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"The Death of Guangxu" Subtitle: The Struggle and Fall of the Tragic Emperor Author: Xu Linling
"The Death of Guangxu" Subtitle: The Struggle and Fall of the Tragic Emperor Author: Xu Linling
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Introduction · · · · · ·
Why was a huge amount of "arsenic" detected in the remains of Emperor Guangxu? Guangxu died one day earlier than Cixi. Is it a historical coincidence, or is there another mystery?
How did Cixi step onto the political stage and manipulate the political situation? How did she and Prince Gong Yizhen exploit each other and eventually turn against each other?
Why was the three-year-old Emperor Guangxu, who was of a lower rank, designated as the heir to the throne by Empress Dowager Cixi? What kind of extraordinary political wisdom did Emperor Guangxu's biological father, Prince Chun Yihuan, have?
Was the Hundred Days' Reform a farce created by Kang Youwei and Liang? Was Empress Dowager Cixi really a "diehard" who opposed reform?
Why did Emperor Guangxu favor Concubine Zhen alone, and why did he have conflicts with Empress Dowager Cixi over marital issues? How did the emperor's family affairs affect the course of history?
This book revolves around the mystery of Emperor Guangxu's death and comprehensively reviews his life: from when he was crowned as a child, to learning various cultural knowledge from court officials, to handling state affairs under the guidance of Empress Dowager Cixi, to ruling the country himself and launching the Hundred Days' Reform; to being trapped in Yingtai and dying of depression. The work presents the complex and multifaceted life of Emperor Guangxu from a novel perspective, in a three-dimensional and realistic way.
The book also relies on original materials such as memorials, diaries, letters, and the emperor's comments, based on a detailed analysis of historical facts, to restore the various grievances and disputes between Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi, and Emperor Guangxu's true attitude towards the Hundred Days' Reform. It fully demonstrates the complex entanglement between Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty, as well as the various impacts on the government.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Xu Linling is a senior journalist and the current senior editor of Southern People Weekly. Since she started her career, she has covered economic, social, humanistic and historical professional reports, and has devoted herself to the ideological and academic fields with a problem-oriented mindset. She has won the China Biography Literature (Short and Medium Stories) Excellence Award and other professional awards.
Being in the cultural "fast food" industry that produces fragile products, I have the delusion of writing character works with depth and warmth.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
Chapter 3 The young emperor's "succession" controversy The failed mother The young Prince Chun's preservation wisdom sitting on the dragon throne The emperor's family affairs Chapter 4 Political changes and coups in the fog From the Forbidden City to the Summer Palace The Qing Dynasty in 1894
The “Hundred Days’ Reform” Shrouded in Mystery (Part 1)
The “Hundred Days’ Reform” Shrouded in Mystery (Part 2)
Zhang Zhidong on the Road Chapter 5: Ten Years as a Prisoner Water Prisoner Bird Rebellion (Part 1) - Boxer Rebellion (Part 2) - The Last "Mother and Son" of the Two Palaces in the West
Chapter 6: Suspect X Appears
