Cixi was able to hold power and bow to the government because the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty needed her to maintain. Feudal rule was based on the supremacy of imperial power, but by the end of the Qing Dynasty, land annexation was heavily taxed

Cixi was able to hold power and bow to the government because the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty needed her to maintain. Feudal rule was based on the supremacy of imperial power, but by the end of the Qing Dynasty, land annexation was heavily taxed. Moreover, the guns and cannons of the Western powers have already attacked the country, and for the Chinese nation, the internal and external difficulties at this time are not comparable to any dynasty in history.

At this time, the emperor was dominated by the so-called eight ministers, resulting in a weakening of his ruling power, and Cixi united with the family's military forces to launch a coup d'état, forming a situation of listening to the government, and the subsequent emperors basically did not have much real power, and there was no way to face the suggestions of the courtiers. Of course, in addition to power plots, Cixi did not have the pattern of an emperor and diligent administration, suppressed peasant uprisings at home, and curried favor with the great powers externally. While currying favor with the great powers, they were able to have customs revenues. Foreigners also hoped that the Qing Dynasty would exist and That Cixi would not fall, and such a Qing Dynasty would also move towards a semi-colonial society under the leadership of Cixi.