There is a poem circulating in Xuzhou.

Yongwu is good at Zu Peng Keng, and he visited Gu Pengcheng three times.

The princes of the Nine Societies served as the secretary, and the princes of the Eight Plates and Five Gui feasts.

Among them, Yongwu refers to Yiya.

In the Zhou Dynasty, the cook was called Yongren, and his professional position and status were similar to those of the wizards at that time.

Before the Shang Dynasty, Wu had a transcendent position in the ruling class, even higher than the emperor, and belonged to the highest ruler in the country.

But from the Shang Dynasty onwards, Wu became an official position, responsible for sacrifices and divination.

The famous King Wen of Zhou is Xibohou Jichang, who is the wizard of the King of Shang.

In the Zhou Dynasty, with the improvement of various systems, the status of Wu gradually decreased, and in the "Zhou Li", only Si Wu was listed as a sergeant.

However, Yi Ya can be called a witch, and naturally he also has a certain status.

Peng Keng in the poem refers to the famous Peng Zu, who is known as having lived for more than 800 years.

It is said that he was born at the end of the Xia Dynasty, and when he was Emperor Yao, he gave him Pengcheng because of the pheasant soup, so later generations called him Peng Zu.

Legend has it that he went through the entire Shang Dynasty and lived for seven or eight hundred years.

At that time, Confucius admired him very much, and Taoism also regarded him as a teacher.

Legend has it that he was proficient in the art of tonic guidance, and often took medicinal herbs such as cinnamon, mica powder, and elk horn powder to prolong his life.

Therefore, he is also regarded as the originator of Chinese health preservation.

In the Taoist or medical works of the past dynasties, there are scattered records of his health preservation content.

For example, Peng Zu Cultivation Technique, Peng Zu Channeling Technique, Peng Zu Fang Technique and Peng Zu Cooking Technique and so on.

Recuperation is some tricks to control the body, such as holding your breath and breathing, sitting and watching, rubbing your body, licking your lips and swallowing saliva, puffing up and convincing, and so on.

These techniques also evolved into some of the cultivation methods of Taoism in later generations, as well as techniques such as massage.

The Peng Zu Guiding Technique is the earliest fitness technique in China and the predecessor of Qigong.

Later martial arts exercises and routines such as Wufowl Opera, Baduanjin, and Taijiquan also evolved and developed from this basis.

Peng Zufang's surgery is the earliest sexological culture in Chinese history.

It is said that Peng Zu married nearly fifty wives and fifty-four sons in his life, which is also directly related to his health room technique.

He believes that special attention should be paid to the maintenance of yin essence in the aspect of yin and yang harmony in sexual affairs, emphasizing that sexual affairs should be in accordance with the law.

And the relationship between a man and a woman in accordance with the law exists like heaven and earth, and if the correct way of transfer is followed, there will be no end to it.

As for Pengzu's cooking, it is the predecessor of medicinal diet.

The medicinal diet that Li Yi learned by attaching Zhang Xuanqing evolved from Peng Zu's cooking technique.

The pheasant soup he dedicated to Di Yao is the first medicinal diet in history, and it is also known as the first soup in the world.

Because of this pheasant soup, Peng Zu is also known as the first professional chef.

However, he is known for his health preservation, even if he cooks for the purpose of health preservation, not for the sake of deliciousness, so the ancestor of the kitchen trip is still his disciple Yi Ya.

In the poem, "Yongwu is kind to the ancestor Peng Keng" is about Yi Ya asking Peng Zu for cooking skills.

The famous [Sheep Fang Tibetan Fish] was from Peng Zu's hand and later passed on to Yi Ya.

In the poem, "Three Visits to Gupengcheng" is about Yiya's three visits to Gupengcheng to apprentice.

The ancients believed that carp was the freshest aquatic product and mutton was the freshest meat, and this dish was to stew these two ingredients together to achieve the ultimate deliciousness.

And the appearance of the word "fresh" is also because of this dish.

After Yi Ya learned this dish, he made it for Chang Wei Ji, the concubine of Duke Qi Huan.

Changwei Ji had no appetite due to illness, but after eating this dish, his appetite was great, and the disease was cured, so Yi Ya won the appreciation of Qi Huan Gong and made him the position of treasurer.

The princes of Jiuhe served as the secretary, and the princes of the eight plates and five feasts.

These two poems are talking about this matter, the princes of Jiuhe, which refers to the princes of the Qi Huan Guild and the alliance that became the overlord, referring to the Duke of Qi Huan.

And "eight plates and five gui" refers to the specifications of the tableware used in the banquet of the prince.

However, although Yi Ya was a chef in the kitchen industry, his reputation in later generations was not very good.

Originally, it should be the position of the chef that the world's cooks aspired to, but it was also spurned by the chefs of the past dynasties and has been kept in the hands of the descendants of the Yi family.

The reason for this is because Yi Ya had done things like "cooking and offering mince" and "killing the country and killing the master".

It is said that Qi Huan Gong liked delicious food back then, and he only felt that he had tasted all the delicious food in the world, but he had never eaten human flesh, which was a pity.

Yi Ya kept this matter in mind, so he dedicated his son's steamed meat to Duke Qi Huan.

Qi Huangong therefore thought that Yi Ya loved him more than his own flesh and blood, and he was fortunate to be fond of Yi Ya from then on.

Because of this, Yi Ya was able to work with Xiangguo Guan Zhong, who had worked hard for the hegemony of Qi and made great contributions, with a transcendent status.

Later, Guan Zhong was seriously ill, and Duke Qi Huan went to visit him and asked him who could succeed him and take the position of Xiangguo.

Guan Zhong refused to say it at first, but Qi Huan Gong proposed to let Uncle Bao take the position.

But Guan Zhong said that Uncle Bao is a gentleman, but he is too clear about good and evil, and he will never forget it when he sees one evil in others, so he can't be political.

So Duke Qi Huan wanted Yi Ya to serve again, and Guan Zhong immediately said that Yi Ya did not hesitate to cook his own son in order to please the monarch in order to meet the monarch's requirements, which was inhumane and inappropriate.

also reminded Qi Huan Gong to alienate Yi Ya, Wei Kaifang, and Ji Diao, if they are favored, the country will be chaotic.

Immediately, Guan Zhong recommended to Qi Huan Gong a friend who was loyal, shameless to ask, and did not forget his official affairs at home.

When Yi Ya heard about this, he went to Bao Shuya to stir up trouble, saying that Guan Zhong prevented Duke Qi Huan from appointing Bao Shuya as Xiangguo.

But Uncle Bao didn't believe him, and also said that Guan Zhong recommended Xi Peng, which showed that he was dedicated to thinking about the Sheji Sect Temple and did not selfishly favor his friends.

And the Duke of Qi Huan appointed him as a secretary and expelled the ministers, which was exactly what he wanted.

If he is allowed to be in power, where will there be a place for Yiya's people?

This incident has also become another proof of Guan Bao's friendship.

Soon after, Guan Zhong died of illness, and Duke Qi Huan decided to listen to Guan Zhong's advice, removed the three Yi Ya from their posts, and ordered them to never enter the court.

But after three years, Qi Huan Gong couldn't see these three favored ministers, couldn't eat the food made by Yi Ya, and felt that the birds were fading out of his mouth.

So he summoned the three of Yi Ya into the palace again.

The following year, he fell seriously ill, and the three of Yi Ya took the opportunity to support the prince without loss, forcing the crown prince Zhao to flee to the Song State, and the five princes of the Qi State had a civil war.

Yi Ya blocked the palace gate in the palace, falsely passed on the king's order, and did not allow anyone to enter the palace, and finally starved Qi Huan to death in the palace.

Later, after the prince was killed without loss, the Qi people re-established the prince Zhao as the king, which was later the filial piety of Qi.

But after such a trouble, the strength of the Qi State declined greatly, and the hegemony was also transferred to the Jin State.

It is precisely because of the operation of Yi Ya that the kings of later generations are a little jealous of cooking.

During the period when Qi Huan was the hegemon, his status was only the overlord, and there was no so-called emperor.

Otherwise, Yi Ya would have been the first chef in history to kill the emperor.

It's easy to say these things if they are recorded in the wild history, but they are "Han Feizi. Two handles, "Historical Records. The family of the Grand Duke of Qi" is the true history recorded in these official histories.

Therefore, since the failure of Yiya's coup d'état and disappearance, the chef has become a title that is feared and avoided in the kitchen industry.

And this official position of commanding the world's cooks, since then, has become a shame engraved in the hearts of the descendants of the Yi family, as well as a shackle that binds hands and feet.

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