Why are the dunes called the Land of the Sleepy Dragons ? The reason is actually related to the dea

Mondo History Updated on 2024-03-03

"Dune" poem:"The sand dunes are just over, and the wind is fishy. ”The ancient monarch was known as the true dragon son of heaven, as long as it was related to the emperor, there were dragon characters, such as the land of dragon xing, the land of the hidden dragon, etc., and in Hebei there was a "land of trapped dragons", known as the most evil place in the world.

The sand dunes are located in present-day Xingtai, Hebei Province, and it is said that the evil gate here is related to the death of three male lords in history. Emperor Xin, King Wuling of Zhao, and Emperor Qin Shi Huang were all majestic monarchs, but they all encountered the Waterloo of life in the sand dunesThere is a fantasy feeling of who goes and who dies, which is why the sand dunes are called "the land of the trapped dragons".

Emperor Xin was the last monarch of the Shang Dynasty, and the luck of the Shang Dynasty was cut off at his hands. However, when Di Xin was young, he was not only talented, but also powerful, able to fight wild beasts with his bare hands, and Di Yi liked this young son very much, and later passed the throne to Di Xin. At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, the king was not as dim as later generations said, but he made great achievements in cultural and martial arts, especially the attack on the Dongyi tribe, which expanded the territory of the Shang Dynasty a lot.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with the monarch enjoying it, but it would be wrong to ignore the people and cause trouble to the world for the sake of enjoyment. After achieving certain results, the king began to abuse the people's powerThe construction of Lutai was built by a million husbands, and the original construction period of thirty or fifty years was shortened to more than two yearsOne can imagine how many innocent people have died because of this.

Not only that, the king also expanded and renovated the palace forest garden located in the sand dunes, and also stocked all kinds of fierce birds and beasts in the garden for hunting, and drank and had fun in the luxurious palace when he was tiredThe infamous "Wine Pond Meat Forest" in history took place in the Dune Palace.

The absurdity of the king of Zhou made the world chill, and the Shang Dynasty was also in turmoil. Later, King Wu of Zhou defeated King Su in the Battle of Muye, and Di Xin led the remnants to flee to Lutai, burned Lutai with his own hands, and died in the fire himself. Although the Shang King did not die in the sand dunes, the absurdity he did in the sand dunes was the main cause of his death.

King Wuling of Zhao is also one of the most famous monarchs in historyIts most famous deeds are the reform of "Hufu cavalry and archery", which established the first cavalry in the Central Plains after the Hu cavalry. The geographical location of Zhao is not very good, located in the land of the four wars, but King Wuling of Zhao made great efforts to expand the territory of Zhao for thousands of miles, making Zhao one of the overlords of the Warring States.

King Zhao Wuling was born with greater ambitions, but he made a ridiculous decision at this timepassed the throne of the monarch to the crown prince Zhao He, who later became King Zhao Huiwen, and sealed the eldest son Zhao Zhang in the Daidi, and became the "master father"., wholeheartedly for the Zhao State to expand the territory.

At this time, King Zhao Wuling was still in his prime, how could he not interfere with the royal power, not surprisingly, he regretted the throne and wanted to take the throne back. King Zhao Wuling informed Zhao Zhang of his thoughtsThis also made Zhao Zhang have the idea of taking a risk, so he sent troops to surround King Zhao Huiwen's palace in the sand dunesBut the result was that Zhao Zhang was defeated by King Zhao Huiwen's guards and reinforcements, and fled to King Zhao Wuling's Dune Palace.

When King Zhao Huiwen learned of this, he led his troops to surround the Dune Palace. King Wuling of Zhao knew that he could not protect Zhao Zhang, so he had to hand it over to King Zhao Huiwen, and as a result, Zhao Zhang was immediately executedHowever, King Zhao Huiwen did not stop because of this, and continued to besiege the Dune Palace, only allowing the palace people to escape and not entering, and the male lord of a generation, King Zhao Wuling, was starved to death in the Dune Palace.

Qin Shi Huang is known as the first emperor of the ages, after he unified the six countries, the nobles of the six countries were not settled, and often jumped out to brush their sense of existenceIn order to deter Xiaoxiao, Qin Shi Huang often organized large-scale patrols. However, on the fifth eastern tour, when the team reached the sand dunes, Qin Shi Huang died of a serious illness.

Qin Shi Huang had already written a testament before he became seriously ill and handed it over to Zhao Gaozhong, which meant to pass the throne to his son FusuHowever, for his own selfish interests, Zhao Gao joined forces with Prime Minister Li Si to tamper with the edict and support his son Hu Hai to ascend the throne. In addition, Zhao Gao also forged an edict, accusing Fusu of being unfilial and Meng Tian of disloyalty, and ordered them to commit suicide.

After seeing the edict, Fusu did not suspect him, and immediately committed suicide, while Meng Tian was suspicious, but to dissuade Fusu unsuccessfully, it was already too late. Later, Meng Tian was imprisoned, and after Hu Hai ascended the throne, he listened to Zhao Gao's slander and gave Meng Tian death. After that, the Great Qin, which Qin Shi Huang had worked so hard to establish, did not last for thousands of generations as he expected, and perished in the second life.

King Shang lost the hearts of the people due to tyranny, and was defeated by King Wu of Zhou and committed suicide in Lutai; After King Wuling of Zhao voluntarily abdicated, he was unwilling to give up the power in his hands, which can only be said to be too stupid; And Qin Shi Huang's death in the sand dunes is likely to be caused by overwork. The deaths of the three were more or less related to the sand dunes, so it became a "forbidden place" for future monarchs, and no one dared to set foot here.

Of course, there is some superstition to say that the hills are the "land of trapped dragons", but sometimes, it is better to believe that there is no belief in it, and the world is impermanent, maybe the sand dunes really have special magic and can trap the real dragon. This may be the reason why the once prosperous place of "sand dunes" is now a sand dune.

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