Although Emperor Guangxu has lost his real power, Empress Dowager Cixi still has some scruples about him. She even wanted Puyi, the son of Zai Feng, the king of Li Duan county, to be the "big brother" to replace Zai Tian. However, because various forces at home and abroad generally sympathized with the experience of Emperor Guangxu, Empress Dowager Cixi finally gave up the idea of abolishing Guangxu and failed in her attempt.
Since Guangxu was still the emperor, he needed to attend various important meetings of the Qing court and express his so-called opinions. 1900, at the beginning of Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China, the Qing court had a heated debate on the issue of war and peace, and Guangxu also participated in the discussion of this issue. After many meetings, Guangxu, who had no real power, resolutely opposed the declaration of war, accusing the stubborn minister of saying that "the righteous can rely on it, and its skills are illusory" is unreliable. This matter must be considered from a long-term perspective.
Unfortunately, Empress Dowager Cixi did not take the advice of Emperor Guangxu, but declared war on Eight-Nation Alliance. We all know what happened afterwards. Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi fled to xi 'an with Guangxu, and then signed the "Xin Chou Treaty" which humiliated the country.
After the signing of the Xin Chou Treaty, everyone returned to Beijing, and Guangxu was no longer imprisoned in Yingtai. On the contrary, he was often able to go to court and resume his former imperial life, but Empress Dowager Cixi still kept a tight grip on him.
The more disappointed Guangxu was, he put more energy into studying the laws of all countries in the world, read a lot of legal books, and got a certain understanding of the modern western political system. According to textual research, the last book list written by Emperor Guangxu and Zhu Bi during his lifetime totaled 37 books, including Explanation of Japanese Constitution, Explanation of Japanese Statistics, Introduction to Japanese Constitutionalism, Summary of Book Translation, Report of the Embassy in Austria, Montesquieu Law, Lectures on Political Science, General Theory of Law, Comparative Law and Political Science.
Perhaps Emperor Guangxu still has illusions? I fantasized that after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, I could regain the power of political affairs and govern the country, so I studied the laws, politics and other related books in the world in advance. However, Emperor Guangxu never imagined that he would suddenly die on the day before Empress Dowager Cixi,1908165438+10/4.