Once, on the Queen's birthday, it was customary to hold a grand banquet, but Daoguang broke the old rule and personally told the Home Secretary: "Recently, the palace has not given food for a long time. On this Queen's birthday, prepare more noodles and add more halogen to let the palace staff eat. " The minister of the imperial palace played: "Since the emperor is so kind, kill more pigs." The minister played again: "As a rule, it should be ten pigs." Daoguang grumpily said, "What time is it? How can you kill ten pigs with such tight expenses? " Under the influence of Kangxi and Daoguang, there was no alcoholic emperor in the last Qing Dynasty. Turning over the medical records of the Qing dynasty, there is no record of how any royal family members can sober up.
The simple style of the Qing emperor who was not addicted to alcohol also deeply influenced princes and local officials outside the royal family. In the Qing dynasty, most senior officials were not allowed to drink and eat in restaurants outside, let alone visit kilns. At that time, people regarded restaurants as dirty places where ordinary people set foot. Once a big official came to such a place, it was easy to attract attention. If an official often goes to a pub to eat and drink, no matter how prosperous his pub is, he will be blamed. Especially those leading officials, in fact, they are the representatives of the court. They should regard themselves as noble, and should not eat and drink casually in the pub, which makes people look down upon them. In my opinion, it is difficult to prohibit officials from hanging out in restaurants, but it should still be actively advocated.