When Cixi first saw the electric light, what did she say that made people feel funny?

In the history of China, there were three women in power, namely Lv Zhi, Empress Wu Zetian and Empress Dowager Cixi. They once controlled the whole territory of China, and Empress Dowager Cixi controlled China for nearly half a century. The world has different views on Empress Dowager Cixi, but the praise is greater than the disparagement. Because during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, the Qing Dynasty was always corrupt, the national treasury was empty, and its military strength was backward. But today we don't want to introduce her merits and demerits, but we want to tell some jokes in her life.

During the Empress Dowager Cixi, western goods gradually flowed into the Qing Dynasty. Although the dignitaries don't fully understand these things, they are all people who have seen the world and never joke. But Empress Dowager Cixi is a disgrace.

In order to open the China market, some western businessmen spend a lot of money to buy electric lights and bribe the red man Li around Empress Dowager Cixi. In order to please Lafayette, when Empress Dowager Cixi left the palace, Li installed electric lights. I wanted to give Empress Dowager Cixi a surprise, but Empress Dowager Cixi gave him a ridiculous response.

As soon as Empress Dowager Cixi returned to the palace, she felt that her Yueshou Hall was different. She scolded Li and said, "Why do you hang these colorful eggplants in the palace?" Li smiled and said, "Lafayette, it's time to turn on the light." At the same time, the switch was turned on, and the temple was brightly lit and beautiful. Empress Dowager Cixi was very surprised and asked what it was. Li replied: "this is the electric light of westerners." Easy to use, clean, bright and safe. Lafayette can "add happiness and prolong life" after using it.

There is something even more ironic. On the birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi, Yuan Shikai gave her a car to please her. Everyone knows that the driver sits in the driver's seat and the passengers sit in the back row. Empress Dowager Cixi was furious when she saw Yuan Shikai driving. She said, "You are a servant. How dare you drive in front of my palace. Kneel down and drive to my palace! " Yuan Shikai is in distress situation. Empress Dowager Cixi finally returned to the palace in a sedan chair. Empress Dowager Cixi really makes people laugh and cry. In fact, she is a stubborn and conservative feudal woman. Take Li Hongzhang's railway construction as an example. Empress Dowager Cixi objected at first, because she thought that building a traffic fortress by railway would destroy Long Mai in Qing Dynasty. Finally, after Li Hongzhang's entreaties, she agreed. When Empress Dowager Cixi watched the train running, she felt that the locomotive was "rumbling" and black smoke was emitted, which was particularly bad. She even suggested pulling Li Hongzhang with several horses, which made Li Hongzhang break out in a cold sweat!