Guangxu abandoned the traditional way of governing the country.

When Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Cixi fled with Guangxu, which was euphemistically called "Opening the Grand Ceremony to the West".

Guangxu was a puppet, powerless and weak, unwilling and unable to resist Cixi's control over him. Without the help of good internal ministers and the dependence of important external ministers, he was doomed to his tragic fate.

The Tragic Life of Emperor Guangxu Emperor Guangxu, whose name is Aisingiorro? Zai Tian, born in 187 1, is the son of Daoguang, the younger brother of Emperor Xianfeng and Aisingiorro, the prince of alcohol? Yi Xuan. Guangxu was not qualified to inherit the throne. After the death of Emperor Tongzhi, Cixi arranged Aisingiorro in order to continue to control power? Zai Tian joined the unification, so that Cixi could continue to listen to politics as the empress dowager.

Emperor Guangxu was held hostage by Empress Dowager Cixi all his life and never held real power. It was not until 18 years old that he joined the government, but he hardly came into contact with the real core power. 1898, Emperor Guangxu carried out the Reform Movement of 1898, but it was resisted by conservatives headed by Empress Dowager Cixi. Emperor Guangxu was imprisoned by Empress Dowager Cixi in Yingtai, Zhongnanhai. Since then, he has been terminally ill and has been living in prison. 1908, Emperor Guangxu died the day before the death of Empress Dowager Cixi at the age of 38.

Throughout his life, Emperor Guangxu was just an imaginary puppet emperor.

Emperor Guangxu was unable to resist Empress Dowager Cixi, several women who had been in power for a long time in the history of China. Empress Dowager Cixi, together with Lv Hou and Wu Zetian, is called the three most powerful women in the history of China.

Since the Tongzhi period, Cixi has been manipulating the political power behind the scenes, and her political skills are capable. She is especially good at manipulating the balance of power between pro-expensive courtiers to maintain her absolute authority. Empress Dowager Cixi was merciless in cleaning up her political enemies, and even was harsh on the emperor and her own son.

Cixi listened to politics for many years, established absolute authority inside and outside the imperial court, and cultivated a group of confidants like Rong Lu. Even government officials such as Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and Zuo listened to Cixi. During the Reform Movement of 1898, in order to control officials, Cixi asked all newly appointed officials to thank Empress Dowager Cixi.

In contrast, Emperor Guangxu has never had any real power and has never been kind to ministers. Weng Tonghe, the only trusted emperor, was also dismissed, far from the central government. On the surface, ministers still respect Emperor Guangxu. In fact, everyone knows who this Qing listens to at the moment.

On Emperor Guangxu's side, the empress was the niece of Cixi, and the eunuchs and maids were sent by Cixi. They are all people who monitor Guangxu. It can be seen that Guangxu has always struggled in this surveillance network built by Cixi.

Emperor Guangxu had no intention of opposing Cixi's benevolence and filial piety in the Qing Dynasty. Confucianism is deeply rooted in people's hearts, and filial piety is the first and most basic principle. The elder is always dignified to the younger generation, and the younger generation cannot neglect and disobey the elder.

In terms of blood relationship, Cixi is Guangxu's aunt. After the sudden death of his own son, Guangxu was the closest person to Cixi. Judging from the court etiquette, Guangxu, as the younger brother of Tongzhi Emperor, inherited the unity of Xianfeng Emperor. Cixi is the "mother" of Guangxu, and her birthright is equivalent to her mother.

Whether by blood or by courtesy, Guangxu, who grew up beside Cixi, never thought about rebelling against Cixi. After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, Cixi remonstrated with the government and prepared to imprison Guangxu and reprimand him face to face. Guangxu didn't explain, just kept silent and sighed secretly, which shows that his weakness for Cixi is deeply rooted in his bones.

Emperor Guangxu lacked the hard power to wrestle with Cixi. Although Cixi fled hastily with Guangxu, their lives were actually carefree. Eight-Nation Alliance didn't want to overthrow the Qing government. The invasion of Beijing was only a warning to Cixi.

The emperor at this time, first, had no cronies and confidants around him, and he had no confidants and confidants; Second, there is no money, food and property, and there is nothing to reward if you want to win over others. Third, there is no foreign minister to rely on, no power and influence, and no personnel appointment to shake the changes in the DPRK. No "Xingyi Division" is a government official to protect the emperor, alone. There is no capital except that foreigners are morally opposed to "abolishing legislation".