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Kangxi made a joke and gave the fruit a name, which you often eat

In the eyes of the people, the emperor was a very powerful person, not only erudite, but also unique, otherwise how could they become the emperor and govern the country? In fact, the emperor is also a mortal, and there are times when he makes mistakes. The Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was a great emperor with great achievements, but he also made mistakes.

Kangxi made a joke and gave the fruit a name, which you often eat

Kangxi ascended to the throne at the age of 8 and began ruling at the age of 14, ruling for 61 years. He is the longest reigning emperor in history, and he also has many great achievements, known as the "Emperor of The Ages". When he was very young, he experienced a struggle for power and interests, and he had courage and strategy, so he achieved Kangxi.

Kangxi made a joke and gave the fruit a name, which you often eat

However, in every dynasty, the emperor was very blessed, and every year there were good things that various countries and regions paid tribute to. One year, there was a country in the western region called Hami. Hami brought local specialties, which is a kind of melon fruit, called Shanshan melon, Kangxi ate a piece, and then he longyan Dayue, felt particularly delicious, he asked the eunuch the name of the melon, the eunuch could not say what the name of this melon was, he just said that this is the tribute of Hami Prefecture, so Kangxi said, it is called cantaloupe.

Kangxi made a joke and gave the fruit a name, which you often eat

In this way, this melon fruit is called cantaloupe. Because Kangxi's strength at that time was also very strong, even if he was wrong, no one dared to admit his mistake and would think that he was right. So until now, this fruit is called cantaloupe, which has been passed down to this day.

Kangxi made a joke and gave the fruit a name, which you often eat

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