In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a cook in the palace who made a bowl of soup for Cixi. After Cixi tasted it, she was full of praise and drank ten sips in a row. It seemed that the cook was going to be promoted to a noble position and become rich, but things were not that simple. The cook was beheaded by Cixi in the end. So some people asked, why is this? Let's take a look!
First of all, this The authenticity of the story is open to question, but everyone knows that the Empress Dowager Cixi was extravagant and squandered money like water. During the 48 years she served behind the scenes, everyone in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, including the Emperor Guangxu, shivered with fear like a mouse seeing a cat.
It is said that the Empress Dowager Cixi had to bring 100 kinds of dishes to the table every time she had a meal. She only ate a little of each dish, and many dishes were not even touched. Moreover, as she got older, her appetite was not very good. Most of these 100 kinds of dishes could only be wasted.
One day, a new imperial chef came to the harem and made a bowl of delicious soup. Empress Dowager Cixi drank the bowl of soup for the first time. He must drink a bowl of exactly the same soup. After ten years of drinking it, the chef got old and was ready to retire and go back to his hometown. Before leaving, he told his young apprentice the secret recipe for making the soup and told the young apprentice to make a bowl of exactly the same soup for the Queen Mother every day without making any mistakes. After giving the instructions to the apprentice, the chef reluctantly set foot on the way home.
One day, the Empress Dowager Cixi called the little chef to her side on a whim and asked: "This soup is so delicious, what seasonings are added to it?" Who knew that the little chef was young after all and could not lie, so he said tremblingly: "As for Lafayette, this This soup is made of sheep offal, and then simmered over a slow fire." Cixi changed her face when she heard this. Cixi felt that the sheep offal was a very cheap thing, and using it to make something for her was simply an insult to her. She had always thought that the mutton soup was made of mutton. Cixi was so angry that she ordered the chef in front of her to be killed.
Summary: Cixi has always been a controversial figure. Whether she eats or sleeps, she requires a lot of manpower and material resources. She still feels that this is not enough. It is indeed quite hateful.
