Under the whole world, there is no royal land. Lead the coast of the land, can not be the king's subjects.
Emperor is today, synonymous with solipsism, Qin Shi Huang is the first emperor of China, from the beginning of Qin Shi Huang to the end of the last emperor Puyi, There are more than 400 emperors in China.
Puyi
As the last emperor in China's feudal dynasty, his life is also legendary.
He succeeded to the throne at an early age and abdicated twice
In 1897, at the age of three, Puyi ascended the throne as emperor, which is called
Emperor Xuantong
At this time, the Qing Dynasty was already crumbling, the building was about to fall, and revolutionary movements against the Qing Dynasty were set off all over China, at this time he was only three years old, and he could even say that he did not even have the ability to take care of himself, and sure enough, the Xinhai Revolution overthrew the corrupt Qing government.
Puyi, who was only six years old, was forced to abdicate
In 1917, Zhang Xun led 4,000 braided troops into Beijing, launched a mutiny, and Puyi succeeded to the throne again, but at this time, the democratic republic had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it was not long before Feng Yuxiang defeated Zhang Xun and drove Puyi out of the Forbidden City, so far, the emperor
Abdicated completely
。
Helpless to ascend the throne, claustrophobic career
After escaping from Beijing, Puyi was helped by the Japanese to the emperor's throne, at this time Japan occupied the three eastern provinces, wanted to fundamentally assimilate China, Puyi although he was the emperor, but he did not have any rights, during the puppet Manchukuo Emperor, Puyi still called himself emperor, but he was an emperor without dignity, just
Puppet of the Japanese
On the eve of the end of World War II, Japan bombed the U.S. Pacific Fleet, resulting in the total annihilation of the Pacific Fleet, the following month, the United States issued a statement declaring war on Japan, with the conclusion of the Yalta Conference, the Soviet Union launched an attack on the Kwantung Army in the northeast region, the Japanese Kwantung Army was all killed, and then the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japan announced its unconditional surrender, Puyi
Promulgation of the Edict of Abdication
In the short period of freedom, Puyi began
Fugitive life
However, within a few days, he was captured by the Soviet army, taken to the Soviet Union, and sent to the Soviet Union
Military Tribunal for the Far East
Return to the motherland as a legitimate citizen
In 1950, Puyi, together with other Manchukuo war criminals, was handed over to China by the Soviet government and began a six-year confinement career, and in 1959, the Party Central Committee made a decision to release Manchurian war criminals.
Puyi was pardoned
This news made Puyi very happy, and in his ten-year-long confinement career, he deeply realized his mistake.
Feeling extremely ashamed of his past ignorance and cruelty to his compatriots, after Puyi returned to Beijing, after several twists and turns, he finally registered his hukou, and at this point, the former feudal dynasty king who was high up in the world became a republic like today
An ordinary Chinese citizen
And this, let him feel extremely happy and relieved, looking back at the kings of the fallen countries of the past dynasties, who can get a good death like Puyi, and even be very well taken care of by the state? He married the nurse Lee Sook-hyun and, with the help of the country's leaders, found a job, and when he got his first salary in life, he discovered that happiness can also be simple.
Later Puyi relied on it
Rich historical literacy
He served as the information commissioner of the Literature and History Materials Research Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and was elected as the information commissioner
Member of the Fourth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
On October 17, 1967, Puyi died of illness in Beijing, and in 1995, his wife Li Shuxian moved her ashes to the vicinity of the Qing Xi Mausoleum, and there was no longer an emperor in this Chinese land.
I'm not an expert, but I'm his son
Speaking of Puyi's later years, there is another very crying and laughing thing, the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived in the Forbidden City, that is their home, the place of work is in the Qianqing Palace, he is the last emperor of China, and the only person in China who returns to his home to buy tickets.
After liberation, the Forbidden City became
National cultural heritage
Every time you want to visit, you must buy a ticket, even Puyi is no exception, Puyi in his later years knows his physical condition, he thinks of the place where he was born and grew up, in his old age, he returned to his home for the last time,
Bought tickets
After entering the Forbidden City, he walked slowly, every inch of land here is so familiar to him, decades have passed, and then look, there is still infinite nostalgia, going home is a very happy thing for everyone, Puyi is of course no exception, the Forbidden City is placed
Portraits of qing emperors
However, when he looked at the past one by one.
Suddenly found a very embarrassing thing, that is, he originally belonged to the Position of the Guangxu Emperor, saw the photo of his father, Guangxu had no children in his life, so he chose a successor from his brother's heirs, Puyi became the emperor, so he found the staff and told him that the photo was wrong.
This was not the Guangxu Emperor
The staff also only doubted the letter, so it was reported to the leader, after a while, an old man with glasses came to Puyi's eyes, Puyi said to him lightly: Old sir, this picture is wrong, or replace it, this is not the Guangxu Emperor,
Instead, it was Prince Zaifeng
The expert was unhappy and said to Puyi: I have been studying the history of the Qing Dynasty for decades, can you still understand it better than me? He is Guangxu, I can not be mistaken, I heard the words, Puyi also said lightly to the experts: I do not understand history, but this portrait is definitely not Guangxu, but the prince of alcohol Zaifeng, because I am Puyi,
Zaifeng is my biological father
I can't even recognize my biological father, right?
Experts heard that they were stunned at first, and then said to Puyi: Are you the last emperor Xuantong? Puyi responded:
No, I am Puyi, a Chinese citizen.
Later, the portrait was re-hung.
Puyi's life was actually very restrictive, and he ascended to the throne without understanding anything. However, what he took over was a devastated country, if Puyi was born in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, or in the early stage, then with his efforts, there will definitely be some achievements, but the fall of the Qing Dynasty is already a nail in the coffin, let alone Puyi, that is, Qin Shi Huang, is also powerless to return to heaven.
He had suffered humiliation all his life, but he was there
The second half of his life was a great realization
The joy of the rest of his life has long since diluted everything, and with the development of the times, there will never be another era of the minority dominating the majority, but rather
An era of exchanging labor for one's own life capital
This is the ultimate meaning of the progress of human society.
If he is still alive today, then I think that when others call him Xuantong Emperor, he will also reply calmly: I am not Xuantong, my name is Puyi, I am not an emperor, but a legitimate citizen of China.