The guards of the National Revolutionary Army suddenly and inexplicably withdrew from... Beifu...!
This baffled Puyi and others who lived here. Perhaps the people in the Nationalist Government thought that a person with nothing like Puyi no longer needed to continue to monitor him.
Puyi's main mood at that time was that he was afraid of being harmed by the National Revolutionary Army and wanted to leave this disguised Forbidden City. Zheng Xiaoxu and Luo Zhenyu touched Puyi's heart from this aspect.
After the guards of the National Revolutionary Army withdrew from the gate, the situation had eased. Puyi couldn't hold back his anger and thought it would be better to seize the opportunity to go to Dongjiaominxiang when the National Government had no time to control him. He discussed with Zheng Xiaoxu
However, I advocated being admitted to a German hospital first, because the German doctor knew Puyi.
Then, Puyi secretly discussed a strategy with the two masters Chen and Zhuang. This strategy was not only to prevent the Republic of China authorities from knowing about it, but also to guard against Puyi's father Zaifeng.
They proceed according to the secret plan.
In the first step, Puyi and Master Chen went out together to visit Jingyi and Duankang, who left the palace a few days later than Puyi and lived in Qilin Hutong. After visiting the two concubines, they still returned to "Beifu" to give a trustworthy person to "Beifu".
impression.
The second step, that is, the next day, Puyi and Master Chen and Zhuang threatened to go to Suzhou Hutong to look at houses and prepare to rent them. From there, they planned to go to Dongjiaomin Lane and check into a German hospital first. As long as they arrived at Dongjiaomin Lane, this third step
It will be easier to handle.
However, when executing the second step of the plan, Zaifeng sent his chief steward Zhang Wenzhi to accompany Puyi. Puyi and Johnston got into a car, and Zhang Wenzhi followed behind Chen Baochen.
Got another car.
Entering Dongjiaomin Lane, Johnston asked the car to stop in front of a foreign store selling watches and cameras. He took Puyi into the foreign store, where he considered ways to deal with Zhang Wenzhi. Puyi bought a French gold pocket watch, and after dillydallying for a while, Johnston came up with the idea.
After finding a solution, they said that Puyi felt uncomfortable and wanted to go to a German hospital. Zhang Wenzhi followed Puyi and others to the German hospital suspiciously. When they arrived at the hospital, they left him aside.
Johnston explained his arrival to Dr. Debai of the hospital, and asked Puyi to rest in an empty ward. Zhang Wenzhi saw that this was not the right way, so he hurried away.
The officials knew that he must have gone back to "Beifu" to report to Puyi's father. Johnston did not dare to relax and immediately went to the British Embassy to negotiate.
Unexpectedly, there would be no news after his departure, which made Puyi very anxious.
Puyi was afraid that Zhang Wenzhi would lure Zaifeng here at this time, and he was restless when Zheng Xiaoxu arrived.
Johnston had already arrived at the Japanese Embassy at that time. Puyi was very surprised to meet this man who had never returned. He explained to Puyi: "I went to the British Minister, and Marcius said
The place there is too small to entertain. Now that Your Majesty has been received by Mr. Minister of [Japan], it is great. In short, everything is safe now."
In that rush, Puyi didn't ask any more questions. Since he was insured, Puyi had no interest in knowing about the past.
It was already one o'clock in the afternoon. The Japanese minister was not at home, so he went out to eat. So Puyi went to the Dutch Embassy, and the Dutch minister also went out. Finally, Puyi visited the British Embassy.
Lord Ronald Mackenzie happened to be at home, and Puyi briefly told him what had happened. Puyi knew that the attitude of the British embassy was firmly against it, and the British were afraid of taking any action that could be interpreted as interfering in Ping An's internal affairs.
Puyi said that he had already visited the Japanese Embassy before the convening, because he felt that if Mr. Yoshizawa Kenyoshi agreed to protect him, he could get the safest asylum.
The British minister agreed. He also said quite considerately that if the emperor was granted asylum by the Japanese embassy, he would like Puyi to be a guest at the British embassy so that he could be as close to the emperor as possible, because the Japanese embassy was almost there.
Correspondence from the British Embassy.
Puyi went to the Japanese embassy, but the Japanese minister had not returned yet. By the time Puyi met him, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
He listened to what Pu Yi said. When Pu Yi asked him to use the Japanese embassy to receive the emperor, he did not answer immediately. He paced back and forth in his room, thinking about the matter, and then made his decision
Tell Puyi that he is willing to receive the emperor, but he hopes to arrange a "suitable place" for him!
So Puyi returned to the German hospital first, waiting for news about him. Puyi later discovered that the "suitable place" prepared by Mr. Yoshizawa Kenkichi and his wife for the "emperor" turned out to be their own sibling room, which was the Japanese Embassy.
The best room in the house.
Johnston returned to the German hospital and found that Puyi was no longer there. He was shocked and asked the German nurse: "Where is the emperor?"
The nurse replied: "There is no emperor here!"
He shouted: "Nonsense, it was Pu Yi who sent him here!" Later I realized that this was a secret that the German doctor Di Bai had asked the hospital to keep Pu Yi secret. People in the hospital later recognized him and told him.
Puyi had already gone to the Japanese embassy. He was very grateful to his German friends for their enthusiasm, and then went to the Japanese embassy. Here he was surprised again, because he found that Puyi was not in the embassy, but in the Japanese embassy.
Commander of this garrison, Colonel Takemoto.
Of course, we soon learned about Zheng Xiaoxu’s activities.
Zheng Xiaoxu was extremely proud of his role in this escape.
One of the reasons why Zheng Xiaoxu was so elated was that he defeated his secret rival Luo Zhenyu in this battle for monopoly.
Not only did Luo Zhenyu fail to catch up with this opportunity, but Zheng Xiaoxu also gently took advantage of Takemoto's valuable relationship with him and became Zheng's capital. The conflict between Zheng and Luo turned out to be concealed by their relationship with the princes.
After the battle for each other. From this moment on, the battle for each other began.
However, Johnston couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
At that time, the "embassy district" and "concession area" were places of "hospitality". The enthusiasm Puyi encountered here was unprecedented, and perhaps unprecedented.
When Puyi came out of "Beifu", there were two "Beifu" policemen in Puyi's car. According to the habit of "important people" riding in cars at that time, they stood on the running boards outside the car, one on each side.
, accompanied Puyi to the German hospital. Later they found out that Puyi would not go back, and they could not go back for business, so they asked to stay at the Japanese embassy. They got permission and were taken in as Puyi's attendants. The owner of the embassy looked at Puyi
With such a large group of people around, it was obvious that the three rooms could not be accommodated, so a building was specially set aside for Puyi's use.
As a result, Puyi's group, Nanshufang Zong and the Minister of Internal Affairs and dozens of attendants, eunuchs, maids, servants, kitchen servants, etc. all found their own places, and a memorial from the Qing Emperor appeared in our embassy.
Office and duty room.
The princes, headed by Puyi's father Zaifeng, came to persuade Puyi to go back, saying that "Beifu" was already safe and the National Revolutionary Army would never dare to act arbitrarily.
But Puyi believed what Luo Zhenyu and the others said. If he was still in "Beifu" and the National Revolutionary Army was still in Beijing, there would be no guarantee whatsoever.
Puyi rejected them.
In fact, the princes were also looking for accommodation in the embassy area. Later, some entered the German barracks and some entered the Six Nations Hotel. While Puyi's father persuaded Puyi, he also rented a warehouse in Xishiku Church to store his precious items.
property, and later the brothers and sisters in "Beifu" also went to live in the German military camp.
Seeing the Japanese embassy's diligent care for Puyi, even many unknown elderly people became active. They sent money to Puyi, called "jinfeng", for Puyi's use. Some people came to Beijing from other places to pay their respects to Puyi.
, those who express their integrity, pay greetings, send "advances", and secretly discuss various "ZTE plans", old and young, are coming in and out of the Japanese Embassy more and more every day. Puyi is afraid of being young.
The living room was suddenly full of braids. Puyi sat on a throne facing north and facing south, replaced by a Western-style chair, and accepted the congratulations again.
Many Yi Laoming are deeply grateful to the host of the embassy. They see hope in the reception provided by the embassy, and at least they get some psychological satisfaction.
Puyi lived in the Japanese Embassy. Several times out of curiosity, he took one or two attendants with him late at night and went out on bicycles. Once, Puyi rode to the Tongzi River outside the Forbidden City and looked at the turrets and towers.
The outline of the battlements reminded me of the Yangxin Palace and the Qianqing Palace that Puyi had just left, as well as Puyi's throne and everything in bright yellow. The desire for revenge and restoration rushed into Puyi's heart, and he couldn't help but feel like his heart was on fire.
Puyi's eyes were filled with tears, and he made a vow in his heart that he would return here as a victorious king in the future, just like Puyi's first ancestor who entered the Pass!
During his days in the embassy, the only things Puyi came into contact with every day were the diligent care of his Japanese master, the loyalty oaths of the elderly and the protests from the society.
Puyi's ambition and hatred grew day and night under these three different influences.
Puyi thought that it was not possible to stay like this for a long time, and Puyi should prepare for Puyi's future. The original plan came back to Puyi's heart, and he must go abroad to Japan.
The embassy expressed support for Puyi's idea. The minister did not make any positive remarks, while the secretary of Ikebe publicly showed great enthusiasm.
Luo Zhenyu came to tell Puyi that he and Ikebe had already discussed that they should go to Tianjin to prepare for going abroad. It would be very inconvenient to live here: when going to Tianjin, it is best to find a house in the Japanese concession.
, the location of the house that I had bought long ago was not suitable in the British Concession. Puyi heard that what he said was reasonable, and he also wanted to see the metropolis of Tianjin. His idea was exactly what he wanted, and Puyi immediately agreed. Puyi sent "South Study Room Walking"
"Zhu Ruzhen went to Tianjin's Japanese Concession to look for a house, and fell in love with Zhang Yuan.
Not many days later, Luo Zhenyu said again that Zhang Yuan's place was ready. Now that the National Revolutionary Army was changing defenses, it was a good opportunity to set off immediately. Puyi discussed the idea with Minister Fangban, and he agreed with Puyi to go to Tianjin.
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Puyi just couldn't figure out one thing: why Wang Hengyue and his National Government never came to trouble him from beginning to end!!