Many people are envious of those emperors who can become the kings of a country and are famous for thousands of years, but they do not know that in Chinese history, there was also an emperor who became a puppet of Westerners, which is Puyi. 55 years after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, an ordinary peasant also married Puyi's wife. It is reported that in his later years, he even triumphantly said to others: "I have not lived in vain in this life." ”
It can be said that Puyi's life can be divided into two stages. In the first half of his life, he was the king of the scenery in front of the people, and he was also the king of a country in the hearts of the people. After the death of the Guangxu Emperor, he was sent to the throne by Cixi, and at this time, he was still a child who did not understand the world. Although he did not understand what politics was, he knew that in the great Forbidden City, he was the deserved king.
However, in the second half of his life, during the Xinhai Revolution and the Beiyang Scuffle, he became a puppet worthy of the name, and was even locked up and became a poor prisoner. Despite the twists and turns of his life, the man who became emperor at the age of three still had a good death, and after his death, he was finally buried by the government in the imperial tomb, which is also considered to be his death.
Many people lament Puyi's cowardice, but they do not know that he has also actively advocated various modern reform revolutionary movements. Unfortunately, in the face of the fate of the Qing court, which was getting thin and western, his personal fate became worthless. In the feudal era, the marriage of the emperor was full of political overtones, and it can be said that most monarchs could not love freely, so Puyi was no exception.
For most viewers, Puyi's favorite in life may not be Empress Wanrong, nor is it Concubine Wenxiu, but himself. But I have to say that Puyi, who is circling between the two women, also has his own heartache. On the one hand, there is an open-minded grace, and on the other side is an empathetic literary embroidery, and he does not know how to choose.
In the case of Empress Wanrong, in fact, at the moment before the hijab was unveiled, Puyi was still fantasizing that her empress might be a woman with conservative thoughts or small feet. Interestingly, Wan Rongshi, who has received Western education, is a very free and atmospheric person, quite a kind of cool and heroic posture of a heroine among women.
Although the two did not have much emotional basis before marriage, this did not prevent two people from respecting each other and living a life of respect and love after marriage. On the other hand, the embroidered concubines who entered the palace later were also sympathetic companions. She has a gentle and approachable temperament unique to Jiangnan women.
However, Wen Xiu, who was deeply influenced by the thought of the Three From the Four Virtues, may have wanted to break free from this shackle. Because over time, she found that she was not willing to entrust her life to the man with the cold eyes. Hindered by her parents' orders, she eventually became Puyi's pillow person. Just as soon as she entered the palace, she did not know that this decision would indirectly change her life.
Compared with the straight-forward grace, Wen Xiu's personality is just indisputable. In the palace, she never had the posture of a concubine, like an intellectual big sister. Perhaps this woman is not good at words, so after a year of marriage, Puyi and her did not sleep together for a day. This makes the embroidery of women miserable. She didn't want to have a child of her own, so as to dispel the loneliness and emptiness in the deep palace!
The turbulent times pushed the three men forward. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi fled from Beijing in a hurry, along with Wen Xiu and WanRong. In the later period, under the influence of new ideas, Wen Xiu began to realize the advantages of monogamy. In this case, she began to think of herself as a superfluous person. In this three-person relationship, she hopes to end this complicated relationship with her own withdrawal.
A year later, after thinking about it, Wen Xiu finally handed Puyi a letter of resignation. At that time, it was the first time a woman had written a letter of resignation to a man. This has prompted Puyi to become a laughing stock in the eyes of many people. However, Wen Xiu, who was determined to leave Puyi, eventually returned to singleness as he wished. At that time, she also gave herself a particularly nice name, that is, Fu Yufang.
After leaving the palace, she became a primary and secondary school staff. A few years later, unwilling to be lonely, she chose to marry Liu Zhendong, who fell in love at first sight. After the founding of New China, Liu Zhendong became a peasant from the Kuomintang Colonel's Officers Hospital, but despite this, Wen Xiu was very satisfied with his life. This also made Liu Zhendong triumphant. He said to everyone, "I actually married Puyi's wife, and I haven't lived in vain in this life!" ”
It is not difficult to see that Wen Xiu is sober and rational. It was only at the age of 44 that she eventually died of a heart attack. When he learned of her death, Puyi was silent for a long time. Perhaps for him, literary embroidery was familiar and unfamiliar. The combination of the two seems to be a last resort, but in fact it is a predestined history and a fate that has been written in advance.