Why did Zeng Houyi have so many small animals in his mouth?

If you don’t live in the Warring States Period, you will never know the unique ways of playing games of the princes and nobles during the Warring States Period. For example, Zeng Houyi held so many small animals in his mouth. It is possible that the saying at that time was that if you were buried with small animals in your mouth, you would receive more blessings, both for your descendants and yourself.

From the perspective of Feng Shui, these small animals can suppress his soul to a certain extent, or can preserve the integrity of his corpse to achieve the effect of non-decomposition. After Cixi was buried, she had to hold a luminous pearl in her mouth, which had the same effect. After all, the princes and nobles in ancient times wanted to preserve their physical bodies forever after their death.

In addition, to explain this problem from a normal person's thinking, it is also possible to say that Zeng Houyi was particularly fond of small animals during his lifetime. Just like a saying we have now, he was afraid of falling if he held it in his hand. I'm afraid it will melt if I hold it in my mouth. After his death, he wanted to express his love for these small animals by holding them all in his mouth. It can also be said that he will not let them go after his death.

From a value perspective, the treasures made of these small animals are really valuable. Whether in modern times or in his time, I believe they are valuable things, even for the army. These little animals can be exchanged. If it were you, it would be a pity not to take them with you after you die.

So in order to prevent these treasures from falling into the hands of others or leaving them to future generations, he could only take them to the tomb himself, put them by his side, and take care of them carefully. From the side, it reflects that he is greedy for money.