After Cixi died, why did Li save her life?

Li entered the palace as a eunuch since childhood and lived among emperors all his life. After the death of Cixi, his biggest patron, he was able to live safely for three years. What did Li rely on to live between Cixi and emperors and ministers, and finally retire?

Li received a certain education and culture when he was a child.

Although the Li family is poor, there are still many books to read. Li's father couldn't afford the tuition fees of private schools, so he sent him to the winter vacation school, which was equivalent to a tutoring institution during the winter vacation. Where's Li? He is diligent in reading, can be said to be the first person in the class to leave every day, and likes to contribute to the class, so he is deeply liked by the teacher, so he learns more from the teacher than others. So Li is different from other eunuchs in the palace. He has a certain cultural foundation and different knowledge.

Li carefully served the body and did not stand between the emperors.

As a eunuch, my main job is to serve my master well. Where's Li? There is a way to serve others, which can be seen from his study in Shu Dong when he was a child. Why did you take the initiative to stay and clean and make tea for the teacher in advance? It can be said that it is a good habit cultivated since childhood.

The relationship between Cixi and Emperor Guangxu is political enemies, and Li is Ci Xi's personal eunuch, just to keep a good distance from Emperor Guangxu and stand out for Cixi. But Li is clever. He can not only make Cixi like him, but also make Emperor Guangxu treat him as a benefactor.

On the way of Cixi's westward escape, Cixi's accommodation naturally had to be done according to the specifications of the palace, while Guangxu was not so lucky. Even if the house is wet, there are no quilts and mattresses. After waiting on Empress Dowager Cixi, Li specially came to wait on Guangxu. Seeing this, she hurried to Guangxu with a quilt and waited outside for Guangxu all night. It is said that icing on the cake is easier than getting timely help. Li still took care of Guangxu in this situation, and Guangxu was very grateful. His name is Li Anda, which means sworn brothers in Mongolian. He is a benefactor.

How much did Emperor Guangxu respect him? Let's just say that Guangxu left his last words before he died, imploring the queen, the later Jade Dragon Queen, to be kind to Li Anda. This paved the way for Li to leave the palace smoothly.

Li kept a low profile and offended fewer people.

To say that Li agrees with it, it is still very high. Cixi deliberately destroyed the patriarchal clan system of the Qing Dynasty for him and gave him two products of Hualing. But he knew that he was only the eunuch and domestic slave of Cixi, and he dared not be self-righteous. Great eunuch like An Dehai, after taking office, is full of domineering, which is his lesson.

How low-key is Lee? Cixi sent Prince Chun to inspect the Beiyang Navy, but she was not assured that Prince Chun would go alone, so she sent Li as an imperial envoy to monitor Prince Chun, which can be said to give Li great rights. Where's Li? Not only did he not have any shelves along the way, but he also waited on the wine prince as the owner, responsible for sending him cigarettes and washing his feet. By doing so, Prince Chun is very helpful and feels respected. Back in the palace, she praised Li in front of Cixi.

After the death of Cixi, Li retreated to advance.

After the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, Li lost his biggest patron in the palace. He is a low-key and cautious person, but as a big eunuch, he always offends people. It is certain that nothing will happen to him if he stays in the palace. You can't tell which enemy is eyeing him, and you can't tell whether you made an excuse to get him away.

In order to protect himself, Li arranged all the treasures that Cixi gave him before his death and put them in boxes. There are seven boxes in a box. The treasure given by Cixi is naturally not bad, and it is priceless. Li dedicated all seven boxes of treasures to Queen Yulong, saying that she had served Empress Dowager Cixi all her life. After the old lady died, she shouldn't stay in the palace, hoping to be allowed to leave the palace and be filial to the old lady. These treasures were given by the old lady before her death, and they are royal treasures. It should not be spread to the people, so it was dedicated to the Jade Dragon Queen.

I have to say that this resignation letter should be regarded as a classic case in the workplace resignation letter. It not only expressed loyalty to the royal family, but also secretly pleased the newly appointed harem boss, Queen Yulong. Coupled with the last words of Emperor Guangxu, what reason does Queen Yulong have not to let him go?

To say how Li retired from the harem is undoubtedly due to his excellent workplace quality. It can be said that his superior history can make a large-scale workplace series. So that's why Li survived the death of Cixi. As for whether his real cause of death was homicide rather than disease, it's hard to say. After all, when he was a eunuch before, he must have offended many people. After he left the palace, people tried to kill him, and there was nothing he could do.