When it comes to the last emperor Puyi, many people will think of the novel "My First Half of Life" that he once wrote.
In this autobiographical novel, he writes plainly about how he ascended the throne, how he became a puppet by the Japanese, and how he was captured by the Soviet Red Army.
After reading this novel, many people will sigh the saddest about the imperial family. However, compared with Puyi, who can be re-established under the care of the people's government in the second half of his life, the last royal daughter of the Li Dynasty of Korea is the most tragic person.
Not only did she have a bad fate, she was "imprisoned" all her life, but she also suffered inhuman suffering due to mental disorders.
Korea and Japan merged, and the royal daughter was martyred
Historically, both Lee's Korea and Japan were dependencies of China and enjoyed equal status.
Although Japan had sent troops to Korea several times before the Qing Dynasty, with the help of China, Korea eventually won the war.
In the second half of the 19th century, Japan embarked on the capitalist road of rich countries and strong troops through reform of the law. At this time, China was facing internal and external troubles, gradually falling into the quagmire of colonization by the great powers, and a huge "Dongxue Party" uprising broke out in North Korea.
The "Dongxue Party" uprising itself was religious in nature and not popular, but once it involved politics, it quickly swept the country and threatened Yi's rule in Joseon.
In desperation, North Korea could only send a request for help from China and Japan, and Japan took the opportunity to send large troops to land on the Korean Peninsula again.
After the "Dongxue Party" uprising was suppressed, Japan did not return its troops to the mainland, but had a great tendency to annex Korea, and although the Qing government repeatedly issued orders and warned Japan, the rotten feudal dynasty was bound to meet the young capitalist country.
In the ensuing Sino-Japanese conflict, the Qing army was beaten and lost its armor and armor. Seeing that the suzerainty was so unbearable, the pro-Japanese faction of the Korean royal court prevailed, and finally led wolves into the house and let Japan control the whole of Korea.
On the one hand, the Japanese learned from Cao Cao to "hold the Son of Heaven to order the princes" to elevate the power of the Korean king, and on the other hand, they actively promoted the marriage of the Korean and Japanese royal families in an attempt to further control Korea by blood.
They first took Emperor Gaozong's seventh child, Li Yin, from him, arranged a formal marriage for him, and then extended their hand to Li Xi's only youngest daughter, Princess Dehui.
The sad first half of Princess Dehui's life
Princess Dehui is Li Xi's only surviving daughter, and she could have lived a carefree life like the Gegei who grew up in the inner garden of the deep palace in China. But the dynasty has reached the late stage, her father is still precarious, and as for girls like her, they have experienced the desolation of "no eggs under the nest".
Unlike Puyi, who later took the initiative to join the Japanese, Li Xi was well aware of the sadness of the historical "child emperor" Shi Jingyu, so he summoned up the courage to want to give his daughter a happy marriage.
Seeing his son Li Yin living a life under a fence in Japan, his heart was dripping blood.
He quietly found a squire, hoping to find a suitable boy from the servant's family to marry. Such a request could not have been made in successive dynasties, and the flattered attendants were naturally full of joy.
Unfortunately, the Japanese, who closely monitored him, still found clues. They not only took Princess Dehui away from Li Xi, but also forcibly matched her with a transnational marriage.
Under the intervention of the Japanese military department, Princess Tokue was forced to marry Sotake Shi, the son of the former lord (prince) of Tsushima.
It stands to reason that the Joseon king and daughter and Japanese nobles can also be regarded as the right person, but at that time, this marriage was undoubtedly a great irony.
After the Japanese military came to power, the old aristocracy was politically sidelined. The soldiers denounced these old nobles as parasites and demanded that they give their last drop of blood to the development of Japan.
As a tool for foreign expansion, they pulled out the children of these old nobles and arbitrarily engaged in political marriages with other countries like cattle, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling other countries.
Sandwiched between the Japanese mainland and the Korean Peninsula, Tsushima Island has always been an outpost of Japanese aggression against Korea, and when Li Sung-gui established Lee's Korea, he also personally led troops to land on Tsushima Island to launch a crusade against Japan, it can be said that these two are inextricable knots in history, and such a marriage will obviously not bring happiness to Princess Dehye.
Sure enough, at the beginning of the marriage, Zong Wuzhi carried out cold violence against Princess Dehui, and the already silent Princess Dehui has been silent since then, and even changed to dementia.
Subsequently, Sotakeshi also used the violence of Japanese machismo to punch and kick Princess Tokue, who was already ill.
Li Yin, who learned that his sister was humiliated and became a Japanese son-in-law, was naturally not indifferent, and he tried his best to support Princess Dehui.
At the same time, the news of Princess Dehui's humiliation spread back to the Korean Peninsula, and the newly ascended puppet emperor Li Kun was not to be outdone, asking the Japanese government to give an explanation, but they themselves could not be saved, and what was the use of their powerless cry?
In this way, the stupid Princess Dehui survived in a trance until the end of World War II.
After the end of World War II, the defeated military was sanctioned, the newly established Japanese government was unable to control Korea, and the whole of Korea ushered in independence.
Princess Dehui can finally return to her homeland, but she does not expect that she will encounter new trouble.
Princess Dehui returned to her homeland
At this time, North Korea is no longer what she was when she left, but has been divided into two countries.
North Korea, under the leadership of the anti-Japanese hero Kim Il Sung, established a republic with a socialist character. In southern Korea, with the assistance of the US government, a bourgeois government was formed by Dr. Syngman Rhee who stayed in the United States.
Princess Dehui had no idea which government to choose, and his brother Li Yin had no choice.
North Korea's communism completely broke the original economic system, and vowed to eliminate the bourgeoisie and the old aristocracy, and Syngman Rhee, fearing that the old royal family would seize power, also refused to allow the Lee brothers and sisters to return to China.
Soon after, the Korean War was in full swing, and the entire Korean Peninsula was once again in dire straits.
The return of Princess Dehui could only be delayed indefinitely. Later, Rhee Syngman stepped down, and the newly appointed Park Chung-hee, a former soldier of the old Japanese Empire, accepted the Lee siblings.
In this way, Princess Dehui finally returned to her hometown where she had been separated for a long time.
It's just that things are different, and Princess Dehui can't remember what her hometown looks like for a long time. Due to a long period of stupidity, she has become terminally ill, even if relatives come to visit her, she is indifferent, and finally walks alone in a sad life.