Why is Pu Yi stubborn to Guo Moruo
The first batch of amnesty for war criminals in New China, the last emperor Puyi was on the list after the amnesty, and the number was 001. The chairman and the prime minister were particularly concerned about his new students, and they met with Pu Yi many times and held banquets to entertain him, and he was deeply touched by their full care.
Determined to do their best to repay the motherland and the people. The Prime Minister once asked him about his future work plans, and he proposed that he wanted to become a doctor.
Pu Yi was in poor health since he was a child, and he was accompanied by the imperial doctor all the year round, so he also became interested in medicine. He studied medicine from the Imperial Physician and hoped to become a doctor. However, the imperial physicians knew that Pu Yi did not have the talent to become a doctor, and they did not dare to teach him much medical knowledge, but only taught him some simple methods of self-diagnosis and prescription.
Pu Yi mistakenly thought that he had mastered superb medical skills. When Prime Minister *** learned of Pu Yi's medical level, he politely rejected his request and suggested that he consider other careers.
Pu Yi's passion for medicine did not fade, so he came up with the idea of becoming a gardener. Gardening may seem like an ordinary job in modern times, but in old China, having excellent gardening skills was quite noble.
The Manchurian aristocracy was especially fond of vassal elegance and was very fond of the gardeners in the palace. Therefore, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, many children of the nobility chose to become gardeners and gardeners, believing it to be a respectable profession.
Although Pu Yi's ideals were not realized, his tenacity and love of life are worth learning from. No matter what our goals are, with passion and perseverance, we can always find a path that suits us.
Pu Yi started as a gardener, although busy but very fulfilling. However, ** thought that he was more suitable for the study of Manchu literature and history, so he was arranged to serve as ** cultural and historical librarian, and his status and treatment were improved.
Due to his special identity, many people in the literary and historical circles asked him to participate in research, and Guo Moruo was also one of them. Guo Moruo hoped that he could become his right-hand man in the study of Qing history and invited him to join the research.
Surprisingly, Pu Yi replied with five words very calmly, which made Guo Moruo surprised and embarrassed.
I don't understand Manchu"- This is a seemingly simple but actually well-thought-out reason for refusal given by Pu Yi. Manchu was the main written language of Manchu literature, but due to the decline of the language, in fact very few people were able to read and understand it.
By the end of the Qing Dynasty, even the royal family and the children of the Eight Banners no longer used Manchu. Therefore, for those who study Qing history, it is not necessary to understand Manchu, and Chinese is the main language of study.
Although Manchu was the official language of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was not widely used in practice, and most of the canonical proclamations were written in Chinese. Therefore, Pu Yi's reason is actually a riposte to Guo Moruo, indicating that he does not accept Guo Moruo's request.
Although Pu Yi has always behaved honestly and fearfully after the amnesty, he will also have his own firm attitude when facing powerful people.
In 1956, Guo Moruo's decision shocked the whole country, and he successfully persuaded the state to excavate the Dingling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty, which caused an uproar, but due to the limitations of science and technology, the precious cultural relics were destroyed.
Guo Moruo did not give up, and he continued to apply for the excavation of other famous imperial tombs, including the world-famous Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. ** Unable to see it, he reminded us: "It's better to leave it to future generations, don't finish all the good deeds." ”
For Pu Yi, archaeological excavations of imperial tombs have mixed emotions, and as a descendant of the Manchu royal family, he fears that the two forbidden places of the Manchu ancestors and ancestors will suffer catastrophe.
In 1928, the warlord Sun Dianying savagely excavated the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, and the tombs of the Qianlong Emperor and the Empress Dowager Cixi were ransacked, much to Pu Yi's anger. He personally drew a cartoon of "Killing Sun Dianying" and published it in the newspaper to show **.
In the process of archaeological excavation of the imperial tomb, although Guo Moruo's behavior was very different from Sun Dianying's theft and excavation, from Pu Yi's point of view, there were similarities between the two, both of which Pu Yi could not accept.
These events made Pu Yi resistant to Guo Moruo. Therefore, when Guo Moruo invited Pu Yi to join the study of Qing history, Pu Yi still resolutely refused despite the risk of offending Guo Moruo.
Guo Moruo was very smart, he understood the meaning of Pu Yi's words as soon as he heard it, so he was embarrassed and never went to Pu Yi again. (References: "The First Half of My Life", "My Husband Puyi", "Puyi Annals").