In the past, Puyi was in the golden palace, supported by many ministers, but now he is left alone, and he is somewhat distracted. Just as Puyi was in a panic, Feng Yuxiang sent someone to send him a proclamation, asking Puyi to sign it, saying: First, Emperor Xuantong of the Qing Dynasty will abolish the emperor's title forever from now on; Second, the government of the Republic of China reduced the cost of subsidizing cleaning rooms; Three, within three hours, Puyi moved out of the palace and freely chose his residence.
Puyi dared to express his anger and could not resist this ultimatum, so he could only obediently obey it.
In fact, Puyi doesn't care about this kind of thing, and it's not the first time that he has been kicked out of office. As the saying goes, a gentleman can go up and down, which is not a shameful thing. So, he picked up a pen, signed the proclamation, agreed to do it, and got through this first. But after all, he is not a sophisticated politician, and his ability to bend and stretch is not at home. In this sudden change, the general trend has gone, and there is no counselor to help him. He is at a loss, pessimistic and depressed.
Puyi has no idea what to do next.
When the limited time arrived, Puyi had to walk out of the golden palace and go to Beifu to find his father first.
Puyi fidgeted in Beifu, which was different from the Golden Hall. He not only lost his freedom, but also lost his security. What should we do? He thought of finding a way out from foreign forces. His first thought was Japan.
Puyi had two close ministers, one was Zheng Xiaoxu, the consul general of the Qing Dynasty in Kobe, Japan, who was very close to Japan; One is Luo Zhenyu, who has lived in Japan for a long time, and he is also inextricably linked with Japan.
Zheng Xiaoxu was originally a fellow countryman of Chen Baochen, a veteran of the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, he was not only the Consul General in Kobe, Japan, but also a border supervisor in Guangxi. This talented person is outstanding and has strong ability, which is highly valued by the ruling and opposition parties. He repeatedly refused the invitation of the President of the Republic of China, refused to be an official in the government of the Republic of China, but continued to follow Puyi. Therefore, Puyi regarded Zheng Xiaoxu as a rare loyal minister. Puyi appreciated Zheng's pro-Japanese remarks.
Luo Zhenyu was born as an antique dealer, and he got in touch with Japan by selling antiques and cultural relics. In those years, the Japanese upper class, the royal family, the royal family and the business community were very interested in China antiquities. Some Japanese people study cultural relics, some collect them, and some resell them for profit. They are mainly interested in historical relics from China. Seeing the favor of Japanese upper class for ancient cultural relics, Luo made many celebrities in Japan as an academic authority on ancient cultural relics in China. For a period of time, he has become a figure who can talk and play a certain role in Japanese political and business circles. Therefore, Luo made some suggestions for Puyi to move closer to Japan, which also attracted Puyi's attention.
Zheng Xiaoxu and Luo Zhenyu will both have their own interests and are willing to help Puyi find a way out. In other words, both of them can help Puyi with ulterior motives and borrow Japanese forces to achieve their personal goals.
Zheng Xiaoxu told Puyi that in order to find a way out, he wanted to take Puyi to the Japanese barracks in Dongjiaominxiang. Zheng said that he had made an agreement with Daisuke Takemoto of Japan in the "Dongjiaominxiang", and that Lieutenant Zhong Changqiu, the adjutant of Takemoto, put on plain clothes and took a doctor to send Puyi out of the northern government and take him to the Japanese barracks on the grounds of seeing a doctor. This way, Puyi is very interested and somewhat tempted. However, due to the opposition of many princes, it did not take place.
The next day, Luo Zhenyu, who was ordered to go to Tianjin for help, came to Beifu. He told Puyi that he had found the Japanese garrison headquarters in Tianjin. The Japanese side said that Colonel Takemoto in Beijing would send cavalry to patrol near Beifu. If the National Army was found to have any unusual behavior towards Beifu, the Japanese Barracks in Beiping would immediately take "decisive measures".
This news brought by Luo Zhenyu deeply moved Puyi, which further confirmed that Japanese talents are really reliable targets.
At this time, Puyi took advantage of the chaotic situation in which Duan Qirui joined forces to serve the army against Feng Yuxiang and sent an appeal for help to the diplomatic mission in China. Also asked the Japanese Minister's Sunchon Times to publish an interview with him. The newspaper was ordered to do things, and was happy to take the opportunity to pull Puyi. In the newspaper, it wrote articles in succession to express its sympathy for the "royal family" and cursed the National Army. In this regard, Puyi is very proud, believing that Japan is his reliable party.
When the entrance guard in Beifu was lifted, Puyi was determined to move out of Beifu and find a place where she could get shelter.
Puyi chose the Japanese Embassy in China as his refuge.
Puyi took the initiative to come to the door and look for a backer, waiting for a comeback, and the Japanese ambassador to China was very happy. This is exactly what the Japanese aggression and expansion group wants. Therefore, the Japanese minister tried his best to hold Puyi firmly in his hand, so that Puyi would be close to Japan with all his heart, so as to be useful in the future. To this end, Japanese Ambassador to China Fenze provided all the conveniences and hospitality for Puyi's entrance and accommodation.
After Puyi entered the Japanese legation, the Japanese legation was carefully planned and arranged by the Japanese, and soon became the palace of the Qing emperor.
In this way, Puyi lived the old days of the Qing Emperor in the Japanese legation without scruple.
The most interesting example is Puyi's birthday in the Japanese legation. This year coincided with Puyi's 20th birthday, and the Japanese minister held a large-scale celebration for Puyi.
Under the planning of the Japanese minister, this birthday celebration was very grand and unique.
The birthday celebration was arranged in the auditorium of Japanese legation.
The auditorium of the Japanese Embassy is newly decorated according to the pattern in the Forbidden City. There is a luxurious yellow carpet on the floor; There is yellow satin on the plush chair where Puyi sits; The glass screen behind the chair is pasted with yellow paper; All the servants wore red tassels of the Qing Dynasty. There is no difference in etiquette between the birthday celebration and the practice of the Qing palace. More than 600 people from major cities, such as old people, old ministers, gifts and flatterers, who took the opportunity to curry favor with Puyi and the Japanese, rushed to the auditorium of the Japanese legation, and all of them made three obeisances to Puyi, who was sitting in a plush chair, to congratulate the emperor on his long life. The atmosphere was extremely warm.
In the middle of the ceremony, Puyi also delivered an impromptu speech to the guests of 600 people. He was elated in this birthday celebration and enjoyed the scenery for a while, which was more than the addiction of being an emperor. At the same time, he further realized that only the Japanese still regard him as the emperor.
At this time, Puyi's determination to take refuge in Japan became increasingly firm.
Another thing that made Puyi grateful was that he wanted to go to Japan, and Japan gave a very satisfactory answer to Puyi's idea of going abroad.
What should Puyi do if he wants to go abroad to Japan? He has no idea. Just then, his favorite Luo Zhenyu gave him an idea. In order to facilitate the eastward crossing to Japan, it can be divided into two steps: the first step is to go to Tianjin Wharf. Get ready to go to Japan in Tianjin. When the conditions are met, you can go east by boat. In this regard, Puyi readily accepted.
Luo Zhenyu told Japanese minister Fenze about Puyi's idea of going to Japan. Fenzer is very happy. This is exactly what Japan wants. Fenze decided to send the police chief and plainclothes policemen from the Japanese Consulate General in Tianjin to Beijing to escort Puyi from Beiping to Tianjin.
When Puyi arrived in Tianjin, Ji Tianmao, the Japanese Consul General in Tianjin, and the resident officers and soldiers took Puyi off the train. The next day, the Japanese-run Shuntian Daily published a statement by the Japanese Minister to China in Beiping, explaining that the former Xuantong emperor suddenly transferred to Tianjin. This statement is tantamount to informing Duan Ruling and his foreign minister about Puyi's trip to Tianjin.
Puyi arrived in Tianjin and became more dependent on Japan. The Japanese authorities are pulling Puyi closer and closer.
As soon as Puyi arrived in Tianjin, he entered the Japanese concession and lived in a new house with modern equipment. He became more and more proud.
Although Puyi's grand plan to rely on external forces and the restoration of Japan remained unchanged, his trip to Japan was delayed due to changes in the domestic situation. As a result, he lived in Tianjin for seven years.
In this long period of time in Tianjin, Puyi's thought of restoration and revenge became more firm and urgent.
During this period, Zheng Xiaoxu and Luo Zhenyu were the only people around Puyi who could approach and make suggestions. The words of indignation expressed by these two people to Puyi on the current political situation are completely in line with Puyi's long-term vision of restoration and revenge. These two men played a significant role in realizing the restoration of Puyi.
Puyi in Tianjin, like Beijing, still receives meticulous care from Japan. When Puyi wanted to restore, the Japanese authorities gave him all-round help and support mentally and materially.
Japan observed that Puyi liked people still calling him Emperor, and spared no effort to make use of every opportunity to let Puyi know that Japan had never changed its recognition of the existence of Emperor Xuantong and the throne.
One day, just as the war between warlords was about to burn to Tianjin, Lieutenant General Junichiro Koizumi, commander of Japanese troops stationed in Tianjin, specially came to Puyi's residence and said to Puyi, "Please rest assured that Emperor Xuantong will never let China soldiers enter the Japanese concession." After hearing this, Puyi was very proud. First, the Japanese military still calls him the title of Emperor Qing. He was flattered. Since Puyi was kicked out of the Golden Temple, no one regarded him as an emperor except his entourage. Today, the Japanese military still respectfully calls him emperor, making him feel that Japan is his trusted friend; Second, the Japanese military also proposed to ensure the safety of Puyi. This kind of expression made the last emperor who had long wanted to travel to Japan feel grateful.
A few days later, Ji Tianmao, the official representative of Japan and Consul General of Japan in Tianjin, invited Puyi to visit Tianjin Primary School for Japanese Expatriates. This activity was carefully planned by the Consul General of Japan. Puyi was delighted and accepted the invitation with pleasure.
This activity was originally a very ordinary activity, however, the Japanese had ulterior motives, with the aim of further softening Puyi.
On the way back and forth from Puyi to primary school, Japanese primary school students held colored paper flags and cheered "Long live Emperor Puyi!" This scene moved the fragile and incompetent last emperor to tears.
During these years in Tianjin, every festival or Puyi's birthday, the Japanese Consul General in Tianjin, the commander of the Japanese garrison and their assistants will come to Puyi's residence to pay their respects. Every "Tianchang Festival" in Japan, Japanese dignitaries in Tianjin will invite Puyi to visit the military parade.
On another occasion, Puyi went to the White River for a stroll, and by chance he saw a Japanese warship stopping in the middle of the river. When they were looking at the beautiful scenery of the warship in the river, the captain of the warship suddenly approached the river bank by boat and hurried to Puyi. I respectfully told Puyi that it was an honor to see His Majesty enjoying the beautiful scenery of Japanese warships in the river, and I specially invited His Majesty to visit the warships.
Puyi readily accepted it, which was a good opportunity for him to have further contact with the Japanese military.
When Puyi went to the warship, senior officers such as the Japanese navy lined up on the warship to greet the head of state and pay tribute to Emperor Puyi loudly.
Puyi, as the head of state, reviewed the honor guard on Japanese warships, which was very beautiful.
Shortly after Puyi returned to his residence, the Japanese captain led some Japanese officers to pay a return visit to show his respect for Emperor Puyi. On this matter, Puyi once mumbled to the people around him: "From this point of view, I think the Japanese respect me from the heart."
In recent years in Tianjin, Puyi is very comfortable in life and very proud in politics. First of all, his living conditions are much superior to those of hall of mental cultivation in the Forbidden City; Secondly, in the Japanese Concession, Puyi is still regarded as Emperor Xuantong from the official to the folk, which makes him both beautiful and proud. Secondly, with the domestic situation slightly eased, several close pro-Japanese ministers, such as Zheng Xiaoxu, made many suggestions on the restoration plan, which were very in line with Puyi's wishes. Therefore, Puyi believes that Japan will be the first foreign aid force for his restoration day by day, and thinks that the restoration plan by day should be put on the concrete agenda immediately.
Soon, Puyi sent his younger brother, Pu Jie, to Japan to study military affairs in Tianjin through the great Japanese warlord Okura Shiro.
Then, step by step, Puyi took refuge in Japan as the puppet emperor of Japan and embarked on the criminal road of supporting Japan's aggression and expansion.
193 1 year, before Japan launched its war of aggression against China, it had already greeted Puyi.
Two months before the "September 18th Incident", Pu Jie returned home from Japan on vacation and brought a message to Puyi from Yoshioka Anyi, the Japanese military, saying, "Now Zhang Xueliang is making a terrible noise. Something may happen in Manchuria in the near future ... Please take care of Emperor Xuantong. Emperor Xuantong is not hopeless. "
Not only that, before Pu Jie returned to China, the Japanese nobleman Viscount Mizuno Katsumoto greeted Pu Jie and said that he would go to China to pay a visit to Puyi, and presented him with a fan.
Shortly after Pu Jie returned to China, Mizuno Shengbang visited Puyi and sent a fan. Above the fan, a couplet is written:
"The sky is empty, and there is no fan Li."
Pu Jie's return to China brought two messages orally and in writing, which was actually a hint sent to Puyi by the Japanese invasion and expansion authorities, asking Puyi to know that Japan was going to strike. Puyi's hope is coming!
Puyi met and colluded with Japanese first-class war criminals Banyuanzheng Shiro and Tuihara Kenji, and reached a * * * understanding on Puyi's trip to the three northeastern provinces to establish a Japanese puppet country.
One day in September, Lieutenant General Kashii Kohei, commander of the Japanese garrison in Tianjin, took Puyi to the Japanese barracks. When Puyi arrived at the Japanese barracks, the first thing he saw was the Chief of Staff of Kwantung Army, Banyuanzheng Shiro, accompanied by Luo Zhenyu, an old minister of Puyi. After sitting down, Luo handed a letter to Puyi.
This letter was written to Puyi by Xi Xuan, the descendant of Puyi's distant imperial clan and the chief of staff of Zhang Zuoxiang, the deputy commander of Northeast Security.
Zhang Zuoxiang is also the provincial chairman of Jilin Province, and Zhang went home to attend the funeral and was not in Jilin. Hee-hyun took advantage of this opportunity to seize real power and, as the chief of staff of the Northeast Security Command, ordered the opening of the city to meet the Japanese invaders, becoming one of the founding fathers of the puppet country of Japan in Northeast China.
Xi Xuan said in his letter to Puyi: He has been waiting for the opportunity for 20 years, and today he has finally arrived. Please don't lose the opportunity, Puyi immediately returned to the "birthplace of ancestors" to preside over the project. With the support of the Japanese, we can occupy Manchuria first and then try to pass through the customs. As soon as Puyi arrived in Shenyang, Jilin immediately announced the restoration.
1 1 month One day, Kenji Toshihara, the leader of the Japanese invaders, arrived in Tianjin, and Puyi met Kenji Toshihara overnight.
Kenji Toshihara is one of the five major war criminals sentenced to hanging by an international military court. It is said that Kenji Toshihara is a Japanese soldier who started by invading China. He can speak fluent Chinese, and wherever he goes, disaster will befall him.
When Kenji Uehara saw Puyi, he told Puyi that the Japanese Kwantung Army had no territorial ambitions for Manchuria. He hoped that Puyi would not miss this opportunity and go to the birthplace of Aisingiorro's ancestors to lead the country personally. Puyi will be the head of this country, and everything can be independent. Finally, Kenji Toshihara also stressed that an independent empire will be established in Manchuria. This empire will be completely ruled by Emperor Xuantong.
Puyi listened with rapt attention. He thought that this is a good opportunity for restoration, and it is now or never, so we should pay close attention to going north. Thus, Puyi secretly boarded a Japanese ship overnight and left Tianjin.
Under the arrangement of the Japanese Kwantung Army, Puyi went to Yingkou by boat and then transferred to Lushun overnight.
Puyi waited in Lushun for three months. During this period, many Qing dynasty veterans, royalty, and some obsessed politicians rushed to pay a visit to Puyi when they learned that Puyi was going to be restored to the throne, and tried their best to pay tribute to Puyi in the hope of buying an official position in the court. Puyi also lived up to expectations, and whoever buys or runs an official is welcome. Whoever pays a big price will be a big official. As long as he is willing to pay a high price, everyone will have an official.
These people, who can be officials and be officials by sports, all gained something, and they all became upstarts of the puppet Manchukuo. For example, several prominent figures, such as Zheng Xiaoxu, Zang Shiyi, Xi Xuan and others, all became officials above the minister level of the Puppet Manchukuo. Among them, Xi Xuan is ambitious and obsessed with officials. He is not satisfied with being a minister, but wants to be a prime minister.
Xi Xuan thought that he was the pioneer in the restoration of Puyi. He first wrote to Puyi, who was still in Tianjin, asking him to be the emperor. Later, he paved the way for the restoration of Puyi in Shenyang. Not only that, Xi Xian also sent people to send money to Puyi several times, with hundreds of thousands of yuan. Finally, he explicitly asked Puyi to ask the "Emperor" to appoint him as the "Prime Minister".
In fact, these gluttonous people, who defected to the enemy and betrayed the country, didn't know at that time. To be a big official, they should not only bribe Puyi, but also bribe the Japanese master Banyuan Seishiro.
No one can be prime minister without Banyuan Seijiro's consent.
Three months later, just as Puyi was eager to take refuge in Japan, Banyuanzheng Shiro personally went to Lushun to talk to Puyi.
Banyuanzheng Shiro told Puyi that in order to meet the wishes of "all walks of life" in the three northeastern provinces, "Manchukuo" should be established in the three northeastern provinces. The capital is located in Changchun. Changchun was renamed Xinjing. This country consists of five major ethnic groups, namely Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Japanese and Korean. When Puyi became the head of state, he was in power.
What Puyi cares about is not the separation of the three northeastern provinces from the motherland, but the establishment of a Japanese puppet country. What he cares about is that he wants to be emperor. He also felt that being in power was not as justified as being an emperor, and it was even more restoration. To this end, Puyi and the Japanese master also bargained.
Finally, Banyuanzheng Shiro said to Puyi: "Being in power is just a transition. Emperor Xuantong is the twelfth emperor of the Qing Empire, which is very clear. In the future, after the establishment of the parliament, I believe that the constitution to restore the monarchy will be passed. Therefore, the current ruling is only a transitional method. " It means that Puyi should go to Changchun to take office first, and then talk about it when he becomes emperor. Soon, Puyi became the emperor of the Puppet Manchukuo and was grateful to Japan.
In this way, as the head of state of a puppet Manchukuo, Puyi became the number one traitor, handed over the three northeastern provinces to Japanese imperialism and became a Japanese colony, and waved flags and shouted for the aggression and expansion of the Japanese militarist group.
Who did Puyi's puppet Manchukuo collect to engage in "state affairs"? Most of these people were captured by the Soviets.
After Puyi arrived in Changchun, he couldn't wait to have another addiction as head of state. To this end, he also held a grand founding ceremony. The "Founding Fathers" attending the ceremony included Zheng Xiaoxu, Luo Zhenyu, Hu Siyuan and Chen Cengshou, the accompanying senior ministers of Puyi, and Zhao Jingqi, Mongolian maharaja Guifu and Mongolian maharaja all featured Mubaylor. There are also officials in the Feng Department: Zhang Jinghui, the former chief executive and governor of Harbin Special Economic Zone who surrendered to Japan, and the chairman of the Northeast Administrative Committee; Zang Shiyi, the former chairman of Liaoning Province who surrendered to Japan; And hee? -former minister of Qing dynasty, former deputy commander of northeast security and chief of staff of Zhang Zuoxiang who surrendered to Japan; Zhang Haipeng, etc.
At this ceremony, the head of the Japanese Kwantung Army read out a list of the State Council's appointments. This list is the appointment of the heads of the ministries of the Puppet Manchukuo, that is, a list of the big traitors of the Puppet Manchukuo, as follows:
Premier Zheng Xiaoxu; Zang Shiyi, Chief of the Ministry of Civil Affairs; Minister of Foreign Affairs Xie Jieshi; Zhang Jinghui, Minister of Military and Political Affairs; Minister of Finance Xi? ; Zhang Yanqing, chief of the Ministry of Industry; Ding Jianxiu, Minister of Communications; Feng Hanqing, Minister of Justice; Zheng Xiaoxu, Minister of Culture and Education (concurrently); Governor Zang Shiyi of Fengtian (concurrently); Chang Xi of Jilin Province? (concurrently); Cheng Zhiyuan, Heilongjiang Province (concurrently); Zhao Xinbo, President of the Legislative Yuan; Yu Chonghan, Dean of the Supervision Institute; Lin Qi, President of the Supreme Court; Li, director of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office? ; Zhang Jinghui, Speaker of the Senate (concurrently); Tang Yulin, deputy speaker of the Senate; The Senate House participates in Zhang Haipeng, Yuan Jinkai, Luo Zhenyu and Guifu; Hu Siyuan, Director of the Executive Secretariat; Wan sheng, secretary of the executive government secretariat? , Shang Yanying, Luo Fuzhen, Xu Baoheng, Lin Tingchen; Director of Internal Affairs Bao Xi; Special officials of the Internal Affairs Department: Zhang Yanqing, Jin Bidong, Wang Jilie, Tong Jixu, Wang Dazhong and Shang Yanying; The director of the police department will eventually help; Zhang Haipeng, the military attache; The State Council Secretary Zheng Chui; Zheng Yu, secretary of the State Council.
Puyi's long-awaited glory on stage has been realized, and he is very proud.
After the ceremony, Puyi took office as the puppet head of state. Although Puyi doesn't care about any major events, he has arranged a set of ostentation and extravagance as an emperor to the core, full of scenery. Many distinguished guests come to worship and pay their respects every day. The people who came were Aisingiorro family members, old ministers in opposition, upstarts in power, ministers in charge of ministries, special-grade senators, and some local gentry, businessmen, local ruffians and so on. These people who come to visit and pay their respects are all for offering sacrifices, sending money and things, and showing loyalty to Puyi, in order to make a fortune and get promoted. The three northeastern provinces have since become Japanese colonies and will be plundered by Japan; Since then, ordinary people have become conquered people and will be ravaged by the Japanese. Like Puyi, these people will not ask questions.
The officials around Puyi are mostly old warlords and bureaucrats who are dead set on taking refuge in Japan, and they are also some people who live in a glutton. They only plunder the people's wealth and never care about the sufferings of the people. Only Zhang Jinghui, Prime Minister of the Puppet Manchukuo, replaced Zheng Xiaoxu with Zhang Jinghui shortly after the founding of the Puppet Manchukuo. These are all the needs of the Japanese aggressors. ), for example, can be seen.
Zhang Jinghui is an influential figure in Northeast China, and some people say that he was born with a beard (bandit). His performance is the most traitorous. If nothing else, we can see what kind of historical figure he is only by his ability to "blow" and "shoot" as an official.
On one occasion, at the State Council of the Puppet Manchukuo, after the leader of the Japanese Kwantung Army made a speech stressing "be of one heart and one mind is full of Japan", Zhang Jinghui said, "We are illiterate louts, so let's say rude words! Japan and Manchuria are two grasshoppers tied to a rope. "
Under the oppression of Japanese colonial policy, people can't live. The food that the people in the three northeastern provinces have worked so hard to grow every year is all taken away by the Japanese Kwantung Army. In this regard, Zhang Jinghui said at the State Council: "The Japanese imperial army worked hard, and we Manchuria produced grain, which was nothing. Famine people, tighten their belts, and they will pass. "
Because of Zhang Jinghui's shameless and disgusting flattery to Japan, the Japanese aggression group was very satisfied with him. The Japanese Kwantung Army called Zhang Jinghui a "good prime minister".
What did Puyi's puppet Manchukuo do? This problem is not what this book is about. Only one or two traitorous facts of Puyi can't be ignored in this book.
Puyi, a man, did not want his ancestors, betrayed his country for glory, opened the way for Japanese aggression and expansion, and shouted, putting the people in the three northeastern provinces in dire straits. 194 1 year, when Japan declared war on the United States and Britain, Puyi immediately issued an imperial edict to "mobilize the people of the three northeastern provinces to fight to the end for Japan's Greater East Asia glory circle"; 1942, when tojo hideki, a Japanese first-class war criminal, arrived in Changchun, Puyi kowtowed to his face and said, "Please rest assured, Your Excellency, that I should fully support the pro-Japanese jihad with Manchukuo" and gave a large number of platinum, diamonds and other jewelry to Kwantung Army to support its aggression and expansion.