Liu Kunyi had already noticed the huge gap between the boxer rebellion and the western powers, so he signed the Southeast Protection Covenant with Zhang Zhidong, Governor Li Hongzhang of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Governor Xu Yingzhen of Fujian and Zhejiang. Since then, Sichuan Governor Wei Xiao and Shandong Governor Yuan Shikai have also joined this treaty. This is the famous southeast mutual insurance in history.
Cixi? West end? I took off overnight and fled to Xi 'an. It was these governors who came forward to deal with the negotiations with foreigners, leaving Beijing to be ravaged by Eight-Nation Alliance. Cixi's first imperial edict from An to Lu 'an was to praise the outstanding work of these rulers. If you dare to be a little careless? Therefore, it is unknown whether the Manchu court still exists, and only these governors can be commended. Among them, Yuan Shikai was promoted and appointed as Minister of Beiyang Trade by Shandong Governor.
However, this is only a superficial phenomenon. Although from a certain point of view, such mutual protection did protect the Jiangnan area from war, in Cixi's view, their actions were definitely hitting their own faces. I don't even care about the safety of the court and the queen mother. Local political and military power has been further expanded, and the authority of the central government has been greatly reduced. Although forced by the situation, Cixi wrote to praise them. Old age is the way to seek the country? However, these government ministers who openly beat Cixi did not end well in the end.
Liu Kunyi's policy in the imperial court was repeatedly criticized by Cixi. After his death, the imperial court sympathized with his achievements, died loyally, and worshipped the immortal temple. Zhang Zhidong has been devoted to the Westernization Movement. After his death, posthumous title Wen Xiang.
Li Hongzhang was awarded the Governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang to hold peace talks with the great powers. After his death, he was given a letter to his teacher and a letter to Wenzhong. Be reviled by future generations for a hundred years. Xu Yingzhen, governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was impeached by the suggestion and retired from the DPRK, and was not rewarded after his death.
From this point of view, the government ministers who participated in the mutual insurance in Southeast China all ended badly. In addition to the irreplaceable ending of Zhang Zhidong, Liu Kunyi was obviously targeted by Cixi, who simply died in time and retained this honor after her death. But Xu Yingkun is in pain. Although many people helped to argue after being impeached, he was still absent from the court and even failed to leave honor after his death.