The reason why Qin Shi Huang was praised by Li Xian as "the first emperor of the ages" not only unified the six countries, but also laid the foundation of the mainland's political system for more than 2,000 years, so that the mainland's later development gained direction.
He once said, "When you are here, you should defend the land and open up the frontier, sweep away the four Yi, and set the foundation of my great Qin for all generations!" When I die, I will also become a dragon soul, and bless me with eternal prosperity in China. ”
Therefore, in order to fulfill this oath on the mausoleum, he established a large number of terracotta warriors and horses, and he guarded the country himself.
However, after the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was developed, it was targeted by people with hearts.
stole the terracotta army in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and sold it for 300,000 yuan. And what was his final result? Why did he do this?
Construction of the Terracotta Army
In fact, Qin Shi Huang is not a tyrant as we think, but a generation of Ming monarchs.
Not only does it call for equality between men and women, but if a husband commits misdeeds in marriage, he will be paraded in public.
They also began to replace human martyrdom with terracotta warriors, rather than adopting the system of human martyrdom as in other dynasties.
It is important to know that human martyrdom is a funeral system established by slavery and prevalent.
Lock up your life in a mausoleum, die without oxygen or kill them outright, and then put them in the mausoleum.
Qin Shi Huang was well aware of the harm this system brought to people. So they began to recruit craftsmen and let them adopt the method of pottery firing to make terracotta warriors.
It is necessary to know that terracotta warriors and horses have different divisions of labor from coloring and pottery, so that the terracotta warriors become lifelike.
Each terracotta warrior has a different shape, appearance and expression.
Even when the terracotta warriors were discovered, they were all brightly colored, which shows the height of the craftsmen's level at that time.
However, because the terracotta warriors were exposed to oxygen oxidation after they were unearthed, the color disappeared in less than ten seconds. It was formed that we now see terracotta warriors and horses in only some colors, even earthy colors.
According to statistics, the terracotta warriors in the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor have three types: chariots, war horses, and soldiers, and are known as the eighth wonder of the world and one of the world's top ten rare treasures of ancient tombs.
But it is precisely because of this that it brings great value to the Terracotta Army.
Let the person with the heart exploit the loophole and finally steal it, and this person is Wang Gengdi.
It was stolen and sold by the king
Wang Gengdi, this person, is a gangster who is not willing to make money with his own efforts.
In Wanli Village, Kangqiao Township, not only did he have nothing to do all day, but he also quarreled with the villagers from time to time.
There was really nothing he could do, and the people in the village did not treat him.
Wang Gendi lived like this all day, just when he thought that this life would go on like this.
I met a man named Quan Xueli, don't look at him as an ordinary worker at Lintong Railway Station on the surface, but in fact, he is still doing the "business" of reselling cultural relics behind his back.
However, as Quan Xueli's reselling business became more and more, his appetite became greater and greater.
It just so happened that at that time, their village was very close to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, and Wang was idle again.
He then discussed with Wang Gengdi, and he would find a buyer, and Wang Gengdi would just steal the terracotta warriors and horses. The two came to earn a lot of money and were happy ever since.
At that time, Wang Gendi also often went to the nearby Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, and saw that many terracotta warriors and horses were put aside and no one cared about, and he had already moved his mind.
Coupled with Quan Xueli's saying that the Terracotta Army is worth a lot, and he can find a buyer, it has aggravated Wang Gengdi's heart to steal the Terracotta Army.
So on February 17, 1987, Wang Gendi took advantage of the night to enter the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and finally took away the head of a figurine.
And immediately made peace with Quan Xueli, contacted the cultural relics dealer Quan Xueli knew, and prepared to find a time to sell the head of the terracotta army to him for 300,000 yuan.
Just when the two thought that things had been more than half successful, and they were ready to be dashing when they got the money in the future.
The police have already gathered their police forces and are preparing to arrest him.
The police launched an investigation and eventually captured
This is because the head stolen by Wang Geng at that time, not the ordinary terracotta army that he saw placed on the side at the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.
It is the head of a general figurine, and the production process of this general figurine is particularly fine, and there are obvious differences from ordinary terracotta warriors.
Therefore, the day after Wang Gengdi's theft, he was discovered by the staff and quickly called the police.
The police launched a professional case team to investigate the whereabouts of the two in every detail.
A high reward order was also issued to allow the personnel who saw the two to provide clues at the first time.
As soon as this matter broke, the cultural relics dealers who had bought the figurines also suspended the purchase of Hewang Gengdi.
Wang Gendi could only temporarily avoid the limelight and hide everywhere, for fear of being caught by the police. Unfortunately, desire prevailed over reason.
In June 1987, Wang thought that four months had passed and that the police should no longer pay attention to him.
So he asked the antiquities dealer out and prepared to sell him the figurine.
But he underestimated the importance the mainland attaches to cultural relics and the police's ability to handle cases.
When Wang Gendi was about to sell the figurines, the police immediately appeared and directly arrested the gang.
Although Wang said in court that Quan Xueli first discussed with him to steal the terracotta army, he just listened to Quan Xueli's words and stole the terracotta army.
But what you should know is that Quan Xueli did not participate in the theft of the Terracotta Army with Wang Gendi from beginning to end.
It was only later responsible for finding a buyer, and Wang could be said to have been used as a gun by Quan Xueli.
Where can this go? In other words, even if Wang Gendi was pitted by Quan Xueli, if he didn't have this mind, how could he be deeply mired.
In the end, the court sentenced Wang Gengdi to death for theft because Wang Geng stepped on the point in advance, and later directly stole the terracotta army and actively sold it.
In this case, Quan Xueli was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for selling terracotta warriors and horse cultural relics and being an accessory to Wang Gengdi.
There are many artifacts on the mainland. These cultural relics are of great significance to the cultural transmission of the mainland and the proof of the mainland culture.
If these resellers and people who steal cultural relics are indulged, I don't know how many cultural relics belonging to the mainland will be transmitted to other countries and even never recovered.
Then, this is not only a big loss for the mainland, but also a missing important section of culture.
Therefore, in order to prevent these cultural relics from being stolen, sold, and sold, it is necessary to impose the death penalty.
And if the king could live a down-to-earth life on his own, without moving his mind, how could he be sentenced to death?
To be honest, this is all the result of his own evil, and he can't complain about anyone.