If they cannot keep up with the changes of the times, people will be eliminated, they will not be able to keep up with the pace of the world, and the country will lag behind.
At that time, the decadent and arrogant Qing Dynasty, because of the implementation of the closed country policy and did not keep up with the pace of the world's progress, eventually became a "soft persimmon" in the eyes of the great powers and was bullied by other countries.
In the face of these "robbers" who came to the door with powerful weapons, the Qing Dynasty "dang family" was silent, letting these "robbers" do whatever they wanted.
Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
The Qing government had to get by, but the people felt that they could not live like this.
Since the current boss can't manage things, they will change people to manage it.
Thus, at the end of the 19th century, the Boxer Rebellion arose.
This movement was launched by the patriotic people on their own, and because the behavior of these patriotic people was so touching, some patriotic officials also took the initiative to "give them the green light", which made the Boxer Rebellion develop rapidly.
Unfortunately, the Boxer Rebellion involved the interests of the great powers and was therefore suppressed by the great powers. Under pressure from the great powers, the incompetent Qing government could not withstand the pressure and was forced to join the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion.
So, the vigorous Boxer Rebellion eventually subsided.
The so-called king loses, and the outcome of the losing side is often bad. For example, after being captured, the Virgin of the Yellow Lotus, Lin Hei'er, who was worshipped as a goddess, was sentenced to naked punishment, and after his death, the body was also made into a specimen.
01
Anti-imperialist patriotic movement
In that year, after the Boxer Rebellion arrived in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, in order to rapidly develop the masses and absorb strength, they took advantage of the people's reverence for the gods and fabricated a set of teachings applicable to the local gods.
This set of doctrines, which expresses the ugliness of imperialism, inspires the patriotism of the people.
Therefore, many ordinary people joined in the fight against imperialism.
At that time, the atmosphere of admiring the foreign world was completely different, and at that time, everything that was related to the "foreign" would be destroyed, and those who were close to the foreigners would also be suppressed.
Although the Boxer Rebellion was a bit extreme, the effect was good. It didn't take long for many of the "foreign devils" who could not be killed on the land of our country.
Such a situation is naturally not what the great powers are willing to see, and when they feel that their interests are damaged, they will find ways to bring their interests back.
Therefore, in 1900, the Eight-Power Alliance invaded China.
At this critical juncture, the Boxers did not become "shrunken-headed turtles", but instead stood up without hesitation, rushed to the front line of the war, and made a great contribution to the Qing government's resistance to foreign invasions.
Unfortunately, the Boxers, who had the spirit of struggle, were still defeated by the Empire's strong artillery.
02
Women can hold up half the sky
The Boxers ultimately failed, but the greatness of the Boxers was forever written in history.
The Boxers told everyone with their actions: unity is strength!
In the Boxer Rebellion, all men, women and children, all united as one, and they had a common belief in their hearts: to defend the motherland!
In the late Qing Dynasty, the status of women was not very high, and many people who were imprisoned by feudal ideas still held a concept: women should have children, take care of housework, and work hard outside, which should be done by men.
However, in the face of national disasters, some women stood up despite the danger and did the work that "should have been" done by men.
In the Boxer Rebellion, women played a great role, which can be described as half the sky.
The initiator of the Boxer Rebellion, Zhu Honglan, always firmly believed that women could ward off evil spirits, and he felt that foreigners were 'evil'' and that the guns in the hands of foreigners were 'demon law', and if they wanted to defeat foreigners, they had to let women come forward.
Therefore, he let many courageous and worldly women join in, and packaged them, so that they could make a name for themselves in the folk, so as to recruit more people.
It was for this reason that the Yellow Lotus Virgin Lin He'er joined the Boxers.
Lin Hei'er was originally an ordinary boat girl, after joining the Boxer Rebellion, after "packaging", so as to spread the fame out, there was a group of loyal believers.
According to legend, Lin Hei'er's skills are very high, and all the women who join the club to study with her will not be long before they can master the skills of the gods and immortals, and they can go out of their way and directly destroy the guns and cannons of foreigners.
In fact, there are no fairy monsters in this world.
At first, it was only because God appreciated the face, when the Boxers were fighting with the foreigners, there were several rains, which made the foreigners' guns fail.
However, such a coincidence was used by the Boxers to carry out exaggerated propaganda in the folk, and some ignorant people who were not one of the big characters believed it to be true, believing that this was the work of the Yellow Lotus Virgin.
However, God can help people for a while, but he will not help people for a lifetime. It didn't take long for the Boxers to be defeated by the artillery of the foreigners.
03
Become a prisoner of the order
During the defense of Tianjin, our Lady of the Yellow Lotus was wounded and captured, and her whereabouts are unknown.
There are several theories about her ending. Some say she was summoned back to heaven by the gods, and some say she is hidden in the folk.
But these claims are unreliable, and the most convincing one should be the one recorded in the "Wild History of the Qing Dynasty".
According to the records in this book, after the Yellow Lotus Virgin was captured, she was escorted to the yamen established by the foreigners.
Because she had caused many substantial harms to foreigners, and many foreigners were curious about her identity as a goddess, after she was sent to the foreigner's gate, the foreigners did not kill her directly, but transported her to Europe, turning her from a beloved virgin to a toy in the hands of everyone.
In Europe, our Lady of the Yellow Lotus lived in great misery. Although she can go to the battlefield like a man to kill the enemy, she is essentially a woman who grew up in feudal society, so naked torture is a rather cruel criminal law for her, which will torture her body and mind.
Because many foreigners are very curious about this Yellow Lotus Virgin, some people with developed business minds have come up with ways to earn money by relying on the Yellow Lotus Virgin.
These people stripped the yellow lotus virgin's clothes and dragged her to the streets to parade, and some pedestrians, when they saw it, found it interesting would throw away a few silver dollars.
After the Yellow Lotus Virgin was tortured to death, these people were not reconciled and made her body into a specimen for display and profit.
A heroine full of patriotic enthusiasm was tortured to death, and after death, she could not get rest in peace, which makes people feel sad and lamentable when they think about it.
From her experience, we also believe more in a truth: we don't want life to end in tragedy, then we must work hard, to make ourselves and our country strong, so that we can truly control our own destiny!