The bright and bright inside and outside, the clear light is like a crystal palace. Just a little defilement, must not end the night in the palm. It is rumored that in the coffin of Empress Dowager Cixi, she has such a night pearl in her mouth to protect her face from decaying with the passage of life, which not only adds a mysterious brilliance to the night pearl?
But since the collapse of the Great Qing Dynasty, many treasures on the mainland have been plundered by the enemy, and this night pearl is no exception, although the country has restored peace, but the traces of those treasures are no longer easy to find, and now there are rumors that the priceless night pearl is now in the hands of an American tycoon, how can it fall into his hands?
Right funeral goods
Empress Dowager Cixi was the biological mother of the Tongzhi Emperor, Yehenara, and an important decision-maker in the late Qing Dynasty, and at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor had little real power in his hands, and the power was in the hands of this Empress Dowager Cixi. But power is not the only thing Cixi yearns for, and accumulating wealth is also one of her preferences.
The more valuable the thing, the more Cixi wanted to take it for herself, and when the existence of the night pearl reached Cixi's ears, she made up her mind to get this treasure no matter what.
After painstakingly getting the night pearl, the Qing Dynasty has stepped towards the end of a dynasty, Cixi has always been strong, no matter what you do, you have to press others, even if you put it in a coffin, in November 1908, after Cixi died, according to her requirements, countless gold and silver jewelry were buried, including the night pearl, all kinds of treasures were buried together with Cixi's body, and the night pearl was contained in Cixi's mouth.
Based on the estimated market value at that time, the estimated value of this night pearl alone was 10.8 million taels of silver, worth 800 million, which is still based on the price of 1908, and it is difficult to estimate the value today. Moreover, this night pearl has a nearly spherical diamond, with a mass of about 787.28 carats, which is also a super diamond that has been lost for nearly 350 years so far.
Many experts believe that the night pearl owned by Cixi is the one lost 350 years ago, and if this is the case, the historical value contained in it cannot be measured in money.
Change of Rights
The possibility that such a precious thing could be preserved after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty was almost zero, but Sun Dianying, one of the warlords, led his men to blow up Cixi's cemetery and robbed all of Cixi's funeral goods, and the night pearl when the empress dowager was buried was almost a well-known thing, and Sun Dianying naturally would not let go.
After prying open Empress Dowager Cixi's mouth, Sun Dianying saw this treasure that he thought about day and night. But this behavior has also aroused the covetousness of some upper-class people, and Jiang Zhongzheng is one of them, out of helplessness, Sun Dianying had to endure the pain of cutting his love.
Sun Dianying found Dai Li and transferred the night pearl to Jiang's wife Song Meiling through Dai Li, hoping to show Jiang Zhongzheng to save his life, since ancient times women have no resistance to these jewels, Song Meiling is naturally no exception, Jiang Zhongzheng saw Song Meiling so happy, his heart naturally no longer cares.
Song Meiling, who won the treasure, did not choose to dust the night pearl, but chose to embed it on her shoes as a decoration, and this big horn gesture caused another wave in the upper class at that time.
The night pearl is not actually a complete circle, but a semicircle divided into two, when they are closed together, it will emit a green light, such a light is actually a strong dazzling white reflection light, this special optical effect is incomparable to other jewelry, so it is more precious.
The weight of the night pearl is four two two cents and seven cents, which is converted to today's weight unit of almost 78.28 grams, and it is okay to sew it on shoes. Perhaps there was not much research on the night pearl at that time, and if I knew the historical value behind it, I don't know if I would have made such a move.
As the war intensified, Jiang Zhongzheng was defeated, the situation was once very dangerous, his social status plummeted, not only lost the brilliance of the previous hug, but even the daily expenses also had problems, life could not be sustained, the husband and wife were forced by life, and had no choice but to sell the night pearl to a rich businessman, and this tycoon was an American named Rockefeller.
Flowing to the United States
Rockefeller is a very wealthy private collector in the United States, he likes all kinds of rare treasures from all over the country, and even built a family museum to display these treasures for future generations to view the exhibition, and this pearl of the night is one of his latest collections. This night pearl, which belonged to China's treasure, had to be exiled overseas.
From the beginning of India to the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, the value of this night pearl is not only its own precious material but also irreplaceable value, it has witnessed the transformation of the mainland from feudal society to the Republic of China, it is like a symbol of power, constantly in the hands of various powerful people, but in the end no one can fully grasp it.
Unfortunately, this night pearl has not been able to return to China in its entirety, because this night pearl was not strictly taken by foreign countries, but through legitimate trading channels, and when it was handed over as a commodity, we lost the right to use it.
Today, this night pearl is still displayed in American museums as exhibits, and the historical story behind it is known by more people.
This night pearl carries the glory of our country's heyday, but also experienced the cruel robbery of warlords, seen the concessions under the struggle for power, and finally endured the resale because of the collapse, the times have been changing and replaced, and now the masters of the world have long been replaced by new people, almost nothing is well preserved in the blade of time, only this night pearl, because the passage of time is more and more precious.
epilogue
Now that our country is rich and strong, those treasures that have passed by accident and have to be surrendered are being recovered by us one by one, perhaps one day in the future, this night pearl representing rights can also return to the embrace of the motherland, and our future generations can also see the glory and decay of the country in the past from this night pearl, as well as the determination to persevere in the future.
Life is a process of exchange, labor for money, time for success, sincerity for love, the reason why we trade so easily is nothing more than that we don't understand the preciousness of what we give.
We always exchange something important for another thing we think is more important for the present, which is a last resort, and although we get the pleasure of the moment behind the exchange, we may be paying for this transaction in the rest of our lives.