Qianlong was the longest-reigning emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the emperor who lived the longest. He belonged to the emperor of the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and when he inherited the throne, kangxi and Yongzheng had already helped him lay a good foundation, so when he became emperor, he could manage the country more easily, and at that time, the situation of Kangqian's prosperity was formed, and it also left a very good impression on future generations.
Qianlong he was born in 1711, became emperor at the age of 24, reigned for a total of 63 years, and also served as emperor for 3 years, he died at the age of 88, this age is really long-lived, some people say that he is with his mother. However, some scholars have studied that although Qianlong was already 88 years old when he died, he did not die of old age, so what was the real reason for his death?
The 24-year-old is the time to be full of spirits, so when he inherits the throne, he is bound to do a big job, under the foundation of his father and grandfather, the Qing Dynasty has been very stable, so he continues to complete the unification of the country and recover the border territory like his father. In addition, he continued to develop agriculture, so that the people could live a better life, under his rule, the economic situation was better, agriculture was further developed, qianlong ruled the national treasury was very heavy, and the territory reached the largest.
Qianlong's life was really smooth, he lived more comfortably when he was young, and when he grew up, he did not have to compete for the throne like his father, and he inherited it smoothly. In addition, he also pays attention to health care, knows how to take care of his body, his father Yongzheng has been working for state affairs all his life, and died in his prime, so he has always learned his father's lessons, very careful about maintenance, he basically did not have any serious illness, it is also because of this that he can become a long-lived emperor, many people also think that he is old and dead, but according to the Qing Palace archives, it is actually not.
According to historical records, in the year before Qianlong's death, he always slept badly at night, but also often dreamed, the mental state was very poor, the doctors diagnosed him with the result of yang deficiency, in fact, this is a very common disease for the elderly, as long as it is well conditioned, it is not a big problem, but at that time Qianlong would drink a bowl of ginseng soup made of ginseng and lotus every day, but this soup medicine is to treat yin deficiency, which is not symptomatic for him at all, but will aggravate the disease.
Qianlong although he is older, but the physical quality is still OK, if you give him good treatment, there is no problem in living for a few more years, but at that time it was because the medicine was not right that his physical condition was getting worse and worse, and he finally died in the cold winter. Think about it, at that time, the Tai Doctors were basically the most powerful people in the country, and they must have known such common sense, but they did not find the problem of ginseng soup for a year, so this matter must be strange, which also shows that Qianlong's death may not really be because of his age.
So whether it is accidental or not, we have no way to investigate, then who harmed him in the end? In fact, if you think about how Jiaqing was emperor at that time, after all, he had never held real power, so we don't know what he really thought in his heart, and as for whether Qianlong's death was man-made or providential, we don't know.