Do you know why the emperors of the past dynasties had short lives? According to my investigation, most of them had two major problems, do you know what these two major problems are?
Let me tell you about this strange phenomenon.
You say it's strange, Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi and Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, who created the rule of Renxuan in the Ming Dynasty, and their father and son were short-lived, and Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Liu Heng, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Qi, the father and son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, were also short-lived.
Akihito's "fat and round" soil is so fat that the ground is uneven, and the beauties can walk swaying with their support. He likes beautiful women very much, and he especially wants to live a long life, he loves beautiful women, his body is getting weaker and weaker, and he takes longevity medicine and becomes chronically poisoned, and the two are combined, and Mingrenzong will become the emperor of Daxing after nine months.
Ming Renzong and Ming Xuanzong
His baby son Ming Xuanzong, the fat man, is even fatter, and this is evidenced by a picture. Fortunately, the road can still be steady, and I also have a special love for beautiful women, and my desire for longevity is more urgent. Although Ming Xuanzong worked for ten years, he died earlier, nine years less than Ming Renzong, who lived for 47.
Golden Boy and Jade Girl
From the short life of the second emperor Renxuan of the old Zhu family, we can sum up the short-lived problems of the emperors of the past dynasties! Yes, you are very smart, that is, a room of beauties (male and female tickets) and rice pills, of course, some emperors will take gas and medicine in order to be worthy of a full house of men and women.
However, when their lives are dying, they have no regret pills, and can only watch wine, food, beauties (including but not limited to beautiful women), beautiful scenery, and rich power leave him. If God gave them another chance, they would definitely not have these two major problems.
Isn't it true that without these two major problems, it must be very long-lived? Not necessarily, longevity is like fighting a war, but we know that it is impossible to do it! Let's talk about why Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Qi, Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty, who pioneered the rule of Wenjing, had a short life?
Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty was born in 203 BC and died on July 4, 157 BC at the age of 46!
Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty was stronger than his father, born in 188 BC, died on March 7, 141 BC, and only lived to be 47 years old.
The old Liu family has longevity genes, Liu Heng's father Liu Bang, the Taizu of the Han Dynasty, lived to be 62 years old, Liu Heng's grandfather Liu Xuan, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, lived to be in his 80s, and Liu Heng's grandson, Liu Qi's son, Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, was also 69 years old.
Not only that, but it was Liu Heng's mother, the Empress Dowager Bo Ji and Bo later became the Empress Dowager and lived for more than 60 years. And Liu Heng's wife, Liu Qi's mother, Dou Yifang, also survived to the Empress Dowager, and she is also in her 60s, which may be longer than the Empress Dowager Bo.
Liu
However, Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Qiye, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, who created the rule of Wenjing, did not live to the year of knowing the destiny of heaven.
Could it be that the two of them also have two major problems with the short-lived emperor - lustful + good Dan? Although this can be had, but this one really doesn't!
Some netizens said that among the emperors, in ancient times, although Liu Heng and Liu Qi's life expectancy was not old, it was not short, after all, the average life expectancy at that time was there! You said that the average life expectancy is more than 30 years old, and they can live more than 40 years, and they can be regarded as long-lived.
It seems very reasonable, but you are like Liu Heng, his grandfather is in his eighties, his parents are in their sixties, how did he become in his 40s? Liu Heng's descendant Liu Bei also said on the occasion of his death, "People call fifty not young", that is, Liu Heng and Liu Qi are also considered to have died prematurely speaking, and if you want to say that the standard of longevity in ancient times is that a life expectancy is greater than 50 years old.
I think that the reasons for the short life of Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty are not the same, and they need to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng
1. Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty
1. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng is Liu Bang's longest-lived son
Yes, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng's father lived to be in his 60s, his mother lived to be in his 60s, and Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty should also live to be in his 60s to be in line with common sense. But history makes me feel that one generation is not as good as the next, Emperor Taishang is in his 80s, Han Gaozu is in his 60s, and Han Taizong is only in his 40s.
But do you know? He has a short life like Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, but he is Liu Bang's longest-lived son. Liu Bang had eight sons, in addition to the third Zhao King Liu Ruyi, the fifth Liang King Liu Hui, the sixth Huaiyang King (Zhao Wang) Liu You, and the seventh Huainan King Liu Chang died unnaturally, Liu Ying, the Emperor of Han Hui, only lived to be 23 years old, Liu Fei, the king of Qi, was 32 years old, and Liu Jian, the king of Yan, also died in his 20s.
Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty is indeed long enough compared to the 10-year-old Zhao Yin King Liu Ruyi, the 23-year-old Han Hui Emperor Liu Ying, and the 32-year-old Qi Mourning Hui King Liu Fei. However, compared with his parents, Emperor Wen of Han did have a short life.
2. So, why did he live so shortly? Personal analysis, there are three reasons:
(1) Teenagers are frightened.
Of Liu Bang's eight sons, four of them were persecuted and died by Empress Lü. Liu Fei, the elder and strong king of Qi, was also criticized by Empress Lu in every way, and almost died in the capital. Liu Jian, the king of Yan, also died in depression, and that's it, Empress Lu still killed his son, and since then the Yan State has been abolished.
Lv Hou
Empress Lu's viciousness and treachery left Liu Bang's sons with serious psychological trauma. You must know that when Liu Bang died, his sons were also teenagers or even young children, they not only suffered the loss of their father, but also lived in the shadow of Empress Lu, and even directly suffered from Empress Lu's poisonous hands.
Even Empress Lu's biological son Liu Ying was frightened by Empress Lu's viciousness, and since then he has become depressed, indulged in happiness, and finally died of illness. Liu Chang, the only old king of Huainan, he was also hot-tempered and was forced to commit suicide in the era of Emperor Wen of Han.
By the time the Lü clan was wiped out, there were only two surviving sons of Liu Bang, one was Liu Heng, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and the other was Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, who was raised by Empress Lü.
Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, was the child raised by Empress Lu, and he was not frightened.
First, when Empress Lu did evil, he was still young and basically didn't remember.
Second, since Empress Lu raised him, she would treat him very well, after all, Liu Chang was no threat to Liu Ying at all, and Liu Chang's biological mother died very early.
When the ministers invited Liu Hengjun to come to the world, Liu Heng, who was frightened as a teenager, was devastated spiritually. It is very easy for a person to be frightened to affect his lifespan, not to mention that he has done shocking things, which leads to his short lifespan.
(2) Killing his wife and children for the throne.
Empress Lu is a ruthless person, killing heroes, abusing the princess, and punishing the prince, with vicious methods and cruel shots, she not only caused serious damage to Liu Heng's heart, but also inspired Liu Heng's revenge. After Empress Lü's death, the movement to liquidate the Lü family began.
The first to exert force was the strongest Qi State. On the one hand, Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, seized the soldiers of Liu Ze, the king of Langyu, and marched to Xi'an. On the other hand, Liu Zhang, Marquis of Zhu Xu, and Liu Xingju, Marquis of Dongmu, instigated the representatives of the meritorious heroes, Zhou Bo, the Taiwei, and Chen Ping, the right prime minister, to exterminate the Lu family.
Zhou Bo and Chen Pingping responded to this situation and sent troops to intercept Liu Xiang, but after Guan Ying arrived in Xingyang, he joined forces with Liu Xiang. Seeing this, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping couldn't let the sons of Liu Bang's eldest son grasp the situation, so they led Liu Zhang, Marquis of Zhu Xu, and Liu Xingju, Marquis of Dongmu, to start killing the Lu family.
Liu Zhang, Marquis of Zhu Xu, and Liu Xingju, Marquis of Dongmu, worked so hard for their brother to be emperor, and they were happy to lead them with "Zhou Bo and Chen Ping". With their close cooperation, the Lü family was wiped out, and Zhou Bo and Chen Ping also prepared to welcome Liu Bang's eldest son, Liu Xiang, the king of Qi, as emperor.
The reason is very good, the Liu Xiang brothers have the greatest credit and the strongest strength. Unexpectedly, Liu Ze deceived Liu Xiang, which directly led to Liu Xiang not only not becoming the emperor, but also becoming the king of Qi Ai. With a word, Liu Ze sent Zhou Bo and Chen Ping back, saying that you have not received enough anger from Empress Lu, do you still want to support the second Lu family?
As he spoke, he told him how domineering Liu Xiang and his uncle were, and how tough Liu Xiang was. In the final analysis, if you want to live a good life, choose a person with a good temper, weak strength, and especially no merit at all. In the end, under Liu Ze's recommendation, Liu Heng became the biggest winner.
Liu Heng did not make an inch, but Tianshan lost the throne, so he was naturally very happy. However, if you want to be the emperor, you have to completely break with the Lu family. At the beginning, in order to suppress and control Liu Bang's children and grandchildren, Empress Lu had a marriage with Liu Lu.
Her wishful thinking is that even if the Lu family will end in the future, the descendants will all be Liu Lu's descendants. Even if the husband is vicious, the tiger poison does not eat the child, even if he looks at the face of the children, he can also ensure the safe landing of the Lu family.
Han Taizong with four sons
Later, Wu Zetian also played like this, when Wu Zetian was very successful, probably because she didn't meet Liu Heng. Liu Heng knew that if he wanted to be the emperor, he had to make a complete cut with the Lu family, so he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, directly killed his princess Lu and killed the four sons born to Concubine Lu.
Of course, Liu Lu's marriage was also caused by Empress Lu to let the girls of their family monitor the surname Liu. But Empress Lu's wishful thinking was wrong, although Liu Heng's wife Lu Shi did not become a hero of the Liu family like Liu Zhang's wife, Xiao Lu Shi, Lu Shi and Liu Heng loved each other very much. Among other things, those four sons are a good proof of this.
For the sake of the throne, Liu Heng killed his beloved wife and four sons with his own hands, how painful it was for him, he had lived in torment all his life, and this greatly affected his lifespan.
(3) The sequelae of being too easy to get in place
After he became emperor at the cost of a wife and four sons, he picked up peaches and angered the king of Qi and his younger brothers. Even his youngest brother, Liu Chang, the king of Huainan, refused to obey him.
Liu Heng also didn't dare to argue with the powerful heroes because of his small strength, but he was even more reluctant to be the puppet of the heroes.
On the one hand, he has created a good character, and on the other hand, he is fighting wits and courage with the heroes and the King of Qi. Liu Heng has indeed done a very successful job, but do you know how much hard work he has put in and how much psychological pressure he has borne for this? These pressures have affected his lifespan.
Second, Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty
Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty
1. Too bad temper affects life expectancy.
Liu Heng is a ruthless person, but he gives people a gentle and elegant feeling, but at a critical time, he can be so ruthless that people are jaw-dropping and shudder. Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty is also ruthless, his ruthlessness is in ordinary times. The most typical thing is that when you play chess with him, you can be so angry that you can beat people to death with a chessboard.
When he was still the crown prince, his brother Liu Xian came to play with him, who was Liu Xian? Liu Xian's father was Liu Bi, the king of Wu, Liu Xi's father was Liu Xi, and Liu Xi was Liu Bang's second brother Liu Zhong. Wasn't Liu Qi's father, Liu Heng, once the acting king? But he Liu Heng was not the first generation of acting kings, the first generation of acting kings was Liu Xi, but Liu Xi gave up the country in the face of the Xiongnu and ran away, and Liu Bang demoted him to a marquis.
Liu Xi is not successful, but Liu Wei is very powerful, he has one set of wars and one set of governing the country, and Liu Bang sealed him in the rich Wu State.
After Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng succeeded to the throne, Liu Bi, the king of Wu, took Prince Wu to meet Liu Heng. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng had a family affair with his cousin, and Prince Wu played with the crown prince. The two played so well that Liu Biao returned to Wu, and Liu Xian didn't leave. Just as Liu Bang looked down on his second brother, Liu Bi also despised Emperor Wen of Han in his heart, and Liu Xian also looked down on Liu Qi a little. Liu Biao has a bad temper, and Liu Xian has no more than that.
The crown prince of Wu and the crown prince of the Han Dynasty began a game - playing chess. Liu Xian saw that Liu Qi actually regretted his move, and he was furious and rushed into Liu Qi. On this Liu Xian is still restrained, he would have been killed a long time ago on the other side of Wu State, but where did Liu Qi suffer such a grievance, picked up the chessboard and scolded while smashing hard. Liu Xian was scared, and knelt down again and again to beg for mercy, but Liu Qi became more and more energetic, and Liu Xian was beaten to death like this.
Playing chess can cost people's lives, and as for Zhou Yafu, who is suspicious of him, he is even more unforgivable for his mistake of losing his pawn to protect the handsome. Especially against Chao Wrong, not only kill himself, but also kill the whole family. Liu Qi is really terrible.
Su Shi's younger brother, Su Zhe said that Liu Qi was "jealous of Shao'en, and no one has the amount of a king." "That means he's mean and unkind, with a small belly!
2. The torment of the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.
In other words, Liu Qi accidentally killed Liu Xian, the prince of Wu. Emperor Wen of Han was shocked and angry, publicly reprimanded Liu Qi, and sent someone to Wu to report the funeral and send the body over. After Liu Bi got the news, he directly said to the envoy: "It's all a family, if you die in Chang'an, you will be destroyed in Chang'an, what else will you bury?" After that, Liu Bi, who was sad and angry, pretended to be sick and no longer saw him.
Of course, Emperor Wen of Han knew what was going on, but he still pierced this layer of paper, and reprimanded and even punished the envoy of Wu who came to report sick leave. Liu Bi was angry and afraid, ready to die and break the net. Emperor Wen of Han also felt that he blamed his precious son for this matter, so he forgave these messengers. The envoy of Wu said that Liu Bi was old and in poor health, so he could understand it if he did not come to the court, and in order to express his love for King Wu, he also specially rewarded King Wu with a sitting table and a walking stick. Only then did Liu Biao decide that it would not be too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
Wu Wang Liu Bi
Liu Bi was one round older than Emperor Wen of Han, and when Emperor Wen of Han died at the age of 46, Liu Bi was 58 years old. After boiling the little cousin, Liu Bi was ready to attack Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty. Of course, Liu Qi also knew that Liu Wei was not easy to deal with, and Liu Qi's think tank Chao mistakenly suggested that the emperor should strike first - cut the domain!
The order of cutting the feudal domain is soft first and then hard, cutting the mess quickly, and not giving them a chance to prepare, anyway, they have to reverse whether they cut or not, especially Liu Bi, the king of Wu. In 154 BC, the king of Wu, Liu Bi, the king of Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Zichuan, Jinan, Zhao, Chu, Huainan, Hengshan, Lujiang and the late king of Changsha sent a letter to raise troops in the name of "the Qing monarch punished Chao wrong". Those who responded to the army were Liu Wu, the king of Chu, Liu Sui, the king of Zhao, Liu Wei, the king of Jiaoxi, Liu Piguang, the king of Jinan, Liu Xian, the king of Zichuan, and Liu Xiongqu, the king of Jiaodong, which was the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.
Liu Qi directly killed Chao Cuo, you don't need to clear it, I will clear it, I don't need you to punish it, I will punish it. In order to express his sincerity, Liu Qi killed Chao Cuo's entire family. This was embarrassing, Liu Bi had no choice but to tear his face and lead 200,000 troops from various countries to make a rebellion. Liu Qi faced the army of the veteran Wu Wang Liu Biao, and the pressure was quite Alexander. There are many people under Liu Qi who can fight habitually, most of the kings of the world follow Liu Wei, and the two people that Liu Qi can rely on are the general Zhou Yafu and his younger brother Liu Wu, the king of Liang.
Fortunately, Liu Bi did not listen to the high views of his general Tian Lubo, nor did he listen to the clever plan of General Huan, a major general of Wu State, and still less did he reuse Zhou Qiu, otherwise Liu Bi would really want to oust Liu Qi from the throne! Even so, it was not Zhou Yafu who contributed the most to quelling the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, but his own brother Liu Wu. The king of Liang sent Han Anguo and Zhang Yu to resist the Wu-Chu coalition for three months, killing as many captured Wu-Chu coalition troops as the imperial court. Why did Liu Wu work so hard? Because Liu Wu felt that he was fighting for himself.
3. The issue of the throne that gives him a headache.
In 155 BC, Liu Wu entered Beijing, and Empress Dowager Dou was very happy to see her precious little son. Empress Dowager Dou's greatest wish is to let her youngest son Liu Wu also become emperor in the future. Liu Qi invited his younger brother to drink, and after drinking, he generally said seriously: "I will be gone one day, and the world is all yours." Liu Wu hurriedly knelt on the ground and kept saying don't want me, don't don't dare, don't dare, don't dare, I don't dare. said that he didn't dare not want it, but in fact, he wanted it more than anyone else. Of course, Liu Wu knew Liu Qi's routine, but he was very happy, and the Empress Dowager Dou was even happier.
Shang and Liang Wang Yan drank, tasted calmly and said: "Long live the thousand autumns and pass it on to the king." The king thanked him. Although I know that it is not true, I am happy in my heart. The same is true of the Queen Mother.
What kind of routine does Liu Qi have? First, say this to test Liu Wu and see if Liu Wu really has an idea. Second, I said this to let my mother see, I am drinking and spitting out the truth, I am good to my brother. Third, once Liu Bi, the king of Wu who gave him a headache, raised troops, Liu Wu was his biggest support, so he had to draw cakes for him in advance, PUA (Pick-up Artist) him. Fourth, he said it himself, Liu Wu resolutely refused, so what small action he made in the future was to slap himself in the face. Later, Liu Bei treated Zhuge Liang like this, and Zhuge Liang did not dare to replace Liu Chan in his life. Fifth, even if my mother threatens me with this in the future, I can say that I am drunk, and I am drunk and lost my words, or I can't remember it at all, so I can prevaricate.
Liu Wu, King of Liang
After the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was pacified, Liu Gonggong, the king of Liang, worked the most, and the Empress Dowager Dou thought to herself, this time she should be the emperor's younger brother. Unexpectedly, Liu Qi directly set up his eldest son Liu Rong as the crown prince, and Empress Dowager Dou and Liu Wu were very disappointed. The angry Liu Wu behaved more and more excessively, but he didn't expect that Liu Wu, who was excessive, was not punished, but Liu Rong was implicated because of his mother's relationship. In 150 BC, Liu Rong was deposed as the crown prince, and the Empress Dowager Dou was very excited and very happy, and immediately proposed to make Liu Wu the emperor's younger brother, but was opposed by Yuan Ang and other ten ministers, and even the Empress Dowager Dou's nephew Dou Ying did not agree.
When Liu Wu heard that his imperial brother had been arrested because of the strong opposition of Yuan Ang and other ten ministers, he sent assassins to assassinate these ten ministers. Liu Qi was very angry and immediately launched an investigation Soon, Liu Wu, the mastermind behind the scenes, surfaced. Liu Wu found his own sister, the eldest princess Liu Yan, the empress Wang Huan's brother Wang Changjun (Wang Xin), and the minister Tian Shu to plead with the emperor and the queen mother. The emperor looked at the face of the queen mother and let Liu Wu go.
It is worth mentioning here that Liu Wu once built a luxurious garden in his feudal kingdom called Liang Yuan, which was later called Liang Yuan. Liang Yuan is in the territory of Shangqiu, in order to commemorate Liang Yuan, Shangqiu set up Liang Park.
4. The problem of killing one crown prince
Emperor Wen of Han killed his wife and four sons-in-law, which had an impact on Emperor Wen of Han's lifespan. Similarly, Liu Qi's killing of his eldest son, Liu Rong, also had an impact on his lifespan. At the beginning, Liu Qi almost killed Liu Wu, but fortunately, someone pleaded for mercy, and only after seeing the face of the queen mother was saved from death. But the queen mother didn't know at the time, and she couldn't find her youngest son for a while, so she found the emperor in the palace and cried: "The emperor killed my son, the emperor killed my son." ”
Empress Dowager Dou
But later, Empress Dowager Dou found out that her youngest son's life had been saved, and she was very excited. But only two years later, his eldest grandson was forced to death by Zhidu. The old lady didn't know that it was Liu Qi who forced her grandson to death, but there was nothing she could do about Liu Qi, so she could only take Zhi out of anger. The old lady ordered Liu Qi to kill Zhidu, and as a result, Liu Qi sent Zhidu to the frontier to resist the Xiongnu.
Many years later, the old lady found out that Zhidu had become a general (in fact, it was a Taishou) guarding the frontier, so she questioned Liu Qi. This Liu Qi said: "Zhi are all loyal ministers!" The old lady howled at that time: "Isn't Linjiang Wang Rong'er a loyal minister?" Liu Qi had to kill Zhidu.
epilogue
Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty did not have the two major problems of short-lived emperors, but they had an environment of killing their relatives and encountering threats to the throne and civil strife in the country, which would bring them a lot of psychological pressure, so they did not live as long as Liu Bang and Liu Che. What do you think about this?