As we all know, China’s modern history is a history of humiliation. The Qing government signed countless unequal treaties that humiliated the country and reduced China to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal country step by step. Among them, the one that impressed all Chinese people the most was the Eight-Power Allied Forces' attack on Beijing on August 13, 1900. An ancient civilization with a history of five thousand years was easily invaded by a group of foreign invaders. In the late Qing Dynasty, Cixi had always been in charge of the overall situation. When the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing, where did she go?
It turned out that Cixi had already arranged an escape route before the enemy troops invaded Beijing. She took Guangxu, concubines, princesses, princes, more than 1,000 soldiers and countless eunuchs and maids with her. They set off in great force. Looking at the battle, those who didn’t know better thought they were out hunting!
After the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beijing, they burned, killed, and looted everywhere. They looted countless rare treasures from the Forbidden City, Zhongnanhai, and the Summer Palace. Even the Old Summer Palace, which had already been plundered by the British and French forces, was Once again, it was looted by the Eight-Power Allied Forces and finally turned into ruins. Those people who had no time to flee were even more humiliated and persecuted. Their emperor and queen mother had already abandoned the city and fled, not to mention the common people, who were even more afraid of these people with yellow hair and blue eyes.
Many people are very curious. There are three thousand beauties in the emperor’s harem. The queen mother ran away with the emperor. There are so many people in the harem. It is absolutely impossible for them to take these women with no strength. So these We simply cannot imagine what beastly things the Eight-Nation Allied Forces would do when faced with so many beauties in the harem. To everyone's surprise at that time, the commander of the Eight-Power Allied Forces only occupied the three main halls, but not the harem of the Qing Dynasty. Why was this?
Many people speculate that this is because they do not want to completely anger the Qing government. As the saying goes: a dog will jump over the wall in a hurry, but a rabbit will bite when it is anxious! Even though the Qing government's military capabilities are not as good as those of foreigners, it cannot bear the large number of us. If the Qing government decides to risk its lives and fight a big war, even if it loses the war in the end, it will suffer a lot of losses even if it wins the invading countries. After all, the Queen Mother and the Emperor had already run away, and they had lost all face, which was still bearable. But if everyone in the harem is insulted by the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, and the royal family is even more disgraced, I believe no man can bear it anymore, and men, women, and children across the country will definitely join forces to attack. Therefore, after the Eight-Nation Allied Forces plundered a certain amount of property, they stopped in time.
Moreover, the emperor’s favored concubines are all around him. Most of the ones left in the palace are unfavored, and most of them are old and lustful women, not to mention things. Fang's aesthetics are also different, so they may not have much interest in the concubine. Moreover, Cixi even issued an edict in the name of Emperor Guangxu: Measure China's material resources and make the country happy. This sentence is really shameless. Cixi is so generous. Cixi's words may have coaxed the Eight-Nation Allied Forces to be elated. After satisfying their wallets, they left with satisfaction. They didn't care about beautiful women!
I hope that everyone will remember this humiliating history and not forget it. We must remember the bitterness and be prepared for the sweetness, be prepared for danger in times of peace, and devote more energy to the construction of the country. As long as the motherland is strong, we will be in the world. Only when you go up can you truly stand up and be a good person!