In the 62nd episode of "The Queen of the Palace", An Lingrong had a broken throat, and Kang Chang and Zhen Xuan quarreled in Yan Xi Palace, so the queen sent Qiu Jian to send charcoal fire and quilts to An Lingrong for the winter. That's what the Queen said when Qiu Jian came back. Since then, An Lingrong has been obedient to the queen.
From Shanxi local drama "Six Kingdoms Worship" Scene 17: "No wonder. The ancients often said,' icing on the cake is easy, but giving charcoal in the snow is difficult.' Don't mention it. "
"It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to send charcoal in the snow" means that it is easy to embroider on brocade, but difficult to send charcoal to people frozen in the snow to keep warm. In the old days, the metaphor was that human feelings were warm and cold, and the world was cold. The more rich and powerful, the more likable; The poorer you are, the fewer people will help you.
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During the Warring States period, it was the end of the winter in Chu, and there was heavy snow everywhere and it was freezing. Chu Huaiwang told people to make a fire in the palace, and it burned very brightly. He put on a thick fur coat, but he still felt cold and trembling.
Suddenly, he thought for a while, and his conscience found something. Putting himself in his place, he couldn't help thinking of his subjects: I lit the fire so big, and I was still wearing such a thick leather coat, but it was still cold. Then my people have no fire and no fur coats to wear. Isn't it even colder?
At this time, Chu Huaiwang was in a very good mood and generous, so he issued a decree to send coal for heating to the poor and tourists named Baiyin all over the country. After getting fuel from the monarch, people were very happy and moved. They were very grateful to Chu Huaiwang and praised him as a good king. This is the original origin of the allusion "giving charcoal in the snow".