At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the country was decadent, and compared with western countries, it was backward in all aspects, and it was a backward feudal dynasty. At this time, western countries have experienced bourgeois revolution and industrial revolution, and entered a developed capitalist era. When the western countries invaded China, China could not resist completely and signed many unequal treaties, becoming a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
In the historical environment at that time, political reform and reform have become the unanimous voice of the whole country. As a young emperor Guangxu, he also has the passion of reform and reform. With the support of reformists such as Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, political reform began. Unfortunately, the political reform was blocked, because it touched the interests of some conservatives, so the reformists and Guangxu Mi murdered Cixi, hoping that Yuan Shikai would send troops. After Yuan Shikai's report, the reform failed, the reformists were hunted down, and Emperor Guangxu was also under house arrest.
In fact, Cixi hated Emperor Guangxu at that time, so why didn't she kill Guangxu? Because Guangxu was an orthodox emperor after all, Cixi had a bad reputation. If Guangxu is killed, it will inevitably cause public outrage. At that time, foreign envoys were very supportive of Guangxu's political reform and reform, bent on keeping a broad mind and never promised to kill Guangxu. Under the constraints of various forces, Cixi still did not dare to kill Guangxu, but put Guangxu under house arrest and monopolized power by herself.
Cixi hated Guangxu, but after her death, she took the Emperor Guangxu away and never returned to Guangxu.