In order to further invade China, Japan established a puppet Manchu regime in Changchun, northeast China. And under their tutelage, Puyi ascended the throne as emperor and became a puppet emperor.
After Puyi beat Empress Wanrong into the cold palace, the Japanese once wanted Puyi to marry a Japanese woman, hoping that through marriage, she could give birth to an heir of Japanese blood.
But they soon learned that Puyi was infertile. In order to better control the puppet Manchukuo regime, under the strong intervention of the Japanese, Puyi's younger brother Pujie reluctantly married his wife Saga Hao, who was forced by the Japanese to give him.
(Pu Jie's old photo)
Speaking of which, pujie was initially resistant to this political marriage.
In fact, at that time, Pu Jie was not an unmarried youth, and as early as 1924, he married Tang Yiying, the niece of Princess Jin.
However, although Pu Jie and Tang Yiying have been playing together since childhood, due to the incompatibility of their personalities and Pu Jie's inability to meet Tang Yiying's various requirements, the two are not happy after marriage.
After Pu Jie followed PuYi to the puppet state of Manchukuo, Tang Yiying, who remained in Beiping, also had scandals with Zhang Xueliang and Lu Xiaojia.
Not only that, Tang Yiying also colluded with Lu Xiaojia to drive a truck to steal antique calligraphy and paintings from home.
At this point, the marriage of Pu Jie and Tang Yiying was almost useless. However, the two are still a legal couple.
The Japanese found a Japanese daughter-in-law for Pujie, which is a political task that pujie does not allow to consider.
But Pu Jie still did not want to be used by the Japanese, so he took Tang Yiying out as a shield, indicating that he already had a wife.
Unexpectedly, the Japanese are very efficient. They directly found Tang Yiying and quickly promoted the fact of divorce.
In this way, Pu Jie had nothing to say and could only accompany the Japanese to Japan for a blind date.
(Saga Hiroshi Former Teru)
Of course, in order to show respect for the puppet Manchukuo royal family, the Japanese finally chose the close relative of the imperial family, Saga Hao, after some rigorous selection and training.
Saga Hiroshi is the eldest daughter of the Marquis Saga Shikatsu of the Chinese ethnic group. Born into an aristocratic family, she received a good education from an early age.
Although Japanese women are good at going against the grain and accepting the arrangement of fate. However, Sagaho was initially reluctant to fall prey to political marriage. She once said in her autobiography, The Displaced Princess, that she initially wanted to die for the marriage imposed on her. However, from the perspective of the state, she eventually persuaded herself to get married.
It can be seen that neither Saga Hao nor Pu Jie has a glimmer of hope for this marriage.
In January 1937, Pujie, accompanied by the Japanese, crossed the ocean and met Saga Hiroshi at the home of Saga Hiroshi's maternal grandfather.
At this time, Saga Hiroshi was 23 years old. She has a fair face, very delicate facial features, a very delicate figure, and is polite with her hands. Coupled with her gentle words and sweet smile, Pujie was deeply impressed.
Pu Jie, 30 years old, also left a good impression on Saga Hao.
Therefore, under the arrangement of the Japanese government, the two sides happily got engaged. After two months of preparation, the two held a grand wedding in Tokyo.
Because it was a political marriage, both the Japanese imperial family and the puppet Manchukuo royal family sent people to attend the wedding.
(Pu Jie and Saga Hao)
After living in Tokyo for half a year, Saga hao returned to puppet Manchukuo with Pujie.
At that time, Pu Jie was serving as a military attaché in puppet Manchukuo, and of course could not live in the imperial palace. So the Japanese specially arranged a small two-story building for him to live in.
However, because Japan was bent on invading the four sides at that time, all the strength of the country was used to start a war. So these two-story buildings are very simple, and even the telephone is not installed.
Life is simple, but the Japanese often monitor their actions. On the one hand, of course, it is hoped that Saga Hao can give birth to a baby boy as soon as possible so that he can inherit the throne; on the other hand, it is also to strengthen the control of Pu Jie.
After a period of time together, Saga Hao has a clear understanding of Pu Jie's reality, which in turn makes Saga Hao sympathize with him.
However, the arrival of Saga Hao made Puyi very uneasy.
Puyi has always been unwilling to be a puppet emperor. In order to compete with the Japanese, he once privately expanded the Guards, which made the Japanese very dissatisfied. It was only considering that he still had a certain degree of influence among the Manchu Qing widows that he was not questioned.
Therefore, when Saga Hao returned with Pu Jie, Pu Yi has always been very unfriendly to Saga Hao, and even suspected that she was a spy installed by the Japanese around him.
(Puyi old photo)
Not only that, but the feelings between Puyi and Pujie, who were originally brotherly, have also changed.
It turned out that after Pujie and Saga Hao got married, the Japanese forced Puyi to sign the Imperial Succession Law. In the law of succession, it is stated that "if the emperor has no descendants, the imperial throne will be passed on to his brothers or brothers and descendants".
Puyi knew that the Japanese were not very satisfied with him, and if Saga Hao gave birth to a baby boy, he would probably have to perform the Zen Ren Ceremony.
However, in line with the understanding of the Japanese, Puyi is more worried that he will "die of a violent illness". Therefore, he always felt that some kind of conspiracy had been reached between Pujie and the Japanese, so he no longer talked about Pujie as he had before.
As a sister-in-law, Saga Hao strives to ease her relationship with Puyi. She made Japanese food for Puyi, but Puyi only accepted it symbolically, but never ate it.
Sometimes, they also eat in one place, and Puyi, in order to prevent poisoning, must wait for Saga Hao and Pu Jie to eat first, and then he eats a little, but he resolutely does not eat more.
However, what makes Puyi most nervous is that Saga Hao has been pregnant for several months at this time.
Puyi was very afraid that the period of Saga Hao's production was when he died, so he often secretly tried to get a hint. I even began to study books on Chinese medicine, hoping to find a formula for how to miscarry.
However, later Puyi finally did not have to worry.
(Saga Hiroshi and Pujie)
It turned out that Saga gave birth to a baby girl in a neutral hospital.
In this way, Puyi finally did not have to worry about being revolutionized, so he was very happy after hearing about it. Not only did he write a congratulatory message for people to send, but he also ordered the imperial kitchen to boil soup that was not heavy every day and sent it to the hospital.
Pu Jie became a father, and he also liked to dance with his hands. He was very fond of this newborn baby girl and named her "Hui Sheng", which means "wisdom and profundity".
Huisheng is not only deeply loved by Pu Jie and Saga Hao, Puyi also especially loves her. When eating, he likes to put her between him and Pujie, and always keeps sandwiching various dishes for her. This is the only child born to Puyi's brothers and sisters who can eat at the table.
Seeing that Puyi loved their children so much, Pujie and Saga Hao were no longer as rigid in front of Puyi as before.
The following year, Saga hao gave birth to a daughter again.
Saga gave birth to two daughters in succession, much to the displeasure of the Japanese. However, he had no choice but to endure, hoping that Saga Hao would become pregnant again.
In 1943, under Puyi's arrangement, Pujie went to the Japanese Army University to study. Saga Hiroshi returned to Japan with his two daughters and Pujie.
After two years of schooling, considering that Huisheng was 5 years old, Saga Hao and Pu Jie left her in Japan to attend elementary school.
(Pu Jie old age photo)
Soon after the two returned to puppet Manchukuo, Japan was defeated.
With the defeat of Japan, both Pujie and Puyi were captured by the Soviet Red Army.
Saga had to return to Japan with his son.
While in Japan, Saga raised two daughters while trying his best to inquire about Pujie's news.
In 1955, Hui Sheng, who was already 17 years old, could not bear to see Saga Hao suffering from longing, so he dared to write a letter to the state leader, hoping to communicate with Pu Jie, who was imprisoned in the war criminals management center.
After receiving the approval, Saga Hao was able to contact Pu Jie, which made Saga Hao feel very pleased.
Out of affection for China, Saga has always hoped that Huisheng can marry Chinese. But Hui Sheng is in a Japanese boyfriend. Saga Hiroshi strongly objected, but the result led to the martyrdom of both Hui Sheng and her boyfriend.
After the death of his daughter, Saga was very sad. But thinking of Pu Jie, who is thousands of miles away, she has always lived strongly and has expectations.
In 1960, Pujie was pardoned and his freedom was restored.
The news excited Saga hao, so she again wrote to the country's leaders, and after receiving approval, she returned to Pujie's side in 1961.
When the two said goodbye, they had been separated for 26 years, and they were already in the twilight years of Huafa. But after a long absence, the reunion still made the two cry with joy, and they have never been separated since.