Empress Dowager Cixi's bed was carved by Westerners, the content is shocking!

For example, Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, she was the only female emperor in Chinese history. Wu Zetian was endowed with extraordinary talent and agility, was decisive and was not inferior to men in the slightest.

Cixi was a legendary figure during the late Qing Dynasty. She staged three coups after the deat.h of Emperor Xianfeng and eventually took control of the country.

Although she did not claim to be the Emperor, she held real power for decades, Emperor Guangxu was just a puppet. As her power increased, her demands on life also increased,

In order to have a better life, Cixi even appropriated military supplies to build her own mausoleum. As the supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty, it was understandable to pursue the highest level of enjoyment, but at this time the Qing Dynasty had collapsed. And she actually disregarded the safety of the country and issued a declaration of war that shocked the world.

Soon after, the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers broke through the city of Beijing. Empress Dowager Cixi hastily fled to the west, leaving only a few high-ranking officials to act as intermediaries with foreigners and become a foreign power.

After breaking into Beijing, after looting all the treasures of Yuanmingyuan, they burned down Yuanmingyuan. Then, they broke into the palace again to take all the valuables for themselves and destroyed what could not be taken, leaving the once glorious palace full of scars. After doing this, they were still not satisfied, and to show their conquest spirit, they left souvenirs everywhere.

One of the Italian officers wanted to experience the feeling of world domination. After his companion left, he shamelessly slept in Cixi's bed for a night. What was even more shameful was that he carved a line on the bed that roughly meant "having visited here before".

After considering many reasons, Cixi finally let Li Hongzhang - who carried her bad reputation - negotiate with the Western powers. Finally, because of receiving a huge compensation from the Qing Dynasty, the Western empires also agreed to withdraw their troops from Beijing.

The actions of the Eight-Nation Alliance caused the Qing Dynasty to suffer heavy losses, but Empress Dowager Cixi did not feel guilty at all, acting as if this had never happened, and returned to the palace with peace of mind. But when she saw the inscriptions on her bed, Cixi did not know a foreign language, so she immediately called Li Hongzhang to translate. After reading it, Li Hongzhang hesitated and did not dare to translate it, and even his face turned red.

Only then did Empress Dowager Cixi find an official who knew English and learned what the words engraved on her bed meant. They roughly read: "Respected Empress Dowager Cixi, first of all, please forgive me for sleeping in your bed. It's a pity that I can't sleep with you." Of course, at that time, the official was also afraid for his own life, so he translated it much more smoothly and made it sound better.

Even Empress Dowager Cixi herself knew after hearing it that the true content of these words was definitely too offensive to the listener, but no one dared to bravely speak the truth, so she could only endure it and not punish the interpreter.

When it comes to Empress Dowager Cixi, many people do not have a good impression of her. Because some of the things she did during her reign were not popular with the people.

However, when it comes to her beauty, this has been a controversial topic for many years. But looking at her pictures when she was young, combined with historical documents, it is not difficult to see that Empress Dowager Cixi was indeed a great beauty when she was young.

Cixi entered the palace at the ag.e of sixteen and became Lan Guiren. However, Emperor Xianfeng of Qingwenzong had many concubines at that time, so Cixi had been in the palace for a long time and was not favored by the emperor. Cixi, seeing such a future, feared that she would never have the chance to be favored, so she tried every way to get an audience with the emperor.

So, the clever Cixi started bribing An Dehai, the eunuch who served Emperor Xianfeng, to introduce her. An Dehai completed his mission. When Emperor Xianfeng saw Cixi, he was completely captivated by the beauty of this concubine. So, immediately after that, Cixi was promoted from Lan Guiren to Qin Fei, then she was successively promoted to Yi Fei, Gui Fei and finally Empress. Was this just a coincidence? Of course not, there were reasons for this. Cixi's beauty was an important point.

The book "Manchu's Outer History" described the Empress Dowager Cixi as follows: "Although she was young, she was very intelligent and her beauty was unmatched." (Describing the period when Cixi was young). This description is very formal and standard, very consistent with the way of writing in traditional historical documents. Cixi was very beautiful when she was young, with a dignified personality and radiant aura, many men would stop to look at her when they saw her.

At that time, many foreign artists came to China to visit and learn, they were welcomed and met by Cixi. Therefore, they had the opportunity to see the real face of Empress Dowager Cixi. Cixi loved taking pictures and painting, so there were many pictures and paintings of her by foreign artists. Currently, many pictures and paintings of Cixi have been restored by experts and are still very beautiful.

Even after her deat.h, the rumors continued. According to legend, after Cixi passed away, the "grave robber" Sun Dianying sneaked into the mausoleum and opened her coffin and found that the famous Empress Dowager's appearance was still the same as before. And she did not look like an old woman in her seventies, let alone someone who had been dead for decades. Although these are just some legends, looking at the photo, many people have to admit that Empress Dowager Cixi was indeed very beautiful when she was young.

Empress Dowager Cixi: Built a luxurious bathroom, every time she bathed she would cry out in coldness. Thảo Mai19:44:44 20/09/2024In Chinese history, Empress Dowager Cixi is famous as a powerful woman of the Qing Dynasty. Information about her daily life always makes later generations curious.