In September 1861, Sushun escorted the Xianfeng Emperor Zigong back to the outskirts of Miyun in Beijing, and Cixi asked Shengbao and Senggelinqin to lead troops to "check" and had the Yulin army arrest Sushun. Soon, Sushun was beheaded at Caishikou, Beijing, Zaiyuan and Duanhua were ordered to commit suicide, and the other five auxiliary ministers were exiled to the frontier, which is the famous "Xin You Coup" in modern times, also known as the "Qixiang Coup". After that, Ci'an and Cixi bowed to the government, Prince Gong Yi was the regent, and entered the military aircraft, and the Situation of "The Empress Dowager Hanging the Curtain and the Prince Regency" coexisted in the Qing Dynasty.
Su Shun held the emperor's "will" in his hands, and with the support of local powerful factions such as Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang, why was he easily removed by Cixi? It should be known that before the "Xin You's coup d'état," Su Shun never took Cixi in his eyes, and openly squeezed Cixi at the imperial court, denouncing "hanging the curtain and listening to the government" as a violation of the ancestral precepts, and Cixi did not have any temper at all. Who knows, SuShun was easily arrested and beheaded at Caishikou in Beijing. Before his death, Sushun scolded Cixi, and the officers and soldiers broke her teeth and filled her mouth with blood.
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Su Shun, a Manchurian man with a blue flag, the seventh grandson of Prince Zheng Zilharang, is considered a royal family relative, with noble blood and prominent status. After the Xianfeng Emperor ascended the throne, Sushun was reused because of his outstanding performance in the "PengwuKeChang Case" and the "Banknote Inspection Case", and it was consistent with Xianfeng's foreign policy - rejecting Western powers and being deeply reused. Before the "Xin You's coup", SuShun served as the Minister of the Interior of the Imperial Guard, the Shangshu of Hubu, the Associate University Scholar, and the Auxiliary Minister.
Before Xianfeng's death, in order to prevent Cixi from monopolizing power, he granted eight major powers, including Zaiyuan, Duanhua, Sushun, Jingtao, Mu Yin, Kuang Yuan, DuHan, and Jiao Youying, and let them assist the 6-year-old emperor Zaichun. From the ranking point of view, Sushun is the third place, in fact, it is the first. The reason is very simple, Zaiyuan and Duanhua have high qualifications, average ability, no political opinions, and the major affairs of the military and the country are all taken care of in a solemn manner. For Cixi, Sushun was the strongest opponent.
Cixi was ambitious and had the potential of Wu Zetian, and Xian Feng was deeply disturbed. In order to preserve the Qing Dynasty, Xianfeng gave Sushun, who had always had a bad relationship with Cixi, a "secret edict" and asked him to act at an extraordinary moment. For Cixi, the "secret edict" was a sword of Damocles, which overwhelmed her breathlessly. It should be known that before Xianfeng died, Sushun also suggested that the emperor follow the story of Emperor Wu of Han's killing of Lady Hook Yi and get rid of Cixi, so as to avoid future troubles, but unfortunately the emperor did not listen.
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Holding the Xianfeng Emperor's "will" in hand, Sushun is equivalent to strangling the throat of Cixi's fate, and has a great advantage in political and legal theory. In addition, Sushun was also supported by Han bureaucrats such as Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi, and Zuo Zongtang, and was backed by the Xiang Army, and its strength should not be underestimated. From the perspective of combat effectiveness, the Xiang army was crushing superiority over the Eight Banners and the Green Camp, and the Qing Dynasty was able to finally destroy the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom by relying on the Xiang army under Zeng Guofan.
For Han bureaucrats such as Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi, and Zuo Zongtang, Sushun was their political patron in the imperial court, and without Sushun's support, they were doomed to play. Su Shun was arrogant and pretentious, but he attached great importance to the Han people, believing that if the Qing Dynasty wanted to continue the national order, it must rely on the Han people. Xianfeng was not at ease with the Han, but Sushun strongly advocated reusing it, and the emperor obeyed and accepted the proposal.
In 1859, Zuo Zongtang, who was still an aide (secretary), was involved in the "Fan Xie Case" and formed a relationship with Fan Xie, the chief soldier of Yongzhou Town, and Wen Wen (Manchu), the governor of Huguang. XianFeng wanted to kill a Han Man and ordered Guan Wen to investigate Zuo Zongtang's daily behavior, "the situation is true, beheaded on the spot", Zuo Zongtang was in trouble. Who knows, after some operation of Sushun, Zuo Zongtang not only did not die, but was also awarded the Sipin Official, and was soon promoted to the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > relationships are too bad, offending the Manchus and offending the great powers</h1>
Heavy responsibilities for Han bureaucrats, Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, etc. can have a day to emerge, and Su Shun's contribution is indispensable. However, SuShun had a poor reputation among the Manchus and nobles, and his interpersonal relations were so bad that he offended almost all the Manchu and Mongolian magnates, resulting in isolation. The "PengwuKeChang Case" and the "Household Department Banknote Inspection Case" were su shun who killed a bunch of mongolian relatives and nobles, which caused panic among the people, and everyone was very dissatisfied with his vigorous and vigorous behavior.
When the Anglo-French army arrived on the outskirts of Beijing, Sushun and Xianfeng fled, leaving Prince Gong Yi, Senggelinqin, and Shengbao to stay in Beijing and "dialogue" with the great powers. Before the death of the Xianfeng Emperor, Sushun took over the power and excluded Prince Gong Yi, Senggelinqin, Shengbao and other Manchu and Mongolian magnates. In this way, these Manchu and Mongolian relatives with outstanding merits, high qualifications, and prominent status failed to become "orphan ministers", and their inner dissatisfaction can be imagined.
In daily life, Sushun often scolds Manchus as "bastards" and calls them "parasites". In addition, Su Shun, because he was too tough on the outside world, once threatened to drive all the European and American powers out of China one day. Therefore, the Western powers will not support Sushun's rise to power, but will support the more "obedient" Cixi.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > overconfident, "tricked" by Cixi, caught off guard</h1>
Having the emperor's "secret edict" and the support of the Han bureaucracy offended the Manchu and Mongolian nobles, which doomed the fate of the tragedy of Sushun. The monks Greenqin and Shengbao held the Eight Banners in their hands and garrisoned the Beijing Division, and their position was crucial, and if they could win their support or be neutral, Cixi would be helpless against Sushun. The Xiang army is good at war, after all, "far water cannot save the near fire", it is impossible to kill all the way from Jiangnan to Beijing, armed support for Sushun, and deter Cixi. In addition, whether Zeng Guofan dared to lead troops into Beijing is still unknown.
For Sushun, although Cixi was ambitious, she was only a 26-year-old "little girl", and empress Dowager Ci'an was more docile and only in her early 24s, which was not enough. Therefore, Sushun was very confident, thinking that Cixi, 26 years old, and Ci'an, 24 years old, could not help themselves. This was most evident in the escort of xianfeng zi palace back to Beijing, and SuShun was "tricked" by Cixi to catch him off guard against the sudden attack and finally suffered bad luck.
Citing the fact that the little emperor could not withstand the toss, Cixi asked Sushun for instructions, hoping to return to Beijing "in advance". Su Shun did not expect Cixi to act, so he agreed to her. Who knows, after Cixi returned to Jingshi, he directly joined forces with Prince Gong Yi, Senggelinqin, and Shengbao to arrest Zaiyuan and Duanhua and block the news. Later, the monks Greenqin and Shengbao led troops to garrison the Beijing Division, while the Yulin Army rushed directly to Miyun and arrested Sushun.
To sum up, it is really interesting that Sushun held xianfeng's "will" in his hand and had the support of Han bureaucrats such as Zeng Guofan, but he was easily removed by the 26-year-old Cixi. The reason for this was that Sushun's interpersonal relations were too bad, offended the Manchu nobles and powers, and was overconfident, and was "lured" by Cixi, so that he was caught off guard, and was easily arrested in Miyun and beheaded. SuShun was killed, and Zeng Guofan said bluntly: "This unjust prison is also self-destructive."
Then, why didn't Zeng Guofan lead his troops into Beijing to seek justice for the "Bole" Sushun? In short, Cixi also reused Han bureaucrats, and for Zeng Guofan, this was enough. After the "Xin You Coup", Zeng Guofan continued to stay in the position of governor of Liangjiang, and controlled the military affairs of jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Anhui provinces, surpassing Wu Sangui in the early Qing Dynasty.
Bibliography: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty