Chapter 65 Second, waste big brother

On the way back to Luan, Empress Dowager Cixi, a major event happened, which was to abolish Pu Jun's title of "Big Brother".This starts with Li Chu Pujun. After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, Empress Dowager Cixi listened to the government behind the curtain for the third time, and wanted to abolish Emperor Guangxu.Who will succeed Emperor Guangxu when he abolishes it?Cixi wanted to make Pu Jun, the son of Zaiyi, the king of Duanjun, as the heir of Mu Zong (Emperor Tongzhi).On December 24th in the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu (1899), Zhu Yu said: "Follow the Ci's instruction, seal Zaiyi's son Pu Jun as the prince, and use Mian to rule Xu." (Volume 4 of "Records of Qing Dezong" One hundred and fifty-seven) that is to say, according to the decree of Empress Dowager Cixi, Pu Jun adopted Emperor Tongzhi as his heir, named "Big Brother", which means that he will inherit the throne in the future.On the first day of the first lunar month of the next year, the elder brother Pu Jungong went to Dagao Hall, Fengxian Hall and Shouhuang Hall to salute on behalf of Emperor Guangxu.

Why did the Empress Dowager Cixi choose Pu Jun as the "big brother"? First, from the perspective of paternity, Pu Jun is the Aixinjueluo clan.After the death of Mianxin, Prince Rui, the fourth son of Emperor Jiaqing, Zi Yiyue succeeded him as King of Ruijun, and soon changed his name to Yijiao.After Yijia's death, he had no sons, so Zaiyi, the son of Prince Miankai, the third son of Emperor Jiaqing, adopted Yijia as his successor and took over Baylor.In the 20th year of Guangxu (1894), Zaiyi was promoted to be the King of Ruijun, but when passing on the decree, he mistakenly replaced the word "Rui" with the word "Duan", so he made the mistake and called it "King of Duanjun".Zaiyi's son is Pu Jun.

Second, from the perspective of matriarchy, Pu Jun has Yehenara's lineage. "Manuscripts of Qing History Mianxin Biography" records: "Zaiyi Fujin, Chengen Gong Guixiang's daughter, and nephew of the Empress Dowager." Some scholars believe that the elder brother Pujun's mother may be Guixiang's goddaughter and cousin, Cixi God niece, cousin niece.According to the "Aixinjueluo Genealogy", some scholars believe that Pu Jun was born to the Borjiji family, the daughter of Zaiyi's Heshuo Alashan Prince Gongsangjuermut.Pu Jun is not only the son of the niece of the Empress Dowager Cixi's natal family, but also the son of the cousin of Cixi's mother-in-law's family.

Third, from a political point of view, the Zaiyi brothers "reported to the Queen Mother" during the 1898 coup, and the Empress Dowager Cixi "You Dezhi" their brothers and put them in charge of the "Shenji Camp".In the event of the Boxers and the attack on the embassy, ​​Pu Jun's uncle Zai Lian, father Zai Yi, and uncle Zai Lan all supported the Boxer, which was politically reliable for Cixi. Fourth, in terms of age, among the Pu generation, some are too old. For example, Pu Wei is 19 years old. Once he becomes the crown prince, he will be in charge of the government. The other Pu generations are all over 18 years old.Pu Jun was 14 years old, and Cixi could still have a period of time to listen to politics behind the curtain.

The 14-year-old Pu Jun was designated as the "big brother" by Ci Xiyi because he was at the intersection of the two bloodlines of the Aixinjueluo family and the Yehenala family, and his paternal lineage belonged to the "Host Party".There is a saying that Empress Dowager Cixi is scheduled to hold the Guangxu Emperor Zen Throne Ceremony in the Gengzi year, that is, the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu (1900), and the "big elder brother" Pu Jun will inherit the throne, and the year name will be changed to "Baoqing".There was a lot of discussion in the capital.Soon, the Boxer Rebellion broke out, and Zaiyi believed in the Boxer Regiment, thinking that the Boxer Regiment was a "righteous people", not a "disorderly people".In May, Zaiyi was appointed Prime Minister and Minister of State Affairs.In July, Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu fled westward, accompanied by Zaiyi, Pujun and his son.In August, Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Datong and ordered Zaiyi to be Minister of Military Aircraft.In December, with Zaiyi as the culprit of this incident, he was ordered to seize the title and then garrison Xinjiang.

On October 20th in the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu (1901), Cixi realized in the suffering of fleeing west: Emperor Guangxu wants to use it, but elder brother wants to abolish it.Taking Zaiyi as the culprit who connived at the Boxers, provoked the great powers, and offended the ancestors, the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered: "Pu Jun wrote to remove the name of elder brother, and immediately left the palace." (Vol. ) Pujun returned to the clan and is still the son of Zaiyi. "Big Brother" Pu Jun, what kind of "successor" is he?A court lady named Rong'er next to Cixi, spent more than a year with her elder brother Pu Jun on the way to the West Hunting. She recalled:

The eldest brother is called Pu Jun, mention him, cough!I can't praise him enough.Call him stupid, no, he's brilliant.Learn from Tan Xinpei and Wang Datou (Wang Guifen), with one mouth, learn who looks like whom; in martial arts scenes, with a flick of the wrist, the single skin (snare drum) is cracked and brittle.For exquisite toys, they can be disassembled and assembled, and the craftsmanship is very exquisite.Call him smart, no, he doesn't understand human relations at all.In the palace, if something goes wrong, they will play the trumpet to the sky, and no one will listen to it.Call him bad, no, he has never done anything bad in his life, he eats, drinks, and has fun, enjoys himself to his heart's content, has no disputes with others, has no disobedience to others, and only knows what he lacks and what he wants.Say he is okay, no, he has never done anything good in his life, so there is no good word.He didn't know what the money was used for all his life, he only knew that if he wanted something, his servants could get it for him.As for what to sell, how much it was sold for, and whether it was worth buying, he didn't know anything, and he didn't ask at all.So after Xin Chou returned to Luan, he canceled the name of "Big Brother".

When Pu Jun left the palace, people called him uncle.He sold all the treasures, calligraphy and paintings, real estate, farmland, etc. he had accumulated for several lifetimes.He has been like this from youth to death.After the age of forty, due to women's sex, alcoholism, opium, and excessive indulgence, the eyes gradually become blind, and they become more depressed.But he never boasted that he used to be the elder brother, nor did he talk about being the prince's son.He first lived in Prince Dun's Mansion in Dongsi North Street, and later married the daughter of King Mengluo, and lived in Prince Mengluo's Mansion in Houhai.Later, his bad habits persisted, he ate, drank, prostituted and gambled, he became blind, and his family became poor. The shopkeeper of the pawn shop who had tricked him into eating him gave him a bowl of hot noodle soup and a little cigarette ashes to survive.During the enemy and puppet period, he died silently. (see)

"Big Brother" Pu Jun is completely a playboy of the Eight Banners nobles.When he was young, the environment was superior, but he lacked good education and degenerated into a playboy.Such a person will rule the family and ruin the family, rule the country and destroy the country.Taking Pu Jun as the "big brother" and preparing to inherit the throne, the Qing Dynasty's vitality is almost exhausted!