King Wu of Qin was obsessed with showing off his muscles. He valued strength above all else. He kicked all the book-reading nerds out of power and filled the highest ranks of his kingdom with muscle men, chosen for their ability to lift heavy things above their heads.
The love of lifting heavy things would be his end. One of the strongest men in the kingdom, Meng Yue, challenged him to a cauldron-lifting contest. It seems that Meng won: While Wu was lifting his cauldron up, his knees snapped, and he collapsed.
Wu spent eight months slowly and painfully dying before his body finally gave up, which was bad news for Meng. As his reward for soundly beating the king in a powerlifting contest, Meng and his entire family were haunted down and killed.
King Wu of Qin reigned from 310-307 BC.
The love of lifting heavy things would be his end. One of the strongest men in the kingdom, Meng Yue, challenged him to a cauldron-lifting contest. It seems that Meng won: While Wu was lifting his cauldron up, his knees snapped, and he collapsed.
Wu spent eight months slowly and painfully dying before his body finally gave up, which was bad news for Meng. As his reward for soundly beating the king in a powerlifting contest, Meng and his entire family were haunted down and killed.
King Wu of Qin reigned from 310-307 BC.
Emperor Wu of Jin
One of the major benefits of being the emperor was the harem. They were meant to be a little perk for ruling the country, but for Emperor Wu, they were more a distraction.
Emperor dedicated most of his time to his harem. He would pull every pretty girl out of her home to make her his concubine, especially preying on his officials' daughters. This for emperor Wu was important work - so much so he made it a crime to get married until he was finished picking his concubines.
By the end Emperor Wu had more than 10,000 women in his harem. To choose his partner for the night, he would ride around in a cart drawn by goats. When the goats stopped, he'd sleep with which ever woman they brought him to.
Period of rule 266-290.
One of the major benefits of being the emperor was the harem. They were meant to be a little perk for ruling the country, but for Emperor Wu, they were more a distraction.
Emperor dedicated most of his time to his harem. He would pull every pretty girl out of her home to make her his concubine, especially preying on his officials' daughters. This for emperor Wu was important work - so much so he made it a crime to get married until he was finished picking his concubines.
By the end Emperor Wu had more than 10,000 women in his harem. To choose his partner for the night, he would ride around in a cart drawn by goats. When the goats stopped, he'd sleep with which ever woman they brought him to.
Period of rule 266-290.