Ganlong often elbows ministers. Why do some people throw them away after they leave the palace?

It is an anecdote to admire the pig's elbow in Qianlong. It is said that Qianlong often rewards ministers with half-baked pork elbows. Ministers with good quality of life naturally couldn't eat any more, so they all gave it to Ji Xiaolan. Ji Xiaolan likes meat very much, but he ate a mouthful of greasy food with relish. This is recorded in unofficial history. Of course, the manuscript will not record such trifles. This addiction of Ganlong can be analyzed in this way.

The military aristocrats of the Manchu Dynasty rose in the northeast, and the weather in the northeast was bitter and cold. Manchu is good at raising pigs, so it is natural for them to take in the fat of domestic pigs. As a semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic minority, Manchu's cooking level is definitely relatively low. That's why there are such half-baked pork elbows. Manchu nobles in Kanggan period attached great importance to tradition. Giving ministers such ugly elbows is also a preparation for being prepared for danger in times of peace.

This pig's elbow is very greasy and has no salt or spices. It must be terrible. It is normal for senior officials in the Qing Dynasty not to eat it. But the emperor's face must be given, which is why the minister accepted the pig's elbow and threw it away.

As for Ji Xiaolan's love of food, it's a bit exaggerated. It is easy to understand what is human. There are two possibilities. First, the records are exaggerated, and second, the literati in feudal society have very exaggerated places in their lives due to the limitations of the times. For example, in the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi was so careless that he didn't even know what bad food tasted like. This is very unreasonable for the two reasons mentioned above. Modern people pay attention to truth, individuality and humanity. Perhaps this is the limitation of ancient feudal culture.