The so-called "food is the most important thing for the people", as an ordinary people, "eating" is definitely the top priority in life, but in fact, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty who once had more than 11,111 people and had unlimited power and wealth were no different from the ordinary people in their attitude towards "eating". After all, Wang Quanfu's wealth is a thing of the past, and everyone is alive.

However, as the supreme of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, there is definitely a big difference between the emperor and the common people in terms of eating. The common people call eating a meal, but the emperor is different, and it is called "dining" in a literal way. So what little knowledge did the emperors of the Qing Dynasty have about eating? Let's follow the watermelon video creator "Cold Aunt in the Harem" to find out ~

Three meals or four meals? Or eat if you want? Who let somebody else is the emperor. NONONO, even the emperor, has to obey the rules when it comes to "eating", and he can only eat two meals a day. This rule is not only for the emperor, but also for the concubines in the three palaces and six hospitals.

the emperors of the Qing dynasty strictly followed the ancestral system, and got up at 5 o'clock every morning to go to work. They could not have their first meal until 9 o'clock, and then the second meal of the day was served from the imperial kitchen at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Then some readers may ask, two meals a day, won't the emperors of the Qing Dynasty be hungry?

of course not. Because although the emperors followed the two-meal system every day, besides breakfast and dinner, snacks and fruits were always available, and the two-meal system was more for political reasons. In the early days of the Qing Dynasty, many people in remote areas still did not have enough to eat (in fact, this problem existed in every generation). As a king of a country, it is natural to set an example and advocate thrift. Kangxi once said that he only ate two meals a day, and sometimes only ate one meal when he was fighting outside, so as to encourage and warn his subjects not to waste money.

Since you are an emperor, all aspects of ostentation and extravagance are not small. Even the trivial things like eating should reflect the dignity of the imperial family. Although the number of meals is stipulated not to be exceeded, the "spectrum" of each meal is enough.

the so-called "playing", that is, what is the name of each dish and who is the chef, should be clearly marked on the side of the plate. The standard imperial meal in Qing Dynasty has 121 dishes and three large tables for each meal, in addition to staple food, snacks and fruits. Of course, this is the standard that will be used in more formal occasions such as festivals or banquets.

Generally speaking, a meal of the Qing emperors included eight main courses, four side dishes and various porridge snacks. There were more than twenty kinds, but it was far less than the rumored one hundred dishes. After all, the emperors didn't raise pigs when they ate. Who could eat so many at one time? I'm afraid more than 1,111 dishes will die before they are finished. Therefore, the widely circulated "one hundred dishes at a time" is just an exaggeration, which is only used to reflect the luxury of the royal family.

first of all, we exclude Kangxi. Why? A workaholic who talks about thrift every day even eats only one meal a day when he is busy. What can he pursue for eating?

Throughout the 276-year history of the Qing Dynasty, apart from Cixi, only Emperor Qianlong was left, and he was definitely a foodie. This "perfect old man" in history pushed the Qing Dynasty to a prosperous time with the hard work of his grandfather Kangxi and his father Yongzheng.

since the affairs of home and country are properly taken care of, it is natural to take care of your own mouth. In the history, Qianlong liked to eat hot pot very much. It was mentioned in the "Notes of Maids-in-waiting" that from October 15th of the lunar calendar, there were assorted pots and instant-boiled mutton for every meal. In the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789), Emperor Qianlong ate more than 211 hot pots ... (Shi Jun thought that the goods might die without hot pots ...)

Moreover, Qianlong made many southern expeditions, among which, besides having fun with the beautiful young lady in the south of the Yangtze River, eating was also the highlight. It is said that the various dishes of the Manchu-Han banquet were gradually formed when Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River.

as we all know, the more people eat, the more fragrant they eat and the more appetite they have. But when I arrived at the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, I just loved to eat alone, and I ate by myself, and I didn't sit at the same table with others.

In the previous TV series Story of Yanxi Palace, there was a scene of eating with Qianlong: Qianlong wanted to have dinner with his favorite queen, Fucha, but Fucha dissuaded him, saying that the ancestral system stipulated that empresses could not eat with the emperor.

Of course, it is not that the emperor is stingy. After all, as the head of a country and the head of a family in the royal family, it is natural to bear the dignity of the owner, and some shelves should be held.

When the emperors of the Qing Dynasty ate meals, they usually ate alone at a special table. In addition to the eunuchs who accompanied them, there were people standing nearby to listen to them, such as minions, empresses and princes. If the emperor is happy or doesn't want to eat (most of the time he can't finish it, at least there are more than 21 dishes), he will reward the food, but those who get the food can only eat it standing in front of another table.

The emperor's "food can't exceed three meals a day" doesn't mean that you can't taste more than three mouthfuls of each dish, which is also a rule set by the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty.

What food the emperor likes and dislikes cannot be known to others. First, it is to prevent someone from plotting evil from it and poisoning it through the emperor's food preference. If a dish is eaten three times by the emperor, then the old eunuch accompanying the meal will shout "withdraw", and this dish will not appear in front of the emperor for ten days and a half.

secondly, it is to prevent empresses and ministers from taking the opportunity to invite them to spoil the emperor with their appetite. Once Qi Huangong prized chef Yi Ya, which led to chaos in Qi State, and the former Ming Muzong was greedy for fruit pies, which led many eunuchs to earn a lot of money, leading to the prevalence of corruption in the palace.

Therefore, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty learned from the lessons of their predecessors, and refused to budge on the rules of diet. They didn't even say what they wanted to eat when they were eating. It was all because of the eyesight of the eunuchs who accompanied them. In the court, it was called "No advice to accompany them, but only three dishes".

Well, I've talked with you so much, and I believe you have a general understanding of the eating problems of emperors in the Qing Dynasty. Luxury, meticulousness and many rules are the true portrayal of the daily diet of these emperors' families.

However, even if you are the emperor, in the most important year-end season every year, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty will prepare jiaozi just like ordinary people, but unlike ordinary people, who have a delicious meal of meat, jiaozi, what they eat in the New Year is only plain stuffing. Why? If you want to know the answer to this question, just turn on the watermelon video and search for "Hougong Leng Auntie" to see what she has done for us ~

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