What is history: it is the echo of the past to the future, the reflection of the future on the past. - Hugo
Today I will talk to you about a very interesting historical topic. Friends who often watch costume dramas will notice that in ancient society, there were not only edicts, but also tiger charms. Then some friends will be curious to ask, such an important thing, can it be done with only one tiger charm? That tiger charm can be imitated, coincidentally, no one dares to imitate it!
The Tiger Charm is an ancient military soldier symbol. Ancient emperors granted military power and proof of moving troops. It is named after the shape of a tiger. There is an inscription on the back of the tiger charm, divided into two halves, the right half is stored in the hands of the monarch and the left half is stored in the hands of generals or local officials. When mobilizing troops, the two halves must be combined into one and matched with each other in order to mobilize the army.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, frequent wars forced military states to firmly grasp military power. At that time, military commanders were temporarily appointed by the monarch. As for the powers of the generals, they have no power to mobilize the army. If they want to mobilize the army, they must use the tiger charm of the national army as a proof. It has been recorded that more than 50 soldiers need to be mobilized, and the tiger charm must be presented. Every Tiger Charm is unique. Every place has a tiger charm, which is called a special charm. In this way, the military security of the Tiger Symbol was greatly enhanced.
Everyone knows that the Tiger Charm can mobilize soldiers and horses, why hasn't anyone copied one? We know that the early craft had not yet developed. The Tiger Charm must be made so that the notch is tightly sewn, and the inscriptions and writing on it are unique. According to the history of Qin, the tiger charm of the Qin Shi Huang era was cast in bronze. It is divided into two parts. And the left and right parts on the back. The inscription of the Wrong Golden Seal Book is nine lines, 40 words: "The rune of the armor, the right is in the jun, the left is in the Du, the van Xing tu is clothed in armor, and the soldiers are more than fifty people, they will meet the king's rune, but they dare to do it, and the things that burn the tunnel, although they do not know the symbol, they will also do it."
Generally speaking, there are only a few people in the country who can make tiger charms, and these people have also been killed by the emperor, so the tiger charm has always been unique, as an ancient general, if the use of fake tiger charms is discovered, it will be wiped out by the whole family. So under normal circumstances, no one would dare to imitate the Tiger Charm.
On the other hand, calling up armies in different places requires tiger charms of different shapes, and they do not interfere with each other. If there is a rebellion in one place, the emperor can use other local forces to suppress it. It seems to be a small soldier symbol, but there are many articles in it, and it is impossible to imitate it, so it is said that in the past, no example of imitating the "tiger symbol" has been heard. Compared to the difficulty of imitating the tiger rune, it is not as direct as the assassination.