During the wedding of Emperor Guangxu, the Queen of England sent a gift to Emperor Guangxu in order to have a good relationship with the Qing Dynasty, but this gift was later seen by Cixi and immediately lost. What gift is this? Let Empress Dowager Cixi fly into a rage. Let's have a look. Zai Tian and Aisingiorro were emperors of the Qing Dynasty, born in 187 1 year. His father is a powerful prince of alcohol and his mother is the sister of Empress Dowager Cixi.
According to the identity of Zai Tian's parents, even if he didn't become an emperor, he could enjoy a lifetime of prosperity. But at that time, the Tongzhi emperor died of illness because he was dissolute and heartless. Being childless at death may shake the land of the Qing royal family. In order to consolidate her power, Cixi persuaded Empress Ci 'an to make Zai Tian, who was only 4 years old, emperor. In order to cultivate Zai Tian, Cixi took him to the palace and raised him beside her.
At that time, Empress Ci 'an didn't understand politics and developed the ancestral harem to the fullest, but Cixi was a power-hungry person. After learning about Cixi's ambition, Empress Ci 'an fought with Cixi for a period of time for the sake of the mountains and rivers of the Qing Dynasty, but Cixi was good at these twists and turns. How can Cian, who has never experienced the world, compare with her? Finally, Empress Ci 'an died in 188 1.
Since then, Empress Dowager Cixi has mastered the state power and tasted the power. Since then, Empress Dowager Cixi has been suppressing Emperor Guangxu, and has also postponed his personal time and wedding. 1889, Empress Dowager Cixi finally dragged down, and Zai Tian finally came to power, but Empress Dowager Cixi still firmly grasped the state power.
Although Emperor Guangxu did not have the ability to control state affairs independently, he was a symbol of the country after all. Therefore, when Emperor Guangxu got married, leaders of many countries sent gifts to Emperor Guangxu. There are countless treasures, among which the Queen of England sent the most advanced clock in China at that time. Moreover, in order to show her sincerity, she also asked craftsmen to set clocks with a lot of precious stones and gold and silver, and engraved auspicious words on them.
Emperor Guangxu was very happy to see this clock, because Emperor Guangxu was exposed to western culture and was very interested in this advanced thing in western culture, but Empress Dowager Cixi didn't think so. In the feudal tradition of China, we think that giving people a clock is to curse others to die.
In Chinese, the bell and the bell end with the same sound. In addition, Cixi is an old school, so Empress Dowager Cixi flew into a rage when she saw this clock and immediately asked her maid-in-waiting eunuch to throw it away. The emperor was very disappointed when he saw this scene, but he was afraid to tell Empress Dowager Cixi. I can only watch the maids throw away the clock. The idea of the Queen of England was wasted.