As we all know, Empress Dowager Cixi is one of the few women who have been in power for a long time. At that time, China's decline had an unshirkable responsibility with her. She played two generations of emperors, and she was particularly cruel. She is a famous strong woman, of course, she also has a fragile side. Many people say that the main responsibility for the demise of the Qing Dynasty belongs to Empress Dowager Cixi. In fact, this sentence is right or wrong.
Empress Dowager Cixi, as the ruler, did not bring about changes, but slowed down the pace of national reform. There is no doubt that this is dereliction of duty, but on the other hand, she is not a victim under the feudal system. The greatest harm of feudalism to people is not in the body, but in the mind. Although Empress Dowager Cixi is the Empress Dowager, it is no exception. Although she enjoys the splendor in the air, in fact, her heart is extremely empty and she hasn't been home for decades.
This is the sorrow in the feudal system. As long as she becomes a harem concubine, she is not allowed to visit her family. At the beginning, Cixi was not the Empress Dowager Cixi, so her status was gradually improved. She attacked for decades, and that time she went home, it was because she had just given birth to a prince and an emperor. Cixi has always given people the impression of being indifferent and selfish, but when she met her parents after returning to China, she also showed her little girl-like affection in front of her parents.