readytorunbook Chapter 910 The Emperor Died of Exhaustion
Chapter 910 The Emperor Died of Exhaustion
Yongzheng's expression changed again and again, and finally he just said, "It's really not easy."
It's not just not easy, it's extremely difficult.
But don't say these out loud.
Wanyan Aguda and Kublai Khan looked at Yongzheng but didn't say anything.
They did not have any animosity towards Yongzheng. After all, it was a kind of fate that the three foreign emperors could gather here today to eat meat and drink wine.
Only Wanyan Aguda and Kublai Khan couldn't stand each other.
If it weren't for the little immortal's sake, these two people would not be able to coexist peacefully and would have fought each other long ago.
When the ancestors in front of the sky heard about Yongzheng's reforms, their eyes lit up. There were countless cases of landlords concealing their land and making false reports.
Maybe you can learn it.
When the landlords of various dynasties heard about Yongzheng's reforms and strategies against them, their faces became uglier than each other.
This is simply going to cost them their lives.
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Li Wu continued, "In 1724, Emperor Yongzheng decided to conduct a strict investigation of the serious deficits of money and grain in various places during the late Kangxi period.
The homes of corrupt officials were confiscated and the stolen money was recovered; the debts owed by the people were collected in installments over a short period of time.
According to the policy of clearing up, any local deficit must be made up within three years. If it is not made up within the time limit, severe punishment will be imposed.
In 1732, Emperor Yongzheng established the Grand Council to replace the cabinet of the previous dynasty.
The cabinet ministers all became assistants to help the emperor handle state affairs.
This move led to an unprecedented concentration of imperial power.
At the same time, Emperor Yongzheng also institutionalized the secret memorials of the Kangxi Dynasty.
It was stipulated that officials from all regions, from the Grand Secretary to the Prime Minister, could obtain the right to write secret memorials.
Only the emperor and the person who reported the secret memorial knew the contents.
In this way, ministers will consciously supervise each other, be cautious, and dare not act on their own.
You can only be more afraid of Emperor Yongzheng.
However, this also made your workload, Emperor Yongzheng, reach an unprecedented level.
Emperor Yongzheng, you have been on the throne for thirteen years, but you have never toured to other places, not even to the Summer Palace.
You live a life that goes back and forth between two points every day: one point is your bedroom, and the other is the Grand Council.
Emperor Yongzheng, you slept less than four hours a day, just two hours.
And most of the time, Emperor Yongzheng, you were reviewing memorials.
In the past 13 years, you have processed a total of 41600 documents, and your comments have reached more than million words.
Emperor Yongzheng, I am convinced by you." Even the donkeys in the production team would not dare to do this.
This is definitely a waste of life. He worked so hard every day, but he could persist for thirteen years before dying. She felt that Emperor Yongzheng was in very good health.
If it were a fragile one, it would take even thirteen days, let alone thirteen years.
Wanyan Aguda and Kublai Khan didn't know what to say. They thought they were relatively hardworking, but compared to Yongzheng, they were nothing.
This Yongzheng is truly a talented person! How could he manage to live a life that only lasted between two commuters and back every day?
The ancestors in front of the sky curtain became even more silent after hearing this. What else could they say? That was all they could not say.
They don't want to be so diligent that they end up working themselves to death.
You sleep less than two hours a day, are you really trying to kill yourself?
They still value their lives very much and dare not do that.
Kangxi looked at his fourth son and suddenly felt some sympathy for him.
As for the mess he left behind, he would never admit it. He felt that the Qing Dynasty under his rule was unprecedented and the best ever, and it was no exaggeration to say that he was the greatest emperor of all time.
If other people knew that Kangxi thought this way, they would probably criticize him to death.
The other princes looked at Yinzhen with even more sympathy. In fact, they felt that being a prince was pretty good, really.
I don't really want to do such high-intensity work. The throne is a bit hot, it's going to kill me.
Let the fourth child bear this bitterness, they can’t bear it at all.
The barrage was full of words spoken by ancestors from various dynasties, and the people were all shocked. This Emperor Yongzheng was really hardworking.
They are not that diligent in farming.
No wonder he was exhausted.
They suddenly felt that being an emperor was not as good as they had imagined.
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"You are so awesome," Wanyan Aguda imitated Li Wu and gave Yongzheng a thumbs up. He truly admired this junior.
Yongzheng smiled and said, "Thank you for your recognition, Senior Wanyan."
He naturally knew why Wanyan Aguda suddenly praised him, and he also wanted to relax, but he had to take care of the huge national affairs.
Now that he heard that he had died of overwork, Yongzheng changed his mind. He didn't want to die yet and wanted to live.
Kublai Khan didn't say anything, but he gave Yongzheng a thumbs up. He said that he was not as hardworking as Yongzheng. Of course, he didn't really want to learn Yongzheng's diligence.
"In 1735, Emperor Yongzheng died suddenly of illness due to overwork at the age of 57.
The story of your deeds, Emperor Yongzheng, has been told.
In fact, there are other reasons for your death.
Emperor Yongzheng, have you taken the elixir?" Li Wu looked at Yongzheng, but Yongzheng did not speak because he had not taken it yet, so he had no idea about the future.
"I emphasize again and again that those pills cannot be taken carelessly. They can kill people. They contain various toxins. If you don't believe me, you can feed them to small animals first to see whether they die or not," said Li Wu. Obviously, these words were meant for the ancestors in front of the sky curtain.
Our ancestors just loved to eat all kinds of strange elixirs. If those alchemists could really make them, they would have eaten them long ago. How could they have left them for the emperor!
In the barrage, the ancestors also made various assurances, saying that they had not taken elixirs for a long time, and that it was impossible for them to take such poisonous pills again, as they still wanted to live.
"The Qing Palace shows that Emperor Yongzheng ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to purchase sulfur, black lead and other materials for alchemy since 1730, and the Old Summer Palace also had an alchemy site.
This pill contains heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and arsenic, and long-term use will cause chronic poisoning.
Some historians analyzed that Emperor Yongzheng's headaches, insomnia and other symptoms in his later years were closely related to poisoning.
Also, during your 13-year reign, you reviewed memorials until the early morning every day, and the high-intensity work led to a decrease in your immunity.
Also, Emperor Yongzheng, you sit every day and lack exercise. You seldom participate in riding and archery activities. This is really not good. You still need to exercise appropriately.
So there were many small reasons that led to your death. Moreover, your father, Emperor Kangxi, lived to be 69 years old, and your son, Emperor Qianlong, lived to be 89 years old. It can be seen that they were both relatively long-lived, and this longevity was somewhat hereditary.
If both parents live longer, the life expectancy of their children will be two to three years longer than normal.
Although Emperor Yongzheng lived to be 58, it can be said that you died relatively early. You should still take good care of your health."