Why didn't the Qing Dynasty kill Puyi?

In the history of China, whenever the dynasty changed, the last monarch's fate was generally tragic, such as Tang Aidi Lizhu, the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and Chongzhen Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty. However, as the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi's fate was much luckier. After the national subjugation, Puyi spent the rest of his life safely.

In fact, after the national subjugation, Puyi still lived safely in the Forbidden City for a long time, which was actually the result of the tripartite game. These three political parties are southern revolutionaries, Yuan Shikai and Qing history. ?

After the Revolution of 1911, the rule of the Qing Dynasty collapsed rapidly, but this did not mean that the Southern Revolutionary Party had the theory of unifying the whole country. At that time, Yuan Shikai had an elite army: Beiyang Army.

At that time, Yuan Shikai was nominally a subject of the Qing court, but actually held the lifeline of the Qing court.

The situation at that time was a stalemate between the north and the south. If there is a decisive battle, neither side will get much benefit. The southern revolutionaries, represented by Mr. Sun, are eager to end the rule of the Qing Dynasty, while Yuan Shikai is eager to gain the highest power. As for the Qing dynasty, they have lost their right to speak. How to protect their lives has become what they want.

So under the tripartite game, the following results were reached: the Qing court ended its rule with dignity and established a new Republic of China, and Mr. Sun gave up his presidency in exchange for the Republic of China, and Yuan Shikai became the president of the Republic of China.

Yuan Shikai gave him preferential treatment: Puyi was allowed to retain the title of emperor and continue to live in the Forbidden City, while the Beiyang government provided 4 million taels of silver to the Qing Dynasty every year.

At that time, the Southern Revolutionary Party did not want to assassinate Puyi, but it might. However, after Yuan Shikai came to power, his capital was Beijing, and Puyi lived under the eyes of the northern warlords, which was both monitoring and protection. As for the Beiyang warlord headed by Yuan Shikai, he loves face and will not assassinate the former monarch without threats. Because the court of Xun and Qing at that time had swept away the prestige of the people, it had no power and posed no threat to the pattern at that time.

Moreover, there were many warlords in Beiyang period. If any warlord dares to surrender Puyi himself, he will be attacked by the people. In fact, anyone who knows the history of Beiyang period knows that Beiyang warlords generally don't kill all their opponents who have lost their political power. Even if Feng Yuxiang staged a coup, it would only drive Puyi out of the Forbidden City. This is also one of the reasons why Puyi can save people. As for other forces, there are more important things to do. They have no time to take care of the last emperor. He is no longer a threat.

However, the Japanese have different views on Puyi. They want to use the cover of the last emperor Puyi to control the three northeastern provinces. After Puyi was driven out of the Forbidden City, the Japanese tried to contact Puyi, pretending to promise to help Puyi recover the country and transfer Puyi to the Northeast as a puppet emperor.

After the Japanese surrendered, Puyi was captured by the Soviet Union. Because of his special status, the Soviets treated him well. Puyi stayed in the Soviet Union for several years, and was finally escorted back to New China in 1950, and became an ordinary citizen of New China. ?