First of all, Cixi climbed from the harem to the imperial court, which could resist gossip and ethical repression. There is no denying that Cixi does have extraordinary talents. However, it is such a clever woman who has not applied her ability to the great cause of governing the country. On the contrary, she mastered the supreme right and began her journey to the limit of material enjoyment, which abruptly pushed the economy of the late Qing Dynasty to a dead end.
Secondly, the absurdity of Cixi before her death is countless. She is too eager for life and material luxury to know the connotation of low-key luxury. Perhaps for Empress Dowager Cixi, as a person at the top of the food chain, material enjoyment has to be at the top. At that time, the financial situation in the late Qing Dynasty was seriously in deficit, and the national economy was no longer allowed to squander because of the invasion and exploitation of foreign forces. However, Cixi seems to be blinded by lard. She built the Summer Palace on her own and held a grand birthday party. What is even more frightening is that she has to eat 108 dishes at a meal, and she attaches great importance to her appetite. However, for the military aspect of the country, it can be said that it is nothing! Buy any advanced military equipment, guns and ammunition, not at all!
Then, even if she was extremely luxurious before her death, Cixi would pry away the country's financial resources after her death. Under the leadership of Cixi, the money in the late Qing Dynasty has been reduced with the naked eye. After her death, fearing that she would live in poverty in the underworld, she took all the gold, silver, jewels and gorgeous clothes from the palace. There were even beautifully made and priceless jade watermelons and melons, which were the biggest night pearls at that time.
Finally, Cixi's pursuit of material things is simply terrible to the extreme. After her death, regardless of the status quo of the late Qing Dynasty, she took away the financial income of the Qing Dynasty for several years.