I am very interested in this book, which is very meaningful to read. The book is interspersed with Puyi's words of approval, which proves that Puyi is a careful person. Each chapter appropriately tells his own experiences in various historical stages, which should be sorted out in combination with the report materials provided by war criminals contacted during the transformation period and confirmed by himself. Throughout the book, there are self-reported memories, as well as excerpts from his wife and other third parties, which better restore the history of "the recovery of Northeast China".
? Under various historical conditions, Puyi ascended the throne at the age of three when Empress Dowager Cixi was in the Qing Dynasty. Both Han people and foreigners served as his "mentors" to guide him to grow up. After decentralization and the Revolution of 1911, various forces took turns wrestling in the political arena, but they did not completely overthrow the political forces of the Qing emperor with violence (violence drove people away) like other feudal dynasties. Puyi and Qing Dynasty adherents occupied the Forbidden City in Beijing. Several presidents and prime ministers of the Republic of China stabilized his family with "preferential treatment", but with the awakening of his political thoughts, he never gave up his dream of restoration. With the help of the Northern Warlords and the Japanese Kwantung Army, which has military power, he dreamed of "sleeping in the form of a puppet", which was a combination of objective conditions of all parties and his political force needs. During this period, his thoughts existed around "survival". Under historical conditions, his admiration for the old forces of the Qing Dynasty is also the trend of his human appeal for the future of the overthrown feudal dynasty.
? The turning point of the puppet emperor's political fate began with Japan's surrender, and his political career was completely subverted. Only "survival" is left in his thoughts, and cruelty, selfishness, profit-seeking, superstition and weakness are vividly displayed in the thoughts of feudal landlords and bourgeoisie. Only by thoroughly breaking his dream of "restoration" can the Soviet Union touch him. When he returned to his motherland, he was afraid of being judged around his future fate.
? During the ten years of the transformation of New China, from superficial actions to the final psychological thorough transformation, all the mistakes of war criminals were admitted, which was the biggest turning point of his later fate. From the influence of the people around him and the Puppet Manchurian Minister's ideological reform step by step, to his experience of talking with the director in the management office and visiting the achievements of labor reform in New China, he gradually transformed from a former "ghost" into a "person" and earth-shaking changes have taken place. Breaking the old and creating the new is the best summary of his thoughts in this period. The inner thought of the new Chinese changed from "soft" to "hard", as well as the external achievements in production and construction, the victory in resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, and finally the bright future of relatives and descendants, which touched his psychology most thoroughly. I have to admire the great power of the party in ideological education. Truth is eternal and will never change color. Finally, the Amnesty for Puyi completely ended his first half of life. The newborn Puyi will eventually contribute to the new China and become a representative of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
? We can completely deny the mistakes made in the first half of my life, make a feudal war criminal, including a Japanese war criminal, sincerely confess his guilt, and completely change their views on China people and China. The new China under the leadership of the Party has been used for ten years, and the overall achievement is to always adhere to the correct principles and lines. The superiority of socialism is fully reflected in this autobiography. The temporary change of thought seems simple, but in fact it needs to be enriched in many ways. We should look at the limitations of Puyi's thought from a historical perspective and the progressiveness of Puyi's thought from a dialectical perspective of new development. Puyi's experience in the first half of his life not only helps us to understand the history of the Restoration, but also inspires us to objectively evaluate people and things.