In the late Qing Dynasty, with the invasion of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, on August 14, 1900, the capital was completely occupied. Faced with this situation, at that time, Emperor Cixi and Emperor Guangxu decided to flee to Xi'an, ignoring the people in the capital. Then why go to Xi'an? That is because the Northeast region was taken advantage of by Tsarist Russia, and the southwest and northwest regions were not the best choice. The southeast region was in the hands of Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong , but the journey was too far away. Therefore, only the Northwest region can settle down.
Empress Dowager Cixi might not have thought that after she and Emperor Guangxu left the capital, the Eight-Power Allied Forces not only bullied the people, but also went directly to the palace, entered the Forbidden City, and smashed the palace gate. When entering the palace, these people were surprised to see the large amount of gold and silver jewelry in the palace, so they stepped forward to snatch them.
An Italian military officer even went to sleep in Cixi’s bed, which shows how arrogant the Eight-Power Allied Forces are. At this time, he felt that this was not enough, so he left a line of Italian words on the bed: Voglio violentare l'imperatrice Vedova Cixi. I believe many people do not understand the meaning of this sentence.
After all, Cixi is the empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty. She has a distinguished status. She spent a total of more than a year in Xi'an. In these days, although she has suffered a little bit, in general, she still lives a similar life. The luxury day in the palace. There is no worries about food and clothes, and the maid changes her clothes. After thinking about it carefully, I don't think it's good to live here all the time. I still have to go back to the palace anyway. He ordered Li Hongzhang to negotiate with the foreigners and use the money to get the coalition commander Vadsi to sign the withdrawal agreement immediately.
The palace slowly returned to its original appearance. Many court ladies and eunuchs were packing up the rooms and sorting items. After Cixi returned to the Forbidden City, he found the new piece of the Italian military officer's lettering in the warehouse. Bed.Just asked what the words engraved on it meant, everyone and the Minister of Foreign Affairs hesitated and didn't dare to say a word for a long time. No one dares to translate such a malicious foreign language like this. Later, Cixi announced Emmond Bakesi. He was proficient in foreign languages. Of course, he understood the words above: "I want to bully Cixi."
However, he did not directly explain to Cixi, just Saying that the person is sorry for occupying her phoenix bed, hoping that the queen mother can forgive things like that. Fortunately, after listening to this so-called "translation", the Empress Dowager Cixi was not very angry, and Edmond Bakers was a big rock in her heart. It can also be seen from this that the ignorance and ignorance of the Empress Dowager Cixi, therefore, the end of the Qing Dynasty is also inseparable from her.
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