This is the story that happened when Cixi was fleeing.
Cixi, the de facto ruler of the late Qing dynasty, had just fought a fight with the Japanese two years earlier, and had barely appeased the Japanese with land-cutting indemnities.
Originally, the late Qing regime seemed to have begun to become stronger in the world powers, and they did not dare to provoke at will, but the defeat of the Qing government in such a battle with Japan made the world powers see the weak nature of the late Qing government, and to put it bluntly, it was a paper tiger.
Even so, Cixi still did not absorb the lesson of defeat, but within a few years, he declared war on the eleven major powers in the West, and it has to be said that Cixi was indeed too bold.
Within a few days, the Eight-Power Alliance had captured Tianjin and marched towards Beijing.
Cixi immediately began the road of escape, first killing the Guangxu Emperor's concubine Zhenfei, then dressing up as a small people, sneaking around, and finally escaping from Beijing.
On the way to escape, Cixi's life was really miserable at the beginning, because she fled in a hurry, did not bring money, did not bring food, did not even bring a few of her men, at first she was frightened, and then she encountered a large army, but she was still short of food and clothing.
However, as Cixi gradually fled westward, there were still many officials who offered their courtesy along the way, not only to send him food, but also to send her money and grain, it can be said that Cixi had a good life along the way.
When she arrived in Xi'an, Cixi finally lived a life of heaven on earth.
And the story takes place during this time.
In Xi'an, there was a small county order, named Sun Duoqi, who, in order to have the opportunity to perform in front of Cixi, courted Cixi, and did not hesitate to buy Cixi's father-in-law to buy a job as a gardener in Cixi's garden.
Cixi really noticed Sun Duoqi and talked to Sun Duoqi, Who said that his old mother in the family was old, but his father had long since died, and he did this job to support his mother, Cixi felt that Sun Duoqi was also a filial piety, and his life was pitiful, so he secretly wrote down this person.
That is to say, during this period of time, Cixi really had some problems, because she ate too much mountain and seafood in Xi'an, and her stomach and intestines were a little unbearable at once, so Sun Duoqi hurriedly entered the speech, saying that the old mother in the family would boil health porridge, which could treat gastrointestinal discomfort, and brought health porridge to Cixi.
After Cixi finished drinking the porridge, her stomach really became much more comfortable, so she immediately rewarded Sun Duoqi, and made her mother a lady of the commandments, and also rewarded her with a gold bracelet.
Originally this was a good thing, Sun Duoqi's deliberate efforts to please Cixi finally succeeded, but who thinks, Sun Duoqi after success, but bad things, Sun Duoqi's father is not as long as he said, his father is still alive, if this matter is known to Cixi, it is a crime of deception.
As long as Sun Duoqi's father had the seriousness of the matter, in order to save the family, his father had to choose to commit suicide, because only if he committed suicide, Sun Duoqi would not be guilty of deceiving the king, so that Sun Duoqi's career could be smooth and the family could survive the disaster.
This is also the main reason why Sun Duoqi's father committed suicide, in fact, their idea is a bit redundant, Cixi is a person who likes luxury and wealth, and is flattered by countless people, Sun Duoqi is just one of them, how can Cixi always remember him? Maybe Cixi had forgotten about him long ago.
One of Sun Duoqi's lies finally became true, and I don't know whether Sun Duoqi should laugh or cry.