Guo Ziyi agreed to Ang Lee's request and prepared to go to Helian Bobo's tomb in the city. However, Lao Guo was a cautious man. Since they were going out of the city, he naturally had to take more people with him. So he casually told one of his guards to go back and gather more people, and then he set off with Ang Lee.
Although Ang Lee had a car and Lao Guo had a motorcycle, it would be too conspicuous if they used these means of transportation. In Xia Zhou City, most of the rich people still used horses for transportation. Bicycles were rare, not to mention motor vehicles. If they used these means of transportation, their identities would be exposed immediately, and it would be useless to disguise themselves.
"Lao Guo! How many soldiers do you want me to send? "
Ang Lee didn't hear clearly just now, so he asked.
"Not many, just 300 elite cavalrymen. I asked them to go to the west of the city for routine training, which is less than 10 miles away from Helian Bobo's tomb. Once something happens, they will be able to reinforce at once."
Guo Ziyi said.
"Didn't you say that Horse Gang won't appear within 15 miles of the city? Then, is it still necessary to mobilize so many soldiers?"
Ang Lee said casually.
"A gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. It's better to be safe than sorry. There are Horse Gang's spies in the city. If they send pigeons, it will be very dangerous. Although it's unlikely to happen, I won't take the risk even if it's only one in ten thousand. I don't care about my life or death, but Assistant Minister Li is the pillar of the Tang dynasty. I can't risk my life."
Guo Ziyi said.
This guy was very good with words and was a very polite person. Otherwise, even if he had the ability, he wouldn't have been able to get such a high position. Since ancient times, people who could get to a high position, in addition to ability, were also very important. Otherwise, they would never be able to get to a high position.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Lao Guo, you're too careful. We won't get into trouble if we dress like this. Well, it's good to let the soldiers go out and practice more."
Ang Lee's group quickly left the western gate, and rushed towards Helian Bobo's graveyard, which was twenty-five miles away. According to the speed of a horse, such a short distance would only require a maximum of fifteen minutes.
Some guards waiting outside the west gate followed Ang Lee to protect him from behind. Lao Guo's three hundred elite cavalrymen had already gone to the training ground for their daily horse-riding training. The dust raised by the cavalrymen could be seen from far away.
"Old Guo, your cavalry training is pretty good! Looking at the neat smoke and dust, I can tell that they are well-trained elite troops. "
Ang Lee looked at the smoke and dust in front of him and praised.
From the smoke and dust of the cavalrymen's formation, one could also tell the combat effectiveness of a troop. The neater the formation was, the higher the combat effectiveness of the cavalrymen, which indicated that they were a troop that obeyed orders without fail.
Hearing that, Guo Ziyi said happily, "Soldiers need to be trained frequently. These young soldiers have been training for five years. If they are not elites, their training will be in vain. These three hundred elites are not afraid of a thousand Horse Gangs, which has never been seen in Xia State City. With this group of guards, we don't have to worry about the sneak attack of the Horse Gangs."
When they passed by the training ground, Lao Guo didn't disturb the cavalrymen's normal training, but directly passed by them. The cavalrymen didn't stop their training, but continued to work hard and seriously, looking very professional. It was a pity that they didn't have a chance to show their skills after so many years. Horse Gangs, though, were quite a lot, were hard to come by.
Helian Bobo's tomb was not far ahead, but there was no tall building in sight. It seemed that, as Lao Guo said, Helian Bobo's tomb was very simple, with only a few inconspicuous mounds. If so, it would be too shabby. After all, Helian Bobo was an emperor, and his tomb should at least be of a certain scale.
"Assistant Minister Li, the mound in front of us is Helian Bobo's tomb. There are a few small mounds beside it, which should be his concubines buried with him, but we can hardly see them."
Guo Ziyi shouted when they were less than two miles away from the tomb.
Ang Lee had already seen that there was indeed a small mound in front of them. It didn't look very high, but it was still much higher than the tombs of ordinary people in the future.
"So this is the tomb of an emperor, but it looks so shabby!"
Li An finally arrived in front of the graveyard. He walked around the graveyard and carefully observed the small mound.
The inconspicuous mound in front of him was less than 10 meters high, and only 50 meters after walking around. It didn't look very big, as there were many similar mounds in many areas. However, it was still much higher than the mounds of ordinary people in the future. After all, those mounds were only one meter high, and no more than two meters at most. Compared with them, a 10-meter mound was already very tall. However, such a small mound didn't match Helian Bobo's status as an emperor, and looked a little shabby.
Of course, the height of the mound was secondary. The main problem was that there were no supporting facilities around it, such as the most basic facilities such as statues and tombstones, which were all necessary for an emperor's tomb.
"The tomb of an emperor is actually so shabby. From afar, it looks like an inconspicuous mound!"
Although he was already mentally prepared, Ang Lee was still stunned by the scene he saw. He felt that Helian Bobo's tomb was too shabby, so shabby that he found it hard to accept. After all, he was an emperor of a generation, so he should at least have a tombstone for him!
"Times have changed. If Huxia hadn't fallen, this place definitely wouldn't be like this. Look at the robber's holes next to it, there are at least a dozen of them. Also, the gravel here used to be tombstones and statues, but now they have become gravel. The surrounding trees have also been cut down. It's already not bad to leave a small mound behind."
Guo Ziyi sighed.
This was the truth. After the change of dynasty, the tombs of the previous dynasty would definitely not be specially protected. As a result, the tomb robbers who coveted the treasures would definitely patronize it. After all, an emperor's tomb would definitely have a lot of funerary objects. As long as they stole a few of them, they would be rich.
There were also enemies of the previous dynasty or people who disliked Helian Bobo. They would also not let this tomb go. After all, Helian Bobo had done a lot of bad things and killed a lot of people. Many people hated him to the core. They even passed on this hatred to their descendants, making their descendants hate Helian Bobo. Therefore, after the fall of Huxia, how could these people not ruthlessly destroy Helian Bobo's tomb to vent their anger?
Since ancient times, destroying other people's tombs was a very hateful thing. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu hated King Chu so much that after conquering the capital of Chu, he dug up King Chu's corpse and whipped it. This was only one example. There were many similar examples. In short, as long as one hated someone, even if they could not kill him to vent their hatred when he was alive, they would whip his corpse after he died and completely destroy his tomb to vent their hatred.
Ang Lee took a closer look and saw many broken stones in the weeds not far away. At first glance, he could tell that these stones had been artificially carved. They should be the statues and tombstones around the tomb. They had been damaged by someone, and the damage was very serious. At first glance, he could tell that this person hated Helian Bobo very much. Otherwise, he would not have done such a thing.
"Even the statues in the tomb are smashed to such a state. It seems that the person hated Helian Bobo very much. It's better not to do anything wrong. Otherwise, you won't be able to rest in peace even when you die!"
Ang Lee said with a sigh as he looked at Helian Bobo's tomb that had been destroyed to such a state.
Guo Ziyi nodded and said, "That's true. However, since ancient times, even those who cared about the people would have their tombs visited by grave robbers after they died. No matter how good an anti-theft tomb is, it can't avoid being disturbed by thieves. Only a thin burial can give one a little peace."
There was nothing wrong with these words. Since ancient times, no matter if one was a good person or a bad person, their tombs would be stolen after they died. It didn't matter if one was the emperor of a country or an ordinary citizen. As long as there were treasures in their tombs, they could not avoid the fate of being stolen. The best anti-theft measure was a thin burial. After one's death, one should place fewer or no burial items. Or, one should make more deceptive tombs so that others would not be able to determine the exact location of one's tomb.
For example, during the period of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao was not only paranoid when he was alive, but he was also not at ease after he died. He built seventy-two deceptive tombs for himself in order to prevent his real tomb from being discovered by thieves to the greatest extent. He also prevented his corpse from being humiliated by grave robbers.
One must know that Cao Cao was a bad guy. In order to solve his financial problems, he specially established an official grave robbing team. The leader was conferred the title of grave robber. He was specifically responsible for robbing the tombs of his predecessors. This kind of behavior was very shameful. Cao Cao had been digging tombs for his entire life. The thing that he was most afraid of was his tomb being discovered by outsiders. If that happened, he would not be able to rest in peace even after he died. In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, Cao Cao built seventy-two deceptive tombs to divert the attention of outsiders to the greatest extent.
However, Cao Cao obviously underestimated the ability of the later generations. Although he had seventy-two deceptive tombs, his tomb was still discovered by the later generations and was carefully excavated.
In ancient times, grave robbers preferred to visit tombs with lavish burials, especially the tombs of emperors and nobles. They did not like the tombs of ordinary people and commoners. However, in the civilized society of later generations, as long as there was a tomb, someone would take a fancy to it and excavate it. It was called research, a kind of knowledge, and it was to gain a better understanding of ancient society.
In short, from ancient times until now, tomb raiding had never stopped. Some were there to obtain funerary objects, some were there to seek revenge, and some were there purely for research. The act of tomb raiding had always been in progress, and it had never stopped for a moment.
Ang Lee deeply agreed with Lao Guo's point of view. As long as it was a tomb, no matter good or bad, it would be visited by grave robbers one day. Besides, once a person died, there would be nothing left. Whether there was a tomb or not, it did not matter at all. It was a complete waste of resources. After death, it was good to scatter the ashes in the rivers, lakes, and seas. In this way, they could be fed to the fish and make a final contribution to the whole society.
Man came from the yellow earth and would eventually disappear into the yellow earth. His life in the world was just a hasty journey. After death, there was really no need to waste the resources of the land and build a tomb for himself.
Helian Bobo's tomb was too shabby. Except for a small mound, there were only weeds and broken stones. Therefore, there was no point in building a tourist resource here. Moreover, Helian Bobo's reputation was too bad, and no one liked him.
The reason why Helian Bobo was so cruel was probably related to the environment he grew up in. As a Xiongnu nobleman, Helian Bobo had lived in the shadow of blood and knives since childhood. His ancestor's surname was Liu, which was given to him by the Great Han Dynasty.
His ancestor was the descendant of Qu Bei, Prince Xian of the Xiongnu Kingdom. He was of the same tribe as the former Emperor Wen of Zhao, Liu Yuan. His great-grandfather, Liu Hu, was a member of the imperial family when the former Emperor Zhao of Zhao, Liu Cong, was on the throne. Because he was a member of the imperial family, he was in charge of the northern defense of the former Zhao State. Later, he was defeated by the Xianbei tribe and fled beyond the Great Wall.
Helian Bobo's grandfather, Liu Wuhuan, reunited the tribe when his father was in dire straits. He made the tribe strong again and was appointed as the General Pacifying the North, Prince Xian of the Left, Ding Ling Chanyu, who was still in charge of the northern defense.
During the time of Helian Bobo's father, Liu Weichen, their tribe was even stronger. Liu Weichen entered the Great Wall and was appointed as the Western Chanyu by the former Qin King, Fu Jian. He was in charge of the tribes west of the Great River. After the former Qin split up, Liu Weichen took control of the northern territory and had an army of thirty-eight thousand men.
However, the current Northern Wei was even stronger. Thirty-eight thousand men were not enough to stop the Northern Wei army. Liu Weichen was defeated and killed, while Liu Bobo, who was also Helian Bobo, fled to the Chui Cadre. In the end, the Chui Cadre's leader wanted to give Helian Bobo to Northern Wei in order to claim credit. This made Helian Bobo feel the hypocrisy of the world, and this kind of thing was very common in that chaotic era.
Helian Bobo's luck was too good. He actually met a benefactor, the Chui Cadre's Chui Cadre Ah Li. He secretly sent out brave men to kidnap Helian Bobo and send him to the Duke of Gao Ping. This Duke Gao Ping actually took a fancy to the tall and handsome Helian Bobo and married his daughter to him. This allowed Helian Bobo to have the support of his wife's family and ushered in the beginning of his career.
As for Helian Bobo's career, it was after he met the Later Qin Emperor, Yao Xing. This Later Qin Emperor, Yao Xing, could be considered a wise ruler of his generation. He was a very powerful person. Unfortunately, he had mistakenly believed in Helian Bobo. In the end, he had made an enemy out of nothing.
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