Why do mountain thieves never rob them? Thief: Just look at his waist
In ancient China, transportation was not very developed, and it often took a long time to go out. Zeng Guofan recorded in his family letter that he spent four or five months from his hometown in Hunan to Beijing. Once, his brother returned to his hometown in Hunan from Beijing. It only took three months because he went well along the way. It is also because of the inconvenience of transportation in ancient times, not only spent a lot of time on the journey, but also easy to encounter accidents such as diseases, so people have a saying that "the road to rich and poor" can be as frugal as possible at home, but when you go out, you must be generous, you can not lose yourself in food and clothing. People have a lot of entanglements after going out, which is even more evident in those students who rush to take the exam.
In fact, there are many reasons. First of all, the ancient people had a great sense of reverence for the literati. Fan Jin's old father-in-law believed that all those who could win were literary stars in the sky. They are not ordinary people, they deserve people's respect, even if they are mountain thieves, but what they do is very remarkable, and it is difficult to change Jet Li's respect for scholars.
Secondly, because of the high status of these scholars, they were the reserve of imperial court officials, especially those who rushed to Beijing to take the examination, and they basically had county orders when they went to other places to serve as officials. Although the bandit mountain thief is bold, no matter which line he is in, he must pay attention to his eyesight. If they accidentally robbed a student, they would come back as local parents and officials, and they would certainly not get along well. This is a realistic consideration that will be questioned, but there is no solution.
Finally, the most important reason is that when these students go out to take the exam, in order to show their identity, they are generally held in their hands at the beginning, but long-distance weightlifting will inevitably be tired, so they will be tied to the waist for a long time, so the mountain thief will preempt the road. Look at what they're wearing around their waists. If they wear this flag, they will not only rob, but also give good gifts of silver and make good relations.
Of course, one could argue that killing these students is not the goal. When the thieves ran into the mountains, who knew what they did? This is also the role of the national flag, and it is also the most important role here. All officials attached great importance to scholars representing the future of the court. The local government also attaches great importance to the information of these scholars. As soon as he enters, the local government will notice him. Once he disappears, it is easy to be checked out, which is bound to be very unfavorable to them.
It is precisely because of so many factors that the ancient scholars who rushed to take the exam, although unarmed, most of them still did not have any power, but the fierce thieves did not dare to stop and rob, because they really did not pay. So these thieves have no way to do anything to them, and it is impossible to do anything to them.