There is a saying in the "Book of the Emperor of the Sun Hui": Sincerity is absurd, and I don't know if it cannot be done.
In china's ancient feudal society, the emperor held the greatest power in a country, and in the emperor's daily life, they were often able to enjoy preferential treatment that ordinary people did not have. Generally speaking, whenever we mention the emperor, we imagine those supreme figures, but in the history of the Qing Dynasty, the Tongzhi Emperor ushered in the end of his death at the age of nineteen.
For modern people, the life of nineteen years old is obviously very short, and after understanding the absurd life of the Tongzhi Emperor, we can also find that for him, living to the age of nineteen is already a very difficult thing. So, in the life of the Tongzhi Emperor, what kind of absurd things did he do? Why did he, as emperor, die at the age of nineteen?
As the tenth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Tongzhi Emperor reigned for a total of thirteen years. When the Tongzhi Emperor was six years old, he inherited the throne, and for a young emperor, he did not get the imperial power he deserved.
In that era, Empress Dowager Cixi colluded with her ministers to launch the Beijing coup, and because Empress Dowager Cixi had a very strict grip on state affairs, during the reign of the Tongzhi Emperor, it became a normal situation for the government to preside over the government.
After understanding the life of the Tongzhi Emperor, it can be found that because the Tongzhi Emperor has ascended the throne since he was a child, he also has his own unique views on enjoying life. It is reported that emperor Tongzhi's favorite play before his death was sports such as keju, and it is for this reason that many ministers accompanied him to play with him in order to be able to seduce emperor Tongzhi.
Under the connivance of the ministers, the Tongzhi Emperor was not restrained, but had more fun, which also made the Tongzhi Emperor not pay attention to physical health as other emperors. Compared with other emperors during the Qing Dynasty, the Tongzhi Emperor was not very concerned about the government, and this made him unaware of his responsibilities and obligations as an emperor.
In addition, at the side of the Tongzhi Emperor, there was also an accompanying reader. Although in the eyes of outsiders, the most important task of accompanying the emperor is to teach him the way of the king, this companion taught the emperor many absurd things. In addition, in the process of accompanying the reading, he also found many indecent books on men and women for the Tongzhi Emperor, and after being exposed to this aspect, the young Tongzhi Emperor became more and more unruly.
Normally, children of the age group like the Tongzhi Emperor could not be exposed to these indecent contents, but in order to please the emperor, the eunuch palace ladies around the Tongzhi Emperor were not willing to care about the traditional ancestral etiquette. It can be seen that in the feudal era, in order to make the emperor happy, the people around him would also do many absurd things.
In folk history, it is believed that it is precisely because the Tongzhi Emperor is so debauched, so in the process of mixing with the palace women, he contracted a very serious disease. In addition, in the harem, although the Tongzhi Emperor had a very good relationship with his empress, he was forced by the restrictions of the imperial government to spoil other concubines. Under this tremendous pressure, the Tongzhi Emperor also chose to walk out of the palace with Prince Gong and go to the capital to find flowers and ask for willows.
Based on the influence of this life, the physical condition of the Tongzhi Emperor also became worse and worse, compared to his peers, the Qi and blood in the Tongzhi Emperor's body were deficient, which also made him not have the strong physique that a teenage child should have.
In the face of this situation, the Tongzhi Emperor did not care, after all, the arrogant and lavish life he had already become fearless, at the same time, the people around the Tongzhi Emperor also further let him do what he did.
However, in the history of the Qing Dynasty, it is believed that the real cause of death of the Tongzhi Emperor came from smallpox. As we all know, in the Qing Dynasty society, smallpox was a very serious infectious disease, and once it suffered from smallpox, it was very likely to lose its life.
When the Tongzhi Emperor was nineteen years old, he died of a smallpox attack, and for the emperor, who reigned for only thirteen years, his life was also very tragic.
epilogue
By understanding the life of the Tongzhi Emperor, we can find that as an emperor, his experience is obviously somewhat special, although he successfully ascended to the throne at a very young age, but compared with other emperors, the Tongzhi Emperor did not enjoy the power that an emperor should have.
Reference: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty