Fish head wine is actually not wine, but a drinking custom, which I believe many friends who drink have heard of. In many cities and villages in northern China, it is often necessary to drink "fish head wine" at wedding festivals, when relatives and friends get together and greet guests. The dishes are full, and after three rounds of wine, the last dish is often delicious fried fish. The fish head must be placed on the table for the most distinguished guests, and it is called "fish head wine". According to the established rules, fish head wine is three glasses of wine, and guests should drink it, otherwise it is disrespectful to the host. There are four theories about the origin of "fish head wine", which are introduced here. \ x0d \ x0d \ First statement: Kangxi came to visit incognito, accompanied by Wu, and had a drink in a remote town. The bartender didn't intend to put the fish plate on it, but the fish head was furious with Kangxi and thought it was unlucky. Because the ancient arrow was fish-shaped, the tip of the arrow was triangular, the tail of the arrow was forked, and the tip of the arrow pointed at it, it was inevitable that he would get up and signal his followers to take it. Tian, refers to the people who farm the land, while the iron is hot, is the craftsman. Well, this knife is mostly a general officer who leads troops to fight. Whoever refers to the fish head on the wine table will become a great event in the future. Xiao B (the name of Kangxi generation) was pointed out by the fish head today, which must be auspicious. Come on, let's drink three cups to congratulate. "It was a disaster, so Wu cracked it in a few words, which not only saved the life of the clerk, but also covered up the identity of Emperor Kangxi. Since then, it has been said by word of mouth that the people referred to by fish heads are mostly officials. \ x0d \ x0d \ The second statement: It comes from the end of Sui Dynasty, when Li Yuan's prince colluded with his third brother Li Yuanji to slander him. The civil servants in the Qing Dynasty tried to persuade Li Shimin to get rid of these two scourges, but no one dared to speak easily, because they were brothers. \ x0d \ x0d \ Cheng came up with a clever plan, sent someone to make a bowl of fish soup and personally served it to him. Li Shimin opened it, puzzled. He shook his head, sighed and said, "What's the point?" Cheng through the opportunity to speak, "master is too confused. How can you be peaceful if you don't eat this end? " Li Shimin suddenly a surprised, understand its meaning, and made up his mind. From then on, this story spread among the people and was interpreted as the folk custom that the elderly should drink fish head wine. \ x0d \ x0d \ The third legend is that Tai Jia, the fourth emperor of Shang Dynasty, ascended the throne and gave a grand banquet to his ministers. During the dinner, Minister Yi Yin presented an altar of pottery fish head wine to show his heart, and loudly praised: "Fish head wine and Wang * * *! "So, wine drinks, everyone happy to sit up and sit down. Fish head wine has an honor. \x0d\\x0d\ At present, it is very important to serve fish in fish head wine, and the waiters all look at it. When they bring the whole plate of fish to the table, they will definitely aim the fish head at the right guest: either the guest facing the gate or the person suggested by the host family. As soon as the fish was put down, the host family began to persuade the wine: "Come-come-come, eat the fish. Drink fish head wine before moving chopsticks. "He will say that this is the rule: whoever the fish head points to will drink three glasses of wine; Wine should be full, tea should be half; Only in this way can he move chopsticks first, and then others can eat fish. From this, drink fish head wine until "my hero has three cups of soft legs;" "King Kong shook his head." \ x0d \ x0d \ The fourth statement is said to be related to Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu. \ x0d \ x0d \ Zhou Xiande (959) In the sixth year, Emperor Chai Rong died of illness, and his 7-year-old son Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne in the capital of song dynasty (now Kaifeng). Fan Ju, the prime minister, dominated the political affairs of the later Zhou Dynasty. On the first day of the first month in the seventh year of Xiande in the Later Zhou Dynasty (960), the town and Dingzhou (now Dingzhou, Hebei Province) reported the invasion of the Qidan and Northern Han armies, and the Prime Minister sent Zhao Kuangyin (equivalent to the Minister of National Defense) to command the imperial army to rush northward. On the third day of the first month, the army arrived in Chen Qiaoyi (near Chen Qiao Village, fengqiu county), 40 miles northeast of Beijing. Because it was getting late, Zhao Kuangyin ordered a camp to rest. \ x0d \ x0d \ that night, Zhao Kuangyin invited Zhao Pu, counselors and others to discuss military affairs and drink to drive away the cold. In this mood, the chef served a fried carp with the golden head facing Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Pu, who is known as "Half the Analects of Confucius governs the world", left his seat and congratulated him and said, "Good omen, good omen! Carp yue longmen, fish head first. Marshal Zhao is sure to win this time, killing many enemies (fish). Please let me propose a toast to Marshal Zhao! " Zhao Kuangyin's face lit up with this one-liners and drank three glasses of wine in one breath. Everyone present raised their glasses in succession, and in a short time, Zhao Kuangyin was as drunk as a fiddler and was helped into the handsome account. \x0d\ On the fourth day of the first month, at dawn, Zhao Kuangyin, who was sleeping soundly in his handsome tent, was suddenly awakened by the noise of "Long live", only to see people armed to the teeth and showing their blades. General Gao Huaide wore a yellow robe and put it on Zhao Kuangyin, a 33-year-old marshal of the Zhou Dynasty. People bowed to Zhao Kuangyin, who was dressed in a yellow robe, cheered three times, and then returned to Beijing as a soldier. Shoujiang Shi Shouxin is Zhao Kuangyin's sworn brother. Open the gate immediately, and the bloodless regime change in history will be successful. Zhao Kuangyin, who was "dressed in yellow robes", overthrew the Later Zhou Dynasty and established the Dasong Dynasty, known as Song Taizu in history. \x0d\\x0d\ After Song Taizu established the Da Song Dynasty, he found and thought that the imperial generals who originally supported him as emperor posed a potential threat to the new dynasty. He knew that in just 53 years, from the first year of Kaiping (907) to the seventh year of Xiande (960), China had five dynasties, eight surnames and 13 emperors, all of whom were military commanders usurping the throne. How to eliminate these threats and avoid repeating the mistakes of the short-lived dynasties of Hou Liang, Later Tang Dynasty, Later Jin Dynasty, Later Han Dynasty and Wu Hou, so as to ensure the long-term stability of the Dasong Dynasty, is decided by Song Taizu and Zhao Pu. \ x0d \ x0d \ After one morning, Song Taizu left Gao Huaide, Shi Shouxin, Wang Shenqi and other sworn brothers to drink and catch up. After three rounds of wine, the chef served a fried carp from the Yellow River, and the golden fish head aimed at Zhao Kuangyin again. Zhao Pugang was about to leave his seat to make a toast when Song Taizu sent a message: "This time, I started to drink only three cups of fish head wine to show that there are more fish." Say that finish, drank three cups in a row. Song Taizu said bluntly, "Without your support, we wouldn't be here today! But the emperor is not good, I haven't slept all day now! " People don't understand and ask why. Song Taizu said, "I still don't understand. Who doesn't want to sit in the position of emperor? " The generals were frightened and asked, "Your majesty's destiny has been decided. Who dares to be unfaithful? " Song Taizu said, "You are not unfaithful, but your man is unfaithful. I'll give you a' yellow robe to add to your body' and don't want to be it, okay? " People were so scared that they all knelt down and cried, begging Song Taizu to give them a chance to live. When Song Taizu saw the time was ripe, he said, "People live only to accumulate more money, eat, drink and be merry, and let future generations have a good life. Why not give up military power and go out to be a local official? Why don't we have no guess and live in peace? " \ x0d \ x0d \ Early the next morning, Gao Huaide, Shi Shouxin and other popular generals reported their illness and resigned from the relieving. Song Taizu was overjoyed and accepted them one by one. He immediately appointed them as our nominal time and gave them a lot of money. This period of history is called "three glasses of wine to relieve the soldiers", and later historians refer to it as "one glass of wine to relieve the soldiers" for short. \ x0d \ x0d \ Song Taizu released the relieving power with three glasses of wine, and this gentleman * * * protected his wealth, which made people forget it for a long time, so he took three glasses of fish head wine as a must-drink rule to show his gratitude. Three cups of fish head wine soon spread from Fu Jiang Deep House Courtyard, swept across the north and headed for Jiangnan. Since then, officials, businessmen, vendors and villagers have followed suit. \ x0d \ x0d \ Over time, fish head wine evolved into "three heads and four tails" and then developed into "five bellies and six backs". What's more, the practice of "looking up" and giving a fishbone to friends present with a fisheye in bamboo chopsticks has also evolved into the so-called "sharing the same breath, * * * fate".