Prince Chun is the biological father of Emperor Guangxu. No one dared to cut down the tree in front of his grave, but although he was noble because he was the biological father of Emperor Guangxu, it was also because of this identity that he was suspected by Cixi. Emperor Guangxu was only a few years old when he succeeded to the throne, and Cixi held the actual political power of the Qing Dynasty. But after Emperor Guangxu grew up, Cixi and Emperor Guangxu had a power struggle. Obviously, compared with the means of Emperor Guangxu,
Therefore, Cixi, who seems to have the advantage, is actually quite flustered. However, at that time, after all, she had been in power for many years, so she had great influence in power. Although Emperor Guangxu had legitimate reasons to lead the government, Cixi did not delegate power, and Emperor Guangxu was helpless. In addition, Emperor Guangxu was also a weak emperor with insufficient ability and experience, so he was at a disadvantage everywhere.
When someone told Cixi that there was a ginkgo tree in front of Prince Chun's grave, it was far-fetched, but Cixi personally cut down the ginkgo tree. In fact, it was just a political suppression and a struggle with Emperor Guangxu. No matter how unreliable this statement was, Cixi ignored it and finally the ginkgo tree was cut down.