Chapter 046: Peeling the Cocoon
Lao Zheng hadn't rested yet, and was talking about something with Li Hua and Liu Shi in the hall, when the three of them saw Han Wei coming down, they immediately stopped talking. Lao Zheng said: "Why did you get up, you need to rest more." ”
"I've discovered something new and want to tell you about it." Han Wei had already guessed that the three of them must be discussing his so-called condition, and this time he just wanted Lao Zheng and the three of them to know that he was normal and not sick at all. Seeing that Lao Zheng wanted to speak, Han Wei had already guessed that he was persuaded not to think too much, and hurriedly said: "You listen to me first, believe it or not, it's up to you, I will never say anything more." ”
Seeing Han Wei's resolute attitude, Lao Zheng and the three of them didn't speak, just listened quietly. Han Wei told the matter of Father-in-law An in detail, and then linked it with the information found, although there is still no direct evidence, but everything can no longer be explained by coincidences and hallucinations, and the three of Lao Zheng are not like before, they don't believe it at all, and now they are a little suspicious.
"Could it be that the white jade ring can store some memories, just like a memory card, and in a certain environment, these memories will be released. In the car accident, Han Wei's brain waves changed, which was in line with the special environment for Bai Yujie to release his memories, so what he saw was not an illusion, but a piece of the past that Bai Yujie experienced. Liu Shi analyzed on the side, don't look at the usual don't talk much, but his mind is very flexible, and he has the potential to be a detective, because he pursues the theory of bold assumptions and careful verification, and is also a faithful executor.
According to Liu Shi, it does make sense, and Han Wei was the first to choose to believe it, because there is no better explanation. In the end, Lao Zheng also chose to believe Han Wei, he had already thought clearly, even if everything was just Han Wei's illusion in the end, it didn't matter, it was a big deal to play with Han Wei, and he could still go crazy in his old age, even if he died immediately, there would be no regrets. Lao Zheng's passion, which had disappeared for many years, was activated again, and he immediately called to find someone to find clues about An Dehai.
Li Hua has resigned from the Institute of Archaeology since he came back from the desert relict city, and now he is doing antique business with Lao Zheng, and he has also made some money, so he doesn't have to worry about his livelihood and immediately participates. Several people split up to look for clues, and Han Wei and Lao Zheng went to the Institute of Archaeology, where there was a special archive room with many precious documents. Although it was getting late, Lao Zheng still found the director of the archives office by phone, and heard that the other party owed Lao Zheng a lot of money, and wanted to go back to check the information, as long as he didn't take it away, he could go almost at any time. Han Wei and Lao Zheng entered the archaeological institute through the back door, and the director of the archives was already waiting there.
"Lao Zheng, remember to turn off the lights and close the door when you leave." The director of the archives looked tired, and he didn't show any worry, as if the illegal operation was an extremely ordinary and normal thing.
"Don't worry, it's not the first time, when you are invited to drink, remember to bring your sister-in-law with you." Lao Zheng said as he took the key from the hand of the director of the archives, but the other party just nodded and left without saying anything. It turns out that every time Lao Zheng gets a strange or rare antique, and wants to explore any ancient tombs, he will come to check the information, and many times a check is a whole day, this situation is more, everyone is used to it, so the director of the archives does not think so.
Lao Zheng led the way, and soon came to the Qing Dynasty file cabinet, the archives of the Institute of Archaeology cover an area of thousands of square meters, divided into several rooms, if there is no acquaintance to lead the way, it will be delayed for a lot of time.
Before coming, Han Wei had already checked that An Dehai was born in 1844 and died in 1869, the focus is to check the records of this time, and then it can be postponed for a few years, even if An Dehai was powerful during his lifetime, he will be forgotten in the years after his death.
As one of the famous eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty, An Dehai has not many records about him, but in the records of important events, most of them are mentioned in a few sentences. In many historical records, the description of An Dehai is the same, good at observing words and feelings, clever in handling things, and most importantly, pampered and arrogant, in a vain attempt to interfere in court politics. finally angered the Tongzhi Emperor and Prince Gong Yixun, one is the nominal emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the supreme existence of the country, and the other is the king of the council, walking in the military plane, integrating all kinds of powers, it can be said that he is above 10,000 people under one person. An Dehai offended two of the most powerful people at the same time, even if he was protected by the Empress Dowager Cixi, he ended up in a different place and was naked for three days.
On the cause of An Dehai's death, different voices finally appeared in various historical records. First, it is said that the Tongzhi Emperor and the Empress Dowager Ci'an secretly ordered Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong, to let him act at the opportunity and kill An Dehai. The two said that Prince Gong Yixun secretly ordered Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong, to get rid of An Dehai. But no matter who gave the order, An Dehai was indeed killed by Ding Baozhen, so when he was dying, did An Dehai leave something by his side? If there is anything left, Ding Baozhen will definitely know, and does he know some secrets?
Han Wei checked Ding Baozhen's information again, and the history of Ding Baozhen was quite high, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, and also the backbone of the Westernization Movement, known as honest and upright. It stands to reason that if this kind of person knows that the white jade ring is part of the jade seal of the country, he will definitely tell the Tongzhi Emperor, so that there will be a big shock in the palace, and it will definitely not be able to hide it from the world. But judging from the current historical records, there is no record of the competition for the white jade ring, and there are not even wild history rumors, so it can be preliminarily judged that Ding Baozhen did not know about the white jade ring, that is, when An Dehai left the palace and went south, he did not carry anything about the white jade ring with him.
Ruled out this point, the scope has narrowed down a lot, at least you don't have to care who took away An Dehai's body after his death, and you don't have to care where An Dehai was buried after his death, what you want to check now is An Dehai's record in the palace.
"Lao Zheng, what did you find over there?" Han Wei checked seven or eight more historical records, and there were very few detailed records about life in Andehai Palace, and he couldn't find anything special at all, so he couldn't find clues.
Lao Zheng put down the information in his hand, his face was contemplative, he also checked many historical records, and said after a while: "There is a history here, saying that An Dehai's body was finally transported back to his hometown Hebei, and it was secretly ordered by the Empress Dowager Cixi that it would be handled by the personal eunuch, but it was not said who would handle it." However, as soon as An Dehai died, the most trusted eunuch around Cixi at that time was Li Lianying, which means that it is very likely that Li Lianying acted secretly, so it is very likely that Li Lianying can also access the secret of Bai Yujie. ”
Han Wei took the wild history book that Lao Zheng said, it did mention the issue of An Dehai's future affairs, and he didn't know how much credibility there was, after all, An Dehai's affairs were in a uproar at that time, would the Empress Dowager Cixi really take such a risk for a dead minion? You must know that it has always been rumored that An Dehai is the first face, and when the matter spreads, it will be confirmed if it is not true. In any case, this is also a possibility, Han Wei also said his thoughts, and Lao Zheng's Zhonghe eventually pointed to the Forbidden City, and the eunuchs who were very close to An Dehai were likely to know something about the white jade ring. And the eunuch Li Lianying replaced An Dehai, as the chief eunuch, he could access the most things and the most suspicious.
With the basic conclusion, Han Wei and Lao Zheng consciously searched for Li Lianying's historical records, the last eunuch in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, recorded a lot of things, and various wild historical records emerged in endlessly, but there was nothing that seemed to be related to the white jade ring.
Li Lianying's death is also a mystery, there are different opinions, Li Lianying's descendants say that it is a good death, but it is rumored that he killed him. Among the many records, soon Han Wei and Lao Zheng's eyes fell on one record. It is rumored that in 1966, a tomb robber found Li Lianying's real tomb and entered the tomb. The coffin was intact, but when it was opened, there was a corpse lying there covered with a quilt, but the only thing in the entire corpse was a skull with a three-foot-long pigtail that had been rotted clean, and a pair of shoe soles, and everything else was empty, and not even a single phalanx bone had been found.
Since all the treasures in Li Lianying's tomb have no traces of theft, and since it was only 55 years from his death in 1911 to the excavation of the tomb in 1966, how could the bones decay to the point of "no particles remaining"? It is precisely because of the fact that the real tomb was opened that most people in the world believe that he was killed, and in the end only the head was saved.
However, Han Wei and Lao Zheng didn't think it was him who killed them, and both of them thought of Bai Yujie. The situation in Li Lianying's tomb is very similar to that in Hanjia Village, where the bones have disappeared in just a few years. But Li Lianying's head is still preserved, and the coffin is not damaged, which is a big difference.
"Could it be that Li Lianying only occasionally comes into contact with the white jade ring, so the impact on the body is not so thorough?" Han Wei said the guess in his heart, but unfortunately he couldn't see Li Lianying's ancient tomb with his own eyes, otherwise he might be able to find some clues.
"Yes or no, you can know by looking at the real tomb." Lao Zheng frowned slightly when he spoke, as if he was recalling something.
"The tombs have been stolen for almost fifty years, where can I see ......" Han Wei didn't finish speaking, he stopped, looked at Lao Zheng suspiciously, listened to Lao Zheng's tone, and seemed to know the situation of Li Lianying's cemetery, so he asked: "Lao Zheng, have you been there?" ”
After speaking, Han Wei also felt that it was impossible, when Li Lianying's tomb was stolen and excavated, Lao Zheng was only a few years old. But Lao Zheng actually nodded, and then shook his head again, seeing that Han Wei was confused, and was about to ask, Lao Zheng had already spoken, and said: "You still remember telling you that my master is used to recording in detail what he has seen and heard in his life, including the record of Li Lianying's tomb, but it has been too long and I haven't remembered it for a while." ”
Han Wei didn't expect that in the notes left by Master Zheng, there was actually a record of Li Lianying's tomb, it really took no effort to break through the iron shoes and find nowhere to find them, could it be destined in the dark?