He is like a puppet manipulated by others. Every word and deed, even every breath, is controlled by Cixi, and there is no personal freedom. Guangxu devoted all his fighting spirit and enthusiasm to the reform movement, but unfortunately the reform failed, and Cixi locked him up in Yingtai, Zhongnanhai. Guangxu spent the last ten years of his life in Yingtai, and Cixi sent many eunuchs to monitor his life.
Cixi stipulated that Guangxu's daily meals must wait until it is cold, and hot meals and hot dishes are not allowed. This is a punishment for his reckless violation of ancestral teachings. In addition, although Guangxu has dozens of dishes in every meal, in fact, except for the dishes in front of him, the dishes a little farther away are hard and smelly for a long time, so they are put on the table again and again.
Occasionally Guangxu was really hungry and wanted to eat something decent. He asked the chef to cook a dish for him, and the little eunuch who was watching immediately secretly reported to Cixi. Cixi will tell him that as the king of a country, he should be diligent and thrifty, not extravagant and wasteful, and Guangxu can only give up. After a long time, the eunuchs knew that the so-called emperor had no money, potential and status, and turned a deaf ear to his orders and demands. Even the eunuch can ignore him and bully him.
Zhen Fei, the wife of Guangxu who was imprisoned in Beisan Institute, also faced the same fate as Emperor Guangxu. She had a cold meal and lost her freedom under surveillance. Therefore, although Guangxu is the king of a country, it is actually just a puppet of Cixi, who has been playing with applause all his life. It's pathetic to think about it.