Everyone has to eat, even the ancient emperors, and the ancient emperors were very particular about their daily diet. They not only had to make the emperor like it, but also eat healthily, and cook for the emperor. There are countless people. The Imperial Dining Room was established specifically to cook for the ancient emperors. Many people were curious, what should the emperor do if he couldn't finish the food? The emperor's leftovers must not be saved for the next meal. Should they be thrown away directly? Let’s find out today.
From some TV dramas and ancient books about ancient times, we can also know that the ancient emperors were very particular about their diet. They not only had to be delicious, but also beautiful and beautiful. It seemed that was very impressive. As far as Empress Dowager Cixi is concerned, her meal has 08 dishes , which is very surprising. Besides, she is not an emperor who is inferior to one person but superior to ten thousand people. Those emperors who only knew luxury and enjoyment were even more outrageous. In the Qing Dynasty there was a clear provision that the emperor must have at least 120 dishes for every meal . From this it can also be seen that the ancient emperors would have leftovers for every meal. Yes, it's impossible to finish eating.
Of course, there are also diligent and honest emperors who are considerate of the people and also know that they start from themselves and are very frugal, so these emperors reduce the number of dishes for each meal, but even so, the emperor's every meal There are forty or fifty dishes in a meal, and it is impossible for the emperor to finish it all by himself. In fact, there is a reason for cooking so many dishes for the emperor. The emperor cannot let others see his preferences, especially in terms of diet.
In fact, being an emperor does not give you freedom, because the emperor has clear rules for eating, which is "no more than three meals", and you cannot eat more than three bites of each dish. There is actually a reason for this. The emperor is the head of a country, and his preferences cannot be easily seen by others, lest the whole court will form unhealthy trends in order to please the emperor and ruin the atmosphere of the entire country.
Instead of taking the emperor as an example, take Yang Guifei. Everyone knows that Yang Guifei likes lychees . At that time, in order to please her, people rushed to bring lychees from southern my country, and they picked the best ones. . On the other hand, we can't let others see what the emperor likes to eat, so as not to give 's enemies an opportunity to take advantage of him. poisoned the dishes, tried to kill the emperor , and cooking so many dishes was actually a trick. Moreover, before the emperor eats each dish, someone will test the poison for the emperor, just in case.
The emperor could only take three bites of each dish, so what was done with the remaining dishes? The leftover food eaten by the emperor is not called leftovers. It is the emperor's grace. If you can eat the emperor's leftovers, it is something worthy of showing off. Sometimes the emperor would reward his leftovers to ministers and people close to him. These ministers would not dislike it as leftovers, but would also feel that it was a great honor and that they had been appreciated by the emperor.
Although these leftovers are already cold, they don't care. Some ministers will enjoy the food the emperor rewarded with their families , while some ministers will enshrine the emperor's reward. These gifts are also can show off the capital of . The emperor sometimes rewarded these leftovers to his eunuchs and maids. This was the second method of the emperor's leftovers.
You must know that the dishes the emperor eats are carefully prepared by the imperial chef. The imperial chef is the best chef in the country, and the meals cooked by them must be very delicious. Although the personal eunuchs and maids around the emperor had a higher status than ordinary servants, they could not eat the dishes cooked by the imperial chef. When the emperor rewarded them with leftovers, they would cherish them and taste the delicacies of this world.
They will serve the emperor more wholeheartedly. In doing so, the emperor can also win over the eunuchs and maids around him.Of course, there are also smart people who see business opportunities in the emperor's leftovers. They resell these leftovers to private companies, auction them at high prices, and gain profits from them. If someone discovers this method of reselling the emperor's leftovers, he will be beheaded. However, the eunuchs and maids in the palace are rushing to resell them, mainly because this method is very profitable. As long as they are known to the outside world as the royal chef The dishes cooked will be sold at a high price among the people. People also want to taste what the emperor's food tastes like, so they are not stingy with the money in their wallets.
The emperor's leftovers were not wasted in the end, but if so many dishes were eaten in one meal in real life, it would definitely lead to extravagance and waste. The ancient custom of extravagance and waste was not good. Now we advocate frugality and take whatever you can eat during the CD-ROM campaign. Although most people can now have enough to eat, we cannot start to enjoy extravagantly and enjoy just because life is better. That is not correct.
