This extraordinary piece of metal plate was dated back to year AD 897, bestowed by Emperor Zhaozong of Tang Dynasty (唐昭宗) to (Qian Liu) 钱镠 as a symbol for exemption of death. Around 500 years later, Quan Liu descendant Qian Yongqin (钱用勤), was about to be executed by the first Ming Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋) for corruption, when Qian Yongqin's son Qian 'Kui/Li' (钱悝) tried his luck and presented the plate of Death exemption to the Emperor. To justify his rightful succession from previous Dynasties, Emperor Zhu recognised and accepted the Tang Dynasty relic and spared Qian Yongqin's life. Luckily, he did so... as his act of amnesty allowed Qian's linage to carry on and produced a national hero, Qian Xuesen (钱学森), one of the founding fathers of Two Bombs, One Satellite, China's Father of Rockets.
@Xanav_I That's a pretty good tale to show how history works😍