Throughout ancient and modern times, there are many tomb robbers with names and surnames, but Wu Zixu, Xiang Yu, Liu Qu, Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo, Huang Chao, Wen Tao, Liu Yu, Yang Zhen Jia, Chen Feng, Qianlong, Sun Dianying and other twelve figures are the most influential, and their behavior cannot be erased in the history of tomb robbery in China. To borrow www.biquge.info popular "celebrity concept" today, all of these people are tomb robbers. The status in the tomb robbery world is no less than that of the Southern Emperor and the Northern Beggars in Jin Yong's martial arts world.

As early as before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were already inverted fights in the world, but the most influential thing was Wu Zixu's tomb of King Chu, whipping the corpse and hating it. Wu Zixu dug the grave to avenge the hatred of the heavens, not for the burial of the King of Chu, he was "doing something rather than for money", so the mountain movers who also "asked for something instead of seeking wealth" in later generations respected Wu Zixu as the ancestor.

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Wu Zixu exhumed the grave and whipped the corpse

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chu and Han fought for hegemony, Xiang Yu sent Qin Ling to burn Ah Fang, and plundered countless treasures in it. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were all rebels at the end of the Qin Dynasty, so the later generations of the people who unloaded the mountain took the word "righteousness" as a signboard for gathering righteousness and dividing the spoils, and respected the overlord of Western Chu as the ancestor master, and the overlord pulled out the mountain, and it was also the color of the unloading force who dug the tomb with external forces.

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The overlord of Chu raised the crown

Tomb robbery activities in the Han Dynasty have been very frequent, and the name of Touching Jin Xiaowei officially appeared in the Later Han Dynasty, which has actually taken shape as early as the Western Han Dynasty, but has not yet become a trend. Later, during the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao used the excuse of needing military salaries to sweep away the troubled times and return the people to the peaceful world, absorbing many inverted fighting masters, and setting up a regular inverted fighting army military establishment. The ancients said that "the name is not right, the words are not good", each line has the name of the ancestor to be self-contained and inherited to future generations, but the rules and various crafts of the touching gold school captain, and its framework of the five elements of easy management, are completely developed in the Tang Dynasty, and later it absorbed the essence of the feng shui theory of the Jiangxi situation sect, with the unique feng shui secret techniques of the gold school captain such as "looking for the dragon" and "dividing the gold and fixing the acupoints".

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Touching the gold of the captain of the gold talisman

However, the development of China's tomb culture has reached an outrageous level, especially since there are some princes and generals who have special hobbies or want to be different. So it's not the history of China that everyone has returned to their roots and practiced burial. There are also such as sky burial, water burial, tree burial, sea burial, Zhan burial, mausoleum burial, wild burial, book burial, liberation burial, golden burial, cremation, tower burial and so on. Because these methods are very different, different beliefs in different regions have created different schools of tomb robbing in later generations. The well-known Captain of the Touching Gold, the General of the Hair Hill, and the Mountain Mover are developed from the mausoleum burial.

·Organs·

In the movie "Notes on Tomb Robbery", the mausoleum of the Queen Mother of the West (Snake Mother Mausoleum) is everywhere. And they are always staggeringly fine, such as the key to the tomb of the Queen Mother of the West obtained by Wuxie, which is no less precise than a modern Rolex mechanical watch, and then such as the guillotine mechanism when Da Kui opened the door for the first time, and the quicksand on both sides of the stone door, etc.

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The key to the Mausoleum of the Queen Mother of the West

As we all know, the trick has been around for a long time. The mausoleum of the Queen Mother of the West in "Notes on Tomb Robbery" is inseparable from King Zhou Mu, and there happened to be such a capable person who was good at tricks during the period of King Zhou Mu. Everyone should be familiar with this person, his name is Yanshi.

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Yanshi shows King Zhou Mu the finished puppet

In "Liezi Tangwen", it is recorded that Yanshi made a puppet for King Mu of Zhou, "If you lead his head, the song will be harmonious; Hold his hand, then dance in response to the festival. Ever-changing, but adaptable. "All of them are made by Fu Hui leather, wood, glue, lacquer, white, black, dan, and blue. Wang Di expected that the liver and gallbladder inside, the heart and lungs, the spleen and kidneys, and the stomach and intestines, and the muscles and bones, branches, fur, and teeth and hair on the outside were all fakes, and all of them were complete. The union is as good as it was at first sight. "The puppets made by Yanshi can be compared to real people, and they can all be played, played and sung. It is not difficult to see from this text that the scene of the wooden maid playing music and archery in the movie "Notes on Tomb Robbery" should be related to this Yanshi.

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The maid who plays music in "Notes on Tomb Robbery".

So who is the Iron Mask in the play? I believe that many people have the same questions as me, so we might as well analyze the true identity of Iron Mask from various angles, and what kind of extent the ancient civilization has reached.

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The mask of the Iron Mask in "Notes on Tomb Robbery".

First of all, let's start with the key to the Mausoleum of the Queen Mother of the West throughout the play, this bronze key can be described as the epitome of ancient mechanical principles. Judging from its level of refinement, this bronze key, which can count down to 2,000 years, can be said to be embarrassing for modern people. It has a myriad of gear structures, precise scales and precise speeds. This kind of craftsmanship is simply not too far ahead of the West.

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The bronze key from Tomb Raider Notes

Then there are the guillotines and quicksand traps in front of the first stone gate, which can be said to be common in ancient tombs. In the mouth of tomb robbers, it is generally called "sand tomb", of course, in addition to "sand tomb", there is also "stone tomb". If it is a composite type, there are both sand and stones, it is called a sand and stone tomb. This kind of tomb is generally the most troublesome tomb for tomb robbers, because the effect is obvious, simple, rough and direct. This kind of tomb appeared very early, and historical records will not be later than the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. During construction, excavate more than ten meters deep, an area of dozens or even hundreds of square meters of underground space, according to the Kanyu technique to determine the direction and direction of the coffin, bury the coffin with fried dry sand, instead of backfilling with soil. After the sand has accumulated to a certain position and thickness, it is covered with soil and the surrounding area is compacted.

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Schematic diagram of the soil layer of the sedimentary tomb

Why do you fry sand dry? First, it can maintain a dry underground environment to prevent the corpse from decomposing; The second is to strengthen the anti-theft effect. The dry fine sand is like water, and the mobility is extremely strong, and the tomb robbers cannot dig the robbery hole at all, and the sand is dripping while digging, and the robbery hole is difficult to form at all. Even if it is dug up, the risk is also very large, and it is very easy to cause a landslide and make the tomb robbers become martyrs. "Quicksand Tomb" has been found in modern archaeology, and the Guozhuang Chu Tomb located in Shangcai County, Henan Province is a typical quicksand tomb.

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The excavation site of the tomb of Shangcai quicksand in Henan

And then as the plot progresses, it is not difficult for us to find a huge number of wooden maids in the front hall. These wooden maids are controlled by the mechanism, and they are even so agile that they can turn their eyes and heads at will. It's really amazing, and the tricks of the ancients are simply breathtaking.

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The self-moving maid in "Notes on Tomb Robbery".

These maids can play and chant as well as shoot on the move. As early as more than 2,000 years ago, people began to set up some active defense facilities in the tombs, which not only served the purpose of shooting tomb robbers, but also set an example to scare people who had tomb robbery attempts. According to historical records, the internal structure of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is said to have an unprecedentedly complex form: "Let the craftsman make a crossbow arrow, and those who are close to it will shoot it." With mercury as a hundred rivers and seas, the machine phase is instilled. "What kind of situation is the crossbow installed in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is still inconclusive. However, as far as the bow and crossbow unearthed from the Qin Warrior Pit are concerned, its bow trunk and crossbow arm are long, and the material may be the "Zhe" (mountain mulberry) of Nanshan, which is a strong crossbow with good performance. According to scholars' estimates, the range of this bow and crossbow should be greater than 800 meters, and the tension should be more than 700 catties. It shows the horror of this kind of crossbow, and the crossbow held by the wooden maid in the movie "Notes on Tomb Robbery" also shot all the objects in the front hall.

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The construction of the crossbow arrow

And because of the shooting of these wooden maids, we then saw another common anti-theft measure in ancient tombs - the chain flap.

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The serial flap tomb in "Notes on Tomb Robbery".

The chain flap is a trap set up in the cemetery, and a knife and cone about 10 cm long are distributed under the pit. The upper layer of the pit is covered with several planks, with a shaft in the middle of the plank, and a small object of the same weight is decorated with a balance scale, and there is a cover on the board. Of course, there is no sharp weapon underneath the serial flap in the movie "Tomb Robbery Notes", but its ingenuity is enough to make people admire. The two coffins, one real and one empty, once touched, will make people fall off guard.

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The principle of serial reproduction in the catacombs

Combined with the above, we talked about "Liezi Tangwen" Zhou Mu Wang went on a hunting tour in the west, the more Kunlun, not to Yishan. The third uncle himself has also said that the snake mother is the queen mother of the west, and the king of the elephant king of Kunlun in the Western Regions first saw the queen mother, and is a mixed tribe of Persian race people east of the Himalayas, with the so-called "fairy grass", which can live forever. Therefore, it should not be difficult for us to speculate about who the specific identity of the builder of the West Queen Mother's Mausoleum is.

First of all, during the period of King Mu of Zhou, the only person who was good at mechanical skills was Yanshi. And Yanshi can be said to be a master-level figure many years earlier than Lu Ban and Zhuge Liang's debut, and this Yanshi has a close relationship with King Zhou Mu, and he went to Kunlun together. In the movie "Notes on Tomb Robbery", all the mechanisms that appear are extremely ingenious, and there was only one person who could create these mechanisms at that time, and that was Yanshi. Therefore, it is very likely that this Yanshi is the true identity of the iron mask in the movie "Notes on Tomb Robbery", of course, it is only speculated from various signs.

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In the scene where the Queen Mother of the West appears in the back. The mechanism that led to the thunder and established the magnetic field was simply a testimony to the degree of development of ancient mechanical technology. The mechanics in this scenario include the principle of levers, conductive systems, pulleys, balance, perpetual motion, gearing, and more.

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The cool sky-leading thunder building built by the Queen Mother of the West in the movie

Seeing this, I can't help but give a thumbs up to the anti-theft consciousness of the ancients. Of course, we should be more proud of the craftsmanship of the ancients, such a ingenious and exquisite skill, is really the historical treasure of our Chinese nation.

·Characters·

After talking about the ingenious tomb organs of the ancients, let's tell you about the four major factions of tomb robbery, what are the so-called gold and caves, the secret of finding the dragon, and moving mountains and mountains? What are the roles of the stuffy oil bottle, Wu Xie and the fat man in the tomb robbery notes? Gossip, let's answer your questions.

Touching the Golden Captain

The prototype of touching gold began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and he was proficient in "finding the dragon" and "dividing the gold and fixing the acupoints", focusing on technology. Cao Cao set up the position of Captain of Touching Gold, specializing in digging mounds, and the disciples of Touching Gold were also called Captain of Touching Gold. Different from the traditional teacher, there are special standards for touching gold, focusing on incision and technology, as long as you know the rules and terms, they are all the same. But only those who have obtained the orthodox gold touch charm can be made a gold school captain. After digging the tomb, light a candle in the southeast corner of the tomb, and then open the coffin to touch the gold, so as not to damage the remains of the deceased, leaving two treasures for the deceased. There is a way back to act, and there is no end to doing things. On the way to touch the gold, the candle is extinguished, and the head will be respectfully kowtowed three times, and the original treasure will be put back.

Mountain Mover

The so-called moving of mountains refers to the use of external forces to destroy the tombs, and the use of trumpet-type digging mounds. The people who move the mountain road dig the hills, just to seek wealth, although they are familiar with the organs, but most of them are mainly destroyed. Unlike the Captain who touches the gold, he pays attention to technical methods, and he is known as a mountain mover.

Jie Ling Lux

Legend has it that the unloading of the Lingling force has to inherit the mantle of the immortals, there is a way to make people powerful, and the unloading of the mountain is a multi-powerful and infinite, proficient in martial arts. It is rumored that Lu Bu is a Lux who has excavated the Han tomb to prepare military salaries for Dong Zhuo. Before the green forest and tomb robbery, if there is a tomb, the tomb will be dug up, and if there is not, the armor will be unloaded and returned to the forest.

Xieling Lux has a different sense of smell from ordinary people, has a sensitive nose, and avoids spicy things such as tobacco and alcohol. When digging a mound, the iron rod is driven into the ground, and after pulling it out, you can smell the breath on it with your nose, and you can also estimate the feel of hitting the earth.

Hair Hill Nakaro General

The Faqiu general who appeared in the Later Han Dynasty is also known as the Faqiu Tianguan and the Faqiu Lingguan, and the Faqiu Tianguan is somewhat similar to the style of the Captain Touching Jin, but the Faqiu General has an extra copper seal, which is printed with the words "Heavenly Official Blessing, No Taboo", which is known as a seal in the hand, and ghosts and gods are avoided.

General Faqiu pays attention to everyone drinking too much, and in ancient times, he often used pawnshops as a base, took antique dealers as a cover, and participated in large-scale tomb robbery activities.

I don't know if you understand it for a long time, it doesn't matter if you don't understand it, if you believe in tomb robbery, you don't believe it, you have the right to be a pastime, and you can do it and be happy~~

·About the Author·

Walking in the lights without starlight, lingering with the night. Putting aside the face of time, he is still the lonely teenager······

Yang Xiaozuo, a post-90s writer, playwright, lyricist, and director. In 2009, he began to publish works, signed contracts with novel websites such as Qiqi Chinese Network, and later served as an editor under the banyan tree. He has published many novels, and the tomb robbery novel "Imperial Tomb" currently written has been serialized on the starting point Chinese network, with 160,000 words of serialized content, which tells the story of the tomb robbery of the twelve bronze people cast by the group when they found the tomb of Qin Shihuang when he built the tomb, the nine ghost empresses, the crystal corpse coffin, and all kinds of tomb robbery anecdotes are in this tomb exploration journey.