Although the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty" does not describe food in as detailed a manner as "Dream of Red Mansions", the details of who the people are, what they eat, and what they pay attention to...all the details are still very accurate. To give you an example, the old man who often comes to Bolan Building to brag is unforgettable as soon as he appears. As soon as the uncle entered the door, everyone stood up to greet him, and the waiter asked: "What good tea did you bring today?" It can be seen that the uncle is a frequent visitor here, and he is either rich or expensive, and he has to pay more to come to the teahouse. Specializing in bringing tea, very sophisticated.
Under the attention of everyone, the old man slowly took out a box of tea leaves and specifically said that these were pine needles sent by Lord Jiubele. The method of cooking this tea, the particularities of water, and the particularities of fire were all explained to the waiter. In terms of food, there is no one in the whole drama who is more extravagant than Nian Gengyao, but when it comes to elegance and style, this uncle is really the only one. From these details, we can see that the uncle is the staff of Jiuye's house and the soul of these tea guests. Sure enough, as soon as he sat down, the old man used a small grasshopper to lead to the rumor that Yongzheng's succession edict was forged. Sure enough, it was the standard Jiu Ye's microphone.
This old man pretended to be high-end and classy in front of the bannermen, making people wonder what his background was. Looking back carefully, he was nothing more than a grandson in front of Master Jiu. He dared to use it as a pretense after hearing some rumors from Master Jiu, which made the group of tea-goers in the Bolun House stunned. of. If you think about it carefully, we also have people like that uncle around us. He can show off even if he takes a bag of tea from Master Jiu, which is really boring.
After talking about the uncle’s tea, let’s talk about Yongzheng’s hot pot. We all love hot pot, and Fourth Master is no exception. And in Fourth Master's mind, hot pot is a sumptuous delicacy. Eating hot pot requires a lively meal. The Fourth Master usually only treats the Thirteenth Master to a meal with two side dishes and a small glass of wine, but he has also treated guests to hot pot, once when he was cooking Baiguan Xingsu, and once when he was trying to persuade others to make peace. At the time of Sun Jiacheng and Nian Gengyao.
It is not easy for an emperor as stingy as Yongzheng to treat guests to a feast. Since he spent money, he must have an ulterior motive. On the night when the officials were burned, the Fourth Master first went to the Eighth Master's house and confessed that Nian Gengyao massacred 700 people in Jiangxia Town. He tricked the Eighth Master, the Ninth Master and the Tenth Master into having a casual meal at the house so that everyone could discuss what to do. Punish Nian Gengyao and put an end to this disaster. The three princes were brought to the house by him. When the Tenth Master saw the hot pot on Yongzheng's table, he straightened his eyes and said that the Fourth Master had spent a lot of money on it.
It turns out that when Fourth Master invites his brothers to dinner, they always serve vegetables and tofu, and even hot pot is never served before. Later, the prince, the third master, and Ma Zhongtang arrived one after another. The fourth master did not talk about Nian Gengyao, but asked the thirteenth master to carry Baiguan Xingshu and set it on fire in front of everyone. Only then did Ba Ye Dang realize that this meal was not that delicious. Yongzheng had an ulterior motive. With a table full of good wine and good food, he was afraid that not many people would be able to eat comfortably.
Later, when Yongzheng ascended the throne, Nian Gengyao's Northwest Army made great achievements and was very arrogant in the court. His officers only recognized military orders and not the emperor's orders. They simply despised the imperial power. All the officials were talking about it. . At that time, the situation in the northwest was unstable, Nian Gengyao was in great power, and Yongzheng had no good generals to replace him, so he could only swallow his anger and turn a blind eye to Nian Gengyao's various transgressions.
But Qingliu in the court was unwilling. Sun Jiacheng, the leader of Qingliu, quarreled in front of Yongzheng to impeach Nian Gengyao, and even used the words "the severe drought in the world is caused by treacherous ministers" to suppress Yongzheng. Yongzheng was so angry that he asked Sun Jiacheng to pray for rain. Sun Jiacheng was so stubborn that he actually knelt outside the hall and waited for rain under the scorching sun. This rain actually made Sun Jiacheng beg for it, which proves that Sun Jiacheng is a loyal minister and Nian Gengyao is a treacherous minister.
Yongzheng could not do anything to Nian Gengyao at this time, so he held a banquet and invited Nian Gengyao and Sun Jiacheng to dinner. The meal was not a luxurious banquet, but hot pot. Nian Gengyao arrived early. After seeing the hot pot, he blurted out without hesitation: "How come the emperor still eats so frugally?" Nian Gengyao ate too much "Chinese cabbage" and "Stir-fried pork" on weekdays. Of course I don’t like Yongzheng’s hot pot. After Yongzheng sat down with him, he began to induce Nian Gengyao to help him save money and implement the New Deal together. Nian Gengyao looked embarrassed, so Yongzheng gave him an idea and called Sun Jiacheng in, asking Sun Jiacheng to assist Nian Gengyao and be his "financial director".
Yongzheng imposed the leader of Qingliu on Nian Gengyao and asked him to manage Nian Gengyao's money, which would cut off Nian Gengyao's financial path. Seeing the two people's reluctance, Yong Zheng smiled and invited them to have a drink and hot pot together, but he didn't expect that this meal would be the last meal he, Nian Gengyao and Sun Jiacheng would have.
Some people say that Yongzheng sent Sun Jiacheng to Nian Gengyao just to let Sun Jiacheng die and find a reason to kill Nian Gengyao. But after Sun Jiacheng died, Yongzheng ordered someone to cook a hot pot again. A man sat alone by the hot pot. Thinking back to the scene of the three of them eating, he felt sorry for Sun Jiacheng. Yong Zhengding was distressed when Sun Jiacheng did this, but he never had the intention to kill Sun Jiacheng.
Hot pot, friends gather together and enjoy a lively meal. The two hot pot meals in Yongzheng were completely two plots of power.