The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in Chinese history, starting from 1636 when Emperor Taiji changed the name of the country to Daqing, to Puyi's abdication in 1912, a total of 12 emperors were passed on, which lasted for 276 years. So after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, how did the old and young remnants of the Manchu Qing nobles live?
First of all, let's take a look at the last emperor Ai Xinjue Luo Puyi. Puyi was born on February 7, 1906, and was only 3 years old when he succeeded to the throne, because he was too young to be his father Zaifeng and Empress Longyu as regents, but only 3 years after Puyi's reign, the Qing Dynasty fell under the fire of the Xinhai Revolution.
Fortunately, Empress Longyu signed the "Preferential Conditions for Qing Room" with Yuan Shikai before promulgating the "Edict of Abdication" for Puyi, so Puyi could not only continue to live in the palace, but also received a living allowance of 4 million taels of silver every year, so Puyi's life was almost no different from the past.
In 1924, Feng Yuxiang defected and returned to Beijing, deposed the original "Preferential Conditions for Qing Room", and sent troops to drive Puyi out of the palace, and since then the 18-year-old Puyi has truly experienced a turbulent and displaced life. After leaving Beijing, Puyi went to Tianjin, and was later taken to the northeast by Japan to become the puppet emperor of the puppet Manchurian government.
After Puyi became a puppet emperor, some of the Qing Dynasty's widows and widows also followed. However, after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, most of this group was imprisoned as war criminals. Some have started their own new lives, such as Puyi's own sister Ai Xinjue Luo Yunying.
Yun Ying is the most beloved of Puyi among Puyi's many sisters, she was raised in the palace as Puyi's childhood playmate since childhood, and when Puyi was driven out of the palace, she did not forget to take Yunying with her, and later Puyi promised her to Wanrong's younger brother Runqi. Later, the puppet state of Manchukuo collapsed, and Runqi also separated from Yun Ying in the run.
At that time, Yun Ying had already given birth to 3 children, her brother was captured, and her husband did not know where to go. The burden of life was all on Yun Ying's body. In order to raise her children, Yun Ying, who was once a gege, had to set up a stall to sell things to survive, but no one knew her true identity, and after the founding of New China, the state also arranged a new job for her.
Among the old and young widows of the Qing Dynasty, Yun Ying's life was not the most miserable. Wanqing had a prince named Ai XinJue Luo Yan Sen, whose ancestor was the hereditary Iron Hat King, and as long as the Qing Dynasty did not fall this glory, it could continue forever. But then the Qing Dynasty fell, but it didn't matter, after all, the family was a big business.
Yan Sen has been accustomed to being big and big since he was a child, and he is also very obsessed with gambling money. All the antique calligraphy and paintings in the family were sold clean by him, and finally even sold the county palace to the Republic of China government. Yan Sen, who sat in the mountains and ate the mountains, finally lost all his money, and finally had to pull up a rickshaw on the street in order to make a living. Many people want to experience the feeling of being pulled by the "Wang Ye", so Yan Sen's income is also higher than that of ordinary people, but tired is indeed still tired, which is also what he blames himself?
In fact, whether it is pulling a rickshaw or setting up a stall, it was a very common and common occupation at that time, and the income was quite considerable, at least it could make the family eat a full meal. In the war-torn era, this is already a luxury. Therefore, they did not have anything to be pitied, but just faded the aura of "royalty" in the past and became an ordinary citizen.