If Emperor Xianfeng had had many children of suitable age and with sufficient ability, Empress Dowager Cixi would never have had the opportunity to seize power.
As Shirley reviewed the documents, she couldn't stop thinking about that old woman.
Logically speaking, she did a pretty good job in the early stages.
A woman from the inner palace, step by step, ascends to the position of the highest ruler.
His mindset, wisdom, ability, and skills are all outstanding.
However, it seems that this applies to both male and female leaders.
Once they get older, they become obsessed with clinging to power in order to achieve inner peace.
Many wise rulers became senile in their later years.
Qin Shi Huang was.
Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, was also one of them.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, was still...
Even Emperor Qianlong, who lived in the same dynasty, led the Qing Dynasty to its peak in his early years.
It's like the efforts of several generations to finally reach the top of the mountain and see the view from above, to see the fantastic scenery on the other side of the mountain, but instead of going up to another level or crossing another mountain, they quickly descend the mountain.
In middle age, he embarked on massive construction projects, squandered his wealth, favored Heshen, corruption was rampant, officialdom was in chaos, land was highly concentrated in the hands of the powerful, and he instigated numerous literary inquisitions.
The Siku Quanshu was re-compiled, but a large number of rare books were also destroyed.
After all, they don't need any other voices.
What they want you to see is what you will actually see!
At the same time, the comprehensive policy of isolationism turned the Qing Dynasty into a frog in a well.
As a result, his carefully chosen successor, Jiaqing, could not change the decline of the Qing Dynasty.
Daoguang was no good, and Xianfeng was even worse.
When Empress Dowager Cixi first assumed power, she did indeed want to change the Qing Dynasty's increasingly declining state.
Under her leadership, a number of policies were introduced.
In response to the domestic rebellions, Empress Dowager Cixi began to vigorously promote Han Chinese officials.
Following this, at the suggestion of Prince Gong, Empress Dowager Cixi began to promote the Self-Strengthening Movement.
Training troops, manufacturing equipment, building railways, erecting telegraph lines, establishing shipyards, sending students abroad... these measures were undoubtedly in line with the development of the times.
In the third year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign, with the strong support of Empress Dowager Cixi, Zuo Zongtang recovered Xinjiang.
In general, Empress Dowager Cixi was a competent supreme ruler in the first half of her life.
If she had passed away at that time, future generations would have held her in high regard.
While he may not be as good as Emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng, he was certainly much better than Emperors Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng.
But she just happened to be alive.
Having reached the pinnacle of power, Empress Dowager Cixi enjoyed the benefits that power brought, wielding the power of life and death, and her temperament completely changed.
The infamy she suffered throughout history was mostly concentrated in her later years.
Furthermore, in his later years, he disregarded coastal defenses and spent lavishly on his birthday celebrations and the construction of his own garden. He also allowed eunuchs to line their own pockets and abuse their power.
She was even unwilling to have her mausoleum overshadowed by Empress Dowager Cixi's.
It took thirteen years and countless expenses to build the mausoleum, despite the devastation of the country and the suffering of the people.
The materials, craftsmanship, and decoration are all exquisite!
Of course, the final historical outcome is the same.
The Yuling Mausoleum of Emperor Qianlong and the Eastern Mausoleum of Empress Dowager Cixi were both looted by Sun Dianying.
In May of the fifth year of the Xianfeng Emperor's reign (1855), Consort Li gave birth to a daughter and was promoted to Imperial Concubine Li.
In the same year, Emperor Xianfeng bestowed upon Lady Nara the title of Noble Lady.
Sydney assisted Emperor Xianfeng in approving memorials.
He had only one thought in his mind: this time, he was determined to run away with his wife.
Next time, I'll work for her for free!
Is reviewing memorials something a demon like her should be doing?!
A fairy, of course, is someone who seduces others!
Such ambitious pursuits are not suitable for her.
Sherry was inwardly aggrieved and kept grumbling, but on the surface she remained dignified!
When Yi saw the weapons that Sherry had created, his pupils dilated in shock.
He was thinking, would those foreigners still dare to yell at him and act arrogantly in the face of these weapons?
Although he was extremely curious—curious about who was researching weapons, how Sherry had such connections, what Sherry wanted to do, and why such a talent couldn't be used by the Qing court—he didn't ask any of these questions. Instead, he provided Sherry with more mineral resources.
All he knew was that those weapons were for fighting the foreign devils, and that the country belonged to his son.
As for this woman!
It doesn't matter if his heart is with him or not, what matters is that he is physically present, in his arms, and in his heart!
With that thought in mind, he was no longer worried about anything.
They even arranged for people to be secretly stationed in neighboring countries.
The blatant, intensified opium use in Sydney has caused chaos and upheaval in the United States, France, Britain, Russia, Japan, and many other countries.
Therefore, there was no time to make further arrangements for the Qing Dynasty.
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