光绪34年(1908年)10月，光绪、慈禧先后病笃。慈禧死到临头仍念念不忘把持政柄，突然决定立溥仪为嗣，并于10月20日发下“懿旨”，召溥仪入宫。结果演出了一场溥仪大哭殿的闹剧。
溥仪闹殿后的第三天，慈禧就一命呜呼了。慈禧死后举行了正式的国丧。消息传开，许多有钱的中国人群集卖唱的园子里（妓院的俗称），公开欢庆。两周后，12月2日，溥仪登基。
登基大典融宗教与世俗于一体：乐师、太监和牧师集结在太和殿，溥仪被放在又高又大的皇座上。12月2日那天，天气奇冷，溥仪又惊又冷，浑身打颤。侍卫内大臣和文武百官列队，一个个到他面前宣誓效忠。王妈是唯一能管住他的人，只有跟她在一起，溥仪才安心，但那天却不准她参加大典。诏书要求既是父亲又是摄政王的醇亲王载沣陪伴溥仪参加这场冗长、可怕、任何3岁孩子都费解的礼仪。
“我感到拖沓、沉闷，”溥仪后来写道，“加上那天天气奇冷，因此当他们把我抬到太和殿，放到又高又大的宝座上的时候，早超过了我的耐性限度。我父亲跪在宝座下面，双手扶我，不叫我乱动，我却挣扎着哭喊：‘我不要这个，我要回家。’父亲急得满头是汗。文武百官的三跪九叩没完没了，我的哭喊也越来越响。我的父亲只好哄我说：‘别哭别哭，快完了。’他说这话意在安慰我，却给文武百官留下了惨淡的印象，他们把这看作是不祥之兆。”
末代皇帝溥仪登基时的资料照片
Guangxu 34 (1908) in October, Guangxu, Cixi has Bingdu. Cixi imminent death is still an obsession to control political stalk, suddenly decided to introduce legislation for the people of Puyi, and October 20, "Yizhi," Zhao Puyi Rugong. Performance results of a Puyi crying Dian farce.
Puyi downtown Dianhou the third day, on Yimingwuhu the Cixi. Cixi held after the death of a formal national mourning. News spread, many wealthy Chinese population set Maichang the garden yard (commonly known as the brothel), open celebrations. Two weeks later, on December 2, Pu Yi ascended the throne.
Accession to the throne into religious and secular ceremony in one: musicians, eunuchs and priests gathered in Taihe Dian, Puyi was also placed high on the big Huangzuo. December 2 that day, the odd cold weather, Puyi Youjing cold, every Dachan. Bodyguard, and the Minister Wenwubaiguan lined up, one by one to swear allegiance to him. Wang Ma is the only living of his people, only with her together, Puyi was relieved, but that day she was not allowed to participate in the ceremony. Zhao Shu request is not only the father of alcohol Prince Regent Wang Feng are accompanied by Puyi participate in this long, horrible, no 3-year-old child is difficult to understand the etiquette.
"I am Tuota, boring," Pu Yi later wrote, "with odd cold weather that day, so when they Taidao Taihe Dian I put on a big high on the throne, as early as more than my Limits of patience. I kneel on the throne following his father, his hands help me, do not ask me to Luandong, I struggle to cry: 'I do not want this, I want to go home.' Father is very anxious Khan. Wenwubaiguan three 9 endless call to kneel, I cry more and more sound. My father had to coax me: 'Biekubieku, quick end.' He said this, intended to comfort me, presents Wenwubaiguan left Gloomy impression, they see it as a foreboding. "
Puyi downtown Dianhou the third day, on Yimingwuhu the Cixi. Cixi held after the death of a formal national mourning. News spread, many wealthy Chinese population set Maichang the garden yard (commonly known as the brothel), open celebrations. Two weeks later, on December 2, Pu Yi ascended the throne.
Accession to the throne into religious and secular ceremony in one: musicians, eunuchs and priests gathered in Taihe Dian, Puyi was also placed high on the big Huangzuo. December 2 that day, the odd cold weather, Puyi Youjing cold, every Dachan. Bodyguard, and the Minister Wenwubaiguan lined up, one by one to swear allegiance to him. Wang Ma is the only living of his people, only with her together, Puyi was relieved, but that day she was not allowed to participate in the ceremony. Zhao Shu request is not only the father of alcohol Prince Regent Wang Feng are accompanied by Puyi participate in this long, horrible, no 3-year-old child is difficult to understand the etiquette.
"I am Tuota, boring," Pu Yi later wrote, "with odd cold weather that day, so when they Taidao Taihe Dian I put on a big high on the throne, as early as more than my Limits of patience. I kneel on the throne following his father, his hands help me, do not ask me to Luandong, I struggle to cry: 'I do not want this, I want to go home.' Father is very anxious Khan. Wenwubaiguan three 9 endless call to kneel, I cry more and more sound. My father had to coax me: 'Biekubieku, quick end.' He said this, intended to comfort me, presents Wenwubaiguan left Gloomy impression, they see it as a foreboding. "
