Lv Haifeng
It is said that in the seventh year of Guangxu, the news suddenly came out to the ministers in the palace of the Qing Dynasty, saying: A major event occurred in the palace. So, what's the big deal? For the palace, the so-called big thing is naturally the death of the emperor or the death of the empress. So, what's going on this time?
First of all, let's first look at the specific place where this important event occurred, whether it happened in the Zhong Pu Palace or in the Changchun Palace. Because the Guangxu Emperor was still very young at this time, only Empress Dowager Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi were slightly older. Therefore, to put it bluntly, the death of the emperor is impossible. Therefore, only Empress Dowager Ci'an, who lived in Zhong Pu Palace, and Empress Dowager Cixi, who lived in Changchun Palace, were possible. However, despite this, the group of ministers was still confused. Because, if analyzed from the surface, Empress Dowager Ci'an's health has always been very good, and there has been no major change recently, but Empress Dowager Cixi's mental state has been bad for several months, plus, overwork and anxiety, her physical condition is very bad.
So, what's going on here? It turned out that at this time, the Court of the Qing Dynasty was in a state of turmoil, and there were as many emergencies everywhere as snowflakes. Even if her favorite eunuch Li Lianying sat next to her and read it to her, Empress Dowager Cixi listened to her with a yellowish face and a sick face. Therefore, this time, many ministers were secretly thinking in their hearts, maybe Empress Dowager Cixi really can't do it?
However, just as the ministers were wandering around the Qianqing Gate, the guards guarding the Qianqing Gate quietly told the ministers that it was actually Empress Dowager Ci'an who was critically ill. Obviously, this made everyone feel very surprised, unexpectedly, and for a while there was a lot of discussion. So, what is the situation with Empress Dowager Ci'an? Her origin can be described as very prominent, her original surname is Niu Cobalt Lu, and she is a Manchurian yellow flag person. If according to the status of the Manchu flag of the Qing Dynasty and the manchu clan power, the yellow flag is the flag book closest to the emperor, and it is the first of the "three banners (yellow flag, yellow flag and white flag)". The Niu Cobalt Lu clan is also one of the eight major surnames in Manchuria, and the descendants of the clan are all over the major banners of Manchuria, so the Niu HuLu clan once had a nickname, that is, "Empress Professional Household".
Of course, no matter what, the group of ministers did not enter the Qianqing Gate from the morning of this day until two o'clock in the afternoon of this day, until two o'clock in the afternoon, and the inner left door and the inner right door next to the Qianqing Gate were opened at the same time. Therefore, Prince Huan took the lead and went straight to the Inner Orchestra Office south of the Yuehua Gate. And when they were just approaching the Inner Music Office, they saw a chief eunuch of the Inner Music Office who screamed to them, "Empress Dowager Ci'an has died." Obviously, this announcement was no less than a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and everyone was looking down on each other, because they really couldn't understand how Empress Dowager Ci'an, who was physically strong, could die? Of course, her death was indeed bizarre.
However, now that man has returned to heaven, everyone can only cry for the soul, and there is no other way. When Prince Gong learned of this news, he couldn't help but sigh from the sky: "Things will be more difficult to deal with in the future, and the Qing Dynasty is in danger!" Speaking of this, everyone can't help but have doubts. They all secretly thought in their hearts, "This matter is certainly not simple."
In short, in the seventh year of Guangxu, what kind of unexpected event happened in the palace of the Qing Dynasty? That is, the violent death of Empress Dowager Ci'an. (Lv Haifeng)