When Zhu Yuanzhang was eating, he found a hair in the food. Long Yan was furious and called for the cook to be chopped off. However, with just one sentence, the cook not only saved his life, but also received a reward from Zhu Yuanzhang.
At first glance, it looks like old marketing. I blindly guessed that the cook was bald, and Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to do with him. Is this the answer? After reading the story, I realized that the cook was really good at speaking, so what exactly did the cook say?
The image of Zhu Yuanzhang in movies
Zhu Yuanzhang can be said to be a breath of fresh air among many emperors. He was born in a grassroots family. Although he counterattacked and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he never forgot his roots and punished corrupt officials. Take eating for example. Most emperors, not only the Manchu and Han Dynasty banquets, also had dozens of dishes, including delicacies from mountains and seas, birds and animals, not to mention the precious materials used, and even the human and financial resources consumed were enough to feed an ordinary family for a year and a half.
Zhu Yuanzhang is different from them. He only eats a few simple dishes of home-cooked food and a bowl of porridge. However, Zhu Yuanzhang's simplicity in life does not mean that he is easy to talk to. On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang in historical records is moody. , will kill people at every turn.
There are many things that he himself says are okay, but others are not allowed to do so. For example, he has been a monk and asked for meals. He can talk about it to incite the emotions of officials, but others must not mention it, even if he is naked or bald. You are not allowed to say any related words, otherwise it will be a slap in the face.
I was halfway through a meal when I suddenly saw a hair in the dish. I lost my appetite and even felt nauseous. After all, it’s fine if I saw it before I ate it. The worst thing is that I didn’t eat it until I saw it halfway through the meal. This is just like the discovery after eating fruit. Like half a bug.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, slapped the table hard, and ordered the guards to escort the cook over. He wanted to chop off the cook's head with his own hands. When the guards heard this, they immediately rushed into the imperial dining room . Soon, the cook was carried to Zhu Yuanzhang by the guards like a little chicken.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still angry. He pointed at the dishes on the table and asked the cook, why is there a hair in it? Do you want to say that Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk and had no hair on his head? When the cook heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was angry because there was a hair in the dish, he was also very surprised. He kowtowed hurriedly and deliberately knocked off his hat, revealing a shiny bald head.
It turns out that in order to avoid this kind of problem, the cooks shaved off their hair and beards early. This made Zhu Yuanzhang confused. Now it was obvious that the cooks could not be punished, but his anger had already arisen. , how should he find a way down?
Moreover, the hair in the food was real. He had to ask for an explanation for this matter. Zhu Yuanzhang decided to conduct a thorough investigation. Whether it was those who passed the food, those who served the dishes, or those who were in charge of the emperor's meals, they all had to be interrogated, but he could not find out the truth. Just cut them all off.
The cook, who had been silent at this time, suddenly climbed to the table, took the plate of dishes, looked at the hair carefully, and then tremblingly replied to Zhu Yuanzhang, this is not hair. Zhu Yuanzhang also became interested at this time. Unexpectedly, the cook had the ability to identify hair, so he asked him, what is this if it's not hair?
The cook hurriedly knocked on another one and replied with fear, this is His Majesty's dragon beard. Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned after hearing this. Before he could react, Queen Ma on the side hurriedly apologized to him, saying that the dragon's beard fell off while His Majesty was having a meal, and I didn't notice it in time. It was my concubine's. My fault, please forgive me for my offence.
Zhu Yuanzhang had a deep relationship with Empress Ma. How could he bear to punish her? He looked at the hair in the dish carefully. It did look a bit like his own beard. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help stroking his beard. As a result, this After stroking it, two more strands of beard were removed, and now I became even more convinced.
Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved. At this time, he remembered that the cook praised him as a real dragon, which made him smile happily. He said that for the sake of Queen Ma, he would not pursue the matter further, and praised the cook for his good skills and good cooking skills. The incense gave him a large reward.
Now looking back at what the cook said, we have to admire his wit. It’s no wonder that the cook can cook for Zhu Yuanzhang. Good cooking skills are only one aspect, but more importantly, his brain works quickly. One action and one sentence can clear away one's suspicion, and also give Zhu Yuanzhang a way to calm down the trouble.
If it were on me, I would probably say that I am bald as soon as I take off my hat. We can’t care whether other people get stabbed or not. How can I think about flattering Zhu Yuanzhang?
In fact, in ancient times, royal chefs were very meticulous in preparing meals for the emperor. Even if a gluten guy with long hair was allowed to cook, it was basically impossible for such a low-level mistake as hair loss to occur. What's more, Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk and a grassroots emperor who wanted to eat. When he was hungry, he ate leftovers, let alone a hair in the food?
Did Zhu Yuanzhang change his mind, or did he deliberately set up a trap to punish someone? We might as well start with the famous dish that changed Zhu Yuanzhang's life: Pearl Jade White Jade Soup.
This is the smell that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty could never forget in his dreams. A piece of stinky tofu dregs, a plate of Thunder Gaba, and a few pieces of rotten vegetable leaves were put into a vegetable soup that was as thin as the water used to wash the pot, and were boiled over high heat. Stir it, and the taste can be called authentic. This is Pearl Jade White Jade Soup.
According to legend, before Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he once led his troops to attack the Yuan army. As a result, he was outnumbered and the rebels were pinned to the ground and rubbed. During the breakout process, Zhu Yuanzhang was separated from his men and fled alone on horseback in a panic.
The weather was cold and drizzling at that time. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care so much. He only wanted to hurry. He didn't eat or drink for three days in a row. He fled two to three hundred miles. He was cold, thirsty and hungry. He really persisted. Unable to hold on anymore, there happened to be a ruined temple on the side of the road. Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care whether there were bandits or robbers entrenched inside, so he wanted to go in and rest for a while. However, as soon as he got off his horse, his eyes darkened and he fainted.
After a while, two beggars came to the ruined temple with broken jars and found Zhu Yuanzhang lying on the ground. They saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was wearing armor and did not look like ordinary people. He felt a little hot when he touched it, probably because of illness. . The two of them didn't know whether Zhu Yuanzhang could still live, so they worked together to drag him into the temple and lit a fire to keep him warm.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang woke up in a daze, feeling uncomfortable all over, and shouted vaguely that he was hungry. Both beggars were poor people, and they knew how uncomfortable it felt to be hungry. The two brothers had just come back from begging for food, and they had He was not rich either, but he still decided that saving people was important.
then dug out three bricks and put half a can of leftover vegetable soup on the fire to heat it. It was said to be vegetable soup, but it was basically just water. There was not even a speck of oil visible, and it was not full after drinking it. The two brothers rummaged through their pockets and took out half a piece of crumbled sour tofu, a handful of glutinous rice, a little cabbage, and two crumbled spinach from various places, and added them all into the soup.
After the soup was slightly boiled, the two beggars helped Zhu Yuanzhang up and fed him a mouthful directly from the jar. Although the soup tasted very strong, Zhu Yuanzhang had not eaten for three days, and he was also infected with wind and cold, and his nose was stuffy. You can't even taste it on your tongue, but after one bite, you immediately feel like you're alive again.
didn't care whether it was hot or not, he directly picked up the broken jar, drank half the leftover soup in big gulps, and picked up the tofu residue and rice paste into his mouth with his hands. Then he put down the jar with satisfaction. Warm up by the fire and have a good sleep.
After waking up, he felt refreshed and clear all over. His illness was mostly recovered. Then he noticed the two beggars and quickly thanked them for saving his life. During the conversation, Zhu Yuanzhang recalled the pot of life-saving soup, although he could not remember it. The taste was refreshing, but I just thought it was extremely delicious, so I asked them what the soup was called.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang thanked the two for saving his life, he was a man who had experienced the battlefield after all, and his words had a certain dignity. The two brothers did not dare to say that this was soup made from leftovers, for fear that Zhu Yuanzhang would kill him in anger. After the two of them chopped it, they quickly became wise and named the soup "Pearl Jade White Jade Soup". They also said that only the two of them could make this soup in the world.
The pearls are the rice gaba, the jade is the cabbage, and the white jade is naturally the tofu dregs. The name is appropriate, and it has a bit of a "gathering of heroes" meaning. Zhu Yuanzhang said it was good after eating it, and the price is natural It cannot be less than one hundred and eighty-one.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the two were beggars, and he must have understood it in his heart, but he did not dare to think about it in detail. After that, Zhu Yuanzhang told the two brothers that he was still going to fight. If they meet in the future, they will thank them deeply and pat their butts. Slip away.
After a few years, Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and became the emperor. He ate delicacies from the mountains and seas, wore silks and satins, and married a man from the Three Palaces and Sixth Academy. This kind of life was okay at the beginning. It is really frustrating to live like this every day. Physically and mentally exhausted, Zhu Yuanzhang felt weak all over.
Once, Zhu Yuanzhang fell ill again because of overwork. This feeling of soreness and laziness reminded him of the ruined temple and the dreaming pearl, emerald and white jade soup. Zhu Yuanzhang told the cook that he wanted to Eat Pearl Jade White Jade Soup.
The cook had never heard of this dish. No one knew about it, and he didn't dare to ask Zhu Yuanzhang, so he made a pot of soup using fine pearls, jade and white jade, and then the cook lost his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to post an imperial list in the county where he was rescued, looking for people who could make pearl jade white jade soup. He did not remember the names of the two beggars, and did not dare to tell the identities of the beggars, so he only said that he could make pearl jade soup. Pearl, Jade and White Jade Soup people.
By chance, when everyone was watching the emperor's list, the two beggars were also watching the excitement. When they asked people about it, was this a coincidence? They quickly squeezed into the crowd and tore up the emperor's list. They were taken away by the guards on the spot. The county magistrate Seeing that the two beggars had borrowed the imperial list, they were very angry on the spot, but they didn't dare to deal with it casually, so they took the two brothers to the capital under escort.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard that the two brothers were coming, he hurriedly summoned him. The county magistrate did not have time to go to the Ministry of Etiquette to learn the etiquette of meeting a driver, so he hurriedly took the two brothers to see Zhu Yuanzhang. The county magistrate did not understand the rules, so he knelt on the ground without saying a word; The two brothers didn't understand the rules and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang carelessly. They were in ragged clothes and had chains on their bodies. Fortunately, they met in private so they didn't lose face to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang angrily scolded the county magistrate, why did he treat the two of them like this? He would kill the magistrate when he was angry. The county magistrate kowtowed several times and begged for mercy. The two beggars were amused, but they still begged for mercy. After all, this was not a toy. How could they just cut it off? , and asked Zhu Yuanzhang to spare the life of the county magistrate.
Zhu Yuanzhang readily agreed and allocated another three hundred taels of silver to them, asking them to quickly make themselves a pearl emerald white jade soup. Drinking this soup must be a beautiful thing. Zhu Yuanzhang not only wanted to drink it to his heart's content this time, but also Let all civil and military officials have a taste!
After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he felt unwell and just wanted to drink pearl jade white jade soup again, so he found the two beggars and asked them to make a new one.
With the rotten tofu, rice gaba on the bottom of the pot, and rotten vegetable leaves being put into the pot, the pearl emerald white jade soup has taken shape. The water soaked in the rotten tofu is boiling on the fire, and this imperial dining room is no longer available.
Liu Bowen looked aside and shook his head, but the two beggar brothers assured him that this was the original taste, and even because the ingredients were fresh, the taste would be better than the original. Liu Bowen had no choice but to tell the two brothers that Zhu Yuanzhang's recent appetite No, be sure to hold a little less later, just enough for one bite to taste, don’t hold too much.
Soon, the soup was brought to Zhu Yuanzhang. At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was also confused, because the soup did not smell of fermented sauerkraut when it was "full", but the rancid smell of protein starting to rot. Zhu Yuanzhang thought that it might be because of the smell. , does it taste delicious?
then forced himself to take a sip, and immediately put on the pain mask. He didn’t even have time to wipe his mouth, and shouted that he was going to kill the two beggar brothers. Liu Bowen hurriedly stopped him and explained that the pearl emerald white jade soup may have this taste, but The environment for drinking soup has changed. If people are hungry and impatient, they will also pay attention to the taste of food, and even smelly food can taste delicious.
Zhu Yuanzhang remembered what happened when he ruined the temple. He was somewhat convinced, but still couldn't accept it, so he asked Liu Bowen to prove it to him. Liu Bowen immediately said, Your Majesty, don't you intend for all officials to enjoy it together? The officials came to taste it, but they had to be hungry for three days first.
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang readily agreed, because he had long wanted to punish these ministers who lived more luxuriously and spent more money than he did. He didn't know how much manpower and material resources it would cost to eat a plate of food for him.
So Zhu Yuanzhang gathered all the ministers together and found a Taoist priest to teach them how to practice the mind. He said it could discharge the turbidity in the body and strengthen the body. He also told them that it was ready for everyone. The sumptuous dishes can be enjoyed after bigu three days.
It is said that people are made of iron rice and steel, let alone this group of high-ranking officials who eat and drink every day. Even if they have lived a hard life with Zhu Yuanzhang, they have long forgotten the taste of simple meals and hunger. I feel hungry when I eat. If I don't eat for two meals until I'm not hungry anymore, I just feel a little dizzy.
The officials lay down huffing and puffing, staring blankly at the sky, missing the food at home, and some even began to chew grass leaves. Seeing that the officials were almost hungry, Liu Bowen began to call for people to prepare the pearl emerald and white jade soup. It was heated again and distributed to the officials. Before Liu Bowen could introduce the name and method of the soup, the officials had already gathered around and drank a bowl of it. Some people drank one or two bowls and it was not enough, so they quickly asked for a third. Each of the bowls looked like they had never eaten.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also dumbfounded. Although he lost to Liu Bowen again, he was also happy. After all this trouble, not only his anorexia was relieved, but the extravagant style of the officials was also improved. It can be said that one stone two bird.
As for the pearl emerald white jade soup, it has been improved by the chef and made with fresh ingredients. It is also light and delicious. The story may be true or false, but it is very thought-provoking. People's adaptability is very strange. When a person is not satisfied for a long time, a little gain is very joyful; but when a person gets what he wants, the novelty is all that's left. Under the endless emptiness.
People's greed is unlimited, but material is limited. Sometimes taking a step back is for better progress. I hope everyone can gain something.
"Zhu Yuanzhang got hair on his head after eating and ordered the chef to be executed on the spot. The chef escaped death by saying 8 words"
