There are many reasons why you cannot turn over after eating fish. Here are some common explanations for you.

1. Fish and surplus have the same pronunciation. The fat doll in the New Year picture is sitting on a lotus and holding a carp, which means having more surplus year after year.

Turning over fish, that is, turning over surplus, means turning over to the opposite of wealth, that is, poverty, so eating fish cannot turn over.

2. The customs in some places can be changed in some places.

But in coastal areas, because there are many fishermen and they often go out to sea, turning over a fisherman has a bad connotation, which means capsizing a boat. Therefore, eating fish does not turn over.

3. There is an allusion here, which explains that in the first year of Hongwu (1368 AD), Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor in Yingtian Mansion (today's Nanjing).

Emperor Zhu was born in the rivers and lakes. As the saying goes, people who rely on the mountains and rivers eat pheasants and those who rely on the rivers and lakes naturally like to eat fish in the water.

If you want to eat fish, you can eat fish, but Emperor Zhu was very particular about eating fish - you are not allowed to turn over when eating fish.

And a law was promulgated: Anyone who turns over while eating fish - beheaded!

According to the emperor's explanation: eating fish will not make you stand up.

A capsized fish is the same as a capsized boat, which is a sign of bad luck.

In fact, what the emperor was afraid of was that the founding heroes would take credit for their pride and support their troops, and they planned to find some excuses to clean things up to avoid future troubles.

On the second day of August this year, General Xu Da captured Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty. When the news came, Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he quickly passed down an oral order, asking all the soldiers to have fun with the people during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and hold a fish feast to celebrate General Xu.

After the banquet was laid, the soldiers were very careful when eating fish. After eating the upper layer, they used the tips of chopsticks to remove the bones of the fish and then eat the lower layer to eat the meat. They did not dare to eat too big a piece.

General Xu Da has been away from home for a long time, so he knows this poor rule. Besides, don't turn the fish over when eating fish. This is the policy of fishermen. Xu Da was also born in a river and lake, and a person in the river and lake is not a fisherman.

The chefs in the palace were very skilled, and the fish they cooked was naturally extremely delicious. Xu Da was very happy to eat, and with one move, he turned the braised carp on the plate into a big turn.

For a moment, the air almost froze.

Xu Da didn't know what had happened, but he was still enjoying his meal. Next to him, Liu Bowen pulled his sleeve and said, "General, you are in big trouble!" Emperor Zhu showed infinite sympathy and helplessness, and said in a tone full of regret:

"General Xu, you have been with me for so many years and have made great contributions. This time you have made such great military exploits. I should not kill you, but the law is the law. Everyone must be equal before the law..." "

"However," Emperor Zhu changed his words, "because of your great contribution, I can satisfy your three requests before I die... I can agree to any request you have, except - to avoid death." "Your Majesty,"

Why do you want to kill me? Just because I eat fish and stand up?" "No, I want to kill you because the law stipulates that you cannot stand up after eating fish. Okay, I have fulfilled your first wish. Let's talk about the other two.

"Holy shit, this counts?" "Yes, this counts. Okay, there's one last one left. What else do you wish for?" General Xu Dayi stamped his foot, "Okay, please ask your Majesty."

Look who just saw me, Old Xu, turning over after eating fish. Please dig out his eyes and give me a farewell drink." Emperor Zhu and all the civil and military officials were stunned.

Later, General Xu Da became the only old man among the founding fathers to die a good death.

Extended information Zhu Yuanzhang (October 21, 1328 - June 24, 1398), also known as Taizu of the Ming Dynasty (reigned from 1368 to 1398), was born in Fengyang, Anhui, with the courtesy name Guorui, his original name was Chongba, and later he was named Xingzong

, politician, strategist, military commander, and founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang was poor when he was young and used to herd cattle for the landlord.

He entered Huangjue Temple in 1344. At the age of 25, he joined the Red Scarf Army led by Guo Zixing to resist the Yuan Dynasty. In 1356, he was honored as Wu Guogong by his generals.

In the same year, Jiqing Road was captured and renamed Yingtianfu.

In 1367, he ordered Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to carry out the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains under the call of "Expelling the Huru and Restoring China", ending the Mongolian rule in China, and the sixteen states of Yanyun that had been lost for four hundred years were also recovered.

In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Mansion. His country was named Daming and his reign was named Hongwu.

Later, he first pacified the southwest, northwest, northeast and other places, and finally unified China.

?During his reign, Zhu Yuanzhang carried out reforms in all aspects. Politically, he abolished the prime minister, established the Department of Proclaiming Political Envoys, the Department of Promoting Punishments and Procuratorate Envoys, and the Department of Commanding Envoys to separate powers. This further strengthened the centralization of power and severely punished corrupt officials and illegal officials.

Gui?; militarily implemented the garrison system and the Northern Expedition to the remaining Yuan Dynasty; economically, they carried out immigration and military settlements, built water conservancy projects, liberated slaves, reduced tax burdens, sent people to measure land across the country, and checked household registrations; culturally, they paid close attention to

Education, promoting the imperial examination, establishing the Imperial College to cultivate talents?; strengthening overseas exchanges with foreign countries, and restoring China's status as a sovereign state.

After the efforts of the Hongwu Dynasty, social production gradually recovered and developed, which is known as the Hongwu Rule in history.

In 1398 (the thirty-first year of Hongwu), Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness at the age of 71. He was named Taizu in the temple and Emperor Gao in his posthumous name. He was buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty.

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia Zhu Yuanzhang