Decades after the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City was carrying out restoration work, and someone found a Qing Dynasty secret letter in the Forbidden City, and after checking the contents, it was learned that Cixi had written about the overthrow of the eight ministers of Gu Ming.
In August 1861, the Xianfeng Emperor died at Rehe, and on his deathbed, zaiyuan the Prince of Yi, Duanhua the Prince of Zheng, Jingshou, and the assistant university scholars Shangshu Sushun, Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, Du Han, and Jiao Youying were appointed as the ministers of the Government of Zanxiang, assisting the only surviving son Zaichun, who was immediately enthroned as the Tongzhi Emperor.
Although Cixi was not the empress of the Xianfeng Emperor, nor was she the favorite concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor, her mother was noble, and her son became the emperor, and Cixi and empress Dowager Ci'an were honored as empress dowagers. Ci'an was not intoxicated with politics, but Cixi's ambitions were not small, and when Xianfeng was still in power, Cixi helped deal with some political affairs.
According to the "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty", Cixi worked in calligraphy, and the Xianfeng Emperor often dictated and let her ghostwriting and approve the reading of the recitals, and also allowed Cixi to express her opinions, which also caused the courtiers in the imperial court to have great dissatisfaction with Cixi, a woman who interfered in political affairs.
After the death of The Xianfeng Emperor, the eight ministers who were the assistant to the king naturally strongly resisted Cixi's participation in the imperial government, so Cixi was determined to remove the biggest obstacle and unite with Yi Chen, one of the twelve iron hats of the Qing Dynasty, the half-brother of the Xianfeng Emperor.
Yi Xun had served as a minister of parliament when the Anglo-French coalition entered Beijing, and during his stay in Beijing, he won the favor of the West, and then Yi Chen's power gradually rose, and the Xianfeng Emperor was inevitably jealous, so he did not list Yi Xun as a minister of honor.
Does Yi Xian have an opinion in mind? There must have been, and Cixi just took advantage of the contradiction between Yi Chen and Su Shun and other ministers, throwing an olive branch to him, thus launching the Xin You coup, and afterwards Yi Xun awarded the king of the council and served as the foreman minister in the military aircraft department, in addition, Yi Xun was also the zongling of the zongren mansion and the minister in charge of the internal affairs office, and for a time he was extremely powerful.
Although Yi Chen could also see Cixi's ambitions, he did not think that a woman had much ability, even though there had been many cases of women interfering in politics in history, but at this time Yi Chen did not feel that the Qing Dynasty would produce a "Lü Hou", but Cixi's seizure of power could be completed in one day or two days, she took the initiative step by step, established her own power in the DPRK, and finally seized power after the death of Tong Yi and the violent death of Ci'an, and then deposed Yi Chen.
In addition, according to the "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty", "At the sixteenth hour of the year of (Cixi), the Five Classics were recited, through the Manchu text, and the twenty-four histories were also browsed. That is to say, Cixi is a talented woman, learning to be rich in five cars, very smart, but the secret pieces found in the Forbidden City accidentally tore open the true face of Cixi, and the experts were also amazed: Impossible!
Originally, the handwriting in the secret documents written by Cixi was sloppy; there were 12 typos in a total of 237 words, and Cixi was also very clear about this, so she also wrote: "There are many typos in the edict and those who do not understand the words, ru and so on!" ”
The surprise revealed by this is very straightforward, Cixi is not as knowledgeable as recorded in the "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty". In fact, this has long been revealed, Cixi wrote a "Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra" in 1904, and its calligraphy was also unexpected by all experts, not as good as rumored, but it was difficult to say a word.
Because these details were observed by everyone, Cixi's paintings were also questioned, believing that they were painted by someone else, but only stamped with her seal. So, what do you think?