In the course of thousands of years' historical development, there have been various figures, such as emperors who made great efforts to govern the country, fatuous and lustful bad kings, honest officials who pleaded for the people, female generals who did not want a man's beard, and even female emperors. These figures have left a deep impression on people in history. I believe everyone knows the character that Xiaobian wants to introduce to you today. When talking about him, people's first impression is corrupt officials. This person is He Shen, a famous corrupt official in history, and he can be called the first great greed in ancient times. Do you know? He Shen is not only a corrupt official, on the other hand, He Shen is actually a gourmet inventor. He Shen once invented a kind of delicious food, which was very popular with people. Even now, it is still sought after by people. Not only every household likes to eat it, but it can also be seen in the streets.

He Shen was an official in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and he was the toast of Emperor Qianlong. Although he was very corrupt, it is undeniable that He Shen was also a very capable person, otherwise he could not have been the trusted right-hand man of Qianlong. Qianlong knew that He Shen was very corrupt, but he still valued him very much. The main reason was that He Shen had a very outstanding ability, and he could finish it well no matter what kind of work was assigned to him. And He Shen is also very good at pleasing people, and he is very good at figuring out the idea of Emperor Qianlong. For a sweet and working man, Qianlong naturally likes it very much. Although Qianlong liked He Shen very much, Emperor Xianfeng hated him very much, so after Xianfeng ascended the throne, He Shen ushered in his tragic ending and was destroyed by Emperor Xianfeng. After He Shen was beheaded, Emperor Xianfeng sent someone to copy his home, and copied a lot of gold, silver and jewels in his home, even almost comparable to the income of the state treasury. From here, we can see how greedy He Shen really is.

But He Shen is also a gourmet inventor. He invented a kind of food that is still loved by people today. Nowadays, people like to treat people to dinner very much, and rich families often hold banquets to manage interpersonal relationships. So do ancient people. Even emperors often hold banquets in the palace to entertain their cronies and ministers, as well as those royal relatives, so as to stabilize their rule. At that time, there was a kind of banquet called the Thousand-Handed Banquet, which promoted the feelings of the monarch and the minister by holding a thousand-handed banquet, and also practiced filial piety to achieve multiple goals. Emperor Kangxi held a thousand-handed banquet. Later, Emperor Qianlong followed the example of Emperor Kangxi and held a thousand banquets, inviting many elderly people over 6 years old.

Although it is a good thing to invite the elderly to dinner, these elderly people are old after all, their health is not very good, and their mouths are not good. There are many taboos on diet, so this has become a big problem. Moreover, it is still winter, and the food will easily get cold. Let these elderly people eat cold food, and the outcome can be imagined. Although this banquet is very lively, because of many shortcomings, When Emperor Qianlong was 8 years old, he once again held a thousand feasts, which Emperor Qianlong attached great importance to. He didn't want to happen again, so he handed it over to his present He Shen, hoping to do it well. He Shen was very clever, and naturally wanted to make it beautiful, so he made perfect treatment for some details inside, especially in the aspect of diet. He Shen also made great efforts, and finally the banquet was very successful.

In order to let the old people eat hot meals, He Shen came up with the method of hot pot, reformed the original small pot, and then added heating facilities. He put vegetables and meat on the plate next to the hot pot, where he could roast the stove and rinse the vegetables at the same time, so that he could eat hot dishes at any time and roast them to the fire, killing two birds with one stone. The old people were very satisfied at the banquet. The banquet was very successful. This way of eating was also liked by people, and even became popular. More and more people followed suit and even spread it to the people, becoming a kind of food that the public likes very much. Even now, most of us like to eat hot pot very much.