It is an eternal phenomenon of the Chinese nation that one person gains the Tao, but Empress Dowager Cixi, who holds the power, did not help her poor brother. In ancient China, kings were hereditary. The kings of a dynasty all belong to the direct line, and the ministers and cronies around them all have the same surname, so the blood relationship is very strong, which has produced an eternal saying that the prince would rather have seeds. In the Qing dynasty, there were many fights in the harem. The title of empress was determined by the emperor according to their father's position in Korea. This is a means of power balance, so the struggle between concubines in the harem also involves their family relationship. Generally, if they are favored by the emperor, their family will be promoted. Empress dowager cixi held the power, and it is reasonable to say that she would also promote her own brother, but in fact she did not. It's not that Cixi has outstanding ideas, but that she can't help at all.

1, although the power is in hand, don't be arrogant. Cixi's power mainly came from her son Guangxu, who took over before Guangxu grew up. In the courtiers' hearts, she only knew Emperor Guangxu, but Cixi was not the emperor in their hearts. If Cixi wants to promote her own brother, she will be mistakenly inserted into her relatives to prepare for usurpation.

2. My brother is incompetent and only knows pleasure all day. Gui Xiang, the younger brother of Cixi, is too loved by his family. He is lazy and doesn't like reading. He likes to play with uneducated dudes. Therefore, he is a man without virtue and incompetence. He didn't know what to do when he got a decent position. Forced help will be gossiped by ministers, which will damage the family honor. Her attitude towards her brother is that she hates iron and does not produce steel.

3, help does not lie in official position, and giving it economically is not help. In fact, Cixi's younger brother has never been down and out, but he is far worse than himself. Although he couldn't help her come to power because of his brother's incompetence, she didn't sit idly by, but secretly gave her money to help her brother Gui Xiang eat, drink and be merry all day, which was in line with his nature and wouldn't cause trouble to Cixi.