The sons of seven monarchs declared themselves emperors.
Cixi had a biological son named Tongzhi Emperor. Unfortunately, the emperor died young at the age of 19. Then the Qing dynasty without a king of a country faced a problem, who would be the new emperor. So Empress Dowager Cixi chose seven emperors, Zai Tian, who was only four years old. Even the seven emperors became the emperor's biological father, and their status rose. These seven princes are the sons of Emperor Daoguang, his son is Emperor Guangxu, and his grandson is Emperor Xuan Tong, which shows that his position is very noble.
The high status led Cixi to doubt.
Seven kings and one pulse can be said to be flying on a branch, but it also caused the dissatisfaction of Empress Dowager Cixi. Because empress dowager cixi is not only suspicious but also strong, she is wary of the seven princes everywhere. The seven princes are also a wise man. Knowing that he was the emperor's father was embarrassing in North Korea, he asked to retire at the age of 37, regardless of state affairs. But I still didn't escape from the black hand of Cixi. At that time, the North Korean emperor Li Xi was overthrown by his biological father's rebellion. Cixi was even more skeptical after knowing the news. She suppressed the Seven Princes everywhere. Under this pressure, the Seven Princes soon began to get sick and eventually died of depression.
Cixi feudal superstition
After the death of the seven emperors, Cixi was still not at ease. Later, she heard that there was a ginkgo tree on the grave of the Seven Princes. She thought that adding ginkgo trees to the prince was the emperor. This is absolutely impossible. Ginkgo trees can't stay. So Cixi sent Li to cut down trees.