Immortals are illusory, but they have names. Qin Shihuang was not a hobby, but was cheated by the alchemist. He sent thousands of virgins to the sea to seek eternal life. Fang avoided Qin's abuse, because he could not stay long, and the first emperor wandered by the sea and even died in the sand dunes. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty married a woman to a Taoist priest in order to live forever. When there was no test, she was killed. According to these two things, immortals are too lazy to beg.
If you listen to Li Shimin's earnest words, you have to admit that the emperor who initiated the rule of Zhenguan did have a considerable materialistic view, a progressive thought of believing in science and getting rid of superstition, and a little anti-authority spirit, and dared to attack Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, according to Zi Zhi Tong Jian Nian, Your Majesty has a special liking for the so-called elixir-"Wushi Powder" and elixir, which can prolong life and keep fit. Even if it is caused by the medicine stone repeatedly, he enjoys it. At the age of 50, he died of bait and elixir.
Why is this? I'm afraid we have to start with the efficacy of "Five Stones Powder". According to Shennong Materia Medica, "Five Stone Powder" medical stone is regarded as the top grade of "intelligence, fitness, benefiting qi and prolonging life". In traditional medical books such as Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, it is considered that it has the efficacy of strengthening yang and treating impotence. Therefore, the ancients took "Wushi Powder", which, to put it bluntly, valued its "Viagra" effect. There is a saying in Sun Simiao's prescription in the Tang Dynasty that "eating five stones and having sex happily", which also proves why people took medicine at that time.
In the article Sexual intercourse between China and India, Gao Luopei, a Dutchman, thinks that sexual behavior and life extension are two ancient cultures that interact with each other. Of course, for Li Shimin, China and the West are well integrated and each has its own strengths. On the one hand, Yanhe and Wang Yan's "Five Stone Powder" and its derivatives became popular again in Wei and Jin Dynasties. On the one hand, Hu Xianna and Lu Na's elixir have grown into a climate and flourished. The fundamental reason is that this kind of elixir, whether local or imported, not only plays the role of immortality, but also has the effect of strengthening yang and consolidating the foundation, which is exactly what Li Shimin wants. First, he loves power as life, and hopes to be immortal and dignified; Second, he was greedy and eager to be powerful, and took away all the beauty in the world.
I don't know the details of how many beauties there are in Emperor Taizong's harem, but its organizational system is certainly much larger than when he was king of Qin. Moreover, in the semi-final of the Native Congress, there is no doubt that the barbaric customs of "punaluan family family marriage" and "stealing marriage" discussed by Engels in the book The Origin of Family, Private Ownership and State were retained, such as his Xuanwumen changed to "kill his brother Yuanji, that is, take Yuanji's wife as a concubine", punish Li Yuan and "remarry". So, he lived for 50 years. In such a short life cycle, he gave birth to 14 princes and 2 1 princess at a high frequency. If you count the dead, there will be more.