The stupidest thing about feudal dynasties is that they are still engaged in internal political struggles under the current situation of great enemies. This point abounds in history, the most common is that a country is about to perish, but the relatives of the emperor and the state with heavy troops can not be saved, and then establish themselves as kings, do not know that the lips and teeth are cold, and in the end it will not last long.
This kind of stupid thinking existed from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Today, Xiaobian will talk to you about an internal political struggle in the late Qing Dynasty, and tell about the open and secret struggle between Cixi and Prince Gong Yishi.
Ai Xin Jue Luo Yi bi was the sixth child of the Qing Daoguang Emperor and the younger brother of the Xianfeng Emperor. At first, due to the equality of Yi Bi and the Xianfeng Emperor, when the Daoguang Emperor was crown prince, he oscillated between the two, and finally the Daoguang Emperor thought that the Xianfeng Emperor was more calm, so he made him the crown prince.
However, Yi Bi was not suspected by the Xianfeng Emperor because of this, which was very rare. The Xianfeng Emperor made Yi Bi a prince and gave him a mansion, which was also a declaration of failure in Yi Bi's struggle for power. Later, Yi Bi was appointed as the Minister of the Interior of the Imperial Guard, and participated in the defense of the capital.
After that, he rotated through various positions, and his official positions became higher and higher. Just in time for the invasion of the great powers, as the most important figure in the imperial family outside the emperor, Yi Bi took on the task of communicating with foreigners. He moved between the various powers, was very sleek in his dealings with the world, and soon gained the favor of the great powers, and even some countries wanted to put him on the throne in order to grab greater benefits.
Since he had the support of the great powers, Yi Bi also rose within the Qing government and held more important positions. By the time of the Xianfeng Emperor's death, Yi Bi was already one of the most prominent figures in the Qing government, the only one who could compete with the eight Gu Ming ministers. And Cixi, who did not have any power, wanted to gain power from the gu chancellor, and he had to win over Yi Bi.
For Cixi's solicitation, Yi Bi, who had a contradiction with the eight Gu Ming ministers, did not resign. After a long discussion, the two decided to stage a coup d'état and kill all eight ministers. This is the famous Coup d'état. SuShun, Duanhua and others were swept away, and from then on the power began to fall into the hands of Cixi and Yi bi, and at this time, Yi Bi's power was even greater than Cixi's. This made Cixi very dissatisfied, and he decided to suppress Yi Bi and take back the power in his hands.
Speaking of which, Cixi's method of suppressing Yi Bi is also very old-fashioned, that is, to splash dirty water. At that time, Zeng Guofan and others led by Yi Bi had just put down the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, so Cixi took this as a breakthrough, and she instructed some villains to write some slanderous folds against the Xiang Army, alluding to Yi Bi.
But who is Yi Bi? The sixth son of the Emperor, the uncle of the Eight Classics of the Emperor, and the King of The Council, who holds many positions, how can he be soft? When he confronted Cixi, he did not kneel and confronted each other. When Cixi summoned the cabinet ministers, these old fritters were vague and did not express their position at all.
To this end, Cixi made a big noise, publicized this matter, and then personally wrote a recital, not through the Military Aircraft Department, directly through the cabinet. Yi Bi wanted to enter the palace to plead his case, but Cixi did not see him at all. Slowly, the public opinion outside created a momentum, and the courtiers saw the opportunity and wrote to impeach YiQi. Cixi only summoned Yi Bi at this time, and Yi Bi knelt in front of Cixi and wept bitterly, which was considered to be soft, and at this point, Cixi took back the power and became the de facto supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty.
I really can't imagine that at a time when the country was worried about internal troubles, the Qing Dynasty was still struggling internally, and in Japan, at this time, there was already a reform intention. It can be seen from this that the collapse of the Qing Dynasty is not without reason.