At the end of the Qing Dynasty, China was poor and weak, lagging behind the world powers in many areas. In addition, the cowardice and incompetence of the Qing government created the impression of weakness and deception on the powers, and the Chinese suffered humiliation in the world. And unfair treatment, The decay of the Qing Dynasty became more and more unbearable for the people, and more and more forces gradually appeared on the scene.
The emperor who "went to the throne" three times
The last emperor of Qing Dynasty, Puyi, should have been born out of the emperor's position, but the Emperor Guangxu 3 had no close descendants of . He was chosen to be the heir to the throne, This was the beginning of his life, but it also created the tragic experience of his life.
Puyi became the emperor of the Qing Dynasty when he was only three years old, the reign of Xuantong, But what he didn't know was that he would experience three such scenes in a few decades, the Qing Dynasty collapsed in 1911, and the helpless Puyi and empress dowager agreed to abdicate in the second year, but at the same time the government of the Republic of China promised to give preferential treatment to the Qing imperial family.
Since then, Puyi has become a nameless emperor,After closing the door with a group of elders and children to form his own little court, Pu Yi continued the emperor's life after his abdication. In 1917, Zhang Xun led the " braid army" into Beijing, Zhang Xun single-mindedly restored the monarchy, so Pu Yi became the emperor again. The restoration farce failed after only 12 days, and Pu Yi was forced to abdicate again.
From then on, Puyi could only live honestly in the Forbidden City, and during this period married a queen and a concubine, queen Wanrong and Shufei Wenxiu, but good times do not last in strong3span strong_strong_ When Puyi was 18 years old, he was driven out of the Forbidden City by Feng Yuxiang , so he had no choice but to bring his wives and concubines to find other accommodation.
It was at this time that the Japanese had their eyes on the last emperor. At that time, Japan had already had the idea of encroaching on Chinese territory, so they thought of using Puyi, who had already abdicated, to establish a pseudo-Manchukuo. . On the bright side, let Puyi be the emperor, in fact, controlled by the Japanese, let Puyi become the puppet of the Japanese so as to achieve the purpose of splitting the Chinese territory ,So they began to actively contact Puyi and invited him to the northeast to "build the country."
In order to be able to reproduce the Qing Dynasty in his dream, Pu Yi gave up his dignity as a Chinese and turned to Japan. In , he established the Puppet Manchukuo in 1934 and became the "emperor" for the third time. The number was changed to Kant.
became the "emperor" of war criminals
Pu Yi thought he could re-establish a Qing dynasty in the northeast, but his idea was very wrong, and the Japanese would not be so kind to help. Their purpose is to put Puyi on the facade and act as a puppet. is the emperor in name but has no power at all.
In 1945, the Japanese surrender of militarism came to an end. Puyi lost the asylum of the Japanese and had to issue an abdication edict. Later, Pu Yi was captured by the Soviet Union and imprisoned for five years, becoming a war criminal. Puyi was returned to China in 1950. After returned to China, Puyi was considered to be in need of reforming education because of what he had done. Therefore, was released after ten years of reformation.
After being released, Puyi did not suffer any difficulties.On the contrary, he received great attention from the central leadership. After he was released from prison, he was assigned to work in the botanical garden of , Chinese Academy of Sciences. A piece of love also came at this time. married his last wife, , Li Shuxian, in 1962.
After transformation, Puyi finally lived the life of an ordinary person. Although he did not have the rich clothes and food, he really used his hands to create value for his life. in In the last few years of his life, he lived very happily, but also missed his once home in the Forbidden City very much.
At that time, the Forbidden City had become a tourist attraction for the masses. Like everyone else, Puyi visited his former home by buying tickets. Once he stood beside the dragon chair and watched quietly without saying a word. When his wife asked him what he thought of, Puyi was silent for a long time and said: "Being an emperor looks very beautiful on the surface, but in fact this is the saddest profession in the world", A short sentence In other words, he said his heartfelt thoughts for decades. His life was frustrated because of this dragon chair, the title of an emperor. The emperor was indeed the saddest profession in the world. In 1967, the last emperor Pu Yi passed away.
Conclusion:
Pu Yi’s life has gone through several decades but only the last few years have really lived as a simple person. spent most of his life in endless power struggles, living in the cracks of various forces, was swept forward by history. His life has always been written in the four characters of involuntary self, but it cannot be denied that Puyi has made many wrong decisions and brought a lot of pain and disaster to the people, but in the end it still ushered in a good ending. Putting an end to the bitterness of his life.
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