The Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Shanxi. Why did she kill a county magistrate after just one meal?

This is what happened. At that time, Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Guangxu and the ministers of the dynasty fled from the capital, mainly because they were often invaded by the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and they had to flee to Shanxi Province in order to escape. . For the emperor, princes, ministers and even Cixi, this escape had an impact on their lives.

Because I ran away in a hurry, I didn’t bring enough food. The Empress Dowager Cixi entered Tianzhen County in Shanxi Province after being hungry for two days on the road. The magistrate at that time prepared sumptuous food to welcome the emperor and the empress dowager. After arriving in Xuanhua County, the empress dowager Cixi did not go out and felt that this place was more fun, so she had a better time. I stayed in Xuanhua County for a week before arriving in Tianzhen County.

Because the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu arrived relatively late, and the magistrate of Tianzhen County prepared the food earlier, the food rotted. Mainly because the weather was relatively hot, it was impossible to prepare food again because wars were going on everywhere at that time. The officials in charge of the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu at that time heard that the food prepared by the magistrate was rotten and asked him to make new preparations.

The magistrate of Tianzhen County felt that the task was impossible to complete, and because he was scolded again by this person, he couldn't bear it mentally and was worried that his queen mother would reset his family, so he After returning home that night, he drank medicine and committed suicide. So people say that the Empress Dowager Cixi forced a county prince to death.

It can be seen from the above that Empress Dowager Cixi's governance of the Qing Dynasty was very inappropriate. She still had fun in the war-torn environment at that time, and was not considerate of the people's sentiments. Therefore, there was a reason for the demise of the Qing Dynasty. .