In the eyes of the world, the emperor is a noble person, has a supreme social status, and can even control the life and death of others, so life is very happy. But what people don't know is that the more power, the heavier the task, and the responsible emperors, their lives are not as easy as we think.
Emperors during the Qing Dynasty lived a very hard life, such as the Yongzheng Emperor, who often corrected and corrected the music day and night. The Guangxu Emperor was even more difficult, he even needed to steal the eunuch's bun to eat.
In some Qing palace dramas, the Yongzheng Emperor gave people the feeling of "love saint", who loved countless women in his life and left many stories for future generations with these women. However, what people don't really know is that Yongzheng doesn't have much time to indulge in these children's affairs.
Yongzheng can be regarded as a relatively powerful emperor during the Qing Dynasty, this person is one of the founders of the prosperous era of Kangqian, he has worked hard to obtain the throne, and he is also interested in becoming a good emperor. Therefore, during yongzheng's reign, he worked diligently and carried out drastic reforms, laying a very good foundation for the prosperous situation during the Qianlong period.
However, it was not an easy task to handle all the major affairs of the world, not to mention that Yongzheng's survival time was far inferior to that of Qianlong's Kangxi, which required him to work harder and harder. To this end, Yongzheng sacrificed his rest time, often marking and correcting the music day and night, which was impressive.
In the Guangxu period, he was even more miserable, because he often starved. The Guangxu Emperor was not Cixi's son, but he grew up with Cixi and entered the palace at the age of four to receive all the education of the palace. Even the Guangxu Emperor's diet was strictly controlled by Cixi.
It is said that when Guangxu was young, he needed to be carried to a chair by a eunuch to eat, and because of his short arms, he could only eat a few dishes in front of him at a time, and it was often dry and cold. Guangxu once complained to Cixi about this, hoping that she would add more dishes to herself, but was accused by Cixi of being wasteful. In desperation, the Guangxu Emperor could only compromise and continue to live a life of not having enough to eat.
But at this time, Guangxu is the time to grow tall, and it is naturally impossible not to eat. Guangxu was so hungry that he began to find food for himself. One day, Guangxu went to a eunuch's room, saw a bun, picked it up, and devoured it. When the eunuch tried to stop it, Guangxu had already eaten most of it. An emperor who is supposed to live a life of fine clothes and food, but he is so hungry, it is amazing.
It is not difficult to see that the emperor is not so easy to be, especially in the period when the system is relatively complete, unless you want to be an emperor who is accused.
Reference: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty