Speaking of tomb robbers, presumably everyone knows, no one knows, especially in recent years, the film and television dramas on the theme of tomb robbery have frequently appeared in the eyes of the public, and many people have more understanding of tomb robbers. However, these tomb robbery novels or movies are mainly highlighted by the experiences and encounters of tomb robbers, as well as the legends of cattle, ghosts and snake gods. The real tomb robbers can be said to be spurned by everyone, and wherever they go, the cultural relics in the ancient tombs are often stolen, and the ancient tombs will also be seriously damaged. Even some tomb robbers, after entering the ancient tomb, took away the things in the ancient tomb is not enough, even the bones are stolen, not only that, but some tomb robbers can even use the coffin of the tomb owner as firewood.
The ancients believed that people will reach another world after death, and what they have before death can still be possessed after death, so they will prepare themselves for various matters after death before they die, including putting a large number of burial items in the tomb. Such a thick burial style was especially prevalent in the Han Dynasty, and capable people would even make themselves golden jade clothes, or silver jade clothes, because they believed that jade could keep the human body immortal. Such a thick burial style also triggered the rise of tomb robbers, and the Han Dynasty often built large tombs and set up eye-catching signs, which also facilitated tomb robbery. With the development of the times, the wind of thick burial has also been continued from generation to generation, and tomb robbers believe that as long as they rob the tomb, they can get rich overnight, so they take risks and carry out tomb robbery.
No tombs, no thieves
No matter which dynasty you are in, there are always tomb robbers, accompanied by the fall of ancient tombs. In the final analysis, behind the tomb robbery is still inseparable from the word "money", in some special eras, there has also been official support for tomb robbery, Cao Cao's "gold lieutenant" is an official thief. However, Cao Cao also carried a stain on his body that could not be washed off, and it is said that because of these stolen cultural relics, Cao Cao's army did not have to worry about military salaries for many years. Speaking of which, tomb robbers have abandoned the basic morality and laws of human beings, which can be said to be no tomb and no theft, but in ancient times, tomb robbers basically did not take anything in the ancient tomb.
The unwritten rule of the tomb robbery world - do not steal jade
There are also many rules among the tomb robbers, gangs, different utensils, etc., in addition, they also have an unwritten rule, that is, do not take the jade in the tomb. In ancient times, it can be said that all tomb robbers will abide by it, and everything in the tomb, as long as it can be taken, will be taken, but it is jade, even if it is only a small piece, they will not want it. The jade in the tomb robbery has even reached a very jealous level, and even greedy people dare not take away the jade in the ancient tomb. It is said that in an ancient tomb in the Western Han Dynasty, tomb robbers visited many times, including a golden jade coat, and the tomb robbers took away the gold thread on the jade coat, but did not take away the jade pieces.
The law is harsh and does not dare to take jade
Why don't tomb robbers steal jade? It is reasonable to say that jade should be more precious and valuable than gold and silver jewelry, but the so-called people are spared their lives, robbing tombs is to get rich, take jade, if you are not careful, you will die. In ancient times, the criminal law against tomb robbers was still very serious, and during the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court even ordered that once the tomb robbers were caught, it was a death sentence. Therefore, after the tomb robbers steal the cultural relics in the ancient tomb, they will soon be shot, and although the jade was before, it is the most difficult cultural relics to sell. Because in ancient times, jade was very precious, only those who were in the eunuch family had it, and it was a very strange thing for ordinary people to have jade. And jade generally has a mark on it, the mark of gold and silver can be melted off, and once the mark of the jade is worn, it destroys the entire piece of jade.
Ordinary people take jade with official seals, which is equivalent to installing a large horn on their own body, declaring that they are a tomb robber, which will not invite the disaster of killing. Therefore, in the ancient tomb robbers, the tomb robbers will not steal the jade in the ancient tombs, but will only take away the gold and silver treasures. But in modern times, it is different, compared with the ancient tomb robbers, modern tomb robbers are more hateful, even if they rob the tomb, they will blow up the tomb of others. And as long as it is something valuable, they will steal it, no matter what jade and silverware, they can't sell it domestically, they will transport it abroad, compared to modern tomb robbers are even more hateful.