If we have a certain understanding of the history of the Qing Dynasty, we will find that as the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history, in the late Qing Dynasty, many nobles during the Qing Dynasty also lost their former noble status, mentioning the Iron Hat King, perhaps everyone is not unfamiliar, as a unique noble title of the Qing Dynasty royal family, in that era, the title of the Iron Hat King has also become the target of many warriors, after all, this title can be hereditary, and once it becomes the Iron Hat King, This means that the children and grandchildren of their families will have the supreme social status.
However, in the late Qing Dynasty, there was such a "legendary prince", in that era, because the Qing government has become dilapidated, therefore, the status of the Iron Hat King also declined, and later, in order to maintain his livelihood, this prince also started a business, but in the process of doing business, this prince was ruined due to poor management, but surprisingly, this prince used a lawsuit to get 1.3 billion compensation when he was desperate. So, who is this prince? What was the lawsuit he was fighting?
This special prince was Zhaoxu the Prince of Zheng, and since his ancestor was prince Zheng of the Iron Hat King, this title has also been hereditary. At the time of the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Zhaoxu was already an adult, for him, although the imperial court no longer existed, he was still a prince, in this case, the restrictions of status made him unwilling to work like ordinary people, and in later days, in order to be able to maintain his life, he also used the property he inherited to do business.
However, because Zhaoxu had been living a carefree life before, he did not have any business acumen, and in the process of doing business, he also lost all his family property. In this case, Zhaoxu, who was unable to maintain his life, could only work as a rickshaw puller, although he was not willing to give up his dignity as a prince, but based on the helplessness of life, he also had to make such a choice.
In later days, with the development of China's literary career, a movie about the Qing Dynasty's royal palace "The Thirteenth Murderous House" was publicly released, in which Zhaoxu's former residence, Prince Zheng's Mansion, was borrowed by the director, and at the same time, he also became a character in the film. After learning about this situation, ZhaoXu also decided to file a complaint against the film company, believing that the film company had infringed its right to reputation, and with this lawsuit, Zhaoxu successfully obtained 1.3 billion legal yuan in compensation. For Zhaoxu, the perennial hard life has made him long ago lose his previous qualification to spend the day and drink, and after receiving the compensation of 1.3 billion legal tender, he has also returned to a life of profligacy.
Actually for the average person. If the 1.3 billion Legal Tender could be properly disposed of, then he would certainly live a very good life, but Zhaoxu did not use the money like ordinary people. At that time, Zhaoxu used the money to spend the day and drink, pulling his friends around to eat, drink and have fun. Soon after, this huge amount of money was squandered by Zhaoxu, and in this way, Zhaoxu, who had been able to live a happy life, returned to the bottom of society and once again worked as a rickshaw puller.
From Zhaoxu's behavior, it can also be felt that although he inherited the iron hat title of Prince Zheng, he was not an outstanding prince, and compared with those excellent princes in the previous Qing Dynasty, Zhaoxu was obviously a clumsy disciple who did not learn and did not learn any skills.
In fact, it is not uncommon for a desolate prince like Zhaoxu to be in his later years, in the late Qing Dynasty, as the government continued to corrupt, more and more princes also began to live without learning and without skills, for them, as long as the imperial court was still there, then they did not worry about eating and wearing. But with the fall of the Qing Dynasty, these princes also lost their source of livelihood, and in this case, without any survival skills, they naturally became the bottom of society. Although these princes were once the place of supremacy, after the complete collapse of the feudal imperial system, their noble status naturally ceased to exist. With the development of the times, people's minds have been further opened, and in modern society, the former aristocratic classes have long lost the privileges of their former status.
epilogue
After understanding the story of "The Thirteenth Murder House" and the story of Zhaoxu the Prince of Zheng, it will be found that for the princes of the late Qing Dynasty, they did not have the excellent qualities of the princes in the early Qing Dynasty, on the contrary, the long-term pampering and superiority made them have long become the moths in society. For them, honorable status is not the motivation for them to move on, but an excuse for their depravity. Perhaps for the ancestors of Zhaoxu the Prince of Zheng, they could not have imagined that their descendants would end up in such a tragic situation.