Confucius said that in March, people did not know the taste of meat. Throughout the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many stories about foodies.

As for eating, as a major matter in life, saints are not taboo. Confucius said that three months does not know the taste of meat, and Mencius said that fish and bear paws. Although the princes and kings are all delicacies, they also have their own favorite foods. They are all absolute foodies.

During the period of Zheng Guolinggong's "Involvement in Ding", Lian Po's "Shang Neng Fanfou", and Yan Ying's "Two peaches kill three people" were all turmoil in the Spring and Autumn Period caused by eating.

As long as the princes are willing, they can turn any animal into a delicacy, including humans.

As a benevolent and righteous overlord, Duke Huan of Qi ate all the delicacies in the world and found them tasteless. Later, he steamed and ate Yi Ya's son. When Duke Wen of Jin was hungry and thirsty, he also ate Jie Zitui's thigh.

The emperor is very determined to imprison foodies. Don't underestimate the obsession of foodies. In order to eat well and drink well, the princes and monarchs do not hesitate to recruit famous chefs from all over the world and set up a palace institution, which is the imperial dining room.

"Guoyu" states: "The emperor raises a big prison and sacrifices it to Hui; the princes raise a special cow and sacrifice it to Tailao; the minister raises a small prison and sacrifices it to a special cow; the official raises a special animal and sacrifices it to Shaolao; the scholars eat fish.

For roasting, special animals are sacrificed; common people eat vegetables and sacrifice fish. "Different classes have different dietary standards, but the princes of the emperor do not have such restrictions. For example, King Liao of Wu likes to eat fish.

Of course, as senior foodies, the princes had to respect the etiquette and music system on the surface. Not only did they have to eat themselves, but they also had to let their ancestors eat too.

"Zuo Zhuan": "The major affairs of the country are the sacrifice and the military." Zhou people attached great importance to sacrifice, and the most important thing during the sacrifice was eating. After the sacrifice ceremony, the royal family and nobles gathered for a banquet, so that they could eat high-grade food.

"Book of Rites: Kingship": "The princes will not kill cattle without reason, the officials will not kill sheep without reason, the scholars will not kill pigs without reason, the common people will not eat the treasures without reason, and the common people will not eat more than the sacrifice if they are ashamed." The princes of the emperor should eat the food they like.

, it’s still not that easy.

Therefore, the princes in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period especially liked to make alliances, because the indispensable part of the alliances between princes and small meetings was eating.

This is true for the Kuiqiu League, the Zhaoling League, and the Mianchi League.

The princes rewarded the three armies with unprecedented banquets. After the Battle of Chengpu, Duke Wen of Jin held a celebration meeting and served a sumptuous banquet.

It is said that the number of people participating and the scale of the event were unprecedented, which reflected the heroic spirit of Jin Wengong, a foodie.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the princes were foodies because eating often affected the course of history.

For example, Jin Linggong loved to eat roasted bear paws, but a butcher killed him because the roasted bear paws were not cooked properly and spoiled Jin Linggong's taste.

This also became one of the reasons for the Zhao family to kill Jin Linggong.

Duke Linggong of Jin did not meet a good chef, but King Chu Cheng was different.

He was surrounded by rebels and wanted to eat bear paws before he died. He was also a complete foodie.

There was a man named Hua Yuan from the Song Dynasty. When he was fighting with the Chu Kingdom, he cooked a pot of mutton soup before the battle. He was jealous because he didn't give it to the driver. The driver on the battlefield actually pulled Hua Yuan directly into the enemy's cluster.

He was captured alive and the Song army was defeated.

The man driving the car was obviously a foodie.