In 1961, Mao Zedong received the "last emperor" Puyi at the Zhongnanhai Yinian Hall!
We know that after Japan's defeat and surrender in 1945, Puyi was captured by the Soviet Red Army in Shenyang while preparing to flee, and then taken to the Soviet Union.
After living in the Soviet Union for nearly five years, he was officially escorted back to China in early August 1950, and continued to study and reform in the Fushun War Criminals Management Center until he was "pardoned" in 1959.
After being pardoned, Puyi was first arranged to work in the Botanical Garden of the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and then arranged to serve in the Cultural and Historical Materials Research Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
As the last emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the "first emperor" of the puppet Manchukuo, Puyi has a lot of say in this ups and downs of history, and the autobiography he wrote later, "The First Half of My Life", is also worth reading and studying.
When he was received by Mao Zedong, Puyi had been working in the Literature and History Materials Research Committee for some time!
From "prisoners" to "war criminals" to now literary and historical researchers, the kindness of the Communist Party made this "last emperor" so moved so much that when he was received by Chairman Mao, Puyi was still very excited.
After Puyi saw Mao Zedong, he said excitedly: "I am a person who has committed a capital crime against the country and the people, and it is the greatest honor of puyi's life to have the honor of being received by Chairman Mao today." ”
Mao Zedong waved his hand, smiled and said: "Let's not talk about this, I heard that you work in the Beijing Botanical Garden, and your rest is not bad, very good!" Take care of your body and keep learning. ”
Hearing the chairman's caring words, Puyi was actually moved to cry bitterly!
Perhaps he did not expect that he had committed so many mistakes in the first place, and now he could still get Chairman Mao's concern, and this kind of kindness really made him a little flattered.
After that, Chairman Mao asked him again: "After Wen Xiu broke up with you, did you still have any news about her?" ”
Puyi replied: "After Wenxiu and I went through the divorce procedures, life was not good! ”
The literary embroidery mentioned here is Puyi's "Lady Concubine".
On December 1, the eleventh year of the Republic of China (1922), Puyi held a big wedding ceremony in the "Small Imperial Court" and married a concubine; the empress was Wanrong, and the concubine was this embroidery.
In the early days of marriage, Puyi and Wenxiu's relationship was relatively good; but later, because Wenxiu opposed Puyi's defection to the Japanese in an attempt to achieve the so-called "restoration cause", coupled with the competition for favors by the concubines, the relationship between the two began to deteriorate gradually.
In August 1931, Wen Xiu fled Tianjin at the opportunity and published a public statement in the newspaper that he had divorced Puyi. Suddenly, the "Knife Concubine Revolution" became a heavenly news.
The divorce of a concubine from the emperor is probably the first case in China's thousands of years of history!
After Wen Xiu and Puyi divorced, life was not too good, but she always maintained her position and bottom line.
In 1932, Wen Xiu taught at the Private Sipin Primary and Secondary School in Beiping, and finally resigned indignantly because he could not bear the harassment, and has been living in seclusion ever since. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Wen Xiu repeatedly rejected all kinds of threats and inducements from the Japanese and the puppets.
After the victory of the War of Resistance, Wen Xiu married a Major Officer of the Kuomintang. A year later, due to the turmoil of the times, Wenxiu's husband was forced to retire from the army, and the couple struggled to survive by renting a flatbed truck.
In 1953, Wen Xiu died of illness at the age of 44!
In general, Wen Xiu is indeed a "martyr girl", who is upright, dares to think and dare to do, and can always maintain his moral bottom line and national position, and his spirit is indeed worthy of praise.
In these respects, Puyi, his first husband, was very inferior to her, willing to be a puppet of the Japanese and serve her, not as good as a woman!
At about 6 p.m., Chairman Mao invited Puyi to dinner together, because there were only two of them, so there were not many dishes prepared. Among several common dishes, there is only one "purple pot simmered meat".
After the dish came up, Chairman Mao smiled and said, "I have not eaten pork for some days, and today is an exception!" ”
When Puyi heard this, he was suddenly shocked and thought to himself: As the leader of the country, the chairman has not eaten meat for a long time? It's unbelievable.
After returning to God, Puyi asked, "Who advised you not to eat meat?" ”
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "No one has persuaded us, but we have decided it ourselves." Everyone has no meat to eat, so why do I have to eat pork? ”
At that time, during the "three-year natural disaster" period, New China was facing the most serious economic difficulties since the founding of the People's Republic of China. As the leader of the country, Chairman Mao personally took the lead in reducing food and clothing and working with the people of the whole country to overcome the difficulties of the times.
Therefore, if it were not for Puyi, the chairman's meal would definitely be hastily solved!
Therefore, after listening to the chairman's remarks, Puyi's understanding of the Communist Party became a little deeper, and he immediately said:
"It is precisely because of the Correct Transformation Policy of the Communist Party and the high-level supervision cadres that I have the possibility of a fundamental change." It turns out that I chose to accept the transformation of this path is the right way, so that I personally enter a new world, meet a new person, a new thing. In the future, I will live and be a person by my own ability. ”
Puyi's remarks are good, without the correct leadership of the Communist Party, then China would not have the prosperous appearance it has today, and Puyi would not have been able to spend his old age peacefully.
At the time of parting, Chairman Mao again instructed Puyi: "Seize the time to find a suitable woman to marry and start a family, and don't delay any longer." In this way, it is convenient to have someone to take care of in this way, which is good for work and your physical and mental health."
At this time, Puyi, who was moved to tears, and the chairman's hand were tightly held together. And in this instant, how many old hatreds have disappeared...
In fact, similar to such stories, there are many more in Puyi's autobiography "The First Half of My Life", and interested readers can buy it and take a look!
In addition, if you want to understand the history from the late Qing Dynasty to the modern era, Puyi's "The First Half of My Life" can be said to be a good choice, after all, as a party, he wrote a more authentic history.
So if you also like this classic work, take advantage of the current Double Eleven activities, hurry up and get started!
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