Later, the Tongzhi emperor died before he was 20 years old, so Cixi raised Zai Tian, the son of Prince Alcohol, as the new emperor, that is, Emperor Guangxu. Prince Chun's wife is the sister of Cixi, and Guangxu got Cixi by virtue of this blood relationship? Human feelings? . After Emperor Guangxu ascended the throne, Cixi and Empress Ci 'an still held the power in the DPRK. Later, the Empress Dowager Ci 'an died, and all the political power fell into the hands of Cixi.
After his death, Prince Alcohol was buried in the tomb of the Seven Kings. Later, a ginkgo tree grew on his grave without complaint, which grew very fast. At that time, an interior minister named Ying Nian learned about this situation and told Cixi. Because this man has studied geomantic omen, he also embellished it when telling it to Qi Cixi, claiming that it was bad for the royal family. Cixi felt very reasonable after listening to it, so she ordered someone to cut it off.
But after all, Prince Chun was the biological father of Emperor Guangxu, so although people got orders from Cixi, they dared not really cut down trees, and some people secretly told Guangxu about it. So Cixi and Guangxu were deadlocked for more than a month because of this tree. Later, Cixi could not bear this worry, and personally took people to cut down the ginkgo tree. Emperor Guangxu rushed to the tomb of Prince Chun after learning about it, but the ginkgo tree had been cut down. It is said that Cixi personally cut down the ginkgo tree three times at that time, and the following ministers dared not go against her wishes again, so they had to choose to cut down the tree.