Preface.
Referring to the historical"Badass", the first image that comes to mind in your mind may be Qin Shi Huang's book-burning and Confucianism incident! It is precisely because of this brutal act that there is a huge shortage of precious historical documents in China, and many people indignantly believe that Qin Shi Huang is undoubtedly a sinner of history!
However, let me point out that the public only knows about Qin Shi Huang's book-burning and Confucianism, but often ignores the far more tragic criminals in the long history of history! Today, let's take a closer look at the two major criminals in the historical public opinion!
These two figures, one almost wiped out the Han people, and the other almost shattered the entire Chinese territory! I believe that at this moment, you must be in the heart of the heart, eager to know the true identity of these two heavyweight criminals in history and what heinous evil deeds they committed to lead to such unbearable consequences? In the coming days, let us join you on a journey to uncover the secrets of what happened.
The chief sinner written by history.
First of all, the first historical sinner we want to expose is named Ms. Jia Nanfeng! She can be said to be the wife of Sima Zhen, the second emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty, and Sima Zhen, whose name sounds like an emperor who doubts his intelligence, the famous "why not eat minced meat" allusion comes from his mouth! It can be seen that the wisdom of him, Emperor Sima Zhen, is really embarrassing, and Ms. Jia Nanfeng, as his wife, is naturally obliged to take charge of the Western Jin Dynasty!
Jia Nanfeng, the opposite of Sima Zhen, has an excellent IQ, a careful mind, and a tenacious heart! In this way, it can be magnificently displayed in that era, leaving the ministers speechless!
However, being clever was mistaken for being smart, and she was well aware of Sima Xin's mental deficiencies, so she frequently had secret trysts with the imperial physician at that time. This still doesn't seem to satisfy her desires, and in addition to the imperial doctor, she even begins to look for a folk beautiful man as a companion!
As Sima Zhen, whose intelligence is lower than that of ordinary people, naturally he can't imprison Jia Nanfeng for what he did! Seeing this, Jia Nanfeng did not hesitate to open an era of imperial power exclusive to her, and as time passed, she finally took full control of the politics of the Western Jin Dynasty! Sadly, it was precisely because of her reckless behavior that the Han nation was on the verge of extinction!
When she began to take over the government of the Western Jin Dynasty, she began to ruthlessly suppress other clans. At that time, she still relied on her own power and made countless inappropriate measures! At first, in order to protect their own interests, the members of the clans repeatedly endured humiliation and burdens. However, Jia Nanfeng did not restrain his brutality because of this, but instead intensified his oppression.
As individuals, you will have personality and emotions, and because of this, those noble families have made the best efforts to restrain their temperament. However, even though these clans had tried their best to show weakness and tolerance, they still couldn't stop Jia Nanfeng's crazy destruction. Because of this, at a certain point, these clans could no longer endure such bullying and decisively stood up to defend their rights and interests! This is what history is known for"Rebellion of the Eight Kings"！At this moment, you may not understand why"Rebellion of the Eight Kings"Will it bring catastrophe to the Han nation?
During that period of suffering history,"Rebellion of the Eight Kings"The territory of the Western Jin Dynasty was torn apart, and the overall strength of the country collapsed to the extreme! At this critical juncture, the Wuhu tribe took advantage of the situation, they were the brutal Xiongnu, the mysterious Xianbei, the **, the wild Qiang and the fierce Di! It was these five terrible tribes that conspired to give rise to the historical name"Five nonsense"The tragedy!
Precisely because of"Five nonsense"This disaster plunged the Han people into a nightmarish predicament: the Hu people ruthlessly exploited and oppressed the Han people, and even killed them from time to time, resulting in a sharp decrease in the number of Han people. But all these tragedies stem from Jia Nanfeng's wrong decision! If it weren't for her iron-fisted rule over the Western Jin Dynasty, and without her suppression of the vassal kings in various places"Rebellion of the Eight Kings"It definitely won't happen! It will not make the strength of the Western Jin Dynasty slide to the bottom, and then cause it"Five nonsense"of the Holocaust. Therefore, the Han people almost suffered a catastrophe, all thanks to Jia Nanfeng. Jia Nanfeng can be called one of the two major culprits in history, if it were not for her series of evil deeds, then I am afraid that there would never have been such magnificent turmoil and war in history. All in all, Jia Nanfeng is really a sinner of history!
Two of the two main culprits of history.
Now that Jia Nanfeng has been discussed, it is naturally the turn of another person, the now famous sinner, she is the Empress Dowager Cixi! Presumably you are no stranger to this figure who has appeared on the stage of history! So here, let's lift the veil of history together and explore what inhumane evil deeds the Empress Dowager Cixi did in this legendary time?
Cixi's real name was Yehenara and she was born in 1835 AD. In the year when she had just turned 17 years old, she participated in the draft carefully planned by Qing **, and it was this draft that completely changed the original ordinary life trajectory of Cixi! At only 17 years old, she performed well in the draft, successfully won the status of nobleman, and since then has stepped into the mysterious and solemn palace gates!
On the occasion of the Spring Festival in 1854, Cixi finally ushered in a crucial promotion opportunity in her life, and was promoted to concubine. It is not difficult to see from this that Cixi at that time could be described as talented and charming! Then, in 1856, Cixi's status was upgraded again, because in that year she gave birth to their only son, the future Tongzhi Emperor, for the Xianfeng Emperor. Since then, Cixi's status has risen like a rocket, and her influence has become more and more impossible to ignore!
After the sudden rise in status, Cixi's status in the heart of Emperor Xianfeng was no longer what it used to be. At that time, Emperor Xianfeng was already seriously ill and exhausted, and he was unable to deal with those cumbersome and complicated movements. At this moment, Cixi stepped forward, and with her exquisite calligraphy skills, as well as her extraordinary wit and determination, she solved the problems of the then decrepit Xianfeng Emperor and handled daily copywriting and affairs. It was from that time that Cixi began to enter the political arena and gradually became one of the most important figures in the history of the late Qing Dynasty!
Dear readers and friends, in 1861, the wheel of history rumbled into the stormy Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, this poor emperor finished his life, handed over the crown to Zaichun, and our little protagonist Tongzhi Emperor successfully ascended the throne to become a new emperor! Although Emperor Xianfeng was extremely sad when he left, the eight important ministers he carefully selected for Emperor Tongzhi were undoubtedly the most reassuring choices for him! He took care of everything carefully, and when he left, his eyes were full of expectations and worries for the emperor's future! So, at that turning point, Emperor Tongzhi gloriously became the new master of the Qing Dynasty! It was at that time that the two esteemed queens also stepped onto the political stage and began to implement their policy of hanging the curtain and obeying the government!
That's when a new challenge dawned! The eight ministers carefully selected by the great ancestor Emperor Xianfeng, their loyalty to the imperial family can be called iron-blooded, so much so that it affects the power and interests of the Empress Dowager Cixi! After tasting the taste of power, Cixi acted decisively and punished these once loyal ministers severely! After seeing the iron-fisted rule of the Empress Dowager Cixi, they could no longer disobey the Empress Dowager Cixi, so in the context of that special era, the Empress Dowager Cixi successfully rose and became one of the supreme rulers of the Qing Dynasty! Even though the Empress Dowager Ci'an was still in the world at that time, she still failed to shake the status of the Empress Dowager Cixi in the imperial court!
Immediately afterwards, the Empress Dowager Cixi began her career full of ups and downs, although the public form was still made by the young Tongzhi Emperor, but in fact, behind all the decisions, it was her wise eyes and firm determination! When she first ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Cixi did make significant progress in the development of the Qing Dynasty, but with the mysterious death of Emperor Tongzhi, the situation deteriorated dramatically! Let's follow in the footsteps of history and continue to go deeper**!
In 1875, our young Emperor Tongzhi died of illness, and his throne was inherited by Emperor Guangxu! Although the emperor has changed, the real power has always been in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and no one can shake it! At that time, there was also the Empress Dowager Ci'an to balance the Empress Dowager Cixi, so Cixi was not completely presumptuous, but with the death of the Empress Dowager Ci'an in 1881 AD, the Empress Dowager Cixi finally realized the great cause of dominating the world that she dreamed of! Since then, the Empress Dowager Cixi has embarked on a new journey in her life!
The Empress Dowager Cixi, who was so powerful, instead of focusing on how to govern the country, on the contrary, she blindly pursued personal pleasures, which led to the instant decline of the national strength of the Qing Dynasty and the inability to restore its former glory! In the face of such a predicament, the Empress Dowager Cixi not only repented of her mistakes, but indulged in a luxurious life even more, which made people sigh!
At the same time, countries around the world are trying to move forward, and our neighbor Japan is a prime example! At that time, Japan had risen rapidly and gradually became a force to be reckoned with. In such a context, the Japanese brazenly launched the First Sino-Japanese War, and everyone must know that the Qing Dynasty suffered a sudden blow after the First Sino-Japanese War. So, during the Sino-Japanese War, what was the Empress Dowager Cixi busy with? The Empress Dowager Cixi was still obsessed with the pursuit of power and turned a blind eye to the aggressive actions of the Japanese, which has to be said to be an outrageous thing!
As the head of a country, wouldn't such an act put the whole country in a difficult situation? As a result, in the First Sino-Japanese War, we lost terribly! At that moment, Li Hongzhang, the minister under Cixi, went to Shimonoseki and signed the sad and humiliating "Treaty of Shimonoseki"!
After the First Sino-Japanese War, the countries of the world aimed at our piece of fat, and at that time, everyone, including Cixi, felt powerless to resist. In desperation, Cixi could only choose to resist. However, after four days of fierce confrontation, she had to admit that she could not defeat the other party, so she quickly made the decision to surrender.
It is precisely because of the two ends of Cixi's head that the power of various countries has become stronger and stronger, and it is difficult to extricate themselves from chaos. Given the difficult situation, our country is too weak to compromise in the face of intrusion from all sides. So, during that period, more and more powerful empires were ready to move and stretched out their clutches to our homeland.
Isn't all this a tragedy caused by Cixi's own hands? If she had been able to change her course at that time, not to indulge in luxury and indulge in luxury, and to devote herself to the development of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty would have been able to have greater strength to resist the invasion of the outside world. It can be seen that the current situation of our division is caused by Cixi's own fault in the final analysis!
Time flew by in 1908, when Emperor Guangxu passed away in the prime of life, and Cixi was still safe and sound. She also dreamed of continuing to live a life of indecisiveness, so at that time she pushed a puppet emperor to the fore - the new emperor was the Xuantong Emperor Puyi. However, when Emperor Xuantong was on the verge of the dynasty, Cixi's life finally came to an end, and her ambition to continue to hold power came to naught!
Although Cixi has long ceased to meddle in the affairs of the imperial court, the Qing Dynasty at that time was already in danger after Cixi's years of tossing, and it was difficult to turn the tables and create glory again. In the end, the Qing Dynasty could not avoid the fate of destruction, and China, which was once prosperous and prosperous, became poor and decayed due to Cixi's misdirection.
To sum up, the above two figures can be called the main culprits in Chinese history, and their existence has brought a heavy blow to our country. All this stems from its excessive greed, and if it were not for the excessive pursuit of power, it would never have fallen to this point and caused such serious consequences!
The above content is quoted from the Book of Jin and the Tang Wen Collection, vol. 13 and the Qing Historical Manuscript.