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Chapter 19: Those Drug-Addicted Emperors
Seeing that there was nothing interesting to watch in the video, Leng Xiaoyun swiped past it and exited the interface.
After lying in bed for a long time, Leng Xiaoyun felt dizzy. Thinking that a package had just arrived, she went downstairs to pick it up to wake herself up.
The system is also very humane and follows her, and also helps each dynasty to look at the green plants outside. It is not good for the eyes to always look at electronic productsヾ(^▽^*)))
Recently, the people of various dynasties have found that the sky curtain seems to have become more convenient. Some of the questions they raised under the sky curtain have been answered, for example: the square box that people often hold in their hands is a mobile phone, and the elevator is something that can enter a closed space and go downstairs. They are like curious babies asking about the common things around people in the future.
The emperors speculated in their hearts: Could it be that this sky curtain is something outside of this world, and the girl looking at the sky curtain does not know that she is being seen by them, but that is indeed their era a thousand years later, their posterity.
The weather happened to be sunny today. Pedestrians on the roadside looked at the traffic lights and crossed the sidewalk. There were quite a lot of people selling balloons on both sides. The colorful balloons looked very beautiful.
Many children under the canopy vied to ask their parents for it, especially the little ones who were particularly favored in the family.
The system cleverly annotated the principle and production method of balloons. It also explained that balloons can not only be used as toys for children, but also as a means of transportation. It also found a picture of a hot air balloon to express it more vividly.
Although some emperors believed that strange and eccentric ideas were not desirable for a monarch, what Tianmu said was very useful.
Li Shimin and others looked at the hot air balloon and thought that by riding this thing into the air, they would be able to see clearly the direction of the enemy's attack. It was really a good thing for reconnaissance and warfare.
Ministers of industry from all over the country were summoned to the palace, and the Mohists and Gongshujia of the Qin Dynasty were also very busy. We want all the good things on the awning, but Your Majesty, we are human beings, not gods, and we are not so efficient.
After picking up the express delivery, Leng Xiaoyun walked back leisurely.
Someone asked under the sky, "In the future, the girl took the things but didn't pay?" The system explained the information about online stores, express delivery, and cargo flow, which made the ancients listen with relish. In the future, it is really convenient, and things can be bought from thousands of miles away. But thinking of the big bird I saw before, I think that in the future, they all went to the sky, so it doesn't matter.
I came home, lay on the sofa and continued playing with my phone.
[Ancient emperors all pursued immortality, of course, this is all feudal superstition. So today we will see what efforts they made for this? Let's take a look together, and the audience friends in front of the screen please click the red heart and pay attention~]
[By swallowing "immortal pills" made from a variety of miscellaneous "ingredients", one hopes to achieve the effect of strengthening the body or even achieving immortality.
It may seem like wishful thinking and suicidal today, but in the long ancient society, it was highly respected. Not only were the upper classes flocking to it, but even many emperors enjoyed it, including many "famous monarchs" and "greatest emperors of all time."
Of course, the ending of this kind of "cultivating immortals by taking drugs" is always failure, and many people even lose their lives.
First of all, our great emperor, Ying Zheng, also known as the First Emperor, Zulong, and Brother Zheng, is introduced. Netizens love our First Emperor very much, and so does the editor. Back to the point, Ying Zheng destroyed the six kingdoms and unified China, making the wheels and writing systems the same, and the weights and measures the same, making the concept of unification the result and inevitability of the disputes among the princes in later generations.
Qin Shi Huang's great achievements need no embellishment, but even such a great man had to face his most powerful enemy - death. As the saying goes, "(Qin Shi Huang) wanted everything to be fulfilled in his life, except for his longevity." Therefore, Qin Shi Huang began to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in searching for the elixir of life.
At that time, many people who were so-called alchemists but were actually swindlers were given important positions and preferential treatment. For example, Lu Sheng was valued because he claimed that he could find immortals and medicine. However, he never achieved any results. Fearing that the First Emperor would hold him accountable, he fled overnight. Before leaving, he even mocked Ying Zheng. As a result, Ying Zheng was furious and ordered severe punishment for Lu Sheng's "accomplices" (most of them confessed under torture). In the end, more than 460 people were buried alive. This is the "killing of Confucian scholars."
Of course, the most famous one is the alchemist Xu Fu. He went to the sea to seek the magic medicine, but failed for several years and spent a lot of money. In the end, he took 3,000 boys and girls on a boat to the sea and never returned. The First Emperor also died while waiting, and did not take the magic medicine until the last moment. His Qin Empire collapsed a few years later.
The First Emperor was only 49 years old and died of illness in Shaqiu during his tour of the six kingdoms.
"My poor brother Zheng! How could Xu Fu be so useless that he couldn't even find an elixir of life?"
"Zulong built the Great Wall to resist the Huns, burned books to unify people's thoughts, and deceived the fraudulent alchemists, but was slandered by the dynasties that followed for a thousand years! My charming ancestor was wronged."
"Father... hehe... my father whom I have never met~"
"Get the guy upstairs out! He is obviously my father, and Fusu is my elder brother (*^_^*)"
"The elixir of immortality is fake?! And it can also cost one's life? How dare those alchemists deceive me!"
Ying Zheng was furious at the moment because he had been deceived. He knew that his eldest son was forced to death, and he saw so many people in later generations suffer. Now he often handles government affairs until late at night and cannot be too emotional, but he was still very angry about the news from Tianmu.
Hearing the praise from later generations, Ying Zheng felt a little embarrassed. Why did they still call him father? It had been a thousand years, and he felt a little overwhelmed. He couldn't help but sigh when he heard that he only lived to be 49 years old.
He also recalled that Xu Fu had asked for permission to go to Yingzhou to search for the elixir of life. He looked at the sky and immediately ordered: "Come here, capture Xu Fu and all the alchemists!"
When Fusu heard the comments from those who called him father, his handsome face remained calm and he said, "Thank you for the invitation, but I don't want to have another brother."
Looking at the First Emperor in front of him, he couldn't help but step forward: "Sir..."
"It's nothing, please leave. I will take care of my health." As the recent news about Tianmu has attracted great attention from all dynasties, many emperors have imperial physicians by their side and always have qi-replenishing pills on hand.
At this moment, Liu Che was looking at the sky with a grin on his face, "Brother Zheng, this is a good name, but it's a pity that he died too early, otherwise our ancestor would not have established the Han Dynasty later."
Wei Qing wanted to remind him, Your Majesty, even the First Emperor could be singled out for criticism, what if the next one is you?
The young Huo Qubing did not think too much about it and said to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, please do not take the elixir. Tianmu said that this elixir is poisonous and can kill people."
Emperor Wu of Han agreed readily and said that he would not eat it, absolutely not.
Li Shimin watched the emperor's amusement and thought that the emperor must be in a good mood. For him, he never believed that elixirs could make him immortal. He was very smart, and those alchemists could not fool him!
Zhu Houcong, the "Immortal Emperor" of the Ming Dynasty, looked at the pill he had just made in his hand. He should have angrily accused Tianmu of talking nonsense, but he was a person from later generations and didn't know whether he should take it or not.
"Old Wang, did you hear that? Our emperor is taking poison and has been deceived."
"Shh, keep your voice down, no one can hear you."
It was the first time for many common people to eat the emperor's melon. They had only heard that the emperor would test for poison before eating, but had never heard of the emperor eating poison himself.
[Even Zulong has it, so as the iron triangle of the emperors of all ages - Liu Che, Li Shimin. His Majesty Zhuzhu and Erfeng will certainly not be absent.
Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, was the son of Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Qi, and the fifth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. During his reign, he issued the Enfeoffment Order to strengthen central power, granted eunuchs power, recruited talents regardless of their background, and promoted people with ambition. He also sent Wei Qing and Huo Qubing to attack the Xiongnu many times, forcing them to migrate to the north of the desert; he ordered Zhang Qian to go to the Western Regions to communicate between the Han Dynasty and the various ethnic groups in the Western Regions.
But he was superstitious about gods and immortals, and was keen on Fengshan and suburban sacrifices. In his later years, he caused the "Witchcraft Disaster", which led to the suicide of the crown prince, the death of more than 100,000 people, and the liquidation of hundreds of thousands of people. In the fourth year of Zhenghe, Liu Che issued an edict of self-criticism, and died two years later. He was posthumously named Shizong and buried in Maoling.
Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the son of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan. He joined the army when he was young and made great contributions to the establishment and unification of the Tang Dynasty. He was called "General of Heavenly Strategy" and was given the title of King of Qin. He launched the "Xuanwu Gate Incident", Li Yuan abdicated, and Li Shimin succeeded him and was given the title of Zhenguan. He listened to the opinions of court officials, accepted their advice with an open mind, and achieved recuperation and peace for the country and the people, thus creating the "Zhenguan Reign".
Externally, he expanded the territory, conquered the Eastern Turks and Xueyantuo, conquered Gaochang, Qiuci and Tuyuhun, and severely damaged Goguryeo. He established the Four Anxi Towns and lived in harmony with the various ethnic groups in the north, earning him the title of "Heavenly Khan".
But it seems that no matter how wise and powerful an emperor is, he will take elixirs in his later years, and these two are no exception.
Legend has it that Li Shimin suffered from illness in his later years, and he began to take elixirs, which hastened his death. However, according to the editor's research, Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin did not take the elixir of the alchemist Naropolomei at that time. The saying that Li Shimin died from taking elixirs is false. He died of illness.
Emperor Wu of Han was a loyal customer of elixirs. Many people came to him to sell elixirs. Li Shaojun, Li Shaoweng, Youshui Fagen, Gongsun Qing and other alchemists deceived him into turning cinnabar into gold and eating it, drinking dew from a plate in the open air and other methods, hoping to achieve immortality, but he regretted it in the end, but it was too late.
"Emperor Wu's "Witchcraft Disaster" really harmed people. The empress, the crown prince, the grandson, and the princess all died, not to mention those who were related to him."
"If you have silver, you still want gold. If you have a jade ruyi, you still want gold ingots. People always have endless desires. If you become an emperor, you still want immortality. Not to mention the ancient times, even now no one can live forever. People who want too much die early. "
"Erfeng is really the strongest hexagonal warrior. The Twenty-Four Lingyan Pavilions of the Tang Dynasty are what many emperors want. Moreover, Erfeng is my favorite emperor! It's a pity that the whole family is sick, ah!"
Looking at the words on the sky curtain, the dynasty mentioned was in chaos again. All the imperial doctors were invited to the palace, and the alchemists were imprisoned and awaited their fate.
Wei Qing and Huo Qubing immediately knelt down and apologized. In the future, the prince committed suicide, but what about them?
Wei Zifu brought the Crown Prince Liu Ju to plead guilty, but even though Liu Che was thick-skinned, he was too embarrassed to face them. He asked them to go back and immediately correct their mistakes. He also prepared a golden medal of immunity from death for the Queen, the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince's grandson, and the Princess (Liu Ju was still young at the time).
She touched her son's face and took him back. He was not only her husband, but also the emperor of the Han Dynasty. But now, Tianmu pointed out that everyone knew that they were wronged. Looking at the gold medal in her hand, Wei Zifu regained her spirit and comforted her children, asking them not to alienate themselves from the emperor.
After listening to Tianmu's words, Li Shimin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was fortunate. He said, how could he have taken the elixir? It must have been compiled in later history books!
When he saw that someone in his family was sick, the first person he thought of was Empress Changsun, and he quickly arranged for an imperial physician to see the patient.
[In addition to these three, there are many other emperors who took drugs. After all, Chinese history has gone through 83 dynasties, nearly three thousand years of history, and there have been 408 emperors since the First Emperor. We will only talk about some of the most famous emperors.]
Other emperors: Okay, okay, it’s none of our business now, right?
Sima Pi, the Emperor Ai of Jin, yearned for immortality and sought out masters everywhere. Under the guidance of the "masters", he practiced various immortality spells and refined various elixirs every day. Sometimes he took the elixirs for dinner, and when he felt unwell, he actually thought it was the "training period" he needed to go through before achieving immortality.
His ministers advised him to stop taking the elixir, saying that immortality was a fantasy. Sima Pi disagreed, thinking that he was being too soft-hearted. Later, Sima Pi died of poisoning from taking too many elixirs at the age of 25. He had no children, so he was eventually succeeded by Sima Yi, the Prince of Langya.
The Tang Dynasty was a severely affected area. ? ??? ?In addition to Erfeng, there were many people who took elixirs.
Tang Xianzong Li Chun, Tang Muzong Li Heng, Tang Wuzong Li Yan, Tang Xuanzong Li Chen, etc., the same thing applies. Don't take random medicines when you have something wrong, and don't take pills when you have something wrong, because if you take them, you will have something wrong. 】
Datang
Li Shimin was furious. If the elixir was really useful, would you have to pick it up? Look at the Li Tang emperors. The Tang Dynasty was really a disgrace to all dynasties.
The few people named by the sky curtain looked at the contents on the sky curtain with pale faces. This elixir is poisonous!
[In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changluo was one of the famous short-lived emperors who died after only one month on the throne. He became seriously ill on the tenth day after he ascended the throne and was bedridden. The imperial physicians did not see any improvement. At this time, a minister, Li Kezhuo, presented some pills called "red pills" and claimed that they could cure the disease. He felt refreshed at first and felt like he was recovering after taking them several times, but he died suddenly of the disease.
Among the many strange emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Xizong Zhu Youxiao was known as the "carpenter emperor". He liked to make furniture in the palace. Like his father Zhu Changluo, Zhu Youxiao also tried many elixirs when he was sick. Once, Ming Xizong and Wei Zhongxian and others were playing on a boat. Zhu Youxiao accidentally fell into the lake. After being rescued, Ming Xizong could not be cured for a long time. Shangshu Huo Weihua presented him with an elixir called "Linglu Drink", saying that it had a life-saving effect. Zhu Youxiao took it all day, which eventually led to edema all over his body, and he passed away soon after.
If the emperors mentioned above were deceived into taking elixirs by mistake, then the one below was the one who made the elixir himself and tested the poison.
Zhu Houcong (Emperor Shenzong of Ming Dynasty), also known as the "Immortal Emperor", was the grandson of Emperor Xianzong of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jianshen, the nephew of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youtang, and the cousin of Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty. He was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty and highly respected Taoism throughout his life. He was like a Taoist priest, obsessed with making elixirs all day long.
During his 45-year reign, he did not attend court for more than 20 years. He made great use of Taoist priests, not only allowing them to refine elixirs in the palace, but also giving them high positions and generous salaries. Among them, Taoist priest Tao Zhongwen not only sat on the high position of Minister of Rites, but also was given the titles of "Shao Bao, Shao Shi, and Shao Fu". It can be said that "Zhongwen was the only one who held the three titles throughout the Ming Dynasty."
Tao Zhongwen and others used a lot of virgin menstrual blood as the raw material for refining elixirs for Emperor Jiajing. In the end, Emperor Jiajing was almost strangled to death by the palace maids who could not bear the humiliation. But in the end, the immortal Emperor Jiajing did not realize his wish and died at the age of 60. Of course, this age is considered longevity in the "drug circle".
Finally, Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty can also be considered a model worker. Among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, who were not particularly anti-intellectual, Emperor Yongzheng was very outstanding. He waited for Emperor Kangxi to hand over the throne to him, but he died after only 13 years as emperor. In his later years, Emperor Yongzheng was also obsessed with cultivating immortals. Like most emperors who took drugs, he did not believe in doctors but only in Taoist priests.
Normally, he would take two pills to nourish his body. Over time, a lot of heavy metals accumulated in his body. Finally, a freshly made pill from the Taoist priest was sent directly to him to see his father. 】
Zhu Yuanzhang caught Zhu Di and beat him up. What good descendants do you have? A short-lived emperor, a carpenter emperor, an immortal emperor. He has not attended court for more than 20 years. What do you think of being an emperor?
Zhu Biao looked at the chaotic scene and sighed helplessly.
Qing
I didn't expect that they were involved in this. It seems that Tianmu has a good impression of Yongzheng, unlike his previous feeling of bad luck when the Qing Dynasty was mentioned.
Yongzheng looked up when his name was suddenly called. He was a little stunned when he saw the words on the skylight. He was too busy reviewing memorials every day and rarely went to the harem. He didn't expect that he would become addicted to elixirs in the future.
Kangxi saw the sky curtain and thought that Yongzheng was his son. He said that his sons were talented in both civil and military affairs and were all great descendants of the dragon.
"What a pity, Kangxi has already given birth to all the children he should have. It would have been nice if he had left two for later generations."
"Who would have thought that Jiajing had not attended court for more than 20 years but still controlled the entire court? Tsk, he just doesn't have his heart on the right path."
"I am just a boaster of the First Emperor! Brother Zheng suffered a lot as a hostage in Zhao State since he was young. After he came to power, he unified the six kingdoms and worked diligently. He reviewed 120 kilograms of government affairs every day. He can still live to the age of 49. Who else can live like this! His body quality is great. If he didn't take elixirs, he would definitely live longer!"
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