In the early 1990s, a villager in Henan Province took a golden bowl and approached the Cultural Relics Appraisal Bureau. He wanted experts to show him whether the Golden Bowl was real or fake. The old man said he didn't know where the golden bowl came from, only that his father had left it for him. He said it was passed down from his ancestors. It is said that Emperor Puyi seems to have used this bowl before. Experts were surprised to hear this and identified it, finding that the bottom of the bowl was indeed engraved with the words of the Xuantong dynasty.
In fact, this is enough to explain the problem. The material of this bowl is very good, the workmanship is also very good, and the words XuanTong are engraved on the bottom of the bowl. After other evaluations, experts found that this bowl was indeed so. But how could the Xuantong Emperor, whom Puyi had once used, be among the people? In addition, Emperor Puyi began to live in Beijing and later moved to northeast China. He does not live in Henan. How did this bowl end up in Henan?
In fact, when it comes to this, it is related to Puyi himself. Puyi's biological father was only a prince, but the Guangxu Emperor had no children, so Empress Dowager Cixi personally ordered Puyi to live in the palace. After the death of the Guangxu Emperor, he became emperor. But from the time Puyi ascended the throne to the next day, Cixi died. Only Empress Longyu remained, she was physically and mentally weak and had no opinion. At that time, two people who were not related by blood were closely linked by interests.
At that time, Puyi was only three years old, and Empress Longyu was not very old. They were known only as their mother and son, and they had little affection for each other. The young Puyi grew up in such an environment, but only three years later, the Xinhai Revolution broke out. Yuan Shikai expelled him from the throne and became president himself. Although Puyi could still live in the palace, without the power of the emperor and the support of his parents, the young Puyi was insecure.
Fortunately, he still lived in the palace, and Yuan Shikai still gave them living expenses every year. These ornaments and the living utensils around him are very valuable. Therefore, Puyi sent people to smuggle these things out of the palace and sell them. At this time, Puyi seemed that only gold and silver jewelry could make him feel at ease.
In fact, Puyi transported and sold a lot of things from the palace at that time, directly into the hands of the people, and their whereabouts are unknown. This is the first known artifact and has important significance for historical research. Therefore, experts suggested that the villagers hand it over, but the villagers were reluctant to hand it over to them. After all, it was something from his ancestors, so he refused.