Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 285
"Senior, do you know who she is? This is Empress Cixi, the wife of your great-grandson Emperor Xianfeng."

"Do you know how people in later generations evaluate her?"

Host Lin Feng took Emperor Qianlong through time and space again, and came to the historical plane of Emperor Xianfeng.

View from above.

In the deep palace of the Forbidden City, a noble lady is dressing up, all kinds of luxurious and expensive headdresses are shining, looking glamorous, it is exaggerated that there are more than thirty maids serving her alone, and Does not include chief eunuchs, etc.

The luxuriously decorated golden hall has countless precious and rare artifacts.

Moon Pearl, Emperor Green Jade, Jadeite Bracelet, Nine Phoenix Crown, Ginseng, Bird’s Nest, Shark’s Fin…

A dazzling array of top luxury goods piled up into mountains.

Who dares to imagine.

It's just something a woman enjoys every day!

The deep palace is bright and beautiful, with countless delicacies and extravagance, but what about outside the palace?It is the people who are hungry everywhere, and it is the scene where the people are destitute. It can be said to be the most true portrayal of "the wine and meat of the rich family stink, and the road is frozen to death".

A queen who is so extravagant does not seem to be a big deal in the eyes of Emperor Qianlong?
Qianlong just asked indifferently, "This Cixi, a mere first-class woman, what crime can she have?"

Yes!

In terms of extravagant enjoyment, who can compare with this old man who is perfect?

When Qianlong stayed in Jiangnan, which time didn't he spend an astonishing amount of money?When is it not to find the most beautiful Jiangnan woman to accompany, drink the best Jiangnan wine, and receive the most difficult and difficult luxuries.

Perhaps Cixi's so-called enjoyment, in the eyes of Qianlong, is purely insignificant!
In Lin Feng's heart, he was both sad and angry. This is Qianlong who created a generation of Mingjun in the prosperous Kangxi and Qianlong periods?

"Cixi is the number one sinner in history!"

As soon as this word comes out.

Qianlong was finally moved, "She is a woman, what did she do to attract such a monstrous notoriety?"

Lin Feng still hasn't spoken.

In the modern Internet, a group of netizens have emerged, twittering, and constantly speaking and commenting frantically on major mainstream websites.

What are these netizens talking about?She was actually licking Cixi, defending this woman who has been a disaster to the country and the people all her life, trying to clear her name.

Lin Feng frowned.

This episode of the program seems destined to be bumpy!

However, Lin Feng was not used to this group of netizens, and directly posted many comments about Cixi on the live broadcast platform one by one through his system skills.

What did these netizens say?
""I would rather be with you than a domestic slave" was not what Cixi said, but what the minister at the time resolutely said. In order to completely discredit Cixi, later generations blamed all the faults on a woman, so they planted this sentence on Cixi Anyway, the scapegoat of Emperor Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang can only be borne by Empress Dowager Cixi."

"The Westernization Movement and the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty advocated by Empress Dowager Cixi are more powerful than the Hundred Days Reform, and the actual effect is much greater than the Hundred Days Reform. She is still preparing to establish a constitution. If she hadn't passed away, China might still be the Qing Dynasty. Skills to control Yi Cixi did it. From the beginning of learning Western utensils to the last learning of Western systems, she was short of learning Western ideas. She postponed the 30-year war between warlords by herself. Her extravagance is a black spot. It is undeniable. But the failure of the war is mainly due to the generals, it is not bad that Cixi did not take command in person, before the war, she often gave military expenses to the army in private, and the generals should be mainly responsible for losing the war."

"She was at least a feudal ruler with great political means, but unfortunately, she caught up with the historical process of modernization. Hundreds of years ago, she was definitely Wu Zetian alive."

"Cixi employs people with foresight, otherwise how could Zuo Zongtang regain XJ and Zeng Guopan pacified the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was useless to replace Wu Zetian. The nightmare started. The agricultural country was beaten by the industrial country, internal and external troubles."

"Cixi is not suppressing knowledgeable people. Liang Qichao and the others want to abolish Cixi's status and push Guangxu, who has no political experience, to the top. It is simply nonsense. This may directly lead to the collapse of the country."

"You say so many good things. Do you think these things are possible in the eyes of politicians? Cixi may not be ignorant of the constitutional monarchy. She has definitely reused talents in her reign, but she can't change the situation. She can only make it better. , to avoid the aggression of the great powers...the premise is that you have the national strength to defeat the great powers."

"Although Cixi is not a good person, any emperor or ruler of any dynasty may not be as good as her. Remember, she is the endgame, and there has been no change in 3000 years."

"Without Cixi, Guangxu XJ would not have existed since ancient times. That nest was colonized by the Japanese kingdom long ago. We felt that the Qing Dynasty was not good. We overthrew the emperor, but the nest still hasn't changed. The Republic of China is the stage for internal struggle. The Republic of China The heavy industry economy is not as good as that of Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty. The Great Qing Dynasty still had Empress Dowager Cixi in town. Why do you think that the Han Dynasty is not a royalist, which dynasty is not the world of his family? Which dynasty is willing to revolutionize its own family for the development of the nest Life?"

"The Qing Dynasty had entered the customs for 220 years. Let's see what happened in the 220 years of other dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, the Anshi Rebellion was established in 220 years. The Han Dynasty was established in 220 years. At that time, Wanli supported Zhang Juzheng's reform. Zhao Gou came to power in 220 of the Song Dynasty, and Jingkang was ashamed. So why do you have so many opinions on the Qing Dynasty? Isn't the Cixi in the Qing Dynasty better than the Tang and Song Dynasties? No matter how bad Cixi was, she never let others stay in her house Let’s build a dynasty on the territory! No matter how bad it is, don’t lose half of the territory! Cixi is still an agricultural country and an industrial country, and people’s productivity is to reduce dimensionality and attack nests.”

"Don't say that Cixi can't do it. I just want to ask you a question. Ask yourself and put you in her position. You are better than him in death. I will put up a sign for you."

……

These comment barrages.

It can be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves and caused a huge uproar.

Soon, more viewers expressed their resentment and began to post barrages to refute these contents that tried to whitewash Cixi.

Lin Feng acted as an intermediary role, and also played the subsequent barrage on the live screen one by one.

"Have you ever seen this sentence? I really didn't think of it. As a grassroots, isn't it considered a contribution? Doing things in his position, Cixi is not doing things in his position. Your level of arrogance is really first-class."

"At least I can't watch the imperial court die, and I'm still eating the delicacies."

"I probably can't because I can't eat a hundred dishes in one meal."

"In terms of the Xin Chou Treaty alone, the Republic of China has been burdened with a huge burden. After paying 30 years of money, it is difficult to develop the economy. If it is not for the toughness of New China, it has to continue to pay, which is a heinous crime."

"There is nothing wrong with a woman in power, but the decades she has been in power have been the era of rapid development and progress in the world. Although the emperor's reign may not be able to change the country's fortunes, Cixi deliberately suppressed people of insight in order to satisfy her desire for power. Corrupt people who are unwilling to sacrifice their own self-interest to make the country stronger, avoid aggression by foreign powers, and alleviate the suffering of the people are the most despicable.

It's not because of Cixi's reign that it has remained stable for decades. On the contrary, it is unstable and has been repeatedly invaded. struggle.

As for exposing Kang Youwei's rhetoric after the Hundred Days Reform, I really don't know which is more important. Leaving aside whether it is true or not, she directly ordered to kill the Who and how many people were unjustly killed under her influence, it is impossible for us to really know.But the only thing we know is that what Kang Youwei did was far more beneficial than harmful to the people of the country, and Cixi was just a corrupt ruler in a decadent era, and history has its own judgment. "

"The entire Qing Dynasty should not exist! Closed doors and closed the country, the monarchy can only seek death in the end."

"Unexpectedly, Cixi would still be licked by someone."

"It's really a tragedy of the times."

"Speaking objectively, what contribution did Cixi make? At least we know that Cixi is celebrating her birthday with great fanfare when the whole country is in trouble. Wars continue to be fought, but Cixi is constantly ceding land and paying compensation. Are you so stupid?"

"Single" would rather give gifts to allies than domestic slaves, measure the material resources of China, and unite the country's favor. "In this sentence, Cixi is the number one sinner in history."

……

at this time.

Emperor Qianlong was still waiting for Lin Feng's answer:
"People of later generations, why don't you say it? What crime did Cixi commit? It caused you to be so famous for being eliminated?"

Lin Feng, "Her crimes are too many!"

Emperor Qianlong asked, "For example?"

Lin Feng, "For example, in the war against Gaul, when he won the victory at Zhennan Pass and successfully prevented the Gaul army from landing on Wanwan Island, he ended the war by actively seeking peace and signing the Treaty of Tianjin, which made the Qing Dynasty lose its suzerainty over Annan. .”

There are too many examples like this.

Lin Feng didn't bother to mention it again, every time he turned over those histories, his heart would ache.

Facing Qianlong.

Lin Feng simply mentioned Cixi's three crimes.

One is to enjoy life in luxury as seen in front of you, the other is to harm Zhongliang, and the third is to sell the owner for glory.

Qianlong suddenly thought of something, "Are most of the more than 1000 unequal treaties signed by the Qing Dynasty related to Cixi?"

Lin Feng said loudly, "Yes!"

Hear this answer.

Qianlong obviously understood, a female empress, a female queen dowager controls the government, what else can happen?
Can you figure it out with your toes?

"Later generations, I, want to go back to the imperial study..." Qianlong kept exhaling, trying to calm down.

But the Qing Dynasty ended in such a demise.

Qianlong certainly didn't think about it.

Among his descendants, his imperial court will be controlled by a female class.

So can he calm down?

Lin Feng, "Senior, later on the 12 emperors in the history of the Qing Dynasty will gather together. Whatever you want to ask and know, you can ask your son, grandson, great-grandson..."

Qianlong was surprised, "The Jiaqing, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu, Xuantong, etc. you mentioned will all come to my imperial study?"

When Lin Feng nodded.

The screen flickers.

The two of them had already returned to the dead and silent Imperial Study Hall.

(End of this chapter)