In the Qing dynasty, the emperor listened to politics in the early days of Ganqingmen. At the beginning of the dynasty, there were ceremonial meetings and political affairs, and all officials at or above the third level in Beijing must be present, and the rest of the ministers followed suit. At first, it was held every day, and then it was reduced to 3~5 days 1 time. The start time of the early dynasty was Shi Mao (5-7 o'clock), and the retreat time was generally dawn (7-9 o'clock). For some ministers, if they are summoned by the emperor again, the early dynasty will last longer.
Before the early dynasty, ministers must arrive at the palace gate and wait for the "call", otherwise the lighter will be fined and punished, and the heavier will be demoted. In order not to miss the morning, ministers have to get up at three or four o'clock every day, wash clothes and tidy up their appearance, and Dai Yue travels, while distant ministers get up earlier.
Generally speaking, ministers attending the early court wanted to have breakfast but couldn't eat it, and tried to control their drinking water. They are worried that going to eat and drink early in the morning will easily lead to embarrassment and even life-threatening "sequelae." Once you go to the toilet or burp in the morning and make other noises, you will lose your instrument in front of the temple, be punished disrespectfully and face the disaster of dismissal and death.
In order to nip in the bud, ministers had to go hungry and go to court on an empty stomach. Over time, the minister was physically and mentally exhausted, and both yin and yang were damaged. There was once a minister who had a long morning meeting because he didn't have breakfast and fainted. In the early days of the dynasty, ministers never dared to go out halfway, even if there was an emergency, they could only hold back. Although the Forbidden City has a large area and many houses, there is no toilet in it (people in the Forbidden City use bedpans and buckets to go to the toilet). The reason for this is that you can't pump water after going to the toilet. The temple is sacred and can't be polluted by these smelly days. Later, ministers used their brains, and after several practices, they finally found a "complete solution", that is, put ginseng slices in their mouths to satisfy their hunger and nourish their bodies before the early dynasty. This can not only effectively prevent the physical exhaustion caused by fasting every morning from damaging your health, but also reduce the intake of food and drinking water, so that you don't have to worry about inner anxiety and burping in the early morning. After the first generation, ministers could eat in the palace restaurant. In the early days of the dynasty, if the emperor was in a hurry, eunuchs would observe the words and deeds and make a temporary emergency.
Ministers eat ginseng tablets in the morning, although the dosage is not large at a time, but it is also a big expense for many years. In the Qing Dynasty, the price of ginseng was expensive and soared, so there was an allusion that "Chinese people have ten, but they can't taste a cup".
According to historical records such as "Qing Palace Department Plays Sales Files", the sales of ginseng in Qing Dynasty were officially priced. During the Kangxi period, the price of ordinary ginseng per catty (mass or weight unit) was 50~60 taels of silver (in ancient times, it was a silver coin unit), and the first-class ginseng was more than 80 taels of silver. After 57 years of Qianlong (1792), the price of ginseng per catty was 960~ 1 120 silver; In the fifteenth year of Jiaqing (18 10), the price of ginseng per catty was 1400~2400 taels of silver; After six years of Daoguang (1826), the price of ginseng per catty actually reached 3000~4000 taels of silver.
Although ginseng has a good health care effect, you should know your physique before eating it. Some people are not suitable for eating ginseng, and improper eating will have adverse effects.