The last emperor Puyi returned to the Forbidden City and wanted to return the tablets of the 11 emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Why was he rejected?

Puyi lived an ordinary life after abdicating the throne, but he missed the Forbidden City where he grew up and always wanted to go back to see it. So after taking some time, Puyi took his wife back to the Forbidden City. , when he arrived at the Forbidden City, Puyi walked straight in, but was stopped by the staff.

Because Puyi did not buy a ticket. As a tourist attraction, it is common sense to buy a ticket to enter. However, Puyi did not understand it. He thought that this place used to be his home, so why should he buy it when he returns to his own home? Tickets, but the response Puyi received was this. If you want to enter, you must buy a ticket, because the Forbidden City at this time is no longer Puyi’s home.

Puyi had no choice but to buy a ticket and return to his home like everyone else. When he entered the Forbidden City, Puyi was filled with emotions. The place where he grew up as a child has now become a tourist attraction. I know what kind of emotion Puyi felt when he looked at the magnificent palace and the dragon chair that symbolized imperial power that he once sat on.

However, while visiting the Forbidden City, Puyi heard that the place where the tablets and portraits of his ancestors were enshrined was leaking, so he asked the staff for the tablets of the 11 emperors of the Qing Dynasty inside.

Puyi asked for the tablets of his ancestors to no avail.

In Puyi’s view, the ones placed in the Forbidden City are his ancestors. As a descendant, there seems to be nothing wrong with bringing the tablets home to worship. However, when Puyi asked for them, the staff gave them to him. Unquestionable rejection.

This made Puyi even more confused, so he asked why not, but the staff gave a very convincing reason, because the Forbidden City now belongs to the country, not to individuals, let alone Once the memorial tablet is in place, even one of the stones is not allowed to be removed.

Puyi insisted again and again, and the staff said another sentence, which completely made Puyi speechless. The staff said, when your ancestors entered the customs, why didn't you see that you had made it clear? The emperor's tablet should be given to their descendants. This sentence made Puyi know that his request for the tablet was just an unreasonable act, and he immediately dropped the matter.

In October 1967, 61-year-old Puyi came to the end of his life. He died of uremia in Beijing. So where was Puyi buried after his death? First he was buried in Babaoshan, and then Moved to the Hualong Royal Cemetery near Guangxu Mausoleum.