The life of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, can be said to be a dramatic life: he ascended to the throne at the age of three, was expelled from the palace, and wandered overseas for many years, and was finally extradited back to China for reform, where he was pardoned in 1959. At that time, Guo Moruo, who was known as China's "first modern poet", wanted to create a book to record the royal life of the late Qing Dynasty after the founding of New China, so he thought of Puyi, hoping that Puyi could be his assistant.
Guo Moruo
After the amnesty, Puyi is no different from the general people, his identity is no longer the emperor, and he naturally has to support himself through his own hands. However, due to Puyi's identity is somewhat special, the government department can not find a suitable job for him for the time being, at this time, Guo Moruo heard the news and went to visit Puyi.
Guo Moruo had a high social status at that time, he had high achievements in history, archaeology, literature, art, etc.; Guo Moruo, who was enthusiastic about literature, wanted to create a book that recorded the royal life of the late Qing Dynasty at that time, and in his eyes, Puyi was the best candidate for him to collect materials. Therefore, when Guo Moruo visited Puyi, he told Puyi his thoughts.
Guo Moruo calligraphy
At first, when Guo Moruo explained to Puyi that he had come, Puyi still agreed with his ideas, because Puyi was the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty and knew the reality of the situation at that time very well. In addition, in the Qing Dynasty history books or mausoleums, it is inevitable that there will be a large number of Manchus, and Guo Moruo hopes that Puyi can act as his assistant and translate Manchus.
Puyi as a teenager
Subsequently, Guo Moruo also said that if you want to explore the historical facts in a deeper way, you must excavate the ancient tombs of the late Qing Dynasty and use cultural relics to confirm it, so as to make the works more convincing.
But hearing this thought, Pu was solemn, thought for a moment, and replied to Guo Moruo's five words: "I don't understand Manchu." This reply greatly shocked Guo Moruo, but it was not easy to say anything more, and he could only say goodbye in a hurry. After this incident, many people began to talk about Puyi, believing that he rejected Guo Moruo because he could not put down his own shelf and pretended to be high.
Puyi in his later years
However, after in-depth understanding, it was found that this was not the case; because Puyi loved to play from childhood, did not love to learn, and later grew up, he followed Johnston to learn English, and the study of Manchu has always been blank; another reason may also be that Puyi has some scruples about the behavior of exploring the ancient tombs of the late Qing Dynasty, in the ancient tombs of the late Qing Dynasty, basically Puyi's ancestors are relatives, if Guo Mo wants to explore historical facts from it, it is undoubtedly digging Puyi's ancestral grave, which is replaced by anyone, and the heart must be resistant, so this matter will not be solved.