In the history of the Qing Dynasty, many major events happened since The Opium War . Puyi As the last emperor, he probably witnessed or heard directly about the coups and secrets in the palace, so he wrote these things in detail in the second half of his life. His study of the history of the Qing Dynasty opened a door for us later people. Otherwise, the words of the Qing Dynasty could not be believed. Then who would become the first-hand information of the history of the Qing Dynasty ? According to Puyi's coup a hundred years ago in his second half of his life, it directly changed the history of the Qing Dynasty and future China. Many people like Zeng Guofan regretted Sushun's death, and the people even said that "Sushun is immortal, Qing is immortal". So is this kind of speech really so reliable?
The story of Puyi’s grandfather
Puyi Private complaint Born in the 32nd year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, that era was a storm in China. It seems that as long as there is another war like 895, or the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion of China, China will fall into the crisis of national destruction. Therefore, Puyi, born in 1906, chose Empress Dowager Cixi as the "successor Emperor". Puyi's grandfather was the most famous prince in Prince Chun's generation. He was the seventh son of Emperor Daoguang. In front was the sixth prince Yi, who was a few years older than him. In front was the Xianfeng , who later inherited the throne of Emperor Daoguang. At that time, he was the fourth prince.
Prince Chun knew when he was young that his talents were limited and he did not have any advantages. The two biggest advantages of the Qing Dynasty princes competing for the position of prince are: one advantage is that they are impeccable in moral character and talent, and the other aspect is that they are impeccable in age and background. Only by occupying any of these two advantages will you have the opportunity to compete, otherwise don’t think about it. So at that time, the fourth prince who inherited Emperor Daoguang was the greatest opportunity to inherit Emperor Daoguang. He was of noble origin and old enough, which was in line with the historical experience and lessons of "transmitting the country to grow". So why did the Qing Dynasty pass on the country and the country to the older prince at that time, weren’t he afraid that he would not have any ability and finally destroy the dynasty?
In fact, this is not the case. Since the Opium War, the basic rule of the Qing Dynasty has been shaken, and people in various places have been rebelling one after another. If a young or young prince is established, even if he is talented, it will be difficult to suppress the scene and have not experienced many major events in life. Another chance to inherit was the Sixth Prince. At that time, his talent and ability were better than the Fourth Prince. Unfortunately, Emperor Daoguang still chose the wrong person in a confused manner, which made the Qing Dynasty miss a wise monarch in the order of inheritance. Later, many people who lived in the Qing Dynasty said that if the Japanese were the Sixth Emperor at that time, the Qing Dynasty might not have perished so quickly.
Puyi told such a story in his childhood, which was about the distribution of power struggles within the Qing Dynasty royal family. This story says that many people in the Qing Dynasty emperors at that time liked to listen to " Peking Opera ". Some opera troupes will be specially invited to perform in the royal palace, and there will be large rewards after the performance, and food and accommodation will be included. Therefore, Peking Opera became a very important entertainment project since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that Puyi’s grandfather, Prince Chun, once again performed " Case of the Chopping of Beauty ". There is a pretty terrifying plot here, that is, Bao Zheng is not afraid of rape, and wants to go ahead for Qin Xianglian , and use tiger head guillotine to press the ungrateful Chen Shimei with a gate knife to blood.
At this time, Puyi heard from the older generation that his sixth uncle Zaixun was so scared that he sat on the ground and cried loudly.At that time, Puyi's grandfather, Prince Chun, was still alive, and scolded everyone in a harsh manner, saying, "This is so inappropriate. I thought I had picked up Sushun with my own hands when I was 121 years old. If you do, can you still take on major issues for this country in the future?" Many people in the royal palace realized after this that the palace coup more than ten years ago had a great connection with Prince Chun, who seemed honest.
This historical coup was related to the later Westernization Movement and the turning point of China's modern historical destiny. Many people only knew that the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 caused China's national destiny to be taken away by Japan at once, and they were forced to fall into the trough. But what many people don't know is that, more than 30 years ago, the "Xinyou Coup" that shocked China and the foreign countries directly changed the fate of the Qing Dynasty and made the development path of modern China go astray. At that time, when Puyi did not reveal that Prince Chun had participated in this coup, many people didn't know that it was only then that suddenly it understood that it was like this!
Xinyou Coup that shocked China and the world
Puyi wrote the book "My First Half of Life" almost 960s. According to what he said, this coup that changed China's future reform path occurred a hundred years ago before the time of his writing. At that time, it was the second Opium War when broke out. At that time, the cowardly Emperor Xianfeng even dared to resist directly with Emperor Daoguang, but was directly beaten by the British and French coalition forces under the city of Beijing . A fire burned all the wealth, treasures and antiques accumulated by the three generations of saints of the Qing Dynasty in the past few years.
The Qing Dynasty did not make much resistance in the final situation of the Second Opium War, and the final way to end was to sign a peace treaty. The treaties signed in the Second Opium War were called " Beijing Treaty " and " Tianjin Treaty ". This time, not only caused the capital of the Qing Dynasty to be captured by foreign troops, but Emperor Xianfeng was afraid of the war and fled to the Rehe for refuge. Finally, after the agreement was signed, Emperor Xianfeng died. Before his death, he summoned three former ministers and five military ministers whom he thought were the most shrewd and capable, and asked eight of them to assist his son Zaichun in governing the world. In history, this act was called "Eight Ministers' Assistance to the Government." After the matter of
Emperor Xianfeng died directly after the explanation was explained. Everyone is already very clear about who the eight assisting political ministers are. Here is a brief introduction to their respective identities and the forces they represent. They are simply divided into two parts. One is the military minister headed by the Han ministers, and the other is the imperial minister headed by the Manchu with a thoroughly sinicized . The components of these people are quite complex. Some are the former teachers of Emperor Xianfeng, and some are outstanding talents in the Qing Dynasty royal family.
These people basically use barbarian people Sushun as the leader. Among these eight ministers, Sushun was actually very appreciated by Emperor Xianfeng, because Emperor Xianfeng has always been very afraid of his sixth brother, Prince Gong, , , Yilian, so he has never been practical for Prince Gong to participate in national affairs. Everyone should be very clear about what Prince Gong's performance was in the Westernization Movement and in modern Chinese history! Since you can be used to directly balance Prince Gong, your ability is at least not inferior to Prince Gong. Otherwise, what would you use to balance Prince Yilian of the Qing Dynasty?
Sushun was considering the overall situation of the world at that time. When Emperor Xianfeng summoned him seriously, he said to the emperor, "At this time, the crown prince Zaichun was too young, and he had to kill the queen to stabilize the world. He hoped that Emperor Xianfeng would follow the example of the Han Dynasty
sected the queen and established a son when he summoned him seriously." This was the only way to ensure that the Qing Dynasty was safe and safe in the future.At that time, Emperor Xianfeng hesitated for a while, but finally did not make up his mind, which made the prince's biological mother, the prince's biological mother, finally took control of the Qing Dynasty, causing the Qing Dynasty to go to a path of no return. Just imagine if Emperor Xianfeng followed this advice in history, would the future direction of Chinese history be different?
When Sushun saw that this suggestion did not work, he knew that Emperor Xianfeng and his son would definitely have a difficult life in the future. If he wanted to ensure the ten thousand years of Qing Dynasty, he would have to do the future. Therefore, after receiving the legacy of Emperor Xianfeng's emperor, Sushun immediately united the eight ministers directly to everything, and then conferred the eldest son of Xianfeng Zaichun as the emperor according to his will, and the reign was positioned as "Qixiang". From the year name, we can still see that these eight ministers made a beautiful plan for the future of the Qing Dynasty, hoping that everything would develop in peace, but later things broke out too quickly and outrageously beyond everyone's imagination.
The truth of the Xinyou coup
Not long after Emperor Xianfeng died, the body was not long after his death. According to the old custom, the emperor could not die in Rehe, and must be buried in Xiling Qing and Eastern Qing tombs in order in order of cross-staggered order. Therefore, at this time, Prince Gong had signed a peace treaty with the British and French coalition forces on behalf of the court. It was time to transport the body and coffin of the late emperor back to the capital for burial. However, in the process of transporting the coffin of the late emperor back to the capital, a coup of two conspiracy broke out. This coup directly eliminated the eight ministers arranged by Emperor Xianfeng. Cixi and Prince Gong controlled the real power in their hands, and China embarked on a road of no return.
What is the truth of the Xinyou coup? According to records in the historical materials of the Qing Dynasty, the irreconcilable hatred between Sushun and Cixi at that time. Sushun always wanted to kill Cixi when she was emperor in Xianfeng, but due to Emperor Xianfeng's protection of Cixi, he never had a chance. Emperor Xianfeng died and appointed Sushun as one of the eight ministers, and with Sushun's own ability and ability, he successfully became the head of the eight ministers. Therefore, at this time, it should be the best opportunity for Sushun to get rid of Cixi. So why did Sushun fail to succeed, but instead made Cixi successful and caused a tragedy in modern Chinese history?
In fact, when Emperor Xianfeng was about to die, Sushun also wanted to kill Cixi, but Emperor Xianfeng did not agree, so Sushun began to discuss with the eight ministers how to get rid of the threat of Cixi. Ci'an among the real empress dowagers was not the object of their consideration, because the empress dowager did not interfere with the politics of the court at all and did not threaten them. Only Cixi, a woman, was not only interested in court politics, but also wanted to get rid of Sushun quickly. At that time, all kinds of evidence were like Sushun was preparing to wait for the new emperor to return to the capital and then use methods to execute Cixi, but why was the plan failed and leaked so quickly? Before
, no one knew the reason. They just guessed that during this process, Cixi was smart and took the lead in contacting Prince Gong Yili. It is said that when Sushun was escorted to the vegetable market to behead, he was still cursing Cixi and Prince Gong’s uncle and sister-in-law for adultery, and cursing the two of them that they would definitely die well. Prince Gong Yilian was indeed a relatively big breakthrough point, but it was not the most critical breakthrough point, because Prince Gong signed a treaty with British and French foreigners in Beijing at that time, and he had no idea about the plan between the eight ministers. The only person who knew this plan was Prince Chun, who seemed honest and loyal. He was the descendant of the Manchu royal family. Su Shun and the others once regarded him as their confidant, but they did not expect that he would betray him. Before, no one knew about this history. Later, Puyi revealed the truth when he reviewed history.
Conclusion
Sushun himself was the leader of the eight ministers who were residing after Xianfeng's death. He was very good at promoting talents. He once suppressed the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising with his own strength. Zeng Guofan, who forced the Qing Dynasty to prosper his life, was promoted by Sushun.Later, the famous Hunan general , who had made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, was also discovered by Sushun. After Sushun and the eight ministers were killed, the year number they had planned was directly abolished. Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but sigh when they heard the news on the front line. This sigh was not only a sigh of his benefactor, but also a sigh of confusion about China's future and heading towards an unknown road.
