It should be said that the novel comes from real life, but it is higher than real life, because the author's job is to deal with the public security department, and some relatives are engaged in archaeological work, so I know some people in this line. Tell me what I know:
1. The real grave robbers are not worse than the grave robbers in the novel. When reading novels, you will find a tool of Luoyang shovel, which is one of the necessary tools for grave robbers in Luoyang. This Luoyang shovel is an extremely simple tool, all long rods, and then a semicircular piece is tied to one end. This Luoyang shovel is a tool used by grave robbers in Luoyang, but this simple tool is also regarded as a tomb-robbing artifact. Because such a simple Luoyang shovel can detect the situation of underground tombs, the accuracy is quite high. Later, archaeologists introduced this Luoyang shovel into archaeological tools. Luoyang shovel invented by this grave robber has been abroad.
The grave robbers in the novel can judge the location of the grave or whether there is a door curtain by feng shui. Such thieves also exist in real life, and the level can be said to be regardless of high or low.
The author once visited a grave robbery scene with the public security department. There is only one suspect. In the process of robbing the tomb, he did not look around, but accurately found the location of the ancient tomb. At that time, he was curious about how he knew the location of the ancient tomb. Later, I checked the interrogation record of the suspect. According to the criminal suspect's own confession, he was responsible for keeping watch when others robbed the tomb, but he never took much money. Later, after he was arrested, he studied Feng Shui in prison. After he got out of prison, he had a few hard times, but it was not in vain. This time, he also saw this tomb and later robbed it. If it hadn't been an accident, it is estimated that this tomb would have been hollowed out.
Second, there used to be a rule of grave robbery, but now there is no rule of grave robbery. There used to be rules between grave robbers. As the saying goes, there is a way to steal. It is said that the tombs of loyal ministers and women will not be stolen, such as Yuefei Tomb and Guan Cemetery, which are all symbols of loyalty. If you come to such a grave, you will be spurned by others.
In the past, grave robbery belonged to the family, which is reflected in many novels or film and television works with grave robbery as the theme. This is because all families belong to the same blood, and there will be no situation where the people above block the stolen cave and one person takes all the proceeds after moving the property down the cave.
Now these rules are gone. Grave robbers will dig when they see the ancient tomb. No matter whose grave it is, some grave robbers even stole their ancestral graves. It is no longer a family tradition for grave robbers to form gangs, and gangs are often mobile.
As for the regulation of lighting candles in ancient tombs, it is not hard and fast. This is used to test the oxygen in the ancient tomb. After all, the opening time is not long, and sometimes the air circulation is not smooth, which will inevitably lead to the lack of oxygen in the ancient tomb. In order to avoid accidents, candles will be lit and also play a role in lighting. Now some grave robbers have replaced them with oxygen bottles and flashlights.