Why is the Empress Dowager of Qing Dynasty called "Lafayette"? Such as Xiaozhuang and Cixi.

In fact, only Cixi has the title of Lafayette, and no other empresses have it.

Originally, my impression was that this word was invented by a villain who flattered Cixi. Because Cixi believed in Buddhism, she was deeply loved by her, just like Wei Zhongxian was called "Nine Thousand Years Old". . I just looked it up, and there are several versions of the origin of this word:

186 1 year1month, Empress Dowager Cixi (1835- 1908) launched a palace coup, and the court was called "Lafayette" from then on. As for how the name came from, there are several different versions.

The first is the theory of meditation. According to the records of unofficial history Grand View in Qing Dynasty, "After filial piety, she used to make Guanyin makeup. Li was blessed by being imprisoned, and Li Zhimei was a dragon girl. She took a great photo in the western way and hung it in the bedroom. The palace is called Lafayette. "

Second, others say the plus sign. It is said that the title of "Lafayette" was given to her by Li. Cixi is very devout to the Buddha, and she never stops chanting for the Buddha, even if she sometimes goes out to patrol. Once there was little rain in Beijing, and all the grains in North China suffered. According to custom, whenever this happens, Cixi and court officials will ask the Tathagata for rain every day until it comes. This time, it only rained for three days. Li was very excited and took the opportunity to compliment Cixi, saying that the Empress Dowager was really amazing, just like a Buddha. This compliment made Cixi very happy. Since then, Cixi has become Li's "Lafayette", which she calls every time she plays. Soon after, the name of "Lafayette" spread like wildfire and spread all over the palace, Beijing and the whole country.

The third is to add the emblem. In the biography of Empress Dowager Cixi, Cai Dongfan said that when Empress Dowager Cixi celebrated her 60th birthday, she "added a badge to make the value-bearing personnel and others call him Lafayette, or call him an ancestor."

The fourth is to follow Mongolian customs. Wang Wusheng said in the Secret History of Shu 'an: "It is also common in Mongolia to be called Lafayette in the palace."

The above four statements all think that the title "Lafayette" is exclusive and unique to Empress Dowager Cixi, which is a misunderstanding. In fact, the title of "Lafayette" is not exclusive to Empress Dowager Cixi, because all emperors in the Qing Dynasty called it "Lafayette". It turns out that in some dynasties, besides their respective temple numbers, posthumous title and honorific titles, emperors also had special titles, such as "the butler" for the Song Dynasty and "the master" for the Ming Dynasty. What was the proper name of the Qing emperor called "Lafayette"? This is because the Qing Dynasty was founded by the Jurchen nationality, and the earliest leader of the Jurchen nationality was called "Man Zhu". "Full column" is the transliteration of the Buddha "Yanzhu", which means "auspicious". Therefore, the Nuzhen leader has been passed down from generation to generation, which is called "Full Column". Later, some prominent families, the world's top leaders, were named "Manzhu". Therefore, after the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, Manchu "Manzhu" was translated into "Buddha" and became the special title of the Qing emperor. Empress Dowager Cixi asked others to call her "Lafayette" for special purposes. She tried to compare herself to the emperor.