In the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu (1908) 10, Guangxu and Cixi were seriously ill. On her deathbed, Cixi still clung to the political handle and suddenly decided to make Puyi her heir. On June 20th, 10, Cixi issued an "imperial decree" calling Puyi into the palace. As a result, a farce of Puyi crying was staged.

On the third day after Puyi made trouble in the temple, Cixi died. After the death of Cixi, a formal state funeral was held. The news spread like wildfire, and many rich people in China gathered in karaoke bars (commonly known as brothels) to celebrate publicly. Two weeks later, on February 2, 65438, Puyi ascended the throne.

The ceremony of Deng Ji was a combination of religion and secularism: musicians, eunuchs and priests gathered in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and Puyi was placed on a high and big throne. On February 2, 65438, the weather was extremely cold, and Puyi was so scared that he was cold and shivering. The ministers and civil and military officials in the guards lined up and swore allegiance to him one by one. Wang Ma is the only one who can control him. Only with her can Puyi feel at ease, but she was not allowed to attend the ceremony that day. The imperial edict requires Prince Zapan, who is both the father and the regent, to accompany Puyi to participate in this long and terrible etiquette that no 3-year-old child can understand.

"I feel delayed and bored," Puyi wrote. "Plus the weather was extremely cold that day, so when they carried me to the Hall of Supreme Harmony and put me on a tall and big throne, I had exceeded my endurance limit. My father knelt under the throne and held me in his hands, not letting me move, but I struggled to cry,' I won't suffer this. I’m going home. My father was sweating with anxiety. The three kneeling and nine knocking of civil and military officials are endless, and my crying is getting louder and louder. My father had to coax me into saying,' Don't cry, don't cry, it's almost over. He said this to comfort me, but left a bleak impression on the civil and military officials, who regarded it as an ominous sign. "

Puyi sits on the throne of Gan Qing Palace (above).

On February 2, 65438, Puyi, the son of Zai Feng, a three-year-old prince of alcohol, became emperor and was named Xuan Tong.

His father is the Regent, acting as the agent of the Qing court. This is a portrait painted by the imperial court for his father and son (above).

Puyi (right) and Pu Jie (top) are in the Spring Palace.