Empress Cian, Empress Dowager of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was the wife of Emperor Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty. Her surname is Niuzhilu, and she was originally the daughter of Muyang 'a, Youjiang Road, Guangxi. Xianfeng married her before she became emperor. In the second year of Xianfeng (1852), Niu Zhilu was given Zhen Qi, and was promoted to Zhen Guifei, who soon became the imperial concubine of the emperor. He is quiet, dignified and inarticulate. He never competes for favor among all the concubines and is highly valued by Emperor Xianfeng. 186 1 1 After Xianfeng's death, he was named Empress Ci 'an, ranking above Cixi.

Shortly after the death of Emperor Xianfeng, Cixi and Prince Gong decided to launch a coup in Qixiang, execute Su Shun and others, and seized the supreme power of the Qing Dynasty. On the surface, Ci 'an and Empress Dowager Cixi are sisters, and * * * is in charge of the supreme power of the country. However, on April 8, 188 1, Empress Ci 'an, who was only 45 years old and two years younger than Cixi, suddenly died in the palace, and the government of the Qing court changed from the juxtaposition of the two palaces to the dictatorship of Cixi. There are all kinds of doubts and speculations about the sudden death of Empress Cifa, which has become another mystery in the history of more than 200 years in the Qing Dynasty. To sum up, there are mainly the following statements:

The first argument is the official "theory of normal death" in Qing Dynasty.

In Zhu Shoupeng's "Guangxu Chaodong Lu Hua", Ci 'an's testamentary edict is contained, saying that she occasionally contracted boils on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month (188 1) and was seriously ill on the tenth day of the tenth lunar month. After a long delay, her thoughts gradually dispersed and she died. But this "death" came so quickly and suddenly that even the parties at that time were greatly suspicious. According to Qing Chao, Ci 'an felt unwell at first, and the physician Xue felt his pulse quickly, thinking that "there is no need to take medicine for minor ailments". Unexpectedly, I was greatly surprised to hear that "Dongke has handed over the coffin" that night, and even spread to the outside world. Later, the bad news confirmed that he said with great sorrow: "This happened between heaven and earth. Can I still be here? " I don't believe that Cian died of illness. Another party, Zuo, then minister of military affairs, suddenly heard that Ci 'an was ill and died, and stamped his foot and said loudly, "Yesterday morning, it was clear and clear, just like a patient. "Even if you get sick, how can it be so fast?"

The second theory is that Ci and Ci 'an made bad friends and Ci 'an was forced to commit suicide.

According to "Qing Chao", Ci 'an and Cixi listened to politics, and Cixi had a strong desire for power, but Ci 'an was tired of doing things and did not fight for power, so she enjoyed it. However, at the beginning of 188 1, Cixi suffered a bloody drama, so she couldn't take care of things. There was a time when Ci 'an only looked at state affairs, which made Cixi very unhappy. "She intervened in state affairs by bribing and selling entrustment, and her words were quite radical." As a result, Cian was very angry, and she couldn't refute it. In a rage, she "swallowed her snuff bottle."

The third argument is that Cixi poisoned herself with drugs.

According to "The Waiji of Cixi", when Xianfeng died, he secretly left a testament to Ci 'an, asking her to supervise Cixi. If Cixi "behaves well, that's enough, otherwise you can issue this imperial edict and order the courtiers to carry on the family line." But honest Cian told this story to Cixi. Hearing this, the sinister and diabolical Cixi apparently wept for Ci 'an. In fact, she had already killed her, so she took the opportunity to offer bait to Ci 'an, secretly poisoned it and murdered it. Another Wen Tingyun's "Smell the Wind and Dust" thinks that Cixi was pregnant because of adultery and was discovered by Ci 'an, and is going to abolish the title of Empress Dowager Cixi. As soon as Cixi heard this, she moved her hand first and poisoned Ci 'an.

Inside the palace, the mystery of the ages. The latter statements are all hearsay and unofficial history's notes, and there is no reliable historical basis. What the truth is, it needs further research and analysis.

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