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There is a story in "Things about the Ming Dynasty" which says that one day when the court was over, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly called Song Lian and asked him cheerfully what he had eaten last night.

Song Lian saw that Taizu was smiling and must be in a good mood, so he also answered in a relaxed manner: steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails, roasted duck, roasted goose...

After happily announcing the names of the dishes, Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be surprised:"Isn't that right? Isn't there a roasted chicken?"

When Song Lian heard this, his legs went weak. In his eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang's kind smile was no different from that of a demon from hell... He quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and swore that he had not eaten a single bite of the roasted chicken.

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, said nothing more, turned around and left.

This little story is enough to show how terrifying Zhu Yuanzhang's "Jinyiwei" were.

He was using this little thing to point out Song Lian:I'm just old, but not confused. I even know what dishes your family has eaten, so don't even think you'd have any other bad ideas.

Zhu Yuanzhang was able to rise from a small beggar in Fengyang, Anhui to the throne. His means and scheming were beyond the reach of ordinary people. However, some people just didn't believe it and always thought they could fool the old emperor and dance in his minefield at will.