Why Qianlong had a smooth life judging from his physiognomy

"National Treasure" continues to be on the screen, I wonder if you have seen it? This is the variety show you should follow the most! "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth" Zhang Guoli served as the tour guide, and the directors of 9 major museums, headed by "the gatekeeper of the Forbidden City" Director Shan Jixiang, were in charge of commenting. Li Chen, Wang Kai and other 27 celebrity guardians narrated the past and present lives of 27 national treasures... The museum's "first group" has been launched, and netizens who have seen it all said: It is a highly recommended and crazy about it!

The first episode of the show officially dissed Emperor Qianlong’s farm-style aesthetic, and it reached its peak in ratings.

It is said that one day Qianlong suddenly had an idea and wanted to make a piece of porcelain that was a culmination of all the patterns and colors...so the "Mother of Porcelain" was born.

Through the broadcast of the program, Emperor Qianlong's mysterious aesthetic taste also became popular in the circle of friends, and everyone said that if Qianlong produced cosmetics, they must buy them!

Moreover, in an era without Weibo, WeChat, or Bilibili, he still managed to come up with the Qianlong style. Emperor Qianlong was the biggest fan of the great calligrapher Zhao Mengfu. He started practicing calligraphy at a young age, and claimed to have inherited the true art from Zhao Mengfu. It is precisely because of this that Emperor Qianlong would post a wave of comments on all of Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy and paintings to express his admiration.

He even did not let go of Wang Xizhi's "Kuaixue Shiqing Tie", on which he stamped and wrote inscriptions frantically. He also wrote 55 inscriptions on Huang Gongwang's "Fuchun Mountain Residence". He can be said to be the originator of barrage.

Emperor Qianlong's life can be described as smooth.

He ascended the throne smoothly at the age of 25, when the Spring and Autumn Period was at its prime. Most of his peers died at this age, but he was successful.

Then, because his family business was good, Kang Yong handled all the most difficult things, leaving him with no place to do anything.

Compared with previous emperors, Emperor Wu of Han wanted to expand his borders after Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing. After Kaihuang, Emperor Sui wanted to build a canal. Not to mention the Zhenguan and Kaiyuan periods, Emperor Minghuang of Tang came to power through real political struggles. After the Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns, Qianlong could only write poetry and build gardens.

Finally, he lived a long life, was the richest and most powerful person in the world, and reigned for more than 60 years.

He lived a smooth life and lived comfortably until he was nearly 90. He left a mess to his son and died cleanly.

Since ancient times, no emperor has been more comfortable than he.

According to historical records, Qianlong was born at midnight on August 13th, the 50th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1711 AD). His birth date is: Xinmao, Dingyou, Gengwu, Bingzi. According to legend, someone once consulted a blind fortune teller with Qianlong's horoscope. The blind man asserted the following:

This Bazi is really powerful. If it is a male, combined with his background, we can know his life.

If he had been a scholar, he would have become an extremely intelligent and famous aide in the future, but he loved wine and women and ended up in poverty.

If he were a military officer, he could become a famous general whose name would go down in history.

But if this person is born in a royal family, he is destined to become an emperor.

Bazi is too complicated to explain in a few words, so we simply analyze it from the face...

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Since ancient times, emperors have been a strange animal, as they all look similar. Most of the historical books describe them as having "extraordinary appearance", "dragon eyes and phoenix neck", "sun-like face and dragon horns", and "the appearance of the sun and the moon", but they never have pockmarks, acne or age spots on their faces. The reason is that it is difficult for historians to describe the emperor's appearance. Because in theory the emperor should look amazing, but in reality most emperors looked mediocre or even terrible. In order to avoid making mistakes, the historians did not seek to make achievements but to avoid mistakes, and used excuses such as "the emperor's face was as good as his heavenly appearance" and "the phoenix's appearance was as glorious as his daily appearance".

The "Draft History of Qing Dynasty" only wrote four words timidly about Emperor Qianlong's appearance: a prominent nose and a slender figure.

However, the "Veritable Records of Emperor Gaozong of Qing Dynasty" says that he "was born with divine spirit, with extraordinary appearance. He had a broad and square forehead, a prominent nose and a slender body. His voice was sonorous and loud, his steps were heavy and majestic, his plans were far-reaching and he stood out from the crowd." However, according to research, Qianlong was not tall. British envoy Lord Macartney estimated that Emperor Qianlong was about five feet two inches tall, or about 1.6 meters. This is his height at the age of 83. I guess he was taller when he was young. Based on the length of the existing twelve-chapter court robe that Qianlong wore in the summer, it can be roughly estimated that Qianlong's height was between 1.66 and 1.68 meters.

Since all emperors look similar, let’s talk about the differences in Emperor Qianlong’s appearance from others.