As a result, it was unexpected that Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, and the eight-nation army was on a roll all the way, and the invulnerable Boxer did not play any role. In the same year, when Beijing fell, Empress Dowager Cixi fled to the west with Guangxu. Of course, this trip to the west was euphemistically called by the Qing court. Nishio? .
If Empress Dowager Cixi doesn't escape, then she must be really dead.
As for the biggest beneficiaries, it must be Emperor Guangxu and Li Hongzhang.
First of all, let's talk about historical facts. When Empress Dowager Cixi fled, the outer city had fallen. When Eight-Nation Alliance attacked the inner city, it was said that some stray bullets drifted into the palace. Empress Dowager Cixi narrowly escaped when she entered the inner city in Eight-Nation Alliance and completely occupied Beijing.
Because I was in a hurry, I was not prepared enough. At first, I was in a mess on the road like a lost dog.
Assuming that Empress Dowager Cixi would rather die than run, there is definitely no chance to make a comeback. Because people have scored in the inner city, there is no chance to make a comeback.
Then the life and death of Empress Dowager Cixi must be decided by foreigners, and then Empress Dowager Cixi has only two ends, one is to live. The second is to die.
First, Empress Dowager Cixi connived at the Boxer Rebellion burning churches to kill foreigners, and it also spread to the concessions and embassies of western powers. Even Cleander, the German envoy to the Qing Dynasty at that time, was shot.
Just because Cixi connived at the killing of foreigners below, it has angered the western powers, so it is not impossible for these people to kill Empress Dowager Cixi in a rage.
Second, Empress Dowager Cixi was obviously disobedient, which was not in the interests of the great powers.
Why didn't the western powers completely carve up the Qing dynasty? First, because this big cake is not easy to divide, it forms a strange balance situation under the restraint of many parties. Second, the Qing court is obedient, just like the withdrawal machine of various forces, which is in line with the interests of western powers.
However, Empress Dowager Cixi began to disobey, which led to Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China. Therefore, if Empress Dowager Cixi is disobedient, the western powers will naturally kill her and replace her with an obedient person.
There must be some questions, so why didn't the powers kill Empress Dowager Cixi in history?
This is very simple, first of all, because Cixi escaped, and fled directly to Xi 'an, which was beyond the reach of Eight-Nation Alliance. And more importantly, Empress Dowager Cixi later agreed to Eight-Nation Alliance's various claims for compensation, so she escaped.
Therefore, if Empress Dowager Cixi would rather die than flee, then Eight-Nation Alliance will definitely kill Empress Dowager Cixi in a rage after her invasion of Beijing. After all, Empress Dowager Cixi connived at killing many foreigners and then changed to an obedient spokesperson. Don't give Empress Dowager Cixi a chance to make peace, so as to make an example for one.