Chapter 49 Eventful 1875, Empress Dowager Cixi

1875 was an eventful year for the Qing Dynasty. In July of this year, Emperor Tongzhi, who was playing soy sauce in this book, died at the age of 19.Because of his not-so-good life style, he pursued too much the excitement of having a good time with his sister-in-law, got a venereal disease, and died young.As for the cause of death recorded in the history books as smallpox, that is the official statement. He was painless, and syphilis had damaged his nervous system. He has no imperial mausoleum, and no one thought that the emperor in his heyday would need a tomb so quickly. He has no edicts, and he doesn't care who entrusts the Qing Dynasty to whom, because his mother Cixi has exercised all the powers on his behalf.

He has no children, and the succession of the throne from father to son, which began with his ancestor Nurhachi, has come to an end here. He has no regrets, the top wealth and power that can be achieved in life are all innate to him. But does he really have no regrets?No one can know.But later generations all know that his mother Cixi has regrets. She is a widow at the age of 26. In a harem dominated by power and conspiracy, her son Tongzhi is her only guard. "Xinyou Coup", but what this hard work got in return was the mockery of fate! It's fine that Tongzhi is a dou who can't afford to support him, but it's a pity that he doesn't even live long, what a shame!

Cixi, who lost her son at the age of 40, has nothing.In the years to come, there will be no son to rely on, only power can walk with her, so she must firmly grasp power, which means that all feelings and sympathies must be eliminated in order to control her own destiny and stabilize her position.Other than that, there is no other way! Cixi's former loving mother role disappeared, and she began to become ruthless.In her heart, from now on, the only important thing is power and status. When she is high above, no one dares to despise her! The 4-year-old Guangxu accidentally became the penultimate emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He was only Tongzhi's cousin, but Tongzhi's short life and lack of heirs made this child who was still wet the bed the emperor of the Qing Empire. emperor.

Guangxu, born in 1871, full name Aixinjueluo Zaitian, is a sheep. In fact, it was not a complete accident that Guangxu became emperor.Guangxu's father is Xianfeng's younger brother Yizhen, who made great efforts in the "Xinyou Coup" and personally led troops to capture Sushun, the head of the eight ministers of Gu Ming; Guangxu's mother is also very powerful, and is Cixi's sister. However, in the future Guangxu may regret inheriting the throne.Because while he inherited the title of emperor, he also inherited the empress dowager behind the curtain, the Empress Dowager Cixi who had a strong desire for power and strong control.From the day he ascended the throne, he was doomed to be a puppet, and this identity will always accompany him from his childhood to the end of his life.