The ancient Kingdom of Korea has always been a vassal state of the Celestial Kingdom. If you want to ascend the throne and become king, you must go through the canonization of the Celestial Dynasty. However, with the defeat of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, Korea became a colony of Japan and was eventually annexed by Japan under a contract. , So far, the dignified last emperor of the Korean Empire, Lee Joon, was demoted to "King Lee of Changdeokgung Palace" by the Japanese and imprisoned in Changdeokgung Palace.
The Declined Emperor Li Kuo
As the last emperor, Li Kuo had no worries about food and clothing, but the country perished in his own hands, and he could not defeat him. He could only blame himself every day, missing his motherland just like Li Yu, but soon he Unfortunately, his palace was burned down by fire, and his father, Gaozong and Li Xi, who was the first emperor of the "Korean Empire", was also poisoned to death by the Japanese. He was so frightened that Li Wei went insane and soon followed his father. Gone, this is the end of the official enthronement of the emperor of South Korea.
The funeral was quite lively
The last crown princeLi Yin
In view of the fact that the Li family had a very high status in North Korea, the Japanese, who had lived a good life, were worried that the existence of the Li family would affect their rule, so they moved the remaining Li family All the descendants moved to Japan, including the last crown prince Li Yin. As long as he arrived in Japan and firmly controlled them, he would not be able to cause too much trouble.
Li Yin in Japan
After arriving in Japan, Li Yin was given "special care" and arranged for Princess Fangzi of Japan to marry him. The prince and the princess seemed to be a beautiful love, but the Japanese were not at ease either. What a good intention. The main reason is that Princess Fangzi was judged by the doctor to be infertile in the future, so she was arranged to be given to Li Yin. Otherwise, she would have married the Japanese crown prince and become a princess. It was because she could not have children, so as to break the relationship between the Korean royal family. Incense, even if Li Yin doesn't want to, he still has to get married honestly in Japan.
The news of the marriage made the headlines
But what I didn’t expect was that Princess Fangzi became pregnant after the marriage, and she gave birth to a son. Now the Li family has a prosperous life. Unfortunately, the first child suffered an accident, but the second childLi Jiu is alive and well.
He has Princess Bai Fumei, and he has descendants. Li Yin lived a beautiful life as a child. His wife and children were very annoying. Later, he joined the Japanese army and fought in Manchukuo and Southeast Asia. He even had lieutenant . Military rank.
Members of the Korean royal family who participated in the Japanese army
Life after the defeat
World War II Japan was defeated. The Japanese themselves could not protect themselves, so naturally they could not control them. Japan's traditional aristocratic system was forcibly abolished, and Li Yin was reduced to a civilian. Not only that , the living expenses that he relied on for survival were gone. Li Yin, who was already pampered, naturally relied on selling his property to survive. He sold everything he could, even his own house.
was forced to sell the bottom of the palace
Because his life in Japan was relatively miserable, Lee Eun considered returning to South Korea. Unfortunately, Syngman Rhee, who was in charge of South Korea at the time, regarded him as a threat and did not recognize his Korean nationality. The Japanese did not recognize them as Japanese, and eventually Li Yin and his wife became " stateless personnel."
Nothing changed until Park Chung-hee came to power. Park Chung-hee invited Li Yin to return to the country many times, and even went to Japan to visit them. Unfortunately, Li Yin suffered from illness in his later years, and finally returned to the country on a stretcher and died in South Korea.
Tragic Li Jiu
Li Jiu is the son of the last crown prince, and his grandfather was the last emperor. By this generation, he has become a commoner. Although he has royal blood, Li Jiu is not addicted to nightlife like other dandy children. I studied hard and even got into , MIT, and . Unfortunately, my father had no living expenses and I was impoverished, so I ended up doing a work-study program in the United States.
Teenager Li Jiu
In the United States, Li Jiu relied on flirting with girls to marry his girlfriend Julianne, who was five years older, and became an American citizen. Li Jiu, who had a dream, took his wife back to China to start a business and opened an airline. Unfortunately, it was poorly managed and eventually closed down.
Li Jiu and her lover
Li Jiu who returned to South Korea has not had children for a long time. Like the intelligence office in the village today, various royal relatives took turns asking them to have children, and they said that if Julianne could not give birth, they would get a divorce. , after all, the "throne" of his family may need to be inherited one day. Unable to stand the gossip of these relatives and unable to bear the pressure, Li Jiu finally divorced Julianne and went to his birthplace of Japan to live alone. He lived in poverty and was even evicted because he could not pay the rent. He was eventually discovered three days after his death from a heart attack.
Relatives of the Li family
Each family "robs" the throne
Li Jiu is the orthodox direct descendant of the Li family. Although he has Japanese ancestry, he is also a direct descendant. However, because Li Jiu had no children, the orthodox bloodline of the Li family ended after his death. But the story is not over yet. Before Li Jiu is buried, the side branches are staged a drama of "fighting" for the throne.
First of all, it is the "throne" of Li Jiu's adopted son and cousin Li Yuan. This Li Yuan is just an ordinary employee of Hyundai Motor . He has no ability, but he has entered the public's field of vision because of his unique "identity".
Li Yuan was the first to "enthrone"
On July 16, 2005, Li Yuan "ascended" to the throne with the support of the Li clan, becoming the leader of the Li family of the Joseon Dynasty, and calling himself the "emperor's heir and grandson".
Ming Huang is indeed a bit "transgressive"
Li Yuan's ascension to the throne aroused dissatisfaction with his uncle Li Xi. Li Xi is the tenth son of Gaozong's grandson Li Kuan , and Li Yuan is Li Kuan's grandson . According to tradition, the succession to the throne should be "without direct descendants". Since he is senior, he should "ascend to the throne".
This Li Xi, like Li Yuan, also came from a poor background. He dropped out of school and went to the United States to sing and even gave himself the stage name "Korean Prince". Unfortunately, he did not become an instant hit as he expected, and eventually opened a small store. day.
Li Xi
Later It was only after Li Xi returned to China that he realized his royal status and began to plan for restoration. At that time, the orthodox heir Li Jiu was still alive.
Before Li Xi and his nephew Li Yuan could snatch the "legitimacy", Li Yuan's aunt Li Haiyuan stood up. She said that she was the tallest elder in the entire Li family and should inherit the throne by herself. According to the tradition on the peninsula, , the throne has always been passed down to men rather than women, just like in ancient times.
However, Li Haiyuan also lived in a broken family. His eldest son worked as a driver in the United States, and her husband was abducted by to North Korea during the Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea . When he heard about Li Jiu's death, he immediately united with more than 50 royal members and was crowned in a hotel in Seoul. , calling herself the "Queen of the Korean Empire".
The Queen of the Korean Empire
Reactions of the people who eat melons
For South Korea, which is highly entertainment-oriented, the royal family's accession to the throne is just child's play. After all, it is a country that can tolerate X religion, and half of the Korean respondents expressed support for the restoration of the monarchy. As for "invention" "History" Korean experts said that these are pure farces. After all, the legitimate royal bloodline is gone, and the collateral line has no legitimacy at all. It is a farce at best, not to mention that there is still a queen.
Although Li Haiyuan became the queen, she still lived in poverty. She lived in the same house with the "Prince" son, and even had to do odd jobs to support the family.
Empress
But Lee Seok lived a very comfortable life. After the hype in the early years, he became a professor in the history department of Jeonju University and established a series of tourist attractions related to the royal family. His daughter also has the title of "Korea's Last Dynasty" "Princess" label, relying on the label to travel on the American catwalk as a model.
Li Xi lived a very comfortable life
And Li Jiu's first wife Julianne has been living in South Korea after her divorce. She made a living by selling handicrafts and donated hundreds of cultural relics of the Korean royal family to the Korean government. She died of illness in the United States in his later years. .
As the last royal family, compared with other declining royal families, the Korean royal family is very prosperous. Compared with the Japanese royal family that is still there, the number of people there is so small that the queen is considered, but here there are too many people and the competition is too fierce. It is worth mentioning that Li Haiyuan ascended the throne as soon as he ascended the throne. He forgot about tradition and proclaimed himself emperor while sitting on a Christian chair. Could it be that he was restoring the Roman Empire?
This chair is really stylish
