In that turbulent era, the Qing Dynasty's country was declining day by day, and between the Daoguang and Xianfeng generations, the foundation of the empire was eroded by internal and external troubles. Within the imperial court, the ** people indulged in extravagance, and corruption became commonplace, making the contradictions of the country increasingly acute. The disparity between the rich and the poor has left the common people living in dire straits, struggling daily to make ends meet, while a small group of people enjoy endless luxuries at the top of power.
At the same time, the Western powers are riding the winds of the Industrial Revolution to show unprecedented strength. Their ships crossed the ocean and arrived in China with greedy eyes and laden with opium. At first, they tested the bottom line of the Qing Dynasty by smuggling, and when they found that the Qing Dynasty reacted resolutely, they no longer concealed their ambitions, and directly launched a war, using force to seize and seize by force, in an attempt to control China's ports, seize territory, and squeeze ***
Tongzhi and Guangxu, the two young emperors, became the most helpless existence in this storm. Although they nominally held supreme power, they actually became puppets in the hands of the Empress Dowager Cixi. In the court, all the power is sidelined, and they can only be sad in the splendid palace.
After Cixi's death, Pu Yi succeeded to the throne, and the young emperor, faced with the crisis of the empire, tried to reform it, but to no avail. Soon, he was forced to leave the dragon chair that represented the supreme power in the changes of the early years, marking the end of the centuries-old rule of the Qing Dynasty.
Pu Yi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, experienced a life of ups and downs from the palace to the prison. Under the protection of Japan, he once held the scepter of the puppet Manchukuo, until 1945, when the support from Japan suddenly disappeared, and Pu Yi was like a child who had lost his support, and was finally swallowed up by the great waves of the times and imprisoned. After ten years of sharpening his sword, after a long period of ideological transformation, he was reshaped as an ordinary citizen of New China, ending his legendary life.
And at this turning point in history, the fate of another member of the royal family is even bleaker. Da Ge Yun Yuan, this woman who once radiated in the court, her life trajectory is also embarrassing. Three years younger than Pu Yi, she had been betrothed to Guo Buluo Runliang in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, a man she had never met. At that time, she, like all royal women, had no right to choose her own marriage, and could only passively accept the family's arrangement.
Yun Yuan and Runliang's married life seems to be calm on the surface, and the two seem to have reached some kind of tacit understanding of mutual respect. However, fate was not lenient to her, and a sudden episode of appendicitis became the last sound in her life. At that time, people had a conservative attitude towards surgery, believing that disembowelment was a desecration of the body. So, Yun Yuan, who was only 17 years old, died in pain and helplessness, and her life was like a meteor, which disappeared after crossing the sky.
When the news of Yun Yuan's death came, Pu Yi had already been imprisoned, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the former member of the royal family. In the loneliness of prison, Pu Yi can't help but reflect on the fate of himself and his family, and think about those relatives who have passed away in the changing torrent of history.
In the afterglow of the end of the Qing Dynasty, Ergege Yun's fate was ill-fated, and he did not enjoy much royal glory and wealth, so he ushered in the gloom of the national fortune. With the end of the Qing Dynasty, she followed Pu Yi on a long and arduous journey to restore the country. The turning point of fate is that Yun Rong was arranged to marry Zheng Guangyuan, the grandson of Zheng Xiaoxu, and became a pawn in the political game.
Zheng Guangyuan's marriage to Yun Gong did not bring a peaceful harbor, and the two became displaced people on the way to escape in the turmoil after Japan's defeat in World War II. The former aristocracy became a burden in an instant, and they sought refuge in the storm, begging for a living. Finally, after some hard work, they returned to Beijing, where Yun set up a nursery and opened a new path for life with his own hands.
Sange Yunying's life is also a melody with twists and turns. After the defeat of Japan, she parted ways with her husband and struggled on the edge of life alone with her children. From selling cigarettes to setting up a stall, her every step was difficult and tenacious, and in the end, she relied on her own efforts to gain social recognition and become a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
The story of Sige Yunxian is even more dramatic. She was taken to Taiwan in the war because of her noble status, and she was separated from her husband for many years. It wasn't until 1982 that the couple were reunited, and their story seemed to prove that no matter how time and space change, sincere emotions always find each other.
Wuge Yunxin and her husband Wan Jiaxi both studied in Japan and were talents of that era. After the collapse of the puppet state of Manchukuo, they made a living as translators and won a stable life for themselves and their families.
Liuge Yunyu loves painting, and she finds her partner Wang Ailan, who shares her interests. The two made friends through painting and made a living through art, and their lives were simple but full of fun and color.
In the last seven Ge Yun Huan, she insisted on the belief of free love, and did not meet her favorite partner until she was 29 years old. Together, they devote their lives to the cause of education, and devote their lives and energy to sowing the seeds of knowledge for the next generation.
The stories of these Gege are a microcosm of that turbulent era, and their fates are intertwined with suffering and hope, demonstrating the resilience and perseverance of human nature. In the long river of history, they may only be small ripples, but their stories are the most profound commentary on that era.
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