First, Cixi has a high political talent.
At the time of the coup in 1898, the emperor faction could still control Cixi, and Cixi's power was not that great. However, no one thought that Yuan Shikai stood on the side of Cixi, and the situation changed suddenly. Cixi directly took the operation of the six sons of 1898, and Guangxu took care of it. In name, Guangxu was still the emperor, but in fact Guangxu was a puppet and could do nothing.
1898 After the coup, basically no one could shake the power of Cixi. Since then, Cixi has embarked on the road of monopolizing power for more than 10 years, which shows that Cixi's political talent is really high, at least in playing political politics, Cixi is definitely a top player.
Second, Confucianism.
Another reason why Cixi monopolizes power is that she is smart. She has been doing things in the name of the emperor. She is not an emperor herself, but she is the actual controller behind the scenes. In this way, there is nothing wrong with Cixi in terms of righteousness. Ministers and people will still think that Cixi is very good and help his son manage state affairs.
What makes people think is Confucianism, which has such a deep influence that people have never thought of resisting imperial power at all. In addition, the Qing dynasty was a dynasty with a high concentration of imperial power, and its ideology and culture were controlled by the state. Does anyone think that Cixi did something wrong?
To sum up, according to the above analysis, we know that Cixi is a very powerful political expert. She knows how to act in the name of the emperor, which reduces a lot of trouble. In addition, the control of cultural thoughts basically does not shake the status of Cixi. So Cixi ruled the Qing Dynasty for so long that no one resisted.