Among all the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, the Tongzhi Emperor can be said to be the easiest to inherit the unification. In 1861, when his father, the Xianfeng Emperor, died, only Zaichun was alive, so it is no suspense that Zaichun inherited the unification. Although ZaiChun was only six years old at this time, everyone knew that as an emperor, he was definitely full of glory and wealth. However, who knows that this six-year-old child who ascended the throne and sat on the throne for thirteen years suffered from illness in the last thirty-five days of his life. It can be said that those thirty-five days will be tortured for Zaichun, who is only nineteen years old, to live one more day.
Xianfeng Dynasty costume statue
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > smallpox struck like a tiger, and the Eight Flags Iron Rider trembled</h1>
The Eight Banners Iron Horse of the early Qing Dynasty can be said to have swept across the country and was unmatched. Pursuing Li Zicheng in the northwest, defeating Zhang Xianzhong in the southwest, and overthrowing the Small Imperial Court of the Southern Ming Dynasty in the southeast, the Eight Banners Iron Horse had become the strongest army in the country. However, the strong have their own nemesis of the strong. At that time, the most frightening thing for the Eight Flags Iron Riders was a disease they had rarely encountered before--smallpox.
Li Zicheng, the king of the invasion
Before entering the customs, the Eight Flags Iron Horse was rarely infected with smallpox, so those fierce Eight Flags Iron Horsemen did not take this disease to heart at all. However, after entering the customs, smallpox left a deep shadow in the hearts of these Eight Flags Iron Riders. Not only were the ordinary Eight Flags Iron Horse terrified of smallpox, but even those brave Manchurian generals had a lingering feeling about smallpox.
Eight Flags Iron Riding Armor
The eldest son of Emperor Taiji, known as the Prince of Su who determined the world in a hundred battles, Hauge, won hundreds of battles on the battlefield and was invincible, but he once frightened smallpox. In April of the first year of Shunzhi, Hauge the Prince of Su was sent to fight in the customs, but after receiving the order, he complained in a loud voice: "I have not had a pox, and this expedition (entering the customs operation) has made me go with me, is it not specifically to cause me to die?" It can be seen that smallpox makes the brave Hauge even lose the courage to enter the customs and fight. In the end, of course, Hauge did not die of smallpox but at the hands of his uncle Dorgon. On a par with Hauge, Duoduo, the Prince of Yu, who was praised by Qianlong as the most accomplished of the founding kings, was not as lucky as his nephew Hauge. After entering the customs, in the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, he made great achievements in battle, but in the end he died of smallpox. His brother Dorgon was grieving over his younger brother's early death. The youngest, Dodo, also became the first of three brothers (Azig, Dolgun, and Dodo) to die. In fact, the high-ranking and powerful Dorgon did not escape the clutches of smallpox, but fortunately survived, but smallpox left a deep mark on his face.
Duoduo, Prince of Yu
Among the ten emperors who entered the Qing Dynasty, the first emperor Shunzhi died of smallpox, and the second emperor, Kangxi, was disfigured by smallpox, but was blessed by misfortune and was given the opportunity to inherit the unification. In the royal family, it is generally believed that as long as people who have not had smallpox are not adults, because they may be killed by smallpox at any time. At that time, Kangxi, who was still the crown prince, had smallpox and survived, which became an important reason why he could inherit the unification. However, more than two hundred years later, no one would have thought that the eighth emperor Tongzhi after entering the customs was killed by smallpox at the age of nineteen. In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi (1875), the Tongzhi Emperor, who was tormented by smallpox for thirty-five days, completed a short life course of nineteen years. So what kind of pain and suffering did the nineteen-year-old Tongzhi Emperor suffer in these thirty-five days? Why say that if he lives one more day, he will suffer one more day of sin?
Shunzhi Dynasty costume statue
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the dragon body is not safe to dye smallpox, and the imperial doctor diagnoses and treats the disease</h1>
On October 21, the thirteenth year of Tongzhi (1875), the nineteen-year-old Tongzhi Emperor toured the West Garden as usual. However, during this tour, the Tongzhi Emperor suddenly fell cold. In fact, for ordinary people, catching a cold is a very normal thing, but for the Tongzhi Emperor, who has always been weak, it is not the same. Sure enough, only nine days later, that is, thirty days later, the Tongzhi Emperor violated the Eucharist and withdrew all those summoned." "Why did the Tongzhi Emperor order on this day, because he was unwell, to withdraw all the people who should have been summoned?" Because on this day, the imperial doctor found that the Tongzhi Emperor had acne. At that time, the Tongzhi Emperor was treated by the second-in-command of the Tai Hospital, Li Deli and the imperial doctor Zhuang Shouhe. At this time, they diagnosed the Tongzhi Emperor pulse floating and fine, due to the wind plague closed bundle, insufficient yin qi, can not be penetrated externally resulting in fever dizziness, chest tightness, the whole body is weak and weak, the air blockage is not smooth, especially the skin emits a rash shape is not transparent.
Too hospital printed
In this regard, the imperial doctor quickly prescribed the "Yiyin Qing Jie Drink" formulated by the twelve herbs. From the name of the medicine, we can see that it is mainly for the Tongzhi Emperor to supplement the yin and clear the heat and avoid the wind. After drinking this medicine, it worked overnight, and the next day, The Tongzhi Emperor not only had chest tightness and relief from air blockage, but also the rash was revealed, and it could be seen that there was plague mixed in. In the past, folk often said "seven pulp, eight waxes and nine turns", which means that it takes three days for the ceiling to come out, it takes three days to grow up, and the seventh day is to be grouted, so it is called seven pulp, and then the yellow water of the flowers is topped up, it also takes three days of work, and on the ninth day it will be completely up. At this time, the flowers are dry, so called nine times back. After the ninth day of turning back, it still takes three days, so it takes a total of twelve days from the flower to the end of the turn. But there are also seven or eight days that are good, in the past it was called "seven scorched pox".
Tongzhi Emperor imperial dress statue
For the Tongzhi Emperor, on the thirtieth day, the imperial doctor saw that the rash was not transparent, and after taking Yiyin Qing to drink overnight, the next day and thirty-one days, the rash was revealed, and the symptoms of boredom and air blockage were alleviated, but because the rash shape was not fully penetrated, there was still distemper fumigation of the lungs and stomach, resulting in sore throat, nausea, fever and other symptoms. But these are also the basic signs before the rash shape is not revealed, so the imperial doctor used the "Qing Jie Li Pharyngeal Soup" for the right medicine, after taking it, the effect is good, after a few hours, the pulse of Tongzhi is floating, and the acne particles in the rash on the face and body of the head are revealed. At this time, as the folk say that the flowers need to be out for three days, it is also in line, because at this time the Tongzhi Emperor has been out for two days, and due to the careful treatment of the imperial doctor, it can be said that everything is normal. However, on the third day, the acne particles on the head and neck of the Tongzhi Emperor were sparse and uneven, and purple. This is because after the acne particles are revealed, the excessive poison retention in the body is not completely emitted with the acne, so the Tongzhi Emperor has symptoms of sore throat, dry mouth, and constipation.
Tongzhi Emperor film and television drama image
This symptom of Tongzhi frightened the imperial doctor, who believed that the emperor's symptoms of smallpox were already very serious and even life-threatening. So on the first day of November, the imperial doctor continuously took drugs such as blood rejuvenation, pharynx, and tranquilizer for Tongzhi, and stayed around at all times to observe the changes in symptoms.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the condition was uncertain, and the emperor suffered</h1>
However, by the second day of the first year, Emperor Tongzhi's condition not only did not improve but worsened. It has not been stool for four days, the waist is also painful, the chest is also blocked, of course, this is because of the strong residual poison in the body that is trapped in the body to torment Tongzhi. At this time, the imperial doctor diagnosed that the symptoms were seriously dangerous, that is, it was more serious than yesterday. The imperial doctor hurriedly prescribed a soup medicine for the emperor to reduce the stagnation of the pharynx, and after taking it with Tongzhi, the effect was good, and his face became rosy and he also had an appetite. Therefore, the imperial doctor added several herbs on the basis of this medicine, and after taking it this time, tongzhi who did not have a stool for four days was completely happy once. At this time, Tongzhi's condition became stable after careful conditioning by the imperial doctor. In the next five days (to the seventh day of the first year), The tongzhi emperor's condition has been normal and stable, and it has developed towards a good momentum.
The Tongzhi Emperor and the two palaces hang curtains
There is a folk saying called "walking horse to see typhoid fever, looking back at acne rash", that is, to describe typhoid fever, acne rash disease changes very quickly, which is unpredictable. However, on the eighth day of the first month of November, the Tongzhi Emperor, who had slowly improved, felt a slight chill. This is worse for Tongzhi, who was originally weak. In the past, it was often said that typhoid fever was very susceptible to rashes. On October 21, Tongzhi suddenly fell ill while touring the West Garden, and nine days later, he contracted smallpox. Now, seeing that it has improved but is partially infected with wind chills, it is also on the eighth day of the beginning of November, the Tongzhi Emperor, who occasionally feels wind and cold, began to cough and nasal congestion, panic and sleep, and more serious is the grouting skin wrinkles, and the yellow water is difficult to come out. The poison of acne in the body cannot come out, at this time the body is weak, and the poison will take the opportunity to invade other organs in the body, accompanied by complications. Sure enough, in the next ten days, from the beginning of November 8 to November 18, the same treatment continued to deteriorate, and even many complications also appeared. Due to the intrusion of residual poison into the tendons and veins of the whole body, Tongzhi has kidney deficiency and blood loss, red urine, sore waist and legs, difficulty sitting in the waist, and difficulty stretching the legs. The kidneys were severely damaged, followed by symptoms of sperm loss and blood in the urine. To this end, the imperial doctor successively prescribed medicinal soups for Tongzhi to strengthen the kidney yin, such as yi kidney disinfection drink, yi kidney clean drink, and Fu Yuan qing drink. However, after taking these decoctions, Tongzhi's already diseased dragon body did not get better. It can be said that at this time, the Tongzhi Emperor was intact from head to toe, and his whole body seemed to be full of sores.
The palace and folk worship acne lady
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the dragon's body was close to collapse, and the pain was unbearable</h1>
In fact, at this time, if it is the children of ordinary folk families, they have already returned to the Western Heavens. The reason why the weak Tongzhi can always breathe is that it completely relies on the conditioning and care of the imperial doctors. However, even if the imperial doctor tried everything he could, it could not prevent the continuous deterioration of Emperor Tongzhi's condition. From November 19 to 30, during the eleven-day period, it can be said that the Tongzhi Emperor experienced the most painful years of his life. The residual poison that is difficult to eliminate in the body has spread throughout the body, and ulcers have appeared in many parts of the body. In particular, the waist is the most serious, which has festered into a hole, and the poisonous fire in the mouth has made the gums swollen, the face puffy, and the mouth spitting out odor. A few days later, there were multiple ulcers and pus. At this time, the Tongzhi Emperor was already in a critical moment when the people said that the acne had collapsed. Lives are hanging in the balance. Others will also sigh: "There are no old or young people on Huangquan Road." ”
The Kangxi Emperor once avoided pox at Fuyou Temple
However, at this time, although the imperial doctor knew that he was powerless to return to heaven, he still did not dare to give up, after all, the person lying in front of him was the king of a country. In addition to the court's judgment of Li Deli and the imperial doctor Zhuang Shouhe, two additional imperial doctors Li Dexiang and Han Tongjiu were added. The four imperial doctors jointly discussed using twelve herbs to grind into powders, divide them into two cloth bags, and then use two pig's trotters and three green onions and three branches to boil the soup in two large bowls, cook the medicine cloth bags separately, and then iron the ulcerated wounds with external medicinal cloth bags. The imperial doctor wants to use this ironing method to extract residual poison, clean the thick water, and keep the qi and blood unobstructed. We can imagine how much pain Tongzhi endured at this time, and it can be said that life is worse than death. However, it was not satisfactory to alleviate the pain by dying, because as long as there was a breath, the imperial doctors did not dare to give up.
Qing Dynasty Acne Secret Book
However, contrary to expectations, the effect of the external ironing method of the imperial doctors was not ideal. Tongzhi's body deteriorated, his illness became more and more serious, the ulcers in his waist were even as large as the mouth of a bowl, and more and more pus and blood flowed throughout the day. At this time, the Tongzhi Emperor's qi and blood were almost exhausted. This time, the imperial doctor also issued a so-called critical illness notice in the diagnosis: "The symptoms are advancing day by day, the temperature is supplemented by the fear of yang, and the cool attack is prevented from dissipating." Of course, the imperial doctor said it very euphemistically, in fact, just one sentence, the emperor is not cured. Tongzhi, who had been suffering from illness before, fainted and insensitively, suddenly shouted, and the pain in his body could not bear it. This is the last day of November. It has been a full month since Tongzhidi was diagnosed with a rash on October 30. In fact, for the Tongzhi Emperor, living one more day this month was a torture for himself. Of course, if in the homes of ordinary people in the folk, with the rapid change of acne rash, many children will die in four to six days. Therefore, at that time, in the year of severe smallpox, thousands of children died. Families cry day and night. Because of the superior medical conditions, Tongzhi has been staying up for a whole month so far, in fact, it is struggling in life or death.
Poor children who were sick in the Qing Dynasty
In December, for the tongzhi who still has a breath of air, the imperial doctor can only use the dead horse as a living horse doctor. On the third day of the first month of December, the Tongzhi Emperor's festering place continued to flow pus, the upper lip and left cheek had changed from purple to black, the mouth spewed odor, and the drowning stool was sticky. On the fourth day of December, the condition continued to deteriorate, the gums were black and smelly, the cheeks were ulcerated, and the wound turned from pus to blood. The imperial doctors who were powerless could only take Yiqi detoxification drinks for them internally, and disinfect them externally to stop bleeding. Two hours went straight into four doses, however, to no effect. On the fifth day of the first month of December, the number of Tongzhi pulses was weak, the poisonous fire condensed, the spirit was confused, and the righteous qi was not supported. The imperial doctors hurriedly used the yiqi yu shen soup, and then used the detoxification patch. But after a few hours, the six veins of Tongzhi were scattered and rootless. At this time, the imperial doctor urgently fried the raw pulse, and the medicine had not yet been fried, and the six pulses of the Tongzhi Emperor had been extinguished. After that, although the pulse was poured, it could not be swallowed, and the vitality was lost. At this point, the Tongzhi Emperor completed his short life of nineteen years after suffering from the disease for thirty-five days.
Wang Zhiwen played the Tongzhi Emperor
It can be seen that even the emperor who is the Ninth Five-Year Emperor is powerless in the face of the disease. Not to mention the millions of poor people. The imperial doctors extended the life of the Tongzhi Emperor for more than thirty days, and also made the Tongzhi Emperor suffer more than thirty days of sin. In fact, under the devastation of this kind of illness, for the Tongzhi Emperor, one more day of life would be tortured for one more day. It can be said that life is impermanent, cherishing the present, staying healthy, and staying away from disease is the perfect life.