The Empress Dowager Cixi’s rule over the Qing Dynasty lasted for 48 years, and it was a means of cruelty in order to obtain political rights. Throughout my life, I have been honoured and prosperous, and I have been squandered with enthusiasm. I am committed to my own extravagant life. Just a funeral was prepared for nearly a year, spending more than 1.2 million silver, and funeral is countless treasures.
The ancients said that the rich are all external things, life does not bring, death does not bring. The luxury and wealth of life is not enough. I also think that I can continue to enjoy the extravagant life in another world after death. It can be described as extravagant to the bones.
After the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, her confidant eunuch Li Lianying participated in the training and had buried the treasures. Li Lianying recorded in the later "Ai Yue Xuan Notes": Before the corpse of Cixi, the three layers of gold silk beaded koi and a layer of pearl were laid on the bottom of the scorpion, a total of one foot thick. On the head is the first lotus leaf, the pink tourmaline lotus under the feet, the pearl phoenix crown, and a large pearl such as chicken eggs, worth 10 million two silver. Beside the gold, jade, gemstones, 27 statues of Cuifu, and emerald watermelon, melon and cabbage on both sides of the foot. There are also more than 200 pieces of peach, plum, apricot and jujube made of gems. The jade lotus flower is placed on the left and the jade carved coral tree on the right. In addition, there are 18 jade horses and 18 jade jewels, totaling more than 700 pieces. After the funeral was completed, it was poured into a four-liter orb, and 2,200 stones were filled.
In the huge treasure of Empress Dowager Cixi, the precious pearl belongs to the night pearl in her mouth.
According to records, the Empress Dowager Cixi's night pearl, which is buried in the mouth, is an approximate spherical shape. It is weighed for the Qing Dynasty's 242.28 grams of diamonds, which is equivalent to the current 787.28 grams of rough diamonds. It is estimated to be 10.8 million in 1908. Silver, equivalent to the current 810 million yuan. Where did the night pearl worth 810 million come from?
The source of this night pearl is probably the long-lost Mughal Emperor Diamond, the earliest appearance of Mughal Diamond in southern India. In 1657, the Mughal dynasty of India conquered two small countries and unified the southern part of India, thus flowing into the Mughal dynasty. However, a coup d'état occurred in the Mughal Dynasty in the following year, and this treasure was also missing. In 1665, the French traveler and gemologist Tawaniya described a high-quality clean water diamond with a 280-carat and rose-rose type in the Mughal Palace, which is considered to be the Mughal diamond head. Just a replacement. The real Mughal Emperor Diamond was looted to Afghanistan during the 8th invasion of India by the Afghan dynasty. In 1760, Kangxi suppressed the rebellion of the quasi-deaf children. In the southern part of the Megatron, Afghanistan also surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. In 1760 and 1762, they sent tribute to the Qing Dynasty. The Mughal Emperor Diamonds flowed into the Qing Dynasty in this way and passed on to the generation of Cixi.
In 1928, Sun Dianying led the army to explode the Dongling Mausoleum and robbed all the treasures in the mausoleum. Even the night pearl could not be spared. Sun Dianying used a knife to open the mouth of the Empress Dowager Cixi and took out the night pearl. As the looting was reported by the media, it caused a huge public opinion. Due to the pressure of public opinion, Chiang Kai-shek declared that it was a stationery, that it was all-in-one, and that it was strictly controlled, and that it was slightly lenient. However, Sun Dianying chose a few top grades without hesitation, and gave them to Chiang Kai-shek, He Yingqin, Dai Wei, Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, Yan Xishan, Song Yuling and others. The night pearl was commissioned by Dai Wei to give Song Meiling.
So the matter subsided silently. Sun Dianying was not punished, but he was also admitted to the post of Anhui Province and temporarily re-edited the commander of the Fifth Army.
Song Meiling actually made the night pearl as a shoe decoration, and later bought it by American tycoon Rockefeller and displayed it in the family museum.
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