Cixi had done nothing to stop the…

September 1898 CE

Cixi had done nothing to stop the Hundred Days' Reform from taking place, but she knows the only way to secure her power base is to stage a military coup.

The Guangxu Emperor becomes aware of such a plan, so he asks Kang Youwei and his reformist allies to plan his rescue.

They decided to use the help of Yuan Shikai, who has a modernized army, albeit only six thousand strong.

Cixi relies on Ronglu's army in Tianjin.

Ronglu also has an ally, General Dong Fuxiang, who commands ten thousand Muslim Kansu Braves, including generals such as Ma Fuxiang and Ma Fulu, stationed in the Beijing metropolitan area.

Arm with more advanced firearms and artillery, they side with Cixi's conservative faction during the coup.

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Beijing (Peking) Beijing Shi (Peking) China View →

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Empress Dowager Cixi View → Guangxu Emperor View → Kang Youwei View → Liang Qichao View →

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Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty View → Russian Empire View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → German Empire (“Second Reich”) View → France (French republic); the Third Republic View →

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Hundred Days Reform: China View →

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