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In the long river of history, there are many untold stories, including the legendary experience of Aisin Kyoro Pu Tai. He had a prominent background and had the opportunity to succeed to the throne as emperor, but eventually became a tool of Empress Dowager Cixi and was pushed to the cusp of turbulent times. This article will take you through time and explore the bumpy destiny of Pu Ru.
As we all know, Puru was born into the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty, his father was Aixin Juelo Zaiyi, the king of Duanjun, and his mother was the daughter of Empress Dowager Cixi's younger brother. The intricacies of this family tree made Pu Ru affectionate with the title of Empress Dowager Cixi, after all, he needed to call Empress Dowager Cixi Grandma, and Cixi called Pu Ru her younger brother. Neither the Guangxu Emperor nor the Tongzhi Emperor had sons, so Pu Ru, as a member of the Near Branch Sect, naturally became a popular candidate for the throne. However, he was only 15 years old, with a pampered temperament and changeable mood, which worried Empress Dowager Cixi.
Pu Ru was chosen by Empress Dowager Cixi and planned to succeed Emperor Guangxu as the next emperor. So, what prompted Empress Dowager Cixi to make this decision?
At that time, the Qing Dynasty was facing severe challenges, especially the bankruptcy of the Western-style movement led to the rise of national bourgeois intellectuals. These intellectuals actively entered the imperial court in an attempt to save the Qing dynasty with their own strength, but the move to change the law exceeded the productivity of the time and harmed the interests of the diehards. Empress Dowager Cixi began to oppose the reform activities of the Restorationists.
According to historical data, in 1898, Tan Si and others discussed house arrest of Empress Dowager Cixi to reduce resistance to changing the law. The Guangxu Emperor expressed support for the siege of Empress Dowager Cixi's garden, however, the action was revealed, which led to tense events. Empress Dowager Cixi felt uneasy at this time, believing that the Guangxu Emperor was not reliable enough, so she set about looking for a new heir, planning to make Puru his successor.
Empress Dowager Cixi's choice was significantly influenced by Pu Ru's bloodline. Pu Ru's own grandfather was Yi Xu the Prince of Wei, the son of the Daoguang Emperor, so he had a good clan background. In addition, Pu Ru's maternal grandfather was Empress Dowager Cixi's own brother Gui Xiang, and this blood relationship was very important to Empress Dowager Cixi. In addition, Pu Ru's father, Zai Yi, was a politically resourceful and self-motivated man who actively promoted Boxer Rebellion ideas in front of Empress Dowager Cixi and won Empress Dowager Cixi's trust.
However, just as Puru's succession to the throne was being prepared in order, in 1900, the Eight-Nation Alliance and the Boxer Rebellion simultaneously poured into Beijing. Empress Dowager Cixi was forced to flee the Forbidden City with the Guangxu Emperor and others. The chaos of this period forced Empress Dowager Cixi to shelve her plans to establish a reserve. Pu Ru's succession was therefore stranded.
The complication of the matter is that not only foreign and domestic forces openly opposed Pu Ru's succession, but even many opposition voices appeared within the Qing Dynasty. Empress Dowager Cixi felt helpless and had to put things on hold for the time being, because the final decision-making power was still in her hands.
However, the fate of the Qing Dynasty took a dramatic turn. After the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, Empress Dowager Cixi placed the responsibility for the Boxer Rebellion on Zai Yi, Pu Ru's father, by issuing an edict, which not only implicated Zai Yi, but also stripped Pu Yi of his title of "big brother" and exiled him with him. From the position of quasi-emperor, Pu Ru fell into a life of displacement, full of hardships and ups and downs, which lasted until his bleak death in 1942.
Pu Ru, from the former "lucky man" to the eventual exile, his life is full of ups and downs and twists and turns. Whether or not he was once the "big brother" of Empress Dowager Cixi, in fact, he has always been just a tool in the hands of Empress Dowager Cixi. His fate was drawn up in the great waves of history, and eventually fell victim to the turmoil and power disputes of the Qing court.
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