Cixi's power obviously does not conform to the ancestral motto that the harem should not interfere in politics in history. Why did she grow up here step by step? In fact, from the beginning, Xianfeng tried to control her as much as possible. To this end, he left a photo before his death, and asked Gu Ming, the minister, and the empress dowager to assist the prince together. But what he didn't expect was that Cixi was a person with a strong desire for power. She and the Prince jointly overthrew Gu Ming's eight ministers and let the Empress Dowager Cixi of the two palaces master the supreme power. Then she designed to get rid of the Empress Dowager Cian in the East Palace, so that she had her own power.
In fact, Cixi's initial position was not high, but she was just a noble person around Emperor Xianfeng. However, in this ancient society, because Cixi gave birth to Zai Chun, the only son of Emperor Xianfeng, and was favored by the emperor, her status was suddenly improved. Later, due to the early death of Emperor Xianfeng, Zai Chun, the only son of Emperor Xianfeng, became Emperor Tongzhi at the age of six. At this time, Cixi's ambition gradually grew, and she took the opportunity of stabilizing North Korea to listen to politics. Although there were many people who opposed Cixi's listening to politics, Cixi designed to deal with Ci 'an, which influenced her to interfere in politics and then solved those who opposed her listening to politics. Therefore, other ministers in the DPRK saw Cixi's ruthless means and her ability to control state affairs. No one can stop Empress Dowager Cixi anymore. Empress Dowager Cixi became the actual ruler in the late Qing Dynasty, and Emperor Tongzhi became her puppet.
During the period of listening to politics, Cixi first jointly launched a coup in A Xin with Empress Ci 'an to get rid of the eight ministers left by Emperor Xianfeng, and then got rid of Empress Ci 'an. At this time, Cixi, no one in the ruling and opposition can interfere with her. Cixi, who only wanted to clear the obstacles for her son in the Qing Dynasty, tasted the sweetness of power. Since then, she has been out of control and wants to take all the power for herself.
Cixi's political skills are getting harder and harder, and she is a good hand in politics, but she is an out-and-out idiot in governing the country. Perhaps this is why the ancestors left a rule that "the harem is not allowed to go into politics". Cixi in her later years has long been a prisoner of power. She constantly pursues a more luxurious life and higher power. Whoever dares to interfere with her is doomed to failure.
Of course, Cixi was able to become the most powerful woman in the Qing Dynasty under the background of feudal society, and she also suffered a lot along the way. It can be seen that she is not an ordinary woman and has a certain talent. Unfortunately, regardless of the difficulties of her home country, she used her hard-earned power to serve herself, and the final result was bound to be extinction. It not only affected the fate of the Qing Dynasty, but also affected the development of China's modern history.