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"I originally thought it would be cooler in the morning, but it's true today. It's already the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it's still so hot."
"I knew we should have waited until evening to come over."
"Come here tonight, I said Brother Xian, are you causing trouble?"
"Three men wearing armor suddenly appeared here at night. What do you think His Majesty's guards would think?"
"I'm afraid our brothers will be shot like hedgehogs before we say hello."
The guards and palace guards guarding the Dabao Palace were looking at the three armored men with pained expressions on their faces.
Huddled in front of the temple where the sun cannot shine, it was chattering.
"What kind of trouble are these three guys causing?"
"How do I know? Could it be that they want to rush out of the palace to hunt again?"
"Let's go hunting. His Majesty doesn't allow them to go out to hunt. Hey, are you sure you saw the right person?"
"Don't worry, all three of them have looked at their faces, namely Cheng Sanlang, His Highness King Wu and Fang Erlang."
"It's really strange, that's all. Don't pay attention to it. Your Majesty will come back to deal with it later."
Without letting anyone wait for too long, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty rushed to the Dabao Hall in a hurry.
From a distance, I saw the three figures wearing helmets and armor, and I could clearly see the costumes of the three guys.
Li Shimin was almost happy. In such weather, what would these three little kids want to do?
Seeing that Li Shimin had appeared, Cheng Chubi and others hurriedly put on their helmets again and stepped forward to salute.
Li Shimin asked as he slowly walked up the steps with his hands behind his back.
"You three, didn't you say you have a good treasure for me, where is the treasure?"
"We are." Cheng Chubi quickly interrupted.
"???" Li Shimin almost fell down on the steps.
Zhao Kun stumbled behind him, but fortunately he was agile and managed to hold on, without landing on his face. Damn it!
Li Shimin's face quickly darkened. Li Ke quickly glared at Brother Chu Bi who was talking nonsense.
He stepped forward and smiled flatteringly.
"Father, what Brother Chu Bi actually means is that the three of us..."
Li Shimin heard Cheng Chubi's interruption, and his whole body started to get excited. He heard his own son making gestures with his fingers.
He interrupted Li Ke's speech with a straight face and laughed angrily.
"You three are all good babies, right?"
When Li Ke saw his father's murderous look, alarm bells rang in his heart.
"No, no, no, father, the things we are wearing are good treasures."
Li Shimin almost twisted his nose in anger, and almost poked the tip of Li Ke's nose with his finger.
Then he went straight into the palace with a dark face, not willing to deal with these three little bastards who were making trouble all the time.
However, after all, they were not willing to let the three of them continue to be embarrassed outside. After entering the palace, they turned around and shouted.
"You...you three, get out of here."
Cheng Chubi rolled his eyes unhappily. Before I could finish what I said, you almost fell to the ground and fell to the ground. Who can blame you?
When Cheng Chubi saw Li Ke hesitating in front of him, he seemed unhappy.
You are my own son. It was agreed upon before. If you don’t take the lead, who will?
Seeing that he wanted to retreat, Cheng Chubi held Li Ke's belt with one hand and held his shoulder with the other.
"Brother, be careful, there are steps behind you, hurry up..."
Zhao Kun, who was walking into the hall next to the main hall, saw Cheng Chubi lift up the armored His Highness King Wu and place him into the hall.
"..."
Li Ke had a dark face, and when he turned around, Cheng Chubi had already shrunk behind Brother Jun.
Seeing Brother Weide's murderous gaze, Fang Jun raised his finger helplessly and pointed behind him.
"What are you doing standing there, why don't you come here? What do you three want to do when you are dressed like this?"
"Uncle, nephew, we are really here to offer you good things, but we are wearing iron armor."
"There is also a set specially for you, uncle, to try on." Cheng Chubi quickly untied the package on his back and placed it on the desk.
Then he turned around and started working with Li Ke to remove Fang Jun's armor.
"Come on, come on, brother Jun, please stand still while we remove your armor so that His Majesty can take a look first."
The iron armor on Fang Jun's body was gradually removed, revealing a white dress with a simple shape and a very slim stand-up collar.
Li Shimin untied it twice, but did not untie Cheng Chubi's stubborn knot. He simply stood up and came closer. "Isn't this a white cloth?"
"Your Majesty, this is a cotton coat made of white folded cloth."
Although Fang Jun was sweating all over his forehead, at this time, he still did not forget his bounden duty as a model.
"...Cotton coat made of white folded cloth?" Li Shimin didn't quite understand.
Looking at the three young men suspiciously, his eyes returned to Fang Jun again.
Finally, he took off the iron armor all over his body, revealing his outfit, a row of beautiful cloth buttons, which made the top look very simple and close-fitting.
Li Shimin was even more surprised when he saw the lower body. He saw a strange outfit that he had never seen before.
"Are these big-mouth pants? No, big-mouth pants don't have such thin legs at all."
In ancient times, trousers were called "绔" and "碴". The explanation of "甔" in "Shuowen Xibu" is "shanyi".
The trousers worn by people in ancient times were not distinguished between men and women, and this "shank coat" had no waist or crotch. It was only tied to the shin with a rope to protect the part below the knee.
This kind of pants came out at that time to protect the shin. The most important function is to keep warm and keep out the cold in winter.
However, because of the special form of these pants, there is no warm clothing to protect the part above the knees.
This kind of clothing was very expensive at the time, and only children from rich families could afford it, because cotton was not popular in China at that time.
This kind of "dandy" used to keep out the cold in winter is made of silk, which is where the name "dandy" comes from.
Of course, this kind of clothing has limited space for keeping warm. Especially in the winter, the crotch is even cooler. It only keeps the two calves warm, which really doesn't have much effect.
From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, crotch trousers appeared. "Historical Records" records that these trousers were called "dubi hakama".
However, this kind of pants is completely separate from the "shank jacket" mentioned above. It is a brief that is specially worn on the crotch.
Remember that it is a triangle, not a T-shape. Everyone should be more serious. After all, this is to popularize historical knowledge.
During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, due to the influence of the nomadic life and culture, wearing pants became popular among the people.
The trousers of this period were relatively loose and had very large legs, which were called "big mouth trousers" at the time.
Chapter completed!