The course of history is like the water of the Yangtze River rolling forward, the waves are surging between them, countless dynasties rise and fall, and the change of regime has become a thing of the past, and the clouds and smoke are in vain, and there is no trace of it. Those emperors and generals who were once calling the wind and rain were just a little bit of turbid sand in the big waves, a symbol in the history textbook.
However, there are some people who like to go against the tide, or pay attention to it, or seek fame and fortune, and in the twenty-first century of civilization, they are doing things that do not become ancient. Strange costumes, strange words and deeds, as if they are the remnants of feudal society to this day. Zhou Youqian, who claimed to be a descendant of Dorgon, was one of these people, so what were his unusual behaviors?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > descendants of Dolgun</h1>
Although Zhou Youqian lives in Guangzhou in the 21st century, his clothing and every move seem to be incompatible with the surrounding environment.
Zhou Youqian insisted that he was a descendant of the Manchu Qing royal family, the tenth grandson of Dolgun, and even the name of Zhou Youqian, he was reluctant to admit it, insisting that his name was "Ai Xin Jue Luo Zhou Di", ranked according to generations, and was a contemporary of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and counted as his cousin. If Puyi is still alive, I don't know if he is willing to admit this cousin,
Dressed in a yellow robe with a long braid on his head, he spends a lot of time every day tending to this braid, and his home is also full of "heavenly nobility", yellow furniture decoration, and the living room hangs a portrait of Dorgon. Family members communicate in Manchu, and even the titles follow the Qing Dynasty's set.
However, these decorative items in his home are not handed down by the "old ancestors". Zhou Youqian's family was not wealthy, and his ancestors had no property left for him to inherit. His own level of education is not high, and he can only do some low-paid work. And these decorative items in his home are naturally rough imitations that he paid for.
However, if Zhou Youqian just dreamed of being a royal descendant at home, it would be okay, after all, this era is diverse and inclusive, everyone will laugh at best, and no one will interfere with him. But he not only indulged in the imaginary world himself, but also brought the superior sense of superiority into society, which also caused everyone to resent and condemn.
Zhou Youqian believed that what flowed through his body was the noble blood of the Qing Dynasty royal family, and he could not intermarry with Han women, so as not to defile his blood. Let's not mention whether Zhou Youqian really has the blood of the Qing royal family, but as far as the Qing royal family is concerned, it has been buried for an unknown number of years, the Great Qing dynasty has died, the Republic of China has passed, and I don't know where this confusing concept of the new century came from.
What is even more surprising is that Zhou Youqian once wore a yellow coat to the train station to buy tickets. At that time, it was the Spring Festival, tickets were in short supply, Zhou Youqian did not buy the tickets he wanted, so he "thundered" on the spot, reprimanded the conductor as a "slave", saying that he was a royal aristocrat and deserved special treatment, how could he not buy a ticket?
This is not the most outrageous thing, the most outrageous thing is that Zhou Youqian also protested to the government, believing that the government should return the Forbidden City to the Ai Xin Jue luo family and move to the Forbidden City. Zhou Youqian probably did not know that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, even puyi, the former emperor of the Qing Dynasty, could only return to the Forbidden City as a citizen, honestly buying a ticket to enter the tour, and what was Zhou Youqian's "phoenix son and dragon grandson" who was a wild roadman?
Moreover, the authenticity of Zhou Youqian's identity as a "descendant of Dolgun" is also controversial.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > the authenticity of the identity</h1>
Zhou Youqian has always regarded himself as a descendant of Dolgun, and there is a so-called "family tree" in the family that can prove his identity, but according to experts, he is likely not even a Manchu.
Dorgon must be familiar to everyone, and without mentioning his exploits in the southern conquest of the Qing Dynasty, the true and false story of "marriage" between him and Empress Xiaozhuang alone has attracted the study of many literati and historians in later generations. What you may not understand, however, is that Dorgon actually died young.
According to historical records, when Dorgon died, although there were many wives and concubines around him, he was empty under his knees and had only one daughter. According to the concept of the ancients, even if this daughter has descendants in the future, she is not a descendant of Dorgon. In addition, the history books do not record that Dorgon had other descendants. So, where did Zhou Youqian, the "Tenth Grandson", come from?
And if Zhou Youqian is really a descendant of the Qing Dynasty royal family, then his name should also be taken according to the rank of the clan. However, Puyi's ranking is the word "Pu", and Zhou Youqian's Manchu name is "Ai Xin Jue Luo Zhou Di", which is obviously not puyi's same generation, and Puyi's cousin's statement is naturally out of thin air.
And although after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, many Manchurian nobles were forced to change their surnames due to the pressure of the times, but according to the available information, they have not yet changed their surnames to Zhou. Therefore, Zhou Youqian is not only not a descendant of the so-called Qing Dynasty royal family, but it is likely that he is not even a Manchu.
In fact, although Zhou Youqian repeatedly emphasized his "aristocratic status", every move was a sensationalism, while in contrast, the real Manchu Qing descendants had already integrated into modern society and regarded themselves as ordinary people.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > the true descendants of Manchu nobles</h1>
Dynasties rise and fall, history rises and falls, the former Qing Dynasty has long collapsed, and the Manchu Nobles of the past are now just ordinary members of the Chinese, except for people like Zhou Youqian, who have attracted attention, no one will deliberately emphasize their identity.
Take the former Emperor Puyi of the Qing Dynasty, he has ascended the throne several times, and has been dragged down from the emperor's throne several times, and even after the founding of the country, there are still widows and widows who regard him as "emperor", and his attitude is very clear, he has been liberated, everyone is a commoner, there is no distinction between high and low.
Also proud of his citizenship is Mr. Qi Gong. Mr. Qi Gong is a literary master and a descendant of Ai Xin Jue Luo, but when Mr. Qi Gong said his name, he never mentioned the four words of Ai Xin Jue Luo, only said that he was called Qi Gong.
Someone even wrote to him, and the envelope read "Ai Xin Kyora QiGong", which was unceremoniously returned by the husband, saying that there was no such person. Mr. Qi Gong's meaning is very clear, he is just a simple citizen, and he has nothing to do with the previous royal family.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" > conclusion</h1>
Why did Zhou Youqian repeatedly emphasize his aristocratic status, and why did he deliberately flaunt it in food, clothing, housing and transportation? In fact, the answer can be obtained from his words and deeds that make a big fuss at the railway station, and he just wants to gain a sense of self-deception and superiority in this way to satisfy his vanity of having nowhere to rest.