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Qianlong abdicated the throne as Empress Taishang held a "Banquet of a Thousand Sorrows", why did many old birthday stars die one after another after using the imperial meal? Of course, it was not poisoned by Qianlong, but the reason for his death still had something to do with the "Feast of a Thousand Sorrows".
There are two emperors of the Qing Dynasty who reigned in The history of China is one of the best, because they lived long enough, the state management is also good, everyone calls it "Kangqian Shengshi", Kangxi ascended the throne at the age of 8, was the second emperor after the Manchu Qing Entering the Customs, pro-government at the age of 14, two years later he killed the powerful minister Aobai, and after becoming an adult, he successively pacified San Francisco, recovered Taiwan, pro-conquered Kaldan, expelled the Russian invading army to defend Yaksa, and laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty.
In the fifty-second year of Kangxi (1713), Kangxi was about to pass his 60th birthday, he felt that he had reigned for such a long time, and he had done such a good job, it was time to hold a grand meeting to celebrate, so he decided to invite the elderly over 65 years old to the capital to come to the banquet, the place was chosen in Changchun Garden, and the officials and people, regardless of the government, could go to Changchun Garden on time to feast, and the princes, emperors, and descendants of the clan who were over 10 years old and under 20 years old should come out to toast and distribute food to the old people attending the banquet, and help the old people over 80 years old to drink in front of Kangxi. As a sign of grace.
Kangxi's original intention of holding the Feast of a Thousand Sorrows was absolutely good, one was to practice filial piety, the other was to enjoy with the people, the old people who participated in the banquet were not divided into Han officials and people, the total number of people was as high as six to seven thousand, and its grandeur was rumored to be a good story at that time, Kangxi Sixty-one Years (1722), Kangxi held the second Thousand Sorrows Banquet, held in the Qianqing Palace, the 12-year-old Hongli participated in this grand meeting as the emperor's grandson, the grand scene left a deep impression on Xiao Hongli, and the Hongli calendar, which has always been following the example of his grandfather, also held two Thousand Sorrows Banquet later.
Qianlong is the longest-lived emperor in Chinese history, and also the emperor who has held the highest power in the country for the longest time, Qianlong first held a banquet for a thousand sons in the fifty years of Qianlong (1785), the 75-year-old Qianlong Xitian fifth grandson, plus the four seas have been in peace for a long time, Qianlong also wanted to hold a thousand feasts to show his imperial grace, thousands of people gathered together in the Qianqing Palace, these people are relatives of the emperor, former courtiers, there are also old people who have entered Beijing from the people.
The second time to hold the Thousand Sorrows Banquet was in the first year of Jiaqing (1796), at this time as the Emperor Qianlong was 86 years old, the rule of this time to hold the Thousand Sorrows Banquet is the minimum age to 70 years old, after all, Qianlong is 86 years old, 60-year-old people in front of him are children, this time Qianlong invited 5,000 old people to the whole country, there are 3056 people to participate in the banquet, after the end of this grand event, but there are many old people who passed away one after another, this is for several reasons.
First, first of all, to talk about the age of the elderly, the youngest age of the elderly who participated in the banquet at that time was 70 years old, the oldest was 106-year-old Xiong Guopei, at that time, 70 years old can be regarded as a very high lifespan, in fact, in modern times, 70 years old can also be regarded as a high lifespan, the older the person, the more physical problems are naturally more, those eighty, ninety is more high life, it can be said that the age of the old people who came to the banquet is too old.
The second is the boat car Laborton, many old people are not local to the capital, the ancient road is far away basically have to go for ten days and a half months or even more than a month, the road conditions at that time and now there is no comparison, the old man sits on the car for a long journey all the way bumpy, the body is a big test, in fact, don't say the elderly, those physical weakness of the young people on the road many people on the road to get sick and die is not in the minority, it is because the boat car Lawton let the body function decline, it is easy to get cold, did not survive to die in the inn have, Moreover, after attending the banquet, he had to travel a long way home bumpily, which was really a kind of toss for the old man, and some people could not bear to get sick and die after this toss.
The third has to say that the weather in Beijing, it was the fourth day of the first month of the first month, this is still cold in Beijing, the old people in the north are used to the cold, but it is okay, those old people in the south are not very resistant to freezing, because the weather is cold and the number of people is large, it is inevitable that some dishes will become cold, and these old people rarely see the emperor in their lives, and it is rare to encounter this kind of banquet, see the royal tribute wine and delicacies, basically eat and devour the tiger, this overeating plus eating some cold food, the stomach can not stand it, so it is normal to be sick.
Although it is said that some old people can't stand these tosses and pass away after participating in the Feast of the Thousand Sorrows, they are still very happy to come to the Feast of the Thousand Sorrows, because participating in the Feast of the Thousand Sorrows means being received by the Emperor, which is a high honor, and the family and friends will also feel the glory, so Xiong Guopei, a 106-year-old man who is far away in Anhui, after receiving the invitation, is supported by his family to sit on the carriage to Beijing, and after drinking the imperial wine given by the Emperor Taishang, he also got a six-pin top, and those over ninety years old also got the seven pin tops. This is the intention of the imperial court to respect the elderly, it can be said that the original intention of the Thousand Sorrows Banquet is good, but some elderly people have passed away one after another after participating in the imperial meal for the above reasons, of course, it is not Qianlong's original intention!
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