Why did ancient emperors mostly have short lives? Don't live to be 40 years old on average? These causes are deadly!
I believe that it is not necessary to say that everyone knows that in ancient times, if you want to say which person has the greatest power and the highest status, it must be the emperor of the dynasty, an emperor will not only be respected by everyone else, but more importantly, the emperor holds the decision-making power of all major events in the country and the power of life and death of all people in the country, so the living standard of the emperor was of course the highest at that time, and there were endless glory and wealth and rare products in life, but careful friends also found that the average life expectancy of the ancient emperor was very short. There are even those who have died early in middle age. So what was the reason for the short average life expectancy of ancient emperors?
The first reason is that although the ancient emperors had a high status and great power, their responsibilities corresponded to the greatest. We can often see in TV dramas, many times the emperor will criticize the chapter in the middle of the night, and even some will not sleep for one night, how much it hurts the body to stay up late is naturally different, we see a lot of reports about staying up late and dying suddenly. Not only that, the emperor's decision on many things is also very nerve-wracking, but also beware of people who are eyeing the imperial power, so there are many troubles in the usual way, long-term mood depression, and physical health will inevitably be affected.
The second reason is that the ancient emperors, because of their power and status, naturally hoped that they would reign for a long time and live longer. Therefore, many emperors who wanted to live a long life listened to the words of some Daoist monks and let the Daoist priests refine the elixir of immortality for themselves. However, the ancient Dan medicine refining is made by using a variety of different substances, and unlike the current health care products, there are many additives in ancient Dan medicine, and even many heavy metals that bring great damage to the body. For example, one of the four great inventions of ancient times, "gunpowder", was accidentally invented in the process of alchemy, and the composition of gunpowder naturally does not need to be said, so many of the refining dan medicines will not only not help the emperor to achieve the desire for immortality, but will have great side effects.
The third reason is excessive indulgence. In ancient times, there were many beautiful women in the emperor's harem, even if they were not evenly wet with rain and dew, they would often have relations with many concubines because of their personal selfish desires and the purpose of passing on the royal family, and in the long run, the loss of the body was very large. According to legend, Emperor Hancheng was originally in good health, but due to excessive indulgence with Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede, he died of a sudden stroke one day when he was getting dressed.
I believe that after reading the above three reasons, everyone will understand why the ancient emperor lived a good life, but he was still short-lived.