The secret of immortality is the most eye-catching, as the fear of death seems to be engraved in the genes of human beings, and the secret of longevity is constantly pursued.
It has always been like this since ancient times, for example, Qin Shi Huang asked for immortals and medicines, not only raised a large number of monks, but also sent Xu Fu to the east to find immortals and elixirs.
In addition to Qin Shi Huang, there are also emperors who are considered wise and martial in history such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who are still going further and further on the road of seeking immortals and medicines.
If there is any dynasty in history that likes to pursue immortality the most, it has to mention the Ming Dynasty.
Just after Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ascended the throne, the people of the entire Ming Dynasty began to advocate Taoism, and they often saw capable people in the people, and the strange man of the Ming Dynasty mentioned today is even more amazing, he was able to live to the age of 128 with only two kinds of food! Let's take a look at the life of this long-lived strange man in the Ming Dynasty.
The origin of the strange people of the Ming Dynasty
The longevity of the Ming Dynasty was named Wang Shining, and he lived to 128 years old with only two foods, which was a rather explosive existence in feudal society at that time, after all, the medical level was not developed at that time, and people's food was not as diverse as it is now.
Most people have a short lifespan, so let's just say that during the Qianlong period, a banquet for 1,000 people was held, and thousands of people over 65 years old were selected to participate.
Although these old people are only 65 years old, this is already considered a high life expectancy in ancient times, which can also show that Wang Shining can live to be 128 years old is really rare in the country!
In reality, Wang Shining was just a child born in an ordinary peasant family, although he was only a peasant family, but in the society at that time, he had the social status ranking of Shinong and industrialist, and the peasant households were good citizens, and they could also take the imperial examination and enter the official career at that time.
Wang Shining's hometown, the imperial court also set up a county school, many children here are studying in it, Wang Shining is also studying hard day and night, just to be able to seek fame, and enter the glorious lintel of the career in the future.
Wang Shining, who studied so seriously and hard, finally failed repeatedly after many ends, but Wang Shining was very smart and studious, and he kept looking through various ancient books.
You must know that the Ming Dynasty scientific examination is the examination of the eight strands of writing, this kind of eight-strand essay writing needs to use a variety of reserve knowledge, every student who stands out from the scientific examination is well-informed and knowledgeable to quote the classics, so Wang Shining's knowledge reserve is also first-class, which is placed in modern times, it is also a talent.
Such a serious and hard-working talent, instead of showing his wisdom in the examination room, was repeatedly frustrated, which made this young man feel extremely frustrated.
Just when he failed the imperial examination again, his emotions suddenly exploded, he put away his collection of books, he wanted to take another path, he wanted to cultivate his body and mind, and go to the mountains to understand how to go in the future.
In this way, Wang Shining said goodbye to his parents, and kowtowed a few times before leaving, hoping that his parents could forgive him for his unfilial piety.
After all, there is a tradition in ancient times, parents are not far away, this is also Wang Shining's apology to his parents, after saying goodbye to his parents, he picked up his bags and walked into the mountains alone, what he didn't know was that he would start a different legendary life.
The adventures of a strange man in the Ming Dynasty
At that time, the Ming Dynasty was up and down, the emperor preferred Taoism and reused Cheng Zhu Lixue, and the people below also believed in Taoism.
He went up the mountain to understand his own life, he chose a famous green mountain in his hometown, and began his hard life in the deep mountains.
This place is deserted, everything is done by yourself, for a weak scholar, the inconveniences of life can be known when you think about it.
Wang Shining was not frightened by these difficulties, he chopped firewood and hunted by himself, and also used the ancient books he used to read to identify the plants on the mountain that could be eaten.
Such a hard life did not make Wang Shining feel physically and mentally exhausted, but made him feel refreshed physically and mentally, and there was no pursuit of fame and fortune in the deep mountains, nor the prosperity and hustle and bustle of those worlds, so that he got unprecedented tranquility.
When he was bored, he meditated in the mountains and forests, allowing his body and mind to merge with the tranquility of this mountain forest, and also allowing him to realize a lot of life insights.
During an ordinary meditation, Wang Shining met a noble man who was also the master who led him to a fantastic life.
As usual, Wang Shiren saw an old man while meditating, and the old man looked at Wang Shining who was meditating and felt that he had a fate with him, so he went up to talk.
Don't talk about it, I don't know, this old man is a doctor, and he also knows the art of alchemy, this crane-haired old man looks like he is already dying, but his thinking is quick, and his hands and feet are even more flexible, which makes Wang Shining amazed.
Wang Shining looked at such a fairy-like old man and wanted to learn from him, but with the permission of the old man, he was successfully accepted as an apprentice by the old man.
Wang Shining didn't know that this old man not only knew alchemy, but also was extraordinary in medical skills, and he was familiar with all kinds of herbs in this deep mountain and old forest.
In his spare time, Wang Shining's master often took him up the mountain to collect medicine, and also taught him a lot of medical skills and alchemy tricks.
Wang Shining and his master learned the method of meditation, breathing, and breathing, as well as the trick to improve physical fitness and meridians, and at the same time collecting medicine in the mountains can also exercise the flexibility of the body.
Wang Shining, who has followed the master for many years, gradually began to inevitably age, at this time he has begun to appear gray hair in his sideburns, but it still does not affect Wang Shining to go up the mountain to collect medicine every day, although his face is aging, but his body is still healthy and flexible.
Since he studied with the master, his daily diet is extremely light, only eating wild vegetables and spring water in the mountains, and he is really like a fairy.
It wasn't until the herb pickers and hunters at the bottom of the mountain met Wang Shining who lived on the mountain, that although he had an old face, his vigorous posture made those people feel incredible, and Wang Shining's reputation for encountering adventures gradually sounded under the mountain.
A long-lived strange man who was targeted by the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty
Wang Shining's fame spread more and more under the mountain, and many people came to visit, this strange man in the mountains.
Those people saw the simple environment and simpler diet where Wang Shining lived, and deeply felt that Wang Shining was really different from ordinary people, not to mention ordinary people, even in poor people's homes, they couldn't just eat wild vegetables to live, and there would be some meat during the New Year's holidays.
Seeing this, many people persuaded Wang Shining to hunt if he had time to improve his quality of life.
Wang Shining didn't refute when he heard the persuasion of these people, he just laughed it off, these people didn't understand that it was these two foods that allowed the aging Wang Shining to still be healthy, different from ordinary elderly people.
Wang Shining has lived in the mountains for many years, far away from the fame and fortune and the hustle and bustle of the mountain, which makes him feel that he is one with nature, and the tranquility brought to him by the environment here is also the reason why he can age without weakening.
But these people under the mountain can't understand it, and they just think that Wang Shining has other adventures, otherwise why can they live in a humble room and eat so poorly every day, and since then, Wang Shining's reputation as a strange person has spread more and more, and even many people in the government have heard Wang Shining's strange name.
After the people in the government knew about Wang Shining, it also made a huge change in Wang Shining's peaceful life, because many people said that Wang Shining had an adventure, and he could also refine pills and have a set of stunts to prolong life.
Not only did everyone in the world begin to want to see Wang Shiren and seek the secret of longevity, but Zhu Jianshen, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty at the time, also heard of Wang Shining, and even asked him to enter Beijing, he wanted to see this strange person in person!
Wang Shining said goodbye to the mountains where he had lived for many years and went to the capital, he traveled a long way on the way, but his heart was indeed full of tranquility, at this time he had long lost the desire for fame and fortune when he was young, and there was only an indifferent mentality.
Wang Shining, who was so indifferent to fame and fortune, did not flatter himself when he saw Zhu Jianshen, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but only told his experience truthfully.
Although Zhu Jianshen is an emperor, he can't avoid the idea of wanting to live forever, and after he asked Wang Shining, he didn't believe a word of Wang Shining's answer at all.
The ministers present at that time were also full of disbelief, and some ministers directly questioned Wang Shining above the main hall, wild vegetables are the food of poor people, even ordinary vegetables and beef are more nutritious than you say, such a simple food, how can you live a long life!
Wang Shining's face was full of helplessness, at this time he was really speechless, he was eating like this, and he could live a long life with his own state of mind, but the emperor could never apply this method if he wanted to.
Not to mention the poor diet, the mentality of indifference to fame and fortune alone cannot be applied to the emperor, and an emperor who has no desire to control power will only make the entire dynasty decline.
Zhu Jianshen saw that what Wang Shining said was not what he wanted, and suspiciously questioned Wang Shining for hiding his secrets, Long Yan was furious and directly put Wang Shining under house arrest in the palace, until he was willing to tell the secret of longevity before he could regain his freedom.
Wang Shining, who was under house arrest, did not have any emotions, but was dragged away and imprisoned, and the emperor asked people to send him delicacies every day, but he didn't move a point, he only ate vegetables.
When the emperor saw Wang Shining so stubborn, he was even more angry, and directly asked people not to send him food until he begged for mercy, but Wang Shining was content and was not affected by hunger at all.
He only obeyed the will of heaven in this deep palace, although he was under house arrest and lost his freedom, he did not have compassion, but enjoyed the suffering arranged by his fate, until he was 128 years old, when he ran out of oil, there was no trace of resentment, just said goodbye to this world peacefully.
It turns out that Wang Shining's longevity is not only diet, but also mentality, although we modern people have a developed medical environment and rich food choices, the physical fitness of young people at that time is getting worse and worse.
Because people's lives are under great pressure nowadays, and overtime work on car loans and housing loans has occupied the entire life of modern people, how can people who are crushed by pressure have Wang Shining's indifferent mentality of fame and fortune?
Therefore, we modern people need to give ourselves time to relax, and let ourselves relax physically and mentally for more than ten minutes every day, so as to restore the energy of the body, so that our physical health can gradually return to the peak!
Epilogue:
Wang Shining did not choose to flatter the method of offering longevity because of fame and fortune, but instead used a martyr's behavior to enlighten Zhu Jianshen.
This open-minded outlook on life that is indifferent to fame and fortune inspires us modern people to pay more attention to our hearts, so as to make the road of life smoother!