In history, the emperors' pursuit of immortality was not completely unrealized. Some of them had increased their lifespans. Among these emperors, the most representative emperor was Emperor Qianlong.

The Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro Hongli (September 25, 1711 - February 7, 1799), was the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the fourth emperor after entering the pass. The year name was "Qianlong", which means "the prosperity of heaven". He ascended the throne at the age of 25 and reigned for 60 years. After abdicating, he served as the Supreme Emperor for three years and four months. He actually exercised the highest power of the country for 63 years and four months. He was the emperor who actually held the highest power of the country for the longest time in Chinese history and the longest-lived emperor in Chinese history.

During the reign of Hongli, the Qing Dynasty reached its highest peak since the Kanggan period, and Sinology developed greatly during this period. Hongli was a famous emperor in the late Chinese feudal society. Based on the civil and military achievements of the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties, he further completed the unity of multi-ethnic countries and further developed social, economic and cultural culture.

Hongli attached great importance to social stability and cared for the affected people. During his reign, he exempted money and grain from the world for five times and grain from the world in three or eight provinces, which reduced the burden on farmers and attached great importance to water conservancy construction, which played a role in protecting agricultural production and made the Qing Dynasty's treasury increasingly enriched.

Hongli's martial arts were prosperous, and he made great achievements in quelling rebellions in the border areas, maintaining the unity of the country, expanding the territory, and improving the rule, occupying Xinjiang, and officially integrating Xinjiang into China's territory. The Qing Dynasty's territory was thus maximized.

During Hongli's reign, folk art developed greatly, such as Peking Opera, which was formed during the Qianlong period. However, the late reign was extravagant. The administration was corrupted, and insurrection broke out in many places. The policy of closing the country reached its highest level. It widened the gap with the West and caused a crisis in the Qing Dynasty. The trend of literary inquisition was even more severe than that of Kangxi and Yongzheng periods.

Emperor Qianlong quelled the Junggar rebellion twice during his lifetime. He once rebelled by Hui tribes, rebelled by Jinchuan twice, suppressed the Taiwanese people's uprising led by Lin Shuangwen, fought against Gurkha (now Nepal), and fought against Burma and Annan (now Vietnam), and ended with the report of the warring neighboring countries.

Emperor Qianlong was so arrogant that he boasted of his "Ten Complete Martial Arts" and called himself "Ten Complete Old Man" and "Ten Complete". It means perfection.

However, Qianlong's most proud title was the "Senior Emperor in his seventies", so that the seal of the "Senior Emperor in his seventies" was the most proud imperial treasure in his later years. Because Qianlong believed that the Qing Empire "gained the righteousness of the country, expanded the vast territory, surrendered the vastness, and the peace of the people" were all his achievements.

How did the title of "Seventy Emperor" come from? It turned out that on the 70th birthday of Emperor Qianlong in the 45th year of Qianlong (1780), the Minister of Works Peng Yuanrui made a memorial titled "Nine Odes of Seventy Emperors" and flattered Qianlong. It quoted the poem "Life is Seventy Emperors" by Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, praising Emperor Qianlong as "Seventy Emperors".

Emperor Qianlong admired it very much. He believed that "the intention was fresh and the words were elegant." There were several emperors over 70 years old in Chinese history, but their achievements were not comparable to those of themselves.

He wrote an article about this:

I have reached the seventh rank this year, so I used Du Fu's sentence to engrave "The treasure of the emperor of seventies"... I have not argued for more than three generations, and only six people who have reached the emperor of seventies have been obtained by the emperor. I have seen it recently. Even if I have obtained the right state, protect the vast land, and the universal surrender, and the peace of the people. Although it is not a great cause, it can be said to be a well-off society.

Moreover, the reason why the country was destroyed in the previous dynasties was called strong vassals, external troubles, powerful ministers, foreign relatives, female servants, official temples, treacherous ministers, and flattery. Now there is no one who is like this. It is said that the six emperors, the two ancestors of the Yuan and Ming dynasties, were the kings of entrepreneurs, and there was no time to go to rituals, music, and politics. The other four emperors are not enough to do the law, and how can they be as good as today? This is true in the seventies...

For Emperor Qianlong, his political achievements were indeed significant and his achievements were great, but from the late Qianlong period, politics began to continue, which was directly related to Qianlong's great success, his journey to the south and hunting in the north, and his years of military use. His national strength was gradually weakening. By the time Emperor Jiaqing ascended the throne, the treasury was empty and the people were exhausted and the wealth was exhausted.

But as for Qianlong's longevity, the word "70s" is well deserved. Among the more than 230 emperors in Chinese history, most of them had short lives and few had long lives, while only Emperor Qianlong lived to the age of 89. He experienced the four dynasties of Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing, and enjoyed the joy of family life of seven generations.

He died in the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), at the age of 89. His temple name was Gaozong, and his posthumous title was Fatian Longyun Zhicheng Xianjue Tiyuan Liji Fuwen Fenwu Qinming Xiaoci Shenshengchun Emperor. He was buried in Yuling in the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty.

There is a saying: "It is difficult to be an emperor, it is difficult to be a good emperor, and it is even more difficult to be a good emperor who lives a long life!" But Emperor Qianlong did it!

In the thousands of years of imperial history in China, the top three rankings of Chinese imperial longevity are: the third place is the queen Wu Zetian, who was 82 years old; the second place is the Emperor Wu of Liang during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Xiao Yan, who lived 86 years old; the first place is Emperor Qianlong, who was 89 years old, and is the longest-lived emperor in Chinese history.

Qianlong has been released to this day, and that is the standard male protagonist in the stallion novel.

Qianlong, known as the "romantic emperor", created several of the best records in ancient times.

For example, if we count the actual years of rule over the country, Qianlong may be the best in the world; for example, he likes to write poetry, although the quality is really not satisfactory and lacks poetry, he wins by quantity. He is the person who wrote the most poems in ancient times. He wrote nearly 50,000 poems in his life, which exceeds the sum of more than 2,200 poets in "Complete Tang Poetry". It can be said that he is unprecedented and has no future. For example, he is also the longest-lived emperor in ancient China, and he lived to 89 years old, and he is even stronger and he has never had a serious illness. He can almost be said to have died without illness.

Therefore, many people envy Qianlong as a lucky monarch in ancient and modern times. He was smart since childhood and loved by Kangxi and Yongzheng. After becoming an adult, he enjoyed the peaceful and prosperous era established by Kangxi and Yongzheng. There were not many national events worth worrying about. He basically enjoyed life throughout his life: he liked to recite poems and compositions, love calligraphy, painting, music, and tea, had an artist's temperament, and loved traveling. He went to Jiangnan six times, went to Wutai Mountain five times, and climbed Mount Tai three times. Qianlong was also skilled in bows and horses, loved hunting. He often competed with military officers to shoot archery, and even liked various ice sports... He was truly the favorite of God.

Thanks to various Dog Blood Palace TV series, everyone now knows that Emperor Qianlong is quite lustful. Not only does he have three palaces and six courtyards, there are many beauties in the palace and beauties, but he also leaves countless romantic and erotic historical legends when he goes to Jiangnan. In his later years, his romantic legend with a beautiful alien concubine, Xiang Fei, made future generations appreciate his romantic and lustfulness.

In "The Legend of Qianlong", a plot is changed to another woman; in "The Condor Heroes", this vulgar old man almost let go of his illegitimate daughter. It is not unfair to scold him as a pervert.

On the other hand, Qianlong was also a famous long-lived emperor.

As the saying goes, wine is poison to penetrate the intestines, and color is a steel knife to scrape the bone. Many people wonder why this standard stallion can live long? This is unscientific!

In fact, Qianlong himself paid considerable attention to self-cultivation.

We know that many people in history became emperors, and once they became addicted to being an emperor, they wanted to keep going. In order to seek the secret of immortality, they refined elixirs and took medicine, and sought Buddhism and believed in Buddhism. There are many people who killed themselves. However, Qianlong did not follow their old path. He did not believe in immortality, but he actively laid the foundation for longevity.

Why is this? The reason is very simple. That is the lesson of the past.

Interestingly, Qianlong's father Yongzheng was determined to live a long life. He invited experts from all walks of life to seek a recipe for immortality. I don't know how many golden elixirs were taken, but he died early, less than 60 years old. Although the cause of death is full of fog, a more credible speculation is that he died of poisoning after taking the golden elixir.

When Emperor Qianlong witnessed Yongzheng's futility in his pursuit of immortality, he learned lessons and had no interest in alchemy. When he ascended the throne, he ordered the expulsion of the alchemy sorcerers summoned by Yongzheng, let alone surrendering, but he gained longevity.

Why could Emperor Qianlong enjoy his longevity alone? Relevant experts have found that Emperor Qianlong has a set of health secrets.

It turned out that when he was a prince in Qianlong, what he admired most was his grandfather Emperor Kangxi. Emperor Kangxi ascended the emperor at the age of 8 and became the emperor for 61 years. He lived to be 69 years old. He was a long-lived emperor in the Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi divided the ways of health preservation into two aspects: nourishing the body and nourishing the mind (or being called nourishing the spirit and nourishing the nature).

Health care refers to eating, living care, smoking, drinking, greed, doing appropriately, practicing diligently, conserving seriousness, and being indifferent to life.

To nourish the heart refers to spiritual life such as literature, morality, thoughts, character and other spiritual life.

Emperor Kangxi's insightful view on health care was: "Smooth diet, be careful in daily life, and be a good prescription for relieving illness." "Safe in diet", "If the body is a little unhappy, you should reduce your diet" and "responsive to the cause of the disease, calmly regulate it, and increase your blood and energy." He also gave an example, some elderly people "are too restricted by eating too much, but only ask all tonics to replenish qi and blood and make them sufficient", so it is not worthy of taking advantage of it.

"Don't eat too much of what you like, and choose what you should suit your body." "Be careful in daily life" means hygiene. Don't be greedy for coolness in summer and add clothes first in winter.

"If a person is clean on weekdays, his clear air will be in his body. If he is close to filth, he will be stained by turbid air, and the clear air will gradually be blinded."

"I don't open the windows or cool winds in summer because I am used to it since childhood, and my mind is calm, so my body is not hot. This is what the ancients said that only when I can calm my mind is cool, and the body is cool. Moreover, I am not greedy for the wind and cool in summer, which is also very beneficial for the body. The summer months are full of yin and yin, if I take the comfort of the wind and cool in the moment, I will close the heat in the pores, and I don't realize the harm at that time, and then I may cause illness. I often see that people have irregular belly (in late autumn), which is caused by greed for the wind and cool in the outside and closed the heat inside."

"If you are usually at home and occasionally traveling, you may feel cold suddenly, so you should always be careful." "If you are not cold, you should add clothes before it reaches cold." "I have too thick clothes in winter, but don't use a stove. Therefore, if you are close to the fire (fire), the clothes will be thin, and you will feel cold when you go out. Instead of taking it with you with cold, how can I get clothes before it is cold?"

"Stop drinking and smoking", "I have never liked drinking since I was a child, but I can drink but not drink", "This is for those who are sincere and do not drink", "Basically, if you are addicted to alcohol, your mind will be confused and confused, or cause illness, which is not a good thing for people." "I like to drink, enjoy wine and never get tired of wine, and my heart will be crazy, and my body will be inverted and my etiquette will be lost. How can I say that I am a defeated person?"

"Avoid greed and gain, and pay attention to the importance of integrity." Confucius said, "When the blood and energy in the elderly are weak, beware of it." "I am so high this year, and I should also take the words of the sage as a warning. There are certain amounts of food, clothing, wealth and wealth in life. If you are frugal and not greedy, you can raise blessings and make you live a long life." "A gentleman is diligent in practicing, dare not be lazy. He dare not be lazy. He dare not be indulged in desires, dare not be extremely happy. He cherishes blessings and does not dare to be extravagant, and he dare not be arrogant."

Kangxi also said, "The sage regards labor as blessings, and leisure as a disaster. Xunzi said, "If you work hard and your mind are at ease, you will be able to do it." I said, 'If a person always works hard, you will know leisure. If you are content with leisure, you will not only not know leisure, but you will not be able to bear it when you encounter labor'."

To cultivate the heart means "learning the six arts and reading more".

"If a person is focused on one art and one skill, his mind will not be out of his body, and it will be beneficial to his body. Those who are good at calligraphy, who are good at calligraphy, have a long life and a strong body. Some people who can draw Han people, or make artifacts, and their skillful skills are all 70 to 80 years old, and have a strong body, and their paintings are as usual." "I have been fond of writing since I was a child. Although I was in a hurry this year, I must write a few lines of characters, which will not be interrupted for a day. Therefore, I have not been abandoned." "If I read more, my desires will be weak. If I am weak, my desires will be cheap. If I save money, my business will be less expensive. If I seek less, my business will be more expensive. If I seek less, my business will be more expensive."

"In modern times, people have kept a fasting without eating meat. But did they know that the fasting of the ancients must be parallel with the precepts." "The so-called fasting is to be in harmony, to be in harmony with the mind's inconsistentness. The so-called precepts are to be aware of the false thoughts of the mind."

Emperor Kangxi also loved handicrafts. The experience of Kangxi's cultivation involved rich content, profound meaning, and noble intentions, which had a profound influence on Qianlong in later generations. As a result, when Qianlong arrived at Emperor Kangxi Jingling 26 times, he left a large number of nostalgic poems, expressing Emperor Qianlong's lifelong nostalgic and admiration for his grandfather Kangxi, who was famous for his lifelong civil and military achievements.

Among them, the 85-year-old Emperor Qianlong, in the first year of Jiaqing (1796), wrote in his poem "Great Visits to Jingling":

Yesterday I was 60 years old, and I am now in the process of passing on my son's position.

I am unable to settle down and feel deeply that I am given to you.

Zu Youyouxi's blessing in super training, new Yin Bing and Yuan.

After the Nine Days of Minglou, I remember the joy of my heart.

Based on his personal experience, Emperor Qianlong improved his grandfather Emperor Kangxi's experience of longevity, thus summarizing the sixteen-word health mantra that suits him: "Spitting the lungs, exerting the muscles and bones, not ten times and four times, and taking supplements in time."

The seemingly simple sixteen words summarize the general content of his health practice in a concise manner.

"Spitting and relieving the internal organs, exerting the muscles and bones" and "invigorating the body in time" are both easier to understand, and the content can be literally inferred, while "Ten Abstinences and Four Do Nots" may seem a bit confusing, but in fact they are both health preservation rules that are common in traditional health preservation.

The so-called "Ten Constant Virtues" refer to ten health preservation methods, including "doing teeth frequently, swallowing saliva frequently, stretching ears frequently, rubbing the nose frequently, rubbing the eyes frequently, rubbing the feet frequently, rubbing the abdomen frequently, stretching the limbs frequently, and lifting the anus frequently"; "Four Do not" refer to the four health precepts: "Do not speak when eating, do not speak when lying, do not get drunk when drinking, and do not get confused when color".

Naturally, the "Ten Constant and Four Do Not" certainly would not be the invention of Qianlong. These are the experiences summarized by health preservationists of all dynasties. For example, the "Thirteen Health Preservation Methods" invented by Sun Simiao basically cover the content of the "Ten Constant and Constant".

Although the specific steps and methods of these health preservation methods are different, their principles are similar and they are all simple and easy to implement. As long as you persist for a period of time, it will produce obvious results.

For example, "tooth knocking often", also known as "tooth knocking bell", is a way of longevity that health care workers of all ages attach great importance to. There are many different operating methods, and there are different requirements for the number and time of teeth knocking, but the basic principles all believe that "the kidney controls the bones", and "the teeth are the remaining bones", the health of teeth is closely related to the essence and energy in the kidneys. Following certain methods to insist on teeth knocking can not only strengthen the teeth, but also have the effect of strengthening the kidneys.

For example, "swallowing is always swallowed", which is closely related to "tooth tapping is often knocked", and is often called "tooth tapping is swallowed by body fluid", and is also an important health care method in ancient times.

In the view of traditional health science, saliva is a very precious substance. The so-called "spleen returns to saliva, and kidneys belong to saliva". Saliva is closely related to the spleen and kidney organs. It has the functions of nourishing yin and reducing fire, producing fluid and nourishing the kidneys, and other health care. It is even called "golden and jade liquid" to show its preciousness. Therefore, the saliva produced by knocking teeth should be swallowed slowly and should not be spit out at will.

The other methods in the "Ten Constant Virtues" are similar to this, all of which are to achieve health care effects by massage and rubbing certain parts of the human body.

It is worth mentioning that these methods are not only used for health care, but also have certain prevention and treatment effects on certain specific diseases. For example, "the ears are often played", but also written as "the ears are often bulging", "the ears are often rubbed", etc. Because health science believes that "the kidneys open to the ears", the ears are closely related to the rise and fall of kidney qi, and frequent massage of the ears can prevent and treat hearing loss, elderly deafness, etc.

For example, "anal often lifts", also known as "Shocking Road", it has certain effects on preventing and treating hemorrhoids by regularly scaling the anus.

Experts in the Qinggong medical case study believe that there are three main reasons for Qianlong's longevity: one is to focus on physical exercise and like to hunt. They also travel around famous mountains and rivers; the second is to have regular life, eat and be cautious in daily life; the third is to take long-term long-term long-term medication.

In addition, Qianlong's mother, Niu Hulu, was also a famous long-lived old lady. Her genetics probably played a large part of the role.

In fact, as long as the following can be achieved, a romantic man’s longevity is not a problem:

1. Exercise and exercise

Qianlong was a very sporty person. As early as the Kangxi period, Emperor Kangxi often traveled. According to historical records, Emperor Kangxi went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and visited famous places and historical sites all over the country.

He went out of the border four times, stayed in Doronor, Krulun River, Langjuxu Mountain and Soyrji Mountain. He climbed to Mount Wutai, the holy Buddhist land, and appreciated the scenery of the northern country. He also climbed Mount Tai. He worshiped the Eastern Mountain and was lucky to Taiyuan and Xi'an in the west.

Qianlong, who was determined to imitate his grandfather, also went to Jiangnan six times to inspect Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Although it is inevitable that he would actually go out for a tour in the name of patrol and meet the beautiful women in Jiangnan, when the transportation and material conditions were quite inconvenient at that time, although the emperor could ride a horse and sit in a sedan chair, he did not have to walk by himself, and the logistics supply was sufficient. However, it was also very hard to travel through mountains and rivers for many consecutive days and work hard.

This kind of general travel is of great benefit to physical and mental health.

As a Manchu, Qianlong also inherited the glorious tradition of his ancestors to conquer the world on horseback, and he liked hunting and riding horses throughout his life.

In the 58th year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi once said to his close guard ministers: "I have been young since I was a child, and I have used bird guns and bows and arrows to capture 135 tigers, twenty bears, twenty leopards, ten lynxes, ten elves, fourteen deer, ninety six wolves, one hundred thirty two wild boars, and hundreds of deer caught by the whistle. The rest of the animals are not worth remembering. I also shot 318 rabbits in one day."

By listening to these series of numbers, you can imagine how large the hunting activity is, how exquisite Qianlong’s archery skills are, and how strong the exercise level is.

2. Hobbies can make people healthier

We know that Qianlong had a wide range of hobbies, especially traveling and calligraphy and painting. Many emperors stayed in the palace all their lives and basically never went out. As for Qianlong, he went to Jiangnan six times and liked to travel everywhere and exercise frequently, which was beneficial to physical and mental health.

When creating calligraphy and painting, you must use both the brain and the hands. You must use your hands and brain together, and the body must also exercise appropriately to make the breath smooth and the blood vessels unobstructed. Its effect is similar to that of Tai Chi.

Long-term persistence will have the effect of strengthening the body.

In addition, when writing calligraphy and painting, you need to be calm and achieve the state of unity between man and nature, so that your mind will be more open-minded. In addition to calligraphy, Qianlong also likes music.

In history, most literati, calligrapher and painter lived long.

According to experts' historical data, the average life expectancy of ancient Chinese people was about 30 years old, and even before the founding of the country, it was only 35 years old. This is not unrelated to the harsh natural conditions in ancient times, the lack of medical conditions, the hard work, the epidemic of plagues, and the frequent wars. But even so, ancient Chinese literati seem to be an exception. Among them, there are many birthday stars who live to ten years old or even over a hundred years old.

According to existing data, the average lifespan of ancient literati: During the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, there were 20 literati with clear birth and death records, with an average lifespan of 584 years.

Among them, Confucius lived to be 73 years old, Xunzi was 74 years old, Zhuangzi was 83 years old, Mencius was 84 years old, Mozi was 92 years old, and Fu lived to be 92 years old in the Han Dynasty;

There were 79 people in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, with an average lifespan of 656 years. The "Medical King" Sun Simiao lived 141 years old. The calligrapher Ouyang Xun, who was passed down from "Ou style", was 85 years old. The creator of "Liu style", and the great calligrapher Liu Gongquan was 88 years old.
To be continued...