Chapter 256: Pu Yi

With the sale of three sets of books, it was fully rolled out in China, and the name Yu Sheng also spread. For the rest of his life, he is no longer just a film director or a bigwig in the entertainment industry, but a top celebrity who is both rich and patriotic. Whether it is from the perspective of works or influence, the rest of his life is the first person in the domestic entertainment industry.

The fame is comparable to that of Lao Jiang. And the domestic newspapers also made detailed reports on what Yu Sheng did for China at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. From casting a net all over the world, looking for evidence for China, to the later oath of a thousand people, to finding the diaries of John Rabe and Minneweitling.

No matter how big or small, it's like a legendary drama.

And the Chinese like to be lively nature is deeply rooted, and the stories and gossip of the rest of their lives have all the elements they like. Therefore, after tea and dinner, the most discussed by these people at the bottom is not Lao Jiang, but the rest of his life.

Of course, the rest of his life knows the temperament of the Chinese people, so he is helpless. Let everyone comment. It's just that the rest of your life will not be buried by the merits of other people who also contributed to the trial of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Therefore, many domestic newspapers, while reporting on the rest of their lives, also reported on Mei Ruxuan, Xiang Zhejun, Qiu Shaoheng and others.

Although these people are all elite scholars, the law they have studied is too far from the lives of ordinary people, and they are far less down-to-earth than Yu Dacai. But their deeds also spread. At least gain the respect of the people, and it is not a problem to add a stroke to your resume.

And the greatest contribution to the trial of the Nanjing Massacre by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, except for the rest of his life, was not Xiang Zhejun or Mei Ruxuan, but Qiu Shaoheng. It was this man's search that led to many witnesses in real history. Including key figures such as Shang Deyi, Wu Changde, Robert Wilson, John Magee, etc.

Although this person did not have the financial resources of the rich man, the materials he found about the Nanjing Massacre by the Japanese added up to more than a foot high. In real history, it was thanks to the efforts of this man that the Chinese narrowly won the trial of Matsui Ishine, the mastermind of the Nanjing Massacre, at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

And Qiu Shaoheng's main achievement is to move the puppet Manchukuo Emperor Pu Yi who was supported by the Japanese. He testified in court for eight full days. Records for the longest time a single person has testified.

And it is not easy to say that Pu Yi appeared in court to testify. As Qiu Shaoheng recalled: "The first time he (Pu Yi) saw me, he saw that I was Chinese, and he was terribly afraid, thinking that the Chinese would judge him as a traitor." I told him that I had come to Tokyo to let him be a witness to prove how the Japanese used you as a puppet to invade China. ”

"He (Pu Yi) was skeptical at first, but then I went to the prison more often than I could, and even the bailiffs who accompanied me didn't listen to us very much. He gradually relaxed and finally accepted the court's request. ”

On August 16, 1946, Pu Yi, who had been detained in the Boli Detention Center of the Soviet Union, appeared at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, wearing a dark blue suit, a white shirt, a black tie, and a pair of round glasses. He was followed by two court gendarmes and a Soviet officer, who testified about the Japanese invasion of China.

this day. The ticket prices for scalpers in the auditorium and press box of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East are equal to those for the rest of his life. Pu Yi's appearance in court caused a sensation in Tokyo and the world. Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" described Pu Yi's appearance at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East as "an epoch-making day."

Similarly, Pu Yi also had to go through the testimony procedure from direct interrogation to cross-examination. Pu Yi introduced himself and said: "I was born in Beijing. His name is Pu Yi. Originally, it was a Manchurian surname, and he loved Xinjue Luo Puyi. ”

Subsequently, the main content of the direct message, Pu Yi recalled his past and a series of events about the Japanese invasion of China: "I succeeded to the throne in the third year. In 1911, there was a revolution in China, and a great figure, Mr. Sun Yat-sen, led the Kuomintang and overthrew the corrupt Qing government......"

Although Pu Yi was the last emperor, he had no heart at all at this time. At this time, Lao Jiang was in power, and if Pu Yi hadn't slapped Lao Jiang's sycophants, he would feel that the consequences would be worrying. However, what the Americans want to hear is not Pu Yi's sycophancy, but how the Japanese planned to invade China.

Therefore, Joseph Ji Nan asked Pu Yi: "After you abdicated, why did you leave Tianjin for Manchuria?" ”

Pu Yi said: "(After the 918 Incident) in Tianjin at that time, all kinds of strange and dangerous things happened one after another. One day, someone sent a basket of fruit in the name of the Chinese. When I opened it, it turned out to be a bomb. Soon after, the commander of the Japanese garrison in Tianjin, General Kohei Kashii, came, saying that it was very dangerous to live in Tianjin, and persuaded me to go to Lushun. Actually, it was compulsory, and I had to go. ”

In fact, Pu Yi's departure from Tianjin can be regarded as half-pushed, and he is not as aggrieved as he said. On the second day of the fruit bomb incident, someone in the "Peking Morning News" revealed that the fruit bomb incident was actually arranged by Kenji Tohihara.

Of course, Pu Yi went to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East to testify, not only to retaliate against the manipulation of him by the Japanese, but also to clear his name for the restoration he had planned. If Pu Yi did not vigorously deny his initiative for restoration and did not try his best to add guilt to the Japanese, then he would have been partly responsible for the crime of the Japanese invasion of China. Perhaps, there will be a place for him on the gallows.

At that time, the American lawyer of the Japanese lawyers' group once submitted a letter to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, written on the royal yellow silk. It is printed with Puyi's jade seal and has Zheng Xiaoxu's signature. The letter is dated 11 October 1931.

The letter reads: "In this incident in Eastern Province, the government of the Republic of China was at a bad pace, provoked friends and neighbors, and destroyed the lives of people...... Today's quest to become a great power in East Asia depends on the cooperation of China and Japan, otherwise it will not be possible. ”

This letter is a clear proof that Pu Yi once wanted to use the power of the Japanese to restore the Qing court. Although Pu Yi vehemently denied it, seven years after the trial, Pu Yi admitted in the Fushun War Criminals Management Center that the letter was genuine.

Therefore, when he recalled meeting with Seishiro Itagaki in 1931, Seishiro Itagaki said to him: "The old regime of Zhang Xueliang in the three eastern provinces oppressed the people and carried out bad governance, so various incidents occurred, which seriously affected Japan's vested interests, and in order to expel them and seek benefits for the people." It was hoped that a new regime would be established in Manchuria. ”

And Itagaki Seishiro invited Pu Yi to be the head of this "new country".

Joseph Ji Nan asked Pu Yi, "Did you agree?" ”

Pu Yi said: "I refused, because Seishiro Itagaki wanted the new regime to use Japanese officials. ”

After Pu Yi came into contact with the Japanese, he found that it was actually difficult for him to restore the Qing court with the help of the Japanese, and later. In Pu Yi's autobiography "The First Half of My Life", Pu Yi once recalled Seishiro Itagaki warning him: "[The establishment of the puppet Manchu] This is not the restoration of the Qing Empire, it is a new state, consisting of five main ethnic groups, namely Manchu, Han, Mongolian, Japanese, and Korean. ”

After learning the news, Pu Yi faded into the mind of establishing a puppet Manchurian. He told the International Military Tribunal for the Far East: "I really want to refuse. However, Seishiro Itagaki threatened me with force, my advisors persuaded me to agree on the grounds that my life was in danger, and third, because I was already in Lushun. That is, it was held in the hands of the Japanese, what else to say! ”

"If I refuse, the Japanese will inevitably kill me. As a last resort, I gave in. And when Pu Yi succumbed, it was when Yoshiko Kawashima fell from the peak. These two princes and grandsons are actually not so easy to succumb.

According to the inference of later generations, Pu Yi and Kawashima Yoshiko actually planned to endure the anger for a while. After Yoshiko Kawashima has developed her army to a certain extent. and then protect Puyi. Then it was passed on to the Qing court.

However, the Japanese obviously will not give the two princes and grandsons a chance. After the establishment of the puppet Manchukuo, Kawashima Yoshiko's value in the eyes of the Japanese plummeted, and because Kawashima Yoshiko had the blood of Aisin Jue Luo, she was also vigilant. So, although Yoshiko Kawashima is the commander of Kim Bihui. But the forces under him are really not strong.

And Pu Yi is a puppet strictly controlled by the Japanese. In the initial period after the Restoration of the Manchus, Pu Yi also believed that although the Manchu imperial family was weak, it was not unable to reach a balance with the Japanese. In fact, the purpose of the restoration is accomplished. Therefore, when Pu Yi first became the emperor, he was very enthusiastic about governing.

Its office building was named Qinmin Building by its ancestral teachings, "Respect the heavens and ancestors, be diligent and love the people". In addition, he arrived at the office early every day and waited for the Minister of Civil Affairs and Military Affairs to discuss state affairs with him.

However, the Japanese had already arranged for Pu Yi to have a palace secretary, Yoshioka Yasunao, although this person was nominally Pu Yi's attendant, but in fact he was the one who controlled Pu Yi's puppet Manchu court.

Pu Yi said: "When I go out on patrol, receive guests, instruct my subjects, raise a toast, and even nod and smile, I must act under Yoshioka's command." Listen to who I can meet, who I can't meet, what I say, what meetings I attend, what I will say at meetings, and so on. ”

Therefore, it is not so much that Pu Yi is the emperor of the puppet Manchurians, it is better to say that Yoshioka Yasunao is the emperor of the puppet Manchurians. In this case, how could there be a minister to discuss state affairs with Pu Yi. Pu Yi soon discovered that although these ministers would often come to greet him and give him gifts, they would all turn around and leave after greeting him and giving gifts.

And whenever Pu Yi asked, he replied: "The deputy minister is doing it!" "Of course, the second chief is Japanese.

If that's all there is, forget it, Pu Yi knew at the beginning of his contact with the Japanese that the Japanese were not so kind to help him recover. So, even if it's difficult, it's your choice. What really made Pu Yi angry was that the Japanese killed his beloved Tan Yuling.

Tan Yuling entered the palace at the age of seventeen. Pu Yi liked it very much and was named an auspicious nobleman. This woman is probably the only woman in Pu Yi's life who is truly emotional. After being murdered by the Japanese, Pu Yi carried the photos of Tan Yuling during the draft for the rest of his life. On the back of the photo is written the words "My dearest Yuling".

According to Pu Yi's recollection at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East: "At first, my wife was ill and a Chinese doctor was invited to see her, and then Yoshioka introduced a Japanese doctor, and after the Japanese doctor examined him, Yoshioka talked to the doctor in secret for three hours. ”

"That night, he was treated by this Japanese doctor. Originally, glucose injections were needed every hour, but the doctor only gave them two or three injections during the night. By the next morning, my wife was dead......"

The plan of the Japanese back then was to let Pu Yi's younger brother Pu Jie inherit Pu Yi's throne. Because Pu Jie has married a famous Japanese woman who has a blood relationship with the Japanese royal family, Saga Hao. Therefore, as long as Pu Yi has no children and dies early, Pu Jie can rightfully succeed to the throne.

And Pu Jie and Sagahao's children with Japanese imperial blood will rightfully inherit the throne. In this way, the puppet Manchu emperor will gradually become Japanese blood and become Japanese. Because of this plan, Tan Yuling, who has the best relationship with Pu Yi and is most likely to give birth to Pu Yi's bloodline, must die.

This is a great insult to the last emperor Pu Yi, who was ambitious and had a noble bloodline. Moreover, the revenge of taking a wife is also the greatest hatred for men. Just like in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", after Yongzheng learned the truth about the death of his beloved Empress Chunyuan, no matter what, he also wanted to abolish Yi Xiu's throne.

Therefore, Pu Yi is also full of resentment towards the Japanese. Appearing in court to testify, it was not so much Qiu Shaoheng's persuasion, but rather that he took the initiative to appear in court to vent his anger after confirming his safety. With the attitude that killing one is one, he exposed the old bottom of the Japanese.

Therefore, Pu Yi would ask Joseph Jinan: "Do you have any rights when you are the emperor of Manchukuo?" ”

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East shouted: "I don't have any rights, everything is up to the Japanese!" ”

And Joseph Dinan asked, "Do you have personal freedom of movement during this period?" ”

Pu Yi said: "For more than ten years, I have not had any freedom at all, it is simply a monkey play!" ”

Although Pu Yi has been repeatedly cross-examined by the Japanese lawyer team headed by Ichiro Kiyose, Pu Yi's own rich experience also makes his ability not mediocre. As the American journalist Braquelo said, "If Pu Yi were a free man, his performance would have been unforgettable." In view of the special environment in which he lived, he was able to do this far, which is no longer comparable to ordinary people. ”

Supported by anger, Pu Yi was stunned and scolded the Japanese lawyer group for eight days. The resentment in his heart is palpable.

Somewhat different from real history, Pu Yi in this life is not fighting alone. After Pu Yi arrived in Tokyo, Ye Wuguang and a group of Manchu widows, old and young, visited the door many times. (To be continued.) )