This cemetery is the manager of the palace. His name is Li, formerly known as li jinxi. Because of his smooth life and shrewd personality, he rose from a little eunuch to a manager within a few years of entering the palace. The name Lian Win was also given to him by Empress Dowager Cixi, which shows that Empress Dowager Cixi attached great importance to him.
Li's death is a big mystery.
In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu, Empress Dowager Cixi died and moved out of the palace after handling the funeral of Empress Dowager Cixi. Xuantong died three years ago at the age of 63. Because Li was highly valued by Empress Dowager Cixi before his death, he enjoyed countless splendors and wealth, and his high official and generous position made him feel the power. But unfortunately, he is a eunuch, and no one will inherit his wealth and status.
But how he died is still a mystery. After the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, she left the palace. But he is in a high position, and it is inevitable that he will have opponents. He used to have a high position and was protected by Empress Dowager Cixi, so he didn't have to take those people seriously. But now that Empress Dowager Cixi is gone, Li has lost her biggest backer, and it is inevitable that someone will hit someone when he is down. At present, the cause of his death is only speculation, and there is no tangible evidence to prove his cause of death.
There are many explanations for the cause of death.
According to Li's Epitaph, Li Yin died of natural causes due to old age, infirmity and illness. According to his adopted daughter Li, he died of dysentery and became seriously ill three or four days later.
There are other sayings. At that time, it was in the troubled times of war and chaos. When Empress Dowager Cixi dies, all eyes will be focused on Li, so there is a saying that she was killed. It is also said that he was killed by bandits on his way to visit distant relatives in Shandong.
In a word, there are many stories about Li Zhi's death, but there is no concrete evidence, which is just people's speculation. But I think it makes sense to die anyway. Because his previous position will definitely bring him many enemies, it is inevitable that someone will want to attack him. I'd rather he died of illness and keep his last dignity. I have served others all my life, and I can leave peacefully when I die.
The cemetery was so strong that it was dug up after three hammers were scrapped.
Therefore, according to the thinking of the ancients, things that can't be used up before death will be taken with them, because they think that things buried with them can still be used after death. Li's grave was as luxurious as before, and countless gold, silver and jewels went with him.
As mentioned above, Li has great wealth and no heir, so his tomb should be very rich. He knew that his funerary objects were valuable, and if he was buried, someone would definitely come back to rob the tomb, so he also put a lot of thought into the construction of his own cemetery. His cemetery is located in Enjizhuang, Haidian District, Beijing. The cemetery is gorgeous and strong. The tomb is made of marble, so it is very difficult to dig with the previous technology.
But no matter how hard it is to steal the tomb, it can't stop the grave robbers from yearning for money. It is said that in the summer of 1966, someone went to rob a tomb. The stone in the grave is very hard. It is said that it is made of concrete. What is concrete? It is made of glutinous rice, egg white and loess white ash. Houses built with this material or other materials will be very strong. At that time, in order to enter the tomb, it took more than a week to dig the tomb, and all three sledgehammers were scrapped. As you can imagine, Li put a lot of thought into his graveyard.
After entering the tomb, I saw Li's coffin on a bed made of white marble. His burial method is recorded in historical materials: it is a very high-standard burial method called "Jinjing Jade Burial". Moreover, the coffin is made of yew, and even carved in the style of golden dragon with five claws. The whole coffin is quite luxurious and is the best among eunuchs. Not everyone can have such high specifications. Really worthy of being a great hero around Empress Dowager Cixi!
The opening of the cemetery surprised everyone.
When people opened the coffin, they gasped, because the body in the coffin had only one head, and the body and trunk were full of clothes. People wonder why there is only one head. Moreover, the coffin and grave are well preserved, unlike someone who has been here, so it can be concluded that he had only one head when he was buried.
But why was he separated from the body? What did he go through before he died? According to the person who participated in the excavation of Li's cemetery, he later recalled: "There was a figure lying flat, with head, arms, feet and a quilt. Finally, only one head was found, and the rest of the body was stuffed with clothes. As for why, no one knows. "
The clothes are neat and the head is complete. It is not a skeleton as people think. There was a layer of skin and pigtails on it, but the body was gone. According to the integrity of the tomb and the fact that the coffin didn't look like someone had opened it, people at that time speculated that there should be only the head and trunk before Li was buried, which made people puzzled, but there was nowhere to pursue it.
I just feel sorry. I think, in those days, I was also a person who played with power in the palm of my hand, had countless wealth and was flattered by countless people. I am respected and loved too much. Although I'm just a eunuch, I'm also a senior official that ordinary people can't reach. But such a person, dead, doesn't even have a whole body. Just lamenting that nature makes people! Even Li himself did not think that his home would end like this!
Until now, people are not sure how Li died, where the body went, and why only his head was buried-after all, this was highly valued by Empress Dowager Cixi at that time, thinking that he was in power in the ruling and opposition, and one person was above ten thousand people. I didn't expect him to be separated from the body when he was buried.
When the grave was dug up, this phenomenon that surprised everyone really made people gasp and sigh. But how did Li die and what happened before he died? All this, including his life, was slowly buried in the long river of history with time.