In the eyes of Japanese Sengoku enthusiasts, the "Sengoku Sanjie" was undoubtedly one of the three most successful heroes of that era. However, unlike Oda Nobunaga, who fought back from Ichisuke, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who fought back from a civilian to unify Japan. Tokugawa Ieyasu was in the last position in the minds of both Japanese people at that time and in the minds of Japanese people today. Even the "most popular" historical figures ranked in Japan's net names are weaker than Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin.
The three great masters of Japan's Sengoku period
Of course, contempt is despised, but Tokugawa Ieyasu did ascend to the throne by virtue of his own philosophy of life- that is, by boiling his competitors to death, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was well versed in the essence of the chicken eating game, carried out the word "Gou" in the Warring States to the end. At a time when the average life expectancy of the Japanese Sengoku was only 30-40 years old, Tokugawa Ieyasu's 75-year-old age can be said to be an absolute longevity. Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who were two of the three masters, were 49 years old and 62 years old, while their contemporaries Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin were neither more than 52 years old.
So what makes Tokugawa Ieyasu so long?
Tokugawa Ieyasu (stills) from Sekigahara Battle
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="48" > young mindset </h1>
If the daimyo of the Sengoku period had the best mentality, he did not think that Tokugawa Ieyasu would definitely be in the top three. According to the theory of human health, a good attitude can coordinate and balance the functions of the body, which has a great impact on people's health, that is to say, "people who love to laugh have a long life."
Having a tiger in your heart and sniffing the roses is Ieyasu's code of conduct
Tokugawa Ieyasu, if you use it now, is a bastard of the Sengoku.
This is a bit like Sima Yi Liu Bang and others, and before there is an absolute certainty of victory, he will always keep his ambition to dominate Japan in his heart. For example, in the three-party battle, he let Takeda Shingen fight on the battlefield with a "fart rolling urine stream", did not take this matter to heart at all, but regarded this as an encouragement to move forward, and even openly told the warriors around him that this kind of thing was difficult for ordinary people to talk about. After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, I was humiliated and scolded by Ishida Sansei in front of many people, and I did not stop it, and people did not move at all whenever you "denigrated" me, so I did not get angry easily, and my mind was peaceful. In today's terms, it is to live a healthy life. Therefore, the mentality is young, so that Tokugawa Ieyasu can "stick" for a longer time.
Ishida Mitsusei denigrates Ieyasu against Yoshiji Otani (stills)
Contrary to Tokugawa Ieyasu, Oda Nobunaga is more like a "genius" who belongs to the current range, such as a violent temper, a more domineering behavior, and an irritability, but often geniuses are not liked by people and are destined to oppose the people of the world. Thus the honnoji Revolution broke out. Of course, such a person is prone to suffering from three highs, so even if the instinct happens, Nobunaga's body will not be able to eat.
Oda Nobunaga (stills)
The same is toyotomi Hideyoshi, who in his early years was still a very optimistic person, chattering every day, like a monkey, such a person is supposed to have a very young mentality and should live a long life. But in fact, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has a disadvantage, that is, he is poor and habitual, and once he is rich, he cannot control himself. After the Battle of Tennosan, he began to enjoy the wind, especially after becoming a Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi began to float up, in addition to eating and drinking, there was also the inability to control himself in terms of female color, from the late years of Naasai tea as a side room, 60 years old gave birth to Hiderai, it can be seen that he is still old and strong, but also because of addiction to female color, coupled with excessive use of health care products (when Kato Kiyomasa for toyotomi Hideyoshi's heir problem, specially sent him from the Tohoku tiger whip to supplement his body), So it wasn't long before Toyotomi Hideyoshi died in wealth...
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (stills)
Ieyasu's youthful mentality is also reflected in sports, and unlike toyotomi Hideyoshi's petting concubines in Osaka Castle and enjoying pleasures in osaka castle in his later years, Tokugawa Ieyasu especially likes hunting and patrolling. And everything must be done, the large amount of exercise makes his physical function is still very healthy, even when he was in his 20s, he can come and go freely when he is in Osaka, wearing heavy armor.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who is still hunting in his 70s (stills)
All in all, a young, healthy, and inactive mindset allowed Tokugawa Ieyasu to ensure his own physical health so that he could "rule Japan alive."
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="55" > a reasonable diet </h1>
Of course, a good attitude also requires a good body, and in Japan, when eating white rice was a superior person, Tokugawa Ieyasu's health recipes were also extremely scientific. Tokugawa Ieyasu has always told his subordinates that "maintaining a healthy and clear-headed diet is the key to victory."
So, what exactly are these healthy diets?
Tokugawa Ieyasu eating (stills)
First of all, let's look at Tokugawa Ieyasu's recipes, and unlike Oda Nobunaga, who likes to eat sweets and Kiuchi and Kansai heavy flavors, Tokugawa Ieyasu's diet is more inclined to oligo-japanese. Tokugawa Ieyasu's food recipes include "wheat rice, natto, soybeans, miso, tea, mustard, fish," and so on, which are all simple natural ingredients that he likes to eat.
Tokugawa Ieyasu eating wheat rice or fried noodles (stills)
In the book "Living, Racing in the Sengoku of Japan", it is recorded that Tokugawa Ieyasu's favorite staple food is wheat rice. It is said that Ieyasu pours yam on the rice with yam paste, and also likes to add Japanese pickled radish to the side dishes, and it is the most pleasant thing for Tokugawa Ieyasu to mix rice with radish in his daily diet. And there is a small story here, in his later years, when Tokugawa Ieyasu was eating rice and pickled turnips, he was said by several maids that the food was too bumpy, Tokugawa Ieyasu heard the unhappiness of his face after hearing it, felt that his subordinates were too extravagant and wasteful, and ordered that the treatment of the maids in the future was all changed to white rice, not even pickled radish, so that they could remember the bitters and sweets. Compared to Hideyoshi and Oda Nobunaga, who like to eat and drink, Tokugawa Ieyasu's diet is relatively regular.
Natto, a traditional Japanese delicacy
In addition to wheat rice, there is also an important coarse grain in the Tokugawa family's recipe, that is, beans, which are rich in vitamin B1, which can improve brain function very well. Many of the soy products derived from Japanese beans are also regular customers of Tokugawa Ieyasu recipes, such as soy sauce, it is said that kanto people like to eat soy sauce, and the tradition of dipping everything in sauce is still led by Tokugawa Ieyasu. In addition to soy sauce, Natto, which is now popular in Japan and various Japanese food stores, is also popular with Tokugawa Ieyasu, natto is a healthy food that is effective for conditioning the stomach, weight loss, osteoporosis, menopausal disorders, diabetes, cancer, etc.
Tokugawa Ieyasu, who covets food, is seriously ill (stills)
However, because of the healthy diet of Tokugawa Ieyasu is still planted on the food, in his later years when Tokugawa Ieyasu became a shogun, it is estimated that he ate many years of clear soup and water, wanted to eat meat dishes, did not expect to eat fried foods such as fried sea bream (a kind of tempura), high blood pressure died. It's not a shame...
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="63" > Yutianjun said </h1>
For the Warring States warlords, it was meaningless to just have a longer lifespan. In order to be able to go to the battlefield and participate in the battle at any time, while living a long life, it is also necessary to be healthy and have a clear mind that can see through the wisdom of the "thief of the country". Tokugawa Ieyasu has done a good job of maintaining longevity and taking care of a sober mind.
The phrase "the body is the capital of the revolution" is most appropriately applied to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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