Four dishes and one soup, very standard.
Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and became the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Natural disasters were happening all over the country. The people of Li were living in poverty, but the officials and nobles were still living a life of luxury and debauchery.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born as a commoner, was determined to carry out rectification from top to bottom. The Queen proposed a plan to use her birthday to cook a simple meal and entertain all the civil and military officials to set an example.
On the eighth day of August in the third year of Hongwu, on the Queen's birthday, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the dishes to be served. The first dish was a large bowl of fried radish, the second dish was fried leeks, the third and fourth dishes were two bowls of green vegetables, and the last dish was A big bowl of green onion and tofu soup.
When the dishes were served, Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at them and said to himself.
"This radish is a good thing. It is known as a hundred medicinal herbs. There has always been a folk saying that "when radish is on the market, the drug store is closed." It is enough to show that radish is a good dish. This dish is enough to keep everyone healthy; Eating it can prevent illness!"
"Leeks are also a good thing. They represent strong vitality and evergreen all year round. Its meaning is also good, symbolizing the long-term peace and stability of the country. I hope that after you eat this dish, the people in the places under your jurisdiction can live and work in peace and contentment. Long-term peace and stability.”
"Two bowls of green vegetables have the same aroma. Two bowls of green vegetables symbolize an honest official and a clean breeze. With the salary from the court, you must do more for the people, and you must be as clean and pure as these two bowls of green vegetables."
"Scallions, tofu, green and white, fair and honest like the sun and the moon. Yin is Yin, Mao is Mao, my country will not change color."
After hearing this, the ministers suddenly realized. The purpose of this is obvious, it means that officials should be honest and honest, should not be corrupt, and should think more about the lives of the people.
Although the ministers did not like to eat these humble side dishes, they had no choice but to eat them with flavor in front of the emperor.
After the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang announced in public, "Starting from me, from now on, no matter who we entertain, we can only serve four dishes and one soup at most. Today's Queen's birthday banquet is an example. No one is allowed to violate it, otherwise they will be severely punished."
Since then, the rule of four dishes and one soup has been spread among the people. Later, someone compiled the story of four dishes and one soup into a four-line ballad and sung it: The emperor’s treat was four dishes and one soup, and the radish and leek would bring long-lasting peace and stability. Green onion and tofu are both green and white, which is popular among the people of Taizu's clean government.
Last year, when he was bestowing honors on the meritorious officials, Lao Zhu also fulfilled his promise of sharing wealth and wealth. These people fell into depravity at a speed beyond Lao Zhu's imagination, and their extravagance and extravagance became more and more serious.
Lao Zhu came from a poor family, and he was very particular about being honest and thrifty. Naturally, he couldn't stand it, so he first gave him a warning with four dishes and one soup.
The effect was good at first, and the atmosphere in the officialdom was reduced, but gradually it became unbearable, and I responded to the sentence: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
There are policies and measures to counter. On the surface, it is the standard of four dishes and one soup, but secretly there are many tricks, and there are not a few who dare to commit crimes.
If you don't listen to the warning, it's no wonder that Lao Zhu took action and uncovered a group of people to scare the monkeys. The people who were slapped today may not be without the existence of these people.
Zheng Xiong looked at the four dishes and one soup in front of him thoughtfully. His mood was different, so he looked at the problem from a different perspective. For Zheng Xiong who wanted to commit suicide, this aspect could also be a fuss.
I have been hungry all morning, and it tastes good. Zheng Xiong is not that picky, but he is tired of the food now. The combination of oil and MSG makes Zheng Xiong miss him even more.
After returning to the pharmacy and signing the signature, it seemed like nothing would happen. The three errand boys under me just communicated with myself about the progress, and there was nothing to worry about.
Things are not going well these days, and it seems that he has gone to an extreme, and he has gone too far. If he doesn't commit suicide, he will definitely die. It is only the fourth year of Hongwu, when Lao Zhu was in his prime, high-spirited and arbitrary.
I carefully sorted through my memory and found out that there were two major cases in the Ming Dynasty, the Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu cases.
Hu Weiyong committed suicide by himself. After Liu Bowen's death, he completely lost his power. He monopolized power and formed cliques for personal gain. As the representative of Huaixi nobles in the court, he was naturally feared by Lao Zhu.
In the 12th year of Hongwu, he was arrested for rebellion and sentenced to death in the second year. Until the 21st year of Hongwu, the entire chaotic party was not cleaned up. Rebellion was only one of the reasons. The power that the entire Huaixi faction had completely controlled was too great. Just a big cleaning.
Moreover, the rebellion case was really easy to use. Anyone who was directly implicated in Hu Weiyong did not need to be explained. He also dealt with a lot of people who couldn't stand it.
Except for the fact that they had a close relationship with Hu Weiyong at the beginning and did have a reason to rebel. Later, until the 21st year of Hongwu, most of the people who were implicated had no direct connection with the rebellion. They were just an excuse given by Lao Zhu to kill people.
The subsequent Lan Yu case was also the fate of Lan Yu.
Lan Yu is the brother-in-law of Chang Yuchun, and Chang Yuchun is the father-in-law of Prince Zhu Biao, so as the uncle of the crown prince, Lan Yu tries his best to protect the prince's status as heir apparent.
Chang was named the Crown Princess in April of the fourth year of Hongwu (1371). She gave birth to her son Zhu Xiongying in October of the seventh year of Hongwu (1374), and her second son Zhu Yunxi in November of the eleventh year of Hongwu (1378). He died that month at the age of twenty-four. Taizu of the Ming Dynasty granted her the posthumous title of Crown Princess Jingyi, and she had two other daughters.
Zhu Xiongying, the legitimate son born to Crown Princess Chang, died at the age of eight.
In the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Biao died of an illness unexpectedly. As Lao Zhu's team member left for Zhu Biao, Lan Yu was a bit embarrassed.
The eldest son Zhu Xiongying died young, but Zhu Yunwen won the favor of Lao Zhu and became the next generation successor.
Of course, there were also Lao Zhu's own considerations. Zhu Yunxi represented the foreign relatives group. The intricate marriage alliances of the Xungui Group made Lao Zhu have to guard against it. In order to prevent his foreign relatives from taking over power, he chose Zhu Yunwen, who had a civil servant group behind him.
This is also the reason why Zhu Yunwen seems to be the only orthodox person in history books, because the pen is in the hands of scholars.
The relationship between the two parties is a bit awkward. Lan Yu is a princeling, but not necessarily a grandson. His niece's children can still be considered, but Zhu Yunwen can forget it.
So in order to pave the way for Zhu Yunzhen, Hongwu raised the butcher's knife again in the 26th year of his reign.
After cleaning twice, I can actually put myself in someone else’s shoes and understand Lao Zhu’s complicated mood.
It's only been four years since Hongwu, and it's still far away from Zheng Xiong. I really think too much.
You can master the balance between seeking death and promotion, and just don't take the lead. It is too easy for me to get promoted. As long as I want to do something, I will live a new life in vain, and there will be no shortage of merit.
The top priority now is to solve the problem of the morning meeting first. I am really too tired and my small body can't support it.
I didn't see Fu Yin in the main hall today, and I saw him every time I went to the government office, so I could learn from it.
Thinking of this, Zheng Xiong didn't waste any time. He only had one afternoon. He had to hurry up, otherwise the whole day would pass again.
After calling Ergou and going to the government office, Zheng Yiyan saw Zheng Xiong coming and snorted heavily, obviously already knowing about Zheng Xiong's snitching.
"What are you doing here? My small Yingtian Mansion cannot hold a big Buddha like yours."
Seeing that Fu Yin was unhappy, Zheng Xiong quickly explained.
"Master Fu Yin is joking. Huimin Pharmacy is always a subordinate agency of Yingtian Mansion. If you have anything to say, please ask me. Today is the first time Xianguan has made an early appearance. I was unprepared and forgot to bring a memorial, so I had to mention this matter and return it." I hope you will forgive me."
After giving a reason, Fu Yin borrowed the donkey from the slope and looked better. Zheng Xiong had done a lot of things under his rule, and he also had a share of the credit, which made him lose a lot of face. There was no need for the relationship to become tense. .
"Tell me, what's the matter with me?"
