There is a legend that Zhu Yuanzhang was dizzy with hunger when he begged for food, and a beggar woman gave him a bowl of soup.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to eat after eating, so he asked the woman what soup it was.

The woman said "Pearl Jade White Jade Soup" easily.

Zhu Yuanzhang wrote it down.

When he became emperor, he asked the chef to cook this soup for himself, but the taste of the chef was not right.

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Later, I found an old woman in Xuyi's ancestral home, only to know that this is just a "braised soup" mixed with rotten cabbage, corn kernels and leftovers.

"Pearl Jade White Jade Soup" is said to have been a reserved menu in the imperial cuisine of the Ming Dynasty.

According to the list of offerings to Xiaoling in Taichang Temple in Nanjing, there are always some local dishes such as leek, shepherd's purse, celery, eggplant, moss, bamboo shoots and taro seedlings, which should have been eaten by Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Huanghou before their death.

It is rumored in Nanjing that after Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, the lives of ordinary people were not easy, but the dignitaries lived a luxurious life.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like it very much. If it goes on like this, the Ming Dynasty will also perish, and he is determined to rectify this extravagant atmosphere.

On the birthday of the Queen, horses from all walks of life come to celebrate her birthday.

after everyone was seated, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the dishes to be served.

the first course is fried radish, the second course is fried leek, the third course is two bowls of green vegetables, and the last course is chopped green onion and tofu soup.

The ministers were puzzled, and Zhu Yuanzhang explained: "Radish is on the street, but there is no business in pharmacies", "Chinese chives are green and green, and long-term stability will calm people's hearts", "Two bowls of green vegetables are as fragrant as two bowls of green vegetables, and a cool breeze makes a good prime minister", and "Onion tofu is green and white, fair and honest as the sun and the moon".

the minister knows Zhu Yuanzhang's intention after listening.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang announced in public: "In the future, all ministers can only treat each other with' four dishes and one soup' at most. The birthday banquet of the Queen is an example. Anyone who violates it will be hell to pay."

Since then, the rule of "four dishes and one soup" has spread from the court to the people, and has become an example of modern clean government.