Rise From the Humble

It was already noon when Zhu Pingan returned to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion from Xiyuan. Not long after Zhu Pingan returned to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, a sergeant from the Department of Etiquette and Qing Officials under the Ministry of Rites sent a set of Jinshi crown uniforms to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion. .

This set of Jinshi crown uniforms is for Jin Luan to wear when he passes the imperial examination tomorrow. It mainly consists of five parts, crown, robe, clothes, belt, shoes, and of course there are many other small accessories.

Li Shu led Baozi's little maid and several old ladies to help Zhu Pingan pack up the Jinshi crown uniform in Zhu Pingan's room. This Jinshi crown uniform had many small accessories. If they hadn't helped Zhu Pingan clean it up, it would have been very difficult. Zhu Ping'an didn't even know what so many gadgets were for.

When Baozi's little maid was sorting out this set of Jinshi crown uniforms, she never stopped babbling. Everything she saw was new and surprising.

The first is the crown of the Jinshi uniform, which is the hat. The hat sent by the Ministry of Etiquette is finely made and has the style of a black gauze hat, but there are some subtle differences in details. This black gauze hat is a hat frame made of rattan silk. The front is low and the back is high. It is painted with black paint and covered with black gauze. There is a slight curvature on the top of the black gauze hat, which is generally flat. There is a wing on each side. This wing is a narrow rectangle, about fifteen or six centimeters long. It is slightly curved upwards. There is also soap silk tied at the top of the long wings. Made of hanging straps.

In addition, there are emerald hairpins dyed on this black gauze hat, brass-dyed emerald branches and leaves, and red velvet flowers. There are six such dyed emerald hairpins on the Wusha hat, which make the Wusha hat look more festive.

In addition, on the right side of the transition between the low front and high back part of the Wu Sha Mao, there is an exquisite small copper plate with the three words "Enrong Banquet" written on it.

"This hat is so weird. Why does it have such long wings? If two people walk together, the hard wings won't be able to prick someone." The little maid Baozi picked up the black gauze hat in surprise, her little mouth was so big .

"It's strange for you, a stupid girl, how many people want one in their dreams." Li Shu rolled her eyes, stretched out her slender hand and flicked the little maid Baozi's forehead.

"It hurts, Miss~" Bun's little maid, Xiaochuang, covered her forehead with her hands and looked at her lady aggrievedly and said, "But it's just weird, why do you need such long wings?"

"This black gauze hat is used by the emperor to supervise all officials." Zhu Pingan took the black gauze hat from the hands of the little maid Baozi and explained.

"Ah?" When the little maid Baozi heard this, she opened her mouth even wider. Her face was filled with disbelief. How could the Wu Sha Hat be used by the Emperor to supervise all the officials? It didn't know how to report to the Emperor. How could it be? It is used by the emperor to supervise all the officials. My uncle is deceiving people.

Li Shu was also a little curious. She only knew that the black gauze hat was an official hat. After the founding of the country, Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang issued an imperial edict: all civil and military officials must wear a black gauze hat when working in court. After that, the black gauze hat became the official hat, and ordinary people were not allowed to wear it. Violators were severely punished. In addition, Jinshi who have not obtained official positions after the imperial examination can also wear black gauze hats. That's all Li Shu knew. Zhu Ping'an said that the black gauze hat was used by the emperor to supervise the officials. She really didn't know.

"Have you seen these two long wings?" Zhu Pingan said, holding the black gauze hat in his hand and shaking it slightly. Then the two long wings on the black gauze hat swayed up and down, driving the two soap ribbons. It's fluttering, very obviously.

"I saw it." The little maid Baozi was puzzled.

"Originally, Wu Sha Mao did not have these two long wings. This was added by the emperor's special decree." Zhu Pingan continued.

"So what? It can't speak. How can the emperor supervise you officials?" Baozi's little maid had a face full of questions.

"It can talk." Zhu Pingan smiled slightly.

"Liar~" Baozi's little maid pouted.

"One time when the emperor was in court, he discovered that while his spittle was flying around, some of the ministers below were actually whispering to each other. The emperor was very angry, so he had these two long wings added to the black gauze hat. . With these two long wings, the official only needs to move his head slightly while wearing the black gauze hat." When Zhu Pingan said this, he gently shook the black gauze hat in his hand, pointed to the two long wings and said, "This The two long wings will tremble up and down, left and right, and when the officials whisper to each other, the long wings will warn the emperor. In addition, if the officials whisper and the long wings on their hats touch, the hats are likely to be knocked off. Sitting in the Jinluan Hall The emperor on the dragon throne, from a high position, can see clearly and accurately catch and punish officials who do not attend court seriously. Therefore, this black gauze hat is used by the emperor to supervise all officials. "

"Oh~~" Baozi's little maid suddenly realized. She looked at Zhu Ping'an with a pair of big eyes with admiration. She felt that her uncle was so awesome and knew so much.

Li Shu's eyes also lit up, but it flashed away, and then she looked proud and disdainful of the little peacock.

After sorting out the black gauze hat, I put it on the upper left side of the desk so that it can be worn when the ceremony is held in the Golden Palace tomorrow morning.

"Uncle, what is this for?"

In this set of imperial uniforms, there is also a wat board made of locust wood, more than fifty centimeters long. When Baozi's little maid picked up the locust wat board, Baozi's face bulged again.

"This is the office supplies from the previous court, a notebook." Zhu Pingan glanced at it and replied casually.

"Notebook?" The little maid Baozi shook her head with a puffy face, "I don't understand, what does notebook mean?"

Well

I forgot that there was no such thing as a notebook in Ming Dynasty.

"The meaning of a notebook is a small book with a pen for recording. This wat tablet is a tool used by officials when they go to court. Officials hold this wat tablet with both hands and write down the emperor's orders and decrees on it, or prepare the documents for going to court. Write down what you say on this Wat Board to save you from forgetting things." Zhu Pingan briefly explained the function of the Wat Board in ancient terms.

The little maid Baozi admired Zhu Ping'an even more.

The next thing to sort out is the Jinshi robe, which is similar to the official uniform of officials. It is made of dark blue robes, with a round collar, wide sleeves, and edges made of blue silk. , making the Jinshi robe look energetic and not monotonous.

The robe also comes with a leather belt dyed dark blue, which is very long and has horns made of black leather at both ends. Zhu Ping'an tried to tie the belt. After it was tied, it still hung down a lot at the back, like two tails.

There is also a white singlet, which is used for clothing.

Of course, there is also a pair of leather boots and a pair of silk and linen socks. These boots and socks are based on the style of officials attending court.

After finishing it, Li Shu asked Baozi's little maid to help Zhu Ping'an put on the Jinshi crown uniform and try it out. After Zhu Pingan was dressed, the eyes of the girls in the room lit up. Sure enough, people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. Zhu Pingan put on this set of clothes and felt great.

But the only problem is that the outer Jinshi robe and the inner singlet are a little too big. I guess the people in the Ministry of Rites did not expect that such a young person would pass the Jinshi examination.

Li Shu asked her mother to call the embroiderer she brought from home. She helped Zhu Pingan measure the size on the spot and compared the sizes of the clothes. Then she worked overtime to modify Zhu Pingan's Jinshi robe.

It only took less than an hour to change the Jinshi robe to a perfect fit.

After Zhu Pingan put on his clothes again, Li Shu looked at it for a while, and then told Zhu Pingan seriously that she found a problem. The only flaw in Zhu Pingan's Jinshi robe was the lack of a sachet or jade pendant.

Ten minutes later, Zhu Ping'an's Jinshi robe was adorned with a sachet embroidered with a fat duck and a jade pendant as decoration.

Although the fat duck on this sachet is a bit strange, the color of the sachet and the shape of the jade pendant still match the Jinshi uniform. In addition, this Jinshi uniform is also thanks to Li Shu asking the embroiderer to modify it properly, otherwise Tomorrow the Jin Palace will announce the news, and I will feel a little unseemly.

In order to express his gratitude, Zhu Ping'an gave Li Shu the golden rooster that Emperor Jiajing had used to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha in the morning. This was not because of vulgarity, but because the golden rooster was so lifelike that it could be called a handicraft.

"Who cares~" Li Shu looked at the golden rooster handed over by Zhu Ping'an and curled her lips proudly.

Uh, okay, Zhu Ping'an clicked his tongue and was about to take the golden rooster back, but he didn't want to be snatched away by Li Shu.

Well

Zhu Pingan looked at Li Shu in surprise.

"What are you looking at? I remembered. The sachet and jade pendant I gave you just now are so expensive. You are so hardworking and should be treated as debts." Li Shu's pretty face was slightly red, but her tone was very natural and arrogant. It's full of flavor, and it looks like it's a matter of course to pay back debts.