People who know Puyi's story will have an inexplicable feeling: "Seeing him rise up the Zhu Lou, seeing him feast on guests, seeing his building collapse." From prosperity to ordinary to historical paintings, everything is so undulating, and people's mood is also up and down, and it cannot be calmed for a long time.
The life of this king can be described by the word "bumpy", as a monarch in the feudal era, he witnessed the demise of the feudal system. As the king of the country, he also saw with his own eyes the establishment of democracy and the superiority of democracy. This is really full of ups and downs, and it can already be called a historical adventure.
Although he is no longer the emperor, he also has to face life calmly, and in the face of life, he has to mention work, then, Puyi, who has become an ordinary person, after coming out of the labor camp, was personally received by the premier, who asked him what job he wanted to do, but the 2 occupations he proposed were rejected. Is Puyi too demanding? Or are these two professions not suitable for Puyi? But these two professions are hot these days!
First, a bumpy life
Regarding this matter, we have to talk about things after Puyi's abdication. After Puyi abdicated, in fact, there were still great illusions, he wanted to regain his throne, so he participated in many wrong historical events.
For example, when Zhang Xun was restored, the little emperor was carried out by Zhang Xun and Kang Youwei and others, and in just a dozen days, he found the dignity of the emperor.
However, Zhang Xun's restoration was soon defeated by Duan Qirui, and in an instant, the old and young widows who supported the emperor were driven away and went bankrupt, and the little emperor was also wandering.
Later, the warlords fought, and the emperor was not only driven out of the palace, but even became trapped for a while.
Then the Japanese came, and the emperor had other ideas, so he and the Japanese organized the puppet state of Manchukuo and dreamed of his emperor again. Unfortunately, this dream was not only extremely wrong, but also a nightmare, and Puyi was once again plunged into humiliation and pain.
After Chinese bloody battles, the Japanese were eventually driven out, and the emperor of the puppet Manchurian Empire was imprisoned by the Soviets after the Kwantung Army was crushed. It was not until the founding of New China that he was released back to China and underwent labor reform.
Three consecutive times as emperor was abolished, the emperor's life can be described as very bumpy, and finally he became an ordinary member of the labor reform institute, and many people must have read it with inner regret.
However, Puyi is still a very smart person, he adjusted his mentality in time, and has been at ease with the encounter. During the period of labor reform, he performed very well, and he also received a lot of meritorious performance.
Because of this, this special labor prisoner, after receiving 10 years of reform and being pardoned from prison, will usher in a new life and have a job of his own.
Second, the choice of work
Maybe Puyi didn't even think that he could actually be pardoned and released from prison, so he was very happy. But soon, something even more unexpected happened, what was the matter? Premier Zhou personally received him and decided to discuss issues about his work. This was a supreme honor at the time, and the joy of being able to receive Premier Zhou was really overflowing.
So, the question is, with such a precious opportunity, what kind of career will the emperor choose?
At the beginning, Puyi proposed that he wanted to be a doctor. This request may be many people will wonder, an emperor to do doctors, is he OK? In fact, Puyi is actually very powerful, he has read a lot of medical books, so he is still familiar with the knowledge of medicine.
Moreover, during the labor reform period, he treated his fellow prisoners more than once, and the effect was well verified. Therefore, Puyi's first idea was to become a doctor and use his knowledge to treat diseases and save people.
Unfortunately, Premier Zhou refused his request. For such a result, many people can not understand, of course, including Puyi. Puyi was very puzzled, why was this request rejected?
In fact, the reason is very simple, the premier believes that doctors are a very important profession, not only to have a certain amount of knowledge, but also to have a wealth of clinical experience, even if Puyi has some records of helping fellow prisoners to see a doctor, but he is only a half-way doctor after all, and his experience level is also very poor.
Therefore, if you entrust such a thing as treating diseases and saving people to a barefoot doctor, it is actually very dangerous, which is also for Puyi's consideration.
For such an answer, Puyi must have had a hint of disappointment, but his heart was acceptable, after all, he was only a barefoot doctor. Since such a profession is not possible, let's change it.
So he proposed a second career he wanted to do: to return to the Forbidden City as a tour guide.
Objectively speaking, this profession is actually quite in line with Puyi. He served as a tour guide for the Forbidden City, which is called the best of people's talents.
But Premier Zhou still refused, which is strange, is it true that Puyi has a special identity and cannot enter and exit the Forbidden City at will? In fact, this is not the case, but because Puyi's identity is too special, the premier is worried that he may encounter danger.
But for Puyi, the Forbidden City was once his home, and naturally several family treasures can tell you the history of the past. But as a tour guide, he had to be in public and often had to be in contact with ordinary people.
Although he is no longer an emperor, there is no need to pay attention to the so-called authority and prestige, but it is necessary to know that he has been an emperor, and the common people have long awakened from feudal ignorance, and in the face of this object that once oppressed them, if the people vent their anger, they are likely to encounter danger.
Therefore, in order to protect Puyi, Premier Zhou refused his request.
In the face of Premier Zhou's refusal, Puyi did not know what to do for a while, because he had not worked after all, so he really did not know what to do except these two professions.
Since Puyi did not know how to choose, Premier Zhou helped him and finally arranged for him to work in the botanical garden.
3. Destination
Objectively speaking, the botanical garden is quiet and will not appear in front of the public, and more importantly, the environment there is not bad, so it is actually very suitable for Puyi to work there.
For Premier Zhou's suggestion, Puyi was very happy after listening to it, because this is what he wanted. So in this way, Puyi became a staff member of the botanical garden, facing flowers and plants every day, and all the troubles and noises had left him. Perhaps only occasionally, he would tell Huacao about his past as emperor.
In fact, looking back on the first half of his life, although his status is extremely high, he really does not have the comfort of the future. The so-called high places are not cold, and the high position is dangerous, Puyi's past years have been spent in conspiracies and various political struggles. After being pulled down, he always wanted to return to the heights he had been, but in fact, during the 10 years of labor reform, he really figured out what he really wanted.
In fact, what she wants is not the emperor's honor, nor is it glory and wealth, it is just a tranquility. As a noisy historical figure, he has also stood on the cusp of the storm, and has also felt endless prosperity, but all this is only a bubble after all, only the silence in the botanical garden is his final destination, and perhaps only then he will get the so-called tranquility.
Although the prime minister refused his request at that time, it was all for safety reasons, whether it was a doctor or a tour guide, the premier was deliberately protecting Puyi, but now the times are different, and these two professions have become very popular occupations. But for Puyi, because of his special status, the work of the botanical garden may be the most suitable for him.
epilogue
So looking back on Puyi's life, we still have a lot of feelings, and this person's life has changed really big. From high to low, from low to high, has been going around, if it is an ordinary person, it may have already exploded in mentality, but this person has always been stable, and survived, and finally returned to calm.
We should actually draw some lessons from this, compared with the last emperor, our work and life changes, it is simply a drizzle. The emperor can finally sit peacefully and work in the botanical garden, in fact, we can also, the pursuit of prosperity is human nature, but in the end we have to return to our own inner peace.
Of course, we may not be able to feel this realm, and perhaps after experiencing vicissitudes, we may also feel Puyi's state of mind.
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