But Japan didn't destroy the Forbidden City, so it was preserved. But we must never believe that the Japanese conscience spared the Forbidden City. On the contrary, Japan's behavior is extremely shameful.
The Forbidden City is a symbol of the Chinese nation. If the Japanese destroy the Forbidden City, it will inevitably lead to fierce resistance from all the people in China. Of course, Japan doesn't want to see all the people of China fighting against Japan together, so it doesn't dare. Moreover, the Forbidden City is the home of Puyi, and Japan wants to control the puppet Manchukuo regime by controlling Puyi. Therefore, considering Puyi's reasons, he didn't kill the Forbidden City.
Another reason is the efforts of people with lofty ideals. After the Japanese army entered Beiping, many celebrities and people with lofty ideals began to worry about the safety of the Forbidden City, such as Zhu Qiling and Ye et al. Even the traitors at that time had a conscience and strongly opposed the Japanese army's destruction of the Forbidden City. With their joint efforts, Japan did not destroy the Forbidden City.
In fact, none of this shows that the Japanese army has a conscience. On the contrary, Japan did not plunder the Forbidden City, but because of its greater ambition. Because at that time, Japan claimed to occupy China in three months, and its ambition was extremely inflated. China was already in the bag, so it was natural to think that the Forbidden City would be its own sooner or later. Moreover, considering that the Japanese emperor may move his capital to the Forbidden City after the success of the war of aggression against China, the hateful Japanese did not destroy the Forbidden City.
Moreover, before the Japanese occupation of Peiping, the Forbidden City had moved a large number of cultural relics to inland areas, and the remaining cultural relics were of low value, which was also a reason.
Never believe that the Japanese dare not kill the Forbidden City because they believe in Confucian culture, and the Forbidden City is the center of Confucian culture. This statement is extremely unreliable!
Japan is the aggressor. The crimes they committed against us will never be forgiven.