How did the emperors of the Qing Dynasty lose their empire? Why did the emperors of the Qing Dynasty become worse with each generation? From Daoguang to Guangxu (and even Xuantong), they were all doing the same thing involuntarily: sending their ancestral property into pawn shops in batches——

Only a few shameful notes were recovered.

The Qing Dynasty, which was once extremely wealthy, seemed to have become thinner than paper overnight.

The Revolution of 1911 broke with a little finger.

Since the beginning of Xianfeng, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty have completely lost their hunter's blood and martial spirit.

It can neither fend off enemies on horseback nor save people from fire and water, nor is it good at handling finance, industry, commerce, science and technology and many other internal affairs - leading to China's deteriorating ranking in the world and being frequently bullied by foreign powers.

In the end, it was the people's consciousness that pushed the Qing Dynasty to its demise.

Most emperors of the Qing Dynasty liked hunting.

Like Genghis Khan, Nurhachi also made his fortune from scratch by "bending a bow and shooting a giant eagle" - legend has it that his initial capital for starting a business was only thirteen pairs of swords and armors that he kept privately.

If divided by class, he was undoubtedly a hunter. He would go out in the morning and night to kill hares, pheasants, etc. and sell them in the city to support his family.

It is estimated that at that time, mink, deer antler, and Ganoderma lucidum grass were already among the "Three Treasures of the Northeast."

However, this man had a restless heart and led a large group of Orion brothers wearing tiger skin jackets to "uncover treasures" ("The Orion Brothers" in "Ice Margin"), wandering among the white mountains and black waters, not only hunting, but also fighting.

He unified the tribes of Manchuria by force, and then "challenged" the Ming Empire within the Great Wall, with the ambition to replace it.

Just like letting wild animals and captive animals fight each other, the farming people of the Central Plains who have practiced the well-field system since ancient times are no match for the Eight Banners soldiers and horses who are hunting tigers up the mountains. It is obvious who will win.

After several generations of hard work, relying on the advantage of strong soldiers and horses, the Aixinjueluos finally stormed into Shanhaiguan.

Wu Sangui, the general who surrendered in the Ming Dynasty and loved beauty more than anything else, undoubtedly acted as a hawk and dog, guiding the well-prepared hunters to occupy Beijing and reach the southern border in one go.

The young emperor of Shunzhi moved from Shengjing (Shenyang) to Beijing.

Wu Sangui was granted the title of King of Pingxi and allowed to build a "doghouse" in Yunnan - finally getting a few bones to gnaw on.

The real winners are the descendants of Nurhaci.

He caught a prey that would make the old-timers happy and even jealous: Emperor Tianhou Tu of the Ming Dynasty.

Although this move is similar to "poaching" by taking advantage of others' danger.

When the snipe and the clam quarreled (King Li Chuang went to Beijing to force Emperor Chongzhen to death), the fisherman benefited.

It stands to reason that the right man, who has no worries about food, clothing, and wealth, no longer needs to hunt with a sword or a bow.

Kangxi didn't think so, and still practiced hard on horseback and archery.

Shooting targets in the palace wall garden is not enough, and the "Mulan Paddock" was also set up in the primeval forest of Jehol - could it be to train the ability to survive in the wild? It can only be said that he is not willing to let the chain-like Great Wall constrain the inheritance in his bones

wild.

According to historical records: Kangxi would go to Rehe for hunting for nearly a month every year after the beginning of autumn, and he participated in the hunt forty-eight times in his life.

It seems that his attachment to Mulan Paddock is no less than his affection for the exquisite Forbidden City.

It was his spiritual hometown, and it was the palace where he sharpened his will and physical strength.

Kangxi was born to be a thorough activist: whether hunting or governing, he was superstitious about speed and power.

Even when he was just starting out, he eliminated his powerful political enemy Obai, and then slaughtered Wu Sangui, the eagle dog of his father's generation.

For the true hunter, the eagle dog is superfluous.

When there was nothing to fight, Kangxi could only devote his excess energy to hunting.

When he took off his bloated dragon robe and put on tight-fitting armor - rushing into the deep mountains and forests at the head of the pack, he must have temporarily forgotten that he was an emperor and the huge guards (nearly ten thousand people) following behind him, and revealed his true form and true nature as a hunter

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There were only vast mountains, powerful trees, and passing birds and beasts in front of him, which attracted all his attention.

Maybe there was a flash of thought: Even if I really become an ordinary hunter from now on, I will be very happy.

Shooting tigers in the wild is similar to chasing deer in politics.

All can satisfy the desire for conquest in the blood.

Objectively speaking, the autumn hunt, which has become a law, is also another kind of training for the Eight Banners officers and soldiers under their command: not only to keep the bow and horse strong, but also to promote the spirit of martial arts.

In this regard, the emperor himself is the best example.

Since there are no rivals among humans and no powerful political rivals, the self-reliant Emperor Kangxi (there are only a handful of emperors who can be called great emperors in Chinese history) still wants to turn his attention to venomous snakes and beasts - he is simply competing with nature.

In 1719, he summarized his hobbies: "Since I was a child, I have killed one hundred and fifty-three tigers, twelve bears, twenty-five leopards, twenty lynx, and elk with shotguns and arrows.

Fourteen, ninety-six wolves, one hundred and thirty-three wild boars, hundreds of deer caught on whistle, and countless other beasts shot casually in the paddock. "And I was very pleased with this wonderful fun," I said.

Three hundred and eighteen rabbits were shot in one day, and even an ordinary person would not be able to match this number in one day. "I regard this as a special "duty report" of an emperor in a peaceful era, not to show off his political achievements.

Instead, count the results of the hunt one by one.

If contemporary "environmentalists" read this bloody list, they will feel distressed: no wonder tigers, leopards, bears and wolves have become rare animals - their crisis began as early as the Qing Dynasty.

In terms of destroying the ecological environment, Kangxi seemed to be as cruel as Hitler, who was murderous. Unfortunately, at that time, no one dared to fine the emperor or hold him criminally responsible.

Fortunately, Kangxi knew a little about ecological balance and rotated hunting areas year by year.