Food is the most important thing for the people. In the hearts of Chinese people, eating is always the top priority. Treating guests to a meal is usually a matter of pleasure for both host and guest.

But there are also those with swords and swords, such as Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's Hongmen Banquet, where life and death are in an instant; there are also those that are on tenterhooks, such as Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's "A Cup of Wine Releases Military Power", where eating feels like you are facing an abyss and walking on thin ice.

There are also those who can become a favor with one meal, such as General Wu who must pay for every meal in "The Surprise at the First Moment"; and there are those who can become enemies with one meal, such as Zheng Linggong in the Spring and Autumn Period who invited ministers to eat soft-shelled turtles.

Duke Linggong of Zheng was the tenth monarch of Zheng State. In 605 BC, the people of Chu State gave a big turtle to Duke Linggong of Zheng.

When Zheng Linggong was happy, he invited the ministers to eat soft-shelled turtles. As a result, he became enmity with them and was eventually killed. This is a strange thing to say.

It is said that food and beauty are both tempting to men, but the temptation of beauty is definitely superior.

Throughout the Spring and Autumn Period, many countries were ruined because of their beauty, and many kings lost their lives because of their beauty.

But the destructive power of delicious food is obviously not enough. Why was Guild Zheng Ling eventually killed after a banquet?

Zheng Linggong was given a posthumous title. His original name was Ji Yi. He died less than a year after his reign.

Judging from the word "ling" in his posthumous title alone, he was not a good king.

"Ling" in the posthumous law is an evil posthumous title. If you are not diligent and become famous, you are called Ling. If you die and become determined, you are called Ling. If you die and see the gods, you are called Ling. If you are chaotic but not damaged, you are called Ling. If you are good at offering sacrifices to ghosts and monsters, you are called Ling. If you know the ghosts and gods well, you are called Ling.

In a word, those who were given the posthumous title of "Ling" were all ridiculous monarchs. However, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were quite a few monarchs who were given the posthumous title of "Ling", such as Jin Linggong, Chen Linggong, Wei Linggong, and Qi Linggong.

, King Ling of Chu, it can be seen that there were not many monarchs who made fun of them during this period.

Duke Linggong of Zheng was killed by his minister Song.

There is no historical record of Prince Song's ability to govern, but history books tell us that he was a super foodie.

This foodie has a special feature. Whenever he encounters delicious food, his index finger will tremble uncontrollably.

On this day, the prince Song and another minister Zi Jia went to see Zheng Linggong.

While walking on the road, Young Master Song's index finger moved uncontrollably.

Young Master Song raised his finger to show it to the Zi family and said with joy, "My index finger is moving. We will definitely be able to taste delicious food today!" The Zi family was doubtful and walked into the palace with Young Master Song.

Cutting the turtle, the two couldn't help but smile at each other.

Zheng Linggong happened to see them and asked them why they were laughing.

The Zi family told Zheng Linggong about how Song, the master of the Song Dynasty, could predict delicious food by stirring his fingers.

If you meet a master who is good at the relationship between king and minister, the story will end here. But when you meet Zheng Linggong, an unremarkable king, the story turns into an accident.

When Zheng Linggong gave the turtle to the ministers to enjoy, there was only one person who didn't get it, and that was Song.

This was obviously because Zheng Linggong wanted to tease Young Master Song. It is estimated that when Zheng Linggong looked at the embarrassed Young Master Song, his heart was filled with joy, and his meaning was obvious: "How are you? Are you still showing off your index finger?" This was a big deal for Young Master Song.

humiliation.

But he was a super foodie and had no resistance to delicious food. He approached the cauldron where the turtle was cooked, dipped the leftover soup with his fingers that could predict the food, and put it into his mouth to suck.

This move made him furious on the spot, and he walked away because the turtle tasted so delicious.

Young Master Song left the table angrily, which was equivalent to slapping Zheng Linggong in front of the ministers.

Duke Linggong of Zheng decided to execute the supreme power of the king and kill Prince Song.

Unexpectedly, Master Song became angry after being embarrassed, and he also had murderous intentions. He went to the Zi family to plan the first move.

Of course the Zi family refused to do it, and persuaded: "The animals are old, and they are afraid of killing them, let alone the king?" The son of Song in turn wanted to frame the Zi family. The Zi family was afraid, so they had to follow the son of Song and killed Zheng Linggong.

Just for a delicious dish, the king and his ministers turned against each other, the king was killed, and the political situation was in turmoil.

The young master Song did not end well in the end and was killed for treason.

Zheng Linggong died for a meal. Although his death was ignominious, he was fortunate enough to leave his mark in the vast history. Otherwise, who would remember him?

This story also left two idioms.

One is "moving the index finger", which originally refers to the omen of something delicious to eat, but later describes the appearance of being greedy when seeing something delicious.

The other one is "get your fingers in the cauldron", which originally means to put your fingers into the cauldron and dip some soup into it, which is used as a metaphor to get undue benefits.