Although most of these tomb robbers are for money, in fact, there are still many tomb robbers who are not for money, but for various other reasons to steal tombs, and the most special of them is Xiao Zan during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Xiao Zan was a prince during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the reason why he could become a tomb robber can be said to be very many.
One of the most likely is that he was trying to accumulate military expenses, but the reason why Xiao Zan robbed the tomb was not this, but to prove that he was not the son of Xiao Baojuan in the east. How can this be proved? In fact, the ancients still have their own wisdom, to know that the ancients do not only know the blood to recognize relatives.
The ancients also had another way of verifying father and son, that is, to recognize relatives with their bones. That is, the blood is dripped on the skull of the deceased, and if it can penetrate quickly, then the two are father and son. This method reached a peak during the Song Dynasty, and the most famous user was Song Ci.
Therefore, the ancients' recognition of the recognition of the bone is still very high, but in fact, this verification method is similar to the principle of blood recognition. That is, the same blood can be blended, but now we all know that it is also very common for fathers and sons to have different blood types. And even if it is different blood types, there is a certain probability that the blood will melt, so the scientific basis for this method is actually not high.
So why did Xiao Zan rely on tomb robbery to determine whether he and Xiao Baojuan were father and son? This has to start from Xiao Zan's identity, in fact, Xiao Zan can only be regarded as the widow of Xiao Baojuan. Moreover, when Xiao Baojuan died, Xiao Zan's mother had just been three months pregnant.
Moreover, after Xiao Baojuan's death, Xiao Zan's mother became Xiao Yan's concubine. So at that time, although Xiao Zan's mother knew that Xiao Zan must be Xiao Baojuan's son, others were not sure. Therefore, after Xiao Zan took power, various versions of rumors also came out.
Therefore, Xiao Zan came up with this method to prove his identity at that time, and at the same time eliminate various rumors, after all, Xiao Zan's position was not yet secure at that time. There are countless people who want to replace him, but after confirming his identity, Xiao Zan is even more unwilling to accept the status quo and is ready to rebel as his own prince.
You must know that at that time, Xiao Zan could actually be regarded as a prince, and after he rebelled, he became an anti-thief. Later, he was caught and killed by the Wei people because he was implicated by his half-brother. Later, Xiao Yan rehabilitated Xiao Zan, although Xiao Zan was not Xiao Yan's son, but Xiao Yan was extremely kind to him.