History can't bear to look at the complete collection

Chapter 24
shortest career in history

The emperor has always been pampered, whether it is living conditions or other aspects, he is much better than other people.But looking at nearly 400 emperors in China, their average age is actually less than 40 years old, and many of them died in their young age, and most of the diseases are related to physical weakness.

It's no wonder that the emperor's harem has stunning beauties collected from all over the world, and pleasure has naturally become an indispensable part of the emperor's life. There is a saying in ancient emperors that "every night is not empty", that is, they must pamper a woman every night. Concubine.In order to be able to have fun every night, many emperors took aphrodisiacs.

"Continued Zizhi Tongjian?" compiled by Bi Yuan during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty?Song Ji" (180) records a thing: "The emperor himself is the prince, so that he can hear inside; Day. At the beginning of the emperor, there were more than [-] people who thanked each other in one day."

It is about the Southern Song Dynasty Emperor Du Zong Zhao Xuan who relied on taking sex medicine when he first became emperor, and had sex with more than 30 young and beautiful concubines overnight.But from a scientific point of view, based on 12 hours a night and 30 concubines, the average time Zhao Xuan and his concubines have each other is 24 minutes. In such a short period of time, how can he be in a natural physiological state? How to complete this process?
It was thought impossible for him to complete the process without the aid of drugs.In many records of later generations, it can be seen that the royal family took aphrodisiacs in many places. In "Qixia Pavilion Yecheng" written by Sun Jingan, there is a "Chinese medicine found in the Old Summer Palace", which can prove that aphrodisiacs are common medicines in the palace. It can be seen that this can also prove that aphrodisiacs are very popular in the palace.

In history, there are six most famous emperors addicted to aphrodisiacs.

Liu Ao, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty.Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty liked female sex, and there were two stunning beauties, Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede, in his harem.Ever since he got this pair of sisters, Emperor Han Cheng lived in seclusion every night, but in the end due to excessive indulgence, he couldn't straighten his waist, and Emperor Han Cheng's sexual ability was not as good as before.

In order to be able to give birth to an heir for Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty and become the master of the Han family, Zhao Feiyan asked someone to prepare an aphrodisiac. In the "Feiyan Biography" written by the later Han people, it was written that the aphrodisiac medicine developed by Zhao Feiyan was called Shenxie (xù) The ointment, the medicinal effect is very powerful, after Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty ate it, his glory was revived, and he loved the Zhao sisters even more.But unfortunately, even so, the Zhao Feiyan sisters still did not give birth to a child.On the contrary, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty rejoiced every night, and finally died of exhaustion on the dragon couch.
Xiao Luan, Emperor Qi Ming of the Southern Dynasties.Xiao Luan was the emperor of Nanjing during the Six Dynasties. It was always a secret that he took aphrodisiacs, and the imperial doctor didn't know until his death.Xiao Luan sent the imperial doctor to look for white fish to use as medicine, and others learned that the emperor was unable to urinate because of poisoning from taking aphrodisiac, and needed white fish as a medicine primer.
In "Zi Zhi Tong Jian?"Qi Ji Qi" (Volume 141) records: "Shangxing guesses and worries too much, and is easy to go in and out, but he doesn't care about the sky. He also believes in witches, and every time he goes out, he first takes advantage of the interests. The east goes out to the west of Yun, and the south goes out to the north of Yunnan. At the beginning of illness, It’s very secretive, and I can’t stop listening to it. For a long time, I only knew it from outsiders when I asked for white fish as medicine in the provincial documents of the imperial edict.”
It means that the white fish used as medicine is named "Bai Yu San", and it is mainly used to treat obstructed urination.Liu Luan has been taking aphrodisiac drugs for a long time and cannot excrete, so he must use white fish to solve his symptoms.
Wu Zetian, as the female emperor of China, historians believe that she may also take sex medicine. "Zi Zhi Tong Jian?"Tang Ji Nineteen" (Volume 203) records: "In November, Bingxu, Songshan was ordered to be sealed off in the coming year. The disease was very serious. The pain was so severe that I couldn't look at it. I called the doctor Qin Minghe to diagnose it. Minghe asked the head to bleed. It can be cured."
The symptoms of "heavy head" and "can't see" here are likely to be symptoms of excessive indulgence.Otherwise, Wu Zetian is so old after becoming emperor, and there are still many male pets in the harem, if she doesn't take sex medicine, how can she pamper those people?
Tang Xuanzong Li Chen. "Zi Zhi Tong Jian?Tang Ji 65" records, "Shangbai medical officer Li Xuanbo, Taoist Yu Zizhi, and Shanren Wang Leyao all had gangrene on their backs." According to historical records, the cause of Li Chen's death was a malignant sore on his back. It is the evil result of overreplenishing the aphrodisiac.Li Chen was 50 years old when he died, but he was still singing every night, probably because he was taking aphrodisiacs.
Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao.Zhu Houzhao was also one of the emperors who were most fond of playing with women. In order to maintain their physical strength, they would inevitably take sex medicine every day, and it was very common for emperors to take sex medicine in the harem of the Ming Dynasty.

The long-term indulgence of these emperors overdraws their physical strength and weakens their bodies prematurely. The average age of the ancient emperors is also explainable.

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