Suppose Guangxu killed Cixi and took power himself, would the Qing Dynasty still fall?If Guangxu had succeeded in coming to power, the Qing dynasty would have fallen more rapidly than ever prospered. Why?
Emperor Guangxu was more open-minded than the stubborn and conservative Cixi. He is well aware of the importance of making great efforts to make the country prosperous and changing the law. In fact, there was no big problem with the original intention of the Wuxu Reform, because its goal was to bring the Qing Dynasty out of poverty and become strong. However, Kang Youwei and other reformers had serious shortcomings in the process of changing the law. Kang Youwei, as a leader, did not provide a practical and effective implementation plan, and was only eloquent and eloquent, but he was respected by many as the saint of the South China Sea.
After Kang Youwei and others wrote the book, Emperor Guangxu was impressed by his talent, so he secretly met with Kang Youwei and asked him how much time it would take to succeed in changing the law. Kang Youwei replied directly that it would take three years, but this answer showed his vanity and lack a deep understanding of how Western countries achieved self-improvement through the Industrial Revolution and how long it took them. After the reform began, Kang Youwei advocated drastic reforms, trying to quickly abolish the old bureaucracy, such as the Six Ministries of Yamen, and establish new ones. This move was strongly opposed by the government and the opposition, and the court was dissatisfied with it. Kang Youwei also tried to drive a wedge between Guangxu and Cixi, by isolating and excluding Cixi. He advocated emphasizing the supremacy of the monarchy, bluntly said that it was impossible not to get rid of the empress dowager, and even planned to instigate a mutiny, besiege the Summer Palace, and put the Empress Dowager Cixi to death.
From the above, it can be concluded that if Guangxu and others' plan to besiege the Summer Palace succeeds, Guangxu himself will not be able to lead the Great Qing Kingdom to achieve prosperity, on the contrary, it may lead to a faster demise of the Great Qing Kingdom. Because at this moment, the only candidate that Emperor Guangxu can rely on is Kang Youwei.
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