However, the terminally ill Emperor Jiaqing finally couldn't say a word and stopped breathing later that day. From the onset to the death of Emperor Jiaqing, that is, less than a day, due to the sudden incident and his illness in Jehol. Therefore, the ministers decided to temporarily block the news, originally to ensure the smooth transfer of imperial power, but the result caused doubts about Jiaqing's death, and even an unreliable story like "lightning strike" appeared.
Although the physical quality of Emperor Jiaqing is not so good compared with his father Gan Long, he has been in office for more than 20 years and has never heard that he is seriously ill. Why did he suddenly die during the trip? Did something really happen? To understand this problem, we have to start from 1 year before Jiaqing died.
The sixth day of October in the 24th year of Jiaqing is the 60th birthday of Emperor Jiaqing. Huajia has always been regarded as a very auspicious time, and the ancients paid special attention to this day. Emperor Jiaqing was also very happy and prepared to celebrate. Emperor Jiaqing was a thrifty emperor. After he acceded to the throne, he has been constantly rectifying the bad atmosphere of officialdom. He is worried that his birthday will lead to the resurgence of extravagance. He greeted local officials in advance and held a simple celebration ceremony to prevent the provinces from paying tribute to the court.
Of course, 60th birthday is very important after all. While trying to be frugal, Jiaqing also hopes that everyone can remember this day. Therefore, Jiaqing wants to be kind to the people and really have fun with them. During the Qianlong period, the national tax was reduced or exempted many times, especially on the day when Emperor Qianlong was 60 years old, the court generally exempted all the money and food in the world. Although later generations don't think highly of him, it is undeniable that Gan Long is still very considerate of the people, even if it is probably just to save face.
Jiaqing also wanted to do so, but at the same time, the Qing Dynasty was no longer that powerful empire, and the financial resources of the national treasury did not allow him to avoid all the money and food in the world. After careful consideration, Jiaqing decided to exempt the provinces from more than 20 million taels of silver and more than 4 million mangoku grains in arrears. Sichuan and Guizhou provinces have no deficits, and they can pay 20% less in the second year.
Although the court generally exempts money and food, most of them are cheaper than those corrupt officials, but the people can be less exploited and reduce the pressure of life. Jiaqing did a great thing. After all this, Emperor Jiaqing was in a good mood. Finally, on the day of the birthday party, he came to Gan Qing Palace with great interest, and got together with the prince and grandson, princes and ministers, and diplomatic envoys of various countries, and kept raising glasses and drinking.
Emperor Jiaqing has always been very confident about his health. After all, he has a great grandmother and a long-term standby father. At that time, he thought it was okay to live to 70. After a few drinks, Emperor Jiaqing even began to imagine holding an 80-year-old or even 90-year-old birthday party like his father.
But only after 1 year, Emperor Jiaqing suddenly died in Jehol, which was unexpected to everyone, including him.
In the autumn of the twenty-fifth year of Jiaqing, Emperor Jiaqing, who had been busy for a day, suddenly felt that it was time, so he ordered officials at all levels to get ready and set off for Jehol a few days later to start a grand Mulan fairy-seeking activity. Mulan's quest for sages, also known as Mulan hunting, began with Emperor Kangxi's activities in Royal Hunt. On the surface, it is to educate Manchu imperial clan not to forget their roots, but in fact, it is to keep close contact with Mongolian and other ethnic tribes. Jehol was also the place where the Qing emperors met tribal leaders.
Gan Long is Mulan's most avid hunter. In addition, during his administration, the national treasury was enriched and more than 40 hunting activities were held before and after. During the Jiaqing period, the national financial resources were not as good as before, but Emperor Jiaqing spared no effort to hunt for political purposes, which brought huge financial burden, so when he proposed to go hunting in Mulan, he was immediately opposed by several ministers.
What made Emperor Jiaqing very angry was that these ministers described Mulan hunting as a sightseeing tour, and said that the emperor was old and in poor health. Emperor Jiaqing refuted several people's views on the spot, told a long list of positive effects of Mulan hunting on national politics, then turned over and mounted his horse, galloped in front of everyone, showed his superb riding skills, and proved that his body was fine. When ministers saw this scene, they had nothing to say but bow their heads.
On July 18th, the 25th year of Jiaqing, Emperor Jiaqing set out from Yuanmingyuan, accompanied by his second son Ning Min, his fourth son Mianxin, his eldest son Sun Yiwei, nobles, ministers and workers. On July 23rd, Emperor Jiaqing arrived in Karahetun. At that time, he felt a little sick. After the team walked out of Gubeikou, the cold wind made him very uncomfortable. But Emperor Jiaqing thought that this was only caused by climate change and didn't care too much.
On July 24, Jiaqing didn't ride a horse all day, but went to Jehol Palace in a sedan chair, which was actually somewhat abnormal. What many people don't know is that Jiaqing sitting in a sedan chair has no spirit at all and has been sleepy. However, when Emperor Jiaqing dozed off, he suddenly felt a fresh air coming on his face, and quickly ordered him to stop moving and get off the sedan chair to enjoy the beautiful scenery around him.
Emperor Jiaqing suddenly felt refreshed and sleepy, and asked to ride a horse. As a result, his second son Ning Min and eunuchs dissuaded him. In fact, Emperor Jiaqing seems to have a good physical quality, but he was born a little fat, and he became very fat in his later years. From the point of view of modern medicine, he must have cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, but he just didn't find them. At least this sport is not suitable for him.
But the emperor is a magical species. The more others dissuade him, the more he will go his own way. In order to show that he was not old, Emperor Jiaqing forcibly mounted his horse and rode all the way to Jehol Palace, during which he rode wildly several times. After some exercise, Emperor Jiaqing broke out in a sweat and felt very comfortable. After eating, he felt something was wrong with him.
Jiaqing thought it was riding for too long and a little tired, so he lay down and prepared to have a rest. But no matter how hard Jiaqing tried, he couldn't sleep, his limbs became weak and his chest was depressed. In the middle of the night, Jiaqing always felt a mouthful of phlegm in his throat, but he couldn't spit it out. He is always half asleep.
Jiaqing vaguely realized that he might have sweated during the day and caught a cold. The eunuch hurriedly brought a bowl of ginger soup. Jiaqing still felt cold after drinking, and fell asleep in a trance. On the morning of July 25th, Emperor Jiaqing got up early. Although he was very weak and had some difficulty breathing, he insisted on marking the memorial hall.
After a long time, several political ministers suddenly found that the words approved by Emperor Jiaqing were so distorted that it was difficult to tell what they were writing, and they suddenly realized that something was wrong. Therefore, several ministers quickly persuaded Jiaqing Emperor to stop his work and have a good rest first. Jiaqing also felt very heavy and lay down on the bed with the help of everyone. Who knows that Cheng Xiang and Emperor Jiaqing lay down and never got up again.
That night, Emperor Jiaqing entered a state of dying, and the physician used countless methods, but he was finally unable to return to heaven. Suining can only lead the people to kneel at the window and silently pray for God's mercy. At this time, there was lightning and thunder in the sky, as if a storm was coming. At the last moment, Emperor Jiaqing's lips wriggled hard, as if trying to say something, but before anyone could hear him clearly, he had no breath.
In a flash, someone shouted "the emperor died" and the Jehol Palace cried loudly. After the death of Emperor Jiaqing, ministers couldn't find the imperial edict for the first time, and the situation suddenly became very dangerous. In order to ensure the smooth transfer of imperial power, everyone decided to temporarily block the news, which added a layer of mystery to the death of Emperor Jiaqing.
As for the cause of death of Emperor Jiaqing, the so-called murder theory and lightning strike theory are impossible, because from his onset to his death, it has always been in everyone's field of vision and can only be caused by physical illness. However, there is no record of Jiaqing Emperor's illness in the archives of the Qing Palace, and there are few cases diagnosed by imperial doctors. It can be seen that the death of Emperor Jiaqing was an unexpected event.
Considering the state of Emperor Jiaqing before his death, and his fat figure, it is very likely that after a long period of strenuous exercise, he suddenly flew, leading to a surge in blood pressure. Coupled with the cold weather outside the Great Wall, the sweating Emperor Jiaqing caught cold, which led to cerebral vascular rupture, in today's words, cerebral hemorrhage. At that time, the medical technology could not judge the condition at all, and finally missed the best rescue opportunity. In this way, Emperor Jiaqing finished his life of 6 1 year.
The sudden death of Emperor Jiaqing also tells future generations a truth: Don't try to be brave at any time. What kind of things you do at any age, birth and death are everyone's normal life laws, and no one can go against the trend. With the growth of age, the body function will definitely age, and it is impossible to refuse to accept aging.