Section 431 Exile
The issue of abolishing the emperor is actually a legacy problem, left by the Yuan Shikai era. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Yuan Shikai wanted fame and fortune, not only wanted to seize power, but also did not want to fall into the name of disloyalty of a dynasty and usurpation.
So when he became the president, he asked Zaifeng to issue an edict of abdication, but he still gave Zaifeng preferential treatment and allowed Zaifeng to continue to live in the Forbidden City, and continue to enjoy the title of emperor and be the emperor in the Forbidden City.
Every year, Yuan Shikai set the rule that the Qing Emperor was given 2 million taels of silver.
This issue has always been a sensitive issue, and Li Yuanhong did not touch it when he was in power, nor did he touch it when Yang Chao was in power, because the hundreds of thousands of old and young people in Beijing City were moved, and it is really difficult to predict how these people will react.
But when it came to Pan Xun, after four years of transition in Miqing, the country had completely stepped out of the shadow of the Manchu era, and there was no trace of Qing Dynasty rule in the country, and even the Manchus no longer missed the previous dynasty.
Yang Chao never forcibly asked for a shaved hair, because that would only backfire, and the use of violence to change customs made the Manchus bear the infamy of the ages, so Yang Chao did not make any requirements for clothing.
Until now, you can still see people with braids on the street, but most of them are old people, old ideas, old concepts, and they can't change it. But if anyone in the school still has braids, they will be laughed at. The general atmosphere has made this oath go to history, and there are no longer braids in people's hearts, and the braids on the head naturally can't be kept.
When Li Fu'an led the household registration, the vast majority of Manchus registered their own nationality as Han, and at that time, it was out of panic that as a foreign race, they were always very sensitive to the voices of expulsion of Tartars from all parts of the country, especially in the south, so they directly reported their own nationality as Han.
Actually,These people have long been sinicized.,Culturally speaking,Clothing is naturally Manchu.,Because it's easy to shave your hair.,The whole country is Manchu.,But language、Writing、Painting、Food、Architecture,Almost all aspects,It's Sinicized.,The vast majority of Manchus don't speak Manchu anymore.。
In terms of blood, this is also a very thoroughly sinicized nation, the so-called Manchu and Han do not intermarry, in the royal and aristocratic families may be able to guarantee, but the middle and lower class Manchus have long been unscrupulous, unless they do not marry a daughter-in-law. What's more, even if the Manchu and Han do not intermarry, the Han Eight Banners are also regarded as flag people, which should be called the Qi Han does not intermarry, and there are still those from the Han Eight Banners among the emperor's concubines.
The 200,000 Manchurians and 5 or 60,000 men at the time of entry were drowned in the blood of hundreds of millions of Han people. Now that the Manchus have fallen, the Manchu nation has disappeared from history as the Manchus themselves have changed their ethnicity.
In this case, Pan Xun does not have to worry about the attitude of being full of scruples, and can start to deal with the sensitive issue of Zaifeng.
Obviously, he first created public opinion, on the one hand, to reduce everyone's too much attention to the issue of the Chinese Exclusion Act, on the other hand, he also took the opportunity to deal with Zaifeng, leaving such an emperor in the Forbidden City, it is difficult to ensure that some of the old and young want to play cats, now that the society is stable, the world will not be peaceful, if once the economy is difficult, it will always be a thunder.
But Yang Chao was afraid that Pan Xun had done too much, he was just a deposed emperor, and there was not much of a threat, but it was not suitable to live in the Forbidden City, so he came to let Zaifeng move.
"Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for a few years, I'm fat."
Yang Chao couldn't help but tease when he saw the pot-bellied Zaifeng.
Zaifeng looked distressed, he was indeed fat, he didn't have any political ambitions, he ate all day long and waited for death, can he not be fat.
But it doesn't matter if he's dead, what about a big family?
"Lord Yang, it's funny, we're not the emperor now, don't dare to call it that."
As soon as Zaifeng heard Yang Chao still call him the emperor, he was a little nervous, and the pressure caused by reading too many newspapers and public opinion was too great.
"If you come down again, I beg the emperor to move, the Forbidden City, the five-hundred-year-old palace, the land of right and wrong, you can't live for a long time."
Yang Chao directly made his intentions clear, and at the request of public opinion, Pan Xun may order Zaifeng to be driven away at any time to satisfy public opinion.
Driving out a deposed emperor is not a big problem, but this is not in line with the practice of civilized countries, Yuan Shikai can let Zaifeng abdicate peacefully, change China's thousands of years of tradition of changing dynasties to drive out all the extermination, in this Western world can fall a very good reputation, as a result in Pan Xun to drive people away, this does not make people feel that the Chinese are untrustworthy, the government allowed Zaifeng to live in the Forbidden City but drove people out.
And Yang Chao is also afraid that Zaifeng's identity will not be able to save his own life once he leaves the Forbidden City, which will be even more scandalous.
Therefore, Zaifeng must be allowed to go by himself, make a statement, or issue an edict, or sign an agreement with the government of the Republic to announce the abandonment of the Forbidden City and donate the Forbidden City to the country, so that he will have face, and the image of the government of the Republic will not be so barbaric.
"Moving, where are you going?"
This is a problem, but Yang Chao has already thought about it.
"The farther you move, the better, it's better to be out and don't come back in this life."
Zaifeng couldn't help but show a look of pain, which is equivalent to the meaning of being allocated, wandering for three thousand miles.
"Your Majesty, let's go. If you stay here, it will not do you, the country, or the Manchurians, it will do you any good. Instead, it is better to directly exchange the Forbidden City for the government, settle down lightly, get a good reputation, and come chic. ”
Yang Chao continued to persuade.
There is nothing unacceptable in the current situation, and it is better to take the initiative to go than to be bombarded by others.
"But where do I go?"
Though the heavens and the earth are great, there is no place for him.
Yang Chao said with a smile: "The world is big, and there is more than one China. The fall of kings in the West will all choose to go into exile, and the German Emperor Wilhelm II you have met is now a guest at his cousin's house in the Netherlands. ”
"Then I'm going to the Netherlands too?"
Zaifeng asked.
Yang Chao smiled: "Of course you can." However, in the case of the West, it is more appropriate for the emperor to go to Japan or Korea. But if the emperor has a mind, of course, he can also go to the Netherlands to see. ”
Zaifeng nodded: "Am I going to die of old age, can I be buried in China after I die, don't ask to be buried in Dongling, just a random cemetery." ”
Yang Chao sighed: "The emperor has filtered. No one restricts your freedom when you go abroad, settle abroad for a few years, travel, and you can return to your home country at any time, but keep a low profile, after all, your identity is different. ”
Zaifeng's eyes lit up, and he could come back, what else could he say.
So soon Zaifeng agreed to publicly announce the donation of the Forbidden City to the government according to Yang Chao's statement, and suggested that the Forbidden City be opened to become a museum, in which a large number of artworks collected by the Qing Palace, Zaifeng was also willing to donate them as exhibits in the museum.
Zaifeng's declaration was quickly responded to by the government, Pan Xun praised Zaifeng's attitude in a high-profile manner, accepted Zaifeng's donation, and was willing to open this place as a museum according to Zaifeng's wishes, and even left a large number of eunuchs to serve Zaifeng, so that they could be museum staff, familiar with the Qing Palace, they were indeed a good docent and cultural relics custodian.
After a formal handover ceremony was signed, the Forbidden City's ownership was transferred to the government.
At this time, Zaifeng announced that he would travel abroad and travel the world as an ordinary Chinese citizen.
Then it was back to a low profile, and everything was going on quietly.
"Your Majesty, the money should be enough."
Yang Chao personally sent Zaifeng onto the ship.
Zaifeng said with a smile: "Your government has been giving money on schedule in the past few years, and I am now a rich man, and I have saved more than 10 million taels of silver in HSBC, which is enough for ten lifetimes." ”
Yang Chao nodded: "You can rest assured on the Dutch side, they are very welcome to visit you, and you can visit for as long as you want." ”
After all, he was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Korea used to be a subject country, and Japan had various conflicts with the Qing Dynasty, so he felt aggrieved to deal with the Japanese as a civilian.
Yang Chao also welcomed his choice of the Netherlands, because of the problem in Nanyang, Yang Chao was interested in wooing the Dutch to maintain friendship with the Netherlands, which would help the Chinese to develop in Nanyang.
The Netherlands also have this plan, they also want to maintain friendly relations with China, so that they can continue to rule the South Seas in peace, and the oil in the South Seas alone is not a benefit that the Dutch can give up.
The two sides hit it off.
It's just that Yang Chao still has some concerns: "It's just that you must pay attention to this aspect of speaking, what to say and what not to say, the emperor has to think about it." ”
If this goods reach the West, but you can vigorously speak ill of the current government, it will also be very bad for the country's image.
Zaifeng said with a smile: "Don't worry, the dynasty treats our clan and the clan very preferentially, and I am grateful for kindness in my heart, how can I talk nonsense." ”
Yang Chao nodded, he believed that Zaifeng was telling the truth, with Chinese tradition, treating the weighty figures of the previous dynasty, it was definitely cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, that is, they entered the Qing court, didn't they also kill a large number of Ming Dynasty princes, not to mention anything else, the unjust debt of the third prince of Zhu was very inauthentic.
Moreover, a large number of bereaved families are still living in China, and Zaifeng cannot ignore their stability.
"Then the emperor has a good trip!"
Yang Chao arched his hand and said goodbye.
There is such an emperor in Europe who says good things about the current government, which is also good propaganda, and Westerners eat this set.
This can be regarded as a waste use.
Let Zaifeng go to be a companion with Wilhelm II's second goods, the two are also old friends, reminiscing about the past.
Yang Chaoke has always been very interested in Wilhelm II's big mouth, and he wants to take the time to see him.
How arrogant and domineering he used to be, it is said that now he chops wood all day long, and his body is still good, and he has lived until Adolf comes to power.
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