What kind of person is Cixi in real history?
Today, before talking about her trivial life, let's get to know the real Cixi in history. Many historians put all the blame for China's defeat in modern times on Cixi, but in fact, the root cause of China's decline in modern times was the autocratic imperial power bred on the basis of thousands of years of agricultural civilization in ancient China.
As for putting all the blame on Cixi for killing chickens, it is actually overestimating the role of Cixi.
Let's review the whole performance of Cixi's administration. Although we can say that she is a simple power addict, she is most concerned about whether the power itself is in her own hands. However, its ruling ability is still a bit. During the joint administration of Cixi and Manchu dignitaries, it also caused the situation of tongzhi Zhongxing.
However, Cixi was the ruler of the Qing Dynasty after all. In fact, she didn't care whether the Qing Dynasty was civilized, how the dynasty worked, or even the financial revenue and expenditure. All she cares about is how long the Qing dynasty can rule in her hands, what kind of life she can enjoy, and even whether she can have a good funeral after her death.
Based on this foundation, it is simply outrageous to look at the life of Cixi. As we all know, Cixi is famous for her love of food. When Cixi was a concubine, she was too impatient with Su Shun, the minister.
At that time, the British and French allied forces attacked Beijing, and Cixi and Xianfeng fled to Shunde Summer Resort. At that time, Su Shun, Xianfeng's most trusted minister, was responsible for their diet and daily life. Su Shun, a man, is also very obedient, and only provides basic meals for every meal.
Of course, the Empress Dowager Cixi refused, so there was a later one? The disaster of extermination begins with rice? In the subsequent coup, Cian, Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong jointly overthrew Minister Gu Mingba headed by Su Shun, and Su Shun was also killed.
How luxurious is Cixi's life?
Cixi not only loves to eat, but also eats well. According to records, Empress Dowager Cixi usually has more than 100 dishes in a meal, and the tableware used to hold food is also very particular. In addition to a wide variety of dishes, chefs have to rack their brains to put dishes into various auspicious patterns such as Jackie Chan, Phoenix, flowers, happiness and longevity.
Cixi's royal chefs are all? Famous chefs from all sides? Try to create new dishes every day. According to the literature "Gong Ji", the daily ingredients of Empress Dowager Cixi are: pork, beef, chickens and ducks. The staple foods are japonica rice, purple rice, glutinous rice, flour, wheat flour and buckwheat. In addition, various ingredients also include sesame, walnut, honey, pine nuts, jujube and other dried fruits.
Fresh vegetables are also essential, in addition to bird's nest, fish bones, seasonal seafood and other delicacies.
In contrast, at that time, the imperial concubine's food standard was pork and mutton, plus a small animal, as well as white flour, sugar and tea. In contrast, Cixi's food standard is not generally high! But these ingredients are not just for the queen mother or imperial concubine, but the cost of a palace.
After the gyro is used up, the rest of the rice will be distributed to the palace ladies and others.
Cixi is very luxurious not only in food, but also in daily necessities and some small details. Cixi doesn't like incense and smokes temples with fresh fruit all the year round. In Palace of Gathered Elegance, there are several vats for many years, each containing dozens of kilograms of fruit. In the TV series, the Governor of Liangjiang used ginseng to cook cabbage, and Cixi simply smelled a fresh fruit.
And toilet paper for daily life. The ladies-in-waiting brought soft white tissue paper, cut it into a large piece separately first, and then gently sprayed some water. The water sprayed is also very demanding: thinner than fog. The ladies-in-waiting all practice hard. After the paper is wet and wilted, it is gently ironed twice with copper and iron, then cut into long strips, covered with a slightly wet cotton cloth, and then returned with hot iron.
If you don't carefully control the temperature and burn the paper, the paper will be unqualified, and the previous efforts will be in vain.
Why did Cixi kill the chef who cooked soup for her for ten years?
Cixi, who lives so exquisitely, has gradually become exquisite. Because each meal has more than 100 dishes, it is very complicated to eat, so Cixi has a stomach problem, and her stomach hurts so much that she can't eat. Even so, there are more than 100 dishes on the table.
The doctors who cure too much are well aware of the illness of Empress Dowager Cixi, but they dare not tell the truth. Everyone knows that Empress Dowager Cixi's temper is decapitated. So they don't mention it in person, so they can only find a way in private. Dietotherapy is the most appropriate and best way to treat stomach diseases.
It is said that a cook made soup for Cixi at that time as a meal to treat stomach trouble. After tasting, Cixi had a big appetite. After being troubled by stomach trouble for many days, Cixi smiled and was very happy. She rewarded the cook.
Since then, Cixi has been drinking this soup every day, and gradually her stomach trouble has healed. In this way, Cixi drank for ten years.
One day, Cixi suddenly had a whim and wanted to know what magical ingredients were used to cure her stomach trouble, so she invited the chef to ask. The chef didn't dare to say anything at first, but Cixi insisted that the chef didn't dare to lie and had to tell the raw materials in detail. This soup is made of sheep.
Hearing this, Cixi suddenly flew into a rage. She felt that she was too noble. She drank the soup made of sheep in the water and felt insulted. She immediately ordered the chef to be pulled down and put to death.
Of course, nine times out of ten, this story is false. The mutton soup is so smelly that Cixi can't eat it. In addition, it is not credible to treat stomach diseases with mutton soup. I like mutton soup very much, and my appetite is not very good.
I have heard many such stories, such as the story of rich people eating dregs and pickles. These rich people feel delicious after eating them, and most of them are ironic. Probably, poor people like me like to listen to such stories. You see, you are so rich, you are sick, and eating sheep still tastes delicious.
Seeing others living in a big villa, I thought that they should be very lonely living in a big villa, where there is the happiness that our family is crowded in a small bungalow.
Again, we can't interpret unfounded historical stories as history, but Cixi's life is indeed luxurious. The pampered Empress Dowager Cixi was completely blinded by this carefree aristocratic life. No wonder she thought the stick was so delicious when she escaped!