Zuo Ci plays Cao Cao (Three Kingdoms)
According to the Biography of Zuo Ci in the Later Han Dynasty, Cao Cao gave a big banquet in Xuchang. He had an alchemist named Zuo Ci, who used the illusion of "aerial fishing" and asked his servant to prepare a basin of clear water and a rod of fish. In the presence of Cao Cao and others, he fished out several Songjiang four-gill bass from the basin, which made Cao Cao suspicious and took the newly caught Songjiang four-gill bass. This story was later compiled into The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which was known to all women and children.
Qiu Si (resigned for food)
The story in The Book of Jin Hans Zhang Chuan is even more famous: According to legend, Hans Zhang was an official in Luoyang, saw the bleak autumn wind, remembered the delicious pheasant and four-gill bass in his hometown, and abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. And wrote a song "Autumn Wind Song", saying, "When the autumn wind is beautiful, there are many bass in Songjiang. It's hard not to be sad to go home three thousand miles away. " After Hans Zhang, "perch" was used to express homesickness or seclusion in the poetry circles of past dynasties, so the four-gill perch and water shield were composed by poets and poets and passed down through the ages.
Emperor Yang Di (southeast four-gill bass)
Four-gill perch became a tribute in Sui Dynasty, and it was beautiful for a time. According to "Nanjun Ji", when Emperor Yang went to the south of the Yangtze River, Wu people presented Songjiang four-gill bass. After Yang-ti tasted it, he praised, "Golden jade is delicious in the southeast." "Taiping Guangji" contains: "Wu Jun presented six bottles of dried silver carp with four gills in Songjiang, one bucket for each bottle"; "As a bass silver carp, it is necessary to collect bass below three feet to dry silver carp when it is frosty in early August and September. After frost, the perch is as white as snow and not fishy.
Fan Zhongyan, Du Fu, Li Bai, Lu You, Su Dongpo, Yang Wanli, Ge Hong, Fan Chengda, Zheng Banqiao ...
"People coming and going on the river all love the beauty of perch. Look at a boat, you are in the wind and rain. " -Fan Zhongyan;
"There is no memory of bass in the east, but there is a nest of birds in the south." -Du Fu;
"Frost falls on Jingmen River, and the canvas hangs the autumn wind safely. This trip is not for bass, but for famous mountains. " -Li Bai
"My hometown is coming back, and I miss bass at the end of the year." -Lu you;
"The perch comes out of the perch township reed leaves, regardless of the money under the rainbow pavilion. How short the jade ruler is, and the silver shuttle is straight and round. Black and white chapters are three or four o'clock, and the scales are huge. " -Yang Wanli
"Songjiang produces good bass, which tastes different from other places"-Ge Hong;
"Fine swords sell fish, and the west wind blows four-faced bass. Cedar is crisp and greasy, except Songjiang. " -Fan Chengda
"I bought four gills bass, and I opened a statue of thick soup black beans. Recently, Hans Zhang has no intention to go out, and the autumn wind begins to return. " zhen banqiao
Chen Jiru
Chen Jiru, a famous writer in Ming Dynasty, was called "Prime Minister in the Mountain". In his book Small Window (one of China's three fantastic books), he wrote: "In March, the tea buds began to fertilize, and the plum wind was not sleepy; In September, the perch is beautiful and the wine is fragrant. Winning friends clear windows, publish ancient books and famous paintings, burn incense to reward grace, and there is no such thing. " Left a deep impression on the readers.
Kangxi travels incognito (snatching bass and kicking Lun Gongzi)
Kangxi traveling incognito, Volume 1,No. 12:
There is a saying in Kangxi's imperial cursive script: Yesterday I went to Songjiang to taste four-cheeked bass, and several of them were harmed by Lun Shangzhi and his son. This member is extremely greedy and selfish. I have ordered Yao Lin to kill his father and son when he was rescued, so the case can be dismissed and there is no need to pursue it. I sent a team to Haibo village and then came back. Knowing that Liu Yong and others can't blame Yao Phosphorus's father, I'm going to March elsewhere in a few days, so you can do things as usual and don't come to me to avoid spreading it. I admire that.
Gan Long Xiajiangnan (the origin of "the first fish in Jiangnan")
Emperor Qianlong ate four-gill perch, moved by its delicacy and fame, and was awarded the title of "the first fish in the south of the Yangtze River". It became the most sensational "emperor" advertising word in feudal times, and Songjiang four-gill bass was worth a hundred times.
In the Qing dynasty, the influence of Songjiang four-gill bass was far-reaching. Many emperors went to Songjiang Prefecture when they went to the south of the Yangtze River, and they were full of praise. Since then, Songjiang officials have been ordered to increase the number of four-gill bass tributes every year to give priority to meeting the needs of the royal family.
Zeng Guofan suffered the pain of four-gill bass alone.
Zeng Guofan recorded in the third part that Zeng Guofan went to Jiangnan to preside over the Jiangnan Provincial Examination of Jiazike. In order to please Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang said: "Tomorrow, my protege will ask someone to send some Songjiang four-gill bass to the yamen, and the teacher can see for himself." "If you want, send a few more tomorrow, so that all the lords in the yamen can taste them." Zeng Guofan, who has always been ungrateful, rarely has such a frank time. "However, Li Zhongcheng, I heard that the four-cheeked bass in Songjiang is delicious, it depends on the ginger in Shu. Are you ready for Sichuan ginger? " Zhao Liewen challenged Li Hongzhang. "I don't understand this. I wonder if the chef has done it well. If there is no Shujiang, please forgive me, don't find it in front of two examiners! " Li Hongzhang's words caused another laugh.
Miao Lian of Zhang Zhidong (four gills of perch, exclusive to Songjiang)
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, at an official banquet, the Songjiang magistrate made a couplet to show off himself: "Bass has four cheeks and dominates Songjiang's house". Zhang Zhidong, governor of Liangjiang, was very unhappy about this. He thought Songjiang was a small magistrate and arrogant, so he made a wonderful couplet on the topic of crabs: "crabs have eight feet and run wild in Kyushu." These two poems are widely circulated.
Yusulu
In the sixth year of the Republic of China, Yu Sulu, a famous Kunqu master, and his 17-year-old son Yu Zhenfei returned to their hometown from Suzhou, where they sought roots to worship their ancestors and tasted the famous home-cooked four-gill perch. 19, Yu Sulu died in Suzhou, and ordered people to go back to Songjiang to buy four-gill bass and cook it before Lingqian. This is his father's favorite hometown dish and hometown flavor to express his grief.
American President Nixon (Diplomatic Envoy)
1In February, 972, President Nixon of the United States visited China to break the ice. During his visit to Shanghai, Premier Zhou Enlai personally approved Songjiang Bass as the most polite reception, which was highly praised by Nixon. After Nixon returned from China, he published an article praising the beauty of China perch.
The picture shows Premier Zhou proudly introducing the delicacy and culture of four-gill perch in Songjiang, China. Nixon was deeply attracted by his words when he tasted the four-gill bass. ...
Kissinger (Fu Rong Family Banquet)
Kissinger, an international celebrity, came to China on June 8th, 1979+065438+, and Rong Yiren hosted a family banquet to welcome Kissinger. The main course is a big casserole, in which there are four Songjiang four-gill bass, all of which are sandwiched between four foreign guests. Kissinger felt fresh and tender after tasting it and said loudly, "It's delicious!"
Queen Elizabeth
1986, Queen Elizabeth came to Shanghai and asked for a taste of Songjiang four-gill bass. Suddenly, she forgot the name of the fish and said she wanted to eat Nixon fish. The municipal government sent a special person to Songjiang to allocate four-gill bass to entertain British guests, but the Songjiang government could not provide four-gill bass. The municipal government sent more than 300 fishing boats out to sea to fish, but found nothing. The Queen of England can only leave endless regrets.
President Li Xiannian's instructions
The British Queen's refusal to eat the Songjiang four-gill perch made the government feel humiliated and damaged the national image. Soon, this incident attracted the attention of the relevant state departments, and President Li Xiannian gave important instructions on the development of the culture of the four-gill bass in Songjiang.
Mao Zedong-Ancient Pastoral Debate (What Fish Is Best)
As we all know, Mao Zedong loves to eat braised pork, but he has no enthusiasm for eating fish. On one occasion, Gu Mu chatted with Chairman Mao when reporting his work: "Chairman, I think mandarin fish is the best. He grew up eating alive. What fish does the chairman think is the best? " Chairman Mao replied: "In my opinion, Songjiang four-gill bass should taste good. The ancients often mentioned in books that it is delicious and has no earthy smell of river fish. " After Gu Mu heard about it, he immediately arranged for someone to go to Songjiang, Shanghai to find Songjiang four-gill bass and send it to Beijing. Chairman Mao praised it after tasting it, and it really didn't smell earthy. Every year in the mature season, he will get some bass from Shanghai for the chairman to taste.
Zhu Rongji (the last prime minister to eat fish)
With the change of environment, there are fewer and fewer wild Songjiang four-gill perch, which was hardly seen in the 1980s. According to the old comrades of Songjiang Fisheries Department, Zhu Rongji was lucky enough to taste Songjiang Tetrabranchial Bass during his tenure in Shanghai, and he was also the last national leader to eat Songjiang Tetrabranchial Bass in the last century.
Double tour exhibition
1926 On April 29th, at the invitation of the National Government, Songjiang Four Seasons Bass was transported to Nanjing to attend the Philadelphia World Expo.
20 10 On May 3rd, Songjiang Sifang Bass once again swam in China International Import Expo(CIIE), which was used by party and state leaders to entertain distinguished guests.