<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > things have to start from the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor's father, the Daoguang Emperor, the first Opium War made The Chinese social form reverse extremely quickly, not only China's national door was closed, but also with China's position in the world declined sharply, it is gradually becoming driven by the interests of capitalist countries! </h1>
Xianfeng Emperor imperial dress statue
In 1856, the British were not satisfied with the benefits gained in China in the First Opium War, so they invaded Guangzhou under the pretext of the "Yaro" incident, and at the same time, France also attacked China with the British under the pretext of the "Ma Shenyu Incident" and provoked the Second Opium War.
The Anglo-French army burned the Yuanmingyuan
So far, the bronze heads of the 12 Zodiac signs have not yet all returned to the motherland, and my generation should be deeply ashamed, do not forget the national shame, and remember history!
However, although the Xianfeng Emperor at this time was not satisfied with the British and French powers to seize his rights and interests, he had already been overwhelmed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, so that he did not dare to let go to deal with foreign invaders. Faced with this situation, emperor Xianfeng adopted a policy of combining soft and hard use and Siwei, and he ordered ye Ming, the governor of Liangguang, to be flexible and grasp according to this policy, but not to make peace lightly.
Second Opium War
In November 1857, the Anglo-French army attacked Guangzhou, capturing ye Mingxian, the governor of Liangguang, and the Xianfeng Emperor was deeply ashamed. However, the Xianfeng Emperor still adhered to the strategy of Gang rou Jingji, and sent ministers to join the British and French forces to understand the reason, if the British and French troops voluntarily withdrew from Guangzhou, but only asked for trade, then the Qing government could decide according to the situation; If the British and French troops refused to retreat, the Qing government would use force to drive the British and French troops out of the city.
(If the Qing government had mobilized the state to fight the imperialist countries to the end from the very beginning, instead of being at both ends of the road, how could it have achieved such a battle!) From the beginning of the Qing Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the domestic form was not really stable, and almost every ruler experienced internal wars, which had never happened in previous dynasties! ）
Satisfied with their vested interests, the Anglo-French coalition immediately led an army north and captured Dagukou in March 1858, directly approaching Tianjin. The Xianfeng Emperor reluctantly signed the Treaty of Tianjin with Britain and France, and the Anglo-French coalition army retreated south, and the military crisis was temporarily alleviated. However, after that, the Xianfeng Emperor believed that the signing of the treaty was improper, so he wanted to make the treaty invalid through negotiations. The British and French powers could not agree, and the Xianfeng Emperor was very angry, decided to build the Dagu Fort, and ordered that "when foreigners come north, our army will first fire."
In 1859, the Xianfeng Emperor demanded that the British, French, and American envoys entering Beijing follow the etiquette of the tributary state entering Beijing and enter Beijing by the designated route. The envoys of the Three Kingdoms categorically refused, and also demanded that the Xianfeng Emperor remove the forts set up in the Dagu Pass, and the Xianfeng Emperor also insisted that it was not allowed, and the two sides were in a stalemate. On May 25, the British, French, and American fleets shelled the Tagu Fort, and were counterattacked by qing dynasty officers and soldiers who had long been prepared, and the British, French, and American fleets were defeated. Emperor Chengfeng, believing that the great powers were no longer able to fight back, immediately hardened his attitude and announced the complete cancellation of the Treaty of Tianjin.
The atrocities of the Anglo-French coalition
The real history is indeed the backwardness of weapons and equipment caused by the closed country, which led to a one-sided situation in the war, but what is not right is that China was still very rich at that time, and although the imperialist countries used opium to open the door of China, the silver that flowed out was still smaller than the silver that flowed in! However, the rich money was corrupted by the rulers of the time!
On June 13, 1010, dozens of British and French warships burst into Bohai Bay, and in less than a month, they successively captured Beitang, Dagu, and Tianjin. The Anglo-French forces drove straight in and approached the Beijing Division. The Xianfeng Emperor knew that the general situation was gone and irretrievable, and decided to flee in the name of Patrol Luck. On August 7, the Xianfeng Emperor ordered Prince Gong to be the minister plenipotentiary of the Parliament and quickly negotiate peace with the British and French ministers, while he himself led a group of close ministers and concubines to flee to Rehe in a hurry.
(The Xianfeng Emperor was the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty to flee, and although he was known as the "Mulan Qiu" at this time, compared to his ancestors, it can be said that it was extremely bleak!) ）
Long-term internal and external troubles caused serious damage to the health of the Xianfeng Emperor. In order to relieve his worries, he sent his love. After escaping to Rehe, Emperor Chengfeng obviously felt physically weak, his health deteriorated even more, and he often vomited blood. On July 7, 1861, the 31-year-old Xianfeng Emperor died in anxiety and pleasure. Burial Mausoleum!