Since Qin Shi Huang became emperor, the imperial period in ancient China has lasted for about 2,000 years. There are more than 1,000 reigning emperors, some emperors can rule peacefully for a hundred years, and some emperors have fallen in just a few days. In Chinese history, there have been many short-lived emperors, not referring to the length of life, but to the time they were emperors.
Today, let's take stock of the 4 shortest-lived emperors in Chinese history. The reason why these emperors reigned so short can be roughly divided into two reasons. The first was to do it himself, and during his reign he was arrogant and lascivious and ignored the government; the second reason was that his fate was bitter, and the dragon chair was forced to step down before he sat hot.
The emperor who reigned for the shortest time was none other than the late Jin Emperor Yan Chenglin.
In 1233 BC, the Mongol army and the Southern Song army jointly attacked the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Emperor Finished Yan Shouxu in order not to let the Jin Kingdom die, he passed the throne to the Marshal of the Jin Army, Finish Yan Chenglin, but who ever thought, Completed Yan Chenglin just held the enthronement ceremony, the enemy army came in, he led the troops to resist, and died under the blade of the enemy, reigning for more than a day.
The second shortest reign was emperor Chongmao of Tang, who reigned for only 11 days.
In 710, after the death of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Chongmao, who was only 16 years old, was made emperor. However, it was not long before there was a coup d'état, and Li Chongmao, who reigned for only 17 days, was abolished, and Li Dan of Tang Ruizong re-ascended the throne.
The third short-lived emperor was Liu He, the King of Hanchangyi, who reigned for 27 days.
Liu He was the grandson of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, and after he succeeded to the throne, he was absurd all day long, did absurd things, ignored the government, and was abolished after 27 days of reign.
In fourth place was Mingguang Zhu Changluo, who, after becoming emperor, eventually fell ill due to excessive lust. At this time, a minister paid tribute to two red pills, and he died on the spot after eating them. This is the famous "Red Pill Case" of the Ming Dynasty.