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Why did Empress Dowager Cixi declare war on Eight-Nation Alliance?

At that time in China, no one was afraid of Empress Dowager Cixi. She is very skillful. If in ancient times, Empress Dowager Cixi was the "Qin Huang Hanwu" among women, on an equal footing with the only female emperor in China, it was a pity that China had been bombarded by western powers at that time, and Empress Dowager Cixi was most afraid of foreigners! Empress Dowager Cixi's greatest worry in her later years was that she was afraid of the restoration of Emperor Guangxu. As for the old politician Empress Dowager Cixi, she later said that she would eat shit as long as Emperor Guangxu was not brought back to power. However, after a long illness, he became a demon! Rong Lu, the concubine and political ally of Empress Dowager Cixi, got a local tip-off: 1 1 Diplomatic envoys of various countries will jointly order the Empress Dowager Cixi to be transformed into Emperor Guangxu! This is not bad, is it? ! Very impressive! It was Rong Lu who cut off the heads of six gentlemen in the Reform Movement of 1898. When Rong Lu reported the secret report to the old lady Cixi again, the old lady completely collapsed: What are you afraid of? What should I do? You can't wait to die! Finally, Empress Dowager Cixi came up with the idea of using the Boxer Rebellion to hijack the ambassador to China and use the ambassador to China as a hostage to negotiate with other countries. In fact, at that time, ministers from all countries wanted to ask the China government to protect the embassy because of the Boxer Rebellion. They never thought of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu: It's all the same to be an emperor, as long as you obey! And this so-called tip-off was fabricated by local officials to please Rong Lu. Have a knot in one's heart, nothing happened! Since the war is declared, let's fight! Tokyo, Moscow, London, Paris, Berlin, Washington, D.C. ... can't even think about it, so they can only make diplomatic contacts with foreign embassies. This political farce is still starring the old lady Cixi and her old handsome boy Rong Lu: Rong Lu directs and dispatches in front of the stage; Empress Dowager Cixi sat in the harem. But the hero and heroine of the play have not changed, but the plot has come to a shit: why? Because the opponent has changed! Rong Lu dare not hold ministers in the East Suburb People's Lane! He repeatedly urged Dong Fuxiang, the leader of the army, to storm Dongjiaominxiang, pretending to be a smuggler and receiving a lot of gunpowder and bullets from the defenders of the embassy.