1898 1898 After the coup, the Qing court issued the imperial edict of the New Deal under the leadership of Empress Dowager Cixi in 190 1, and Empress Dowager Cixi's attitude experienced a roller coaster-like turning point. At the beginning of the Reform Movement of 1898, Empress Dowager Cixi acquiesced and tended to support the reforms carried out by Emperor Guangxu. However, in the later period of the Reform Movement of 1898, Empress Dowager Cixi quickly launched a coup and abolished the new law because of Kang Liang, and became extremely conservative in the following year or two.

However, after Eight-Nation Alliance entered Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi fled Beijing. On the way to escape, Empress Dowager Cixi made another turn, once again supported the new law and led the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty, the scale and degree of which far exceeded the Reform Movement of 1898.

One of the important reasons why Empress Dowager Cixi will change her political attitude repeatedly in two or three years is that Empress Dowager Cixi values power and loves stack. In fact, Empress Dowager Cixi's knowledge is very limited, and most of the written works about Empress Dowager Cixi are of poor level. Therefore, with the knowledge of Empress Dowager Cixi, she will not realize the role of the New Deal. Empress Dowager Cixi values power most.

Can the earnest implementation of Empress Dowager Cixi save the decline of the Qing Dynasty? Obviously not, because the end of the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty also shows that Empress Dowager Cixi's personal ability and courage are very limited.

The third is to ban opium. The four emperors, Daoguang, Xianfeng, Tongzhi and Guangxu, couldn't do it, but Lafayette did it with great efficiency. Although the sale and consumption of opium have not been completely eradicated, it has contributed.

The fourth is to set up girls' schools, advocate equality between men and women, and prohibit foot binding. This move has spread women's study style everywhere, and a large number of intellectual women have emerged. Besides, the law prohibiting women from binding their feet is enough to set a precedent for women's liberation in China.

Fifth, the establishment of schools on a large scale and the training of intellectuals and international students have far-reaching influence, which is the most enlightened measure of Cixi Lafayette. In addition, it opened the Shi Jing University Hall, becoming the first university hall with a name in the history of China? National? University.

But unfortunately, Qing became Cixi and lost Cixi. At this time, the Great Qing Dynasty was like a broken ship, drifting on the rough sea, and could not stand the toss. It was not the measures taken by Cixi in her early years that caused the ship to break more and more. Although it is necessary to turn the tide and save the wrecked ship from danger now, it is too late. The country has been opened, and trendy ideas and academics have been instilled in the minds of people with lofty ideals. This ship is useless no matter how big it is. A revolutionary storm soon shattered it into historical Wang Yang!