Yabla video uses of 下令

下令 xiàlìng
全国 quánguó
每年 měinián
这天 zhètiān
禁食 jìnshí
烟火 yānhuǒ
zhǐ
shí
寒食 hánshí
He ordered that every year, the whole country is forbidden to cook food and can only eat cold food.
所以 suǒyǐ
下令 xiàlìng
全国 quánguó
jiāng
正月 zhēngyuè
de
zhèng
chéng
zhēng
So, he ordered the whole country to say "zheng" (first tone) instead of "zheng" (fourth tone).