Among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi and Qianlong were the longest-lived.
Studies have shown that the average life expectancy of people in the Qing Dynasty was between 30~50 years old, while Kangxi lived to be 69 years old and Qianlong to 87 years old.
Even other emperors of noble status during the feudal period did not necessarily live to a long age if they enjoyed the best medical conditions.
Many people are curious about what is the reason why Kangxi and Qianlong Emperors lived so long, it turns out that the two ancestors and grandsons have never encountered the same hobby, and this hobby is the common disease of most emperors in ancient times.
So, what exactly is this hobby?
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The longest-reigning emperor - Kangxi
In the history of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi was the most accomplished and longest-reigning emperor.
The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in the feudal period on the mainland, and it ruled China for 276 years. However, the Qing Dynasty did not begin to flourish when it entered the customs to unify the world, but developed and grew during the Kangxi period.
The first emperor after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs was the Shunzhi Emperor, but this emperor did not have particularly outstanding achievements, and he died young.
As far as the situation of the Qing Dynasty at that time was concerned, they had not yet sat on their laurels, and were even almost driven out of the pass when the situation was at its most unstable.
Emperor Shunzhi
After Shunzhi's son Emperor Kangxi succeeded to the throne, the situation was also unstable, but Emperor Kangxi was a young and heroic man, and with the assistance of his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, the grandfather and grandson reformed the maladministration and resolved many large-scale rebellions.
Many people have heard of the allusion to Chong Guan's anger as a red face, and the protagonist of this Chong Guan's anger is Wu Sangui, who was crowned king after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty and mastered hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, but Wu Sangui was obviously not satisfied with this.
Many people have heard of the allusion to Chong Guan's anger as a red face, and the protagonist of this Chong Guan's anger is Wu Sangui, who was crowned king after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty and mastered hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, but Wu Sangui was obviously not satisfied with this.
In fact, this was only to satisfy Wu Sangui's selfish desires, and Wu Sangui's rebellion had greatly damaged the vitality of the Qing Dynasty, and the Kangxi Emperor took great pains to suppress it.
At that time, Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses were directed at the city of Beijing, and if it were not for the dangerous and dangerous counterinsurgency operation, the Qing Dynasty would probably be on the verge of extinction.
Emperor Kangxi, a young ruler who was a young ruler who was wise enough to capture Aobai, was not afraid of Wu Sangui's troops, and he commanded well, so that the rebellion of the three feudatories led by Wu Sangui was successfully pacified.
This strengthened the prestige of the Kangxi Emperor's rule throughout the country, and at the same time eradicated three cancers for the Qing government.
After all, the existence of the three feudatories was a huge threat to the Qing government, in addition to pacifying the three feudatories, the Kangxi Emperor also waved his army to recover Taiwan in the 19th year of his succession.
Another characteristic of Emperor Kangxi is that he uses people well. At that time, many ministers in the imperial court did not advocate the use of Han people, but Emperor Kangxi felt that since the Qing Dynasty had entered the customs, it should be a Manchu and Han family, and there should be no ethnic division.
In order to promote economic development, Emperor Kangxi also ordered that the people in the coastal areas could go to sea to do business, which was greatly beneficial to the development of the coastal areas.
When he was young, Emperor Kangxi drove several imperial expeditions and experienced large-scale battles, so it can be said that the battles he fought during his reign laid a solid foundation for his son Emperor Yongzheng to create a prosperous era.
But the Kangxi Dynasty in his later years had a lot of maladministration, because the Kangxi Emperor in his later years wanted to implement the benevolent government of the ancients, but the object of his benevolent government seemed to be wrong.
Some corrupt officials should have been executed according to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, but they were all done under the influence of the Kangxi Emperor's benevolent government.
This greatly contributed to the trend of corruption, and even the household department in charge of the world's money and grain could not report to Emperor Kangxi the specific amount of silver deposits, as well as the grain stocks in various prefectures and counties.
In addition to corruption, Kangxi's rule of officials in his later years was also very corrupt, and some high-ranking officials sold their officials on a large scale after taking office.
The people who bought the officials naturally wanted to get back the money they spent by embezzlement, so this made the people live in dire straits, but Emperor Kangxi was a little unknown.
Because he rarely left the palace in his later years, and the ministers only reported him well, Emperor Kangxi always believed that the Kangxi Dynasty in his later years was also a peaceful and prosperous era.
In addition to the corruption of the officials, the rebellion that broke out in the later years of the Kangxi Emperor also made the emperor a little exhausted.
Because Kangxi hesitated on the issue of establishing a prince, and the originally established crown prince was deposed twice, the other princes were eyeing the throne.
Emperor Kangxi reigned for a total of 61 years, making him the longest-reigning emperor in China's feudal history since the Qin Dynasty.
His reign was staggering, with the Kangxi Emperor succeeding him at the age of eight and dying at the age of 69.
During his reign, he was busy with political affairs, but he did not forget to exercise, because the ancestors of the Manchus grew up on horseback, so the family law of the Manchu royal family was to ask the emperor to have both civil and military skills.
Emperor Kangxi is no exception, and it is recorded in the history books that Emperor Kangxi was able to pull a heavy bow until his later years, and he was even more invincible in the hunting grounds.
This is inseparable from his perennial exercise, and Emperor Kangxi in his later years was also very strong, there is a saying that life lies in sports, and Emperor Kangxi really did this.
To say that the secret of Kangxi's longevity is inseparable from his usual eating habits.
According to historical records, Kangxi only eats two meals a day, and he doesn't like the delicacies of the mountains and the sea, and eats some daily meals, but he also pays attention to nutritional matching.
In addition, Kangxi also does not like tobacco, alcohol, betel nut and other things, he thinks that these things will have an impact on health, to say that there are really few self-disciplined emperors like Kangxi in history.
"Taking pictures" madness - Qianlong
Emperor Qianlong followed the example of his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, who immediately abolished many of the decrees made by his father, Emperor Yongzheng, and instead used the national policies established by his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, during his reign.
In the early days of his reign, Emperor Qianlong made an oath that he would never reign longer than his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi.
Many people don't understand why Emperor Qianlong said this, but in fact, this may be a kind of respect and worship for Emperor Qianlong's grandfather.
In the history of China's feudal dynasties, Emperor Qianlong was the second-longest reigning emperor, and he was only one year younger than his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi.
If it weren't for the grand wish he made when he was young, Emperor Qianlong would have been for a longer time, and the Qing Dynasty when he ascended the throne could be called a country and a people's peace, even if there was a big malpractice, he was also removed by his father, Emperor Yongzheng.
When he was a teenager, Emperor Qianlong won the admiration of his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi, and the statecraft he learned from his grandfather was used by Emperor Qianlong after he ascended the throne.
He attached great importance to agricultural development, and he believed that the Chinese population in that period was too small, so he believed that more wasteland should be reclaimed, and only when there was more food would the number of people increase, so that the country would be safe.
At that time, the frontier area was very barren, and Emperor Qianlong felt that it was necessary to develop the frontier area, which would be very beneficial to the development of the country.
It turns out that this is indeed the case. Although the people who were relocated were a little reluctant, at that time, the policy given by Emperor Qianlong was still good, and the people who moved to the frontier were able to get their own land.
In addition to agriculture, it also focused on the development of commerce, and under the dual combination of agricultural and commercial policies, the population of the Qing Dynasty began to skyrocket during the Qianlong period, and the economy also showed a thriving trend.
A few years after Emperor Qianlong succeeded to the throne, the prosperous era of Kangqian reached its peak.
In fact, this is not only the credit of Qianlong alone, but the foundation accumulated for him by his father, Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Kangxi.
Emperor Qianlong was a very hot and fun emperor, he spent a lot of money on going to the south of the Yangtze River several times, and he did the ultimate in enjoyment.
And the Qianlong Emperor also likes to chant poems and paint, according to incomplete statistics, he wrote more than 42,000 poems in his life, and now there are a lot of seals on many famous paintings in the Forbidden City, some of which are stamped by the Qianlong Emperor.
Whenever he came across a famous painting he liked, Emperor Qianlong would stamp it with all kinds of seals, and I have to say that some famous paintings were destroyed by the seal of Emperor Qianlong.
During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, there were no major wars, and some people say that he was a blessed emperor, but in fact he was.
Kangxi, the achievements of the two generations of Emperor Yongzheng were carried forward by Emperor Qianlong.
His father, Emperor Yongzheng, was very frugal, but Emperor Qianlong was a person who liked luxury, and he spent countless expenses just in the south of the Yangtze River.
However, like his grandfather, the emperor had many misdeeds in his later years, and he considered himself a perfect old man at that time.
He believed that the Qing Dynasty had reached its peak, and even foreign envoys came to ask for commercial cooperation, but the Qianlong Emperor ignored them.
He believed that the Qing Dynasty was already a superior state of the Celestial Empire and did not need to cooperate with any small countries.
According to the current words, Emperor Qianlong was a person who liked to take pictures, because he would ask the court painter to paint many portraits of him every year and hang them in the palace.
Among them are huge long paintings of him wearing military uniforms, as well as scenes of him writing in the imperial study.
Many people feel that the reason why Emperor Qianlong was able to live a long life is inseparable from his lifelong enjoyment, after all, as a person in power, he can still be poor and luxurious every day, and everyone will be happy.
Emperor Qianlong not only enjoyed it, but also had a good martial arts, and he liked hunting just as much as his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi.
In fact, Emperor Qianlong's ten martial arts were completely made up. In the third year of Jiaqing, Emperor Qianlong's son Emperor Jiaqing had succeeded to the throne for three years, but Emperor Qianlong still refused to relinquish power.
After all, he has mastered the power for a lifetime, how can he say that he will let it go, Emperor Qianlong at that time had already achieved nine complete martial arts, which means that he did nine great things during his reign, but he had to make up one.
At that time, there was a peasant uprising, so the Qianlong Emperor was very happy when he learned that the uprising had been put down, and then he called himself a perfect old man.
In his later years, Emperor Qianlong should also regret the ambition he made when he was young, after all, he was still reluctant to give up on power after he ascended the throne.
Emperor's common disease
The diet and life that ancient emperors could enjoy were the best, so many emperors also developed the habit of eating and drinking.
As an emperor, of course, you can do whatever you want, and the emperor who loves to enjoy doesn't have to do anything in the palace.
In order to pursue longevity in their later years, they did not hesitate to summon warlocks to the palace to refine all kinds of gold and silver elixirs for themselves, and even Qin Shi Huang, who was a great talent and roughly unified the six countries, did not escape this law, which also gave a very bad start to the emperors of later generations.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also an eloquent emperor, but he was also superstitious about pills in his later years.
Many emperors of the Tang Dynasty died of poisoning by taking pills, and even Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who opened up the rule of Zhenguan, was poisoned by eating too many elixirs of longevity.
In all dynasties, the Tang Dynasty was the dynasty where the emperor died the most due to taking pills, and during the Ming Dynasty, the most famous alchemy emperor was Jiajing, and even he gave himself the nickname of Taoism when he died.
But Kangxi and Qianlong Emperors did not have the habit of alchemy, and Emperor Yongzheng had the habit of alchemy, so he died young before he was too old because he took too many pills.
The mercury used in the alchemy of ancient alchemists contained excessive amounts of toxins, which gradually accumulated in the human body and caused a lot of damage, and Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong had obviously seen through the alchemy that it was a lie, so they did not pursue immortality excessively.
What is touching is that the emperors who excessively pursued immortal alchemists in all dynasties died young, but Kangxi and Qianlong did not pursue immortality, but became the two longest-lived emperors.
All in all, the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors created the longest reign of emperors, and also created the longest longevity of emperors in feudal Chinese history.
This is because they love the way of health preservation, and they have eliminated the common disease of alchemy that has been loved by many emperors in previous dynasties.
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