The days when I fished in Daming

Chapter 37 Four dishes and one soup

Four dishes and one soup, very standard.

Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Natural disasters happened all over the country, and the people of Li lived in hardship.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born as a commoner, was determined to carry out some rectification from top to bottom.The queen proposed to take advantage of her birthday to cook a meal of simple dishes and light meals, entertain civil and military officials, and set an example.

On the eighth day of August in the third year of Hongwu, on the Queen’s birthday, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the dishes to be served. The first dish was a large bowl of fried radish, the second dish was fried leeks, the third and fourth dishes were two bowls of green vegetables, and the last was a large bowl of green onion tofu soup.

The dishes are ready, Zhu Yuanzhang pointed to these dishes and said to himself.

"This radish is a good thing. It is known as a hundred medicines. There has always been a saying among the folks that "the radish is on the market, but the medicine shop is closed." It is enough to see that the radish is a good dish. This dish is enough to keep everyone healthy; eating it can prevent illness!"

"Leek is also a good thing. It represents vigorous vitality and is evergreen in all seasons. Its meaning is also good, and it symbolizes the long-term peace and stability of the country. I hope that after you eat this dish, the people under your jurisdiction can also live and work in peace and prosperity for a long time."

"Two bowls of green vegetables are equally fragrant, and two bowls of green vegetables symbolize being clean and honest. With the salary of the imperial court, you must do more things for the common people, and you must be as clean as these two bowls of green vegetables."

"Scallions and tofu are green and white, fair and clean like the sun and the moon. Yin is Yin, Mao is Mao, and my country will not change color."

After hearing this, the officials suddenly realized.The intention of this is obvious. It means that officials should be clean and honest, should not be corrupted, and should be more considerate of the lives of the people.

Although the ministers didn't like to eat these humble side dishes, they had to eat them with gusto in front of the emperor.

After the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang announced in public, "Starting with me, from now on, no matter who you are entertaining, you can only have four dishes and one soup at most. Today's Queen's birthday banquet is an example. No one is allowed to violate it, otherwise it will be severely punished."

Since then, the rule of four dishes and one soup has been spread among the people.Later, someone compiled the story of four dishes and one soup into four ballads and sang it: the emperor treats guests with four dishes and one soup, and the radish and leek will last for a long time.Shallot tofu is one green and two white, which is liked by the people of Taizu Lianzheng.

Last year, it was the time when the heroes were enshrined, and Lao Zhu also fulfilled his promise of sharing wealth and honor, full of warmth and lust.

Lao Zhu was born in a poor family, and he valued honesty, diligence and thrift in housekeeping, so naturally he couldn't understand these things, so he first warned him with four dishes and one soup.

At the beginning, the effect was good, and the atmosphere in the officialdom was austere, but gradually I couldn't bear it, and I complied with the sentence: it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.

There are policies and measures to counter.On the surface, it is the standard of four dishes and one soup, but there are many tricks behind the scenes, and there are not a few people who dare to commit crimes against the wind.

If he didn't listen to the warning, then it's no wonder that Lao Zhu took action and found out a group of people to kill the chickens and monkeys. It's possible that the people who were beaten up today did not have these people.

Zheng Xiong looked at the four dishes and one soup in front of him thoughtfully, his mood was different, and he looked at the problem from a different angle. For Zheng Xiong who wanted to die, this aspect can also be a fuss.

I've been hungry all morning, and it tastes delicious. Zheng Xiong is not a picky person, but he is tired of the food now, and the combination of oil and monosodium glutamate makes Zheng Xiong miss it even more.

After returning to the pharmacy and signing, it seemed that nothing happened. The three errands under him communicated with each other about the progress, so there was nothing to worry about.

Things have not gone well these past few days, it seems that he has gone to the extreme, and he has gone to the extreme, and if he does not try to die, he will definitely die. It is only four years after Hongwu, and the old Zhu Chunqiu is in his prime, full of vigor, and just acting decisively.

Carefully combing through my memory, the two major cases of the Ming Dynasty, the Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu cases.

Hu Weiyong committed suicide by himself. After Liu Bowen died, he completely drifted away. He monopolized the power and formed a party for personal gain. As the representative of Huaixi nobles in the court, he was naturally feared by Lao Zhu.

Hongwu was arrested for rebellion in 12 years, and was sentenced to death in the second year. Until Hongwu 21 years, the entire chaotic party was not cleaned up.

And the reason for the rebellion case is really easy to use. If you want to clean up who is directly implicated in Hu Weiyong, you don't need to explain, and you have to clean up a lot of things you don't like.

In addition to the close relationship with Hu Weiyong at the beginning, there was indeed a reason for the rebellion, and then until the 21st year of Hongwu, most of them had no direct connection with the rebellion, and were just an excuse given by Lao Zhu to kill people.

The subsequent Lanyu case was also Lanyu's fate.

Lan Yu is the brother-in-law of Chang Yuchun, and Chang Yuchun is the father-in-law of the prince Zhu Biao, so as the uncle of the princess concubine, Lan Yu tried her best to maintain the prince's position as the heir apparent.

The Chang family was named the crown princess in April of the fourth year of Hongwu (1371). The eldest son Zhu Xiongying was born in October of the seventh year of Hongwu (1374), and the second son Zhu Yunxi was born in November of the 11th year of Hongwu (1378).Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty bestowed the posthumous title of Crown Princess Jingyi and two other daughters.

Zhu Xiongying, the eldest son of the Crown Princess Chang, died at the age of eight.

In the 25th year of Hongwu, Zhu Biao died of an accident. Lan Yu, as the team left by Lao Zhu for Zhu Biao, was a bit embarrassed.

The eldest son Zhu Xiongying died early, but Zhu Yunwen won the favor of Lao Zhu and became the successor of the next generation.

Of course, there are also Lao Zhu’s own considerations. Zhu Yunxi represents the group of foreign relatives. The intricate marriage of the Xungui Group made Lao Zhu have to guard against it.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yunqi seems to be the only orthodox in history books, because the pen is in the hands of scholars.

The relationship between the two parties is a bit awkward. Lan Yu is a princeling, but not necessarily a grandson. The children of her niece can still be considered, but Zhu Yunqi can forget about it.

So in order to pave the way for Zhu Yunqi, Hong Wu raised the butcher knife again in 26 years.

The two cleanings are actually empathy, and Lao Zhu's complicated mood can be understood.

It's only been four years since Hongwu, and it's still far away from Zheng Xiong, so I really think a little too much.

You can strike a balance between death and promotion, just don't show your head.It is too easy for me to be promoted, as long as I want to do something, I will live my life in vain, and there is no shortage of credit.

The most urgent task at the moment is to solve the problem of the morning court first. I am really too tired, and my small body can't support it.

I haven't seen Fu Yin in the main hall today, and I can see him every time I go to the government office, so I can learn from it.

Thinking of this, Zheng Xiong didn't delay, it only took one afternoon, he had to hurry, otherwise another day would pass.

Calling Ergou and going to the government office, Zheng Yiyan saw Zheng Xiong coming, and snorted heavily, obviously already aware of Zheng Xiong's snitching.

"Why are you here, my little Yingtian Mansion can't hold a big Buddha like you."

Seeing that Fu Yin was unhappy, Zheng Xiong quickly explained.

"My lord Fuyin is joking. Huimin Pharmacy Bureau is always a subordinate institution of Ying Tianfu. If you have something to do, feel free to speak up. Today is the first time for a subordinate official to go to court early. I was unprepared and forgot to bring a memorial. I had to mention such a matter. I hope my lord will forgive me."

After giving a reason, Fu Yin took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey, and his complexion improved a bit. Zheng Xiong did a lot of things under his rule, and he himself had a share of the credit, which gave himself a lot of embarrassment.

"Tell me, what's the matter with me."

(End of this chapter)