Cixi eats 120 dishes every day, and 30 dishes are made of paper. Who is so bold?

Speaking of Empress Dowager Cixi, no one will feel strange. As one of the most luxurious women in modern China, many of her living habits are often talked about, the most famous of which is the extravagant behavior of Empress Dowager Cixi eating 120 dishes every day. But what Empress Dowager Cixi never expected was that more than 30 of her seemingly "rich" 120 plates were made of paper. So who was so bold as to secretly fake the dishes that Empress Dowager Cixi ate every day?

This will start with a habit of Cixi eating vegetables. Although Empress Dowager Cixi is very particular about food and generally has a good appetite, even if she can eat again, it is impossible for her to taste all the dishes of 120 by herself. Therefore, Cixi basically did not move a chopstick for some dishes that she did not like to eat. Many dishes were served directly by Empress Dowager Cixi without tasting them. So, at that time, two eunuchs around Empress Dowager Cixi, Li Hexiao, secretly discussed that it would save a lot of money if the dishes that Empress Dowager Cixi didn't often eat were imitated vividly with paper.

Zhang Xiaode is a little afraid of this. If one day Empress Dowager Cixi finds out that she is cheating, won't her head fall to the ground? However, Li patted the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter. I'll handle it if something goes wrong. " So Zhang Xiaode told the chefs in the royal kitchen to make many very similar hams, meatballs and so on with paper or wax, with a total of about 30 dishes. During the meal, Zhang Xiaode deliberately took these dishes that Empress Dowager Cixi didn't like away from Lafayette and put several favorite dishes of Empress Dowager Cixi in front of Empress Dowager Cixi.

As a result, one day, Empress Dowager Cixi was very happy and planned to visit Kunming Lake by dragon boat. At noon, Empress Dowager Cixi stopped to eat. Before long, the table in front of Empress Dowager Cixi was filled with 120 dishes. According to the usual practice, Zhang Xiaode, who served Empress Dowager Cixi, put her favorite dishes such as roast duck and roast pork chops in front of Empress Dowager Cixi. Who knows, Cixi just ate a few mouthfuls of roast duck and was about to eat braised pork. As a result, she found that braised pork could not be poked with chopsticks. So she became suspicious and checked the dishes on the whole table 120, and found that more than 30 dishes were fake.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Cixi was about to break into a furious rage, Li, who was beside him, hurried to the paddock and said, "Congratulations, Lafayette, you ate in front of the Longwang Temple today. These are all gifts from the Dragon King to Lafayette! " Because Empress Dowager Cixi was in a good mood at this time and didn't pursue small responsibilities, this matter was fooled by Li.