When the notorious Oriental thief Sun Dianying blew up Cixi's mausoleum, many people were also shocked by the extravagance of it. However, before his death, this invincible ruler drank a large amount of Wang Ba Tang to hang himself, however, as soon as he lost his breath, the eunuch immediately made a move, that is, he stuffed a priceless night pearl into Cixi's mouth to ensure that her body did not decay, and in the end, this night pearl also made Cixi not at peace after her death.
After the Qing court embarked on the road of declining mountains, Cixi, who signed various unequal treaties, did not change her extravagant style, and her daily meal expenses cost thousands of taels of silver, which was enough for ordinary people's income for decades. Although she knows that many people are living in dire straits, however, this woman from a famous family does not have a downward loving heart. In her heart, how to make the Yehlara clan keep the position of queen forever is the top priority.
Relying on her unique intelligence, Cixi showed a unique side as soon as she entered the palace, although this was not enough to make her the emperor's favorite concubine, but this skillful woman was gradually approaching the position of empress of her dreams. Once she had a child, she eventually reached the pinnacle of power.
It's a pity that the world is impermanent, after the loss of her beloved son, in order to become the Queen Mother, Cixi simply passed over her nephew, which is the "short-lived emperor" Guangxu Emperor behind. Due to the young age of the superior, Guangxu at that time was just an ignorant child. Under such circumstances, Cixi also opened the era of curtain listening.
Compared with Guangxu in front of the curtain, Cixi seems to be the ruler in power, and Emperor Guangxu, who sits on the emperor's throne, is just a marionette. All the ministers in the court knew about it, but the country could not be without a king for a day, and it seemed that at that time, there was no one more capable than Cixi to take her place. Because of this, many people have been forced to accept the fact that women are in politics.
As early as the time of Qin Shi Huang, many emperors frequently experimented in pursuit of the art of immortality. After all, in ancient times, science and technology were not developed, and people's lifespan was generally around thirty or forty years old. In order to consolidate her rule, Cixi also took great pains to maintain herself, with the aim of firmly holding the country in her hands.
However, plans have not kept up with the changes. Many years later, the growing Guangxu Emperor had different political views with the Empress Dowager Cixi, so he was also ordered by Cixi to be imprisoned in Yingtai for more than ten years. Just after Emperor Guangxu died of arsenic poisoning, Cixi also died suddenly in the afternoon of the same day. Such a "coincidence" is really full of speculation.
However, according to Cixi's personal eunuch Li Lianying's recollection, Cixi's death was very strange. Because before she died, she was still hanging herself by relying on soft-shelled turtle soup after vomiting. As early as after becoming the queen, she has always had the habit of drinking soft-shelled turtle soup. She thinks that this soup is more suitable for her body than eating ginseng.
In ancient times, many people believed that turtles could prolong life and were precious Chinese medicinal materials. Therefore, in many cases, it is also used to hang the lives of some terminally ill people. It is worth mentioning that after Cixi made her will, she had not seen the three-year-old Pu Yi ascend to the throne with her own eyes, and after drinking the last bowl of soft-shelled turtle soup, she died in a hurry. In order to fulfill Cixi's last wish, when she just lost her breath, the eunuch immediately stuffed a night pearl into her mouth.
A generation of legendary women has withdrawn from the stage of history in this way. After her death, she was buried in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. In order to highlight the status of Cixi, the burial goods of the entire mausoleum are also countless, and the treasures in it alone can be counted by tons. Perhaps Cixi wanted to bring the glory of her life to the mausoleum, so her mausoleum was built as lavish as an imperial palace.
In order to ensure that the corpse does not decompose, according to her will before her death, the palace people also put a priceless night pearl in his mouth. Many years later, when Sun Dianying used explosives to blow up an entrance, they were also shocked by the scene in front of them when they entered the Qing Dongling Tomb in a hurry. Because in addition to the treasures, Cixi seemed to be asleep.
From a distance, her skin is delicate and smooth, and she doesn't look like someone who has been dead for many years at all. Some people believe that this is because the night pearl has an antiseptic effect, which makes her face unchanged for many years. Not only that, but out of curiosity, they also cut off two of Cixi's fingernails. Just like showing off the victory, Sun Dianying didn't forget to take the night pearl.
It wasn't until the flawless night pearl was prying out of Cixi's mouth that they all evacuated the Qing Dongling. This matter caused a lot of uproar, and even the last emperor Pu Yi did not forget to speak up for Cixi. It is worth mentioning that this night pearl came to Song Meiling's hands, but due to the turbulence of the times, it eventually flowed into the people, and then disappeared.
As the saying goes, "life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky", in many cases, if you blindly obsess over power, money and status like Cixi, you may also end up sloppy. Compared with Wu Zetian, who commented on his merits and demerits to posterity, Cixi was a little less decisive and brave. Because of this, she hides behind the curtain to indirectly show her ambitions.