Why does Zhao Kuangyin treat Mrs. Huarui's toilet as a treasure?

Old toilets in ancient times did not have flush toilets, so how to deodorize them was a problem. In order to keep their homes clean and hygienic, the ancients came up with many ways.

1. Ancient Toilet: Huzi Ancient books once recorded a type of toilet called "Huzi", which should be an early toilet. "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" says that the Han Dynasty palace made "Tiger Zi" from jade, which was held by the emperor's attendants for the emperor's convenience at any time. The toilets in the palace are made of jade, and there are certainly no such high-end ones among the people. Meng Chang lives a luxurious life and uses very high-end toilets.

It is said that Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, pacified Sichuan and transported all the utensils in the Houshu Palace back to Bianjing. He found a basin inlaid with agate and jade, which was exquisite and lovely, so he took it in his hand and played with it. He couldn't put it down and almost almost Used to hold wine. When summoning Meng Chang's favorite concubine, Mrs. Huarui.

When Mrs. Huarui saw the exquisite basin, she blushed and hurriedly explained that it was the late king's urinal! Zhao Kuangyin was angry and surprised. He said angrily: "How can you use this kind of urinal to prevent the country from subjugation?" After saying this, he smashed it.

2. No matter how sophisticated the toilet is, it still smells bad. So people thought of other ways to deodorize. "Shishuoxinyu" records that at that time, the royal nobles stuffed dried dates into their noses to prevent odor.

Wang Dun of the Western Jin Dynasty was recruited as the consort of Princess Wuyang. When he was newly married, he entered the splendid royal family for the first time. He was very excited, but because he did not understand the royal utensils, he made a joke. When he went to the toilet, he saw that there were still dried dates in the toilet. He thought to himself that these were probably special food for squatting, so he ate them all. Later, the maid told him that the dried dates were used to stuff his nose to prevent odor. .

3. Goose feathers and sandalwood deodorization According to historical records, there was another way to deodorize the palace, which was to use goose feathers and sandalwood chips. The specific method is to put goose feathers and sandalwood shavings in the toilet. When the dirt falls, the goose feathers and sandalwood shavings will wrap it up, so that there will be no smell. This method sounds more reliable, but I don't know how effective it is.