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"Oh, I have read historical records. I know how many people can end up in my seventies since Emperor Qin Shi Huang. It would be enough if I could live to the age of a gentleman!" Zhao Bing said with a sip of tea.

Zhao Bing said that the short life of the emperor is certainly not nonsense. In his previous life, he read an article. A beneficiary made a statistics on the lifespan of emperors in previous dynasties. Now, few emperors are long-lived. The data they picked are from 209 emperors with exact birth and death dates, and their average lifespan is only over 39 years old. Some people pointed out that the average lifespan of ancient China was only 35 years old, so the average lifespan of emperors was not low. However, the average lifespan of 35 years old included a large number of premature deaths. In fact, the low average lifespan of ancient people was mainly caused by the extremely high birth mortality rate. If this factor is eliminated, demographers estimate that the average lifespan of ancient China could reach 57 years old.

As we all know, people who die after birth cannot become emperors. Therefore, 57 minus 39 minus 39 , the average lifespan of Chinese emperors is eighteen years lower than that of ordinary people. Apart from abnormal death factors, the low health level of emperors is an important reason for the overall low lifespan of emperors. The political order of the Song and Ming dynasties was good, and most of the emperors died well, but the average lifespan was still lower than the social average. The average lifespan of the eighteen emperors in the Song Dynasty was more than 44 years old. The average age of the sixteen emperors in the Ming Dynasty was more than 42 years old, and only five of them lived higher than the average age, and the rest of the eleven emperors were all lower than the average age.

Of course, it is inseparable from poor physical fitness. The five generations of ancestors and grandchildren of the Ming Dynasty, from Emperor Xuande to Emperor Zhengde, were all thirty years old. Among them, Emperor Chenghua was only just over forty years old. Among them, Emperor Guangzong of Ming ascended the throne for only one month, and he passed away because he was lucky enough to have a few women. His physical weakness can be seen. Emperor Shenzong of this dynasty failed to conquer Western Xia, and Wang Anshi's reform was opposed, so he had to end the reform. Therefore, he passed away in his prime after igniting the fire. He could not bear such a blow, and obviously his body was not strong.

In addition, the emperor is also a very dangerous profession, with an abnormal mortality rate very high. There were 611 emperors in all dynasties in China, including the unified dynasty and the small dynasty in a corner. Among them, those who died normally were 339 who died of illness or aging; those who did not have a good ending were 272 who died abnormally, and he almost became the denominator. The abnormal mortality rate was 44%, which was much higher than other social occupations. The most dangerous profession in modern times was mining, but it did not reach such a terrifying level. It was similar to the abnormal death data of the president of the Bangzi Kingdom. Obviously they had not made any progress.

"Your Majesty is healthy and naturally has to live longer than me!" Ying Jieyan was silent for a moment after hearing this. Thinking about the true true and false words of Your Majesty, he could only say so perfunctorily.

"Your Majesty is responsible for the great cause of restoring the country and is protected by God, how could he die prematurely?" Wen Tianxiang also smiled awkwardly. He did not expect this festival, but the little emperor felt like a mirror in his heart.

"Haha, I know that the length of life lies in heaven but not me, and thinking is useless, but who knows the hard work of every day!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said with a smile. He understood that no one could decide the matter of life and death. You can't die if you can't even die. But he has a deep understanding of the hard work of being an emperor. The root of this is different from that of other emperors. He is not for the supreme honor, but really just to save his life, but the way is no different.

Because Zhao Bing now understands that every emperor must firmly hold this supreme power for glory, wealth or life, and cannot let go of it at all. Because the focus of interests must be the focus of power. How many elite figures in the world are coveting, weighing, spying, and planning a throne day and night. He must love his power as if he cared for his eyes, and he could not relax every minute. The fear of being deprived of power made the emperors and gods always feel extremely nervous, even in a panic, and the grass and trees were full of soldiers, showing a certain mental illness.

Zhu Yuanzhang clearly expressed this excessive vigilance in his "The Instructions of the Emperor Ming Zu" written to his heirs. The general meaning is that he should be treated as on the battlefield every day, pay attention to the words and actions of the people around him during the day, and inspect closely at night to ensure the safety of the palace. Even the confidant who meets day and night, he should be vigilant, so-called precautions or not. If there are confidential matters to discuss with his confidants and need to shut down others, then the guards should not retreat too far. At most ten feet, no further away!... Weapons and armors are not far away, and several good horses should be chosen, placed at the palace gate and various city gates, with saddles and chariots to prevent accidents...

These are just the fear and torture of each emperor, and cannot be told to outsiders, but they also have to bear excessive hard work in their bodies. Zhao Bing is now like his predecessors. In order to ensure that his will is absolutely smooth and his own monopoly of power, he has to crush any threats and challenges to the imperial power, and at the same time he has to turn himself into a cow and horse and take on heavy workloads.

Those genius emperors had to become workaholics. Qin Shihuang stipulated that he had to read 120 kilograms of bamboo slips every day before he could rest. According to historical records, within eight days of September 18th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang read 1,660 memorials and handled 3,391 state affairs. On average, he had to read more than 200 memorials and handled more than 400 state affairs every day!

Emperor Kangxi made a good summary of the short lifespan of emperors in his dynasties. In his will, he said with deep emotion about the emperor's hard work: "Since ancient times, emperors have been forever for a long time, and scholars have often criticized him for this. How do they know that the troubles of government affairs faced by the emperor are overwhelming. Those who are ministers, if they want to be officials, they will become officials, if they don't want to do it, go home to hug their grandsons, and live a life of ease. The emperors did not have such happiness. The emperor's heavy responsibilities cannot be entrusted to others, so Emperor Shun did not enjoy a peaceful life until he died in Cangwu and Emperor Yu died in Kuaiji. Once he became an emperor, he had no way out. How dare he think about comfort!"

Zhao Bingjue's Kangxi was talking about his heart, but the Emperor Kangxi, who was filmed by later generations, sang "Let Me Live Five Hundred Years Again". He must have never delved into history. It is estimated that Kangxi, in his later years, was too tired to live, and hoped to end this life that was worse than death soon. Emperor Yongzheng obviously did not listen to his father. During his reign, he claimed to be "first the world with diligence", did not go to fortune, did not hunt, and took charge of political affairs every year. After thirteen years of reign, he wrote more than 10 million words of red script, and eventually died of exhaustion on the case of writing.

Zhao Bing is just eight years old this year and the same age as Kangxi succeeded to the throne, but it is much harder than before he took power. Not only do he have to deal with a large amount of military and political affairs every day, but he has to do it himself, even such a dangerous thing to go to war, to prevent others from taking advantage of military power. If this continues, he feels it is difficult for him to survive until he is the age of Kangxi. If he is lucky enough not to be killed by the Mongols, he may not be able to escape the fate of premature death.

"Your Majesty, everyone knows how hard you are, but you are unable to share your worries. I am so ashamed!" Gao Yingsong sighed. He was also evacuating Jiazi Town and following the little emperor. He watched His Majesty lead two, three thousand scattered soldiers and a group of elderly, weak, women and children to open the house, and then arrive in the deserted Qiongzhou. He started from scratch and built a strong army step by step, gaining a foothold in Qiongzhou and solving the survival problem. He then lost the Yuan army and ascended the throne. However, he only stayed in Qiongzhou for more than a month and led his army to attack Quanzhou. It can be said that he did not have a moment of leisure, which often made people forget that he was just a child.

"Alas, it is said that the emperor is the lord of the world, but in fact he is the slave of the people of the world!" Zhao Bing also sighed. He knew how "serving the people" came about. However, he was asking for it by himself, because the root of their misfortune lies in the huge power. The emperor is the freest person in the world because his power has no restrictions. The emperor is the least free person in the world, and because his power has no boundaries. In order to make the people in the world become their own slaves, the emperor himself could only become a slave of power first.

"Your Majesty said this, so I am ashamed of me. How dare you take it?" Wen Tianxiang jumped and quickly apologized.

"Think about it, I have to get up every day when I am ugly, practice literature and martial arts; I have to go to court to listen to politics, even if it is not a court meeting, I have to summon the prime ministers to discuss matters; after the court comes, I have to review memorials and listen to lectures from several gentlemen. Anyway, as long as I leave the bedroom, I can eat, wear, sit wherever I walk, and follow the rules. It's so tiring!" Zhao Bing couldn't help complaining. Although he was a prince, although he had some rules, he was still free in general. But after becoming the emperor, he was like a robot who set the program, he had to do everything according to the prescribed actions, otherwise he would be forced to modify it from the 'programmers'.

"Your Majesty is the teacher of all people and a role model in the world. You must be upright to yourself to be upright and upright to the world!" Ying Jieyan frowned and said after hearing this.

"I know this, so I have been working hard to do it, but there are too many rules, which makes me too tired. The daily customs have exhausted me, and I have to keep those rules at all times. It's really worse than death!" Zhao Bing said with a sad face. In addition to fatigue, the emperor's life also has a prominent feature: rigidity. Originally, the great secular power was so great that the emperors who had already tormented were physically and mentally exhausted, but traditional culture's requirements for the emperor were not limited to this.

China is a society governing rituals. Since the emperor is a natural saint, every move should be more aware of the way of heaven, abide by etiquette, have rules and laws, and are flawless, and be a model for everyone in the world. Therefore, throughout the ages, a complete set of emperor rules based on "rituals and laws" was established, so that the emperor's life was stipulated every minute. Therefore, Zhao Bing sometimes felt that fighting outside was much better than in the palace, at least he had a chance to relax. It was no wonder that Qianlong, Kangxi and Emperor Huizong both liked to run out of the palace secretly. I thought that they could not stand these ubiquitous rules and had to go out to breathe the free air.

"Your Majesty, only those who are selfish and dedicated to the public can become wise kings. Don't be disturbed by the world. You must not say such words again!" Ying Jieyan saw that the more you speak, he quickly stopped him.

"A foolish lord, wise lord? Can you tell me that there is a wise lord in the world?" Zhao Bing asked with a wry smile.

"Yao, Shun, Yu's three emperors, Han Wu, and Tang Taizong were all wise monarchs who were loved by the people; Xia Jie, Shang and Zhou, and Gao Wei, the late lord of Northern Qi, became beggars, Qi's deposed emperor, Donghunhou, Xiao Baojuan captured rats, slept in, and drove the people and others were all foolish monarchs." Wen Tianxiang replied immediately.

"No, Shun imprisoned Yao to abdicate him; Yu exiled Shun to gain throne, and broke the abdication system and passed on to his son; Emperor Wu of Han was in a military force, and several expeditions were exhausted, and the people were exhausted, which made the Han national strength decline day by day. There were even witchcraft disasters that slaughtered important officials and killed princes; Emperor Taizong of Tang killed his brothers and forced his father to abdicate, so how could he be called a wise monarch?" Zhao Bing smiled and said, "Gao Wei, the late lord of Northern Qi, was a beggar, and the deposed emperor of Qi, Xiao Baojuan captured rats and slept in. Although he acted absurdly, he did not do such a traitor, but instead ruled Taoism inaction!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and retorted.

"This... they do have any shortcomings above morality, but they do not hide their flaws, and they are also called the Supreme Lord!" Everyone was speechless when asked by His Majesty. Wen Tianxiang pondered for a while, but he seemed to be inconfident.

"Haha, Wen Xiang said this but was suspicious of refusal. If you said that I just killed a few rebels, ate a few more pieces of meat, and chatted with the soldiers who were close to him for a few days, how could he become a fool? Compared with them, these things are not even considered a small country!" Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, do not do anything because of the small good, and do nothing because of the small evil. The thousand-mile dike collapses into the ant hole. Even if these are small details, you must control them!" Wen Tianxiang was excited and immediately raised his back and said seriously.

"Oh, the truth is in your mouth, and you can say whatever you want." Zhao Bing shook his head and sighed. To evaluate emperors of all dynasties with Confucian moral norms, the "saints" are rare, and there are only a dozen successful emperors of all dynasties commemorated and admired by later generations. There are many mediocre masters, foolish monarchs, and tyrants, accounting for more than 90%. It is quite difficult for a wise monarch to imagine. He feels that he cannot achieve it anyway.

"His Majesty……"
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