Empress Dowager Cixi held power in the late Qing Dynasty for 5 years, during which many important events were well known. In our impression, Empress Dowager Cixi was nothing more than a traitor and a schemer, vicious and cold. But as a mortal, Cixi also has her unknown side, with the same joys and sorrows and worldly desires as ordinary people, which is not as incredible as we thought.
In China's modern history, when it comes to Empress Dowager Cixi, people often define her as a generation of "evil queen, power-loving, vicious, scheming, ignorant and stubborn". To this end, she has received rave reviews from Chinese people. It can be said that many Chinese people in Cixi are a real traitor, a vicious and cold autocratic fool, and have a long history. But after all, we can only know a little from the records. Imagine if Cixi is really so stupid, how did she play with China for forty-eight years, almost half a century?
Empress Dowager Cixi, as one of the few women who remained in power for a long time during the imperial system, historians have never given up their research on this figure. Most of the historical works and literary works about Cixi only talk about the side of Cixi that harms the country and the people. Recently, historians have gradually begun to give a fair evaluation of Cixi's administration from the point of view of historical conditions. But in most people's minds, she is still a negative figure.
As for the evaluation of Empress Dowager Cixi, some people think that she is the chief culprit of losing the country. Some people think that she is the embodiment of evil and synonymous with humiliation; Others think that she promiscuous harem, favored countless men, and brought great ethical impact to the traditional society where men are superior to women. She is a typical alternative figure. So, what kind of person is Empress Dowager Cixi, and how many Toy Boy does she have?
Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi is one of the few women in the history of China who once controlled the whole country. From the time she was elected to the palace as a scholar at the age of 15, it was doomed that her fate was closely linked with the Qing Dynasty. After entering the palace, Empress Dowager Cixi won the favor of Emperor Xianfeng with her beautiful face and clever intelligence, and was named Yi Guidi. After the death of Emperor Xianfeng, Empress Dowager Cixi joined forces with Prince Gong. Launching the "Qi Xiang Change" soon took control of the state affairs, pushed the young Tongzhi emperor to the throne of the emperor, and he became the real controller behind the scenes, which is what the history books said. After gaining power, Empress Dowager Cixi's previously suppressed personal desires were released like a raging river. As a result, one man after another was favored by her, and another live drama in which women favored men after Wu Zetian was performed.
There are various stories about the harem sex life of Empress Dowager Cixi, but all of them revolve around one center-the bohemian and promiscuous harem of Empress Dowager Cixi.
Some people think that Empress Dowager Cixi began to have an affair with Prince Gong when she first entered the palace as a xiunv, and often went out to have an affair with Prince Gong when other maids were not looking. Because of this, some people even have doubts about the identity of the Tongzhi emperor. They think that the Tongzhi emperor is not the biological son of Emperor Xianfeng, but the Empress Dowager Cixi and Yi? The crystallization of adultery. This view has certain credibility. If there is no relationship between Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong, then after the death of Emperor Xianfeng, Prince Gong can't help Empress Dowager Cixi eradicate dissidents, let alone sit back and watch Empress Dowager Cixi listen to politics.
If the relationship between Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong was only furtive before, then after her regime was stabilized, she began to openly vent her selfish desires on men. The first person she caught was Rong Lu, her first lover. According to unofficial history's records, Cixi was a famous local beauty before she entered the palace. The local villains had already coveted her, so she once tried to rape Empress Dowager Cixi when she went out alone. Just as Rong Lu passed by, she drove away the group of villains and saved Empress Dowager Cixi from the insults of these villains. Since then, their feelings have rapidly warmed up, and they have always maintained an ambiguous relationship. Even after Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace, they often had fornication. After the Empress Dowager Cixi listened to politics, she exposed their relationship to the public's eyes, which can be seen from the rise of Rong Lu after the Empress Dowager Cixi listened to politics.
Rong Lu is only the first publicly favored man after Empress Dowager Cixi listened to politics. Besides, there are many other men who have not been publicly favored by Empress Dowager Cixi. According to folk rumors, the empress dowager cixi besides yi? And Rong Lu, they also had an affair with the eunuchs An Dehai and Li Lianying at that time. Although the eunuchs had no physical ability, they could bring psychological comfort and stimulation to Empress Dowager Cixi. Because these two people were good at catering to Empress Dowager Cixi in this respect, they got all kinds of love from Empress Dowager Cixi, which can be seen from Empress Dowager Cixi's repeated official titles and rewards to Li Lianying. Besides, there is also an affair about Empress Dowager Cixi written by the Qing Dynasty: in the eighth year of Guangxu, an antique dealer named Bai met Empress Dowager Cixi under the introduction of Li Lianying. Empress Dowager Cixi was impressed by his handsome appearance and beautiful conversation, and stayed in her bedroom that night, and it took more than a month to let the antique dealer out. In addition to the story recorded in Smelling the Dust, Empress Dowager Cixi's affair has a legend widely circulated among the people. It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi likes to eat the soup fruit of Jinhua Restaurant and sends someone to buy it every day. Li Lianying is very familiar with a man named Shi in Jinhua Restaurant and often takes him to the palace to play. According to the past practice of the Qing court, it is necessary to be beheaded to bring outsiders into the palace without permission, but Empress Dowager Cixi sees this man named Shi.
Most of the above-mentioned affairs about Empress Dowager Cixi come from some records of unofficial history, so it is difficult to draw a clear conclusion about its reliability. But in fact, even if it is true, it is very unlikely to be recorded in the official history, because these official histories are generally approved by the ruling class in advance before they are circulated. From another perspective, it is normal for Empress Dowager Cixi to have such an affair. After all, it is hard to believe that a beautiful young woman who has been widowed since she was 26 years old shows no signs of cheating.
There is a pianist named Zhang Chunpu in Beijing Liulichang, who plays the piano for a living. He is straightforward and unpretentious, and his piano skills are superb, and he has an excellent reputation among the literati. Cixi had nothing to do but want to learn the piano. Hearing Zhang Chunpu's reputation, she called him into the palace to play the piano. It is said that the place to play the piano is in the west wing of the bedroom. There are seven rooms in the main room, and Cixi sits in the westernmost room, which is very close to the west wing. Zhang Chunpu made an appointment with the eunuch when he was summoned. He could not play on his knees. He had to sit down to play well. The eunuch made a promise, so he was not allowed to face Cixi.
There are seven or eight pianos in the west wing, all of which are golden strings and jade axes. They are extremely luxurious, and Zhang Chunpu's test play is out of time. Then I heard Cixi say, "You can take my usual piano and let him play it." The eunuch was ordered to bring it to Zhang Chunpu. When Zhang Chunpu dropped his finger, he felt that his voice was very clear, and he repeatedly praised: "Good piano, good piano." Zhang Chunpu played a song and took a break. Suddenly, I saw some people wearing wet nurse's clothes with a child of about ten years old, and their clothes were extremely gorgeous. Young children play with their fingers when they see the piano. Zhang Chunpu stopped and said, "This belongs to Lafayette. You can't move it." The young child stared at him. A woman next to her scolded Zhang Chunpu: "You know who he is. Lafayette always depends on him. Don't you dare stop him. You don't want to have a head!" Zhang Chunpu stopped talking.
On this day, after Zhang Chunpu left the palace, Cixi later proclaimed that he would rather die than go. Zhang Chunpu is a man with lofty ideals, because poverty is a servant in the factory, and his piano playing is famous among officials and ministers. Cixi ordered the eunuch to send a message that day:
"You should pay close attention to offering sacrifices, and in the future you will receive an official and be sent in the internal affairs office, so you are not afraid of wealth." However, Zhang Chunpu disappeared from the palace after seeing the young child. When asked by his peers, Zhang Chunpu said, "I don't envy such filth and wealth."
King Su heard of Zhang Chunpu's reputation, called him to the palace to play the piano, and gave him a monthly salary of 3 gold, which made him accustomed to coming early and returning late. Zhang Chunpu felt that the bondage was not free, but there was no good way to get rid of it. One evening it rained, and King Su said, "Don't go back, just stay here." Zhang Chunpu refused, and Su Wang repeatedly asked him to stay. Zhang Chunpu said, "The boss didn't know I was staying here, but he thought I was a prostitute." King Su was furious and expelled him, never calling him into the house again. Zhang Chunpu gladly thought it was a good idea.
A young lady from a noble family once asked Zhang Chunpu to teach the piano. Zhang Chunpu came in the afternoon and left after playing a song without even touching his lips. Later, Zhang Chunpu died of poverty because of his introduction.
In fact, the late Qing Dynasty accommodated many maverick strange people. Zhang Chunpu was not killed because he didn't obey the imperial edict of Cixi or angered the king. It was unthinkable to put it in another dynasty.
After the middle period of Guangxu, Cixi suddenly fell in love with calligraphy, learned to draw flowers, and learned to write calligraphy. She often wrote the words "Blessed Life" to her ministers. But my handwriting is not very good, so I want to find a ghostwriter, so I ordered provincial governors to pay attention to it. There is an official Miao family in Sichuan, and her husband died in office as an official in Sichuan. Miao worked as a flower and bird, playing the piano and writing in small letters, so he was sent to Beijing. Cixi was overjoyed when she summoned for the interview, and let her stay with her all the time, avoiding her bowing down. She received a monthly salary of 2 gold and donated the position of cabinet secretary for her son. Miao's paintings and calligraphy are quite charming. Naturally, after that, all the flowers, fan shafts and other things that the minister's family enjoyed from Cixi were all written by Miao.
A few days before Cixi's 6th birthday, she suddenly asked Miao: "Have you seen the wedding makeup of Manchu women? I haven't seen what you Chinese women wear when you get married? " Miao said, "It's a crested official gown." Cixi said: "On the day of celebration, you will wear a crested gown as my guest." The next day, Miao bought a crested gown and put it on. Cixi couldn't help laughing, saying that she looked like someone in a drama. On the day of Cixi's birthday, all Manchu women entered the palace and all burst into laughter when they saw Miao's clothes. Cixi was very happy that day, and Miao's family was tied up in the phoenix crown and stood for a whole day, which was miserable. It is estimated that she will never want to wear any unlucky crested robes again in her next life.
It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi had Toy Boy, just like Wu Zetian and Xue Huaiyi and Zhang Changzong. Wen Tingshi's "The Story of Smelling Dust" in the Qing Dynasty says: In the spring of Guangxu's eighth year, there was an antique dealer named Bai in Liulichang, who was introduced by Li Lianying and was fortunate to be a Cixi. Cixi was forty-six years old at that time. Bai was released after living in the palace for more than a month. Soon, Cixi became pregnant, and Empress Dowager Ci 'an was furious. She called the Minister of Rites and asked about the ceremony after the abolition. The Minister of Rites said, "This cannot be done. May my queen mother be wise to protect herself." Cian died suddenly that night.
It is also recorded in unofficial history that Cixi eats soup and lies in fruit. Every morning, she sends someone to the palace gate to buy four soup and lies in fruit, and the waiter in Jinhua Restaurant sends someone to deliver them. There is a young man named Shi in Jinhua restaurant. He is well-proportioned and handsome. Shimou became acquainted with Li Lianying and was often taken to the palace by Li Lianying to play. One day, Cixi suddenly found a handsome boy standing next to Li Lianying and asked Li Lianying who it was. Li Lianying was very scared, because bringing outsiders into the palace seriously violated the palace ban, but he was afraid to lie, so he had to tell the truth. Cixi didn't show anger, but she was a little excited. She left Shimou in the palace to "commit adultery day and night" and gave birth to Guangxu a year later. Cixi didn't dare to keep it in the palace, so she ordered Prince Alcohol to raise it for her, and then she silenced Shimou. Guangxu was a generation lower than Tongzhi, and Cixi violated the routine of setting up a son instead of a younger brother, perhaps because Guangxu was her own son.
Cixi and eunuchs An Dehai and Li Lianying have private rumors, and there is not enough evidence in the history books. Before Li Lianying entered the palace, because of his poor life, he used to sell nitrosulfonic acid privately, nicknamed Pinitroli. After selling nitrosulfonic acid, he was arrested and imprisoned. After he was released from prison, he made a living by mending shoes. Shen Lanyu, a good friend, saw his pity and introduced him to the palace as a eunuch. Li Lianying, known as "Xiao Li", won the appreciation of Nala's with her beautiful skill in combing her hair. His duty room is not far from the residence of the Western Empress Dowager. Sometimes, when the Empress Dowager visits his room, Li wraps all the eight chairs that Cixi has sat in with yellow cloth. The Western Empress Dowager really praises him for his loyalty and carefulness, and trusts him more and more.
In the last years of Kangxi, it was stipulated that the highest rank of eunuchs was five and the lowest was eight. After seven years of Qianlong, it was changed to "no more than four products, and it will always be a statute". When Cixi was in power, she broke the ancestral system and rewarded Li Lianying as the second product. Over the years, Cixi has been fond of Li Lianying as soon as possible, and they often stay together and sit in go to the opera. Whenever Li Lianying likes to eat, Cixi stays for him in the meal. Li Lianying is extremely intelligent, considerate and kind to others. He is not as arrogant as Andrew, so he can get a happy ending.
However, even if there are ambiguities between Andehai, Li Lianying and Cixi, it is impossible to have real sexual relations. Because if they're not clean, it's false eunuch, and it can't be hidden from everyone. In the Qing dynasty, the inspection of eunuchs was particularly strict. After being a eunuch, they had to undergo a physical examination by the Department of Caution every other year.
Cixi loved pearls, agates, precious stones, jade articles and gold and silver utensils before her death. After her death, the treasures buried in the coffin were worth as much as 1 million taels of silver. In June, 1928, Sun Dianying, a Henan warlord nicknamed Sun Hemp, went straight to the Qing Dongling late at night in the name of fighting bandits. Engineers blasted the tomb, blasted the King Kong wall in the cave entrance of Empress Dowager Cixi downstairs, opened the passage into the underground palace, knocked down the stone gate and entered the tomb.
The bottom of the Empress Dowager Cixi's coffin is covered with a gold silk-woven treasure pad, which is seven inches thick. There are more than 1, large and small pearls, 85 red gems and more than 2 white jade under it. There is a silk pad embroidered with lotus flowers on the pad, and 2,4 pearls weighing five points are covered on it. Cixi's body was covered with a Toni sutra quilt made of gold, with a bright yellow satin bottom and twisted gold. It was woven with 25, Chinese characters of Darani scriptures and more than 8 pearls. The rockhopper on the head is inlaid with countless pearls and precious stones, of which only one pearl is worth about 1 million to 2 million silver.
There are countless large treasures around the body, such as Nine Linglong Pagoda, Jade Buddha, Jade Watermelon, Chinese Cabbage, Ruby, Emerald, Jade, Red Coral Tree, Moyu Mustard, etc. Their whereabouts are unknown. Empress Dowager Cixi's teeth were pried open, and the luminous pearl in her mouth was two transparent and dull pearls when separated, and a round pearl when closed, emitting a green cold light, which was very clear within a hundred steps at night.
Empress Xiaoqinxian (Ye Henala Xing Zhen), commonly known as Empress Dowager Cixi, Manchu, from November 29, 1835 (October 1, 15th year of Daoguang reign) to November 15, 198 (October 22, 34th year of Guangxu reign), also known as Empress Dowager Cixi, Empress Nala and Lafayette, with the emblem Cixi Duanyou. After his death, in the Qing Dynasty, posthumous title offered "filial piety, filial piety, empress dowager cixi's end, Kang Yizhao, Yu Zhuang's sincere life, Gong Qin's devotion to Xi and Tian Xing Sheng Xian Empress".