Although there were nominal emperors at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Cixi held the power alone. During her reign, China's internal and external problems were not resolved, the people suffered peasant uprisings, and the people's emotions fluctuated. There are big countries out there. Empress Dowager Cixi only cared about her own happiness every day, and it was really chilling that she had a birthday and embezzled the military funds allocated to the navy at that time. In 1908, Empress Dowager Cixi died of illness, and after her death, she was luxurious, and after her death, countless strange treasures were buried in the tomb.
In the early years of the Republic of China after Cixi's death, there were many warlords, and Sun Dianying thought of the imperial tomb because of his lack of military expenses. He led the army to directly blow up the tomb of Cixi. The soldiers took all their valuables and then opened Cixi's coffin. Took away a lot of valuable things. The most famous is the night pearl in Cixi's mouth.
At that time, the treasure was transported for more than twenty days and soon became known to the whole country. All the qing dynasty elders are not angry, and the graves of their ancestors have been stolen, which is really shameful. Severely punished letters and telegrams across the country violently attacked Chiang Kai-shek. Sun Dianying was a little panicked. To save lives, he gave away almost everything that had been stolen. The night pearl was given to Song Meiling.
According to records, the value of the pearl Chinese New Year's Eve 1908 was 10.8 million silver. Based on this valuation, it is equivalent to about 800 million yuan. The Night Pearl was used as an ornament for Song Meiling's shoes and was later brought to the United States. The Rockefeller family of the American oil giant spent a lot of money to buy the Night Pearl.