Speaking of strong women in the political circles in history, many people's first reaction is Wu Zetian. People's evaluation of Wu Zetian is about mixed. But there is still such a woman in history who holds great power, although she has not been able to sit on the throne of the female emperor, but no one dares to disobey her orders, so that she even said such arrogant words as "If one person makes me unhappy, I make the world unhappy."
She was the empress dowager Cixi, who was known for her extravagance and ruthless wrists during her reign, a political figure who had an important influence on the late Qing Dynasty, and a cursed demon who was reviled by thousands of people after her death. I don't know what Cixi's descendants look like under her influence?
His only son died at an early age
In fact, when it comes to Cixi's direct descendants, there are actually very few. Because Cixi's husband, The Xianfeng Emperor, only lived for thirty-one years, he was unable to leave many heirs, among whom Ai Xinjue luo? Zaichun, later emperor Tongzhi, was the only biological son left by Emperor Xianfeng to Cixi.
In 1861, the Xianfeng Emperor died, and Zaichun ascended to the throne of the emperor at the age of only six, so Empress Dowager Cixi bowed to the government and became the real ruler of the court at that time. And this young son, who grew up under Cixi's strict discipline, did not have a harmonious relationship between mother and son, and the two often quarreled.
Coupled with Cixi's control over the government, there was not much room for the Tongzhi Emperor to play, making him rarely do anything in the court, and privately it was also very absurd. There are rumors that the Tongzhi Emperor was very playful and liked to take some unusual ways to beat and scold others for fun, often making the eunuchs and concubines under his hands miserable.
It is also strange to say that in the late Qing Dynasty, the life expectancy of some emperors was not very long, and this Tongzhi Emperor was the shortest-lived of all the Emperors of the Qing Dynasty, who died at the age of nineteen and had not yet lived to the age of weak crown. As for the cause of his death, although the history books record that he died of smallpox, given his chaotic private life, some historians believe that he may have died of syphilis.
Throughout the short life of the Tongzhi Emperor, he successfully ascended the throne at a young age and did not experience the cruel struggle of "nine sons and concubines", which can be described as lucky. But the rights have always been controlled by the biological mother, and it is very unfortunate that there is no normal child's childhood, and the early death is very unfortunate. Perhaps the early death of this only son is also another punishment for Cixi, some people want to get something, they must lose something else as a price, Cixi wants power and status, and has to face the sadness of having no heirs.
The stepson's adopted daughter ended dismal
In fact, since the death of Emperor Tongzhi, Cixi has no direct descendants, because the young Tongzhi Emperor did not leave any heirs when he died, which is really pitiful, but Empress Dowager Cixi still has a stepson and two adopted daughters.
In 1874, the Tongzhi Emperor died, because he was the only son of the Xianfeng Emperor, and he did not have a son, so naturally there was no one to inherit the throne at this time. In order to maintain the stability of the court, Cixi and the chancellor quickly convened a meeting to select a successor, and finally decided to pass on Empress Dowager Cixi's nephew to the Xianfeng Emperor as Cixi's stepson to inherit the throne, and this stepson was also the Guangxu Emperor, Ai Xinjueluo. Loads.
When the Guangxu Emperor ascended the throne, he was only five years old and did not understand anything, so naturally things in the court were still decided by Cixi. Soon after, however, the Guangxu Emperor came into contact with the affairs of the imperial court and disagreed with Empress Dowager Cixi in terms of political views, making the relationship between the two very stiff. Although he presided over many changes, they all ended in failure due to the obstruction of Empress Dowager Cixi. In 1908, the thirty-eight-year-old Guangxu Emperor also died violently, the day before Empress Dowager Cixi's death.
Look at the two adopted daughters of Empress Dowager Cixi, one is the only daughter of the Xianfeng Emperor, Princess Rong'an Gulun, although she has a brilliant appearance from an early age, read poetry and books, and was favored by Empress Dowager Cixi, but she died at the age of twenty. Another princess, Rongshou Gulun, was married at the age of twelve, but her husband died at the age of seventeen, and since then she has been widowed, childless, and lonely and miserable.
It can be seen that neither Cixi's direct descendants nor her adopted and adopted children have ended well, which is why after her death, everyone tried to distance themselves from her.
Descendants of the collateral family changed their names and surnames
When it comes to descendants who are related to Cixi by blood, do you refer to Cixi's younger brother Yehenara? Gui Xiang's descendants, people also often refer to Gui Xiang's descendants as the direct descendants of Cixi.
During her lifetime, Cixi brought many honors to her mother's family, yehenara, but it was these honors that made them the target of public criticism after Cixi's death, and they were excluded by many court officials. In order to live in peace, these descendants had to try their best to distance themselves from Cixi so as not to suffer the sin of implication.
That root is positive, or should he be called Yehenara? Genzheng, who is the great-grandson of Gui Xiang, the nephew and great-grandson of Empress Dowager Cixi, is now the vice president of the Central Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, and has a good reputation in China's calligraphy and painting circles. Why he was called Nagen Zheng had a lot to do with Empress Dowager Cixi, because after Cixi's death, people kept looking for trouble with the Yehenara family, so they had to change their names and surnames to reduce their sense of existence as much as possible.
And in order to completely separate the relationship, they also burned all the rosewood beds that Cixi had rewarded, and it is said that they burned for several days and nights. In addition, the photos of Cixi and the family tree were destroyed, so that they would not be discovered about their relationship with Cixi and be able to survive in the world.
However, now that a hundred years have passed since the events of that year, people are no longer so jealous of the Yehenara clan, and these people dare to admit their true identity, and Nagen is also restoring his Yehenara surname. In addition to him, Na Ying, a famous female singer in China, is also a descendant of the Yehenara clan, but she also does not like to publicize her background of the Yehenara family, perhaps there is still the shadow of Cixi.
"The king of Chu died of his ape, and the forest was mutilated; the King of Song died of his pearls, and the fish in the pond were destroyed." The reality is so cruel that when a person makes a mistake, the person who is related to him, whether guilty or not, will be more or less implicated. Modern society is already very tolerant, unlike in ancient Times when china would face punishment at every turn. Therefore, although it is alive in the world, it is also a blessing in misfortune, if faced with the cruel monarchs of ancient times, who can guarantee that the Yehenara clan will not be connected to the Nine Tribes?
Cixi's actions are inexplicable, she had a great influence on the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, and the Yehenara clan, which was related to her, was implicated, after all, this family had brought them status and wealth. Although a person cannot determine his origin, the future fate should be in his own hands. Many of the descendants of the Yehenara family have now changed their names and surnames, and perhaps the best way for them to survive is to leave their ties to the Yehenara clan.