When the emperor is in a good mood, he will also reward the minister to accompany him to dinner, which is also a means for the emperor to win over the courtiers. It's just that this kind of opportunity is not common. All courtiers who get gifts are often flattered, grateful and determined to go through fire and water again and again in return for the emperor's attention.
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Ancient people only ate two meals, even the emperor was no exception. Ancient emperors usually had two meals a day, breakfast at 7: 00 in the morning and dinner at night 1. These two meals were dinner, and the Qing Dynasty required dinner 108 dishes. In addition, in order to support the imperial power, local products from all over the country will gather in the palace.
Most of the places where emperors usually eat are in bedrooms and offices. When delivering meals, the eunuch in the Imperial Kitchen is responsible for putting the three dining tables together, laying the table list, and the eunuch with the red paint box quickly serves all kinds of dishes, rice, soup, etc. After the emperor sat down, the eunuch handed the rice and tasted it himself, and then the emperor began to eat.
When the emperor dines, besides eunuchs, there will be courtiers and princes standing by. The emperor doesn't want to eat, or he is happy for a while, and more often he can't finish eating, so he will enjoy the meal. The rewarded person can only stand at another table and eat. Because it was rewarded by the emperor, even if you don't want to eat, you have to eat, and you have to say "delicious".
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