introduction
In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's fainting and corruption, Empress Dowager Cixi's monopoly of power, the smoke of war and hunger all over the country, the whole country fell into deep fear. The dim sky was blowing with a gloomy wind, and the smell of blood and the smoke of war filled the sky over the entire city of Beijing; the sound of gunshots, explosions, and the cries of children seemed to form a song of the dead.
Picture | Puyi
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Woohoo! Oh well! Don't miss it! From the first gunshot of the Sino-Japanese War, the manchu nobles who had ruled for hundreds of years were already trembling, they were afraid, their legs trembling uncontrollably, and their lips were trembling slightly. That black indestructible "iron guy" looked far stronger than the earth cannon and earth gun in the hands of the Great Qing soldiers, I don't know how many times, that thing really shot at Bauhinia City, I'm afraid that the entire Bauhinia City will be reduced to ashes, right? It was horrible!
The fear that grew from the bottom of their hearts had spread to the whole body, including the brain, so in order to survive, to protect the ten thousand years of inheritance left by their ancestors, and for the glory and wealth of the second half of their lives, they used their lips that were already scared to tremble and desperately spat out a few words that sounded normal from between their teeth:"
Agree to their terms, as long as they withdraw their troops.
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Pictured | Cixi
In fact, they also tried their best to make others unable to hear the trembling after their tail notes. It was precisely because of the repeated concessions of the Manchu Qing Dynasty that those Western powers felt that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was just a "soft persimmon" and would not set off any storms at all, so they became more intense after that, because they already knew the cowardice and incompetence of the Qing government, and also understood the selfish and ugly faces of the Manchu Qing dynasty nobles.
Empress Dowager Cixi died, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty eventually perished at the hands of Empress Longyu, and at this point, the Manchu Dynasty, which had a history of hundreds of years of rule, remained forever in the long river of history in an abdication edict, and since then, a new era has begun for the collapse of the feudal class system.
Picture | Empress Rongyu
As we all know, Puyi, the last emperor of the last years of the Qing Dynasty, was deeply criticized by later generations, first, because he collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and second, because of his lack of affection. What to say? His wife is the last empress of the Qing Dynasty, Wanrong, and its final tragic ending can be said to be partly due to his single-handedness, he does not remember the marital love in the past, only pays attention to the so-called royal face, and even throws the baby girl who Wanrong just gave birth into the boiler for this purpose, regarding life as grass, and this also directly leads to the collapse of Wanrong's last spiritual pillar, and since then, she has become a "crazy woman" in the eyes of others.
And he had to say that he had no sense of national shame, and for the sake of the "imperial throne" promised to him by the Japanese army- in fact, he was a puppet of the Japanese, and willingly ran to the three northeastern provinces, that is, the "Manchukuo" established by the Japanese army, as emperor.
This is really a shame in the history of the Chinese people, and people have to associate the "shame of Jingkang" during the Northern Song Dynasty with it, the only difference is that the Northern Song Dynasty was taken as a prisoner under the army and the city gate fell, but Puyi was willing, so it seems that the nature of Puyi's matter is even worse.
Pictured| Old Beijing City
In fact, in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, there was still a number one person, this person was the last prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, that is, Puyi's uncle, unlike Puyi, this person was deeply praised by later generations, and even Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou also praised him.
To know the origin of the story, we have to start from the birth of this prince,
The prince of the last years of the Qing Dynasty, named Ai Xin Jue Luo Zaitao, was born in 1887 in the Manchu Qing Emperor's family, and was a half-brother with the Guangxu Emperor.
Since ancient times, the royal family has been ruthless, the harem is full of hooks and corners, the emperor is busy with the affairs of the court, this newborn little prince has been passed on by Empress Dowager Cixi to the grandson of the Jiaqing Emperor when his birth mother was not able to protect him.
At a young age, he was about to leave his biological mother, and he was very uneasy, wrapped around this small body, and the life under the fence was not easy after all, and observing the color was the norm of life.
He wept, resisted, punched and kicked, and even used up all the strength of his little body, but it did not help in the face of hegemony. Fortunately, Sun Yimo has no queen in his life, so for this little prince, he is also a favorite from the heart, and it is not too much to describe it as if he were his own, so zaitao had a good life in the early years.
Pictured| a prince of the Qing Dynasty
Unfortunately, such a happy and happy time did not last long, and disasters fell from heaven, and a painting by Sun Yimo caused misfortune, and in that era of imperial power, the consequence of angering the rulers was to withstand the final punishment. In order to give Sun Yimo a warning, Empress Dowager Cixi pointed out Zaitao to Wang Yiyi of Zhongjun to raise him on the grounds that his lack of character was not easy to assist the growth of the crown prince.
The young Zaitao had no ability to resist and could only accept his fate.
Later, after the death of King Zhong Jun, Zaitao, who had no relatives around him, could only live with his subordinates in the vast royal palace, lonely and lonely.
Perhaps it was the experience of wandering in his childhood that made Zaitao develop a timid and fearful personality from an early age, with a lack of voice and a voice as thin as a mosquito.
Although he was a prince, he was not as arrogant and blind as the worldly children, and it was said that he got along very well with the people in the family.
Figure | Zaitao
However, his timid and fearful personality also brought a certain impact on his career, and it is said that when the "Wuchang Uprising" was launched, Empress Longyu originally wanted to send him to suppress him, but he retreated from the battle, and knelt down at the feet of Empress Longyu and said with a handful of snot and tears:
I am incompetent and difficult to take on a big responsibility. Empress Longyu had no choice but to send Yuan Shikai to suppress it, but she did not think that Yuan Shikai immediately broke away from the Qing government after gaining power and came to the Qing in turn.
Zaitao did not expect that because of his cowardice to bring such a great disaster to the country, in order to make up for the merits, he secretly joined forces with Zaize, Tieliang and other henchmen to form a "Sect Socialist Party" to prepare to assassinate Yuan Shikai, but
Unexpectedly, Yuan Shikai immediately killed Tie Liang, and after this incident, Zaitao no longer dared to come forward, and this was less than two weeks after the initial formation of the Sect Socialist Party.
Picture | Puyi stills
Before long, the Qing Dynasty collapsed, without the royal Feng Lu, the Zaitao family of more than a dozen people can only rely on the family to live, however, the family will also be eaten empty one day, so Zaitao sold the palace, came to live near the ancestral cemetery, hands can not be lifted, shoulders can not carry Zaitao in order to feed the family usually set up stalls to sell antiques and occasionally pick up the rags, although the income is not much, but can barely support the family.
It is worth mentioning that although Zaitao is a man who is not a martial artist, he is passionate about equestrianism, and when he was a prince, he went to France to study horse riding, and he himself is also a horse lover.
He had also recruited two equestrian masters in the palace, and when he was free, he would exchange experience with these two people in horse training, so he was quite accomplished in soma and horse training.
Later, during the Second Zhifeng War, Zhang Zuolin specially invited Zaitao to come and race horses with him in order to ask Zaitao to "come out of the mountain", and when he heard that Zaitao, who was riding a horse, did not hesitate to immediately agree to the invitation, and happily came to Zhang Zuolin's mansion, but did not think that Zhang Zuolin actually had ulterior motives, the first of all
He wanted to use horseback to frustrate the arrogance of Zaitao, a royal son, and of course, he also wanted to show his sense of superiority to this lonely prince
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I want to enlist This person is used by Zaitao for himself
After all, the social situation at that time was extremely unstable, and the loyal guardians of the Qing Dynasty were still trying to revive the dynasty.
But Zaitao was a man of no kind, he did not have the arrogance that a prince should have, but he had a bit of arrogance. In the process of horse racing, Zaitao was far ahead of Zhang Zuolin with his excellent equestrian skills, which made Zhang Zuolin, who prides himself on his superb equestrianism, lose face. But Zhang Zuolin was not dead hearted, and after the game, he quickly dragged him to dinner, claiming that he had specially set up a banquet for him as a reception.
After three rounds of drinking, the two talked very happily, which was Zhang Zuolin's purpose, but he did not think that even its high-ranking official Houlu Zaitao did not want to "go out of the mountain" and refused with his own incompetence.
Later, Zhang Zuolin died tragically, and the three northeastern provinces fell into the hands of the Japanese army and established "Manchukuo". That year, the city of Beijing was surprisingly cold, the cold wind whistled and snowed, the Zaitao family had not eaten for a long time, and the children were hungry and skinny. At this time, three people in suits and shoes walked in outside the door, led by the Japanese war criminal Kenji Doihara, who first explained his intentions concisely, and then took out chips to show his sincerity, and he promised to go to Manchukuo with him as a prince, and ensured that his family would have no worries about food and clothing.
In the face of such "glory and wealth", Zaitao refused, saying that he would rather starve to death than be a traitor. The enraged Kenji of "Doihara" drew his pistol and pointed it at his head, but he was not afraid at all, nor did he change his decision, and in the end, Kenji, who had no choice but to leave in anger.
It was not until the peaceful liberation of Peiping that Zaitao voluntarily "went out of the mountains", and later, he met Premier Zhou and Chairman Mao at the recommendation of his friend Li Jishen.
In addition, it is also worth mentioning that Zaitao had previously written a plan to "improve the horse breed for the benefit of military use" that was deeply recognized by Chairman Mao, so he appointed him as an adviser to the Ma Political Bureau.
After that, Zaitao relied on his own ability to selflessly dedicate his strength to the great cause of national construction. Because of his excellent working ability, Chairman Mao personally received Zaitao in 1955.
Picture | Zaitao shakes hands with Chairman Mao
epilogue
In the decades since Zaitao took office, he has been working conscientiously, conscientiously and responsibly for the cause of the party and the liberation of the whole people. For him, although chairman Mao's petty official of "Bow Ma Wen" was inferior to the high-ranking official Houlu that Zhang Zuolin and Doihara Hikenji had promised, he enjoyed it, because at this time he was worthy of the ancestors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the people of Li.
Therefore, after his death, Premier Zhou personally instructed him to be buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.