One legend is that ...
About it, there is still such an interesting legend circulating among the people!
According to legend, during the Southern Song Dynasty, Jin Bing committed crimes in the south many times, and the Zhao and Song Dynasties were teetering. At that time, there were two factions in the imperial court, one advocated peace and the other advocated the main battle. Zhu Dunru, assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was accused of resisting gold, while Qin Gui, a traitor, wrote a letter in front of Emperor Gaozong and lost his official position. After he returned to his hometown in Henan, he was disheartened by the court and stopped asking about political affairs. He often asks three or five friends to drink and write poems to kill time.
On the occasion of Zhu Dunru's 60th birthday this year, he invited some friends and relatives to get together. Unexpectedly, at this moment, news came from Lin 'an, the capital, that the bribed traitor was annoyed by the anti-marshal Yue Fei and conspired with his wife Wang to kill Yue Fei in the pavilion on charges of "unwarranted". At that time, the enemy and the enemy were intertwined. Where is Zhu Dunru in the mood for drinking and partying? But since the guests have come to dinner, how can they go back with an empty stomach? So Zhu told the chef, "No drinking today, and there is no need to set those dishes. Just cook the prepared dishes together, one bowl for each person and steamed bread. "
I think these old friends and relatives are pampered people. They are used to eating delicacies and drinking good wine on weekdays. Now, how can they swallow these bowls of rough cooking? Seeing that everyone was slow to move chopsticks, Zhu Dunru picked up the meatballs in the bowl and said, "Now the treacherous court official is in power, which hurts loyalty. Marshal Yue served the country all his life, but he died tragically on the charge of "unwarranted". I wish I could cut off Qin Gui's head and put it in a frying pan ... "Before his words were finished, a guest suddenly stood up and said indignantly," My Lord, the meatballs in this bowl of boiled vegetables are Qin Gui's head, the fried tofu is Qin Gui's meat, and the vermicelli is Qin Gui's intestines. Come on, let's eat this fellow together and avenge Marshal Yue! "
As a result, all the guests responded together, picked up chopsticks in succession and ate all the dishes in an instant. When the dish was ready, someone asked, "What's the name of this dish?" Zhu Dunru thought for a moment and said, "Just call it fried cabbage!"
Soon, this matter spread to the people. Out of dissatisfaction with Qin Gui, people began to eat "stir-fried dishes". Later, because this dish was made of various miscellaneous dishes, people called it "chop suey".