In 1954, the prime minister took an old man to the chairman of *** and introduced him: "Chairman, this is the commander of the Praetorian Guard and Pu Yi's seventh uncle.
** is no stranger to this late Qing general, knowing that he is a patriotic general, so he jokingly said: "You don't look like a general at all!."Subsequently, ** appointed him as an adviser to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Artillery Command. This general is Aixin Jueluo Zaitao.
What is the reason why he got this position?First of all, Aixin Jueluo Zaitao is a prince of the imperial family, he is a member of the Qing Dynasty royal family, with a prominent position, he is the younger brother of Emperor Guangxu and the seventh uncle of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
At the time,"Love Xin Jueluo"This surname symbolizes power and glory, and has stood at the top of fame and fortune since birth. Zaitao was born in 1887 into the royal family in Beijing, when the Qing Dynasty was still not falling, putting him above the crowd at an early age.
However, the corruption of the Qing Dynasty was already in plain sight, and when Zaitao was three years old, he was named the general of Zhenguo. How much can a child at this age understand?It can be seen how corrupt the Qing Dynasty has become. However, as an adult, Zaitao was not arrogant because of his prominent status, on the contrary, he knew what responsibilities he shouldered.
As a result, he developed a keen interest in equestrianism and archery. Not only that, but he was also one of the few members of the royal family who did not stick to stereotypes, and had a friendly attitude towards advanced ideas from outside, and actively studied beneficial ideas. He has even visited Europe and the United States, and has learned a lot of wisdom from it.
After traveling abroad, the imperial family attached great importance to Zaitao and appointed him as the Minister of Training for the Praetorian Guard, responsible for commanding the Imperial Guard. The scale of the Praetorian Guard can be imagined, the leopard head Lin Chong, once served as the head of the 800,000 Praetorian Guard. After Zaitao accepted the appointment, his power reached its peak in one fell swoop.
was supposed to be a beautiful life, but after the Xinhai Revolution, earth-shaking changes took place. The Xinhai Revolution took place in the scorching summer of 1911, and several provinces such as Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, and Sichuan set off an upsurge of the road protection movement. In the troubled land of Sichuan, a great upheaval swept by, igniting the enthusiasm in people's hearts.
On September 25, Rong County declared its independence, becoming the first regime in the country to break free from Qing rule and establish itself as a gateway to itself. This news is like a long-suppressed cry, filling the air with the breath of change, pushing the Baolu movement to a more intense climax.
And in the middle of the night on October 10, the revolutionary party members plucked up their courage in the moonlight and fired the first shot of the Wuchang uprising in the 8th Battalion of the New Army Engineering. The sound of this gun, like the sound of a drum, heralded the coming storm.
Subsequently, on the nights of October 11 and October 12, the revolutionary party members of Hanyang and Hankou attacked one after another and successfully captured these two cities. They shouted slogans, they shed blood, just to break the old order, just to let the people taste freedom and equality.
The three towns of Wuhan were completely controlled by the rebel army after the victory, and the Hubei Army was proclaimed in a warm voice, and Li Yuanhong was sworn in as the governor of the new regime. China is no longer the China of the Qing Dynasty, the name of the country has been changed to Zhonghua**, and a new era calling for people's sovereignty has begun.
Within two months after the victory of the Wuchang Uprising, 15 provinces, including Hunan and Guangdong, responded one after another, declaring their independence from the Qing Dynasty. The domestic political map is changing rapidly, the afterglow of the old regime has sunk in the west, and the dawn of the new regime has illuminated China.
As a general of the Qing Dynasty, Zaitao did nothing in this war, but handed over the military power to Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai forced the emperor to abdicate after gaining power, and with the abdication of the emperor, the feudal dynasty of thousands of years also officially ended.
The young and vigorous Zaitao was willing to see his ancestral inheritance in their hands, and under persuasion, as the commander of the Beiyang warlords, he launched a mutiny in an attempt to restore the Qing Dynasty. However, this grand mutiny lasted only 12 days before it failed, and Zaitao also understood that the restoration of the Qing Dynasty was impossible, and the Qing Dynasty had been submerged in the long river of history.
Since then, although many warlords have invited him to join the mutiny, Zaitao at this time has seen through the red dust, no longer pursues, and politely declined all these invitations. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, life still had to go on, but without the financial support of the royal family, the burden of living for a dozen or so members of the family became a heavy burden.
In order to make ends meet, he had to ** his family's Baylor House, but this was not a long-term solution. As the prince of the past, he now has to run around in order to survive. He set up a stall on the streets of Beijing and sold a few items to support his family.
After the Japanese invaded China, he was invited by the Japanese army to work for him, but in the face of the brutal invaders, he refused without hesitation. Secondly, he participated in the construction of New China. In 1954, he had the privilege of having a face-to-face conversation with the great ***.
In order to relieve his nervous nerves, ** joked with his unique bold humor: "You don't look like a tough general, but more like a well-mannered scholar." ”。When talking about his relationship with Pu Yi, he frankly stated that he had not seen his nephew since Pu Yi left for Manchuria to proclaim himself emperor.
**After listening to his story, he pointed out with wise eyes: "Pu Yi is now being detained in the Fushun War Criminals Management Center, as his relatives, you should visit him often, encourage him, and help him start a new life as soon as possible." ”。With the permission of ***, he was able to visit his nephew Pu Yi.
After a long time, the family affection is still the same, and the uncle and nephew affectionately dissipate the longing for many years, and he exhorts Pu Yi to actively transform and guide him to seek a fulfilling new life. In view of Pu Yi's efforts after meeting his relatives, he became one of the first recipients of amnesty in 1959 and started a new life.
As for himself, with his rich experience as a general of the forbidden army, he won the trust of the motherland in 1950 and realized his ideal of serving the country. From an early age, he showed excellent talent for riding and archery, and also had a deep accumulation of equestrian maintenance.
He was even able to discern the merits of horses with the naked eye, which prompted *** to appoint him specifically as an adviser to the Horse Political Bureau of the Artillery Command. Since then, he has also held many important positions, including being a member of the 15th National Ethnic Group, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Ethnic Committee, and a member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang.
In 1970, at the age of 83, Zaitao died in Beijing and was buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. He was born into the imperial family at the end of the Qing Dynasty, but showed extraordinary loyalty when the country faced difficulties, in stark contrast to those who were weaker members of the royal family. He never betrayed the country, nor did he pursue personal gain.
Despite the social upheaval and displacement he experienced throughout his life, he remained steadfast in his belief in justice. Therefore, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he won the trust and reuse of national leaders, and was able to show his talents in his favorite field and contribute to national construction.