Puyi everyone will not be unfamiliar, he is the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but the first half of his life is very bumpy, three times called the emperor, three times deposed, replaced by any one person, the heart is unbearable.
Not only that, Puyi also became a puppet of the Japanese, because he did too many bad things, he was imprisoned in the Soviet Union, and then reformed in Liaoning. To sum up, the emperor who came out of this imperial home actually had no personal freedom to speak of before 1959. Although there is no worry about food and clothing, and there is still a certain amount of power, Puyi is not living happily.
In the Fushun War Criminals Management Center, Puyi wrote a "reflective" autobiography, which is what everyone can see now as "The First Half of My Life". The book details the process of Puyi from ascension to the throne to exile and then to accept the "transformation" of New China, which is a memoir and a self-examination book in a specific historical environment.
From this book, we can clearly glimpse the tragedy and comedy of the last emperor in a specific historical environment, and his life path condenses the changes in modern society. Puyi would not have dreamed that he would still have a day of amnesty and that he would be able to go down to Jiangnan as a special person. It is reasonable to say that this should be a happy thing, why did he and Du Yuming go down to Jiangnan for the first time, but they were in tears along the way?
When looking at anything, look at the essence through the appearance. The reason why Puyi shed tears is that he is truly repenting in his heart, after all, as a Chinese, he has done too many things to apologize to China. Second, as a former emperor, walking on the land ruled by his ancestors, the inner struggle and gap are very huge. Because both Kangxi and Qianlong had descended to Jiangnan, and they both came as emperors to inspect their territory, puyi appeared as a reformer.
Although Puyi was in tears all the way, on the whole, there were more tears in these three places. He was pardoned at the end of December 1959, and in the spring of 1964, he had the privilege of visiting Jiangnan and was certainly very excited and excited.
There were 40 people who went together, mainly Puyi. Du Yuming, Song Xilian, Zhou Zhenqiang, Wang Yaowu, Shen Drun, Kang Ze, etc., as well as their families. Puyi's entourage included his wife Li Shuxian, as well as his younger brother Pujie and sister-in-law Saga Hao. If these people were to walk together in the Qing Dynasty, it would be a rather luxurious royal team.
Although they have been liberated, great importance has been attached to them. The itinerary is quite strict, and the safety protection measures are also quite in place. When he arrived in Nanjing, he was responsible for receiving Wu Zhongqi, who was the 18th cadet of the Whampoa Military Academy, a very powerful person.
According to Wu Zhongqi, Puyi wiped his tears as soon as he got off the train, which was seen with his own eyes. Seeing Puyi and excitement, he said, "I am going down to Jiangnan for the first time. "It's a pity to think about it, after all, I was once an emperor, and I didn't even come to Jiangnan." And sighed: "It has never come out, and now it is truly liberated." ”
For Puyi's tears, Du Yuming, who was also a colleague, said that he was somewhat puzzled. Puyi replied: "Although it seemed that the treatment was OK before, there was no freedom, and the Japanese completely restricted freedom." They go wherever they go, they have no choice. I used to live a bat-like life, but now I am really free to be Chinese. ”
At the train station, Puyi's tears could not stop flowing, which were tears of gratitude and joy.
From March 11 to March 15, Puyi and his party were in Nanjing. Not only did you visit the major attractions, but you also saw the excellent factories at that time, such as the Nanjing Chemical Company at that time, Friendship Clothing and so on.
At the Zhongshan Mausoleum, Puyi wiped away tears again. Puyi said to himself: "The past Puyi died and rotted, and now it is the newborn Puyi..." For the revolutionary Sun Yat-sen, Puyi and his party are repentant in their hearts. In 1911, Sun Yat-sen led the revolution and overthrew the corrupt Qing Dynasty, which proved to be a progressive revolution.
When he arrived at The Yuhuatai, Puyi was even more guilty and self-blamed, countless heroes Haojie sacrificed their lives for the motherland, and then looked at the crimes committed by the Japanese, and those things they did as puppets, and felt deeply guilty in their hearts.
When visiting the Longmen Grottoes and the White Horse Temple, Puyi learned that China's cultural relics had been lost too much, and combined with his own years of secretly selling valuable cultural relics, it was really stupid.
This time, Puyi's heart was painful, and he shed tears of shame and guilt.
There are many places to visit, and when I arrived at the Ming Tombs, I learned that my ancestors had also come here, but they all came to see their own rivers and mountains. As a descendant, not only did he not lead China to prosperity and strength, but he also became a puppet and did so many bad things. There was a desolation in his heart, and Puyi shed tears.
This time, he shed tears of sadness and remorse.
Puyi's experience in Nanjing is very profound, this land has shed the blood of too many Chinese people, and the invaders have committed heinous crimes. This time down to Jiangnan, there are other places to go. On March 26, the tour group set off again, successively to Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places, and after completing the task of lower Jiangnan, returned to Beijing on April 29.
Puyi wrote in his diary: Strengthening self-transformation and serving the people well in different posts is what every citizen should do. Later, under special care, Puyi went to Shijingshan Park as a conductor, doing some things to serve the people as much as he could.
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