Why didn t Li Hongzhang support Emperor Guangxu and instead be loyal to Cixi?

In fact, compared with Guangxu, Cixi is more important to him, and he clearly knows that these glory and wealth come from **. It was Cixi who single-handedly cultivated him to his current position, so he had to go to Cixi.

Although it is said that Li Hongzhang is like a "tinker", **there are holes to mend**. He is not the "tinker" of the whole country, he is just the "tinker" of Cixi alone. When Cixi held her birthday, Li Hongzhang also spent money and painstaking to prepare congratulatory gifts for Cixi, thinking about how to make the Empress Dowager Cixi happy.

In the end, he never imagined that he would be destroyed by the Japanese.

But Li Hongzhang has been through a hundred battles and has been on the battlefield for so long, why can't he see the trap of the Beiyang Fleet? It's not necessarily because he can't see it, it's probably because he doesn't have time to analyze it. After the First Sino-Japanese War, the Qing Dynasty lost a lot of things.

As long as the Empress Dowager Cixi was in need, Li Hongzhang would appear immediately, and still resolutely signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" to relieve Cixi's troubles.

At this time, Cixi suddenly began to declare war on other countries, wanting to save some face for herself and get back another sum of money. As a result, it's also very funny, don't want Beiyang people to be beaten. Cixi naturally lost face and lost a lot of money, but she still said that she was just going to "go to the west", which is cheeky.

When Cixi sent the edict to various places, the governor of the southeast actually didn't listen to her, and Li Hongzhang also touched the ashes. After Cixi fled to Xi'an, she was still not honest and could not sit on her throne, and she felt uncomfortable. He asked Li Hongzhang to negotiate again, and he was ready to use money to settle the matter, to put it bluntly, he used money to buy.

For Li Hongzhang, allegiance to Cixi was still worth it.

Cixi had a good relationship, Li Hongzhang was loyal to the Qing Dynasty at a young age, and the Guangxu Emperor at that time embraced some new ideas. Li Hongzhang was certainly reluctant to allow the Qing Dynasty to change its internal program. It can be regarded as a kind of maintenance of the Qing Dynasty.

Because he knew that all the power was on Cixi, and it was useless for Emperor Guangxu to support him if he had no real power, so he would support Cixi.

Because he knew that his status, status, and power all came from Cixi, and without Cixi he was nothing, and in order to keep these, he had to be loyal to Cixi, and he had to be loyal to Cixi.

Mainly because the power of the Empress Dowager Cixi is greater than that of Emperor Guangxu, and the real power is in the hands of Cixi, and these official honors are given to him by Cixi.

Because he knew that his status, his power, and his glory and wealth were all given to him by Cixi, and he knew this. So be loyal to her.

Because Cixi had been listening to the government for a long time at that time, the power at that time was basically in the hands of Cixi, and Guangxu was just a puppet supported by Cixi.

At that time, Emperor Guangxu was just a puppet emperor, and the real power was in the hands of Cixi. Li Hongzhang can only obey Cixi's orders and not oppose Cixi.

Because Cixi had held power for a long time at that time, her power was deep-rooted, and Emperor Guangxu's power was too small to have any hope.

Maybe he thinks that following Cixi is more promising, it must be some political considerations, especially at that time, he may have entered the tide earlier, so it is impossible for him to see who has a better future and who is younger, but wants me to see who can give him higher rights now.

This is because the reason why Li Hongzhang could get a high status and power at that time was inseparable from the help of Cixi, who once promoted him, and also because of the influence of environmental factors at that time, Cixi's voice in the court was still very high.

Because Li Hongzhang was promoted by the Empress Dowager Cixi, he is very grateful to the Empress Dowager Cixi and is his confidant, because Emperor Guangxu has no real power, just a puppet.

Because Cixi was very powerful and held a lot of real power in her hands, she had to rely on Cixi to ensure the development of the political situation at that time.

Because we know that it was the Empress Dowager Cixi who held the real power of the Qing Dynasty at that time, then Li Hongzhang was not a person who didn't know anything, so Li Hongzhang knew that following the Empress Dowager Cixi was the best choice for himself, and this would be of great help to his future life, so Li Hongzhang at that time must have chosen to follow the Empress Dowager Cixi, rather than the Guangxu Emperor, and at that time, people liked to follow people who were good for themselves, and no one would choose someone who was bad for them, In addition, Li Hongzhang was very shrewd at that time, and he would definitely not choose to assist Emperor Guangxu.

Because at that time, if you choose to assist Emperor Guangxu, then you will be bound, because if you want to assist the emperor, then your own things will become more, and it will be very difficult for you to do something at that time, so Li Hongzhang did not choose to assist Emperor Guangxu, but chose to be loyal to the Empress Dowager Cixi, after all, the Empress Dowager Cixi has a lot of power, and if you follow the Empress Dowager Cixi, it will be very beneficial to your future development.

Therefore, considering Li Hongzhang in terms of power and his own interests, he still chose to be loyal to the Empress Dowager Cixi, who said that people valued their own power at that time, everyone wanted to live very well by themselves, and wanted to let themselves get more benefits for their future generations, so Li Hongzhang's choice was not wrong, but this was a common phenomenon in society at that time, so let's not say how Li Hongzhang was, people called conforming to development.

After all, Emperor Guangxu at that time was not good at being the emperor, so whoever went to assist Emperor Guangxu was unlucky, and in the end, his head would have to land, so it was better to follow the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Because Cixi is still older, and Cixi really has her own opinions on politics, and she is very correct, on the contrary, Guangxu is a little childish, so he is not willing to assist Guangxu.

Because he knew that all the power was in Cixi's hands, and he should rely on a more secure person to ensure his own safety, so he assisted Cixi instead of Guangxu.

At that time, the real power was in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and Emperor Guangxu was just a chess piece in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and there was no need for an emperor who was set up in the air. Emperor Guangxu is just the emperor of Cixi on the outside world, so Li Hongzhang ostensibly assists Emperor Guangxu, but in fact assists the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Because the actual ruler of the Qing Dynasty at that time was the Empress Dowager Cixi, not the Guangxu Emperor. In order to realize his ambitions, Li Hongzhang could only be loyal to the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Guan Xugui is the Son of Heaven, his ambitions are difficult to display, he has no name, no power and no power, although Cixi is a woman, she listens to politics with a curtain, tyranny, and power. Li Hongzhang, full of selfish desires, forgetful of profit, insidious and cunning, good at speculation, who can he turn to? If you have milk, you are a mother, and Cixi is his best choice!

It may be that Li Hongzhang felt that following the Empress Dowager Cixi was promising, so he did not choose to assist Emperor Guangxu.

Because Emperor Guangxu is only the nominal emperor, but the real power is in the hands of Cixi, it is better to assist Cixi with real power than to assist a chess piece.

Cixi is in power, it must be who has real power in his hands, I heard that Emperor Guangxu is a puppet emperor, and he will definitely not be loyal to him, after all, there is no benefit, Guangxu also has to listen to Cixi.

Cixi spoke useful at that time, and Emperor Guangxu was still a child, and it was really difficult to take him well, so he chose to be loyal to Cixi instead of assisting Emperor Guangxu.

also helped, if it weren't for his help, Emperor Guangxu would have been abolished by Cixi.

If Li Hongzhang assisted Emperor Guangxu. Maybe history will be rewritten. It won't perish so quickly.

As a matter of fact, according to research, the local officials with real power headed by Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong at that time had already deeply felt the shortcomings of the system in the local practice of the Westernization Movement. They support the general direction of changing the law and trying to become stronger.

Like what. In the period when Kang Youwei was still running a newspaper and establishing a strong society. Li Hongzhang has already supported through donations and other means. You can see their intentions.

But. may be because Kang Youwei is the standard-bearer who wrote on the bus and brought down Li Hongzhang. Therefore, Kang Youwei has always divided Li Hongzhang into the old forces that need to be defeated.

On the contrary, the local governors have always been very friendly to the forces that change the law. In the early days of the Restoration. The new decree issued by Guangxu was difficult to move forward in Beijing, but it was implemented relatively effectively at the local level.

It's a pity that because of the lack of experience in governing the reformers, the decrees introduced in the later period became more and more outrageous, and the local governors began to stop being enthusiastic about implementing them.

The failure of the reformers to unite the most powerful governors at the time and who themselves supported the Restoration was caused by the bookish spirit and political immaturity of the Restorationists. It is also one of the most important reasons why the 100-day Restoration cannot succeed.

And after the failure of the Restoration. Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and others have instead carried the banner of reform and strength. Cleverly set up another name and continue to promote the reform of the law.

So later"New Deal","Prepare for the constitution"in the decree. Almost most of them were copied from the Hundred Days Restoration. It's a pity that it was too late.

That's another story.

Guangxu changed the law because the people who changed the law did not prepare enough in advance, and their ideas were somewhat simple and had no foundation.

Li Hongzhang has gone through several decades of officialdom and has seen the problem very thoroughly, so he will not support Guangxu's reform so hastily.

Mainly because Guangxu had no opinions, he relied very much on his teacher Weng Tonghe, and the people used such as Kang Youwei were very unreliable, and Weng in order to let Cixi move out (so that Guangxu was really in power), he actually embezzled Li Hongzhang's funds from the Beiyang Navy to repair the Yuanming New Garden, resulting in the fiasco of the First Sino-Japanese War.

Cixi buried the Qing Dynasty, otherwise, there would be a constitutional monarchy.

Li Hongzhang only has today's position under the promotion of Cixi, so he knows very well that it is more beneficial for him to stand on whose side, and Guangxu is just in name.

Because Li Hongzhang's qualifications to hold power still come from Cixi, he can be said to have been promoted by Cixi to have today's status, so of course he stood in Cixi's camp to support Cixi.

Because he was originally supported by Cixi before, and Cixi has always admired him and given him a lot of benefits, Li Hongzhang naturally couldn't give up his status as a network to support Guangxu.

Because Li Hongzhang's official position was given by the Empress Dowager Cixi, Li Hongzhang also knew that the Empress Dowager Cixi could give him the ultimate power of his dreams, so he has always supported the Empress Dowager Cixi.

Li Hongzhang is an old fritter in officialdom, and he can see that even if he supports Guangxu, Guangxu does not have the ability to independently control the government. So simply stand on Cixi's side and do what he wants to do.

Because he was more supportive of Cixi's policy, Emperor Guangxu still disagreed, because he knew that Emperor Guangxu's policy was not beneficial to him.

Because Emperor Guangxu was too young at that time, and his ideas were not very mature, he could not balance the relationship between domestic and foreign countries and the imperial court. Cixi's greatest ability was that she could represent the feudal landlord class.

Because Emperor Guangxu had no real power. At that time, many people supported the Empress Dowager Cixi, and Li Hongzhang could only be loyal to Cixi in order to change the domestic situation at that time.

Further, if Li Hongzhang is really willing to serve Guangxu, he will soon be regarded as a thorn in Cixi's side. Looking at the entire late Qing Dynasty, few people who violated Cixi's interests had a good end. Li Hongzhang was a protégé of Zeng Guofan, and he should know Cixi's character very well.

The latter can even be ruthless and crush his own son, let alone the successor Guangxu. To put it more clearly, Cixi at that time was already the emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the person who really held the power. Unless there is a rebellion, all fancy intestines are useless.

Li Hongzhang is a grasshopper on a rope with Cixi, and every time he signs treaties with foreign powers, Li Hongzhang is the representative of the Qing Dynasty, and foreigners do regard him as a person with high prestige in the Qing Dynasty. Those who know the times are Junjie, and it is impossible for a capable person like Li Hongzhang, who is very deep in the city, not to understand this truth, so he will not support Guangxu and oppose Cixi anyway.

Personally, I think it's because they're actually partners in a conspiracy, they have the same position on some things, and then they don't conflict with each other's interests.

Because Cixi had strong support from Li Hongzhang at that time, Cixi trusted Li Hongzhang very much. Li Hongzhang signed many unequal treaties at that time, but in fact they were agreed to by the supreme ruler Cixi. Therefore, although the two of them have a superior-subordinate relationship on the surface, Li Hongzhang has the support of Cixi.

The relationship between the two is superior-superior. Because the Empress Dowager Cixi trusted Li Hongzhang very much, and regarded Li Hongzhang as her right-hand man.