Among the emperors in ancient China, Qianlong was undoubtedly the longest-lived emperor, which led many people to wonder how the emperor spent the day?

Sima Qian in "Records of the Grand Historian: The Basic Annals of Qin Shihuang":

King said: "Go to Tai, write the Emperor, and pick up the ancient 'emperor' digits, and call it 'Emperor'. As he said." The system said: "Yes."

was also after Qin Shihuang , the supreme rulers of the feudal dynasty took "Emperor" as their title. Among the emperors in ancient China (Central Plains Dynasty), Qianlong is undoubtedly the longest-lived emperor of . This has led many people to wonder how the emperor spent the day?

Portrait of Emperor Qianlong

Emperors' lives are different

There were many ancient Chinese emperors, and their lifestyles were different. In summary, the lifestyles of the emperors can be classified into three types: conscientious, contemplative, and occasional exhausted.

The emperor who chose conscientious lifestyle has excellent talent for governing the world and management talent. They have very clear plans for their life, and aim to "become a generation of wise kings who have passed away forever" for the rest of their lives, and strive to strengthen with talents in various fields. More typical representatives include Emperor Wu of Han , Li Shimin , etc.

Li Shimin portrait

Among them Li Shimin As a wise monarch who has "gained countless praises" in Chinese history, he is an emperor who is almost perfect in the eyes of many historians. During the reign of Li Shimin, the Tang Dynasty laid a very solid foundation for development, and the Zhenguan rule created favorable conditions for the Tang Dynasty to win the name of "prosperous Tang Dynasty".

Perhaps it is because he worked a lot in daily life, or perhaps it is because of the recurrence of the old illness in the early years of war. In short, Li Shimin died when he was 50 years old. Although there were always debates in later generations about the " Xuanwu Gate Change " and "Li Shimin's real cause of death", almost no one raised objections to Li Shimin's "working diligently for the country and the people".

Li Shimin in the film and television drama

and the emperors who chose erotic phoenix lifestyle have mediocre qualifications. After being pushed to the throne, they may have had great ambitions and wanted to achieve a career.

But 's path to "becoming a wise monarch" is "both obstructive and difficult", and is far less exciting than the red-fung beauties in the harem. The emperors who regard "the phoenix" as an indispensable activity in their lives include Emperor Cheng of Han Liu Ao, Emperor Liu Song of Liu Jun, etc.

Portrait of Emperor Liu Jun

Urgent Liu Jun How much do you like "The Fighting Phoenix"? "Zizhi Tongjian·Song Ji" records:

"On the house of the boudoir is rude, and does not choose relatives, alienation, and inferiority. He is heard from the people and goes everything."

Compared with " Zizhi Tongjian ", "Book of Wei·Biography" describes Liu Jun's absurd description in detail:

"Jun is extremely promiscuous, steaming his mother Lu's voice, spreading in Ouyue. In the fourth year, he hunted at the mouth of Wujiang , visited the mountains of Huxian, and walked with his mother, promising his lustfulness and wantonness."

And such an extremely chaotic life also led to Liu Jun died in his 30s. He lay among the women in the Jade Candle Hall, enjoying the last warm fragrance of soft jade with reluctance, and then passed away sadly.

Liu Jun's white-descript portrait

Occasionally, the emperors of also appeared in ancient China. They themselves have certain talents in governing the world and do want to become a good emperor, but in life, they will inevitably make some incredible decisions because of their preferences.

And these decisions often shake the foundation of a dynasty. There were many emperors of this type during the Ming Dynasty period, and the most representative one should be considered Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji.

Portrait of Zhu Zhanji, Emperor Xuanzong of Ming

Zhu Zhanji, When he took over the burden of the emperor from his father who had been the emperor for 10 months, continued and improved many policies to rest with the people, which made the lives of the people in the Ming Dynasty significantly improve.

At the same time, Zhu Zhanji also humbly accepted advice in the court and selected talents. However, because this emperor was particularly fond of promoting weaving and attaching importance to Buddhism, rewarded Tibetan monks and formulated the rules of "Catching crickets and taking the head in the army as the same merit" . seriously damaged the employment system of the Ming Dynasty. Emperors like are easily criticized by later generations because of their special lifestyle.

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Emperor Qianlong's day

So Which type does Emperor Qianlong belong to? Generally speaking, Qianlong should be a conscientious emperor. Of course, this is also attributed to the high requirements of the ancestral system of the Qing Dynasty on the emperor.

At 3 o'clock in the morning, Qianlong would get up from the bed, and then, with the help of the palace maids who were specifically responsible for changing and washing up for him, decided what clothes to wear and wash up according to the activities of the day. After washing up, Qianlong had to go to Cining Palace to pay tribute to the empress dowager and care for the empress dowager's body. After listening to the empress dowager's instruction and advice or his own words, he silently took out the "Records" and "Halloween".

Emperor Qianlong’s portrait

These materials mainly serve to preach and inspire the emperor to avoid the emperor losing himself in the generous life. Because the Qing rulers before Emperor Qianlong were all conscientious emperors, the "morning reading" materials that Qianlong read every morning were piled up.

The handwritten record left by Yongzheng for 13 years in power is enough 170 million words. Qianlong needed to "glide" these materials every morning, and he didn't know if he would feel irritated by this.

Emperor Qianlong teases his child

After the morning reading, it was time for Emperor Qianlong to have dinner. It is worth emphasizing here that The Qing Dynasty clearly stipulated that the emperor "two meals a day, but no three meals can be eaten."

No matter how much the food on the table matches the emperor's taste, Qianlong could not eat each food more than 3 times. Once this number is full, the eunuch who was attending will immediately remove the food to avoid anyone who poisoned the emperor's dietary preferences and murdered the emperor.

and Qianlong had to finish his breakfast before 6 a.m. because after 6 he had to "morning court" with the ministers to discuss national affairs.

Later years of Emperor Qianlong’s portrait

The morning dynasty usually lasts only one hour. Emperor Qianlong will decide some major events that require brainstorming with the ministers during the morning dynasty, and then return to 公1公司公司 at around 7 am .

Emperor Qianlong, who returned to the Hall of Yangxin, sat upright on the dragon throne and began to carefully review memorials and handle political affairs. From to , Qianlong will make time to meet the ministers. will make a judgment on the matters reported in the memorials submitted by the ministers. During this period, he needs to ask the relevant officials' opinions to avoid any misunderstandings in decision-making.

Emperor Qianlong wore casual clothes

to At one or two o'clock in the afternoon, Qianlong started having dinner. Compared with breakfast, the dinners of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were relatively rich (the New Year's Eve dinner was even more serious).

It is precisely because of this that Qianlong always had a bunch of delicious foods left. There are generally two ways to deal with these "leftover rice". , one is to let the eunuch of Sishen deal with it, and the other is to reward ministers who have made meritorious or favored him.

After using supper, if the memorials are overcrowded, then Qianlong will continue to review the memorials in Yangxin Hall , and if the memorials are basically reviewed, Qianlong will participate in some entertainment activities accompanied by the palace servants. For example, enjoy antiques, appreciate calligraphy and paintings; watch plays with concubines; go to the garden to enjoy the scenery, etc.

Emperor Qianlong was wearing casual clothes

At seven o'clock in the evening, the eunuch in charge of the harem will bring the green-headed concubines of the harem for Qianlong to choose the concubines who will serve in the bed later. Qianlong can flip the brand and let the concubines sleep or choose to sleep quietly and immediately.

However, because the emperor's descendants were related to national stability at that time, Qianlong could not always refuse the concubines to serve in bed. After Qianlong chose the concubines who would serve the night, the eunuch in the court room would inform the selected concubines to prepare for the bed, and Qianlong himself began to take a shower and change his clothes.

Portrait of Emperor Qianlong

In order to avoid the influence of the emperor, the Qing Dynasty strictly controlled the time when the emperor made villains. If Qianlong is not over yet, then the eunuch will make a sound reminder outside the door, and after Qianlong answers, he comes in and carry the concubine away.

After the event of creating villains, if Qianlong still had the energy, he would review memorials again, or read scriptures or something, , and if he had no energy, he would rest directly after cleaning up , , , , , 3 o'clock the next day, was awakened from his sleep by the eunuchs, , and , , start his day of , full and boring .