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In 1962, a special guest was about to arrive in the Yinian Hall of Zhongnanhai. The last emperor was the last emperor - Puyi .
In order to ease the atmosphere of the banquet, Chairman Mao also specially invited several celebrities to accompany him.
During this period, Chairman Mao asked: " 's 's 's 's 's 's 's 's 's 's 's 's silence."
Puyi said in a panic expression, " japanese seal has long disappeared. It was too hasty to leave Beijing back then. Later, he sent people to look for this treasure, but there was no further information."
Chairman
also comforted him immediately, " is just a stone. The feudal dynasty no longer exists. japanese seal has no practical significance."
Everyone present was amazed at the chairman's broad mind when they heard the conversation between them, and at the same time they were shocked and regretful about the loss of the japanese seal.
So how did the imperial seal be lost? What was Puyi’s life after the founding of New China ?
The last emperor
The kings of the deceased nations in all dynasties were regarded as aliens by the new regime. They were either executed secretly or died bizarrely. It was rare to have a good ending.
But there is such a person who cannot accept the facts after abdicating. He has been through troubled times but can always find a backer to help him restore himself.
was eventually influenced by the generous mind of our party leader Chairman Mao, and was willing to surrender to him, accept the sins he had done and the fact that he became an ordinary citizen.
He was Puyi, the king of the fallen country in the late Qing Dynasty. In the long history of our country, he was the first monarch to witness the demise of feudal rule with his own eyes and the last.
Puyi ascended the throne at the age of three, and after only three years as emperor, the Qing court was destroyed.
As the king of the devastated country, Puyi did not force himself to commit suicide by treacherous ministers like Qin II Hu Hai, nor did he choose to die for his country like Chongzhen in the late Ming Dynasty.
is not as happy as Liu Chan in the late Shu , and has to live a life of silence. Instead, she is still dreaming of how to restore , the Qing and reproduce the glory of her ancestors.
and history has proved everything. If virtue is not worthy of one's position, there will be disaster. Feudal autocracy will eventually be buried in the dust of history.
After abdicating, Puyi still did not see the historical trend clearly.
Qing court and National Government exchanged "The Preferential Conditions of the Qing Dynasty" and the Qing court abdicated and the Republic of China was founded.
As the last king, Puyi could have lived a generous life of opening his mouth and having his hands in Forbidden City , but his fate is difficult to predict. Everything about this carefree ended on the day when Puyi was 12 years old.
On this day, the evil thoughts of restoring the Qing Dynasty kept wandering in Puyi's mind during adolescence.
The second time "referred to emperor"
full of feudal remnants of "monarch, minister, minister, father, son, son" and "this is the one". They took advantage of the internal conflicts between the Beiyang government and called it "mediation", but in 1917, they brazenly led 5,000 braided troops into Beijing and supported Puyi as emperor.
However, this historical countercurrent has only been backed back for 12 days. Puyi was 12 years old this year. Perhaps it was this restoration action that left a deep mark of restoration of the Qing Dynasty by the young emperor Puyi.
"Forcibly driven out of the Forbidden City, the ambition to be emperor again remains undead."
In 1924, affected by the situation of the National Revolution, the direct warlord general Feng Yuxiang led his troops to surround the Forbidden City, allowing Puyi to leave for a limited time, and cancel all generous treatment to the Qing Dynasty.
Puyi hurriedly left the Forbidden City with his servant without any psychological preparation, and only brought some necessary items due to time restrictions.
, the royal imperial objects in the Forbidden City are as vast as a sea of smoke, and there are always some treasures that Puyi can't let go.
This is the jade seal of the Qing Dynasty. Later, Puyi also asked the Qing Dynasty's remaining elders to look for this item, but their whereabouts have been unknown. Judging from the incident of Puyi's search for this item, Puyi's desire to be emperor again is still not dead.
After this incident, dissatisfaction and anger filled Puyi's heart.
Puyi was 19 years old that year. The signing of "The Preferential Conditions of the Qing Dynasty" was to ensure the living security of the Qing Dynasty royal family after abdication, which allowed the Beiyang government to live in power.
Just a few years later, the Beiyang government went back on its word and canceled all preferential treatment for the Qing Dynasty, leaving Puyi, an emperor who had no reality and only had the name of an emperor.
After leaving Beijing, Puyi has not stopped and is secretly planning to be the emperor's daydream again.
The third time he "referred to emperor"
After leaving Beijing, Puyi temporarily lived in Tianjin. The warlords of the Republic of China were worried that Puyi would make small moves, so they surrounded his residence and put him under house arrest in disguise.
In order to be the emperor again, Puyi did not hesitate to sell off his nation and collude with the Japanese. After the September 18th Incident, Puyi and the Kwantung Army began to collude and collude with each other in an attempt to establish the "Manchukuo" to eat Chinese territory.
Then Puyi secretly went to the Northeast and "proclaimed himself emperor" for the third time under the planning of the Japanese.
1934 Puyi held the throne ceremony at " New Beijing ", and changed the country's name "Manchukuo" to "Great Manchu Empire" year name Kant .
Amid the verbal criticism of China and abroad, Puyi ascended the throne as he wished, and during the puppet Manchukuo, he actually openly visited Tokyo, Japan, and his crimes could be punished.
Puyi thought he had the face to meet the ancestrals in every way, and finally reappeared the glory of his ancestors.
But he didn't know that his behavior was at the cost of betraying the Chinese nation, and in the end he was just a puppet emperor manipulated by the Japanese invaders.
Even the Japanese people didn't allow Puyi to use the "Qing Dynasty" name that he was thinking about, but chose the "Manchukuo" name. In order to be the emperor, Puyi could even betray his ancestors.
's dream of deceiving himself ended after 1945 with the surrender of his "Supreme Emperor" Japan.
After Japan's defeat, Puyi was unwilling to accept the fact that he had become a civilian again and wanted to escape to Japan and continue to be protected by the Japanese.
When Puyi fled to Shenyang south, he was captured by the Soviet army liberated from the Northeast. Puyi carried out a five-year prisoner of war reform in a foreign land.
During his time as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union, Puyi still did not realize the crimes committed against the people and the nation, and he did not have the courage to bear his crimes and just thought about how to escape. Since
failed to escape to Japan, I might as well join the Soviet Union. In the end, Puyi's request to join the Soviet Union was also in a dilemma and there was no news.
Unexpected pardon
Even Puyi himself said: "I am the lucky one among the kings who have lost their country in history." This kind of luck may not even Puyi himself have expected.
Puyi finally returned to China in 1950. This was the request of Chairman Mao to hand over Puyi like the Soviet Union when he visited Moscow.
Since then, Puyi has been working in Fushun War Criminals Management Office .
In order to help Puyi completely dispel the idea of becoming emperor again, the chairman took great pains to arrange a kiss for Puyi during the transformation period.
Zaitao is Puyi's seventh uncle, and since Puyi took the throne of emperor, he has never called "seventh uncle". Later, Zaitao opposed Puyi's ties with the Japanese, and the two became enemies because of this. In order to make Puyi, who had been in the wrong path for half his life, he arranged for the meeting to kiss him.
Puyi, who was still in the management office, suddenly met Uncle Qi who had not met for a long time when he was not sure who was visiting him. The inner turmoil could no longer be suppressed and hugged Zaitao tightly.
"Uncle Seven", the sobs of crying joy lingered in the management office.
Uncle Qi's visit made Puyi, who was used to seeing intrigues and deception in the deep palace, felt the true feelings of the world.
Unexpectedly
In 1959, in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, our party pardoned some war criminals, and Puyi was also on the list of amnesty.
This surprised and surprised Puyi. He thought that the rest of his life might be spent in prison, but he did not expect that the new government would be so tolerant of him.
From becoming the throne at the age of age to becoming the 95th emperor, to finally becoming a legal citizen of the Republic, Puyi has fully realized the numerous crimes he has done to the Chinese nation during the process of labor reform.
From the beginning of taking advantage of the contradictions in the factional struggle of the Beiyang government to restore the country, to the time of Japan's invasion of China, Puyi still used the contradictions between China and Japan to mediate. His core purpose was to realize his dream of emperor.
Looking at Chinese history, such a fictional fictionalist and a double-faced guy who can do everything well will not end well.
Just as Puyi himself said about luck, his greatest luck is to meet Chairman Mao, a leader with a broad mind.
New marriage, new beginning
After Puyi was pardoned, our party government arranged for him Beijing Botanical Garden 's job. Like ordinary people in New China, he finally released his freedom and had dignity. He went to work every day and received his own wages paid for his labor every month.
Puyi also wrote in "My First Half of Life" that he enjoyed such a life very much.
Not only that, after Premier Zhou’s introduction, he married Li Shuxian and .
In Puyi's own words, he never realized that there was such a sweet and unforgettable thing in the world until he met Li Shuxian.
Throughout history, no new regime would have been so tolerant of the emperors of the old regime.
Yinian Hall tolerate repentance and comfort
What made Puyi even more incredible was that during the Spring Festival in 1962, he received a special invitation.
This is the invitation of our great leader of New China, Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao invited Puyi to Yi Niantang as a guest in his private capacity. This made Puyi feel indescribable gratitude to Chairman Mao.
Puyi arrived at Yinian Hall as promised, and accompanied by Cheng Qian, Zhang Shizhao, Qiu Ao , and Wang Xiaofan.
Although Puyi was the emperor, he was a little nervous when he saw Chairman Mao.
In order to relieve Puyi's restraint and tension, Chairman Mao joked to the people around him:
"What, I don't know you anymore? This is Emperor Xuantong. We were his subjects. Isn't he our immediate superior?"
Chairman Mao's wit eased the tension.
Chairman's words made Puyi feel disgusted. The Chairman held Puyi's hand and said:
"You don't have to be polite. They are all old friends. If you are not considered guests, you are the real guests!" The unprecedented intimacy of Chairman
made Puyi feel flattered and deeply felt. During the banquet, the chairman and Puyi started chatting. Then Puyi realized that the chairman was inviting him to the banquet. First, he wanted to understand his recent situation, and second, he adjusted his thoughts. Chairman
said: "I have read the "My First Half of Life" you wrote, and attributed many mistakes to yourself, like a confession. This is determined by social influence. There are certain historical factors, so don't be under pressure."
Puyi felt very sad after hearing the Chairman's words.
During this period, the Chairman also asked about the whereabouts of the imperial seal, and Puyi also answered truthfully.
Since leaving Beijing, Puyi has also been looking for this object and asked Feng Yuxiang. Feng Yuxiang also looked for the imperial seal after occupying the Forbidden City, but he did not find it.
Feng Yuxiang thought it was Puyi who left the palace and took it away, so he made Puyi sure that the jade seal that had been through hundreds of years of wind and frost became a mystery.Chairman
didn't care, and said:
"Isn't it just a stone? If you lose it, it will be lost. The feudal dynasty is gone, so it will be meaningless."
One sentence made Puyi feel relieved.
Later, the chairman heard that Puyi lived a little difficult life, so he specially took out part of his royalties and sent someone to Puyi.
When Puyi received the royalties, he couldn't hide his excitement and refused to charge anything. He could get the royalties after the publication of his "My First Half of Life" and he could use this money to alleviate the current situation.
In the end, Puyi still received the royalties. At that moment, Puyi's eyes became wet. He stood there like a child who made a mistake and was forgiven by adults. After standing for a long time, he could not calm down his mood at this moment.
It is hard to imagine that an emperor who claims to be the son of God actually cried for a royal fee.
As Chairman Mao said: "We have successfully transformed an emperor."
After walking the path the chairman has walked, Puyi discovered that the Chairman’s good intentions are everywhere and subtly influenced.
Two years later, Puyi and some of the senior Kuomintang officials who surrendered went to Jinggangshan together, watching Chairman Mao’s former residence, Revolutionary Memorial Museum, and listening to the tour guide explaining the hardships of the Red Army back then.
Puyi realized in an immersive way that the Chairman is a person with strong perseverance and perseverance. He is a person with a strong mentality who can firmly believe in it, and even more so that he can have outstanding abilities who can only make a spear of fire.
Puyi's heart ignited a flame. A founding leader used his royalties to help him through the difficulties in life, making him feel the long-lost family affection.
After watching the Chairman's past, Puyi understood that no matter what the Chairman did now, everything he did when he was young, or everything he did in the future, he had no other request.
It is just a spark in the Chairman's heart, spreading to every Chinese people, regardless of their high or low, and eventually forming a prairie fire.
He understood the Chairman's good intentions.
As the Chairman once said, we must eliminate the class that exploits us, not the people who exploit us.
plays Puyi's life, and his childhood can be said to have ended before it even began.
cannot imagine what psychological distortions my childhood experience caused to Puyi, and he underestimated himself in his youth, and his dreams repeated the Qing Dynasty, step by step on the road of being enemies with the people and the nation.
If the first time he proclaimed emperor was due to fate, Puyi could not choose or escape, which was the beginning of his miserable life.
The second time "proclaimed emperor" was because Zhang Xun forced himself to "wear in yellow robe". It was a sequelae of the confinement of the Qing Dynasty's thoughts and it was an unchangeable link in Puyi's fate.
The third time "proclaimed emperor" was a deception with the Beiyang government, and it was also a common struggle with the Japanese government's party and a collusion.
No one can make Puyi completely abandon the emperor's fantasy.
instead, it was the new government led by our party. It was generous, tolerant, caring and caring, which eventually made Puyi, the "dirty", lose his fantasy and became an "ordinary person" and was also the happiest time in Puyi's life.
On the land of China where the red flag is floating, Puyi is finally no longer dominated by others. He is no longer a political tool in the hands of others. He regained the right to freedom and labor.
So Puyi said that his life was lucky.
The kings who have fallen in all dynasties have no good ending. Only Puyi, who went through multiple regimes, was finally influenced by Chairman Mao's mind and devoted his life to the tide of socialist construction.
