The failure of the first Opium War was not entirely due to Daoguang Emperor, so Daoguang Emperor actually took the blame for this war. The First Opium War is often regarded as the beginning of China's humiliating history, and the beginning of this war began with the destruction of opium by Lin Zexu and Humen. At that time, due to the harm of opium, Daoguang Emperor was very worried that opium would harm the people, so he sent Lin Zexu to Guangdong to ban opium. But I didn't expect Britain to take this opportunity to go to war with the Qing dynasty at that time, thus beginning the history of being invaded.

Although the Opium War began because of an imperial edict of Daoguang Emperor, the failure of the Opium War was not entirely due to Daoguang Emperor. As we all know, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the rule of the Qing Dynasty began to decline because the feudal system in China had begun to show its drawbacks. Moreover, the control of the central government is extremely weak, so many local officials are corrupt, and the central government also turns a blind eye to it. Moreover, at that time, the political situation in the Qing Dynasty was not solved by an emperor who worked hard. Therefore, for Daoguang Emperor, he is willing, but he is powerless.

In addition, the closed-door policy of the Qing Dynasty was indeed an important factor leading to the failure of the Opium War. At that time, the world situation was undergoing tremendous changes. At this critical juncture, the Qing dynasty chose to close most of the trading ports and cut off contact with the outside world, which would inevitably lead to serious consequences. Moreover, China has a very long and powerful culture and national strength since ancient times, so at that time, both the supreme ruler and the people at the bottom of society felt that their country was extremely powerful and there was no need to communicate with other countries.

I had no idea that the west had developed to a very horrible level at that time. Under the guidance of this idea, it is natural to despise western culture.