Henry Puyi wasn't kidnapped into it. He volunteered for the job. He was a weak man who just went with whatever anyone told him to do. He ended up as a street sweeper outside his old house, the Forbidden City.
He was crowned son of heaven at the age of two and watched the ancient social order backing that title crumble at the age of 5. I feel more sympathy for him than I do for someone like the Tsar of Russia because experiencing that definitely made him into a pathologically weak person who went where he was told. I think it was good to let him live out his life and I hope he found some fulfillment tending the gardens near his old palace.
Henry Puyi wasn't kidnapped into it. He volunteered for the job. He was a weak man who just went with whatever anyone told him to do. He ended up as a street sweeper outside his old house, the Forbidden City.
He was crowned son of heaven at the age of two and watched the ancient social order backing that title crumble at the age of 5. I feel more sympathy for him than I do for someone like the Tsar of Russia because experiencing that definitely made him into a pathologically weak person who went where he was told. I think it was good to let him live out his life and I hope he found some fulfillment tending the gardens near his old palace.