse:
I have wasted my daughter's life and wasted my time as a father!
What is going on?
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Extremely luxurious funerary objects
After receiving calls from farmers, Nanjing’s cultural relics department quickly dispatched a team of experts to Xiangshan to conduct rescue excavations. After surveying the periphery of the tomb, the experts were relieved. tone.
Although this ancient tomb is very old, the seal of the tomb is very complete and has not been damaged, and no robber holes have been found around the tomb. This means that the ancient tomb has not been damaged in any way, and the grave objects inside It is a very complete state.
During the excavation of the tomb, experts also discovered a lot of gold and silver jewelry, including two of the more precious burial objects, each of which is priceless!
The first precious burial object - Parrot Cup !
Whether it is Luo Binwang , Li Bai , or Lu Zhaolin , they have all described this magical small wine glass in their poems. The parrot cup unearthed here is 10.5 cm high and 14.3 cm long. It is inlaid with gold, silver and jade and looks very delicate.
Frankly speaking, this is an original Nautilus . It is not called the Parrot Cup because it looks like a parrot, but because these wine glasses are made of Nautilus, so it has this name. .
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The reason why the parrot cup is loved by celebrities and elegant people is because it has a very unique "advantage". Although the shape of the parrot cup is not big, it can hold a lot of wine because of its unique structure. When you drink from a parrot cup, you feel endless and happy, so it is highly praised by people who like to drink.
Of course, for Immortal Li Bai, who is addicted to alcohol, drinking from a parrot cup is naturally a pleasure, but for people with a small capacity for alcohol, one cup will probably knock him down.
The second precious burial object is the "jewelry jacket"!
Archaeological experts found thousands of strong shell objects in the coffin of Wang Danhu's tomb. These strong shell objects used to be tied up with ropes. After thousands of years, the ropes rotted, so they were let go.
The real "jeweled jacket" is actually a short shirt woven with various treasures. It is dazzling and gorgeous when worn on the body.
Logically speaking, in ancient times, only the royal family or super nobles were qualified to wear this kind of clothing. After all, such a piece of clothing is absolutely priceless. Ordinary people may never have seen it, let alone the truth.
The funerary objects in the tomb are so rich and expensive, so who is the owner of the tomb?
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The noble daughter of the " Langya Wang family " who was buried next to her father's tomb: Wang Danhu
As the excavation deepened, experts finally found an epitaph representing the identity of the owner of the tomb in the tomb. In the epitaph The names of three people appeared in it, namely Wang Bin, Wang Xingzhi and Wang Danhu.
According to the information provided on the epitaph, experts quickly determined the identity of the owner of the tomb. He was the tomb of Wang Bin, a representative of the Langya Wang family, the head of the four famous families in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
We all learned a poem when we were in primary and secondary school. There is this sentence in the poem:
"In the old days, the king's swallow in front of the hall flew into the homes of ordinary people."
The "king" in it refers to the Wang family of Langya.
The Langya Wang family developed in the Cao Wei years and reached its peak in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In addition to the royal family, the Langya Wang family was the largest family at that time and ranked first among the four major families. It is known as "the king and the horse share the world" statement. "Wang" naturally refers to the Langya Wang family, and "Ma" refers to the Sima royal family.
From this, we can see that the identity of the family in the tomb group is extremely prominent. It is no wonder that so many precious funerary objects were unearthed in the tombs.
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After knowing the identity of the owner of the tomb, the excavation work was relatively simple. However, when the experts completed the survey of the entire tomb, they discovered something incredible.
Wang Bin’s remains are not in the tomb!
As I said before, this ancient tomb has not been damaged and the sealed door is well preserved. But what about the remains? Ran away by yourself?
According to interviews with the surrounding people, the experts got a very critical piece of information. In order to dig out soil and burn bricks, the local people once dug out some special "things" in this area, but unfortunately they have been destroyed.
Experts speculate that Wang Bin’s body and coffin may have disappeared in the process.
Although Wang Bin's coffin was not found, there was a coffin parked in a tomb next to his tomb. There was also an ancient corpse inside, but there was a woman in the coffin.
At first everyone thought these were the remains of Wang Bin’s wife, but after reading the epitaph in the tomb, they discovered that this woman turned out to be Wang Bin’s eldest daughter—Wang Danhu!
Wang Danhu’s epitaph
What is strange is why Wang Bin’s daughter Wang Danhu was buried in the tombs of the Wang family?
In that era, after a woman died, she would be buried in the cemetery of the man’s family. There was absolutely no such thing as burial back in the cemetery of her parents’ family! Such a thing would not have happened in ancient times, and based on the family background of the Langya King family, this situation would definitely not be allowed to happen, but why did it really happen?
Experts then interpreted and studied Wang Danhu, a historical figure, and finally speculated on the reason why she never got married.
According to the epitaph discovered, Wang Danhu was already fifty-eight years old when she died. It was not because she died young, and her husband’s name was not found in Wang Danhu’s epitaph. Divorce was impossible in that era, so the answer is only One - Wang Danhu never married !
However, this answer left experts even more confused. Considering the status of the Langya Wang family at that time, when Wang Danhu came of age, the young talents who came to propose marriage would definitely level the threshold of the Wang family's mansion. No matter how unattractive Wang Danhu is, he will definitely not be unable to get married.
Moreover, in that dynasty, if a woman did not get married when she reached the marriage age, her parents would have to bear certain responsibilities. Judging from this, there must be some special reason why Wang Danhu couldn't get married.
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What is the reason? Next, let’s talk about the purpose of the hundreds of red balls in the tombs.
The red elixir that made experts curse
When the experts opened Wang Danhu's coffin, they found a lacquer box containing more than 200 red balls. At first, experts thought it was some kind of jewelry, but when the red ball was sent to the laboratory and the ingredients were tested, the experts were angry.
This red elixir is the "Five Stone Powder" that was once highly praised by the nobles and became famous!
The main component of Wushi Powder is cinnabar , also known as cinnabar . The main component of cinnabar is mercury sulfide ! This so-called Wushi Powder contains 86.2% mercury! Clearly, this is a poison!
So why is there so much poison in Wang Danhu’s coffin? Could it be that Wang Bin, as the father, poisoned his daughter?
This is naturally impossible. Next, let’s get to know the “famous” Wu Shi San.
The earliest Wushi Powder was invented by Zhang Zhongjing. Its main ingredients are amethyst quartz, white quartz, stone sulfur, red stone fat and stalactites. Because it contains five kinds of minerals, it is called Wu Shi Powder. This prescription is specially given to patients with typhoid fever and can effectively treat typhoid fever.
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But when this prescription came into the hands of Cao Cao 's adopted son He Yan , it changed.
The five medicinal materials including amethyst and quartz before were replaced by cinnabar, realgar , alum and other medicinal materials by He Yan, who was addicted to wine and sex. The Wushi Powder at this time is completely opposite to the previous Wushi Powder.
Wushi Powder invented by He Yan will make the whole body feel hot after taking it, and it can also confuse people's hearts in the short term.
After understanding the efficacy of Wushi Powder, everyone will know what kind of medicine these red beads are, but even so, under the promotion of He Yan, Wushi Powder became the most sought after elixir of immortality by the nobles of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Medicine . Not only Wang Danhu likes to take this elixir, but also Wang Xizhi.
Under the "packaging" of some people, the poison Wushisan has become an elixir that can strengthen the body. If this medicine is taken for a long time, it will cause great damage to the human body, and for women, it can also cause Reproductive system disorders, including infertility.
Then the reason why Wang Danhu never married is very obvious.
Because of his father Wang Bin's favor, Wang Danhu was also obsessed with the pursuit of immortality, and took the expensive Five Stone Powder all day long, which eventually damaged his body and made himself infertile.
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In that era, there were three types of unfilial piety, and the worst was not having children.
No matter how prominent the Langya Wang family is, how can a woman who is infertile and obsessed with immortality be able to marry? Even if you can get married, you will definitely be rejected.
After understanding this, everyone can understand the reasons why the experts are yelling.
Although Wang Bin doted on his daughter, he also ruined his daughter's life. The reason was just because of a small five-stone scatter.
