Wen | Pepsi in the Chronicles
Edited by | Pepsi
In 1949, with the founding of New China, the Qing Dynasty, which lasted for 296 years, completely became history. The last emperor Puyi also became a commoner, and the former "royal family" also took to the streets. Today we are going to talk about a lady who sells cigarettes on the street, ordinary her, but vaguely revealing a different temperament, she is called Ai XinJue Luo Yunying.
She is the Gege of the Qing Dynasty and the third sister of Ai Xinjue Luo Puyi.
Why would a Gege make a living on the street? What exactly did she go through?
Yun Yingsheng was not in time, because the Qing Dynasty had been overthrown at that time, so she did not catch up with the "good days". Puyi has a total of seven younger sisters, Yun Ying is the youngest, plus she and Puyi are a birth mother. This also made him treat this little sister with extra love. Although Puyi had abdicated at that time, with the annual subsidies given by the government, their lives were still worry-free.
Even if there is constant war outside, the brothers and sisters are still living very elegantly in the Forbidden City, and they cannot affect them in the deep palace.
Because yuan shikai in order to make Puyi agree to abdicate, he came up with a "best of both worlds" method, he signed a treaty with Puyi, as long as Puyi agreed to abdicate, the Beiyang government will build a large mansion for him to let them live and live. And every year the government will also issue subsidies to them to support their livelihood.
However, in the face of the oppression of "reality", Puyi had to bow his head and finally chose to accept Yuan Shikai's "proposal".
The subsidy was paid on time, but the agreed mansion never paid.
First, the northern government of that year had just been established, and the funds were indeed pitiful, whether in the army or on Puyi, a lot of money was spent, and they really did not have extra money to build the ideal "palace" for Puyi.
Second, Puyi, who lives in the deep palace all year round, does not have to let Yuan Shikai worry. Although Puyi was still young, the rule of the Qing Dynasty lasted for 296 years, even if Puyi did not have real power, he still had a decisive influence in the minds of the remnants of the Qing Dynasty, and Yuan Shikai "imprisoned" him in the Forbidden City to prevent him from "resurgence" with the remnants of the Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, although Puyi did not have real power at that time, but relying on the subsidies of the Beiyang government, life was still very moist, as Puyi's third sister, Yun Ying also enjoyed the "last palace life".
When Yun Ying was born, although the Qing Dynasty no longer existed. But under the care of her brother, Yun Ying lived a very happy life, the clothes were worn by three nurses for her, the food was also fed bite by bite, the housework was also responsible for special people, and the brother would meet her at any time. At that time, Puyi set a standard for her every day, three meals a day should not be less than forty-two silver, and all of them needed chicken, duck and fish meat, and they could not treat their third sister badly at all.
Forty-two a day, a year is fourteen thousand six hundred and twenty, which does not include Yun Ying's daily expenses. What you should know is that at that time, the people of Beijing City only spent more than one or two silver a year, which was enough to see Puyi's love for his sister.
Therefore, Yun Ying has lived a worry-free life since she was a child, and this life has not been until the emergence of a person.
On that day, Yun Ying enjoyed her own palace life as usual, and the originally calm Forbidden City was broken by a noise. What came into sight was an army, fully armed, well-equipped, and untethered, Yun Ying, who had no power at all. Having lived in the palace since she was a child, she had never seen such a posture, and she was still in fear, and she got another piece of news: they were told that they needed to move out of the Forbidden City immediately.
11-year-old Yun Ying still does not understand that the place where she grew up will soon not belong to her. With the sound of crying, Yun Ying was taken to Tianjin by Puyi. After leaving the palace, she gradually understood her situation, recognized the reality, and understood her brother's difficulties. In the chaotic world, the brothers and sisters cling to each other.
Puyi, who came to Tianjin, took his sister to live in his father Zaifeng's residence. Although far from the capital, the brothers and sisters did not live freely under the supervision of the Beiyang government.
With the increase of age, Yun Ying also ushered in the first "light" in her life.
During the Republic of China period, most women were married at the age of seventeen or eighteen. Puyi saw that his sister had reached the age of talking about marriage, and he did not want to delay his sister's lifelong event because of his own affairs, so he began to help Yun Ying find a marriage partner. After much screening, Puyi finally set his sights on Runqi, who grew up with Yunying.
Runqi is the younger brother of the last empress Wanrong, the two are already right at home, plus qingmei bamboo horses, the two who are in love are naturally willing to be together. Under the auspices of Puyi, the two were married in Changchun.
Puyi's sister got married, which made the Japanese notice Yun Ying. Seeing that Puyi loved this sister so much, they had some evil thoughts.
They invited Yun Ying and his wife to Japan for "study abroad", nominally to learn advanced knowledge, but in fact, it is not.
Because Puyi has not had children for many years, the Japanese have not known where to start, and seeing that Puyi attaches so much importance to this sister, they want to use this to make Puyi "obedient", a manipulation that lasted for ten years.
Yun Ying, who is far away in Japan, is also not happy, the couple is also under the fence in Japan, everything must be careful, living in full view of everyone, Yun Ying's life is no more difficult than Puyi's. Puyi also felt sorry for his sister, but unfortunately he himself was unable to protect himself.
This kind of life lasted for more than two years, and Yun Ying grew rapidly during this period, knowing how to behave in the world and how to hide herself. Later, the couple put forward the excuse of returning to China to visit their relatives, and the Japanese knew that they had imprisoned Yun Ying for more than two years, and could not find a good reason to resign, but fortunately they released them back to China.
After two years, Yun Ying finally set foot on the land of the motherland again. This time, Yun Ying could learn to be smart, and then the Japanese invited Yun Ying to return to Japan many times, and Yun Ying refused the request for various reasons.
Yun Ying and her husband settled down and lived a good life for a few years. During this time, Yun Ying also gave birth to three children for her husband, and although her life was very tight, fortunately, the family was happy, and nothing major happened. Yun Ying silently prayed in his heart, he did not expect great wealth and nobility, but only wanted to seek a stable life.
Unfortunately, it backfired:
At noon on August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan issued the Edict of the End of the War by radio, and on the 15th announced his unconditional surrender.
With the surrender of Japan, Puyi knew that he had committed a "heinous crime", he tried to flee to Japan, but unfortunately was captured by the Soviet Red Army in the middle of the way, and Yun Ying also separated from her husband in the process of fleeing.
Her brother was captured, her husband was scattered, and Yun Ying's sky seemed to have collapsed. She understood that she could not fall, and she was still "pressing" on her three children under her, for the sake of the children and for the sake of her husband.
After several twists and turns, Yun Ying came to Tonghua with her children to settle down.
She redoed her efforts, did not complain about the injustice of fate, she just silently put away her sharp edge and became an ordinary citizen. This has always been what Yun Ying wants, but unfortunately, the two men who used to accompany her are no longer around.
Yun Ying can bear hardships and stand hard work, but she thinks that she has "higher education", but she finds that she does not know anything. There would never be any servants to help him clean up, and no one would cook for her every day. The child is still too young, and Yun Ying is not at ease at home, but with the child to find a livelihood, who will accept such an employee?
Yun Ying, who had nothing to do, seemed to have reached the end of the road, and suddenly she noticed the vendor on the side of the road, and a bold idea was born in her head.
She gave it a go, took her little money left to buy, and set up a stall on the side of the road. Fortunately, fate did not trick her this time, although the life was difficult, but relying on a meager income, Yun Ying still raised three children to adulthood, and life was so hard.
No one expected that the mother who set up a stall with her children on the street was once a Gege who lived in the Forbidden City, and this matter was not known until after the founding of New China.
In 1954, Zhang Shizhao inadvertently sent a book called "Notes on the Remnants of the Palace".
The book records the correspondence between Yun Ying and Puyi when she was in Japan. I don't know if it was out of curiosity, or if he wanted to see the last character of the late Qing Dynasty, after several twists and turns, he finally found this woman.
Zhang Shizhao is a person who has experienced the Qing Dynasty, although he does not know what the Gege in the palace looks like, but in his mind, gege are people of high status, even if the Qing Dynasty is destroyed, they can still rely on the family to survive. But when Zhang Shizhao saw the legendary Gege, his heart could not help but be sour, and the woman dressed in rough clothes and simple dress was actually the last Gege in the late Qing Dynasty.
Gege's "aura" seems to have nothing to do with this woman, and the years have left a deep mark on her face, but the woman's face does not show a little tiredness, and she is happy to sell goods to the passing crowd.
Zhang Shizhao explained the origin to the woman, and Yun Ying was surprised. The change of the times is sooner or later, and in the past few years, she has also experienced the good of new China. Although the mediocre life is a bit boring, as a single mother, she is content enough, and her only wish now is to raise her three children.
Zhang Shizhao saw that he had no choice but to return to his residence. But he kept flashing this picture of Yun Ying in his mind, and he constantly lamented the "injustice" of fate in his heart. Flipping him back and forth, he finally decided to help this late Qing Gege out of the predicament.
The person who wrote the letter was None other than Zhang Shizhao, who described what the late Qing Gege had experienced and her tenacious character.
The chairman praised Yun Ying greatly after reading it, and he believed that the country must take care of such people. It is not entirely because Yun Ying is a descendant of the royal family, but a big reason is that Yun Ying's personality has impressed the chairman.
At the time of the new China, the country was in ruins waiting to be rebuilt, and it was precisely the time when talents were needed. Although Yun Ying grew up in the palace, after leaving the Forbidden City, she received a study and education, and she also studied in Japan for two years, which is exactly what the country needs.
Immediately, the chairman called Premier Zhou, and after discussion, the two agreed that they needed to give help to this late Qinggege.
After Premier Zhou's careful arrangement, Yun Ying came to Beijing with her child, and Premier Zhou arranged a position for her, and she became a cppcc member in the Dongcheng District of Beijing.
Yun Ying, who has worked at the bottom for so many years, is very suitable for this job. Even with the help of the state, Yun Ying did not relax. She frequently visited the masses, sincerely solved problems for the masses, and made rapid progress in political ideology, and the masses liked this "leader" without a shelf.
It's just that they don't know that this is actually the last Gege of the Qing Dynasty, Ai Xinjue Luo Yunying.
Later, Puyi, who was imprisoned in the Fushun Management Center, was pardoned by the state for his good performance. Decades apart, the brothers and sisters did not expect to see each other again, and the two cried with joy. Under the arrangement of the government, Puyi also had a very satisfactory life. And the husband who was scattered at that time was only imprisoned, and after reforming, he also returned to Yun Ying's side.
This late last personality, with his tenacious character and strong willpower, could not help but praise the chairman when he saw it.
In her later years, Yun Ying lived a very happy life, the country took care of her, she remembered it in her heart, and sincerely did her part for the country, it seems that the president's vision is not wrong at all.