Then, although Cixi had long held the power of political affairs in her hands, she listened to politics from the front screen and even reached the point of directly manipulating the emperor. But no matter how tough the political means of Cixi are, she always poses as Empress Dowager Cixi, and? Lafaille. This word is obviously more collocated with men. Therefore, many people are puzzled by the origin of the title of Cixi.
According to the records in the Grand View of unofficial history in Qing Dynasty,? Empress Dowager Cixi Qin Xiao was a Guanyin Bodhisattva in her spare time. The general idea of this sentence is that Cixi used to dress up as Guanyin after she was in politics, just like what we now know as cosplay. In the large-scale historical drama "Towards * * * and Harmony", there is also a scene in which Cixi wears a Guanyin costume to take pictures in front of foreigners' cameras. It's ironic that Li and the maids around her even dressed up as golden couple.
However, judging from the above historical data, it is precisely because of this practice of Cixi that she was flattered by the people around her. Lafaille. . However, there is another story about the origin of the title of Cixi Lafayette. Once the capital was dry and there was little rain, Cixi, a Buddhist, chose an auspicious day of the zodiac and led a group of courtiers to pray for rain in the palace. Strangely, Cixi prayed for rain for a long time, and it rained cats and dogs three days later, washing away the heat in Beijing.
At this time, the eunuch Li took the opportunity to flatter his master, saying that Cixi was like the reincarnation of the Buddha. In this way, the title of Cixi Lafayette also spread.
However, although we naturally think of the dictatorship of Empress Dowager Cixi when we mention Lafayette, in fact, according to the research of historians, the title of Lafayette actually does not only appear in Cixi. According to the literature, the religious belief of Jurchen is more inclined to Shamanism, but after long-term integration with the Central Plains culture, most Jurchen began to believe in Buddhism.
Before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Buddhism had become the main belief of the Jurchen nationality, including the rulers, without exception. So? Lafaille. This title originally applied to all Manchu emperors. Because semantically speaking, what is the name of the leader of the Jurchen clan? All columns? And the name is the same as in Buddhism? Schumann? Very similar. You know, Schumann also belongs to a Buddhist name in the language system of Jurchen.
Therefore, after entering the Central Plains, the Jurchen culture and the Central Plains culture quickly merged, and gradually produced many transliterated characters, including the transformation process of Manzhu Shumanfo. Because Manzhu was originally used to address the leaders of the Jurchen nationality, after the establishment of the Manchu regime, rulers of all dynasties could be called Buddhas. As for adding a name before the Buddha? Old? Word, is also a normal phenomenon. This also reflects that Cixi was the real ruler in the late Qing Dynasty.
It can be seen that Lafayette is not the patent of Cixi alone, but if it is a dynasty other than Manchu, it will be inconsistent with historical materials if it appears again!