Emperor Xianfeng, the father of Emperor Tongzhi, and Prince Yi Xuan, the biological father of Emperor Guangxu, are half-brothers and sons of Emperor Daoguang. Empress Dowager Cixi, the biological mother of Emperor Tongzhi, and Prince Chunxian, the biological mother of Emperor Guangxu, are sisters (whether they are half-brothers or half-brothers, I didn't find the relevant information), and they are both the daughters of third-class benefactors! This is probably the biggest similarity between Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu.
Acceded to the throne at an early age
This is also one of the similarities between Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu. Emperor Xianfeng of Tongzhi succeeded to the throne in the eleventh year, at the age of five. Similarly, Emperor Guangxu was only four years old when he succeeded to the throne in the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, which was one year younger than the age when Emperor Tongzhi ascended the throne. It is both their luck and their misfortune to be enthroned at a young age. Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu, because they were young, became the political chips that Empress Dowager Cixi played with in applause ... They have been living in the shadow of their mothers/aunts since childhood!
Make puppets together
This is one of the similarities between Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu that many people think, but it is not. It is basically reasonable to say that Emperor Guangxu is a puppet. Even after leading the government, Emperor Guangxu was subject to Empress Dowager Cixi everywhere. /kloc-after the coup in 0/898, he was imprisoned and completely became a puppet ... but the situation of Tongzhi emperor was different and could not be regarded as a real puppet.
Why do you say that? For example, Emperor Tongzhi chose the queen before the wedding, perhaps because of his grandfather Duan Hua or because of the support of Empress Ci 'an. Empress Dowager Cixi didn't like Queen Alut, but the Tongzhi emperor finally chose Alut, and for this reason, the relationship with the biological mother Empress Dowager Cixi was very unhappy! Compared with Emperor Guangxu, Emperor Guangxu didn't like his cousin Ye Lahu, who was filial to the queen, but he was forced to accept it passively by Empress Dowager Cixi, and there was no resistance! This is enough to explain the problem. Emperor Tongzhi has the final say, and his personal rule in his later period is true, even if Empress Dowager Cixi objects, it is useless! Therefore, the Tongzhi emperor can not be regarded as a puppet in the true sense.
Empress dowager cixi is in power all over the world. Why can't she force her son? Are mother and child affectionate? Maybe it's one aspect. After all, it is only a matter of time before his son comes to power. Xuan Di has just been the king of Qin Zhao Xiang for forty years. At her age, Empress Dowager Cixi couldn't manage the Tongzhi Emperor for a lifetime! Empress Dowager Cixi had to think about this problem. It is not good for her to be too hard on her son. From Empress Dowager Cixi's attitude and education towards Tongzhi Emperor, we can see that she still hopes her son can become a promising king.
But that's not the main reason. The main reason is that Empress Dowager Cixi is far from being the Empress Dowager Cixi ten years after Guangxu, and she is speechless. During the Tongzhi period, Empress Dowager Ci 'an was still alive, and Prince Yi Xin of Gong Zhong had not been kicked out of the power center. The confluence of the two greatly restricted the power of Empress Dowager Cixi and formed a delicate balance of power.
At that time, the tendency of tongzhi emperor was very important. Once the son is completely offended, the Tongzhi emperor will completely fall to his first mothers, Empress Ci 'an and Yixin, and Empress Dowager Cixi will become very passive, and it is likely that the loss will outweigh the gain. Therefore, although the power of Tongzhi Emperor was still restricted after he came to power, he was not a puppet. He still has some real power, at least he can use Empress Ci 'an and fight Empress Cixi wholeheartedly.
Empress Cian died in the seventh year of Guangxu, and Yixin was kicked out of the power center in the tenth year of Guangxu. After Emperor Guangxu came to power, he lost all the political power he could rely on, so he had to be sacrificed and became the puppet of Empress Dowager Cixi ... So, being a puppet is not the * * * similarity between Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu, but the biggest difference between them!
die young
This is also one of the similarities between Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu. Emperor Tongzhi lost his life because of smallpox when he was only nineteen. Of course, it is also said that it is because of "syphilis", but there is no conclusive evidence. Although Emperor Guangxu lived longer than Emperor Tongzhi, he never lived past forty. In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu, Emperor Guangxu, who was only 38 years old, died. The official statement of the Qing Dynasty is natural death.
However, a 38-year-old young man died the day before Cixi died, which is obviously abnormal. Archaeologists in chongling later found that the arsenic content in the hair of Emperor Guangxu was seriously exceeded, which directly pointed to the poisoning death of Emperor Guangxu. In other words, it is very likely that Empress Dowager Cixi had executed Emperor Guangxu before her death! Anyway, the Tongzhi emperor and Guangxu emperor both died young, which is similar to * * *.
In fact, Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu have many similarities, so I won't list them here. It's sad to have a mother like Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu, and an aunt like that! Perhaps Emperor Xianfeng had followed the example of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Mrs Gou Jian, and the Qing Dynasty was another scene. Unfortunately, history has no ifs. ...