The 60th birthday is an important birthday for many old people, not to mention Cixi, the ruler of the Qing Dynasty at that time. You know, in order to celebrate this birthday for Cixi, the military funds in the national treasury were also misappropriated, which directly led to the failure of the Sino-Japanese War. However, for Empress Dowager Cixi, who is in power, those treasures of gold and silver, jade jewelry and exquisite silk have long been neglected, making it even more difficult for people who celebrate their birthdays to talk about them. Finally, the release of Li around Empress Dowager Cixi is the most popular with Empress Dowager Cixi, and it can also show Empress Dowager Cixi's kindness.
In fact, the most important thing about this gift is to capture the feudal superstition of the ancients. Two kinds of animals, birds and fish, were released, but they were also trained. Li Xian opened the cage, and the bird just flew out and flew back. But bird training was very common in ancient times, so people were not very surprised, but they released fish later. There is no record of training fish in ancient times. We all know that fish is an animal with a short memory, but Li put these fish in warm water from the beginning and kept them on his birthday. Cixi saw this and rewarded Li.
There is no good omen in this world. It can be said that these people are trying their best to please Empress Dowager Cixi.