Throughout the ups and downs of the past dynasties, success has been defeated by thrift and extravagance. In this article, Baichuan will compare the behaviors of these two emperors.
Kangxi, Aisingiorro Michelle Ye, born in1May 4, 654, Manchu, male, born in Beijing, the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He is known as "the emperor of all ages" in history. The author summarizes Kangxi's "the best of six histories": first, the emperor with the longest reign ruled the Qing Dynasty for 6 1 year; The second is the emperor who knows the most languages. Kangxi knew not only Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan, but also English, Russian, French, German and other foreign languages, including Greek. Third, the emperor with the best martial arts can shoot arrows from left to right on horseback, killing up to 200 rabbits a day; The fourth is the most diligent emperor. 18 years old, overworked by reading. As for hemoptysis, I still refuse to rest. The fifth is the emperor with the lightest tax. During his reign, he has been resolutely implementing the policy of "never increasing taxes" and even reducing or exempting them as appropriate in times of famine; He is the emperor with the most concubines in the Sixth Palace. During the reign of Kangxi, there were more than 55 concubines with official titles, leaving many beautiful legends of talented people and beautiful women in history.
Kangxi's appearance is still very imperial. He has a round face, full of aura, long crescent eyebrows, natural and graceful, almond-eyed and leopard-eyed, personable, with a straight nose, a wide mouth, elegant manners, prominent earlobes, rich family, a moustache and solemn wisdom. Although his height does not exceed 1.6 meters, his front and back are magnificent. In recent years, experts from China Criminal Police College have used modern high-tech computer technology to restore the appearance of Emperor Kangxi, which is the image described above. Authorities confirmed: "Ninety-nine percent of him is close to Kangxi's fifty years old!"
Kangxi was the third son of the emperor shunzhi Fu Lin in Qing Dynasty. Tong Jiashi, Kangxi's mother, was the daughter of Tong Tulai, commander-in-chief of the Han army. When Kangxi was eight years old, his father died. Two years later, his mother left him.
Kangxi was brought up by his grandmother sourdrang dowager. As an emperor, Kangxi's family was in decline. His wife "Strengthening the Company" contributed 55 children to him, including 35 sons and 20 daughters. People often say that many children are blessed, but being born in an imperial family is full of danger and bumpy fate.
In order to compete for the position of Emperor Kangxi's successor, the father and son turned against each other and the brothers became enemies, and the Kangxi family was in danger. 1674, Emperor Kangxi made Yin Tan, the second son of the one-year-old emperor born to the Empress, a prince, but he was deposed decades later because of his own quality problems and the formation of North Korean political parties. After the prince was abolished, the princes coveted the throne, and the contradiction became more acute. So the prince was abolished and re-established, but Kangxi still couldn't tolerate his party formation, and he abolished the prince three years later. 1722, Kangxi passed the throne to the fourth son Yin _ at the last moment of his life.
Kangxi was the longest-serving emperor in history of qing dynasty. In Beijing, he won the wars against San Francisco and Russia, wiped out the Han regime in Taiwan Province Province, and showed Kangxi's outstanding military command ability. On the other hand, Kangxi defeated his political opponent Ao Bai in his teens, and in his later years, he used "literary inquisition" to crack down on Han dissidents. Kangxi founded the "Duolun League" to replace the war and contact the Mongolian ministries; Guarantee the Qing government's territorial control of Heilongjiang by treaty. During the reign of Kangxi, the provinces of Taiwan Province Province were also recovered, which created a good situation for the prosperity of Kanggan. He is a wise monarch and a great politician.
Let's take a look at Emperor Xianfeng again. Emperor Xianfeng was the ninth emperor.
First, greed for beauty. In the summer resort, he still doesn't ask about the wind and rain outside the window, but just wants to enjoy himself. According to the book, Yi Yin ignored the defeat and took his concubine to the parade park to show his amusement and self-anesthesia. According to unofficial history's records, Cao Shi, a widow in Shanxi, is a beautiful woman with little feet and likes to decorate her shoes with pearls. When Emperor Xianfeng entered the palace, he loved him as soon as possible. Facing the national disaster, he was still immersed in beauty and made no progress.
Second, greed for silk and bamboo. He moved a troupe to Chengde, singing "Flower Opera" in the morning, "Cantata" in the afternoon, performing indoors in cold weather and in "Ruyi Island" in summer. Happy every day. When Xianfeng fled to Jehol to avoid disaster, he did not forget to ask the palace troupe to sing for him. Once, in a performance, he publicly warned the actors that they had mispronounced a word. The actor said that the old score was marked like this, and he replied, "The old score is wrong!" " "
Third, greedy for wine. Salty, greedy, drunk and crazy. Unofficial history wrote: "Literati are addicted to alcohol, and every time they get drunk, they will be furious.". Every time you get angry, one or two attendants or maids will suffer, and even the people you love will be humiliated. Those who have survived and wake up to regret will be pampered and rewarded to compensate for their pain. However, if you get drunk in a few minutes, you will relapse. "
Fourth, the greed for opium. Shortly after Xianfeng ascended the throne, he violated his ancestral teachings and smoked opium, which was euphemistically called "Yishou Ruyi Ointment". Moreover, Xianfeng used opium to stimulate and anesthetize himself during the Jehol period.
Xianfeng did this to himself, and naturally it was not far from death. According to relevant historical records, as early as Beijing, Emperor Xianfeng had been hollowed out by wine, with a sallow complexion and a frequent cough. Later, the doctor prescribed that deer blood is pure yang, which can be drunk for a long time to nourish yin and strengthen yang. So Emperor Xianfeng raised more than 100 deer and drew blood to drink every day. Later, when I arrived in Jehol, the deer stayed in Beijing. I didn't know how to recuperate and indulged all day.
By July of the eleventh year of Xianfeng, the old problem was finally committed again. This time, without the nourishment of deer blood, Emperor Xianfeng was finally on the verge of death. On the 15th, Emperor Xianfeng was seriously ill. Before he died, he made Zai Chun the Crown Prince and appointed eight trusted ministers. Two days later, Emperor Xianfeng, aged 3 1, died in Jehol Palace.
There are 1000 words called "Insist on elegant movement", which literally translates as "Insist on good elegant sentiment". Although both of them were emperors of the Qing Dynasty, Xianfeng did not insist on elegant exercise, which made his ancestor Kangxi lose face.