Lu Fei had high hopes for the contents of this box. Seeing that the box was about to be opened, Lu Fei was extremely nervous.
Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Lu Fei groaned and finally opened the lid of the box.
After waiting for two seconds, there was no hidden weapon coming out, so Lu Fei felt relieved.
Looking inside, Lu Fei, who was full of expectation, felt half-hearted.
The huge box was mostly empty, with only two cloth bags, one large and one small.
But what made Lu Fei somewhat relieved was that these two cloth bags turned out to be Huang Chouzi cloth bags.
In the feudal era, there were only two types of people who dared to use yellow silk to wrap things.
The first type is the royal family, which can also be said to be the top figures of the royal family, such as the emperor, crown prince and so on.
Not even the emperor's brothers can use it.
Even if there is, it is a reward from the emperor, otherwise it is the crime of deceiving the emperor.
There is another type of person you can use, and that is the rebel thief.
Those who do not take the imperial power seriously are rebels who want to overthrow the imperial court and proclaim themselves king.
This kind of person prides himself on being a noble person, and often behaves more openly than a real emperor.
However, this is the Mu family's box and Mu Chun's burial items. There is only one possibility for it, and that is a reward from the emperor.
Lu Fei took out the smaller yellow cloth bag.
Lu Fei became excited the moment he bought it.
Judging by the feel of the hand, it contains a vertical scroll, and judging by its softness, it is still a piece of silk.
The vertical scroll wrapped in yellow silk is a bit cool.
Lu Fei carefully opened the yellow silk bag, and when he saw a corner inside, Lu Fei suddenly took three steps back and exclaimed.
"Oh my god!"
"Imperial decree?"
"How could it be an imperial edict?"
"How the hell is this possible?"
Seeing Lu Fei being so exaggerated, Kong Jiaqi was also shocked.
"Smelly bastard, you want Dead!"
"Scared me to death!"
"Isn't it an imperial edict?"
"As for no?" Kong Jiaqi said with great contempt.
There are currently quite a few imperial edicts extant in China, and they are collected by major museums. Kong Jiaqi has experienced the imperial edicts more than once.
It's really embarrassing for Lu Fei to make such a fuss.
But how did Kong Jiaqi know that Lu Fei's heart was already in turmoil?
Lu Fei would never be so rude after discovering the imperial edict elsewhere. The key is, this damn box was found in a tomb.
Being buried with an imperial edict is simply an anecdote for the ages.
In the feudal era, the imperial edict represented the emperor and imperial power!
If any family receives an imperial edict, they will be invited to the ancestral hall to worship in the morning and evening. They are much more attentive than serving their ancestors.
Don't be careful, if the slightest mistake spreads out, it will be the crime of contempt for the imperial power and bullying the emperor.
There are countless cases in the past dynasties where people were executed for neglecting imperial edicts.
In that era, on the one hand, the imperial edict was the highest honor; on the other hand, it was a time bomb that could be blown to pieces at any time if you were not careful.
The imperial edict is kept at home, and you don't even dare to touch it. Even if you want to pay homage, you have to go through a series of complicated rituals.
As for secretly carrying the imperial edict to be buried with him in the tomb, no one would even dare to think about it.
But Lu Fei saw it with his own eyes today. How could Lu Fei not be shocked?
As for his shock, Lu Fei could never tell Kong Jiaqi clearly.
Seeing Kong Jiaqi's disgusted eyes, Lu Fei smiled awkwardly.
"Miss Kong, you are well-informed and don't care about these things. Young Master, I am the first
Once I see the imperial edict, why shouldn't I be surprised?"
"snort!"
"It's so strange, why don't you hurry up and take a look at what's written in the imperial edict?"
Lu Fei calmed down and came to the bed to unfold the imperial edict.
The imperial edict is written on blue and yellow silk, eighty centimeters in length and thirty centimeters in width.
The exterior is made of yellow silk, with two symmetrical five-clawed golden dragons embroidered with gold thread on the left and right sides. In the middle of the two golden dragons are the words "imperial edict" above and below. This is a typical Ming Dynasty style.
In the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the symmetrical double dragons were changed to two dragons playing with beads. This is the key to the first step in identifying dynasties.
Turn it over and look inside. On the right side are embroidered the words "Fengtian Imperial Order" and on the left side are the words "Hongwu Three Years".
It begins with "Heaven carries the emperor, the edict says."
This is called an imperial order.
In ancient China, imperial orders were not all called "imperial edicts".
According to the book "China's Imperial Edicts", during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the imperial orders were called "Ming", "Ling" and "Zheng" respectively. It was not until the Song Dynasty that imperial orders began to be commonly referred to as "Imperial Edicts".
The opening words of imperial edicts are not always "The Emperor is entrusted to heaven, and the edict says", but each dynasty has its own differences.
During the Tang Dynasty, imperial edicts often began with the word "Menxia" because imperial edicts were generally reviewed and issued by the Menxia Province at that time.
For example, the imperial edict of "Su Zong ordered the crown prince to supervise the country's system" begins with: "Under the family, the foundation of the world..." There are also words such as "I Shao Ying Jun Ming" and "I Ying Haotian's Spring Ming" as the opening words.
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During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the opening words of imperial edicts often used the eight words "Ying Tian obeys the times, and accepts the Mingming orders" to clarify the emperor's "orthodoxy".
The highest god of the Mongolian people is Changshengtian, so the opening words of imperial edicts during the Yuan Dynasty were always "In the power of Changshengtian, great blessings will protect you, the emperor's decree..." >
The first person to use the eight words "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict" as the opening line of the imperial edict was Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.
In other words, the eight words "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict" appeared in the imperial edict beginning in the Ming Dynasty.
The imperial edicts of the Tang and Song dynasties in film and television works all begin with these eight characters, which is a big mistake. Don’t be led into a ditch.
According to records in the Ming Dynasty Shen Defu's "Wanli Yehuobian", after Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital in Nanjing, he renamed Jinling "Yingtian Mansion" and the largest Jinluan Hall in the palace as "Fengtian Hall".
In order to demonstrate the legitimacy of his "Emperor", he called himself "Fengtian Dharma Patriarch" and also engraved the four characters "Fengtian Dharma Patriarch" on the jade guide he held.
Later, in order to find the "theoretical basis" and strong evidence for "Fengtian Chengyun", Zhu Yuanzhang also wrote his own article "Imperial Dreams", in which he vividly described his dream of the Heavenly Palace, the "Three Purities of Taoism", and the purple-robed Taoist
Provide plots such as real-person costumes and magic swords.
From then on, Zhu Yuanzhang began to call himself "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict". When he issued the imperial edict again, he used these eight words as his "opening remarks."
Later generations passed down the tradition and formed a fixed form of the opening words of the imperial edict.
And it is worth mentioning that the correct sentence syntax of "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said" should be: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's imperial edict said."
And the way of reading "it is a matter of destiny, the emperor's edict" in current film and television works is also nonsense.
The opening remarks are followed by neat regular script text.
"Since the beginning of the uprising, my son Wenying has been invincible, bravely championed the three armies, and repeatedly performed extraordinary feats."
"Especially in the battle of Longwan, Wenying's contribution to escorting the savior was due to Sheji."
"In this case, Wenying will be granted the title of general of the country, appointed as the minister of the governor's office, and given the "Ten Dragons Picture" as a reward."
The end is stamped with the square seal of the royal "Treasure of Imperial Order" and the time "Third day of April in the third year of Hongwu."