Tomb robbery has been banned since ancient times. In ancient times, there were many prohibitions on tomb robbery. If the tomb robbers are arrested, they will all be severely punished, but because the benefits are too large, there are still many tomb robbery adventures.
There are anti-theft tombs, such as the installation mechanism we are familiar with, but the real mechanism is completely different from what we see in film and television dramas. We can only say that it is better than nothing, so rich people will think of other ways. That's to send the news that we won't be buried solemnly, that there's nothing in the grave, don't steal. For example, Cao Cao left a will before his death, requiring him to "have no treasures of gold and jade" after his death.
Of course, ancient information was underdeveloped. Even if you say something like that, not everyone can hear it. Therefore, some people will simply write words such as "there is no money in the tomb" on the tombstone, such as the generals of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Behind your tombstone: no silk satin, no gold and silver jewelry, no valuable pottery, don't bother, keep me healthy!
However, smart people usually don't believe this. There is no silver in this place. You say I don't believe it. In the end, the tomb of General Zhengnan still cannot escape the fate of theft. In the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty, a group of victims of poor people stole his tomb. As a result, everyone found countless treasures, and the nails in the coffin were all gold.
Another person who met the same person was Liu Zhu, the King of Chu in the Western Han Dynasty. He carved a word on the stone that closed the tomb, emphasizing that he was indeed a "thin burial". There was no gold or silver jewelry inside. If you can see this text, you'll be sorry for me because I'm so shabby. But the grave robbers can ignore this, and they have patronized more than once. However, according to research, Liu Zhu's grave was stolen for the first time more than 100 years after it was buried. Until then, it was not known whether the robber had been moved by his words.
Since posting fake news doesn't work, it can only be embarrassing. Some people will leave stone carvings in the grave and curse the tomb robbers, this sentence is very harsh: dare to steal my grave, so that the fate of future generations is cruel and mutilated... Of course, some people are tempted: make a mistake to rob the grave, do a good job, and there will be good news.
It is for this reason that tomb robbery in ancient times was very strict. The Huainan Zi Shu (淮南子氾論) writes: "Those who send tombs are punished, and those who steal thieves are punished" The Book of Wei records: From today onwards, from now on, there are those who wear and destroy graves.
Sometimes there are special cases. For example, the Book of Jin once recorded that someone was buried, and the tomb robbers came immediately. It turned out that the people inside were still alive, and seeing this tomb was of course scared to death, so he was arrested. How to deal with this situation? The imperial court wanted to go, did not know what to do, the emperor came to power, and finally only beat him three hundred lashes, because he was also a man's life.