Chapter 164 Diabetes
Li Shimin's eyelids twitched, and his hands tightened gradually around the armrests of the chair, with veins twitching on the back of his hands.
Hou Junji and Changsun Wuji raised their eyelids at the same time and exchanged glances:
Everyone is like this, I'm afraid they are not very angry, what should we do?
Just as the two hesitated, Wei Zheng stepped out directly with his head raised:
"Your Majesty, I have heard that everything has a beginning but few can last, but Xuanzong lost his way and messed up his government.
The arrogance and perversion are only due to your Majesty's blessing; if you violate the rules and violate the rules, the Tang Dynasty will inevitably be in danger!
The thousands of people are full of extravagant words, and their foolish behavior may be the beginning of the decline of the Tang Dynasty.
Your Majesty's career may fall from now on if you indulge in arrogance and debauchery!"
For a moment, Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji widened their eyes, and then stopped their steps that were originally intended to move towards His Majesty.
Wei Zheng was full of firepower and fearless, but he only regretted that he could not scold in front of Xuanzong.
The foundation of the prosperity of the ancestors was ruined like this? Even if His Majesty demoted him for this, he would accept it!
But what people didn't expect was that Wei Zheng, who was waiting for punishment, was praised:
"My dear minister, your words are from the bottom of my heart and well-founded!"
As he said this, Li Shimin cursed twice:
"The foundation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty was created by me and my ministers day and night. This Xuanzong is just inheriting my legacy, but he has done so much evil!"
Then he said bitterly:
"I'm afraid that the Anshi Rebellion also fled to Chengdu from here!"
"There are so many post stations, neither political orders nor military intelligence are transmitted. Sending lychees will be famous for thousands of years, and fleeing to Chengdu will be laughed at for thousands of years!"
In this way, everyone was neither angry nor had a headache, and Zhangsun Wuji and other ministers also breathed a sigh of relief.
Fang Xuanling looked drowsy just now, but now he seemed to have just woken up from a dream:
"Did the capital of the Tang Dynasty move?"
Du Ruhui didn't think so:
"The lychees mentioned in the light curtain were also sent to Chang'an... If I'm right, there should be a secondary capital?"
"Although Guanzhong is rich and can control Yongliang and Hexi, Luoyang is better than Chang'an in terms of connecting the north and the south."
"After all, the territory is vast, and it is normal to have a secondary capital to share the responsibility of guarding."
Changsun Wuji thought:
"If so... this emperor did not go to Luoyang after the Anshi Rebellion but went directly to Shu. Did this rebellion start from Guandong?"
The others thought more and more that it made sense.
Li Shimin stared at the map thoughtfully. What the auxiliary machine said was very reasonable. The same is true on the battlefield. The first reaction of the defeated soldiers is often to stay away from the main force of the enemy.
If Chengdu and Chang'an are connected in a line and continue to extend...Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly:
The rebellion started in the north?
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"It is indeed the prosperous Tang Dynasty!" Liu Bei turned his eyes away from Cao Pi's words, and only envy of the Tang Dynasty remained in his heart.
There was a post station every 20 miles, and these post stations were connected to a distance of 36,000 miles, which shows the strength of the country.
"But why do I think this Xuanzong looks familiar?" Liu Bei was puzzled.
Pang Tong spoke briefly:
"This emperor was in power when the Anshi Rebellion occurred, lost Hexi, abandoned the capital and fled to Shu."
Liu Bei immediately dispelled his previous thoughts:
It is okay to envy the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but it is unnecessary to envy this Xuanzong.
Moreover, how could such a prosperous and prosperous era fall apart just because of a turmoil?
Liu Bei of the Guiyi Army still remembered that the atmosphere of the late Tang Dynasty was really a bit different from the prosperous Tang Dynasty that could destroy a country by one person.
Others watched for fun, but Kong Ming, who was also engaged in governance and logistics, understood what level these 20,000 post runners were.
To be able to maintain so many post runners, how many total troops did the Tang Dynasty have? I'm afraid there must be at least 300,000 in total.
What level is this? Kong Ming estimated that even if the three families of Sun, Cao and Liu were tied together, they would not be able to defeat him.
We still have to produce! Kong Ming sighed in his heart.
Zhang Fei didn't understand why the military advisor was suddenly unhappy, but it didn't affect his whispering with Zhao Yun:
"Zilong, are the pears from your hometown really that delicious?"
Zhao Zilong's eyes became distant, and he nodded after thinking for a while:
"Zhending pears are sweet and crisp. I haven't tasted them for 20 years."
Zhang Fei patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder. Didn't he and his elder brother never go back to their hometown?
[In addition to his literary talent and his love of sweets, Cao Pi's life was also remarkable for his diabetes, which might be inherited from his family.
In ancient times, based on the symptoms of diabetes "thirstiness and dry mouth", this disease was called diabetes.
Coincidentally, when Cao Pi argued that grapes and pears were delicious, he mentioned a common advantage of both: relieving restlessness and quenching thirst.
In life, he was also extremely fond of sweets. For example, when writing to Wu Zhi, he said that when he was riding in the north field, he often didn't eat for a day:
Sweet melons float in the clear spring, and red plums sink in the cold water. He relied on melons and plums plus clear water to fill his stomach.
When writing to his ministers to diss the food in Shu, he said that the food in Shu tasted bland and needed to be dipped in honey to barely eat it.
For example, when he wrote poems, he recorded his meals: drinking fine wine and roasting fat beef.
This lifestyle is something that modern people can only say "wow", high in oil and sugar, who will get sick if you don't?
As for the genetic source of diabetes, some people speculate that it should come from his biological mother, Lady Bian.
Because her nephew Bian Lan was clearly recorded to have died of diabetes, and the fate of Lady Bian's other three sons was similar.
Cao Zhi was addicted to alcohol and often drunk, and his mental state was abnormal in his later years;
There was no record of Cao Zhang's illness, but the cause of his death was strange, and he died violently in anger;
Cao Xiong died young, and his son Cao Bing also died young. Cao Bing had no children, and the country was abolished.
Diabetes was basically an incurable disease in ancient times. For example, Cao Pi, Cao Rui, and Cao Zhi were so self-indulgent that it was normal for them to die early.
Why was Mrs. Bian fine? Because Cao Cao personally suppressed her and did not give her power or wealth, so Mrs. Bian lived a very restrained life.
The history books recorded the diet of Mrs. Bian that Cao Rui saw when he visited her: vegetables and millet rice, no fish or meat. This was in sharp contrast to the indulgence of her children in diet.
In addition, the Cao family also had hereditary wind disease, commonly known as high blood pressure, which Cao Cao himself controlled very well. According to the analysis of the "Four Seasons Food System" left behind, Cao Cao himself liked to eat fish the most, which was low in calories and healthy, so he could live to more than 60 years old.
Erfeng's control was very poor in this regard. According to the analysis of the dietary customs of the Tang Dynasty, she often ate mutton, and she racked her brains to get the sugar-making method. It is estimated that she ate a lot, both of which can aggravate high blood pressure. So she only lived to the age of 52, which is reasonable.
In addition, Ma Zhou, a famous minister of Zhenguan, also died of diabetes.
An Lushan, a native of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the adopted son of Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, also suffered from severe diabetes. 】
Zhang Fei had a few persimmons in his sleeves and ate them while watching. After watching, he quickly threw them out and dared not touch them again.
"Is everyone in the future... a miracle doctor?"
Liu Bei was shocked:
Kong Ming felt helpless and shook his head:
"It should be the bad taste of people in the future, just like..."
Kong Ming was unable to speak, Pang Tong burst into laughter, and he also remembered how Guangmu commented on Kong Ming's lack of offspring, and the words used were very ruthless.
Then Pang Tong's ridicule was also very merciless:
"It is possible that this disaster is caused by Cao thief's massacre and usurpation of Han!"
Then Pang Tong came up with an even more wicked idea:
"My lord, you might as well write a letter to ridicule me. Cao thief's offspring is a foregone conclusion. It is too late to regret now."
Zhang Fei widened his eyes in surprise and sighed:
"Military advisor is so inhuman."
Kong Ming copied the contents again and planned to send them back to Jingzhou by express boat for Zhang Shenyi to read.
At the same time, he said: "If Cao Pi and Cao Rui could restrain themselves like Cao Cao, how could this disaster happen?"
"I just can't imagine..." Kong Ming stopped writing and sighed:
"This Cao Wei actually died of this thirst disease."
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Compared with the mediocre response in Yizhou, Ganlu Hall can be said to be in high spirits:
"The disease of everyone can be cured!"
This is the common sigh of several ministers.
Li Shimin was rather reluctant:
"Fish meat is not chewy, how can it compare to roasted lamb?"
The ministers had different reactions.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of the country, please temporarily suppress your appetite." This was the serious Wei Zheng.
"I will ask someone to go to the East China Sea to look for sea fish tomorrow. It is rumored that its meat is more delicious than lamb!" This was Hou Junji who acted as a guarantor.
Du Ruhui looked calm, and just named a few names one by one:
"Anshi Rebellion, Guiyi Army, Little Taizong, Yizong, Xuanzong, a red-dust concubine smiled..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Li Shimin pressed his forehead, and felt his temple hurt again.
Rubbing his forehead, Li Shimin could only sigh painfully:
"I'll do as you say."
Hou Junji looked at the last few lines of words on the light curtain and asked curiously:
"What does this prosperous Tang Dynasty adding soil people mean?"
Fang Xuanling remembered the words on the light curtain clearly:
"Adding another handful of soil to the coffin of the prosperous Tang Dynasty."
"It seems that the Anshi Rebellion may refer to the surname of the culprit. The An in the Anshi Rebellion is the An of An Lushan."
The missing words will be made up tomorrow.