The most difficult thing is the imperial family. In the face of power, family affection is like a bubble, bursting with one punch. And Tongzhidi is a tragedy under the Game of Thrones.
Although he was the supreme emperor, his irreconcilable power contradiction with his mother Empress Dowager Cixi eventually led to his short and tragic life. He is the emperor, but he does not seem to be the emperor. He seems to be more like a "power toy" controlled by his biological mother.
Even the death of Emperor Tongzhi was discussed by later generations. Various conspiracy theories were flying all over the sky, sometimes they died of smallpox, sometimes they died of flower and willow disease, and sometimes they said they were scared to death by Empress Dowager Cixi. What is the truth?
chess pieces of power
Emperor Tongzhi was born in an eventful late Qing Dynasty. The sharp swords and guns of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom poked the entire . Western powers also took the opportunity to suck blood on the weak elephant of the Qing Dynasty. The bureaucratic group within the Qing Dynasty was also desperately absorbing various "nutrients".
In 1861, Emperor Tongzhi, who was only 6 years old, became the first person in the dynasty of the Qing Dynasty. Although the Taiping Army was on the verge of destruction at this time, various peasant uprisings such as Nian Army were still rising and falling.
What made Emperor Tongzhi smile the most was that he had a mother who regarded power as her life. In the eyes of the Queen Mother, he is just a "pawn of power" of himself.
At the beginning of Emperor Tongzhi's ascension, Empress Dowager Cixi did not completely control the power of the court. At that time, the power of the court showed a "three-party checks and balances", and on one side were the forces of the eight major auxiliary ministers.
One side is the imperial forces surrounding the emperor, and the last one is the empress dowager with the two palaces and Prince Gong as the core. In such a special political environment, the Dipai Group tends to be the ultimate winner.
The reason why the emperor and queen forces were able to achieve the final victory of " Xinyou Coup " was not only because the Western powers were on the side of the emperor and queen forces, but also because Emperor Tongzhi's imperial forces always followed the emperor and queen forces. The eight ministers of Gushi were eliminated, and finally the emperor and empress had the power to the court.
The rebellious emperor
However, Emperor Tongzhi always lived under the shadow of Empress Dowager Cixi's power. She repeatedly postponed Emperor Tongzhi's rule for various reasons. It is obvious that in this mother's opinion, power is much more important than her own son.
From the perspective of Modern psychology and Family education , it is precisely because I cannot get my mother's mother's mother's mother's long-term power suppression that has allowed Emperor Tongzhi to grow up in a gloomy environment of love.
This may also be the biggest reason why Emperor Tongzhi did not like to study and did not want to be an emperor, and was unbearable.
Just imagine, with such a domineering mother who is extremely powerful, how could Emperor Tongzhi not have the rebellious mentality? Isn’t his rebellion a revenge on his mother?
The reason why Emperor Tongzhi died of a flower and willow disease has a market because Emperor Tongzhi is more like a rebellious boy, and his frequent trip to the palace to have fun is a strong support for this statement.
In Emperor Tongzhi's short life, the mystery of his death has always been Emperor Tongzhi's biggest "hot spot". There is a saying that smallpox dies, a saying that flowers and willows die, and there is also a saying that I was scared to death by Empress Dowager Cixi.
Theory of Smallpox death
First let’s talk about the smallpox statement.
In the Qing Dynasty, smallpox was definitely a disease with a high mortality rate. At that time, Emperor Tongzhi's ancestor Kangxi Emperor almost died of smallpox. Shunzhi Emperor rumored that he actually died of smallpox.
Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, even if there was a group of imperial physicians with the most skilled medical skills in the world, once they were entangled by smallpox, even if you were the emperor, your life and death depended on God's mood.
Regarding the statement that Emperor Tongzhi got smallpox, according to the notes of an imperial physician, Emperor Tongzhi did get smallpox, but with the full treatment of the imperial physicians, the emperor's condition was healed and the wounds were scarred.
Under normal circumstances, smallpox will not recur if it is cured. Therefore, Emperor Tongzhi died of smallpox, which is most likely to be ruled out.
Theory of the death of the willow disease
Next, let’s briefly talk about the statement of the willow disease.
Even if the emperor is really "rebellious" to the point where he often leaves the palace, with his emperor's identity, it is impossible for him to have no followers around him. Moreover, as the emperor is the emperor's honor, the probability of him lingering in the traits is very small.
After all, no matter how rebellious he was, the family rules of his ancestors were not a joke. The many royal rules of the Qing Dynasty were rare in all dynasties. With the romanticism of Emperor Qianlong back then, he was also a good woman.
Step back ten thousand steps, even if Emperor Tongzhi really has a skin relationship with the brothel woman, then Emperor Tongzhi's entourage will not be careless and let the woman who is too unclean serve him.
Moreover, according to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty royal family, every woman who was lucky enough to be seen by the emperor will conduct a detailed examination of her body. If the woman really has a physical problem, the imperial physicians in the palace will definitely warn her.
Then even if Emperor Tongzhi really gets this disease, he is likely not to die. Therefore, the correctness of this statement is also not high.
Cixi Theory of scare
Finally, let’s talk about the theory of scare cixi.
It is certain that since he ascended the throne at the age of 6, Emperor Tongzhi has indeed lived in an insecure environment. Emperor Tongzhi has definitely had great fear and psychological pressure on his mother.
Rumors that Empress Dowager Cixi has always been very dissatisfied with Emperor Tongzhi's choice of Empress Arut, and she often finds fault with this daughter-in-law. Even beating and scolding is common.
When Emperor Tongzhi's smallpox disease had just improved greatly, the queen who had just suffered a grievance hugged her husband and cried again. Emperor Tongzhi smiled helplessly and said: Be patient, and when I get all the power back, everything will be better.
This sentence happened to make Empress Dowager Cixi hear it. How could the Empress Dowager who regards power as her life to tolerate such a thing? She believes that all this is the queen who is provoking her mother and son’s relationship.
So, she came in directly, arrested the queen and ordered the eunuchs and palace maids to torture the queen. How could Emperor Tongzhi bear to have such insulted by her beloved woman?
A very excited and sad feeling, he fainted when he couldn't breathe, and the smallpox wound on his body broke again. That night, Emperor Tongzhi died.
Although "the tiger poison does not eat the child", , this sentence is a joke for the most ruthless imperial family. Judging from the forty years of Empress Dowager Cixi's greed for power, from the fact that she had to kill Guangxu Emperor before she died, it is still very likely that Emperor Tongzhi died in the fright of Cixi.
The death of Emperor Tongzhi seems to have become one of the major historical mysteries of the Qing Dynasty, but from the perspectives of human nature, power, medical care, and various royal regulations, the possibility of Emperor Tongzhi's death from the frightened Cixi was obviously higher.
After all, with the respect of a country, it gathered the top medical resources of the entire empire, and with the support of Western medical teams at that time, the probability of Emperor Tongzhi's "death of illness" was indeed not high.
From the perspective of power, although Emperor Tongzhi was Cixi's son, for her, power is her "own son". This is not a fault for historians not to record it casually and to blur the true historical truth.
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