When the years pass and everything in the world finally settles, will there be some recollection of the past?
As the "last emperor", having experienced glory, experienced war, and suffered from the destruction of the low class, Puyi finally harvested "freedom" after the first step of the road.
After being released from prison, when Puyi and Du Yuming visited the Forbidden City together, they were embarrassed by the conductor's sentence "Only by buying tickets can you enter".
"The Last Emperor", the new citizen
With the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, Puyi's imperial throne was finally unstoppable, and on February 12, 1912, he was forced to abdicate, and the rule of the Qing government was declared over.
However, the road of "emperor" about Puyi did not end here, he threw himself into the camp of the Japanese and became a "puppet emperor".
Of course, although the Japanese have superficial scenery, they cannot last in the end, and Puyi has tried to escape many times, but he has achieved very little success.
Then, in 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender, and at the same time, Puyi once again issued the "Abdication Edict".
When he was once again preparing to escape to Japan, he was arrested by the Soviet Red Army at Shenyang Dongta Airport and sent to prison.
At this point, Puyi began his career in prison and imprisonment, and was locked up in the thirty-fifth year of the Republic of China, that is, in 1946.
On July 30, 1950, the Soviet Side informed Puyi of his extradition to China.
Puyi spent three years at the Fushun War Criminals Management Center, listening to Chairman Mao's basic views, conscientiously reforming, and participating in labor.
In 1959, Liu Shaoqi issued the "Amnesty Decree of the People's Republic of China", which everyone believed was a amnesty for those who were small officials and had small crimes.
At that time, many people did not have much expectations for the word "amnesty" in their hearts, and Puyi was the same.
"No one can have me, my sins are serious, I don't have to be strong enough to show that I don't have to be strong, I don't have enough amnesty conditions."
The greatness of the CPC's broad-mindedness lies in this, and Puyi was even more full of inconceivable at the moment when he received the "amnesty."
In the eyes of others, what is impossible and cannot be done, the Communist Party has put it on Puyi's head so magnificently.
When he left the prison, looking at the scenery of the outside world and feeling mixed feelings in his heart, on December 9, Puyi returned to Beijing again to start his own civic life.
Take care of yourself, the Forbidden City revisited
Puyi ascended to the throne at the age of three, and since childhood, all aspects of life and living have been properly arranged by others, and he has long been accustomed to this kind of life of "clothes to stretch out, food to open mouth" life.
Even later, the throne was lamented, the imperial power was no longer there, and although Puyi experienced dynastic changes, his life did not change much.
Even when he was reforming in the war criminal reform center, Puyi's daily life was controlled by the same imprisoned courtiers or juniors.
Cooking, serving water, laundry and other aspects, even if it is not comprehensive, but also solves Puyi's problems in life.
When it came to the Wenshi Commissioner's Office, when everything had to be handled by himself, Puyi made a mistake, and in the eyes of others, the simple things fell on Puyi's head but it was difficult.
The leaders of the CPPCC are very concerned about these amnesty people, and Puyi's situation is also well known to everyone.
After everyone's deliberations, it was decided to arrange Puyi to the dormitory in the backyard of the CPPCC organ, let him live alone, and arranged for a staff member surnamed Zhao to live in the backyard dormitory of the organ to take care of his life.
Today, Puyi is not the emperor of that day, in order to show that he has put down the emperor's shelf, he began to try to do some things on his own.
But obviously, these simple daily chores, in puyi's hands, have become very difficult.
Puyi went to the canteen to open the water, awkwardly opened the faucet, let the water flow into the warm water bottle, but accidentally, a stunned, the water overflowed.
He panicked and went to turn off the hot water, but he was spilled by the water, scalded his fingers, and retracted in a hurry, but because of the excessive movement, the water overflowed, splashed on his feet, and cried out in pain.
Another time, Puyi nervously stared at the water flow, watching the water full, happily took the warm water bottle back to the dormitory, but after arriving at the residence, he found that the stopper of the warm water bottle was forgotten in the canteen, Puyi smiled bitterly, patted his head, and hurried back to the canteen to take the lost plug.
At the beginning, due to Puyi's "difference", Old Zhao often entertained Puyi at his home.
By coincidence, Puyi noticed that Du Yuming and they all went to the canteen at noon to buy food to eat, and their hearts were itchy.
So he explained his proposition to Old Zhao Wanyan, "I want to go to the canteen to eat by myself." ”
Old Zhao nodded, Puyi's interest was high, Old Zhao naturally would not refute anything, but his heart was ultimately at ease.
Old Zhao went to exchange some canteen meal tickets and vegetable tickets, handed them to Puyi's hands, and repeatedly informed the usage.
This is somewhat complicated for Puyi, always how to figure it out, at noon, after rushing to the canteen, it is not clear what to do.
Just put all the meals and meal tickets in the window so grandly, let the people in the canteen take them themselves.
At that time, the canteen was not as convenient as it is now, and the meal and the dish needed to be played separately, so the canteen would always stage such a scene.
Puyi casually put the prepared rice on the table, and then reflexively went to buy vegetables, the dishes were bought, and when he looked back, he couldn't find the rice at the beginning.
Puyi touched his head and looked around, there were people eating everywhere, but the meal that belonged to him did not know where it was placed.
The people around him cast incomprehensible glances, and Puyi laughed self-deprecatingly: "The emperor is the most useless person." ”
In addition to trivial life, "recognizing the way" is another big problem for Puyi, as long as no one goes out with him, he will not find his way home.
Therefore, Puyi is very envious of those who run around to watch the scenery, which are all unattainable things for him.
Once, when Puyi and his relatives who had gone to visit him went out together, they stood on the side of the road waiting for the bus.
The bus stopped in front of him, and in order to show courtesy, Puyi turned slightly sideways and let the other people waiting for the bus get on first.
The female conductor also stood below, and when puyi was about to lift her feet after everyone got on the bus, she saw a woman standing on the side.
So, he stopped and let her go first, and the female conductor glanced at Puyi, saw that he had no intention of moving, and thought he had come to give someone away.
After lifting his feet to the car, he closed the door, and Puyi was so stunned that he watched the car drive farther and farther away from him.
Puyi's relatives, who got on the car first, anxiously looked at Puyi standing on the side of the road in the car window, shaking their heads and sighing.
And after the car stopped at the next stop, he hurriedly got off the bus and hurried to the place where Puyi was, and saw that Puyi was still standing in the same place.
Looking at the relatives who reflexively came to look for, Puyi's face instantly turned red, and his heart was even more suppressed with a lot of lamentations.
From then on, as long as there was no one to accompany him, Puyi rarely went out, and could only look at those colleagues who were running around with envious eyes.
Xu is Puyi's daily performance is too dull, and most of the people who work together around him look at it and have been looking for ways to help him live a better life.
At that time, Shen Bochun was the deputy director of the Committee for the Study of Literary and Historical Materials, and he had always been very concerned about these amnesty commissioners of literature and history.
On this day, in order to enrich Puyi's amateur life, Shen Bochun issued a "task" to Du Yuming' people: "Shen Drunk, Du Yuming, those of you who have no family in Beijing, there is nothing to do, just accompany Puyi to go out and play." ”
Du Yuming and others gladly accepted this proposal, and in addition to the orders of their superiors, they also liked to listen to Puyi tell stories about "old Beijing".
The allusions to those famous places of interest and monuments in Beijing, spoken through Puyi's mouth, seem to have become more vivid.
Most of the surrounding places seem to have been visited once, and everyone mentioned about visiting the Forbidden City again.
Of course, first of all, Puyi was invited, and Puyi, who was originally excited, also collapsed the smile on his face after hearing the place he was going to go.
With a hesitant face on his face, when he was thinking about how to refuse, Shen was drunk and half joking: "Are you afraid of touching the scene?" ”
Puyi looked up at Shen Drunk, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Just go!" ”
Therefore, the crowd invited them to the Forbidden City, and when they reached the door, according to the requirements of the conductor, everyone needed to buy a ticket to enter.
After Shen drunk to buy the tickets, he handed one of them to Puyi's hand, and looking at the ticket in his hand, Puyi was very puzzled.
"I still have to buy tickets when I get here?"
Hearing Puyi's words, the people around him were stunned, Shen Drunken still had some reactions, and Du Yuming had already opened his mouth to "break the siege".
"Now, the Forbidden City is open to the outside world, so people who come here have to buy tickets and use this income for management and maintenance of the Forbidden City."
After listening to this sentence, Puyi obviously did not fare much better, after all, he almost spent his youth in this Forbidden City.
For him, the Forbidden City is a home-like existence, but I don't know when this "home" is no longer home.
Without saying a word, Puyi walked silently on the land of the Forbidden City, in order to alleviate such a scorching scene.
Someone quipped, "Is it comfortable to sit on the big dragon chair of the Golden Ruan Hall?" ”
Puyi was able to show a smile at this time: "I was still a three-year-old child at that time, who would know so much!" ”
The atmosphere of stalemate was broken, and a group of people walked freely on the land of the Forbidden City, listening to Puyi explain the surrounding scenery like a number of family treasures.
After walking for a while, everyone took a break in the royal garden, and it was also at this time that puyi was recognized by tourists who also came to visit.
Laughing and walking forward, greeting Puyi, Shen Drunk and the others looked around, watching more and more people.
Shen Drunken said, "Let's go back early." ”
Shen Drunk's proposal was unanimously agreed by everyone, and such a ticket-buying trip to the Forbidden City came to an end.
For Puyi, this matter is obviously not so quick and easy to pass, perhaps it is impossible to let go of the depression in his heart, in short, from now on, Puyi is no longer willing to set foot in the Forbidden City.
Born in the Forbidden City, raised in Beijing, and has been living outside for many years, Puyi has always had different feelings for Beijing.
Even if you no longer want to set foot in the Forbidden City, other attractions in Beijing can still attract Puyi.
In Jingshan Park, under the crooked neck tree where the Chongzhen Emperor was hanging, Puyi stood still for a long time, and only after a long time did he open his mouth.
"In the past, no one would let me come here, but when I see this tree today, my heart is really full of emotions!"
"Most of the last emperors in Chinese history ended up in a very tragic situation, so before the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide, he personally used his sword to slash and kill his children."
"It seems cruel to ask them not to reincarnate into the emperor's family in their lifetimes, but in fact, Chongzhen's mood at that time could not be understood by people."
This remark made the peers sigh, and then heard Puyi chatting about everything he had experienced after being expelled from the Forbidden City.
Like goods, from Tianjin to the northeast, from the Fallen Emperor to the Manchurian Emperor, from prisoners to prisoners.
Pile by pile, Puyi still remembered it vividly, and at the end of the nagging, he couldn't help but sigh: "How hard to reincarnate into the imperial family, how comfortable as ordinary people." ”
Shen Drunken smiled and comforted: "Some of the last emperors also have good results!" ”
Who knows, Puyi shook his head repeatedly, taking the Southern Tang Dynasty Li Hou Lord as an example to testify to his own views, and then took liu Adou, the lord of the Shu Dynasty, as an example, to refute Shen's drunken proposition of "not missing the homeland".
Counting the tragic ends of the last emperors of Qin, Han, Sui and so on, it is even more with a sentence "You have not been an emperor, of course, you will not study this issue" directly blocked Shen drunkenly unable to speak.
This time, it seems to be analyzing the misery of the last emperors of all generations, and why not show his own heart.
The scene of Puyi standing under the tree to reminisce has been preserved in Shen Drunk's memory for many years, until later, when recalling this matter again, Shen Drunk often sighed and sighed, only hating that there was no camera at that time, and could not record such a rare scene.
Burying the former Puyi deep in the memory of the old times is also what Puyi has insisted on doing for many years.
Initially, at some receptions of foreign guests, Puyi, Du Yuming and others were often invited to attend due to the requests of foreign guests, and state leaders always introduced Puyi as "the last emperor of China".
This title, however, is not what Puyi really likes, and he often retorts: "Puyi in the past is dead, and today is the newborn Puyi." ”
In order to facilitate translation and better convey his meaning to foreign guests, the "glorious citizen of the People's Republic of China - Puyi" was also born.
Sixty years of time, from a child who did not understand anything, was promoted to the position of "emperor", and because the general trend has gone, he has been pushed forward by history.
Puyi's life, there are many helpless and forced, the Forbidden City has become the Forbidden City for everyone.
Anyone can watch and browse, but the Forbidden City, which belongs to Puyi, is buried in the years and is difficult to trace.
On October 17, 1967, Puyi finally died of ineffective treatment for kidney cancer, uremia, and anemia.
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"Drunken Memories of Puyi's Last Seven Years - Memoirs of Shen Drunkenness"
"The First Spring Festival After Puyi was Pardoned - Old Age Life Newspaper" 2019