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In 2011, the tomb of Haihunhou was stolen and excavated. After the local villagers called the police, the Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, under the guidance of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, quickly applied for the project and excavated it. During the five years of archaeological excavation, more than 10,000 cultural relics were unearthed from the tomb of Haihunhou, many of which were discovered for the first time and have extremely high academic value. However, what attracted the attention of ordinary people was the huge wealth unearthed and the luxurious life of the tomb owner during his lifetime.

According to the opinion of the expert group of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology quickly established an archaeological team to conduct large-scale drilling and comprehensive excavation of the cemetery. After that, three more burial tombs were excavated. Starting in 2014, Liu He Key excavations of the tomb were carried out.

A total of 96 gold cakes, 33 horseshoe golds, 15 Linzhi golds, and 20 gold plates were unearthed from the tomb of Haihunhou. The total weight is 120 kilograms, which is more than the total amount of gold unearthed from all Han tombs in the country so far. It is also the first tomb with real vehicles and horses found in southern my country. 5 high-end ceremonial vehicles and at least 20 horses were buried in the grave. The beauty of the vehicles and the exquisite harness are rare in the world.

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The many gold cakes unearthed in Liu He’s tomb contained more than 98% gold. While people were shocked by their huge wealth, they also expressed surprise at the advanced extraction technology at that time. Researchers found black writing on some of the golden cakes. Experts identified them as "a catty of gold in the third year of He Yuankang, the Nanhai Haiyunhouchen." So what is shojin? In layman's terms, it is the money for the royal priests.

Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty stipulated that every year in August, sacrifices to the Gaozu Temple should be offered with shochu. The princes and princes all participated in the offering and must bring the finest gold to the offering. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used to weaken and attack the power of princes and princes in the name of insufficient gold.

In other words, after Liu He was named Haiyunhou, he carefully prepared the Jinjin to participate in the ancestor worship ceremony. However, it didn't take long for him to receive a notice that he did not need to participate in the ancestor worship activities. On the surface, this money was saved, but in fact, it was deprived of a privilege of the royal family. The gold that was not eligible to be given to the court was eventually taken underground by Liu He.