Chapter 277: Assistance to Korea and Anti-Japanese War (1) Articles
"I heard from the person in charge of the ceremony that there is a saying in the outer court: 'Give a dragonfly some water at a banquet, and pretend to be a big banquet'. So I guess you must have eaten nothing just now." In the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yijun smiled and extended his hand. Pointing to the table of wine and food that had been prepared, he said: "No, I will specially open a small stove for you to fill your stomach, and drink a few drinks with me by the way - as a celebration."
The emperor specially gave people a small stove, which was a great treatment. However, Gao Pragmatic guessed that Zhu Yijun was in a very good mood today, so he joked with him, saying: "I have heard of a saying among the people, "The name of the capital is inconsistent with its reality. "The entry is called 'Articles of the Hanlin Academy, Swords and Guns of the Arsenal; Tea Soup of Guanglu Temple, and Prescriptions of the Imperial Hospital', which is a mockery of the name. This small stove of the emperor is not at the level of the monks of Guanglu Temple, right? "
"Your cooks are naturally good. They can't be compared to the chefs of Guanglu Temple. But this small stove is made by the in-house cook, so it's not much worse." As expected, Zhu Yijun didn't care that Gao Pragmatic despised the most authentic restaurant in name. "Yu Shan", instead he said with a smile: "Although the imperial food is not good, the imperial wine is always good... Come on, come on, sit down and talk."
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no institution called "Imperial Kitchen". The place where royal meals were cooked was called Shangshanjian. Its relationship with Guanglu Temple is interesting. It is probably that Guanglu Temple was responsible for purchasing and deciding the menu, and Shangshanjian was responsible for cooking. , there is another organization called Shangshi Bureau, which is responsible for serving food, but the three of them do not belong to the same system. Among them, Guanglu Temple is an outer court institution and belongs to a formal national unit, Shangshan Supervisor, and Shangshi Bureau belong to The internal supervision system is under the leadership of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
At the beginning, the presence of Guanglu Temple was still very high, because Guanglu Temple was not only responsible for cooking for the emperor alone, but also had many other things to be busy with.
For example, all kinds of banquets in the palace are handled by Guanglu Temple. Whenever there is a Zhengdan, Holy Festival, Winter Solstice, or auspicious banquet, all the food, wine and wine must be provided by Guanglu Temple. The banquet, the food and wine given to the ministers after the lecture, is also handled by Guanglu Temple. In addition, Guanglu Temple is also responsible for organizing sacrifices and presenting "Fuxuan" and "Fujiu" to the late emperor at various sacrificial ceremonies. Their mausoleums are "furnished with sacrifices"...
In addition, on certain festivals, Guanglu Temple will also prepare different foods to give to the ministers: spring pancakes at the beginning of spring, Yuanxiao Yuanzi on the first day of the first lunar month, Buluojia on April 8th, rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival in May, and rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival in September. Eat cakes on the Double Ninth Festival, eat wax noodles on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month...
Therefore, the food at Guanglu Temple, whether it is offered to the dead or to the living, whether it is raw or cooked, is of political significance. The tribute items from various places, such as tea leaves, new bamboo shoots, dried fish, and meat It was also collected and processed by Guanglu Temple. Therefore, the functions of Guanglu Temple and the "imperial kitchen" in the eyes of later generations do overlap, but they are not directly equivalent.
The emperors of the early Ming Dynasty basically ate the food cooked by Guanglu Temple, so Guanglu Temple was indeed a fertile place, as the ingredients donated from all over the country passed through it.
However, in the late Ming Dynasty, the emperors gradually did not like to eat the rice from Guanglu Temple. Why? Because it was unpalatable! For example, Xie Zhaozhe said: "Nowadays, the food of the imperial officials has no special taste." , but the fish and meat are sacrificed, and the best is to roast them and brew them thickly."
What does this mean? It means that the "royal meal" prepared by Guanglu Temple for the emperor is nothing more than big fish and meat, which are then grilled, boiled and seasoned.
Think about it, isn’t this just a big pot dish in the cafeteria? What are you talking about, how could the emperor be treated like this? Hey, don’t believe it, just look at the menu of the celebration banquet after the suburban sacrifice in the second year of Yongle and you will know this
Full of quality:
Serving table: five kinds of wine, five kinds of fruits, five kinds of tea and food, five kinds of roasting, three kinds of soup, double steamed buns, horse meat rice, five kinds of wine. Middle table: four kinds of wine, four kinds of fruits, three kinds of soup
, double servings of steamed buns, rice with horse, pig, mutton, and five minutes of wine. The accompanying general: drink the same amount of wine, powdered soup, double servings of steamed buns, rice with pork, and one hour of wine.
Take a look at these dishes. Are they very different from the "imperial meals" that you readers think of delicacies from mountains and seas? Not to mention the imperial meals in your mind. I'm afraid these dishes are not as good as the workplace canteens in modern society - except that they generally don't serve drinks.
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What Gao Jingshi just said, "The name of the capital is inconsistent with the four principles" is also true. It can be seen that the food of Guanglu Temple is famous throughout the capital.
As a result, under the influence of various factors, some systems have also changed. For example, the banquets prepared by Guanglu Temple for the officials who participated in the sutra banquets and daily lectures were cancelled. Instead, the banquets were directly converted into silver coins and given to the officials.
We - this happened just last year. It was personally ordered by Gao Pangshi. It was highly supported by the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shifu, and no one in the cabinet even opposed it.
Guanglu Temple can't cook, and the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty cannot be easily changed, so what should the emperor do when eating? Of course, it is the same old method: bypassing the ancestral system - in this case, it is directly handed over to the eunuchs.
Let’s take a look at the record in "Zi Zhong Zhi": "The meals that all saints eat every day are all handled by the ceremonial supervisor, who holds the seals and pens, and the two or three people who are in charge of the East Factory take turns to handle it. In recent years, this supervision has been changed (here
Refers to the Supervisor of Food), he also saved his time. In the thirteenth year, he returned to the command of the Secretary of Ceremony and took charge of the factory. He followed the previous rules and took turns serving meals every month, still following the ancestor's system."
This is a big departure. In addition to the "regular canteen" in the palace, the Supervisor of Food and Drinks, is it possible that the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the Chief Eunuch, and the Supervisor of the East Factory are also required to cook for the emperor? Readers with good memories
I'm afraid I can think of one thing right now. Meng Chong, the eunuch who was the eunuch in charge of the eunuch when Gao pragmatic came to Beijing with Gao Gong more than 20 years ago, was a chef and started his career as a baker, right?
However, what was said above did not actually mean that the eunuchs in charge of rituals would personally cook the food for the emperor. Instead, the food would be cooked by the eunuchs' cooks - this was the "in-house cook" the emperor just mentioned.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Do you think, these eunuchs hold great power, have no descendants, have money and leisure, how can they spend their time? Then they have to spend a lot of money on food and drink, so
Eunuchs are often the most food-chasing group of people.
As the saying goes, "Whenever people are sitting and eating, they will definitely get rice to eat, and they will eat together to be full, and they will eat their bones... If a vegetarian practices good practice of reciting the Buddha's name, he will also list fruits, drink tea and sit for a long time, or even
When striving for perfection and striving for victory, most people don’t regard eating from a basket and a ladle as a beauty.”
This is a bit like the so-called French feast in the minds of ordinary people in later generations, which means that eating can't just be eaten, but also must be done in a stylish way. It can also be seen that by this time, the Ming Dynasty had evolved from the simplicity of the early Ming Dynasty to the vanity.
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However, being pragmatic does not exclude delicious food. He only rejects large-scale extravagance and waste. Because food itself is also culture, and it is also an important carrier of cultural inheritance. The longer the history and the more glorious civilizations, the more they spend on food.
Colorful and meticulously crafted, this is the precipitation of history and the crystallization of civilization.
Only the kind of extravagance and waste represented by Yangzhou salt merchants is firmly opposed by Gao pragmatism. For example, killing hundreds of sheep and only taking the most delicious one or two pieces of meat from the sheep for cooking, and throwing away the rest directly, this is
Gao Pragmatic severely criticized him, and he himself never allowed the Gao family to behave like this.
The emperor said, "Sit down and we'll talk." Gao Pragmatic was really rude. He sat down first, and then started to say: "It can be seen that it is easier to handle things in the palace with the palace's money, without involving each other inside and outside."
appropriate."
Zhu Yijun picked up a pot of Zhuyeqing brewed in the palace, poured himself a cup, then shook it towards Gao Qingshi and asked: "Is it Zhuyeqing?"
"Are there any autumn dews?" Gao pragmatically asked.
"Yes! There are green bamboo leaves, white autumn dew, lotus stamens, cold pond fragrance, and golden stem dew. However, Taixi Bai seems not to be enough this year." Zhu Yijun stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I'll get it."
Gao pragmatic stood up with a smile and said: "I'd better do it by myself...but at the same place?"
"Yeah, it's always been in the same position as ten years ago." Gao Pragmatic didn't look like a good guest, and Zhu Yijun didn't look like a good host either. He casually raised his finger and said at the same time: "You know, I
People miss the past."
Of course Gao pragmatic could hear the implication of these words, but it was not until he took out a pot of Qiu Lubai from the cabinet at the bottom of the bookshelf and came back that Shi Shiran said: "That's why the emperor insisted on granting a title to me today, even at the expense of
Are you fighting against all odds for this?"
"Against everyone's opinions? When did I oppose everyone's opinions?" Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows slightly, took a sip of his own bamboo leaf green, and said: "Have you seen anyone here today who disagrees?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled, shook his head and said: "That was a clever design by the Emperor, who took advantage of all possible advantages. Naturally, no one could object to it at that time, but this does not mean that they also agreed with it from the bottom of their hearts."
"Do I need their heartfelt approval? What a joke! When in the world can anything be unanimously approved by everyone in the court? Is there such a thing? No, and it will never happen!
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Gao Pragmatic laughed loudly and said, "Is your Majesty now accepting your minister's 'dialectical theory'?" He looked very happy and took the rare initiative to pour himself a drink.
Zhu Yijun was a far better drinker than him, and upon seeing this he immediately raised his glass as a gesture. Gao Qingzhi picked up the glass, lowered the rim of the glass slightly, touched it to him, and drank it down in one gulp.
Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Don't ever try that trick again - you drank a few drinks and then said you were drunk. I don't want to be so mean today. You are now the Marquis of Nanning, and you really share weal and woe with me."
Now that I'm here, you have to stay with me as long as I drink. If you want to run away halfway, I won't agree to it."
Well, Zhu Yijun has now developed the ability to switch between "I" and "I" at will.
Gao pragmatically said: "Have a drink and enjoy yourself. As long as the emperor is not drinking from the sea, I will accompany you. However, after all, the emperor is the supreme king of the world. Although the enemy is at peace now, the world is still troubled, and I, the emperor, can not relax yet."
A time to be vigilant.”
"Okay!" Zhu Yijun said sternly: "Since you are talking about business, let's talk about business so that you don't have to tell us why a king should not lose his ambition by playing with things."
Zhu Yijun paused, slowly suppressed his smile, and said: "Now the court is facing three major events: the riots of the Cao Army in the south of the Yangtze River, the rebellion of the Yang bandits in Bozhou, and the Japanese pirates sweeping across Korea. None of these three major events are easy to handle. What do you have?
what idea?"
Gao Pragmatic said very simply: "First get rid of the troubles in Jiangnan, then put down the rebellion in Bozhou, and then put an end to the rebellion in Korea."
"What's the reason?" Zhu Yijun frowned and said: "The news I heard now is that North Korea was completely defeated. More than 200,000 troops were beaten by the Japanese pirates and lost all their armor. I see, if we continue like this, it won't be a few days.
I'm afraid even Seoul will be lost."
Gao pragmatically said calmly: "What if Seoul is lost?"
Zhu Yijun was obviously startled when he heard this, and said in astonishment: "Seoul has been lost, how can Li Hao, the king of North Korea, still be able to survive?"
"The emperor said he can do it, but he can't do it, and he can still do it; the emperor says he can't do it, and he can do it, and he still can't do it." Gao pragmatic smiled slightly, and said: "This has to do with whose hands Seoul is temporarily in.
What does it have to do with it?"
Zhu Yijun smiled bitterly and said: "I know what you mean, but what I am worried about now is the war - yes, even if Li Hao fled to the Ming Dynasty alone, as long as I insist that he is the king of North Korea, he can always be the king of North Korea. However, the homeland of North Korea
You can’t just leave it to the Japanese pirates, right? If I really insist on letting Li Huo be the king of Korea, won’t I have to find a way to get his Korean homeland back for him?”
He paused for a moment, then with a flash of murderous intent in his eyes, he said: "I heard that Toyotomi Hideyoshi of Japan has great ambitions, and conquering the dynasty is just a small test. What he wants is to conquer the Ming Dynasty."
Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "I received a warning from the Sea Trade Alliance about this news not long ago, but at the time I thought this... was too far-fetched to talk about, so I didn't take it seriously. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "So this guy has done something strange for a long time? Okay, it was deliberate, so we can't let it go easily." Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said: "But you are here.
But there is no such thing as a blameless country. For a small country like Japan, who would believe that he has such ambitions? Even if it were me, North Korea has already been completely defeated, and I still don’t believe this is true.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Gao Pingshi took a sip and said, "However, although the Japanese Toyotomi Hideyoshi will eventually be punished severely, things have to be prioritized. Although the Japanese pacification is a big matter, we cannot rush for success. Your Majesty, Jiangnan is our imperial treasure.
The land is so important that nothing can be lost. Although the Cao Army and the Southern Army are only facing each other at a distance and have not engaged in combat, their threat is still the greatest among the three major events and must be resolved first."
Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment, frowned and asked: "Do you feel that there is something wrong with the Cao Army incident?"
"Your Majesty has seen thousands of miles away, and there is indeed a big problem here." Gao Pragmatic took out a note from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Yijun, saying: "This is the investigation report of Wu Xun, the director of Jinghua Ningbo Port. Your Majesty can take a look at it.
This man is the son of Wu Ge Lao. He has always been talented, but unfortunately he lacks some talent in writing, making it difficult for him to apply for official positions. Therefore, I can use him in business, so he can use his talents to the best of his ability."
Zhu Yijun nodded and did not make any further comments. He just opened the article and read it. After just a few glances, Zhu Yijun became obviously serious. After a few more glances, his face became even more livid. Waiting to read the full article, Zhu Yijun
Taking a deep breath, he slapped Tiao Chen on the table and asked angrily: "How sure are you of this matter?"
"I cannot guarantee it, but I am willing to hand over all the existing evidence and clues to the emperor. As for the next matter, the emperor can secretly send the factory guards to investigate carefully. If there is a mistake, the person can be cleared; if there is no mistake, then...
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"Then what?" Zhu Yijun picked up the wine glass and said coldly: "It's hard for you to say, I'll tell you - if you want to get rid of the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside. If I don't cut off a few heads, some people really don't know what the surname is in this world.
Whose name is that?"
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