Carp is the most abundant fish, and Li is a surname with the largest number of citizens in China. According to some data, there are more than 90 million China people whose surname is Li, which shows that Li's position is really heavy, and he is simply the first among hundreds of surnames. Even in modern times, if a person is randomly selected from the crowd, the probability of surnamed Li will exceed half. It can be seen that Li's surname is indeed huge.
As we all know, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was Li, so the national surname of the Tang Dynasty was Li. Li Jianli established the most political power in the history of China, with more than 60 people claiming to be emperors, so Li held a high position in the Tang Dynasty. But it is precisely for this reason that it is recorded that eating carp was forbidden in the Tang Dynasty. If caught, you must set them free. Not only can't eat carp, but also can't catch carp and can't sell carp.
If you are reported by others, you may be punished, or you may be killed. If you dare to sell, hit 60 more boards. Carp carp and Li surname are simply homophones, which makes people feel very similar. Therefore, the taboo of carp in Tang Dynasty has its origin.
As we all know, powerful people in ancient times were forbidden to touch things with their bad surnames, which was unlucky and would have an impact on their official career. In the final analysis, it is also a superstitious statement. Eating carp will make the emperor feel that his dignity has been eaten by ordinary people and his power has been forced to be harmed. How can an emperor who has tens of thousands of people and is loved by millions of people let his dignity be trampled on? So eating carp was forbidden in the Tang Dynasty. Since then, the people's delicacies have lost one category, which really embarrassed the people. It is because I miss such delicious food that people in the Tang Dynasty like carp.