Cixi entered the palace in 1852, and was made a noble. The following year, she was named Princess Yi, and in 1856, she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, Zai Chun, and was named Princess Yi the following year.
186 1 After the death of Emperor Xianfeng, he shared the honor with Empress Dowager Xiaozhen, and was called Empress Notre Dame and crowned Cixi. Later, he joined the Empress Dowager Ci 'an and Prince Gong to launch a Xinyou coup.
Taking care of the eight ministers and seizing political power formed a pattern in which the second palace listened to politics and the prince discussed politics. The Qing government temporarily entered a quiet period, which was called Tongzhi Zhongxing in history. 1873, the queen mother of the two palaces rolled back to the yamen.
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186 1 year, after Emperor Xianfeng died in Jehol Summer Resort, he just became the Ye family of the Empress Dowager, and joined forces with the royal family such as Prince Gong Yi to launch a coup, led by the distant ancestors of the royal family and Duan Hua and others.
In fact, the Su Shun-centered Gu Mingba clique seized power and executed Zai Yuan, Duan Hua and Su Shun. Later, it was to establish and maintain its own authority.
Empress Dowager Cixi showed no mercy in cleaning up her political enemies. Even her own son, Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu, who succeeded to the throne, manipulated and controlled her.
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