Ancient emperors generally had short lives, why did Kangxi and Qianlong's grandfathers live long? What are their longevity cheats? Today let's talk about this topic.
Longevity Emperor
Ancient emperors as the rulers of feudal dynasties, the vast majority of people yearned for immortality, but from Qin Shi Huang called emperor, to the late Qing Dynasty Puyi issued the abdication edict, there have been nearly 400 emperors in Chinese history, but among these hundreds of people, let alone seventy or eighty, living to fifty or sixty is already very good.
According to the records in the "Essays on Rong Zhai", from the Han Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, only six of the more than one hundred and forty emperors lived to be sixty-three years old, and those "short-lived" emperors in ancient times either worked day and night, died of exhaustion, or drunk and lustful, died of intemperate life, or died because of the rebellion of chaotic courtiers and thieves, but Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty broke this curse, and both grandfathers and grandchildren died forever, and one lived longer than the other.
First of all, the Kangxi Emperor, because his father Shunzhi died at the age of twenty-four, and the eight-year-old Kangxi ascended the throne with the assistance of his mother Xiaozhuang, during his reign, he attacked his friends, governed officials and the people, lightly dismissed thin endowments, repaired Caoyun, and personally conquered Dingzhunger three times, laying a solid foundation for the prosperity of Kang Qian, and Kangxi died in 1722 at the age of sixty-nine, and he reigned for nearly sixty-two years, making him the longest reigning emperor in ancient times.
And Qianlong is even more powerful, he lived to be eighty-nine years old, longer than his grandfather, Qianlong in order to show respect for his grandfather, when he ascended the throne for sixty years, the throne was given to Jiaqing, so Kangxi kept the title of the longest reigning emperor, so the question is, why can the two of them live so long? Can longevity still be inherited? So why didn't Yongzheng live long?
Elixir - poison
Some people say that the secret of Kangxi and Qianlong's longevity is because they are Manchu and like sports, when Kangxi and Qianlong were alive, they would organize hunting every three to five, and over time their bodies became stronger, exercise is indeed able to strengthen the body, but the ancient people sunrise and the day into rest, the amount of exercise will not be less than them, how can they not see the people live a long life?
If the emperor's standard of living is much better than that of ordinary people, then the emperors in the past are the same, why did the Kangxi Qianlong grandfather live a long life? In fact, this is because they both quit a bad habit, and this bad habit is still the head of Qin Shi Huang.
Everyone knows that after Qin Shi Huang completed the great cause of unifying China, he began to worry about immortality, in order to live longer, he spent a lot of time and money, sent people to find the "elixir of life", and at the same time, in the palace, raised a number of prescriptions who refined pills, and ate these pills as meals every day, and finally Qin Shi Huang's body was dragged down by these pills and died at the age of less than fifty.
Since Qin Shi Huang, there are many emperors who are addicted to pills, such as Liu Che, Emperor Wudi of Han, Li Shimin of Tang Taizong, and Sima Pi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, their deaths are more or less related to addiction to pills, and these so-called "panaceas" contain a lot of toxic heavy metals, although the measurement is not much, but according to the frequency of the emperors taking "medicine", it is only a matter of time before they are poisoned and die, and Kangxi and Qianlong do not believe in pills, naturally they can escape, but the two of them live long not only because they do not take pills.
The secret to longevity
In addition to not believing in elixirs, Kangxi and Qianlong also have a secret to longevity, that is, health preservation, first of all, let's talk about Kangxi, because watching his father Shunzhi die of smallpox when he was twenty-four years old, so Kangxi knows the importance of having a good body.
In addition to the aforementioned mentioned, Kangxi often goes hunting to exercise, he also pays great attention to diet, although the ancient palace is full of Han seats, but Kangxi advocates vegetarianism, and Kangxi only eats two meals a day, only seven points full each time, even if it is his favorite dishes, he will not be gluttonous, and secondly, Kangxi believes that if people can relax their minds and be more peaceful, they can naturally live a long and healthy life.
And the most important point is that Kangxi looks at people's old age, illness and death very peacefully, believing that whether it is birth or death, people can only conform to nature, because of good living habits, and a good mentality, Kangxi can win the title of health master, and he not only lives long, but also brings the wives of the harem together, according to statistics, nearly half of the concubines in the Kangxi harem have lived past sixty years old, ranking among the best concubines in ancient times.
Qianlong's health care secret is also very different, he learned his grandfather's regulation of diet, self-cultivation, should eat and drink, and Qianlong is also ruthless, it is said that when Qianlong was young, he was a little addicted to smoking, and he had to swallow clouds and mist every day before going to bed, but then the imperial doctor said to him: "The emperor, you are fine anywhere, but just because you smoke every day, there is a little problem with your lungs."
After Qianlong heard this, he directly let the eunuch throw away his cigarette bag, and it took a long time to finally successfully quit smoking, grandfather and grandson know both health and sports, and it is not surprising that they can live a long life, on the other hand, Yongzheng, who is caught in the final general, worked hard every day during the thirteen years of his reign, and still remembered this resentment and that, and then he was not in good health and hoped for the elixir, and finally died at the age of fifty-eight, who do you say is to blame?