In fact, most emperors in the history of China can't say how talented they are. Except for a few famous emperors we are familiar with, the qualifications of the other emperors are not so good, but fortunately, they have good genes and have a good education since childhood. Therefore, although most emperors are not excellent, they are still very diligent. So, in fact, you can't find out how many truly fatuous emperors there are in history.
But the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty was a typical representative of the bad emperor. They are either not photogenic, dominated by the harem, or believe the Japanese nonsense. Emperor Xianfeng is special among the bad kings. Why do you say that? Because Xianfeng at least worked hard, but the time of hard work was a little short, and finally he completely degenerated.
Xianfeng's diligence
When Xianfeng first ascended the throne, he was still an aspiring young man, determined to get rid of the drawbacks of the imperial court and revitalize state affairs. Not long after he succeeded to the throne, the minister of the Ministry of War and the peace faction was kicked out, and the minister who advocated reform came in to get rid of the shortcomings, which changed the increasingly corrupt atmosphere of official management since the late Qianlong period.
At that time, Xianfeng issued many orders every day, and the memorial was always filled with Zhu Wen corrected by Emperor Xianfeng himself. He also accepted the proposal of the "Westernization Movement", which greatly promoted the development of Chinese national capitalism. In addition, contrary to the attitude of the previous dynasty, it was tough on foreign invaders. Although he finally fled to Jehol because of his poor strength, he still left Prince Gong to deal with the chaos in Beijing wholeheartedly.
So when did Emperor Xianfeng begin to decline? In fact, after two years of hard work, he began to degenerate, but Xianfeng was still somewhat rational at that time, in charge of state affairs, and completely indulged himself when he fled to Jehol.
Desire for Beauty
Xianfeng robbed the minister's boyfriend when he was young. As we all know, in those days, the usual pastime of a large family was watching plays, especially Xianfeng.
At that time, "Tongguang Thirteen Musts" was a famous opera singer, and because men and women were not allowed to be on the same stage at that time, all the people singing on it were men. Sometimes, out of the need of roles, some people will dress up as actresses, which is what we call the role of Dan. Because of this, all the Peking Opera actors at that time were very beautiful.
Zhu Lianfen's appearance was the best at that time. Although masculinity was not popular at that time, it was too beautiful to hold parents' eyes. Not only Lu, the imperial historian at that time, but also Xianfeng took a fancy to others. As an emperor, you can naturally have whatever you want. Soon, Zhu Lianfen was named Toy Boy by Xianfeng.
In fact, if you just take it out, there is no problem. At most, Zhu Lianfen may not be very happy inside. Emperor Xianfeng is greedy for men. But at that time, Zhu Lianfen was already with Lord Lu, and it was already well known. As a result, Xianfeng stepped in and took love into his arms. You can imagine the resentment in Lord Lu's heart.
At that time, the more I thought about it, the more angry I became, so Lord Lu wrote a letter to Xianfeng, specifically accusing Xianfeng of this story of stealing people's love. Who knows that Xianfeng didn't take it seriously at all, but mocked it back, just call it ridiculous. Maybe Zhu Lianfen died in her forties, which is also related to these things.
Xianfeng is actually greedy for beauty. There are four famous ladies in his harem, known as the "Four Spring Queens", namely Haitangchun, Peony Spring, Wuling Spring and Xinghuachun, that is, the concubines of Chahar, Qingfei Zhang, Zhennala and Ji Wang at that time. In order to appreciate the costumes of these four beautiful women in real time without being criticized by ministers, I simply stayed in Yuanmingyuan, and I was very happy.
After arriving in chengde mountain resort, Xianfeng took a fancy to a beautiful young widow with small feet. It is said that she likes to decorate her shoes with pearls, so she calls people to the summer resort to play with her favorite concubine.
Allow harem women to participate in politics without authorization
Xianfeng's folly is not only these, but also allows harem women to participate in state affairs. Yes, this is Cixi. At first, Cixi didn't particularly attract Xianfeng's attention. Later, I don't know why. Xianfeng is like a stranger. He finally discovered the beauty of Cixi and began to fall in love with Cixi. Even when he reads the paper himself, he lets others accompany him.
Gradually, Xianfeng discovered the cleverness of Cixi, and even began to teach Cixi how to read the memorial, because Cixi's handwriting was very good. At that time, Xianfeng actually had a feeling of laziness, so he handed over what he should do to Cixi. After a long time, Cixi clearly understood the things above the imperial court. This experience laid the foundation for Cixi to listen to politics for several years.
I ran away with sika deer and ate "Fushou Cream" every day.
At that time, Emperor Xianfeng ran to the summer resort under the pretext of "Mulan Qiumi", leaving Prince Gong in Beijing to arrange a series of funerals, and then eloped with gold and silver and beautiful maids. These are actually understandable, but Emperor Xianfeng also brought several cars of sika deer.
Because Xianfeng was in poor health in his early years, a doctor suggested that Emperor Xianfeng could improve his condition by drinking fresh deer blood. Later, Xianfeng raised several sika deer in the palace to drink blood for Emperor Xianfeng. However, it is outrageous to take these dramas with you when you escape. After all, running away from home should be to better reshape the super class. The price invaders still go a long way, which is a waste of people's money and useless.
Xianfeng got into the bad habit of smoking opium soon after he ascended the throne. When he was in the Jehol Summer Resort, nobody cared about him and smoked very hard. Almost everyone relies on this to anesthetize themselves.
summary
Xianfeng finally died at the age of 3 1, probably because of his absurd habits. After his death, the power of political affairs was actually in the hands of Cixi, and then there was no real emperor in the Qing Dynasty, and it was completely doomed.