During the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi received money and jewels from ministers from all over the country, which is well known. Therefore, these ministers will pay tribute to Empress Dowager Cixi to win the favor of Empress Dowager Cixi. However, in the early Qing dynasty, the government stipulated that the royal family could not accept the property of the minister privately. Although this rule has been broken in private, Cixi still uses this rule to cover up her shame.
At that time, there was an official named Xu Shi. His official career was smooth and he became a big official at a young age. One year, in addition to the normal tribute, Xu Shi also gave Cixi 12000 silver. He also told Empress Dowager Cixi that the money was the money he was going to call a servant for Empress Dowager Cixi. Empress Dowager Cixi was very happy after receiving the twelve thousand silver tickets. After a while, Xu Shi was promoted to military minister. However, it didn't take long for Syria to be a military minister, because Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi died one after another. Puyi inherited the throne. Prior to this, Xu Shi opposed the young Puyi as emperor. Therefore, shortly after Puyi acceded to the throne, Xu Shi immediately wrote to resign.
However, many officials in the Qing Dynasty did the same. They gave gifts to Empress Dowager Cixi in order to get rich rewards, such as promotion and wealth, or improving family status.