The novel "Notes on Tomb Robbery" written by the Third Uncle of the Southern Sect shrouded Changbai Mountain with a mysterious color, and at the same time, many people also developed a strong interest in tomb robbers. It is true that in a series of literature and film and television works about tomb robbery, tomb robbers are often portrayed as a heroic image of both good and evil, but in fact, in history, tomb robbers have always been a profession spurned by the world!
Most of the historical texts related to it will also be titled with negative words such as violating ancestral precepts and violating the law. It is worth noting that all the people engaged in the profession of tomb robbery have not lived long, and some people believe that the reason for this phenomenon is that they have damaged their yin morality and received retribution. Is this really the case? What are the hidden meanings?
For the sake of the rich and the thief, historians are grateful
As we all know, in the feudal ancient period, a person with a wealthy family or a person with a certain social status would have a series of gold and silver utensils and rich objects representing his identity to follow him to the tomb at the time of death. To some extent, the value of the cultural relics in these tombs is very amazing, and ordinary people can change the status quo of their troubled lives as long as they get such an object.
According to historical records, since the complete collapse of the Spring and Autumn ceremonial music system, a thick burial atmosphere has blown up in the various princes, so in this historical background, the industry of tomb robbers has emerged, and their livelihood is to steal funerary goods and obtain more silver after selling. In the period of feudal history, many rulers explicitly forbade tomb robbery, but some people were still willing to take risks for the sake of small profits. With the passage of time, tomb robbers have gradually given birth to a set of theoretical systems, and a series of sects have also emerged.
To this day, many historians believe that the existence of tomb robbers also has a certain driving effect in the archaeological process. If it were not for the excavations carried out by tomb robbers, perhaps many historical relics with research nature would not appear in front of the public's eyes, such as the book "Qi Theory". However, the large number of tomb robbers has also caused the loss of cultural relics, and to this day, many cultural relics belonging to China are still placed in foreign museums and cannot return to their homeland, resulting in a part of Chinese history that has been shrouded in mystery.
Rich and noble have no life to enjoy, why short life is a doubt
In a way, the way tomb robbers steal other people's property is disdainful, but it has to be admitted that they have indeed obtained the key to changing their fate. However, what is surprising is that all those who are engaged in the tomb robbery industry have invariably died in their best years, and it is still unknown what mysteries are hidden in this. Most people in the feudal period believed that the main reason why tomb robbers fell into this fate was that they had lost their yin morality and had to pay for their sins at the cost of their lives. But as historians continue to research, they find that the truth may not be the case.
First of all, the main reason why most grave robbers do not live long is related to their working environment. As we all know, in order to delay the rate of decay of corpses, the ancients often built burial chambers in dark and damp places, which can reduce the chance of contact between corpses and air. However, from the perspective of Chinese medicine, people are in a cold and humid place for a long time, which will cause huge damage to the body, and the cold air entering the body will not only hurt the lungs, but also damage the foundation, once the root of the disease falls, no matter how precious the medicinal materials cannot be improved.
In addition, in order to be able to evade the arrest of officers and soldiers, the tomb robbers usually choose the working time is the late night, and the theft of a tomb can be achieved overnight, the tomb robbers need to spend a lot of time to excavate and explore, to some extent, long-term high-pressure work will not only pose a huge threat to a person's body, but also cause certain damage in psychology, plus in the historical background at that time, the tomb robbery industry itself is not accepted by the world, in other words, The grave robbers want to hide from not only officers and soldiers but also ordinary people. In this state, the tomb robber's long-term irregular work and rest, and the mental pressure is large, which will cause certain harm to the body.
The master set up an organ to prevent thieves, and nine deaths sought wealth in his life
In addition, in the feudal ancient period, the owner of the tomb would set up a series of exquisite mechanisms when he was buried to prevent the patronage of tomb robbers. As mentioned above, since the Spring and Autumn Period, tomb robbers have become more and more rampant, and the princes and nobles at that time naturally did not want to be disturbed by others after death, nor did they want their funerary goods to be defiled by others, so the princes and nobles would hire some skilled craftsmen to set up a number of organs in the tomb, the main purpose of which was to pursue peace after death. According to historical records, most of the tombs of the ancients will add flammable substances such as white algae mud and charcoal, and in a state of constant temperature and humidity, as long as an open fire is encountered, it will cause large-scale combustion. In this way, the grave robbers will be burned alive by fire.
In addition, there are many skilled craftsmen who place crossbow and arrow weapons in the tomb. As long as the tomb robber accidentally or touches a mechanism in the tomb, he will be killed by the poison arrow dark weapon. However, many historians believe that because the tomb is damp and in disrepair for a long time, these seemingly ingenious mechanisms have long been invalid after many years, so they may not pose a threat to the lives of tomb robbers.
Compared with the first two, the third mechanism is even more terrifying, that is, the quicksand boulder anti-theft mechanism. You know, whether ancient or modern, when faced with the infringement of quicksand boulders, people will appear powerless, so this organ is a disaster for tomb robbers. When a tomb robber enters a tomb, if he does not understand the basic structure of the tomb, he will trigger the mechanism, no matter how flexible his hands are, he will not escape death. In 2005, mainland archaeologists discovered this mechanism in the tomb of Guo Zhuangchu.
Secondly, many ancients will use mercury, a highly toxic substance, to prevent theft, and its lethality is similar to that of quicksand boulders. Mercury can not only ensure that the body is not decayed, but also volatilize into a highly toxic gas. This is also an important reason why the tomb of Qin Shi Huang has not yet shown its full appearance.
epilogue:
In a way, tomb robbers are a high-risk profession, and they do not only touch the moral rules of Chinese culture, but also the laws of the time. But at any time, some people will be blinded by interests, desperate to take risks, and motivate themselves with wealth and wealth, which will not only ruin a person's future, but also take a person's life. As the saying goes, a gentleman loves money and has a way, everyone still has to take the right path, and they must not think of taking shortcuts and losing their footing into thousands of years of hatred! What else do you know about ancient tomb robbers? Welcome to leave a message to discuss