high official

Chapter 385
There are people in the court who are good at being officials. This is the same principle through the ages. As soon as Wang Xian returned home, his four sets of official uniforms were delivered.

One set is the five-rank court dress, which is the most formal dress for officials. It is only worn during festivals and court celebrations. Regardless of whether it is literary or military, it is a red robe, a blue-coloured red dress, a red and white two-color silk belt, and a leather belt. , White socks and black shoes.The difference lies in the number of beams on the beam crown and the different wearing.According to the system of public eight beams; Hou, Bo, and seven beams of the first rank; six beams of the second rank; five beams of the third rank, and the following decreases, so the beam crown Wang Xian got is three beams, and there is also a silver decoration with embossed gold flower belt , Pei medicine jade, four-color carved brocade ribbon, silver and gold-plated ribbon ring... It reflects his grade from the subtleties.

One set is sacrificial attire, as the name suggests, it is the attire worn by officials when the emperor personally offered sacrifices to suburban temples and shrines.Regardless of grade, they are all green robes with white collars, red silk skirts with white collars, and red robes covering their knees.The slight difference is that there is a square heart-shaped collar for those above the third rank, and the crown belt is worn with the same court clothes, but the ribbon is not worn for those below the fourth rank, and there is no square heart-curved collar.

The third set is official uniforms, which are the official uniforms worn by hundreds of officials when they sit face to face and sit in office. It is also the one that Wang Xian is most familiar with...the black gauze cap; The gown and the silver sash belt around the waist clearly show that this is a set of official uniforms for military officers of the fifth rank.

There is another set, which is an extremely gorgeous flying fish suit... Flying fish is a mythical animal with a dragon head, wings, and a fish tail. The patterns on the flying fish suit and the boa robe are very similar to the dragon shape, and are not included in official costumes. It is not a system, but a blessing from the emperor's favor.As a rule, only second-rank officials can be given flying fish clothes, but Jin Yiwei, who is the emperor's pro-army, can also get this kind of noble clothes.Of course, you can't wear this kind of casually. You can only wear it when you accompany the emperor, or when you go out of Beijing as an imperial envoy of the emperor. It is arrogance to wear it at ordinary times.

Matched with the flying fish suit, there is also a bronze waist plate of Jinyiwei Qianhu, a blue polished sharkskin scabbard, and a long and narrow saber with a gilded dragon pattern on the mouth, which is naturally the famous Xiuchun knife!

Putting on the flying fish suit, the embroidered spring knife, and the waist badge, a brand new Jinyiwei will appear in the dressing mirror...

"Tsk tsk, it's always disgusting to wear this clothes on other people, but it looks good no matter how you wear it!" Zhu Zhanji clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It's a pity that you are already married, otherwise I will let you be my brother-in-law! "

"Fuck you," Wang Xianbai glanced at him, took the Xiuchun knife, threw it on the table, and said, "Your eldest sister is only six years old!"

"That was two years ago, and now I'm eight years old," Zhu Zhanji said with a smile, "I can get married in a few years."

"Is there such a brother as you?" Wang Xian said angrily: "In order to please my brother-in-law, my eight-year-old sister will be given away!"

"Hey," Zhu Zhanji said with a hippie smile: "This at least shows that I am more generous than you. Unlike you, not only do you not help me, but you also pour cold water all day long."

"You make sure you can get married independently, and then tell me about helping," Wang Xian gave him another look.

"Well, hey, now is not the time." Zhu Zhanji immediately vented.

"Then do what needs to be done first!" Wang Xian took off the flying fish suit, sat down and said calmly: "Is the imperial decree coming soon?"

"It should be there soon." Zhu Zhanji put away his smiling face and said: "You have to set off immediately after receiving the imperial edict. My father can't come to see you off, so I can only let me pay tribute to you."

"Your Highness is worried." Wang Xian hurriedly said seriously.

"Besides," Zhu Zhanji said in a low voice, "my father wants you to inquire about someone secretly."

"Who is your Highness looking for?" Wang Xian asked.

"The abolished King Zhu Jixiu." Zhu Zhanji said: "When he was young, he used to be with my father, King Qin Yin, and..." After thinking about it, he still told Wang Xian the truth: "And Lord Jianwen, in Taizu Reading on your knees is very emotional."

Wang Xian nodded. Unexpectedly, the crown prince was classmates with Jianwenjun, Qin Yinwang and Feijinwang... Speaking of which, His Royal Highness is also a mourner. If the three classmates were beaten one by one, Jianwenjun should not mention it. King Qin Yin was convicted in the ninth year of Yongle, and died of fright in the second year.The abolished King Jin was equally miserable. As the eldest son of a dignified heir to inherit the throne, he was actually overthrown by his concubine brother.

"The bad luck of King Qin Yin and Zhu Jixi is not accidental." Zhu Zhanji said in a deep voice, "The two of them are the most friendly to my father. Seeing that the emperor's grandfather favors my second uncle, he often complains about my father's grievances. Therefore, I The second uncle held a grudge. At the beginning, King Qin Yin offended the emperor and was framed by my second uncle. Later, King Qin Yin listened to my father and came to Beijing to plead guilty. My grandpa had already forgiven him, but he didn’t understand on the way home. Everyone said he was scared to death, but I think it was Jin Yiwei who did a good job!"

"Now the bad luck has fallen on the head of the abolished King Jin. For several years, Zhu Jixuan has been slandering him in front of my grandpa. With my second uncle, third uncle and Ji Gang adding fuel and jealousy, my grandpa finally believed it. Last month An imperial edict was issued to remove his title of King Jin, and ordered him to guard the spirit of the old King Jin. Now he has completely lost contact with my father, and my father is very worried about him, fearing that he will repeat the fate of King Qin Yin!"

"Yes." Wang Xian nodded in response.

"Actually, I know that my father has made things difficult for others, but he is such a person. You can figure it out. If it's inconvenient to inquire about it, he won't blame you." Zhu Zhanji sighed: " However, I feel that the time when Zhu Jixuan replaced the abolished King Jin is really strange, if you do a secret investigation without attracting attention, you may find something unexpected."

"En." Wang Xian nodded, just as he was about to say something, Zhou Yong reported outside that an imperial envoy from the palace had come to deliver the decree.

After Wang Xian went out and knelt down facing north, an eunuch read out the imperial decree appointing him as an imperial envoy to investigate the case of late delivery of military rations.Wang Xian ordered someone to reward the eunuch and wanted to host a banquet. The eunuch took the money, but refused to eat his wine, so he resolutely said goodbye and left.

"Hey," when Wang Xian turned back, he saw Zhu Gaochi playing with the flag of Wang Ming given to him, "Now our buddies are the plague gods, who dares to get close to us, isn't it just to die?"

Wang Xian nodded with a wry smile, but his heart became more and more strange. Could the warm reception he received at the Ministry of War yesterday be justified by the friendship of fellow countrymen?
Resting his mind, he looked at the legendary flag of Wang Ming. The flag was made of blue silk with a golden word "Ling" embroidered on it. The card was round and painted with gold lacquer with linden wood, on which was written "Like my presence". , This is a sign of imperial envoys acting cheaply.

"With this thing, you can cut it first and then play it below the fourth grade," Zhu Zhanji explained to him with a smile: "You can even suppress the local political envoys, inspectors, and order them to do what you want, but it's best not to If you do this, you won’t be able to take it because people will play you a copy.”

"What about King Jin?" Wang Xian asked.

"This..." Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said, "It's better not to humiliate yourself."

"Alright then." Wang Xian said with a wry smile, "It seems that I underestimated the feudal lord before."

"Of course, you don't understand that there are no vassal kings in Zhejiang. The vassal kings are the emperors." Zhu Zhanji said: "If you start something, you don't even listen to the imperial decree. The emperor can only let it go because of his affection. In short, don't Offend King Jin, otherwise the unlucky one must be you."

"Then you still ask me to find the deposed King Jin." Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said.

"It's not that, on the premise of not offending Zhu Jixuan..." Zhu Zhanji wrinkled his face and said, "Well, that's impossible. Before you become me, fart for a long time."

"I'll do my best." Wang Xian shook his head and said.

"In addition, I found a helper for you," Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "I can't let your eyes get dark, so just go to Shanxi."

"What helper?"

"The former Changshi Longtan of the Jin Dynasty." Zhu Zhanji said softly: "He was deposed before the King of Jin, so he was able to leave Shanxi by chance, and then came to Beijing to ask his father to help the King of Jin, but my father was also in danger, so he had to Let him go home and wait, and contact him when the time is right."

"This person was the long history of the Jin clan during the time of the old King Jin. In the kingdom, the long history is the prime minister. He knows all about Shanxi, inside and out, and some people will sell his face. "Zhu Zhanji said again: "With such a person helping to plan, it will be much easier for you to investigate the case."

"En." Wang Xian nodded. "Where is he?"

"His identity is not suitable for entering Beijing. I will let him wait for you in Zhengzhou." Zhu Zhanji handed Wang Xian a note and said, "This is his address. Meet him when you pass by Zhengzhou."

"Okay." Wang Xian put the note away and said, "Nothing else, I'm leaving tomorrow."

"Well, I'm going to study in the palace tomorrow morning, and I don't have time to see you off!" Zhu Zhanji squeezed his hand emotionally and said, "If something cannot be done, don't force it, and be careful!"

"I will adapt accordingly." Wang Xian nodded in response.

"Take care, brother!"

"You too!"

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After Zhu Zhanji left, Wang Xian went to the barracks of the young army first, and announced the order to set off tomorrow to the one thousand guards selected, and then rode his horse to Qingshou Temple. Before departure, he went to the old monk's place It has become his habit to ask for advice.

Unfortunately, the Zhike monk told him that the old monk had accompanied the emperor to Zijin Mountain, and he would not be able to return for three to five days, so Wang Xian had to return disgruntled.Passing by Tianxiang Nunnery when returning home, he stopped for a long time, sighing again and again, Zheng Xiu'er really knew where to pick her home, if it was in another nunnery, he would have taken her home long ago, but he dared not even enter the door In the Tianxiang Nunnery, Lin Qing'er could only ask Lin Qing'er to bring her a message.

But for the little cabbage who doesn't eat the toast, but only eats the fine wine, what's the use of talking about breaking the sky?Using strength is king!

After returning to Beijing, I must send someone to stare at this place. As soon as she leaves the Tianxiang Nunnery, I will arrest her immediately... Wang Xian made up his mind secretly, and then returned home.

(End of this chapter)