In the twentieth year of the Guangxu reign, Empress Dowager Lu Yan was sixty years old. Although she had returned to power under Emperor Guangxu (Di Long), she still held great power in reality. He also dispatched the eunuch Kou Liancai (Jiang David), under the guise of serving Guangxu, to carry out surveillance. Guangxu was eager to make some progress, but due to his indecisiveness, he was unable to escape the manipulation of Empress Dowager Xi;
In the twentieth year of the Guangxu reign, Empress Dowager Lu Yan was sixty years old. Although she had returned to power under Emperor Guangxu (Di Long), she still held great power in reality. He also dispatched the eunuch Kou Liancai (Jiang David), under the guise of serving Guangxu, to carry out surveillance. Guangxu was eager to make some progress, but due to his indecisiveness, he was unable to escape the manipulation of Empress Dowager Xi;