From the perspective of an emperor, the qualification of Emperor Xianfeng can probably swim in the middle of Qing Dynasty. He made great use of Han ministers, severely punished corruption, and the reform was stronger than that of Jiaqing and Daoguang monarchs. Like some other feudal emperors, he had both failures and contributions in his life, but he lacked understanding of the world trend in the era of great change and failed to save the decline of the Qing Dynasty. As the person directly responsible for signing the Beijing Treaty, he was engraved on the shame column of the Chinese nation.

From personal experience, among the emperors of past dynasties, the fate of Emperor Xianfeng was almost the worst. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, the largest peasant uprising in China's history, made him catch up. The changes in the invasion of China by western powers for 3,000 years have kept him standing; The decline of feudal society in China for thousands of years also met him. He was on a wrecked ship that had been sailing for 200 years. He has nowhere to hide, and he is duty-bound and powerless to return to heaven. He was saddened by this and hated it for life. During the Xianfeng period, the contradictions accumulated in the Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years broke out. Emperor Xianfeng suffered all the hardships of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, and his life was short and hard. Since he succeeded to the throne, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement has deeply troubled him. He has made all efforts for the whole country, and still has not seen the dawn of victory. He was hit by the Second Opium War. Emperor Xianfeng finally collapsed and died in Jehol at the age of 3 1 year. However, after the Qing Dynasty finally survived this series of blows, with the development of the Westernization Movement, China gradually merged into the torrent of the world. Compared with the closed-door era in the past, the world is wider and there are more opportunities. The Qing Dynasty finally passed the ruling crisis since its later years, and ushered in the "Tongguang Renaissance", which is really a miracle in the history of the decline and fall of China Dynasty. However, Emperor Xianfeng did not wait until this day, which shows that Emperor Xianfeng is really an evil emperor as people generally think.

Politically, although he tried hard to reform, he still failed to recover the defeat; In addition, he made many wrong choices, so the Qing dynasty was still so riddled with holes. His great changes didn't have much impact. Political corruption, empty treasury, people's livelihood, and chaos have not been solved. His negligence is too much, and his biggest negligence can actually destroy a country ―― he didn't stop Cixi from usurping government, but also accelerated it. He was also responsible for the demise of the Qing Dynasty.

"Draft of the History of Qing Dynasty": Scholars were sent by Yang Jiuyun and bowed to the Ming Yi Conference. Foreign powers want alliances, internal evils contend, elections are abrupt, and there will never be peace. And can Ren Xian outstanding materials, Confucius should be the boss. Empowering the people is annoying and demanding, and managing the army is cautious. Assist Bi to fill the vacancy and learn about the temple. A holiday in the countryside is a disaster.

First lose half of the country, then destroy the garden of ten thousand gardens. He accomplished nothing during his reign.