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He was the longest-lived prime minister in the early Western Han Dynasty, and lived until he died at the age of 104. He was already an official during the Qin Dynasty, and after defecting to Liu Bang, he died after passing through the founding emperors Liu Bang, Emperor Hui of Han, Emperor Wen of Han, and Emperor Jing of Han.
At the same time, he was a courtier with Xiao He, the first prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, and went through Xiao He, Cao Shen, Wang Ling, Chen Ping, Xun Shiqi, Zhou Bo and other Western Han prime ministers, and survived until the time of Emperor Wen of Han as the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty.
He is Zhang Cang, the prime minister in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, known as the longest-lived prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, Zhang Cang was a minister for fifteen years during the Han Emperor, and after retirement, Zhang Cang's wife and concubines were grouped, as many as 100 people.
It is often said that a pure heart and a low desire are the way to maintain health, but looking at the many concubine rooms in Zhang Cang's family, it does not look like a pure heart and a lack of desire. It is said that Zhang Cang was so old when he retired that he even lost his teeth.
After losing his teeth, he will definitely not be able to make big fish and meat, but Zhang Cang has his own unique "food", and finally lived to more than 100 years old on this food.
Relying on the fat of the whole body, he luckily picked up a life
Zhang Cang was a prime minister and calendarist in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty. A native of Yangwu County, Henan County (present-day Zhang Dafuzhai Village, Funing Ji Township, Yuanyang County, Henan Province). In his early years, he studied under Xunzimen, and Li Si, Han Fei, etc. were all Zhang Cang's classmates.
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Zhang Cang served as an imperial historian in the Qin Dynasty, but later fled back to his hometown due to crime, and when Liu Bang passed by Zhang Cang's hometown, Zhang Cang defected to Liu Bang and became Liu Bang's guest.
After following Liu Bang, Zhang Cang committed a very serious crime for some reason, and Liu Bang wanted to behead Zhang Cang in a fit of anger to show the public, so Zhang Cang was escorted to the execution platform, ready to behead for public display.
When ancient prisoners were beheaded, both men and women had to take off their shirts, a rule that lasted for thousands of years in ancient times, which is the main reason why many women in history committed suicide in fear of sin.
Zhang Cang was tall and big at that time, and should have been extremely fat, and when his shirt was taken off and taken to the execution table, he had fat and fair skin like gourd seeds, which happened to be seen by Wang Ling and marveled at how good Zhang Cang looked.
Therefore, Wang Ling interceded with Liu Bang and saved Zhang Cang's life.
It is indeed recorded in the "History" that this reason saved Zhang Cang, and after Zhang Cang was saved by Wang Ling, he was grateful to Wang Ling and never forgot Wang Ling's kindness all his life.
When Zhang Cang was an official in the imperial court, he often served Wang Ling as if he were a father. After Wang Ling's death, Zhang Cang also became the prime minister of the imperial court, but every five days and one vacation, he always visited Mrs. Wang Ling first and offered food before daring to go home.
In his later years, his teeth were lost and he ate only one thing
Zhang Cang served as prime minister for fifteen years, and after retiring, he raised more than 100 concubines at home, and it is said that Zhang Cang was already very old at that time, even his teeth were lost.
Sima Qian, Shiji, Volume 96 · Zhang Cheng Xianglian Legend 36" Cangzi recovered. and grandchildren, more than six feet long, sitting in a lost manner. After the absence of the phase, old, toothless in the mouth, eating milk, the woman is the nursing mother. There are hundreds of wives and concubines, and those who taste pregnancy are not reborn. He died at the age of more than 100.
According to the "Records of History", after Zhang Cang's teeth were gone, he fed on human milk every day, and he would hire some nursing mothers at home to provide him with food. He lived until he was a hundred and a hundred years old before dying.
Later generations believe that the reason why Zhang Cang can live so long is also related to his eating habits, that is, human milk. In ancient times, it was common for large families to hire nursing mothers, and only healthy and young nursing maids were hired.
According to historical records, milk has the effect of prolonging life.
In the Ming Dynasty, Li Shicai's "Lei Gong Cannon Pharmaceutical Sexual Solution • Human Department" contains: human milk "sweet taste, flat and non-toxic, into the heart, liver, spleen three meridians, main health limbs, glory five organs, solid reason, pleasing skin, calming the soul, Li Guan Ge, clear eyes, long service and prolongation." ”
In addition, the nutritional value of human milk is also recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica". Zhang Cang's longevity is related to his own physical constitution, and also related to long-term consumption of human milk.
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