"Seventy ancient rarity", this sentence was very popular in ancient times, but also very true, want to live to 70 years old in ancient times where medical treatment, science and technology and other technologies are very backward, it is indeed very difficult, of course, there are some people who live a long life.
For example, the emperor mentioned today, he ascended the throne at the age of 4, reigned for 72 years, and his sons and grandchildren did not have his life.
The heir to the throne can only be chosen from among the great grandsons.
This man was the famous emperor of French history, Louis XIV.
His childhood is a history of blood and tears
The first half of his life was full of twists and turns, when his father died when he was 4 years old, he was put on the throne of the king, and like many young emperors in China, he was also held in the palm of the hand by the empress dowager and the prime minister, and became a puppet.
Five years later, because the insatiable prime minister extended his hand to the people, under his exploitation, people forced to rebel, and even the capital Paris gathered tens of thousands of rebel troops, and the royal family exiled the prime minister in order to quell the rebellion.
The king was also forced to flee because of the war, which caused indelible psychological trauma to the 9-year-old king, so that after he later became pro-government, he distrusted his people very much, believing that they had abandoned him and even threatened his life.
After 4 years in hiding in the war, louis XIV played the role of a savior, saving the country from a precarious situation and ending the 13-year-old king's life in exile.
However, before the little king could thank the prince, the prince was proud of his achievements and openly competed with the zai faction for the position, even at the expense of launching a second rebellion, and the poor king could only flee the capital again, and the chancellor once again returned to the court to fight against the prince's rebels.
Although the second rebellion was also suppressed by the Prime Minister more than three months later, two consecutive rebellions in 5 years filled Louis XIV's heart with fear and hatred for the world.
Fortunately, many people in the French royal family believe in Catholicism, and Louis XIV, who is already 14 years old, has gradually given up hatred under the influence of Catholicism, thus transforming into a force.
"Lying down and tasting courage" has achieved hegemony
He realized that the reason why the state is easy to fall apart is because of the dispersion of power and the pluralism of ideas, so if you want to integrate power and transform ideas, you need a more effective way of operating to replace the old system.
So from the age of 14, he continued to be a puppet king, still handing over power to the prime minister, while he studied hard and studied politics, military, culture, history, astronomy, and even music.
Until the death of the prime minister 8 years later, he finally had the opportunity to show his fists, he immediately declared his pro-government and began his own drastic reforms, and Louis XIV was also 24 years old at this time, a young man with strong blood and blood.
After he came to power, he first abolished the post of prime minister
According to the Age of Louis XIV, the young king worked more than 8 hours a day and was extremely enthusiastic.
Immediately after that, he began to build the Palace of Versailles, and then all the local nobles were crowned as members of the court and moved to live in the Palace of Versailles, and when these nobles moved in one after another, the king relieved the local governors of these nobles, greatly weakened their strength, and achieved his purpose of concentrating political power.
With centralization in mind, the next step was to assimilate the minds of the people, so the king ordered that religious freedom be banned and that Catholicism would be changed to a unified one. This point is very similar to the idea of "deposing a hundred families and respecting Confucianism alone" during the Han Dynasty in China.
After 11 years of operation, the country's comprehensive strength has been continuously improved, and political, economic, military and other aspects have also been comprehensively developed.
He was also ready to implement his second plan for a great power, which was to wage war and expand the territory.
He first launched the "Franco-Dutch War" and won the victory, after which France was inevitably met with the "joint resistance to the Law" of other European countries, just as the so-called "soldiers will come to cover the water", the European Union army was severely damaged by France, and France thus became the real hegemon of Europe and realized its dream of a strong country.
He has a lot of problems
Of course, this emperor also has many problems, such as he never bathes, according to the "Louis XIV era" record, the emperor bathed no more than 7 times in his life, in addition to his birth and death twice, he also because of the illness, according to the doctor's orders to take a medicinal bath,
The longest record of not bathing reached 64 years
, it is really surprising.
In addition, he is extremely extravagant, which can be seen from his life, such as his tableware must be made of pure gold, his meals also need to be carefully prepared, only the first plate of soup is as many as ten kinds, and then there are two sets of banquet dishes, a set of cold dishes, and a set of fruit feasts, which are for him to eat alone, which is not far from Empress Dowager Cixi's Manchu and Han feasts.
Moreover, there are serious cases of marriage between close relatives in the French royal family, and even the phenomenon of kissing and kissing, such as Louis XIV himself, has also fallen into this strange circle.
According to historical records, his aunt and uncle married, and Louis XIV later married the daughters of both of them.
Uncles and aunts became fathers-in-law and mother-in-law
This relationship sounded like a headache, but it was very popular in France at that time.
Another point is that Louis XIV's height is very humiliating,
Approximately 154cm,
Not to mention what others think, even he himself is very dissatisfied, how can this height match his noble status?
So he ordered someone to build shoes that could make people taller, but they could not see the strangeness, and the shoemakers also worked hard, and finally found that a thick root was placed on the back of the shoe, which achieved both beautiful and heightened effects.
It can be said that the first high heels in history were actually worn by men, is it unexpected?
However, the most enjoyable thing is the time of his reign, as we all know,
Louis XIV reigned for 72 years
But because of the problem of the marriage of close relatives, he had only one son who was able to reach adulthood and marry and have children, and this son was Louis de Bourbon, so there is no doubt that if Louis XIV died, then the throne would naturally belong to this prince.
However, the prince died of illness at the age of 50, so the heir to the throne could only be inherited by his grandson Burgundy.
Unfortunately, Burgundy also failed to survive his grandfather and died early, and at this time, according to the system of the reserve at that time, the throne could only be handed over to Burgundy's son, the grandson of Louis XIV.
In 1715, Louis XIV died and his great-grandson Louis XV ascended the throne.
Looking back at Louis XIV, although he had many problems, this did not affect his status as an outstanding king, his appearance changed the pattern of Europe, he made outstanding contributions in politics, military, culture and other aspects, not only for France, but also for the whole world, this is a valuable asset.
References: The Age of Louis XIV, General History of France