History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
In the feudal era, the emperor was the heaven, and his every move involved a lot, such as going out hunting, setting up a banquet to entertain the courtiers. In the Qing Dynasty, because of the belief in Buddhist culture, all those who wanted to participate had to burn incense and bathe before they could participate in the banquet.
In the Qing Dynasty, the most famous should be the Thousand Sorrows Banquet, the so-called Thousand Sorrows Banquet is to invite the elderly people to eat in the palace, and these are also a way for the emperor to strengthen his rule and win the hearts and minds of the people.
The Feast of the Thousand Sorrows was originally held in Changchun Garden on the occasion of kangxi's sixtieth birthday, and not only invited hundreds of officials of civil and military affairs, but also invited people over the age of sixty-five from all walks of life, adding up to more than 700 people, so it was called the Banquet of the Thousand Sorrows. The second time was a banquet set up by Kangxi to celebrate his seventieth birthday, and Qianlong Ye, who was only fifteen years old at the time, participated in that banquet, leaving a big shock in Qianlong's heart at that time.
So the third feast of a thousand monks was initiated by Qianlong, which was in the fifty years of Qianlong, when there were more than 3,000 people over sixty years old, the scene was extremely spectacular, originally Qianlong was a person who paid great attention to enjoyment, and the meal was mixed and unhappy.
At that time, the oldest was one hundred and forty-one years old, I really don't know how to do it, became Qianlong's guest, Qianlong personally poured him wine, and let his crown prince and grandson come to toast the old man, and also sent a couplet with Ji Xiaolan to celebrate the old man's advanced age.
Flower armor reopened, plus three or seven years; ancient rare double celebration, inside one more spring and autumn. The age of each link up and down is one hundred and forty-one years old. But it was good, but after returning home after the feast, many people died violently, why? Because these people are old, and those big fish and big meat exceed their physical load, this is why there is such a result.