Can the night pearl contained in Cixi's death really keep the body from rotting?

When it comes to Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty, everyone is familiar with it. Cixi enjoyed the splendor of the world all her life, and she did not live in vain. People talk about Empress Dowager Cixi, mostly about how beautiful she was before her death, how luxurious her life was, and how many treasures she buried after her death. It was not until her tomb was stolen by Sun Dianying that she knew how many local tyrants Cixi had, such as the night pearl, emerald watermelon and so on. But now the night pearl is gone, and I don't know whose hand it is. Other babies live in other countries.

However, what Cixi never expected was that after her death, a mausoleum was bombed and the body was thrown outside the coffin. In order to vent her anger, Sun Dianying not only stole the baby, but also destroyed Cixi's body. It is said that Sun Dianying collected gold and silver jewelry when he bombed Cixi Mausoleum with cannon fodder. When the coffin of Cixi was opened, Cixi was covered with treasures. The sight before us made the soldiers crazy and plundered the treasure at will without principle. Cixi's treasure was also plundered by soldiers.

After unscrupulously taking the unique pearl from Cixi's mouth, even Cixi's body was destroyed, and all her clothes were stripped, leaving only a pair of underwear. Cixi never imagined that she would suffer such a crime after her death.

Cixi was extremely angry and extravagant. You can guess that she has a lot of buried treasures. However, all these treasures were obtained by Cixi's embezzlement of the national treasury. Moreover, at that time, the economy of the Qing Dynasty was depressed and the people were in dire straits. But Cixi made great efforts to build her own mausoleum, wasting people and money. Therefore, Cixi did many evil deeds in her life, and many people hated her guts. Even if it is a grave robbery, many people feel that Sun Dianying has done a good job and breathed a sigh of relief. However, because of the grave robbery in Sun Dianying, most valuable treasures were finally lost abroad, and now foreigners are asking hundreds of millions of dollars.

The story of Empress Dowager Cixi burying the pearl of the night has become a household name. What kind of treasure is it? Some people speculate that it may be a big pearl or fluorite ball, but there is no conclusion. People can only imagine from Sun Dianying's description. As time goes on, this bright pearl becomes more and more confusing.

One of the puzzles: legend or fact?

In the official history of the Qing Dynasty, there is no record that Empress Dowager Cixi buried the night pearl. Ai Notes was written by Li's nephew and is not recorded. Is this night pearl a legend?

The earliest record of Empress Dowager Cixi's burial of the Night Pearl appeared in the case of 1928 Nanhai Yinzi's grave robbery: "No.51 Night Pearl weighs 422 minutes and 70 cents, and is worth 18 million." According to the author's textual research, Nanhai Yinzi does exist. 1920 wrote the history of well-being and 1926 wrote the history of well-being pain. The historical records of the Night Pearl recorded in 2000 and thereafter are basically consistent with folklore. Sun Dianying's "The Night Pearl" is divided into two parts, without corresponding evidence, which is unscientific. In addition, in 19 14, British journalists in China, Prander and Bai Kehao, reported that Cixi's mouth was open but not closed after her death, which can be regarded as circumstantial evidence that Cixi buried the luminous pearl. 1988 The co-production film "Stealing the Tomb" directed by Italian director Bertolucci and "The Last Emperor" in April 2005 1 CCTV's international national treasure archives all have the story that Empress Dowager Cixi was stuffed with a big pearl in her mouth when she died.

The night pearl is a rare treasure, which was called "following the pearl", "hanging the pearl", "hanging the thorn" and "bright moon pearl" in ancient times. Usually, the luminous pearl refers to fluorescent stone and luminous stone.

According to historical records, as early as the prehistoric emperors Yan Di and Shennong, there was a night pearl. For example, Shennong, the king of stone balls, is known as the "night mine". The "hanging plum" and "hanging thorn wall" in the Spring and Autumn Period are priceless, comparable to any wall. At that time, only big officials Tao Zhugong and Jia Dun could afford it. In the past, the State of Jin used to "hang a thorn wall" as bait and "make up for others with a fake head". Doctors in Chu, Qin, Wei and other countries use the luminous pearl to symbolize philosophy and discuss important issues. On the night of Qin Shihuang's burial, 259 female heart beads will be buried tomorrow, and candles will be used instead of ointment in the mausoleum. Guo Kuang, the younger brother of Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, showed off his wealth by "hanging beads and falling, watching the stars by day and the moon by night". Wu Zetian gave the jade dragon of Xuanzong to the night pearl, and Xuanzong returned to his son and made a night pearl to show him the room. In the Tang Dynasty, a luminous pearl named "Water Drop" sold for hundreds of millions. During the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the royal family especially loved the night pearl. Among them, Genghis Khan's luminous pearl was stolen in Taiwan Province Province, and was later solved and returned to its original owner. Yuan Pai officials went to Sri Lanka to buy rubies and garnet luminous pearls. There are several jade night beads in the Ming dynasty cupboard, which are as bright as candles at night.

Since ancient times, people have talked about the night pearl with admiration and confusion. Some ancient literary works and some folklore often paint the night pearl with layers of mysterious colors, making up one gripping fairy tale after another.

The night pearl is a mystery of nature, history and culture, which exists in several excellent ancient civilizations in the world. According to relevant experts' research, the luminous pearl buried in the mouth of Empress Dowager Cixi is an approximate spherical original stone, weighing about 787.28 carats. 1908, 10800000 The appraisal of two silvers is equivalent to the current 8 1000000 yuan. Guo Ying was a foreign tribute during the Qianlong period, and then the treasure was spread to Cixi.

After such a rich woman dies, people will certainly covet her buried wealth. When Sun Dianying bombed Dongling and opened Cixi's coffin, she looked as if she was still alive, not asleep. Sun Dianying recalled, "This is because her mouth is rich in a big pearl."

The luminous pearl buried in the mouth of Empress Dowager Cixi is an approximately spherical diamond with a mass of 787.28 carats. As this scientific discovery is the first time in the history of international science, the author named this diamond "Guo Ying" according to the international scientific naming convention to commemorate the generous contribution of Guo Ying Science and Technology Fund to my scientific career. Moreover, the quality of this diamond is surprisingly consistent with that of a super diamond lost for nearly 350 years during the Mughal Dynasty in India, within the error range! It is conceivable that the luminous pearl of Empress Dowager Cixi may also be involved in a big secret of the Mughal dynasty in India 350 years ago.

Guo Ying diamond is the largest diamond found in Eurasia; 1893 south Africa's "noble diamond" was the largest diamond in the world before it appeared. It is also the most valuable jewel in the history of China!

In addition to the famous luminous pearls in Cixi's mouth, the nine luminous pearls on her phoenix crown are also quite famous. According to Li Yingfa's Ding Dong Mausoleum in Qing Dynasty, in June of 1900, an invading army composed of Britain, Germany, Russia, France, the United States, Japan, Italy and Austria invaded Beijing. Empress Dowager Cixi took four night pearls from the phoenix crown and gave them to foreigners, begging them to leave Beijing. Li, the eunuch in power at that time, was not around, so he sent a maid-in-waiting named Wang to Ximen Hotel to give it to someone sent by Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang is now in charge of negotiating with foreigners about withdrawing troops. At that time, the maid-in-waiting was only 17 years old, and Empress Dowager Cide warned her to be careful all the way. If she loses it, she will regret it. The maid-in-waiting hid the beads and thought as she walked, "This is our treasure. How can I give it to foreigners! " So, she got it cleverly.

Sixty-four years later, these four night pearls were found in the home of a worker named Wu in Amber Forest. This family, who used to do cleaning, opened a dirty, oily and black pillow and found a red cloth bag inside. After the red cloth was uncovered, it was covered with a layer of yellow cloth and oiled paper, and there was a layer of thin paper inside the oiled paper, wrapped with four crystal-clear night pearls like longan.

According to archaeological research, these are four bright pearls on the phoenix crown of Empress Dowager Cixi, which have been lost for many years. It turned out that this dirty little pillow was given to them by an 80-year-old grandmother Wang before she died. After liberation, Master Wu adopted this helpless Grandma Wang and treated her like a mother. 1963 When she died, she gave a small pillow and stopped breathing before telling the secret. This grandma Wang is the maid-in-waiting around Empress Dowager Cixi more than 60 years ago.