The next day, Li Zhi went to the best clothing store in the capital and helped his mother and Cui He order several sets of dresses, regular clothes and gold and silver accessories for the second-grade imperial wives. The imperial court only granted the status of imperial wives, and the clothes of these imperial wives
The imperial court doesn't care about the ornaments, so the ladies need to find someone by themselves.
There are many middle and high-level officials in the capital, and there are also many married women. There are high-end clothing and hat shops that specialize in making clothes and accessories for the married women.
The clothes of Mrs. Erpin Gaoming were gorgeous and had many accessories. Li Zhi made ten sets of clothes and four sets of accessories, which cost more than sixty taels of silver.
After waiting for two days in the capital, the clothes were ready and the accessories were matched. Li Zhi hired a carriage to load clothes and belongings for himself and his subordinates, and left the capital with more than seventy subordinates.
Riding horse back to Fanjiazhuang, Tianjin.
Everyone returned to Fanjiazhuang and entered the city from the west gate. The people in the city saw Li Zhi's new flag and knew that Li Zhi had been promoted. The higher the general's official position, the more stable the happy life of Fanjiazhuang. The people seemed to have encountered something.
Happy events, everyone stands on the roadside to watch.
"The General has been promoted!"
"Tianjin West Road will be guarded by the general. The general will be the general!"
"General Longhu! What a majestic name!"
"I heard that the general killed more than 10,000 thieves in Anqing this time!"
Li Zhi rode on his horse and rode to the official hall under the watchful eyes of the people. There were more than a dozen playful children chasing Li Zhi's team on the roadside. They were jumping and excited looking at the general's majesty.
Li Zhi rode into the official hall, which of course had to be renamed the General's Office now, and all the subordinate officials dispersed. The officials had been away from Fanjiazhuang for several days, and I don't know if each line had slacked off without the leader. They were all busy going.
checking work.
Li Zhi took the clothes and orders to find his mother Zheng in the side courtyard and handed the things to her mother.
"Mom, you have been granted the title of second-grade imperial concubine by the emperor!"
"What?"
Mrs. Zheng was stunned for a moment and did not react. Mrs. Zheng was born among the people and had no idea what Mrs. Gaoming was. She was confused when she heard Li Zhi's words.
Li Zhi handed his mother a set of clothes for a second-grade married woman and said: "Mother, I have been promoted this time to the rank of general. After the emperor promoted me to an official, he also conferred the title of second-grade wife on you! From now on, you will be with me.
We are the second-grade officials of the same rank. Please put on these clothes and see, this is the etiquette given by the emperor!"
Zheng was stunned and said, "Did you see the emperor when you came to Beijing this time?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "See, I'm talking to the emperor! The emperor is only a few years older than me! The emperor has granted you the title of second-grade concubine. Mother, please change your clothes quickly. Don't lose the dignity of the court."
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Mrs. Zheng hesitated, but finally listened to her son's advice and changed her clothes. When Mrs. Zheng came out wearing the clothes of a married woman, the two maids next to her clapped their hands and applauded.
"The old lady is so rich!"
“The old lady’s outfit is so stylish!”
Mrs. Zheng walked to the back room, looked at herself in the mirror, and sighed, "You are so old and still dressed so richly. Where are you going to show off?"
Li Zhi smiled and said to Mrs. Zheng: "Mom, in addition to one set of formal clothes, I also made you four sets of daily attire for married women. From now on, you can wear these four sets of daily attires interchangeably, and you cannot wear other clothes at will."
Zheng looked at Li Zhi in surprise and was speechless for a moment.
Li Zhi smiled, put down his clothes and accessories, and went back to the main courtyard.
Returning to the main room where he lived, Li Zhi opened the door and saw Cui He teasing his son. Cui He put his son on the table, and Cui He tickled him so much that he laughed and kicked his feet.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Madam, I have been promoted!"
Cui He tilted his head and asked, "What official did you get promoted to?"
"Everyone who has been promoted to the second rank is a commander." After a pause, Li Zhi said: "And the emperor has made you the second rank imperial wife!"
Cui He clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Madam Gaoming is so majestic! Do you have any nice clothes to hand out?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "The court doesn't care about the clothes, so they haven't distributed them. But I made five sets of clothes for you, one formal dress, four sets of regular clothes, and two sets of accessories. Can you go and put on the regular clothes and show me?"
"Okay!" Cui He first put his son into the cradle, then took the clothes from Li Zhi and changed them. After waiting for a while, Li Zhi saw a graceful official lady coming out.
The second-grade imperial concubine wears a crown of pearls and emeralds as her headdress. There are many ornaments: three pearls and green hairpins and one gold hairpin. There are two pearls and green flowers on the temples, a pair of small pearls and green combs, a golden cloud head with three hairpins, two gold double-headed hairpins on the sideburns, and two gold hairpins.
One comb for the head, two gold hairpins, a pair of gold beads and green Buddha face rings. The bracelets and hairpins are all made of gold. The clothes are long coats and skirts, made of various kinds of silk, damask, Luo and gauze. The long coat is edged with purple or green.
, the top is embroidered with gold clouds and Zhai bird patterns, and the belt is made of red, green, and purple, and the top is embroidered with gold yunxia and Zhai bird patterns. The long skirt is embroidered with horizontal and vertical gold embroidered branches.
This set of clothes is very gorgeous, and Cui He's beautiful face looks even more charming with this set of clothes.
Cui He, wearing new clothes and a new crown, walked around in front of Li Zhi and asked: "How is it?"
Li Zhi praised: "It's so beautiful!"
Cui He chuckled and said, "You're not lying to me, are you?"
"What are you kidding me for? It really looks good. However, this set of clothes is luxurious and the wearer must have a graceful and dignified manner. They cannot turn around."
Cui He happily turned around again and said, "Then I can't wear ordinary clothes from now on?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "You can't wear ordinary clothes, but I can help you make a few more sets of regular clothes of different colors for you to wear."
Cui He nodded and said, "My husband is the best!"
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On October 8, Li Zhi went to visit Song Daoming, the new commander of Tianjin Bingbei Road.
Tianjin Bingbei Road is the abbreviation of Tianjin Middle Road Bingbei Road. The new Bingbei Song Daoming was a Jinshi and was originally the magistrate of Fengyang Prefecture. Because of his ability to repair the damaged Fengyang Imperial Tomb, he was promoted to Shandong Chengxuan Government
The envoy Si You participated in politics and was the deputy envoy of the Shandong Prosecution and Prosecution Commission. He was responsible for rectifying the military equipment of Tianjin Middle Road.
The Tianjin West Road where Li Zhi was located was smaller than other roads and did not have a military equipment road. Song Daoming was also responsible for the military equipment and order affairs.
The status of Bing Bei Dao is roughly the same as that of generals, but in the late Ming Dynasty, civil servants were emphasized over military affairs. In practice, Bing Bei Dao could often control the generals. General generals would even kneel down when meeting Bing Bei Dao. Li Zhi, as the Western
A newly appointed general on the road should take the initiative to visit the newly appointed military commander and show his sincerity.
Li Zhi handed in his name card, entered the Tianjin Bingbei Yamen, and saw Song Daoming in the second hall. Not only was Song Daoming there, but Yu Bichi, the grain officer of Tianjin Middle Road, was also sitting in the hall where Li Zhi was.
Tianjin West Road is relatively small and does not have a grain management general manager. Money and grain affairs are also managed by Tianjin Middle Road grain management general manager.
Seeing Song Daoming, Li Zhi bowed his hands and said, "General Li Zhi has met the new military commander!"
After the ceremony, Li Zhi stood up and looked at Song Daoming, only to see Song Daoming staring at him very dissatisfied without saying a word.
Obviously, this new soldier was angry that he couldn't kneel down.
