"An unprecedented change in a millennium! How did you come up with this idea?" The East Empress Dowager was extremely curious, as the current issues faced by the Qing court were too complex.
Every dynasty merely needed to solve the rebellious forces to inevitably usher in new vitality, yet, unfortunately, the East Empress Dowager had not witnessed such a resurgence; on the contrary, the Empire was growing weaker.
Some said the system of the foreigners was the salvation, others argued that gradual reform could rejuvenate the nation, and some wished to replace the Qing court.
"Because our centralized system, which has persisted for thousands of years, is being questioned! The people of France pushed their King to the guillotine, announcing to the world that monarchs were no longer needed.
France's actions threatened the royal and imperial power of nations globally, and people suddenly realized society could exist without a monarch.
