Justice will win, ** will lose, this is the truth since ancient times, no matter how powerful this ** force is, the righteous side will eventually use national righteousness to defeat it.
This is like an invisible force that pushes the Chinese nation forward and moves towards a more brilliant future.
Empress Dowager Cixi was the last representative of the Qing Dynasty, and her later years brought great harm to China. A series of land reparations and humiliating treaties have caused China numerous disasters.
Although the Empress Dowager Cixi deeply disgusted us, most of us do not know that she did an extremely vicious thing the day before she died. It wasn't made public until 2008, so what did she do?
Cixi of the Yehenala clan entered the palace at the age of seventeen and became a nobleman, was promoted to concubine at the age of nineteen, and was promoted to a concubine at the age of twenty-two. Although she was not of high origin, had a poor background, and was not in a strong position, she successfully attracted the attention of Emperor Xianfeng with her talent and wit, and entered the palace through the draft.
In the harem, the best way to ensure the status and foothold of the concubine is to have a prince.
Cixi gave birth to a boy in 1856, an event that changed her fate. Emperor Xianfeng liked her very much, because she not only became his concubine, but also because she wrote very well, and often accompanied him to read the folds and review them on his behalf.
Under the guidance of Emperor Xianfeng, Cixi was in contact with the affairs of the emperor behind the scenes, and although she was constrained by Emperor Xianfeng, she also had more opportunities to realize her wishes.
During the turbulent times of the Qing Dynasty, Cixi relied on her talent and courage to gradually become an important figure under the empress.
Emperor Xianfeng died in Rehe, and before his death, he gave Empress Ci'an and Cixi two seals to symbolize the continuation of imperial power. This not only represents the transfer of power between the two queen mothers, but also a strategy to keep them in check and balance.
However, the day after Emperor Xianfeng's death, Empress Ci'an and Cixi clashed violently with the eight ministers left behind by the emperor. The main point of contention was that the new emperor was too young to be familiar with the operation of the imperial government, so who should be responsible for the issuance of the decree.
For women, the power is not easy, and while there are relatively few fights and killings, the intrigue behind it is equally unsettling. The eight ministers insisted that they had the right to issue decrees on their behalf, because only then could the new emperor be properly guided.
Empress Dowager Ci'an took a vague approach to this measure without making a clear statement, which allowed her to remain neutral and impartial. However, Empress Dowager Cixi strongly objected to this, believing that she could only have real control and royal power if decrees issued by her own son.
She had always wanted to be able to take full control of the royal family and these possessions. After a long period of "negotiations", the final decision could be made by the ministers to issue decrees, but only with the review and consent of the two queens.
Although the eight ministers did not want the two empress dowagers to interfere in the government, they could not find a reason to refute it for a while, so they had to compromise.
After the Tongzhi Emperor ascended the throne, the two empresses showed outstanding talents in court politics, not only obeying their superiors, but also trusting the Han subjects, and working closely with Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang and other Han landlord forces, with the support of the Qing Dynasty, successfully weakened the power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Whirlwind Army, and the Miao people, saved the Qing Dynasty's governance crisis, and laid a solid foundation for the temporary stability of the Qing Dynasty.
However, after the death of the Empress Dowager Ci'an, the situation in which the two empresses held power did not last long, but entered the era of Cixi's autocracy. Due to the ignorance of Emperor Guangxu at a young age, Cixi took the opportunity to control him and make him his own puppet emperor, thus grasping all the power.
Cixi's ambitions were gradually revealed, and she successively eliminated eight ministers, making them prisoners, and eventually three were given death and five were dismissed. This series of events undoubtedly reveals the dark side of the Cixi dictatorship.
Empress Dowager Cixi took control of the Qing Dynasty with her own power and was directly involved in state affairs. She was tolerant of her courtiers and was not strict with them, but she strictly monitored their words and deeds.
She also set up rules such as that promotions and promotions must meet the conditions and that violations or dereliction of duty were punished. Although Cixi had not yet officially started her political career at this time, she was firmly in control of the succession to the imperial throne, so to speak, she already controlled the entire state apparatus of China.
Although the Empress Dowager Cixi was accomplished in many aspects, her mistakes were unforgivable. She regarded imperial power as supreme and could not be violated by anyone, not even her own son, the emperor.
This frenzy for power provided Cixi with an unrivaled arena of power that no one could stop, and through these changes, Cixi also showed great resourcefulness and strength, successfully planned, and firmly controlled power.
After the marriage of Emperor Guangxu, nominally he gained the power of pro-government, but in reality, the power was still in the hands of Cixi. Guangxu tried to break free from Cixi's control by changing the law, but Cixi resolutely blocked him.
Both sides have their own opinions, just because Guangxu has no power and can only obey Cixi's orders.
Cixi's ** rule Cixi was a real authoritarian, in the name of power, suppressed the Guangxu Emperor and other reformers, stifled reforms, thus blocking China's path to prosperity and power.
During her reign, the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the Treaty of Sincho were signed, two treaties that humiliated the country. Everything that Cixi did to China was despised, and as the top decision-maker of the Qing dynasty, she signed unfair treaties and offered large amounts of silver dollar compensation, inflicting a deep insult on China's modern history for more than a hundred years.
In 1890, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, and the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor had a rare heart-to-heart bond, and they unanimously supported the fight against the enemy, believing that the war would bring victory to the Qing Dynasty.
At that time, the Empress Dowager Cixi was building the Summer Palace, but the ministers suggested that the project should be stopped in order to win the First Sino-Japanese War. This suggestion completely discouraged Cixi's determination to fight, and she once again sided with the Guangxu Emperor and resolutely rejected the proposal to stop the construction of the Summer Palace.
Without this support, the First Sino-Japanese War would have been a direct failure, and at the same time, due to the lack of timely supplies and powerful tool support, the Qing army suffered successive defeats on the Korean battlefield.
The Battle of the Yellow Sea caused serious damage to the Beiyang Fleet, so it became urgent to deploy more powerful **.
Empress Dowager Cixi's birthday celebration was a major failure in history, and she embezzled the military funds of the front-line soldiers for a lavish birthday banquet. Although the birthday banquet was beautiful, it eventually led to the complete collapse of the Beiyang Fleet, and even the complete defeat of the Qing ** in the war.
The signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki undoubtedly brought deep humiliation to the country. This historical event reminds us that selfish desires and disregard for national interests can only lead to disastrous consequences.
Although the DPRK is no longer our vassal state, they must return the Liaodong Peninsula, the Penghu Islands, and Taiwan. Just when the whole country was immersed in grief, the soldiers in the Taiwan region learned the news and were still determined to resist Japan.
They continued to fight the Japanese invaders until they were all killed. This incident made Cixi also have the idea of returning Emperor Guangxu to power, but did not put it into action.
Subsequently, the reform movement was in full swing, and reformers even began to plot to get rid of the Empress Dowager Cixi. However, the West Germans continued to spread within the palace walls, and it was not long before news reached Cixi's ears that they intended to purge Sykes.
When the Empress Dowager Cixi was frightened by the reform, she understood that it might weaken the power of West Germany and become a trigger for their resistance. Her goal has always been to gain supreme power, and no one can take any power away from her.
In the end, Cixi succeeded in stopping the progress of the reform movement with her own ability, and the six dukes involved in the case also fled. Between national interests and her own interests, Cixi chose the latter.
Aristocrats, as the elite of the country, should be the pillars of the country, bearing the rise and fall of the country, but for their own interests, they have become the moths of the country.
The Historical Mystery of Emperor Guangxu and the Empress Dowager Cixi In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu in 1908, the Empress Dowager Cixi was old and frail and dying. coincided with her 72nd birthday, and according to traditional customs, Emperor Guangxu should lead hundreds of civil and military officials to wish her longevity.
However, when Emperor Guangxu took his ministers to congratulate him on his birthday, the Empress Dowager Cixi was furious because of their arrival and did not want to see them. It is rumored that the Empress Dowager Cixi feared that after her death before Emperor Guangxu, he would regain power and might turn things over to her detriment.
So she looked for doctors everywhere and cursed Emperor Guangxu for his early death. Although Cixi's health was getting worse and worse, Emperor Guangxu was always healthy. However, just ten days after congratulating Cixi on her birthday, on November 14, 1908, Emperor Guangxu died suddenly and mysteriously.
The next day, the Empress Dowager Cixi also died of illness. This history is full of mysteries and controversies that remain the focus of attention today.
For a long time, people have different opinions about the cause of Emperor Guangxu's death. Some people believe that he died of poisoning, while others believe that he died of chronic heart and lung failure due to political frustration and long-term depression.
However, according to the book "The Secret of Diagnosis and Treatment of Emperor Guangxu" written by the famous doctor Qu Guiting, Emperor Guangxu suddenly had unbearable abdominal pain three days before his illness, his face was dull, and his tongue was burnt yellow. These symptoms came on quickly and were not directly related to his previous condition.
Although this historical material provides valuable information for the study of the cause of Emperor Guangxu's death, there has been no detailed record and systematic collation of the understanding and treatment of Cixi's illness before Emperor Guangxu's accession to the throne.
Guangxu's mausoleum was opened in 2003 and contains several of his hairs. In 2008, 13 experts, represented by Dai Yi, director of the National Qing History Compilation Committee, conducted a laboratory test on a strand of hair left over from the Guangxu Emperor and confirmed that he died of a large number of drug poisoning.
Guangxu mentioned in his diary that after Cixi's death, he planned to kill Yuan Shikai and Li Lianying because they were Cixi's comrades. It is speculated that except for Cixi, I am afraid that no one else has the guts to poison Emperor Guangxu.
Therefore, it is very likely that before Cixi died of illness, she was worried about being liquidated and subverted by Guangxu, so she decided to strike first and sent her henchman Li Lianying and others to assassinate Guangxu.
In this treacherous struggle for imperial power, Cixi's thirst for power was strong, and she desperately overthrew many Qing emperors, never willing to let go. Emperor Guangxu has had a bad fate since he ascended the throne, and only by succumbing in front of Cixi can he survive.
Resistance will only bring a tragic end, and it will precede Cixi's death.
Empress Dowager Cixi's life is admirable. At the last moment of her life, she was able to handle the affairs of the previous dynasty in an orderly manner and ensure that the royal power fell into her own hands, showing her extraordinary resourcefulness and courage.
If she can put the support she has received in the right place, with her unique wisdom, she will surely put the Qing Dynasty on the path to greater prosperity and strength. However, the Empress Dowager Cixi was bewitched by power, which caused her to miss the opportunity to show her leadership skills.
In order to protect his own rights and interests, Emperor Guangxu did not hesitate to push the Guangxu Emperor who he personally supported from the throne. However, her actions were eventually severely punished by history.
It was not until 2008 that Empress Dowager Cixi's crimes were made public**. The misfortune of Emperor Guangxu has long been known. To this day, people still ridicule her deeds and even record them in textbooks to remind future generations of the mistakes of these sinners.