Is Guangxu in Sunset Palace a bad king in history?

Guangxu was definitely not a bad king. Unfortunately, he was born at the end of the Qing Dynasty, which was not the right time. He grew up in this deep palace, and his life and court were all controlled by Cixi. In fact, thinking about Guangxu is also very pitiful. This emperor is not what he wants to do, but Cixi pushed him to the throne. He really can't help himself. In a word, Guangxu is actually a young man who wants to make a difference and has many ideas. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm didn't come true after all.

In fact, Guangxu had no real power before the Qing government was invaded. On some occasions, Guangxu only appeared when the emperor appeared. But he is not a "soft persimmon". Many times, he didn't completely listen to Cixi. Guangxu felt in his heart that even if he could do nothing, he could never just listen to Cixi.

Guangxu first put forward his proposal seriously, which was in the Boxer Movement. He thinks it is wrong to declare war on the Boxer Rebellion at this time, because the time is not yet ripe. Everyone knows how it ends. It was because of Cixi's blind declaration of war that she had to flee to the west. If Cixi had listened to Guangxu's advice and not declared war earlier, the country would not have suffered such a great loss, and there would have been no loss for Empress Dowager Cixi and the emperor to flee to the west. From this incident, we can see that Guangxu was actually an emperor with a political mind, but all his ambitions were suppressed by Cixi.

After Guangxu fled to the west, he studied harder, especially English, just to fight seriously with foreigners one day. It's a pity that he was too young to be imprisoned without a chance to show his skill.