When it comes to Cixi, everyone must have heard about it. As a powerful figure in the court in the late Qing Dynasty, if Cixi stamped her foot, the Qing court would start a bloody storm. She blatantly allowed the eunuch Li Lianying to marry, and also asked the civil and military officials of the court to congratulate her. No one in the government or the public dared to refute such an unseemly thing, and the only official who dared to speak out was demoted in the end. One can imagine Cixi's power at that time.

So, as Cixi was a woman but did not have the talent of the empress Wu Zetian, was there really no one in the Qing court? Why did she allow her to act so recklessly? Those princes saw their family dynasties becoming so chaotic, and no one came out to fight against it. Are all the princes in Cixi incompetent? No, that's not the case. Prince Gong, the Sixth Prince at that time, was a very talented person with a keen sense of politics. Prince Gong was probably the only person in the court at that time who could compete with Cixi in terms of reputation, popular support, and political affairs.

Since Prince Gong is so talented, why didn’t he stand up and speak out for the government and the people? That's because Prince Gong was kicked out of the center of power by Cixi before Cixi became more powerful. So the question is, what is Cixi’s purpose in doing this? First of all, Cixi's husband left an imperial edict before his death, which stated that if Cixi took over the government, Empress Dowager Ci'an could join forces with Prince Gong to kill Cixi. Although the edict had been destroyed at this time, Empress Dowager Ci'an was also killed by Cixi. But Prince Gong could have had the right to kill Cixi, which was enough to make Cixi uneasy, so this was one of the reasons why she kicked Prince Gong out of the center of power.

Secondly, Prince Gong’s talents in governing the government far surpassed that of Cixi. When Cixi was trapped in the harem, Prince Gong had already handled political affairs for the late emperor in the previous dynasty and dealt with matters with various ministers. Therefore, Prince Gong's reputation among courtiers is far greater than that of Cixi. If Prince Gong had been at the center of power, Cixi would be restrained in doing things. Therefore, in order to further concentrate her power, Cixi kicked Prince Gong out of the center of power, who was more talented and more popular than her.