Sent Li Lianying to cut down trees overnight. Why was Cixi afraid of a ginkgo tree?
There is a peak with very good Feng Shui near the Perfume Garden in Beijing, and there is an ancient tomb on this peak. The owner of the tomb is the seventh prince of the Qing Dynasty. The ginkgo tree that terrified Empress Dowager Cixi grew on this tomb. Logically speaking, what could scare the Empress Dowager Cixi about a dead person, so much so that she even asked Li Lianying to cut down the tree overnight? In fact, the reason why the Empress Dowager Cixi was afraid was due to feudal superstition. First of all, the Seventh Prince's cemetery had good feng shui, and there were also ginkgo trees growing there. Didn't King Baijia mean the emperor?
The son of the seventh prince became emperor
Cixi had a biological son named Emperor Tongzhi, but unfortunately, the emperor died young when he was nineteen years old. Then the Qing Dynasty, which did not have a king, faced a problem, who would be the new emperor. So the Empress Dowager Cixi selected the seventh prince's son, Zaitan, who was only four years old among many princes and princes. The seventh prince also became the biological father of the emperor, and his status also increased. This seventh prince is the son of Emperor Daoguang, his son is Emperor Guangxu, and his grandson is Emperor Xuantong. This shows that his position is very noble.
The high status aroused Cixi's suspicion
The lineage of the Seventh Prince can be said to have flown to the branches, but this also aroused the dissatisfaction of the Empress Dowager Cixi. Because the Empress Dowager Cixi was not only suspicious but also aggressive, she was always wary of the Seventh Prince. The seventh prince was also a smart man. He knew that his status as an emperor's father was embarrassing in the court, so he asked to retire at the age of thirty-seven and not be involved in government affairs. But he still did not escape Cixi's evil hand. At that time, the emperor of Korea, Li Xi, was deposed by his biological father's rebellion. When Cixi learned the news, she became even more suspicious. She suppressed the Seventh Prince in every possible way. Under this pressure, the Seventh Prince soon began to fall ill and eventually died of depression.
Cixi's Feudal Superstition
After the death of the Seventh Prince, Cixi was still worried. Later, she heard from the people that a ginkgo tree bloomed on the grave of the Seventh Prince. When she thought of adding the prince to the Isn't the ginkgo tree the emperor? This is absolutely impossible, the ginkgo tree cannot be left. So Cixi sent Li Lianying to cut down the tree.