There have been many hot years in history, and many celebrities died of heat stroke.

Su Shi: Tired from the journey, died of heat. There are countless anecdotes about Su Shi, but many people don't know that this great writer died of heat.

According to historical records, in the eighth year of Yuanyou (1093), the Song Dynasty court was in turmoil due to the death of Empress Dowager Gao, who held real power. Various factions fought fiercely for power. In the end, the ministers of the old party lost power, and Su Shi was demoted to Ningyuan Army Jiedu by the ministers of the new party.

As deputy envoy, he was demoted to Huiyang (today's Huizhou City, Guangdong). After a few years, he was demoted to Hainan Island further away.

At that time, Hainan was not yet developed. Not to mention its backward culture, the roads were remote and extremely hot and humid. It was a dangerous journey that high-ranking officials were afraid of.

Fortunately, Su Shi had a good psychological quality. During the few years of his exile, he took pleasure in suffering, worked hard to adapt to the hard life, read and wrote, even created a lot of delicious food, and made many poor friends.

Later, when Huizong of the Song Dynasty came to power, Emperor Huizong loved Su Shi's talents. In addition, the imperial court was amnesty in the first year of Jingguo's founding (1101), so he gave special permission for Su Shi to return north.

But at this time, Su Shi was already old and in poor health. It was also the high temperature in summer, and he eventually suffered from heat stroke due to the fatigue of the journey.

The panicked family did not take any effective rescue measures, and Su Shi died on July 28 of that year.

Zhao Mingcheng: In order to support his family, he fell ill from a heat stroke on the way to his post. Zhao Mingcheng was a famous epigrapher and poet in the Song Dynasty, but he is best known to the world as the husband of the female poet Li Qingzhao.

Zhao Mingcheng came from a well-known family, and his father Zhao Tingzhi was the prime minister during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty.

In the first year of Jingguo's reign (1101), which was the year Su Shi died, he married Li Qingzhao, the daughter of Li Gefei, a foreign official in the Ministry of Rites, under the auspices of his father.

After marriage, Zhao and Li were very loving.

However, the good times did not last long. Within a few years, the Jin soldiers began to invade the south. The situation was turbulent and the family property was lost.

In order to support his family, Zhao Mingcheng urgently needed to become an official.

So in May of the third year of Jianyan (1129), Zhao Mingcheng accepted the imperial appointment and went to guard Huzhou.

According to the regulations of the Song Dynasty, local officials had to report to the central government before taking office, and some also needed to be interviewed by the emperor in person.

Zhao Mingcheng is no exception.

After receiving the accurate appointment information, Zhao Mingcheng immediately braved the scorching heat of June and rushed to Jiankang (today's Nanjing, Jiangsu Province), preparing to meet Song Gaozong who had taken refuge here.

Unfortunately, the high temperature was raging in Jiankang at this time. Zhao Mingcheng was in a hurry and did not pay attention to heatstroke prevention. He fell ill from heatstroke in just a few days. Li Qingzhao was very anxious when he learned that her husband was critically ill. With panic and worry, he rushed to Jiankang to see him.

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However, there was no way to save his life, and Zhao Mingcheng passed away on August 18 at the age of 49.

From then on, Li Qingzhao put all his longing for her husband into his lyrics, creating one popular masterpiece that is still recited by literature lovers today.

Zheng Chenggong: Sudden discomfort due to hot weather. From the 12th to the 14th year of Yongli in the Southern Ming Dynasty (1658-1660), Zheng Chenggong sent troops three times to resist the Qing Dynasty and won many victories along the coast of Fujian.

However, because the Qing government had already gained a firm foothold and was too powerful, Zheng Chenggong changed his strategy and began to recover Taiwan, which was occupied by the Dutch.

In the fifteenth year of Yongli's reign (1661), Zheng Chenggong personally led 25,000 soldiers and hundreds of warships, setting out from Kinmen, passing through Penghu, and marched towards Taiwan. After fierce fighting, Taiwan was finally recovered.

However, what is puzzling is that less than a year after Zheng Chenggong's victory, he suddenly died at the age of 37.

The records of Zheng Chenggong's death in history books are vague, and there are various rumors.

Among them, Li Guangdi, a contemporary of Zheng Chenggong, wrote a book called "Sequel to Rongcun Quotations". The book records that Zheng Chenggong's death was due to sudden discomfort.

At that time, a personal attendant named Ma Xin called a doctor for treatment. The doctor believed that Zheng Chenggong suffered from heat stroke due to hot weather, so he "administered coolant, but he died late."

If the time of Zheng Chenggong's death is converted into the AD era, it would be approximately June 23, 1662 AD. This day is around the summer solstice, so the possibility of heat stroke is still very high.