Emperor Guangxu was the eleventh emperor of the Qing Dynasty. His reign was when the Qing Dynasty gradually declined. Therefore, Guangxu's life can be said to be bleak and sad. He took the throne at the age of 4 and died at the age of 37. Cixi's power always surpassed Guangxu. He was coerced by the Empress Dowager Cixi for life, never grasped the real power, and was poisoned to death by Cixi. The most sad reminder was that he had no children.
An ending like Guangxu has a great relationship with Cixi's hegemony. Emperor Guangxu had a queen and two concubines. The queen was called Yulong, one was Concubine Jin and the other was Concubine Zhen. Guangxu died at the age of 38 and reigned for 34 years. Everyone is curious, Guangxu obviously has a queen and concubine, why will there be no children in the end?
First, let’s talk about Empress Yulong. She is the niece of Cixi and the daughter of her brother. In order to consolidate his imperial power, Cixi insisted on marrying his niece to the emperor. In this way, Emperor Guangxu was surrounded by a Cixi person. Yulong was undoubtedly Cixi's chess piece to monitor Guangxu, Guangxu. His every move, seeing anyone, or doing anything can't escape Cixi's eyes.
Guangxu must also know the intention of Cixi, and also know that Empress Yulong is nothing more than a spy. Let me ask, who would like to sleep in the same bed with a spy and be in love with each other? Guangxu was very disgusted with this Yulong empress. With her grotesque appearance of thin body, hunchback, and buck teeth, Guangxu almost regarded Yulong as an enemy, but he dared not say anything, let alone any close relationship with her.
The two concubines of Guangxu are Concubine Jin and Concubine Zhen. They are sisters who were drafted into the palace. Concubine Jin is the elder sister and Concubine Zhen is the younger sister. Concubine Jin is plain-looking, wide-hearted and fat. She never fights with the world. She never stood in line between Guangxu and Cixi, and did not participate in their power struggle. Therefore, Guangxu was not annoying to Concubine Jin, but she didn't want to talk to her, so she did Be happy, love yourself without love.
Guangxu's favorite is Concubine Zhen, and Concubine Zhen is beautiful and fair-skinned. Guangxu often takes Concubine Zhen by his side, drinking and eating, and respecting each other as guests. The most important thing is that Zhenfei supported the Guangxu Reformation, supported Guangxu's escape from Cixi's claws, and gave Guangxu suggestions to convey the emperor's message.
What the concubine Zhen did made Cixi's anger all over the place, and Cixi also hated her deeply. As a result, Cixi used her authority to impose two big punishments on the concubine Zhen—the coat of arms, which is the punishment of taking off her clothes and spanking. Concubine Zhen was beaten up twice and had difficulty walking. The most hated thing was that during one of the spankings, Concubine Zhen was pregnant at the time. Just like that, Concubine Zhen had a miscarriage, which resulted in her not having a baby in the future. . As for whether Cixi knew that Concubine Zhen was pregnant, if he knew, but continued to torture, then Cixi had a conspiracy, and it would be terrible to come.
Zhenfei’s tragedy is not over yet. In 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing. Cixi took Guangxu, Jinfei and others to Xi’an, Shaanxi. Before leaving, Cixi placed Zhenfei in the palace. Concubine Zhen was only 24 years old when she died, and a generation of famous concubines died like this.
After the reform, Guangxu's situation is getting more and more difficult. He has lost his freedom and is under house arrest without contact with the outside world. His food, clothing, shelter and transportation are all controlled by Empress Cixi. Before she died of illness, she didn't forget to poison Guangxu first, and she died the next day in peace to prevent Guangxu from regaining power and ruining her reputation.
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