Li Hongzhang's tomb was excavated, and two 30-pound gold bricks were found, why did the experts shake their heads after identification?
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On November 7, 1901, Li Hongzhang died of illness in Beijing at the age of 79. The Qing government specially issued an edict posthumously awarding him the title of Taifu(太傅), and was given the title of Marquis of the First Rank and Yuwen Zhong (谥文忠), and was given 5,000 taels of silver to cure the funeral. Subsequently, Li Hongzhang's coffin was transported back to Hefei and buried in daxingji in the eastern suburbs.
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At that time, Li Hongzhang's hometown and ancestral grave were in Modian Township, Dongxiang, Hefei County, Anhui Province, but Li Hongzhang left a last word, asking him to be buried in the adjacent eastern suburb of Daxingji, and Li Hongzhang said to have done so because he admired Bao Zheng all his life, and Bao Zheng's burial place was in Daxingji.
According to records, in 1882, Li Hongzhang personally donated 2,800 taels of silver to build the Bao Zheng Ancestral Hall, and wrote his own inscription, which shows his admiration for Bao Zheng. Therefore, after Li Hongzhang died, he deliberately left a last word and asked to be buried near the Bao Zheng cemetery. In the end, Li Hongzhang's tomb is only 300 meters away from Bao Zheng's tomb.
It is said that when Li Hongzhang's tomb was built at that time, it took a year and four months, and his tomb passages were made of refractory bricks imported from Britain, and the cemetery covered a total area of about 10,000 square meters, with a total of 99 large and small houses.
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Since then, Li Hongzhang's tomb has been intact for more than half a century, but by 1958, in that special era, the local people also began to build steel mills and smelt steel.
It happened that the location of Li Hongzhang's grave at that time was selected as the place to build a steel factory, so after obtaining the approval of the relevant departments, local personnel began to excavate Li Hongzhang's tomb.
However, Li Hongzhang's tomb was built very strongly, ordinary shovels and hammers could not be broken at all, even if they were later blown up with explosives, it was useless, and finally someone came up with a way, that is, to dig a tunnel from tens of meters away and drill into the cemetery from below. Finally, after dozens of days of excavation, Li Hongzhang's coffin was finally dragged out.
Subsequently, people opened Li Hongzhang's coffin and found that his body was basically well preserved because it was wrapped in layers of cotton wool, and it looked like it was"
Lifelike
Next to his corpse were the objects he had used in his lifetime, a pair of glasses, a pocket watch, a walking stick, seven gold coins under his body, arranged in the shape of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, and a sword, which was later borrowed by the provincial troupe as props.
In addition, a small wooden box was found in front of his coffin, and when he opened it, he found that there were two pieces inside."
Gold bricks
At that time, someone deliberately weighed these two gold bricks with a scale, which weighed 30 pounds, and everyone thought that this was "
"It's made of gold, so I'm very happy, because it's the rhythm of making a fortune!"
Subsequently, they ordered further confirmation"
The material, then handed it over to experts for identification. After the results were identified by experts, they shook their heads and sighed:
"This gold brick just means that it is plated with a layer of gold, and it is actually all copper."
The results came as a surprise.
Later, in order to punish Li Hongzhang, the legendary traitor, everyone hung his body on a rope behind the tractor and paraded the streets until the bones were scattered.
As for Li Hongzhang as an important courtier, even if it is made of gold."
"The funeral is only a dime for him, but why did he deliberately use two coppers?"
"Come to the funeral?"
At present, there are two popular sayings: First, Li Hongzhang asked his funeral to be simple, do not engage in any gold and silver jewelry funerary products, the problem is that in li Hongzhang's identity, after all, it is still necessary to pay attention to the scene, otherwise it is too shabby, so his family deliberately used these two coppers."
"To make a show and hold up the scene.
The second explanation is related to Li Hongzhang's name. Because Li Hongzhang's original name in the family tree is called Li Zhangtong, so putting two copper blocks after his death also has the meaning of searching for roots and tracing the roots.