From official uniforms to military uniforms, from four-clawed python uniforms to dragon robes.
From a lowly person in the old era to a leader with a new voice in the new era.
From the highest position in the world to the most colorful background of the era.
The former looks at the ups and downs of the times, while the latter indulges in the afterglow of the homeland.
As an emperor, when thousands of arrows were fired, he tried his best to defend the country, but he was unable to restore the decline of the empire. Fate chose him to be the grandest sacrifice of the new era, and also asked him to endure the betrayal from his best friend.
As the son of a master of Western learning, he was nourished by both traditional and Western civilizations since childhood. Although he was an official in the empire, he knew that this land was riddled with holes. So in order to initiate change and subvert the old tradition, he must embark on a path that is opposite to that of his best friend. He participated in the uprising, opened the palace gates of the imperial city, and the rebels were able to turn the last emperor into a self-proclaimed commemorative medal.
But how can history be changed so easily.
When the belief in Western learning collapsed, when the new order was eroded by historical inertia, and at the same time trampled to pieces by the iron hoof of imperialism, everyone became a light brushstroke on the palette of history. In this grand picture, one person is too small. Even if he is a former emperor or a new all-powerful leader, facing the turmoil and fate, they are as small and powerless as dust.
So they pretended to let go of the pain of the past in troubled times. But they both knew that the gap between them could never be filled.
It turns out that in the face of history, our seemingly proactive choices are actually just following the trend.
Purpose: Remember history.