Cixi was in power for 47 years. What are her strengths?

As a woman, Cixi was able to listen to politics for 47 years in the era of internal troubles and foreign invasion in the late Qing Dynasty, which was remarkable to some extent. From the feminist point of view, Cixi is highly confident and enterprising, never wronged herself or made a fool of herself. Any politician, such as Zuo and Li Hongzhang, listened to Cixi, and countless women had such courage in feudal history.

Empress Dowager Cixi, with her superhuman courage, extraordinary wisdom, amazing wrist and vicious heart, broke through the feudal ideological barriers of heavy imprisonment and became the actual authority of China in the late Qing Dynasty. Today, I use examples to analyze the greatness of Cixi:

One day after Cixi became a concubine in the harem, Jiangning, the then minister, took turns guarding the Yuanmingyuan. Hearing the sound of hooves, he immediately led his ministers to kneel down to meet them. Sitting immediately was Cixi, who said contemptuously to the kneeling minister, "Why are there so many dwarfs today?" Then walk away. Cixi, whose face doesn't change color, has this courage far beyond the scope of harem women.

Court coup in 65438: a coup in the heart. This year, Emperor Xianfeng just died of illness, and Cixi joined hands with Prince Gong. Can't wait to launch a coup, how dare you take Minister Gu Ming down! These eight ministers were appointed by Xianfeng before his death. Instead, Zai Chun, the six-year-old Tongzhi Emperor, was the son of Empress Dowager Cixi.

With the control of Cixi's desire for power, how could she willingly give up power, not to mention that her son became emperor? Naturally, she wanted to be Empress Dowager Cixi, but the real queen of Xianfeng Emperor Niu Zhilu became a pawn in Cixi's hand. Niu Zhilu, Empress Dowager of Ci 'an, was encouraged to fight for power and profit with eight ministers, and his cronies were ordered to respectfully invite Empress Dowager Cixi to attend the court. Although the eight ministers tried their best to resist, they did not have enough strength to resist. In the end, three people died and five people were dismissed. Cixi and Empress Ci 'an began to listen to politics, and the actual power was in Cixi's hands.

Zeng Guofan once compared Lv Hou, Wu Zetian and Cixi, and thought that Lv Hou was cruel, Wu Zetian was as domineering as Hanwu and Wei Wu, and Cixi was clever and clever, and was good at doing things by women's means and ways, and achieved her goal in a gentle breeze and drizzle. Cixi is very suspected. As soon as she senses the danger of trouble, she will strike first.

In the era of Tongzhi, the troika was in parallel, with Cixi, Ci 'an and Prince Gong. . Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to monopolize power, so she needed to be brought down one by one, and Cian was the first to bear the brunt. According to historical records, Emperor Xianfeng sent a secret message to Ci 'an before he died. If Cixi is a disaster, it can be handled in strict accordance with the ancestral family law.

Empress Ci 'an wanted to warn Cixi and foolishly showed it to her in private. Cixi was flustered and emphasized the eradication of evil thoughts of Ci 'an. First, when Ci 'an was ill, he came up with a bitter plan: cutting meat as medicine for a pretence, and moved Ci 'an to burn the secret recipe on the spot. Cixi became even more unscrupulous after forgetting her own major events. There are many controversies about the mystery of the death of Empress Ci 'an. Whether it is suicide or being killed, it is inseparable from Cixi.

Some people say that Cixi and Wu Zetian are very similar, and their viciousness is almost equal. However, if you look closely, the two cannot be mentioned in the same breath. Wu Zetian's viciousness lies in that once there is a conflict with personal interests, she makes concessions for national strength without harming national interests; Cixi's viciousness is for her own selfish desires and can betray the interests of the country. For example, during the Sino-Japanese War in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Cixi was still celebrating her 60th birthday, regardless of whether the soldiers at the front were alive or dead.

Cixi is not an old-fashioned die-hards. She has a keen interest in Parisian fashion and waltz. She usually indulges in watching movies, making up and feasting, as if she were a lady and a royal photographer. Empress Dowager Cixi did not reject new ideas, but clung to power and refused to give up.

One hand can count the good deeds done: 1, supporting the Westernization Movement; 2. Stopping the construction of Yuanmingyuan can be regarded as controlling personal desires; 3. Forced to implement the New Deal reform; 4. Go abroad for inspection and announce the preparation for constitutionalism. The Sino-Japanese War, a Sino-Japanese war, is beyond redemption. As a ruler, Cixi is a tragedy of China people, and as a woman, her imposing manner is a miracle.

Yuan Shikai is a fierce man, praise him. In the face of Japanese aggression, he was never timid, but "every time I see the queen mother, my legs are weak." It shows the skill of Empress Dowager Cixi.