At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Gege sold cigarettes, praised ambition, and arranged work
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the political party system with Chinese characteristics was implemented, "the first cooperation and political consultation system under the leadership of the Communist Party of China". ** Among the staff members, there are not only members of the Communist Party, but also members of other parties and people without party affiliation, and even some well-known figures who once belonged to the Kuomintang, such as Zhang Zhizhong, Fu Zuoyi, and Deng Baoshan.
Zhang Shizhao, a well-known Chinese educator and patriot, once raised funds for *** in Shanghai in the early years, and organized many student and patriotic movements. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the director of the ** Museum of Culture and History, responsible for historical and cultural work.
Zhang Shizhao has a deep historical foundation and is particularly keen on studying the history of the Qing Dynasty. In his spare time, he likes to wander around the antique market in Beijing and collect some folk ancient books, although it is not expensive, but the content is very interesting.
In 1954, at an inconspicuous stall, Zhang Shizhao found a book called "The Remnants of the Palace" and decided to take it into his pocket. In the process of flipping through it, he was deeply attracted by the dozen or so letters written by Yun Ying to Pu Yi.
The letters are not only brilliantly written, but also neatly written, with several attached to them**. Among these **, a little girl looks cute and smiles. So, who is this Yun Ying?
Zhang Shizhao learned after searching that Yun Ying was Pu Yi's own sister, the last Gege of the Qing Dynasty, who was once extremely favored. But, what about her now? In order to find the answer, Zhang Shizhao found Pu Yi's seventh uncle Zaitao.
From the mouth of the former royal, Zhang Shizhao heard a long story about Yun Ying. Aixin Jueluo Zaitao was the half-brother of Emperor Guangxu and the seventh uncle of Emperor Puyi, and was an important political figure in the imperial family at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
As a child, he studied at the Somi Cavalry School in France, where he excelled in martial arts and horseback riding.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zaitao's much-loved Sangege Ai Xinjueluo Yunying was actually Puyi's own sister. Although Pu Yi had been forced to abdicate in 1908, members of the royal family still lived in the palace, lived a life of fame and power, and became the "mascot" of the imperial court.
It is a pity that Pu Yi is not the biological son of Emperor Guangxu. In 1908, when Emperor Guangxu was seriously ill and did not find a suitable person to inherit the throne among his sons, the Empress Dowager Cixi planned to succeed Aixin Jueluo Zaifeng and support him on the throne.
Although this was not in accordance with the rules, Cixi had supreme power in the palace, and things eventually developed according to her wishes. On January 14, Emperor Guangxu died, and Puyi, who was only three years old, was put on the throne by Cixi.
However, less than a year later, Cixi died, and the government was in the hands of Empress Dowager Yulong and Zaifeng. In 1909, the Qing Dynasty changed its name to "Xuantong". Although the Qing dynasty's rule was already shaky, the young emperor Pu Yi had no understanding of imperial politics, and the imperial court could not save the country from collapse, and mutinies broke out across the country.
In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, there were frequent mutinies all over the country, and Zaifeng was so busy that he constantly sent soldiers and horses to suppress it. However, as soon as this side is suppressed, the other side will be rekindled with war.
On October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, and no one was available for the Qing Dynasty, and no general was willing to lead the army. In desperation, Zaifeng used the ambitious Yuan Shikai, but he did not expect that this decision would accelerate the fall of the Qing Dynasty.
On November 2, Yuan Shikai led his army to capture Hankou, and then stationed in Hankou without moving. He had privately reached an agreement with Sun Yat-sen to force the Qing court to abdicate, and he himself obtained Sun Yat-sen's big ** position.
In 1912, the young Emperor Puyi, with the help of his courtiers, reached an agreement with Yuan Shikai. Puyi abdicated and the Qing dynasty fell, but the descendants of the Qing royal family still lived in the palace, retaining the title and etiquette.
In addition, every year Yuan Shikai had to pay 4 million taels of silver to the royal family in the palace. Although there are many members of the Aisin Jueluo royal family, these 4 million taels of silver are enough for them to live a luxurious life.
The third sister has been very delicate since she was a child, and she will give her any good things first. If anyone bullied her, she would come to me as soon as possible. However, this noble and noble Gege later sold cigarettes on the street to help other vendors.
Since Yun Ying was born, Pu Yi has given her 40 taels of silver every month for living expenses, which is enough to support 40 children in an ordinary family. She is also taken care of by three servants, one is a wet nurse, one teaches etiquette, and the other is responsible for rough work.
She was taken care of, and her father and brother would often visit her and bring her small gifts.
Yun Ying, who once lived a wealthy life like a "great Qing dynasty", lived in the Forbidden City with Pu Yi and other members of the imperial family from 1913 to 1924, worry-free and prosperous.
She recalls her childhood and lamented that she had never seen money before, and that whatever she needed would be delivered. In addition, she received a high-quality education, and she was excellent at reading and writing, although she was still young and her talent had not yet been revealed.
However, in 1924, Feng Yuxiang drove Pu Yi out of the Forbidden City, and the Manchu royal family was scattered. At this turbulent moment, Pu Yi did not forget to bring his sister and moved to Tianjin.
However, as the last emperor, his life was not destined to be peaceful. In Tianjin, he had close relations with warlords such as Zhang Zuolin, Wu Peifu, and Duan Qirui, and received great courtesy in foreign concessions.
However, he was obsessed with dressing himself up and attending various banquets, and had no idea of the true purpose of foreigners, which was to use his name to gain more profit and control China.
Pu Yi's pampered sister Yun Ying was not affected by all this, she was still favored by everyone and was called "Sangege". Due to Pu Yi's influence, she was very disgusted with Yuan Shikai, and whenever she saw Yuan Shikai's portrait, she would scribble on it.
When Yun Ying was 19 years old, Pu Yi chose a family affair for her, and she married Runqi, which was a marriage of intimacy and intimacy, and the relationship between them was very good. However, their lives soon descended into chaos.
Confused by the sweet words of the Japanese and his own ideas of restoration, Pu Yi left Tianjin in 1932 for Northeast China, where Yun Ying and her husband also went.
Then, with the support of the Japanese, Pu Yi founded the puppet state of Manchukuo and became a hated "puppet emperor". Although Yun Ying followed her father and brother, her little girl background prevented her from making changes.
Japan's ambitions went far beyond the Northeast, so in 1935, Japan** invited Pu Yi to Japan. On April 2, Pu Yi accepted the invitation to visit Japan by ** from Dalian.
After this visit, Pu Yi became a "puppet emperor" for 10 years. However, by the time Pu Yi realized the intentions of the Japanese, it was already too late.
The sun and the moon flickered, he ascended the throne at the age of 3, and Pu Yi, who was 39 years old, was arrested by the Soviet Red Army and imprisoned in Boli No. 45 Special Prison. ** During a visit to the Soviet Union, he asked for Pu Yi to return, and he was transferred to the Fushun War Criminals Management Center for reformation education.
When Pu Yi's sister Yun Ying was about to fly to Japan with her brother, because she was a girl, she fled to Da Lizigou and lived an incognito life. She and her husband Runqi were separated on the way to escape, in order to live in peace, she handed over the belongings she carried when she escaped, and later lived the life of ordinary people in Tonghua, Northeast China, from not being able to do laundry and cooking to being skilled at housework.
When the news of the founding of the People's Republic of China came in 1949, Yun Ying was already a woman in her 30s and had several children, and her life was extremely difficult. However, she had good news, that is, she contacted her father Zaifeng and returned to Beijing from Tonghua to live.
However, fate was not very kind to her. After Zaifeng's death in 1951, although he had some property in Beijing, he had four sons (including Pu Yi) and seven daughters, and Yun Ying was only allocated a few old houses, which was undoubtedly a big challenge for a woman with several children.
What's worse is that she had three children with Runqi before, and Runqi was imprisoned in Fushun Prison after she got lost, just like Pu Yi. What's even more heart-wrenching is that Runqi's mother also lives with her, two women with three children, and life is very difficult.
In addition, Zhang Shizhao was very interested in Yun Ying's situation, so he found Zaitao to understand the situation. Zaitao is Pu Yi's seventh uncle and Yun Ying's seventh uncle. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, he lived in Beijing.
In his spare time, he will set up a stall in the night market outside Desheng Gate in Beicheng to sell some daily necessities, or melons, fruits and vegetables grown in his own village. The people of the capital gradually learned of his existence, and word of mouth spread that his fame grew.
People near the stall knew Zaitao, and some people even asked him: "The prince also came out to set up a stall?" Zaitao just smiled most of the time, without Yulu, the family wants to eat, even if they have some savings, they can't sit and eat.
He doesn't care about the remarks of the unexpected world, and still often comes to the stall to sell vegetables. After the liberation of Beiping by the People's Liberation Army, ** learned that Zaitao, the "prince", was setting up a stall in the city to sell vegetables, so he invited him to participate in the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
**, concerned about the situation of the former royal family, after the meeting, **also met with Zaitao, and later reported his situation to ***. ** He has always been generous to people, and I heard that Zaitao had studied cavalry combat subjects before, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he arranged for him to serve as an adviser to the Ma Political Bureau of the People's Liberation Army Artillery Headquarters.
Later, Zaitao held many positions in **, and after his death, he was buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing.
Sell cigarette rolls, sell cigarette rolls. And she herself is setting up a stall on the sidelines, also hawking. Zhang Shizhao was a little sad to see such a picture, because he saw this woman's talent and elegance in Yun Ying and Pu Yi's letters.
But now, she is reduced to selling stalls on the street, this contrast is really embarrassing. Zhang Shizhao secretly wondered in his heart whether he could help this late Qing Gege.
Pu Yi and his sisters met Yun Ying through Zaitao's introduction and expressed their intentions. Yun Ying was surprised, it turned out that there were still people who cared about her past Gege, and were even willing to lend a helping hand to help her.
After all, he was once the "dead country" of the puppet Manchukuo, and his image was not good. Zhang Shizhao explained: "The founding of New China is a change of dynasty, and I will not treat you badly."
You write a self-report letter, and I will give it to *** who has always taken great care of the former royals. On New Year's Day in 1955, Zhang Shizhao saw *** and handed him Yun Ying's handwritten letter, and attached a few Yun Ying's former and current ** and a letter of recommendation from Zhang Shizhao.
** didn't say much, but he understood Zhang Shizhao's intentions, he saw Yun Ying's talent, and hoped to help this former Gege. Yun Ying's letter is very long, and it took me a long time to read it.
When he looked up, he let out a long breath, and it seemed that he was also very emotional about Yun Ying's experience. Behind this self-written letter, he wrote a paragraph: "You have entered the masses of the people and become a person with ambition. ”
After reading the letter, I sent it to *** for the prime minister to review it and then deal with it according to the situation. Soon after, Yun Ying was appointed a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing's Dongcheng District.
On the day she received the appointment notice, Yun Ying couldn't cry in front of the staff, and the people who finally reached out to help her turned out to be *** and the Communist Party! In fact, not only Yun Ying, a former member of the royal family, has been treated kindly, but people like Zaitao, Puyi, Runqi and others have been taken care of.
**Once after meeting Zaitao, he asked him if he had any contact with Pu Yi, Zaitao thought that *** was warning him, and immediately replied that he had cut off relations with Pu Yi.
**After listening to Zaitao's answer, he felt a little funny, and he comforted: "Don't be nervous, I just heard that Pu Yi admitted his mistakes in prison and showed a good attitude of correction, so I asked casually."
You can take a few of his younger sisters to see him and care more about guiding him. ”
Under the care of ***, Zaitao took his sister Yun Ying and several other family members to visit Pu Yi in Fushun Prison. Before going to prison, Yun Ying asked everyone how they should address Pu Yi after they met.
After thinking for a moment, Zaitao suggested that she call Pu Yi her eldest brother. When Pu Yi suddenly saw his relatives, especially when he heard his sisters call him "Brother Pu Yi", he couldn't help but burst into tears.
Zaitao and Yun Ying told Pu Yi about their life experiences over the years, and also mentioned the preferential treatment given to them by ***, encouraging him to actively admit his mistakes and reform.
1.*The lenient policy allowed Pu Yi and *** to regain hope in life. In 1957, their loved ones were acquitted, and the family was finally reunited after 12 years of separation and began to live a better life.
2.In 1959, Pu Yi was granted amnesty, becoming the first batch of amnesty for war criminals since the founding of the People's Republic of China. And on Chinese New Year's Eve in 1960, Pu Yi's family received an invitation from ***, and their whole family felt extremely honored and surprised.
3.Under the guidance of *** kindness, Yun Ying began to let go of the tension and uneasiness in her heart and began to have a friendly dialogue with ***. ** I also talked with Yun Ying about their common work of the CPPCC, which made them feel mutual respect and understanding.
Pu Yi had dinner with many dignitaries, including Yun Ying and *** during the Spring Festival in 1962, ** also personally feasted Pu Yi and cared about his living situation. Although Pu Yi worked comfortably in the Beijing Botanical Garden after being pardoned, the death of his wife left him feeling lonely.
** Laughed heartily and said to Pu Yi: "How can the emperor not have a mother." * is not casually said, but later through the introduction of ***, Pu Yi fell in love with a ** and got married.
** It has been emphasized: "Our enemy is class, and it is class, not individual, that we want to destroy." "His wisdom and greatness impressed those who worked with him.