Cixi's "funeral is a happy event" fled home like a parade.

When we read unofficial history's notes in Qing Dynasty, we can find that Cixi, who lives in the deep palace, is as interested in the outside world as ordinary people. When she visits her deputy, she likes to ask about all kinds of things in the world. This inner ruler knows the needs of the situation, but if she tries to figure out human feelings, it may not lack the reasonable wishes of ordinary people.

Unfortunately, the patriarchal clan system in the Qing Dynasty was extremely strict, and Cixi, the supreme female ruler, could not be completely unconstrained. After the Taiping Army was pacified, the Qing Dynasty was quite prosperous for a while, and the public opinion was also beautiful in the Queen Mother's hosting plan, which inevitably caused Cixi's military parade. According to the "Essay" written by Brother Xu, Cixi once said to Prince Gong, who was in charge of state affairs, "It is a great event for the emperor to visit Jiangnan six times. You also plan to travel to Jiangnan. What do you mean? " "Ready and king to and county, devastated, depending on the people's health, such as dry mountain, is really a world apart. For a long time, it will be a long time. " From then on, King Gong was very wary of his "sister-in-law" southern tour. Whenever southern officials come to Beijing to see him, they should take a "preventive shot" to remind them that if the queen mother asks about the situation in Jiangnan, "it is right to be worried about the loss and the scenery is depressed."

Fortunately, in the third year after Wang Gong died in 1898, Cixi finally left the palace, but it was not a "southern tour" but a "western tour". In the 26th year of Guangxu, according to the traditional calendar of China people, the year of Gengzi was 18 years old. This year, Cixi tried to eliminate foreign forces, remove obstacles and abolish Guangxu with the help of the Boxer Rebellion, which attracted Eight-Nation Alliance and forced her to flee with Guangxu. It was known as the "Gengzi Incident" in history.

The Gengzi Incident was a great shame for the country and Cixi. The situation of escaping that day is recorded in various notes, such as the army diligent king, who later wrote an article in front of Cixi's sedan chair, recalling, "The Queen Mother wore a blue cloth shirt and tied it with a red cotton belt. The royal old Ge gauze robe, when sweating in hot summer, sticks to the chest and back, and flies flock and waves away. When they came out of prison, they all ran with their bare hands, their heels were worn out and their blood was dripping. In the history before stealing the country, it was said that the suffering of a monarch lasted for thousands of years. I didn't record it on weekdays, but I saw it with my own eyes today. " Indeed, when Tang Xuanzong was forced by rebels to flee from Chang 'an to Sichuan, it was much better than it is now.

The mutinous soldiers do not obey the constraints, which not only makes it difficult to supply, but also hides hidden dangers. Cen Chunxuan is disciplined, but almost impossible to prevent. "There was a gun chasing the Queen Mother halfway, and the Queen Mother was angry and shot back. Take this as an example, if you miss a blow, you will draw your sword and cut it before the order, announcing that many people will not obey the constraints. At the beginning, everyone was in awe, so have a safe trip, and no one dared to be presumptuous. " It is really surprising that the soldiers who fell in front of Cixi's sedan chair opened fire with knives. But imagine what will happen to the people when social order collapses to this extent?

What kind of reflection does the "meat eater" have when the country encounters such a disaster? Some are just empty lyricism. As Cen Chunxuan lamented all the way, "it is difficult to prosper the country and worry about the country and the people." . China people are very familiar with these two idioms. Almost every disaster will lead people to enjoy the pleasure of spiritual victory in this lament. Few people question whether the so-called "how difficult it is to have money" is a cliche if it is not supplemented by the question of "where it comes from".

Empress Dowager Cixi certainly won't ask. She frequently asked the liegeman for the way of "revenge", which seemed quite exciting, but in fact she was secretly told by a private whisper that "I didn't mean to be laughed at by the emperor". It turned out that she was just ashamed and resentful.

Sure enough, the stimulation of suffering has only a temporary effect. After satisfying the compensation demands of the great powers and punishing the "culprit", Cixi actually ordered to reward her minions after the signing of the Sino-foreign shame and ugliness treaty. Li Hongzhang, who presided over the peace talks in Beijing, and the military minister who fled with her either paid more money or added honorary titles such as Prince Taibao and Prince Shaobao. Can't help but surprise Chinese and foreign people: isn't this a typical old habit of "funeral is a happy event" Qu Hongxiang, a military commander who still knows the overall situation, put a stack of books, which said, "I am blessed and extremely distressed. At that time, the situation was difficult, and everything required a certificate. When the intention came out, it attracted attention at home and abroad. If you are lucky, why show it to the world? " Please think twice: What signals will the celebrations and rewards send to the world at this time? However, habits are hard to change. This is the case with ministers who are willing to raise rewards, and so is Lafayette. Qu's suggestion only made him quit the feast of raising rewards.

Empress Dowager Cixi returned to the Forbidden City. According to Qing Notes, although she left Beijing as a refugee, when she returned to the palace, she was "cheerful" and "extravagant" like a parade, as if she had never been hungry or cold during her flight.

In the past, people changed Du Fu's poems to "a leopard cannot change his spots". What is the relationship between Broken Mountains and Rivers and those in power? As long as the country exists, we can still be proud and extravagant. The world is still peaceful.