preface
Puyi's life is full of legends, he was the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but he was also an ordinary citizen of the People's Republic of China, after the release of the Fushun War Criminals Administration,
He also received special care from Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong and others.
Figure Puyi
Days in prison
On the morning of December 12, 1959, the banner of the Fushun War Criminals Management Center Club reads "
Amnesty of War Criminals Assembly
With a few big words, Puyi sat quietly in an inconspicuous little corner with his head bowed, as if all this had nothing to do with him.
Until the representative of the Supreme People's Court walked up to the podium, took out a piece of paper, and read out the first name:
“
Ai Xin Jue Luo Puyi"
。
Puyi, who was sitting under the stage, couldn't believe that all this was true, and he looked left and right to see if anyone around him got up, at this time, the younger brother Pujie next to him stabbed his brother's arm:
"Brother, tell you, go ahead."
Puyi reacted to this, it turned out that it was really himself, happy to descend from heaven, Puyi did not know how to react, could only follow the instructions of others to the front, bow deeply, take the amnesty letter with both hands, only to see that it read:
"Convict Ai Xin Jue Luo Puyi, male, fifty-four years old, Manchu, Beijing municipality, this war criminal has completed ten years of prison, during the period of detention, after labor reform and ideological education, has already shown good deeds, in line with article 1 of the amnesty order, and is released."
At this time, Puyi reacted, he finally regained a new life, he was in tears of excitement, his hands carefully touched the notice over and over again, Puyi with excitement volunteered to write a letter of guarantee:
First, always follow the Communist Party of China and Chairman Mao; second, contribute all their strength to the cause of socialism in the motherland and to the people.
After writing it, he handed over the letter of guarantee to the management office, but the management office did not receive it, and Puyi kept it all the time.
Compared with Puyi 10 years ago, puyi can now be described as a rebirth, before coming to the management office, Puyi did not even fold the quilt, and even the shoelaces will not be sent.
When he first arrived at the administration, he still held his own emperor shelf
All meals and living are taken care of by brother-in-law, nephews and others in the same prison.
In the end, the prison guards really couldn't look at it, so they changed him to a prison, and this prison was all held by the puppet Manchu "ministers", and the Qing Dynasty had been extinguished for many years
，
Naturally, these ministers would no longer pay any attention to the last emperor.
No way, Puyi had to learn to do it himself, at the beginning,
Puyi was very unskilled in this regard, and had been busy since the morning
Others washed their faces, Puyi only got dressed, and when he began to wash his face, others reminded him to fold the quilt, Puyi began to fold the quilt in a hurry, and after everything was busy, others ate breakfast.
Once walking in the courtyard, Puyi was stopped by the director, who examined him for half a day and said: "
Your clothes are sent with others, how is it different from others
。 Puyi looked down at his clothes, it turned out that his top was missing a button, the pockets were pulled in half, the knees of the pants were stained with blue ink, the two trouser legs were also of different lengths, and the two shoes were only half laces.
This was the first time that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty was pointed at by others and said incompetent.
The face of the royal family is gone, Puyi is painfully determined, and he must be a little longer in the future.
So he learned to wash other people's clothes, but when he fished his white shirt out of the water, he found that his white shirt had become a flower shirt. Originally
He only knew how to soap his shirt, but he didn't know to scrub it
Puyi in the paste box, others have pasted several, he only pasted one, and when he was finished, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, next to the former puppet Manchu military hospital president Xian Jun looked at the paper box.
He said unceremoniously:"
How do you paste, can't open it, what is this thing
。 Puyi's face was a little hanging, and he threw the box into the trash can like angry, and Xian Jun continued to light the fire:
Aren't you wasting material?
”。
Puyi had to obediently pick up the box back to the finished product pile, compared with other boxes, this box can not be seen, Xian Jun said next to it:
Everywhere you put it is a waste
This sentence is a pun, where Puyi has suffered such insults, he is directly angry and trembling.
In a few days, it is the paste box competition, Puyi's group decided to operate the assembly line, someone is responsible for smearing paste, and someone is responsible for the box gang
, everyone knows what Puyi does not do, specifically put him in the most unskilled part,
That's how things don't work whenever they get here in Puyi.
No way, everyone had to kick Puyi out of the group, puyi who was separated from the collective was particularly depressed, and launched a high fever that night, this half a month,
He had been insulted for the first half of his life.
Later, with the help of the management office, Puyi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, learned to grow vegetables and raise chickens, and later, Puyi joined the medical team of the management office, learned to measure blood pressure, manipulate blood pressure electrotherapy devices, and so on.
There was a Japanese war criminal who needed to receive electrotherapy every day, and one day after Puyi gave him electrotherapy, he stood up and bowed deeply to Puyi and said:
Thank you Mr. Doctor
。 "This is the first time that Puyi came to management so he has been recognized by everyone.
I was very happy
Returned to Beijing at the invitation of Zhou Enlai
December 8, 1959,
Puyi walked out of the Fushun War Criminals Management Center and set off from Shenyang to the long-lost city of Beijing, where he lived in a small mansion in Qianjing Hutong, where the fifth sister Yunxin lived
The next day, when Puyi first arrived in Beijing, he wanted to express himself and make some contributions to society.
Early in the morning, I picked up a broom and began to clean the hutong,
I didn't expect to go farther and farther, and finally I couldn't find my own home.
Figure Puyi of Fushun Management Office
Next, Puyi, accompanied by his relatives, went to the Changqiao Police Station of the Chengxi Public Security Bureau to handle the settlement, for which Puyi was very happy.
He became a citizen of Beijing, people's republic of China.
A few days later, Zhou Enlai invited puyi, who had been pardoned, and several other amnesty Kuomintang war criminals to the West Flower Hall as guests, during which Zhou Enlai specifically said: "
Mr. Puyi, you were only two or three years old when you ascended the throne at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and you did not understand things at that time, you were not responsible for this, but you were responsible in the pseudo-Manchu era. ”
Hearing Premier Zhou's words, Puyi did not hesitate and sat there shedding tears of regret.
On January 26, 1960, Premier Zhou specially invited Puyi and his relatives to have a "Chinese New Year's Eve meal". In order to avoid overlapping with the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner arranged by the family itself,
Premier Zhou deliberately advanced the dinner by one day.
On the same day, Zhou Enlai held a banquet in the auditorium of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, invited Puyi and all his immediate family members in Beijing to come, and during the banquet, taking advantage of the presence of Puyi's uncle Zaitao, Premier Zhou specifically mentioned Puyi's marriage problem, and he thought that Puyi "
I have to remarry", let the seventh uncle "do a good job",
Chairman Mao met with Puyi
As early as the 1920s, Zaitao participated in the planning of Puyi's grand wedding, on August 25, 1931,
"Lady Lady" Wenxiu fled Jingyuan, filed for divorce from Puyi and demanded maintenance,
It was also Zaitao who constantly mediated in it and personally handled the divorce for his "nephew emperor".
August 13, 1942,
Puyi's "auspicious nobleman" Tan Yuling died of illness
As a funeral minister, Zaitao personally presided over the funeral, and Zhou Enlai was well versed in loving xinjue luo's family affairs, so he proposed at the banquet that Zaitao be "married" for Puyi Zhang Luo again.
This "Chinese New Year's Eve dinner" lasted for three hours, and Zhou Enlai asked Puyi himself for advice during the banquet, asking him about his future work and life arrangements.
In order to arrange a suitable job for Puyi, Zhou Enlai carefully inquired about Puyi's physical condition and cultural foundation, interests and hobbies.
After an in-depth analysis of his historical identity and current situation, Puyi said that he wanted to be a doctor, puyi said that when he was in the palace, he hoped that he could be a doctor.
I have always regarded "doctors" as my hobby, and in my spare time, I often read some Chinese medicine books.
He has also taught Chinese medicine and the theory of Chinese medicine to Master Zhu Yifan, an old Chinese medicine doctor, and examined countless kinds of Chinese medicine or Western medicine.
When I was at the Fushun Management Office in Liaoning,
He also participated in the practice, auscultation with comrades in the infirmary, blood pressure measurement, acupuncture, etc., Puyi felt that he was sure to be a doctor
But Zhou Enlai suggested that although you have read a lot of medical books, you had better not treat others, it is nothing to cure, but if you do not cure them, people will blame you, so it is not good.
At the banquet, Premier Zhou carefully took care of everyone, frequently giving dishes to the members of the Ai Xin Jue Luo family, and there was a figure in the seat that everyone respected.
That is, Zaifeng (Puyi's biological father), the parent of the original Prince of Alcohol's palace.
Premier Zhou made the most fair evaluation of this regent of the late Qing Dynasty, saying:
Empress Dowager Cixi, out of the need to "bow the curtain and listen to the government", selected a 3-year-old child Puyi to succeed the Guangxu Emperor, and jointly pushed the 27-year-old Zaifeng, who had no intention of engaging in politics, to the high position of the regent of the jianguo, and this historical fact should certainly not be borne by Zaifeng. During Zaifeng's reign, he was loyal to the Qing Dynasty and did his best...."..."
After listening to these words, Puyi shed tears of excitement.
After the banquet, Zhou Enlai deliberately met with Ping Jiesan, deputy director of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee.
Dong Xiaopeng, deputy secretary of the State Council, and others jointly analyzed the details of various research institutes of the State Council.
Finally decided to let
Puyi worked for one year at the Beijing Botanical Garden,
Half-day labor, half-day study, at the same time, in order to take care of Puyi's body, labor hours can be appropriately shortened, Sundays are arranged for rest, free activities, and the most
Good to be able to get him into town for a week to visit relatives or shop.
According to the data,
Puyi's main job in the botanical garden is to water the flowers, but it is such a simple work
It is still very difficult for Puyi, the water he waters is often uneven, often one place is poured thoroughly, and the other place is still dry.
Fortunately, the colleagues and leaders of the botanical garden all know his past, and there is no need to blame or discriminate against him, but to teach him how to do it little by little, with the continuous help of the prime minister and colleagues
Yi improved a little bit every day and found the motivation for life.
Find love
A year later, Puyi was arranged to be a commissioner in the Literature and History Materials Research Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Puyi was getting smoother and smoother in his work.
But in life, Puyi feels that he always lacks something.
In 1962, under the introduction of his friend Sha Zengxi, Puyi and Li Shuxian met, and when the two first met,
Li Shuxian was resistant, after all, Puyi had a special status and had been an emperor
But under repeated persuasion from her friends, she reluctantly agreed to see her again.
When the two first met, Li Shuxian followed the matchmaker Sha Zengxi, and Puyi took his friend Zhou Zhenqiang, unexpectedly, when they met
Li Shuxian was attracted by Puyi's gentle and elegant temperament,
Without hesitation, he fell in love with this man who was eighteen years older than himself.
Figure Puyi and his wife
When everyone was chatting, Puyi did not have the emperor's shelf at all, took the initiative to pour water for everyone, and also asked Li Shuxian's family, age, and hobbies very gently, and Li Shuxian's shy answers one by one.
Later, Puyi and Li Shuxian met alone several times, and the understanding between the two became more and more profound, but whether they married Puyi or not, Li Shuxian still had no bottom in her heart.
Once, Puyi asked Li Shuxian to go to peking opera, and after the end, Puyi asked Li Shuxian to chat in his dormitory, and as soon as he sat down, Puyi asked straight to the point:
Would you like to make friends with me?
。 ”
Li Shuxian was suddenly asked, feeling a little shy in her heart, and she asked back:
So you've talked about a few over the years. ”
Puyi is an honest person, when asked how many girlfriends he has, he really counts the girlfriends he has made for so many years.
The first girlfriend is Wanrong's aunt and cousin in her 50s,
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, if you are not high or low, you will delay your life's events.
After Puyi's amnesty, she immediately found someone to talk about the media, but Puyi was unwilling, and the matter was not resolved.
The second is a young girl, Puyi's grandfather
Prince Yichen once took in her grandfather,
In order to repay the favor, the woman took the initiative to pursue Puyi, but Puyi knew that he could not really fall in love with himself
Did not want to delay the woman's youth, so rejected her pursuit, the third is still Puyi's deceased, that is, Puyi's former "rich man" Li Yuqin,
Li Yuqin said regretfully to Puyi:
I knew you would be pardoned, and I would have waited for you to say anything.
”
Watching Puyi report his emotional experience in 1510, Li Shuxian finally let go of the knots in his heart, and the two formally established a romantic relationship. After the two established a relationship, Puyi often asked Li Shuxian to go out to play.
Figure Pujie
Once the two went to a restaurant to eat, Puyi was recognized by other guests, everyone was curious about this last emperor, they all came around to visit, and also asked East and West, Puyi faced everyone's questions, did not feel impatient, but patiently answered one by one, and finally, everyone sighed:
People who have been emperors, but there is no shelf at all, it is really rare
The two fell in love for four months and then got married, in April 1962, Puyi and Li Shuxian entered the palace of marriage, the settlement fee was reimbursed by the state, Puyi himself was very frugal,
In addition to some necessary daily necessities, only one dress was bought for Li Shuxian.
Premier Zhou skillfully cut off family chores
But on the second day of the new marriage, Li Shuxian found that he was deceived, and early the next morning, Li Shuxian got up to cook, and Puyi rose in the sun, and then slowly got up.
After getting up, Puyi rolled the quilt into a roll and casually threw it on the bed, and he sat on the sofa with a messy hair and smoked.
The white shirt on his chest was also wet from washing his face.
Li Shuxian asked doubtfully, "
Didn't you used to be pretty clean and sharp, and how did you become like this as soon as you got married? ”
Puyi did not hide, truthfully said that his dormitory is helped by colleagues to sort out, hairstyle is the fifth brother-in-law to help get, but these are small things, there is a big thing, almost let Li Shuxian leave Puyi, the two have been married for several months.
But Puyi never touched Li Shuxian,
And every three to five times to go to the hospital to get hormones, once, Puyi went to the hospital to get hormones
It happened to be bumped into by Li Shuxian, and it was only then that puyi knew that Puyi had a hidden urgency.
Li Shuxian was furious and wanted to divorce Puyi, but Puyi even knelt in front of Li Shuxian under repeated pleading, and watched Puyi kneel in front of him
Li Shuxian's hard heart has also become soft,
Promised to accompany Puyi around for medical treatment.
Their affairs were known to Zhou Enlai, who comforted the two men
"You husband and wife should respect and love each other and help each other. I heard that you two are not in good health and cannot have children. Don't I have no children either?"
After a slight pause, he said humorously again:
All the children in China are my children. Under the persuasion of Zhou Enlai
The two finally looked away and stopped tossing and turning.
In the early morning of October 17, 1967, the last emperor Puyi died in the hospital due to kidney disease, uremia, anemia and heart disease, long-term ineffective treatment, the Premier's Office of the State Council wrote a report according to the received news and handed it to Premier Zhou, who forwarded a vice premier.
The organs of the CPPCC National Committee were required to "send approval" to Puyi's handling plan for the aftermath.
On October 18, a cadre from the Prime Minister's Office came to Puyi's home to convey Premier Zhou's condolences, and Premier Zhou also gave instructions on Puyi's aftermath:
Respecting the opinions of family members, Puyi's body can be activated or buried.
Photo Premier Zhou
Under special historical conditions, the Ai Xin Jue Luo family chose cremation for Puyi,
Pu Jie completed the formalities and used a hearse to pull Puyi's body to the Babaoshan crematorium in the western suburbs of Beijing.
After the body was cremated, how to deal with the body became a difficult problem, and in the end, Premier Zhou decided:
Respecting the history of the Aisin Kyora family, it is decided by the relatives of the Aisin Kyora family, and it is possible to choose to build a mausoleum in the Revolutionary Cemetery, in the Wan'an Cemetery, or in other mausoleums
Finally, after consultation, everyone put Puyi in the mass cemetery.
On October 22, 1967, Pu Jie, Li Shuxian, and a neighbor's daughter put Puyi's ashes in together
Laoshan Columbarium in Babaoshan, Beijing
, 15 years. It is gratifying that 13 years after Puyi's death,
The party and the government specially held a memorial service for puyi, Liao Yaoxiang, and Wang Yaowu, three members of the CPPCC National Committee.
After Puyi's death, Li Shuxian often recalled the happy times with Puyi, and she said to Sha Zengxi's wife, Liu Shuyun:
At that time, the conditions were special, and I could only buy Puyi an urn for five yuan, and now I think I am really sorry for him. ”