Guo Jie (Guo Jie pronunciation)

No. 10 Liu Pengli

Liu Pengli is the grandson of Emperor Wen of Han DynastyGuo XieHis father, King Xiao of Liang, was also a figure in history and played an important role in suppressing the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms. However, what his son Liu Pengli, King of Jidong, did was regrettable. It is said that Liu Pengli became the King of Jidong and did not do anything to manage government affairs and enjoy the fun with the people. Not only was he arrogant and illegal, he actually had some bad habits. He liked to take his domestic slaves to the streets in the evening to kill and rob people. It didn't take long to kill hundreds of people, making people in the area under his jurisdiction afraid to go out at night. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty really couldn't stand him, so he deposed him as a common man and demoted him to the supreme mediocre. However, in addition to this hobby, this guy also likes to dig the graves of his predecessors, and then whip and burn the corpses after digging. It can really be said to have committed all kinds of evil. Others dig graves secretly. Judging from Liu Pengli's character and power, this guy probably dares to do something big in broad daylight.

No. 9 Shi Zhan

This person is extremely rare in historical writing, and it is worth considering whether he is a tomb robber. History records that when the Green Forest Army attacked Chang 'an, the citizens of Chang' an rioted. In order to suppress the unrest, Wang Mang of the new Dynasty had no soldiers to deploy, so he released the prisoners from prison, temporarily formed an army, and sent a general Shi Zhan to lead it.

Logically speaking, Wang Mang, such a smart person, would never rashly send a coward or a person who was not good at fighting to fight against the rebels. In this critical moment of life and death, choosing a prisoner to resist foreign aggression was a risky matter. So this person must first be trustworthy, be able to fight, and be able to control prisoners. Shi Zhan of Du Lingyi came into his sight. Shi Zhan's daughter was Wang Mang's queen. As the father-in-law, she would definitely work hard to defend the capital. The most important thing is that Du Ling was the tomb of Liu Xun, Emperor Xuan in the late Western Han Dynasty, and Shi Zhan was once an official of Du Ling. Most of the people guarding the tomb were lower-level personnel, most of whom included many prisoners. It is highly likely that Shi Zhan himself was quite famous among prisoners, so he was valued by Wang Mang.

However, as a lower-level official who guarded the tomb, he had the ability to send his daughter to the palace and become an empress. It was a very difficult thing in the Han Dynasty, where the harem was very fierce. Then at least Shi Zhan's judgment of the situation was very accurate. With such skills, how could he be willing to die for Wang Mang? Therefore, as soon as Shi Zhan led the prisoners out of Chang 'an, most of them led the crowd to mutiny, and

Wang Mang's ancestral tomb was dug and destroyed and his nine temples were burned. Shi Zhan took away most of the treasures buried with him. As for Shi Zhan's queen's daughter, history books only say that she was missing, so this suspicion has credibility.

Eighth place, Red Eyebrow Army, Xu Xuan

In the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, there is a record about the tomb robbery of the Red Eyebrow ArmyGuo Xie:"Excavating the tombs and taking their precious goods, I insulted Empress Lu's body. Wherever thieves found it, those with jade boxes buried in it were as if they were alive, so people with red eyebrows often used obscene behavior. "The Red Eyebrow Army can be regarded as the second team in history to commit grave robberies.

Regarding the tomb robbery of the Red Eyebrow Army, Xu Xuan is worth mentioning. In the unofficial historical novels, Xu Xuan had some knowledge and the Book of Changes, so he was elected as prime minister by the Red Eyebrow Army. In fact, he was a military counselor in the army who specialized in making suggestions. When the Red Eyebrow Army attacked within the jurisdiction of Chang 'an, the morale of the army seemed unstable due to the pursuit of Liu Xiu and Kui clamor on both sides. Xu Xuan gave Fan Chong, the general of the Red Eyebrow Army, an idea to dig Maoling, which is the tomb of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The Red Eyebrow Army was a mob. When they heard that there were a large amount of gold, silver and treasure in the tomb, of course they began to fight hard. Maoling was almost turned upside down, and countless treasures in it were naturally snatched away by the Red Eyebrow Army.

The Red Eyebrow Army, who had tasted the sweetness, also dug up the tomb of Huo Qubing, who was buried with Maoling. Unfortunately, the secret book of Taoism that Xu Xuan wanted to find was not found. However, the Red Eyebrow Army would not let it go. There were so many gold, silver and jewelry that were just used for military expenses. The tombs of other Han emperors, including the tomb of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, were later opened. The Red Eyebrow Army and Xu Xuan probably had to bear some responsibility for the so-called tragedy of the Han tomb being empty.

No. 7 Guo Jie

In "Historical Records", Sima Qian mentioned a character named Guo Jie. It is said that he was a knight at that time who liked to cast money to dig graves and fight injustice. This kind of person who loves to do good deeds has been widely supported by people. Forging money to dig graves is not so glorious now. It means that Guo Xie dug graves, stole the copper coins from the tomb, and then used them to make five-baht coins.

During the Western Han Dynasty, people were allowed to build money by themselves, but mines were almost monopolized by the court. So if people like Guo Jie wanted to build money, they had to go to the tombs of the ancients. After all, bronze tripods and furnaces were popular in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. These were ready-made materials for building money. Guo Jie knew it well. It can also be seen here that the popularity of tomb raiding during the Qin and Han Dynasties was deeply visible. As for whose tomb Guo Jie stole and what treasures he obtained, Sima Qian did not say. If Guo Xie could build a lot of money, then he would have obtained a lot of copper materials, and he would have dug a lot of graves.

No. 6 Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu

The Red Eyebrow Army has already dug Maoling in front of them, but it is said that it has been moving for dozens of days and has not finished it. It should be said that basically all the best things have been moved away, but Dong Zhuo still refused to give up and wanted to continue digging Maoling.

In various novels and stories, Dong Zhuo entered Kyoto because of his reputation and words. All vassals in the world gnashed their teeth. For Dong Zhuo, it was difficult to sit back and relax and needed a large amount of money to maintain the military's expenses. So since the Red Eyebrow Army can make a lot of money, so can I. So, Dong Zhuo sent Lu Bu to Maoling and harassed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty again. Poor Liu Che was shining brightly when he was alive, and he was harassed many times after his death. It's really strange that he paid too much attention to thick burials.

However, what was particularly comical was that Dong Zhuo was quite superstitious and believed in Feng Shui. He was afraid that it would disturb the ancestors of the Han Dynasty and be detrimental to him. Later, he arranged to move some things back to Maoling, which was regarded as a joke in the tomb robbing world.

No. 5 Lu Bu

Lu Bu went to the tomb robbery under Dong Zhuo's arrangement. It is said that he also received a secret order from Dong Zhuo to find a secret recipe for Dong Zhuo's granddaughter Dong Bai to treat mute. Under the sincerity of his adoptive father, Lu Bu worked quite hard. Lu Bu, who entered Maoling, dug into the coffin of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and turned the coffin over and over to find the secret recipe. Unfortunately, Lu Bu probably didn't find the secret recipe and left angrily.

In many tomb robbing novels, four major sects are mentioned, namely, the Mojin Sect, the Faqiu Sect, the Moshan Sect, and the Xialing Sect. The founder of the Xialing Sect is Lu Bu. It is said that most of the characters of the Xieling School have an understanding of feng shui and mechanisms and are good at using various tools to judge cemeteries. Then, Lu Bu in the Romance novel only talks about Lu Bu's martial arts, but does not mention his hidden sects and abilities.

Before Dong Zhuo accepted Lu Bu, Lu Bu might have practiced various tomb robbing techniques in the sect. He had seen more ancient tombs of his predecessors and mastered many techniques for identifying ancient tombs. Therefore, Lu Bu's level of tomb robbing was definitely much higher than Dong Zhuo's.

No. 4 Xiang Yu

History's view of tomb raiders was somewhat benevolent to Xiang Yu's tomb raiders because of the factors of Qin Shihuang's tyranny. In fact, tomb robbery is tomb robbery. No matter what the reason, in traditional China culture, the dead are the most important. Xiang Yu's behavior is still bad. Ban Gu's "Han Shu" states,"The work of Lishan has not yet been completed, but Zhou Zhang's million masters have reached it. Xiang Ji burned his palace and camp buildings, and people who went there saw excavation. Later, the herder's children lost his sheep, and the sheep dug in it. The herder held fire to illuminate the sheep, and the fire burned the coffin."

"Shuijing Notes""Xiang Yu entered the pass and published it, with 300,000 people, no matter how to operate it within 30 days." If Xiang Yu was just taking revenge on Qin Shihuang, then it would have been fine to burn the cemetery. Why would he open the cemetery and transport all the treasures inside? Of course, in fact, what Xiang Yu burned back then may not be the cemetery of Qin Shi Huang, but some burial sites. Modern archaeology has proved that the terracotta warriors pits around the Qin Mausoleum have traces of fire, but the real Qin Shihuang Mausoleum is intact.

If Xiang Yu had known that what he had burned was not the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, he would not know how he would feel.

No. 3 Cao Cao

This person is famous. The Mogmen Gate and Faqiu Gate of the tomb robbing sects are both related to Cao Cao. Regardless of whether the "General Faqiu Zhonglang" and the "Colonel Toujin" are officials specializing in tomb raiding, judging from the words "Wherever you pass, no bones will be revealed", these two officials are quite barbaric.

The areas managed by Cao Cao were Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and other places at that time, and these areas were often the places with the largest number of ancient cemeteries. Since the army robbed the tomb thoroughly, all the treasures inside must have been taken in by Cao Cao.

The most famous tombs stolen by Cao Cao were the tombs of Liu Wu, King Xiao of the Han Dynasty, and Queen Li, in Mangdang Mountain. This is also the earliest record of the theft of Liang Xiaoling. What is ridiculous is that Liu Pengli, the son of Liu Wu, King of Liang Xiao, was also a tomb robber. He was quite similar to Cao Cao. Every time a tomb was stolen, nothing would be left, and everything he didn't want would be burned.

No. 2 Sun Quan

Tomb raiding during the Three Kingdoms period continued the craze of the Qin and Han Dynasties. In addition to Cao Cao, Sun Quan, who was a noble emperor, was also a fan of tomb raiding. Since you want to rob a tomb, there are many ancient and famous tombs near Changsha, so why choose Wu Rui's? This is because Wu Rui's tomb is rich and good. If Sun Quan wanted to build a temple for his father and brother, he naturally needed to use the best wood. However, in the Wuchu area, he couldn't find one that he liked. So what should he do? Only tomb graves and use the things of our predecessors to build temples for today's people.

Many places in Wu and Chu have always been treasures of feng shui. Wu Rui was the first generation of Changsha King. Before and after the founding of the Han Dynasty, he was a prominent figure. After his death, he was buried generously. The important thing is that during the Qin and Han Dynasties, princes popular a burial ceremony called "Huang Chang Tii". Sun Quan thought that Wu Rui used this kind of burial ceremony. He did it once and for all. Anyway, he couldn't find good wood, so he stole Wu Rui's tomb. Moreover, he also led a large army to work in broad daylight, which made Wu Rui's descendants extremely angry. However, Sun Quan was the emperor, and these descendants had no choice. After Sun Quan finished digging the cemetery, he came to collect the bones of his ancestor Wu Rui, and moved him to take care of the matter.

In "Jiaoguang Spring and Autumn Annals", Sun Quan also sent people to South Vietnam to steal the tomb of Zhao Tuo, King of Nanyue. Compared with Cao Cao, Sun Quan's tomb robbing was much easier. Cao Cao's tomb robbing was on the march, while Sun Quan's tomb robbing was done after becoming an emperor. They were all within his jurisdiction, so tomb robbing was much easier. Sun Quan sent a large number of officials to South Vietnam to search for Zhao Tuo's tomb, but according to historical records, Sun Quan did not find Zhao Tuo's tomb.

Of course, since he was an emperor, there were naturally people who had a way. Not long after going to South Vietnam to inquire, Sun Quan discovered the tomb of Zhao Yingqi, the third generation king of Nanyue. After hearing the report, Sun Quan immediately gave instructions. What were he waiting for? He immediately started digging Zhao Yingqi's tomb. As a result, thousands of soldiers traveled thousands of miles and traveled across mountains and rivers to Guangzhou. Under the banner of Wu, they carried out the war and stole the tomb of the King of Nanyue. According to "Jiaoguang Spring and Autumn Annals", Zhao Yingqi was wearing a gold-carved jade dress and had 36 jade seals around him, which were probably all taken back by Sun Quan.

No. 1 Liu Qu

This person can be said to be notorious in the tomb raiding world. All the tombs in his territory have been excavated, and there is not a single one left.

Liu Qu was the King of Guangchuan during the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. When he was a child, he read the Book of Changes and the Analects of Confucius. He was quite good at writing articles and singing operas. After all, he was a cultural person. Unfortunately, many cultural people in China history have always been very shameful.

Many princes in the Han Dynasty had strange hobbies. Liu Pengli mentioned above likes to kill people and steal goods, but this Liu Qu is also quite cruel. Many of the concubines and slaves in the harem were killed by him in a bloody way. He plucked the skin alive, boiled it in a pot, and directly chopped off the head.

Liu Qu's second hobby is tomb robbing. According to "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes", Liu Qu dug and robbed the tombs of King Xiang of Wei, King Ai of Wei, Jinling Cemetery, and King You of Zhou. The most extraordinary thing is that tomb ravings have always been to steal the tombs of predecessors. Liu Qu most likely thought that stealing the tombs of predecessors was boring, so he even dug up the tomb of the minister of the dynasty Yuan Ang. The key thing was that Yuan Ang responded to the emperor's call and buried the tomb in a thin manner. Of course, Liu Qu couldn't find anything good, except a bronze mirror, which disappointed Liu Qu.

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