The Qing Dynasty is the closest feudal dynasty to us, and it is also the last feudal dynasty in history. From the abdication of Puyi on February 12, 1912, the Qing Dynasty officially declared its demise. So after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, as the emperor of the last feudal dynasty in history, what kind of life did Puyi live after that?
In fact, when the Qing Dynasty officially declared its demise in 1912, Puyi had just turned 6 years old, and he had only been an emperor for less than three years in the second period. These were all operated by Empress Yulong, but fortunately, Empress Yulong and Yuan Shikai had an agreement that after the abdication of the imperial family of the Qing court, they would still be able to live in the Forbidden City.
At will Puyi is still a son of the Qing Palace, living his life of wandering and wandering, and there are many eunuch palace girls around him. It was not until 12 years later in 1924 that Puyi was driven out of the palace by Feng Yuxiang's troops. Many people may have doubts, Puyi is in the palace, first, there is no government affairs to deal with, and second, as the last emperor, he cannot leave the palace. What did he do in the Qing Palace?
In fact, at that time, many Western pity had gradually been extradited to China, although Puyi was the last emperor, the skinny camel was bigger than the horse at that time, and it was still very simple to spend some money to get a few things to play. However, Puyi's favorite thing to play in the palace is very simple, that is, "pounding mahjong".
Don't be surprised, mahjong is not only loved by the people of the city, but also by the emperor and the empress dowager of the harem. After all, mahjong is one of The National Essences of China, and it is also the most widely circulated and loved by the people. There have been many debates about when mahjong first originated, but there is no conclusion, the most convincing of which is zheng he's origin in the West.
Zheng He went to the Western Ocean seven times from the third year of Yongle (1405) to the eighth year of Xuande (1433), and sailed to visit more than 30 countries and regions in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans. In order to stabilize the military,In order to stabilize the military, Zheng He invented an entertainment tool, which is naturally mahjong.
However, the origin of the name "mahjong" is because there is a general surnamed Ma on Zheng He's ship, because it is easy to play mahjong. No one had ever played him, and Zheng He simply named this set of entertainment tools "Mahjong Cards". Because there were no entertainment facilities in ancient times, "mahjong" became a favorite way of entertainment for everyone. Even the inner courtyard of the palace could not be avoided.
However, the difference is that in order to show their unusual "noble" status, the royal family will use very precious materials to make mahjong when playing mahjong. For example, Cixi originally had a set of sheep ji mahjong, which was very precious, but who thought that Puyi even collected a set of multicolored screw mahjong.
The workmanship of this set of mahjong is extremely delicate, and it is based on carved bone, which is very handy to feel. Then it is carved with precious black nan wood, and it is all handmade, and it is as fine as a work of art. Puyi was very fond of this mahjong, even when he was expelled from the palace by Feng Yuxiang in 1924, other treasures were not brought, but this mahjong was taken away.
Until 1945, after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Puyi, who had been a puppet emperor in puppet Manchukuo for many years, fled in a hurry, and accidentally left this mahjong painting behind, and later it was picked up by the Japanese and collected in a Mahjong Museum in Japan, as the treasure of the town hall. However, the curator of this museum, Kyoichiro Noguchi, is still conscientious. The mahjong were returned to China in 2013. Nowadays, this set of precious mahjong is stored in the Chengdu Museum, and friends who want to know can go to see it.