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Chapter 245: An unexpected coup
Although the Reform Movement of 1898 ultimately failed, many scholars in various dynasties found a doubt in it.

It can be said that the key reason why the Reform Movement of 1898 ended hastily was that the coup launched by Kang Youwei failed.

Therefore, scholars in various dynasties were extremely confused about the 1898 Coup, and they did not understand why Guangxu instigated Kang Youwei to carry out such a rebellious and unethical act.

You must know that in name, Empress Dowager Cixi is the mother of Emperor Guangxu.

In a feudal dynasty where filial piety governs the world, it is simply crazy for a son to want to launch a coup to get rid of his mother.

Even if Guangxu succeeded in getting rid of Cixi in a coup, it would be impossible for the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to allow a matricide emperor to remain on the throne.

The civil and military ministers who were deeply influenced by Confucianism would not accept an unfilial emperor, and Guangxu could only be ousted from power in the end.

Scholars from various dynasties asked the anchor about their doubts about the 1898 Coup. After Su Chen saw it, he realized that everyone had misunderstood.

"Actually, the 1898 Coup of 18 had nothing to do with Guangxu. It was purely an oolong incident. The anchor can tell you the ins and outs of this oolong incident."

"The failure of the two Opium Wars made the Qing Dynasty see the gap between itself and the West."

"Emperor Guangxu was an ambitious and promising monarch, but he had fame but no power. He could not say anything and was unlucky."

“The different levels of reform have led to huge differences in the development speed and final results between China and Japan.”

"But after experiencing the disastrous defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, people discovered that the system of their ancestors no longer worked."

"It's understandable that Britain and France can't beat them. After all, they are the most powerful countries in the world."

Although he respected and feared Cixi, he never thought of launching a coup to get rid of Cixi.

He just wanted to cry without tears. He almost hated Kang Youwei to death for causing him to be placed under house arrest and lost his freedom.

"Comparing China and Japan, it is obvious that a country only knows how to imitate but has no innovation and hematopoietic functions."

"There is no other choice but to buy warships and send orders from the great powers."

Cixi put him under house arrest in Yingtai for no apparent reason. He had no way to redress his grievances.

He had clearly told Cixi that he had no knowledge of the coup.

Guangxu: I have no knowledge of the 1898 Coup, and I don’t even know what it is about. Thank you to the anchor for clearing my name.

"What is implemented is a distanced contact policy. It only involves artifacts without learning the system. It only covers the surface but does not understand the fundamentals."

"It means that we only need to learn Western technology, but we still have to use the system from our ancestors."

"But after Emperor Meiji came to power and ended the rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan soon launched the vigorous Meiji Restoration Movement."

"The reformers represented by Kang Youwei were great heroes who saved the country and the people, saving the Chinese nation from the fire."

"But the historical truth of the Reform Movement of 1898 is not like this. Generally speaking, the Reform Movement of 1898 was a tragedy caused by a mistake."

"But even small Japan can't defeat it, which is really unreasonable."

If he had known that Kang Youwei would surround the garden and kill him, he would definitely have stopped Kang Youwei from committing this treasonous act.

"There is no doubt that the Meiji Restoration was a success."

"This is completely different from Japan's strategy of leaving Asia and entering Europe when it implemented the Meiji Restoration and actively followed the strategy of integrating into the West."

"When the Qing Dynasty was engaged in the Westernization Movement, Japan was still in the Tokugawa Shogunate era."

Unfortunately, Cixi didn't believe him and had to think that he instigated Kang Youwei to do the coup.

But to say that she opposed the reform and called her an old witch, she completely denied it.

"The Empress Dowager Cixi represents the old stubbornness who is greedy for power. She is an old witch who stifles the reform and kills the reformers."

"After signing a treaty that was humiliating and humiliating the country, everyone understood that if reforms were not carried out, the Qing Dynasty would be finished."

She cannot argue with the claim that she is greedy for power.

That coup was completely planned by Kang Youwei without permission. He had no knowledge at all and was completely kept in the dark.

"Since the Westernization Movement is not possible, Japan's Meiji Restoration is."

"The Qing Dynasty still needs to reform, so it should follow the example of Japan and learn from the advanced political and economic systems of the West. Otherwise, it will have no choice but to perish."

“Throughout the thirty years of Westernization Movement, the Qing government’s attitude towards the West was that it was both afraid of the system and disgusted with the culture.”

"So under the auspices of Cixi and Prince Gong, the Qing Dynasty launched a vigorous Westernization Movement."

"It's natural. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, everyone from Cixi to Guangxu to traffickers and foot soldiers understood the same truth."

"Now when we talk about the Reform Movement of 1898, we future generations often have deep-rooted stereotypes."

After all, Cixi was very kind to him in terms of legal principles and nurturing grace.

Cixi: I support the emperor's reform, but the emperor fails to live up to expectations, so I can only come out to stabilize the situation.

"Especially the Second Opium War, which directly destroyed the capital."

“The purpose of the Westernization Movement is to use Chinese learning as the body and Western learning as the application.”

There is no way that he would commit such a deviant crime, and no one in the world would forgive him, let alone himself.

"Japan has thus embarked on the path of capitalism, and its national power has become stronger and stronger."

"Japan at that time was similar to the Qing Dynasty. It was also closed to the outside world and completely failed to keep up with the trend of world development."

"So in 1898, under the auspices of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing government began the Reform Movement of ."

Since the Opium War, the Qing Dynasty has been bullied by European powers, and now it is still bullied by Japan, which it used to look down upon.

In order for the Qing Dynasty to survive, she deeply understood that the law must be reformed.

Therefore, she strongly supported the emperor's appointment of reformists to carry out reforms.

As long as the emperor does not violate the ancestral system, she will not stop him from making any changes he wants.

But it turned out that the emperor would only make the situation worse, causing strong dissatisfaction among many ministers.

If this continues, the Manchu Qing Dynasty itself will collapse before the Qing Dynasty is completely carved up by the great powers.

In such a turbulent situation, she could only come out to clean up the mess left by the emperor, so there is no theory that she killed the reform.

"Before talking about the 1898 Coup of 18, the anchor will first tell you about the protagonist of the incident, Cixi."

"Cixi is a person who can be said to be both lucky and unfortunate at the same time."

"She is lucky. She is the most powerful woman in Chinese history. She has been in charge of the Qing Dynasty for nearly half a century, enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and finally died a good death."

"Say she is unlucky. She has encountered all three major misfortunes in life."

"I lost my father at an early age. My father died when I was 18."

"As the saying goes, children from poor families take charge of the family early. As the eldest sister in the family, she shouldered the burden of the family at a young age."

"I lost my husband in middle age. My husband Xianfeng died when I was 26 years old, and 26 years old was considered middle-aged at the time."

"Finally, she lost her son in her later years. When she was 40 years old, she finally raised her son Tongzhi. When her son took charge, she could retire and enjoy a happy life."

"But I never thought that Tongzhi would die again, and the white-haired man would send the black-haired man away."

"When the three major misfortunes in life happen to a person at the same time, most people's mentality will collapse."

"If her mental quality was poor, the 40-year-old Cixi would probably have died of depression."

"However, Cixi survived with her strong psychological quality. She took the 4-year-old Guangxu into the palace and trained him from scratch."

Cixi: If my heart were not strong, I would not be where I am today.

Looking back on how difficult her journey has been, she couldn't help but feel sad and filled with emotion.

Ever since her father passed away when she was a child, she knew that she had no one to rely on but herself.

Finally, they had Emperor Xianfeng as their support, but within a few years of their good fortune, Emperor Xianfeng passed away, leaving them orphaned and widowed.

In order to keep her son's throne, she dealt with the political situation in the court alone, and one can imagine the bitterness in it.

After finally raising her son, she can enjoy peace and happiness.

But she never expected that misfortune would befall her again, and she would have to send someone with white hair to someone with black hair.

Suffering one blow after another, an ordinary person would probably end up depressed.

But she knew she couldn't fall, not only for herself, but also for the Qing Dynasty.

Today's Qing Empire is perilous and may perish at any time.

If she couldn't cheer up, the Qing Empire would be leaderless and perish even more quickly.

"The reason why Cixi chose Guangxu as the successor of the Qing Empire was mainly because Guangxu was born to Cixi's biological sister Wanzhen."

"Cixi's relationship with Wanzhen was the best throughout her life. How good can it be?"

"According to records, when Wanzhen died, Cixi went to visit her in person. She felt that the standards for Wanzhen's burial were too low, and she became furious on the spot."

"Then I personally took the eunuchs to search their house inside and outside, and gave all the good things to my sister for burial."

"During this process, Cixi lost control of her emotions several times."

"Cixi cares so much about his sister, so naturally he is not much different from Guangxu, and this is just the relationship between Guangxu and Cixi at the natal level."

"As for the relationship between her husband's family, Guangxu's father was the younger brother of Cixi's husband Xianfeng, and Guangxu was Cixi's nephew."

"So no matter from the perspective of her mother's family or her husband's family, Guangxu was the closest person to Cixi."

"If she doesn't kiss Guangxu, who else can she kiss?"

"If she doesn't support Guangxu as emperor, who else can she support?"

"So Cixi was particularly attentive in cultivating Guangxu."

"According to historical records, Guangxu was in poor health after entering the palace and his belly button was often wet. Cixi kept wiping Guangxu with gauze every day."

"Guangxu was afraid of thunder, so Cixi hugged him to sleep every day."

"Once Guangxu was awakened by the thunder, Cixi would hug Guangxu tightly to prevent him from being frightened."

"Cixi's care for Guangxu was so detailed that Cixi would personally check on every meal and what he wore every day."

"Later, when Guangxu grew up and began to read and practice calligraphy, Cixi also taught Guangxu how to write step by step."

Li Shimin: I thought Cixi and Guangxu were always on the same page, but I didn’t expect there to be such a tender story.

In the past, Cixi and Guangxu had been at loggerheads over the reform.

But now it seems that the relationship between Cixi and Guangxu is not as bad as he imagined. At least Cixi treated Guangxu sincerely.

Whether she was wiping her belly button with gauze or sleeping with Guangxu, who was afraid of thunder, it was enough to show that Cixi's love for Guangxu was no weaker than that of her biological mother.

Seeing that the relationship between the two was so deep at first, but later became estranged, he shook his head regretfully.

The reason why the two of them are where they are today is ultimately because of a struggle for power.

It can only be said that in the face of power, family ties have to stand aside.

However, in terms of political ability, power is much better in the hands of Cixi than Guangxu.

He has seen Guangxu's incompetence. If Guangxu takes power and reforms, it may not be a good thing for the people of the world.

"After more than ten years of hard work, in 1887, when Guangxu was 16 years old."

"Cixi also made an important decision to hold a pro-government ceremony for Guangxu and announced that he would return to power."

"According to normal procedures, Cixi should announce her return to power after Guangxu's wedding at the age of 18."

"So when Cixi proposed this idea, the ministers were very nervous."

"The Qing Dynasty was in turmoil at that time. Without a mature and mature politician at the helm, how could the country move forward?"

"It's obviously inappropriate to hand over the country to a teenager."

"Faced with the ministers' efforts to persuade him to stay, Cixi had no choice but to teach politics for another two years."

"But in 1889, when Guangxu turned 18."

"Cixi resolutely handed over her power and went to the Summer Palace to retire."

"While taking care of her old age, Cixi would personally take care of Guangxu whenever big things happened."

"When Guangxu is fully mature, you can entrust everything to Guangxu."

"It seems that, at least at that time, Cixi was not greedy for power."

"Of course, people may think that Cixi was forced to hand over power at that time, but if you stand in Cixi's position, you will find that it is normal for Cixi to make this decision."

"Cixi was already 54 years old at the time. She had worked for the Qing Dynasty for nearly 30 years and was at the age of retirement."

"Cixi felt tired. She handed over her power to Guangxu and took care of herself. This was a perfectly normal decision."

"From an ordinary person's perspective, Cixi's nurturing affection for Guangxu was no worse than that of her biological mother."

"And Cixi also believed that Guangxu was her biological son, and felt relieved to hand over power to her son."

"If the plot continues like this, Cixi will become the second Xiaozhuang, training two generations of emperors in the Qing Dynasty, and finally retire with great success."

"It's a pity that Xiaozhuang trained Shunzhi and Kangxi, while Cixi trained the short-lived Tongzhi and the nonsense Guangxu."

Empress Lu: As a mother, I understand Cixi’s thoughts very well.

Cixi treated Guangxu as her biological son and chose to return power to Guangxu after his wedding. In her opinion, Cixi's decision was perfectly normal.

After all, it is the most honest idea of ​​every queen mother to return the power to her son and enjoy her old age.

Cixi is like this, and so is she.

After her Ying'er ascended the throne, she made the same choice as Cixi and wanted to enjoy her old age in peace.

She originally wanted to return the power to her son step by step. After all, the big man still needed her to maintain stability, and it was impossible to return all the power to her son at once.

After her son gradually became familiar with government affairs and could control the court well, she would gradually return the remaining power to him.

Her choice was the same as Cixi's. She never thought about holding on to power and never letting go.

But unfortunately, her Ying'er was just as unsatisfied as Guangxu and could not stabilize the court at all.

So from beginning to end, she understood Cixi's thoughts, and it can be said that she felt the same way.

"Guangxu's life can be summed up in eight words: a passionate young man with great ambition and talent."

"Before the First Sino-Japanese War, Guangxu was determined to take charge."

"But Guangxu didn't know the gap in combat power between China and Japan. He also didn't know that most of the Qing troops at that time were neglected in training, and their combat power was no longer at the same level as the Japanese army that had completed modernization."

"After the war started, Guangxu read "Shengwu Ji" almost every day, hoping to find inspiration for the war."

"And "Shengwu Ji" mainly describes the wars in the Kangxi and Qianlong eras. Using the military ideas of the Kangxi and Qianlong eras to guide a modern war, how can there be any reason to be invincible?"

"After the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War, Guangxu finally became more sober, realized the shortcomings of the original system of the Qing Dynasty, and began to plan for reform."

"Cixi supported this and did not obstruct it too much."

"In fact, without Cixi's consent and support, the Reform Movement of 1898 would not have been carried out at all."

"But after Guangxu promulgated the "Edict to Decide the Country" and announced reforms, his poor political level and inability to control the overall situation were quickly revealed."

"For example, Guangxu planned to streamline the organization, appoint new people, cut out the green camp, abolish the stereotyped writing, and promote Western learning."

"But Guangxu was eager for success and profit, and wanted to smash the old system all at once, so that the Qing Dynasty could immediately implement new laws and replace the old appearance with a new one. This completely violated the objective laws of the development of things."

"When Guangxu couldn't deal with the vested interests, he wanted to lay off nearly 10,000 people. He also chose to trust new reformers such as Yang Rui, Tan Sitong, and Kang Youwei."

"This is tantamount to putting yourself on the fire and becoming a target of public criticism."

"So within a few days of the implementation of the new policy, all kinds of dissatisfaction and opposition became overwhelming."

"The conservatives could not tolerate the development of the reform movement and wrote to Cixi one after another demanding that Kang Youwei be killed. Prince Qing went to the Summer Palace and knelt down to ask Cixi to listen behind the curtain."

"Seeing that the political situation was in a mess, Cixi had no choice but to issue three edicts in succession in order to stabilize the situation, asking Guangxu to hand over the appointment and dismissal of first- and second-rank officials and the military and political power in the Beijing and Tianjin areas."

"At this time, Guangxu became timid. Just like during the Sino-Japanese War, he was full of confidence beforehand, but soon became discouraged after encountering a slight setback. He didn't know what to do."

"As a reformer, Guangxu lacked the tenacity of a reformer, let alone the ability to solve real problems."

Wu Zetian: No wonder Cixi is to blame. His son is not capable, so he can only rely on Cixi to take care of the overall situation.

She knows best that if she wants to reform, she will inevitably encounter strong obstruction from vested interest groups.

At this time, the ruler's political ability is very much tested. How to suppress and win over ministers to promote reforms requires extremely strong political means.

But obviously, Guangxu did not have this kind of governing ability, and instead made a mess.

At this time, for the sake of overall stability, Cixi, who has mature and sophisticated political abilities, must be allowed to stabilize the situation.

After all, we can't blame Cixi for holding on to power, it was really Guangxu who failed to live up to expectations!

Just like her sons, even if they supported the throne, they were unable to solve the political problems, so she had to step in to control the situation.

She also wanted to return power to the Li Tang Dynasty, but her sons failed to live up to expectations and lacked the ability to become emperor.

For the sake of the country, the country, and the people of the world, she had no choice but to do it by herself.

"Seeing that Guangxu had lost his ambition, Kang Youwei, the sage of the South China Sea, appeared in powder form."

"At the beginning of the Reform Movement of 1898, Kang Youwei encouraged the reformers to reject Li Hongzhang."

"The upright governor Ronglu was worried that this would increase the resistance to the reform, so he persuaded Guangxu to act cautiously."

"After Kang Youwei heard about it, he ran to Ronglu and told him that it was actually very simple to implement the reform. Just kill a few court officials and it would be done."

"There were not many officials in the imperial court who originally supported the reform. Kang Youwei's arrogant behavior and remarks offended several ministers who originally supported Guangxu."

"From this point of view, Kang Youwei is just a political speculator who is eager for success but has no political wisdom."

"With such qualities, it is obviously impossible for Guangxu to reuse Kang Youwei."

"Kang Youwei's official position at that time was Zhang Jing, the Prime Minister's Yamen, and he was just a sixth-rank minor official."

"As for such a big thing as the reform and reform, it should at least be presided over by a first-class official like Li Hongzhang."

"How could Kang Youwei, a low-ranking official of the sixth rank, preside over such a big event as the reform?"

"The anchor would like to add an extra sentence here. After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, when Kang Youwei was in exile overseas, he often took photos of himself and Guangxu to prove that Guangxu valued him."

"But in fact, this photo was photoshopped. Guangxu and Kang Youwei were not familiar with each other at all. They only met once."

"Since Kang Youwei was not familiar with Guangxu, as a country gentry, he could not understand the feelings between Cixi and Guangxu."

"So as the actual ruler of the Qing Empire, Cixi, out of fear that Guangxu would mess up, destroyed the Qing Dynasty and scolded Guangxu."

"Kang Youwei immediately thought that Cixi was going to depose Guangxu and establish a new king."

"However, if Cixi wanted to stop the reform, there was no need to depose Guangxu."

"And it was impossible for Cixi to depose Guangxu unless it was absolutely necessary."

"Because legally speaking, Cixi only has the rights as the mother of the emperor and has the authority of the queen mother."

"If Cixi made no preparations and directly deposed Guangxu, it would be equivalent to abolishing her own power base."

"What does it mean to listen to government behind the curtain? The emperor sits in front, the queen mother sits in the back, and the queen mother issues orders in the name of the emperor. This is called listening to government behind the curtain."

"Without an emperor, how can Cixi still listen to politics behind the curtain?"

"Kang Youwei doesn't seem to understand this simple truth."

Kang Youwei: It turns out that I misunderstood everything. Cixi did not want to depose the emperor. It was too late to regret it!

It is well known that Cixi and Guangxu had a bad relationship.

Cixi has always held power to isolate Guangxu. In his opinion, Cixi clearly regarded Guangxu as a puppet.

So after it was rumored that Cixi had scolded Guangxu, he felt that Cixi wanted to depose Guangxu.

For his own future and for the sake of the Chinese nation, he actively promoted Guangxu's reforms.

If Guangxu was deposed by Cixi, all his efforts would be in vain and everything would be over.

It was precisely out of this consideration that he thought of launching a coup to surround the garden and kill the queen.

But now it seems that he misunderstood everything, and Cixi had no intention of deposing Guangxu.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but regret that he had harmed the reformers and Emperor Guangxu.

"On September 1898, 9, Guangxu issued an edict, which probably meant that Kang Youwei should go to Shanghai to run a newspaper."

"This is actually a very ordinary edict. Guangxu didn't want to fall out with Cixi, so he had to send Kang Youwei away."

"But after Kang Youwei accepted the order, he thought that Cixi was going to take action and Guangxu was deliberately protecting himself."

"In order to repay the emperor's favor, Kang Youwei actually launched the reform faction and contacted Tang Cichang and Yuan Shikai."

"It is said that the famous Jianghu figure Da Dao Wang Wuwu formulated a plan to surround the garden and kill the queen to rescue Guangxu."

"This plan is quite ridiculous. Not to mention that the party led by Tang Cichang only has a few hundred people. Yuan Shikai cannot risk beheading to get involved in this matter."

"Kang Youwei's ideas are quite ridiculous. Until this time, he still stubbornly believed that as long as he held Cixi hostage and captured the leaders of the conservative faction, the reform would be successful."

"But little did they know that China's thousands of years of political operation had already been finalized by the end of the Qing Dynasty."

"It is unfilial for the emperor to hold the queen mother hostage. As a representative of the ruling group, if the emperor deviates from the tradition and betrays his own class, he can only end up being kicked out."

"On September 9, Cixi heard that Britain and Russia had abnormal military movements in the Shanhaiguan area, which might cause border troubles."

"In addition, Cixi also heard that Guangxu was going to meet with former Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi the next day, and planned to hire Ito Hirobumi as his guest minister to preside over the reform."

"Cixi thought this was ridiculous, so she returned to the Forbidden City from the Summer Palace."

"That night, Cixi met Guangxu and asked for the arrest of the reformers, but Guangxu disagreed."

"The two had some unpleasant encounters, and Cixi returned to the Summer Palace."

"On September 9, Kang Youwei quietly left Beijing."

"Late at night on the same day, Cixi received a secret report from Ronglu that Guangxu planned to deal with herself."

"Cixi was shocked when she heard this. She rushed back to the Forbidden City before dawn, went straight to the emperor's palace, and imprisoned Guangxu in Yingtai."

"Then he issued an edict of political discipline and announced that he would come to the court to discipline the government."

"Also on the charge of forming a clique for personal gain and misleading the public, three thousand soldiers were dispatched to search for the reformists throughout the city."

"Some reformers and Kang Youwei's younger brother Kang Guangren were arrested. This was the 1898 Coup."

Liu Che: This Kang Youwei failed to succeed but failed more than failed. He not only harmed his younger brother, but also caused Guangxu to be placed under house arrest.

He originally thought that Kang Youwei had some great ability, but now it seems that he is just like Guangxu, a mediocre person with great ambition and little talent.

After the encirclement and killing in the garden, I didn’t know how Kang Youwei came up with it. Not only was the idea ridiculous, but even the plan was unreliable.

Moreover, for such a major assassination incident, he could actually make the decision without consulting Guangxu.

Filial piety is extremely important to the emperor. If Guangxu knew Kang Youwei's plan, he would definitely not agree.

But it was Kang Youwei who made his own decisions, which led to Guangxu being framed and becoming a prisoner among his subordinates.

If there was no coup and rebellion, Cixi would not have done anything to Guangxu based on her feelings for Guangxu.

But Kang Youwei planned the coup, and Cixi would definitely think that the coup was instigated by Guangxu.

No matter how deep the relationship between the two is, Cixi will definitely not give up on someone who wants to kill her.

"At this time, Cixi had not planned to kill anyone, but on September 9, Kang Guangren confessed and admitted the shocking conspiracy after the garden siege."

"Cixi was furious when she heard this, and immediately ordered the imperial edict to be read out. She acted treasonously and kidnapped the empress dowager."

"There is a big difference between the two charges of forming a clique for personal gain and kidnapping the Queen Mother. The former is at best an internal conflict and can be dismissed from office through small tricks, while the latter is a serious crime of treason."

"In response, Cixi decided to kill people to establish her authority."

"Subsequently, Tan Sitong, Yang Rui, Liu Guangdi, Lin Xu, Yang Shenxiu, and Kang Guangren were taken to Caishikou for questioning. These six people were the Six Gentlemen of Wuxu."

"The reformers' foolhardy efforts not only defrauded themselves, but also defrauded Guangxu."

"For Cixi, she carefully cultivated Guangxu, and she supported Guangxu's reform."

"Although Guangxu made some decisions that went against class interests, it doesn't matter. Nothing big will happen if he can support himself."

"It's just that some reformers are not a thing. They need to be arrested and appeased. It's that simple."

"But Cixi never expected that her adopted son, whom she had raised for more than 20 years, would arrest and kill her."

"This formed a major turning point in Cixi's life and led to the complete breakdown of the relationship between Cixi and Guangxu."

"Judging from the process and results, the 1898 Coup was obviously a mistake."

"Kang Youwei thought that Cixi would be detrimental to Guangxu. In order to succeed in the reform, he made a plan to surround the garden and kill the queen. Guangxu probably didn't know about this plan."

"After Cixi learned about the plan to surround the garden and kill her, she thought Guangxu was going to kill her."

"For his own safety, he removed all power from Guangxu and placed him under house arrest."

"And Guangxu was probably a passive-aggressive character in the whole incident."

"So, the famous Hundred Days Reform ended in a farce."

"But then again, if the Reform Movement of 1898 had succeeded, China's historical course would obviously have been completely different."

"But history cannot be assumed. We can only lament that the national destiny has declined to this point. It is useless to say more."

While the common people in the late Qing Dynasty scolded Kang Youwei, they were particularly sympathetic to Guangxu who was lying on the gun.

The power of the Qing government has always been firmly controlled by Cixi, and Guangxu, who had no real power, was originally very pitiful.

But now Guangxu was put under house arrest by Cixi after being tricked by Kang Youwei. How miserable it is.

But compared to the misery of Emperor Guangxu, their ordinary people were even more miserable.

If the reform can succeed, the strength of the Qing Dynasty will also increase, and there will be no need to worry about being bullied by the big powers.

The variable method ultimately failed, and their people still cannot escape the fate of being exploited and squeezed.

However, even if Kang Youwei had not launched a coup, the reform reforms would still have been impossible to succeed due to the strong obstruction of the opposition supported by Cixi.

At this moment, the people in the late Qing Dynasty were very confused, and they didn't know when this troubled times would end.

(End of this chapter)