As a result, her decision was opposed by Zhang Zhidong and others. They believe that the Boxer Rebellion led to civil strife in the Qing Dynasty and must be eliminated. They can only negotiate if they are desperate to fight against the great powers. They hoped that Henan and Shandong would not be affected by the Boxer Rebellion and the Eight-Nation Alliance War. Is this the so-called? Southeast mutual insurance movement? . Cixi gives full play to her own? Political initiative? And asked the provinces to continue to use the Boxer Rebellion against Eight-Nation Alliance, and sent cronies to express condolences to the envoys of various countries, hoping that they could write to the heads of state to solve problems for the Qing Dynasty. Is that so? Two-faced? It is really surprising that this kind of behavior comes from the ruler of a country.
Having said that, Cixi's attitude is still worthy of recognition. She did not surrender China to foreign powers in the early days, but she also made some resistance. Cixi and her ministers knew nothing about the information. They thought that the Boxer was invulnerable and wanted to use the power of the Boxer to attack the powers, but the Boxer took advantage of it. Help clean up the ocean? It is not clear how many foreigners entered Beijing under the pretext of killing Qin Huang, but what did the Boxer Rebellion actually take as Catholics and Christians in China? Religious people? The cruelty of disposal and means is outrageous.
As a result, Empress Dowager Cixi's kindness to Eight-Nation Alliance still didn't stop them from invading Beijing. In the end, she had to give up her tough policy towards foreigners, and her attitude towards the boxer movement changed from support to hostility. When it is profitable, she becomes an ally; when it is unprofitable, she becomes an enemy. 190 1 year, with the mediation and support of empress dowager cixi, the Qing government signed the treaty of shame and ugliness with the great powers, which made the Qing government completely lose the right to speak in politics, and the great powers had the final say in state affairs, marking that China was completely reduced to a semi-colony of the great powers.
However, in this unequal treaty, Cixi, who contributed to the treaty, was not identified as the culprit. What is the reason? At that time, Beijing had become the bag of the great powers. It can be said that the fate of the Qing Dynasty was entirely in the hands of imperialism. As for the way forward, it is entirely up to them to decide. As a result, because these countries failed to reach an agreement on handling opinions, Cixi did enough superficial work for the domestic people, and her great role in this incident was diluted, thus reducing the people's hatred for her. What the hell is going on?
At that time, Britain, Russia and Germany meant to share the big cake of China, but the United States disagreed. His suggestion is to abolish the closed-door policy of the Qing dynasty, ensure the original political order of the Qing government, and open the country. At the same time, Zhang Zhidong, an important official of the Qing Dynasty, and others are trying to change the attitudes of Britain, Russia and Germany towards the Qing Dynasty. Later, even the German general Walters realized that it was not a good move for Eight-Nation Alliance to carve up China. It can be seen that it is not that the powers don't want to eat this cake, let alone that this cake is not fragrant, but that this cake is too big for them to eat.
So the powers changed their strategy and hoped to get the greatest benefit for themselves, which was recognized, but Manchu became a tool of the powers completely. At this time, Cixi has been in power for more than 30 years, and she has great influence in China, which can still shock the Qing people. British Hurd also said that the best way to maintain business relations with the Qing Dynasty is to continue the existing rule and let the Manchu regime naturally decay, and then China people will naturally overthrow it. Under the combined effect of these reasons, talented ministers in the Qing Dynasty, such as Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong, stepped onto the political stage and became die-hard fans of Cixi.
When negotiating with the great powers, Li Hongzhang's primary task was to support Cixi's dominant position, demanding that Cixi should not be punished in the Treaty of Xin Chou. They think that under the current situation, if Cixi falls, the new rulers can't suppress it, and China will inevitably have civil strife, which is unacceptable to China and the great powers. Cixi was promulgated in the name of Guangxu, China? Guilty? , put their own responsibility on Guangxu and the big ministers, and also falsely asked the world to write a letter to remonstrate, so that the people can correct their mistakes and put forward suggestions for governing the country.
Cixi's practice not only appeased the domestic people, but also achieved her goal by kowtowing to foreigners. Her weakness made the powers think that the Manchu rulers had become their qualified pawns and would surely bring countless wealth to the powers. Therefore, Cixi, who initially supported the Boxer Rebellion in killing foreigners, was not killed by foreigners. The reason lies in the deep interest relationship between Cixi and the great powers. Without Cixi China, the wealth that the great powers wanted could not be obtained. If Cixi were here, she would be dead set on power and gain wealth.