The Alcohol Prince's Mansion on the shore of Taiping Lake in Beijing is known as the "Five Dragons Diving Abyss, One Rule", because the five emperors after the Qing Dynasty all had a profound relationship with this place. These include Emperor Guangxu, Emperor Xuantong (Puyi) and the regent Zaifeng, etc., and Zaitao, a representative of the Aixin Jueluo family who was entrusted with important tasks, was also born here.
Zaitao, the last imperial uncle of the feudal society, served as the Minister of Janissary Training, and also assisted the little emperor in managing the army, his life was full of twists and turns. However, he has a completely different spiritual pursuit from Pu Yi and others.
He chose to give up Houlu and refuse to become a thief, and he chose to sever relations with Pu Yi in order to maintain the dignity of the royal family. Throughout his life, he remained true to his principles and beliefs.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he became the representative of the Aixin Jueluo family. His deeds let us see the glorious image of a person who insists on himself and bravely faces difficulties.
In the ancient feudal society, the status of the emperor was extremely lofty, regardless of age and appearance, as long as he became the emperor, he could dominate the world. On December 2, 1908, on the main square of the Forbidden City in Beijing, hundreds of civil and military officials were in the ceremony, and the three-year-old Pu Yi sat on the ** dragon chair.
He is still young and does not understand "Long live my emperor, long live, long live......The meaning of the dragon chair was only looking left and right, and his father regent Zaifeng and seventh uncle Zaitao were supporting him on the side.
In 1886, Zaitao, who was born in the palace of Prince Alcohol, died countless years. He is the fourth son of Prince Alcohol, and in addition to Emperor Guangxu, the younger brother of Prince Alcohol's other two sons, Zaifeng and Zaixun.
After the death of Prince Alcohol, Zaifeng succeeded to the throne, and Zaitao was named a second-class general of Zhenguo. Since then, Zaitao has become famous, especially after the Empress Dowager Cixi let Pu Yi ascend the throne, his status has been improved, and he has become the emperor's uncle who has attracted national attention.
However, the good times were short-lived, and a few years after Pu Yi's accession to the throne, a series of small uprisings broke out in the south, which caused panic throughout the imperial court. In order to solve this problem, Zaifeng decided to hold a grand military exercise to shock the whole country.
He appointed Zaitao as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, with more than 100,000 troops under his command, and this military exercise is the famous Luanzhou Autumn Drill in history.
Luanzhou, an important place connecting Beijing and Shuntianfu, has always been a battleground for soldiers. Zaitao, the generalissimo of this exercise, is naturally to show his talent and strength.
Jae-bong told him that if the exercise went well, then those who rebelled would be terrified. According to the data, Zaifeng allocated 18 million silver dollars from the national treasury for this grand military parade, and there were tens of thousands of artillery alone, which was an unprecedented feat in the history of the Qing Dynasty.
However, on October 10, 1911, a cannon shot in Wuchang City broke Zaitao's exercise plan, and the exercise was forced to stop urgently, and Zaitao was also urgently recalled to Beijing to discuss countermeasures.
The Beijing Military Advisory Office strictly ordered Zaitao to immediately stop military exercises and return to Beijing to prepare to go south to suppress the rebellion. On the train back to Beijing, Zaitao had already heard all kinds of rumors, saying that this time Wuchang ** might completely collapse the Qing **.
In the face of internal and external troubles, Zaitao has 100,000 elite soldiers, but if all of them go north to suppress, the capital will inevitably be empty, and the royal family will face an unprecedented crisis. After Zaitao returned to Beijing, Zaifeng and Empress Dowager Longyu pushed him to lead his troops south, but Zaitao politely refused on the grounds of protecting the royal family.
In desperation, Zaifeng decided to use Yuan Shikai, after all, in the current situation, he dared to come forward, and he was the only one who took on this heavy responsibility. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shikai and Sun Yat-sen hit it off, Sun Yat-sen proposed that as long as Pu Yi abdicated, he would hand over the position of ** to Yuan Shikai, and Yuan Shikai immediately agreed.
The 100,000 elite soldiers in Zaitao's hands fell into the hands of Yuan Shikai.
On February 12, 1912, Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, officially announced his abdication in the "Abdication Edict" issued by the Empress Dowager Longyu.
In order to ensure the preferential treatment of the Qing royal family, Yuan Shikai and Qing ** reached an agreement to pay 4 million taels of silver dollars to the royal family every year. Since then, Zaitao has been living in a simple life, no longer participating in any political activities, nor living as a prince, but raising some cats and dogs in the alleys of Beijing and living a simple life.
The former imperial uncle gradually disappeared from people's field of vision. This is the story of Zaitao after the Xinhai Revolution, the fading out of a generation of imperial uncles, and the symbol of the Qing Dynasty's withdrawal from the historical stage.
Cut off contact with Pu Yi and not become a slave of the country"In 1924, after the coup d'état in Beijing, Pu Yi was expelled from the Forbidden City by Lu Zhonglin and others, and he was completely **, and even had nowhere to return.
At this time, the Japanese who had been planning for a long time publicly declared that they would "take in" Pu Yi, who was young and ignorant and became the "puppet emperor" of the Japanese. Especially after the 918 incident in 1931, Pu Yi became the number one thief in the hearts of the people across the country.
After the fall of Shanghai in 1937, the Japanese tasted the sweetness, in order to use Pu Yi, they found Zaitao, let him serve as **, and give him the glory and wealth he deserved, but Zaitao refused with righteous words, and told Pu Yi: Even if he died, he would not be a slave of the country.
Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, he led the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army to complete the feat of the Long March. After the Xi'an Incident, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated to resist the Japanese invaders. In the following eight years, the Chinese people, with their firm will and strong patriotic spirit, thwarted the arrogance of the Japanese invaders again and again.
In 1945, when Japan was about to be defeated and surrendered, the puppet Manchukuo regime was crumbling. Pu Yi and several of his entourage tried to flee to Japan by plane, but were arrested by the Soviet Red Army.
The news reached Zaitao's ears, and he did not show the slightest mercy. He firmly believes that Pu Yi is a sinner of the family, and can even be said to be a sinner of the nation.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Pu Yi was officially imprisoned in a prison in Fushun for reform.
Zaitao, the representative of Aixin Jueluo, although his life is poor, he lives in a simple house, and is willing to set up a stall in the depths of Beijing's hutongs to sell fruits and vegetables to earn the necessities of life.
He said that every penny was earned by his own labor, and this life made him very satisfied. After the news reached the ears of ***, ** specially invited Zaitao to attend the second session of the first session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and said with a smile: "Invite the prince." ”
In this way, Zaitao accidentally met his own Bole - * Although life is difficult, Zaitao's spirit and his story have deeply moved people.
Manchu representative Zaitao: **The grace of the Qing Dynasty prince and the leader of New China, where did their story originate? When Zaitao was warmly invited to attend the meeting, he held Zaitao's hand and said affectionately: "You are a representative of the Manchus, I don't have Han nationalism, and I should let you participate in it at the first meeting." ”
The elder Zaitao was affectionately addressed by the Prime Minister as "you", and he was deeply touched by this respect and love. Then he said, "Actually, I care about you too." ”
This is a great honor for Zaitao. In fact, whether it is *** or ***, they regard Zaitao as the representative of the Aixin Jueluo family, and place deep expectations on the national spirit.
It is hoped that Zaitao can play a positive and leading role among the people, which is what they value the most.
**Sincerely invite Zaitao to make a proposal for ** and assist ** work, Zaitao is deeply embarrassed by this, he has lived in Hutong for a long time, how can he put forward a valuable proposal?
Jiang Guangding and others reminded him to give full play to his professional advantages, although Zaitao once commanded an army of 100,000, he did not fight a single battle during his tenure, and the so-called "Minister of Military Advisory" was also in vain.
But in fact, Zaitao has a soft spot for horses, and he has been learning horseback archery since he was a teenager, and even went to the Somi Cavalry School in France to study. He was a skilled horseman and had a deep knowledge of horses, as soon as a horse passed in front of him, he was able to tell exactly how old and what it was for, he was very good at discerning horses, and he had a very high level of knowledge about horse breeding.
** Satisfied with Zaitao's contribution, he gave him a topic on how to improve the horse breed to improve the performance of the army's horses. When *** handed over this proposal to ***, ** expressed his appreciation for Zaitao's patriotic spirit and profound knowledge of military horses, and ordered the establishment of a military horse bureau.
* The Commander-in-Chief also instructed that the Military Horse Bureau should be placed under the jurisdiction of the Artillery Command in order to strengthen national defense. Zaitao lives in Shanlao Hutong, and he also has a well-known horse number in Xiyangwei Hutong, where there are five horses, two of which are used to pull carts, one for his wife to ride, and "Little Rabbit" and "Purple Swallow" are his own mounts.
Zaitao often went to a compound opposite Shanlao Hutong, which was originally the "Gulun Rongshou Princess's Mansion" and had an open field where he could ride and train horses.
Soon after, ** proposed that Zaitao be made an adviser to the Ma Political Bureau of the Artillery Command in order to give full play to his talents. ** Immediately signed and issued the letter of appointment, Zaitao was very touched when he received it.
In the years of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, we did not have air supremacy, and marches and battles in the war often relied on war horses. It was an urgent moment to send 25,000 war horses to North Korea.
At this time, Zaitao stepped forward, and he personally went to Northeast China and Inner Mongolia to conduct horse farm surveys, and finally successfully completed this task. This is extremely honorable, and the commander-in-chief also specially commended Zaitao.
At that time, Zaitao was 63 years old, but his dedication to New China is still worthy of our praise. In 1954, after universal suffrage, 67-year-old Zaitao became a deputy to the National People's Congress.
In December of the same year, as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), he attended the first meeting of the Second National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Zaitao said gratefully that without the care and care of *** and ***, his life would be very different. He regards *** as his benefactor and vows to repay his kindness in his lifetime.
With the fate of ***, Zaitao has many memories. Among them, what touched him the most was that when he was in a difficult situation and was in a dilapidated Beijing Hutong, ** took the initiative to take out 20 million yuan to help him rebuild his home with his manuscript fee.
Zaitao once mentioned in his own statement that he earned 60 million yuan from selling his house at that time, most of which was used for floods and various disasters across the country, leaving only 8 million yuan.
These experiences made him cherish his fate with *** even more, and also made him more convinced that there is true love in the world, which is worthy of our cherishing and giving back.
**Selflessly funded Zaitao, and cared for Zaitao, Zaitao was grateful, so he wrote an affectionate letter of thanks. At the same time, ** skillfully mediated the relationship between him and Pu Yi, although they had broken off contact, but *** still cared about their current situation, and hoped that Pu Yi could be reformed and strive for leniency.
1. In captivity, Pu Yi has always had a negative attitude, but the arrival of the seventh uncle made him grateful, and their relationship improved. 2. Entrusted by ***, ** hosted a banquet for the Aixin Jueluo family in 1959 to regulate Pu Yi's psychological state and ease the relationship between their families.
At the banquet, ** deliberately sat on the small sofa and left the big sofa in the middle to Pu Yi, showing respect and concern for Pu Yi. 3. In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Pu Yi was pardoned by the first batch and returned to Beijing.
In order to allow him to better adapt to his new life, ** specially arranged a banquet around the Spring Festival in 1960 and invited the Aixin Jueluo family to participate. At the banquet, ** has been sitting on the small sofa, leaving the big sofa in the middle for Pu Yi, showing respect and care for Pu Yi.
After Zaitao arrived, he was stunned when he saw Pu Yi, and he didn't go to the big sofa for a long time. Noticing this, he smiled and said, "Oops, you're his uncle, why don't you dare sit next to him?"
Uncle Huang is still afraid of the emperor, isn't he? After saying that, the younger sisters burst into laughter, which made the originally tense atmosphere relaxed. It is in this atmosphere that the relationship between them is properly handled.
Although Pu Yi was not pardoned before he was pardoned, the whole family maintained a hostile attitude towards Pu Yi and Pu Jie, at least as the "sinners" of the family. However, ** weighed the pros and cons, handled their relationship properly, and asked Pu Yi's sisters about their work one by one.
At that time, under the care of ***, Pu Yi's family was taken care of, and Pu Yi was also very pleased. Zaitao is a deputy to the National People's Congress and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Pu Yi's fourth brother, Pu Ren, is the principal of Xibanqiao Primary School in Beijing.
Puyi's third sister, Yun Ying, is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Dongcheng District, Beijing. Yun Xin is an accountant at the Xinjiekou Canteen in Beijing. Puyi's seventh sister, Yun Huan, is the teaching director of Jingzhongmiao Primary School in Chongwen District, Beijing, and a member of the District Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
**Say: There will also be a struggle between advanced ideas and backward ideas within the family, so what should we do if this situation occurs? The answer is that those who are backward should learn from the advanced and ask for advice with an open mind.
**'s patience and enlightenment made the contradictions between the Aixin Jueluo family slowly disappear, and their attitude towards Pu Yi became friendly, believing that he had changed his mind and become a real Chinese citizen.
Zaitao is the elder of the Aixin Jueluo family, highly respected, approachable, and willing to serve the family members, so he is respected by everyone as the "patriarch" of the family. One day in 1966, Minister of Culture Shen Yanbing said to Zaitao: "Zai Lao, your Peking Opera attainments are very deep, and you can't let it be lost." ”
Zaitao replied with a smile: "Who can I pass it on?" Shen Yanbing said seriously: "Go to the drama school to be a professor!" It didn't take long for the drama school to send a car to pick up Tao to teach drama.
Mr. Zaitao (Manchu), a deputy to the National People's Congress and a member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, died in Beijing on September 2 at the age of 84 due to ineffective medical treatment. ”
Due to the historical context, the funeral service of the remains replaced the memorial service. Under the cordial condolences of *** and others, his ashes are rested in the eighth room of Babaoshan Cemetery in Beijing. The last "imperial uncle" of the Qing Dynasty, with deep gratitude to New China, rested in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, fulfilling his promise: in his lifetime, he repaid the kindness of *** and got the honor he deserved.