李世民的陵墓，尽管尚未被现代人挖掘，但它的历史却是丰富多彩的。昭陵，这座被誉为“天下名陵”的古迹，曾经遭受过无数次盗窃。那些贪婪的手伸入了这片神圣之地，将金银细软和器物一并带走，只留下了一些珍贵的文物遗存。这些宝贵的遗产如今在昭陵博物馆中展现着唐朝前期繁荣昌盛的一面。

据《旧唐书》记载，当年李世民即位后，他提倡俭薄之道，对于自己的陵墓也实践了这一理念。他说：“请因山而葬，不需起坟。”文德皇后去世后，就被安葬在九嵕山上，这里的山势雄伟，是一种极好的防盗措施。此外，李世民还撰写了一篇碑文，其中阐述了他对此举的看法：“王者以天下为家，何必物在陵中，乃为己有。今因九嵕山为陵，不藏金玉、人马、器皿，用土木形具而已。”

虞世南曾经向李世民提出过他的观点：“自古及今……未有不掘之墓。”因此，可以推断出唐初选择以山为陵，并非完全出于俭薄，而更多的是为了利用自然景观加强防护。这一做法，也许能够让那些潜InThe Grave of Emperor Li Shimin, although it has not been excavated by modern people, its history is rich and colorful. The Shao Lin tomb, this ancient monument that is praised as "the name of the tomb under heaven", has suffered from numerous looting. Those greedy hands stretched into this sacred land, taking away gold and silver as well as objects one after another, leaving behind only some precious relics. These valuable relics now showcase the prosperity of Tang Dynasty in the early period at the Shao Lin Museum.

According to "Old Tang Book", when Emperor Li Shimin ascended to the throne, he advocated for thriftiness and practiced it on his own tomb site. He said: "Please bury me according to the mountain shape without building a mound." After Empress Wen De passed away, she was buried in Shao Lin Tomb on Nine Mountain Peak which is a perfect place for defense against thieves.

Moreover, Emperor Li Shimin also wrote an inscription where he elaborated his thought on this matter: "A king considers all under heaven as his home; why must there be treasures within a tomb? It's just for personal gain. Now I choose Nine Mountain Peak for my burial site; no gold or jade will be buried with me nor any horses or utensils; only earthworks will remain."

Yu Shi Nan once suggested to Emperor Li Shimin: "From ancient times until now... there have never been tombs that were not dug up." Therefore we can deduce that Tang Dynasty chose mountainside burials more so for their natural grandeur than mere thriftiness - perhaps even more so to deter grave robbers from disturbing them in future times.