In the history of the Qing Dynasty, the person who was called Lafayette was Cixi, not the honorific title of the Qing Emperor and Empress. Why is Cixi called Lafayette? There are the following statements, we may wish to take a look.
Everyone knows that Cixi was the actual controller of the Tongzhi Dynasty and the Guangxu Dynasty. Why is Cixi called "Lafayette"? There is a saying related to Li Lianying. In the early years of Guangxu, Cixi wanted to bow to the government again. There was opposition from the DPRK, and after Li Lianying saw this, he asked people to make a statue of Guanyin and place it in the Wanshou Temple in the likeness of Cixi. Li Lianying told Cixi that there was a Buddha's light appearing at Wanshou Temple.
When Cixi saw Guanyin, who looked exactly like herself, Li Lianying pretended to be surprised and said that Cixi was the reincarnation of Lafayette, saving the people from water and fire. Empress Dowager Cixi was greatly appreciative after hearing this, so she once again bowed the curtain to the government. The name "Lafayette" came out. There is also a theory that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and eunuchs are pronouns for Cixi behind them. Cixi completely controlled the situation in the imperial court, and the eunuchs and officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs around her were respectful and afraid of her, and originally Cixi also believed in Buddhism, and privately called Cixi Lafayette. This means that he is as powerful as Lafayette.
Qing history expert Zhu Jiazhuo's "Records of The Forbidden City", once mentioned that the etiquette of the Qing Palace was very strict, and the ministers and eunuchs would only say "So-and-so invited the empress dowager To Saint Ann" when they saw Cixi, and a more "special" title like "Lafayette" should never appear in public. There is also a saying that Cixi presented herself as Lafayette to show her supremacy. The word "Lafayette" originates from the Qing Dynasty ancestor Li Manzhu, "Manzhu" is a transliteration of the Buddha's name "Manshu", which means Buddha.
Many tribal leaders were called Manzhu during the Jianzhou Jurchen Dynasty, and after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, Manzhu was translated as Buddha, and it was also used in many religious occasions to refer specifically to the emperor. Cixi twice obeyed the government of the Tongzhi Emperor and the Guangxu Emperor, and actually controlled the Qing Dynasty for more than 40 years, she could not become an emperor, and could only use the special title of emperor to show her status and show her power.