Empress Xiaozhao

Just when Yin Ti was still deep in thought about what had happened at the summit of Mt. Tai, the Dragon Boat left Suzhou, passing through Wuxi and Danyang before landing on the shore. From the first day of November to the beginning of Jiangning, it had ascended onto the Yu Hua Tai, where it landed on the Dragon Boat.

"On the platform of the rain, the Prefect of Jiangning Prefecture and the Governor of Jiangnan led a hundred officials to welcome the king respectfully. This subject pays his respects to the Emperor. Long live long live long live the Emperor. " When the emperor arrived at the Jiangning Prefecture, it was already time to announce it. Although it was not late, it was still not close to the Jiangning House that the emperor stayed at.

The Jiangning Weaving Palace was established. Shun Zhi made official weavers offices for the imperial government that specialized in making imperial and official silks for the imperial court. The silk products were only for the use of the emperor and the princes and ministers. The houses Although the imperial merchants also wanted to pay tribute to the brocade, such as the brocade in Shu, Song Jin, brocade as well as the brocade in Yun and so on. However, these four kinds of brocade, is more of the local officials to weave the tribute. What the imperial merchants offered was nothing more than a small amount of silk.

With just one family, how could they be used up by the royal family? In Jiangning, Yun Jin was the main culprit. The Jiangning Prefecture started to weave brocades because of the government office that was set up during the Song Dynasty — the brocade office. Cloud brocade was very popular in the Ming Dynasty. It was made especially for the court and was mainly used as a "royal offering" for the court costumes and rewards. As such, the Qing Dynasty's Emperor set up a weaving shop in the Jiangning Prefecture.

There were more than ten kinds of patterns and colours on one kind of fabric, up to thirty kinds at most. The arrangement of the patterns was strict and solemn, simple and general. The patterns of the brocade in the cloud are all made of gold or silver thread, or gold and silver thread. The patterns and patterns that looked like golden brocades were all woven into the ground with golden silk threads, and then on the golden ground, they weaved colorful patterns with golden splendor.

So overall speaking, the pattern layout of the cloud brocade is serious and solemn, the changes are generally strong, the contrast of color is also strong, and the color of the pattern is very rich, and it is often crossed by a piece of gold, white and white, and transitioned by a color halo. The pattern has a thick and simple traditional style, and the color is magnificent, unique.

The pattern has a wide range of topics, including large twigs and flowers, various animals (such as dragons and phoenixes, cranes, lions, etc.) and plants (such as Treasure Flower, Lotus Flower, Buddha Hand, Pomegranate, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, Chrysanthemum, etc.), as well as auspicious "Eight Treasures", "Eight Immortals of Darkness", "Good Fortune", "Longevity", auspicious grass, and various postures of changing clouds (such as Qiqiao Yun, He Yun, Ye Yun, Ye Xing Yun, Nanyun, Ye Yun, Qing-yun, Wang Qing-yun etc.).

Yunjin in color matching, but using color halo and harmony techniques, so that the pattern of beautiful moving colors. Therefore, Yunjin is mainly used to sew dragon robes, decorate palaces and temples, as well as shrines, shrines, draperies and so on. However, there was another reason why the emperor had stayed at Jiangning's Weaving House.

The Mrs. Paulson, one of the Emperor's wet nurses, was the former Jiangning Prefecture's wife who weaved Cao Xi. According to tradition, the Emperor's wet nurse was a first class wife. And Cao Xi, because of this, had a deep Emperor's trust. From the second year of Kang Xi to the twenty-third month of Kang Xi's life, Cao Xi's father, the Cao Xi that was weaved in Jiangning at that time, had always been the Jiangning Prefecture's weaver and had never changed.

Although it was because the Sun was his wet nurse, Cao Xi was loyal, hardworking, and efficient. This was the reason why the Emperor was so fond of him. Although the emperor trusted the Cao family and Cao Xi, the emperor still gave the Cao family the plaque which was personally written as "Respectful and Careful" for seventeen years. The relationship between the Cao family and the emperor was clear to all the civil and military officials in the imperial court. However, because the civil and military officials in the imperial court were clear on the relationship between the Cao family and the emperor, the emperor needed the Cao family to keep a low profile.

Shun Zhi had committed a grave crime after his death, so the late emperor Shun Zhi took over Duo Ergun's White Flag under his control. The Cao family had also changed their clothing from the Duke Palace to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, becoming the emperor's family servant. At this time, Cao Xi was also promoted from a Duke Mansion guard to an Inner Court's Second Guard. There were many possibilities within the palace. The Cao family was the luckiest as they became the servants of the current emperor.

Although Cao Xi had died this time, the eldest son of the Sun and Cao Xi was still in Jiangning Prefecture. Therefore, Cao Yin was one of the personal guards. The emperor ascended the throne at the age of eight, but before he reached the age of sixteen, he still had to study in the south study room. As for Cao Yin, the brother of the Emperor's milk, he had become the emperor's reading partner at the age of thirteen.

After that, the emperor needed the imperial guards by his side. Right now, the emperor was in charge of his own affairs, and Cao Yin was promoted to being his personal guard at the age of seventeen. So even though Cao Xi died this time, the Cao family were still alive in the Jiangning House. The emperor used the Jiangning Weaving Mansion as his temporary residence. He could not only show kindness to the Cao family, but he also did not need to waste money to kill two birds with one stone. When the Emperor arrived at the Weaving Mansion, the Sun Emperor's wet nurse was already dressed in his first name uniform as he paid respects to the Emperor.

After the grand marriage of the Emperor, Sun, the wet nurse who was the emperor, had completed his mission and naturally had to leave the palace. However, all these years in the Cao family and Jiangning, as the Emperor's wet nurse, he was always respected. This time, the Sun paid a visit to the Emperor. Xuan Ye was also his wet nurse who had not seen him for almost twenty years and could not help but reveal a face of joy. It was enough to see.

With the Sun as the pillar to pull the emperor closer to the Cao family, the emperor's closeness to Cao Yin also went along with it. As for the rewards, there was no need to mention the silver, jewelry, porcelain and brocade. When the emperor made a move, he was always generous to his close officials. Furthermore, after Sun paid his respects to the Emperor, he was quickly supported by his daughter-in-law to the backyard. The second imperial concubine also stayed at the Cao family, but the emperor and the second imperial concubine were no longer at the same place. After entering the Weaving House, the second imperial concubine would then enter the backyard.

Because he knew that the emperor had brought his second wife with him. Although the Sun was his wet nurse, the second wife was his king, and his first wife was his official. Even the eldest mother of the imperial concubine would have to use the etiquette of a sovereign to meet her daughter. Moreover, the Sun was nothing. The Emperor's wet nurse was not just the Sun, "This old servant pays his respects to the Empress."

"Mrs. Paulson need not be so courteous, Madam is the wet nurse of His Majesty, how can I not be his big present to Madam?" The Imperial Consort Xian led the group with Dong Zhu in the front, followed by the Imperial Consort Hui on the left, the Imperial Consort Rong on the right, and the Imperial Consort De on the left. Imperial Consort Xian had always remembered the empress's warning, "This time, no matter what, His Majesty will go to the Cao family. Only in June did Cao Xi die from his duties.

"The emperor's wet nurse is a first grade Mrs. Paulson, so there's no need to talk about this. However, this Sun's wife has been living in Jiangnan for twenty years now, so he can't be compared to the other wives that can see the emperor everyday. His Majesty would probably give him more preferential treatment this time, but even so. You are the imperial concubine of the emperor, only second to the imperial concubine and I, so even the emperor cannot say that you are wrong. "However, I still have to give you face."

Therefore, as soon as Imperial Consort Xian finished speaking, Female officials was supported up by her side. As for the emperor who was walking in the front yard, she saw flowers blooming in the middle of the courtyard, so she excitedly wrote the three words "Xuanrui Hall" to Cao Yin.

Furthermore, because Cao Xi had died and the Weaving Palace was empty, the emperor had appointed a successor. Since the emperor wanted to pacify the Cao family, it was necessary for him to make some changes to the position of Jiangning Weaving House.

Cao Xi had already served in the Jiangning Weaving Manor for twenty years, so naturally, the Cao family could not accept another person as their successor. I know that you and your father have always been loyal and devoted. The officials who took up their duties this time are probably not familiar with the Weaving House. We allow you to assist us from the sidelines. " This could be considered as having left the Cao family in Jiangning. After all, in the past twenty years, the Cao family had some connections in the Jiangning Prefecture as well. Between the emperor and the Cao family, they still trusted Cao Yin, the young man, even more. The journey for the emperor was full, and after he called for Cao Yin in the Cao family that night.

On the second day, the emperor paid a visit to the Mausoleum of Ming Taizu to make a personal message. Although last year, the Emperor had brought the Crown Prince Yin Yi to pay respects to the Bright Shouling Mausoleum. However, today was different from the past.

The Ming Shouling Mausoleum was situated on the south side of the Jiangning Prefecture's Zi Jin Mountain. It was located on the east side of the mountain and on the south side was the Plum Blossom Mountain. It was the tomb of the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and his empress. The Queen Ma Shi was known as "the filial queen", and was known as the Shouling Mausoleum because he was filial to the whole world.

In the 31st year of Ming Hongwu, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was buried with Queen Ma in Ying Tian Mansion. To Ming Yongle, it took eleven years to build the "Great Clarity Shouling Mausoleum's Divine Art Saint Monument", and the entire Shouling Mausoleum was built, taking more than thirty years.

Its scale is massive, the building is majestic, the form according to the Emperor Tomb of the two generations of Tang and Song dynasties and have gain. At the time of completion, the inner wall of the Endowment Hall was majestic and the pavilion was magnificent. Half of the 70 temples in the Southern Dynasty were surrounded by the forbidden garden.

At that time, the imperial wall built from the Chaoyang Sect to the Shouling Mausoleum Guards to the northwest of the mausoleum was forty-five miles long, and there were more than five thousand people stationed at the mausoleum. The pavilions and pavilions within the mausoleum garden were connected, and the hall was filled with smoke. Songtao forest and sea, as well as the rearing of a thousand Longevity Deers. Amidst the sounds of the cicadas, their auras were extraordinary.

In the sixteenth year of Ming Hongwu, the main project such as the Elite Hall of Shouling Mausoleum was basically completed. Its overall layout is divided into two parts: one is guiding the divine path of the building, and the other is the main body of the mausoleum building.

Great Ancestor Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed and buried the Shouling Mausoleum. The underground palace where Zhu Yuanzhang and his queen are buried is commonly known as "Baocheng".

In the Ming Dynasty, because the founder of the empire was buried in the Ming Shouling Mausoleum, and the Jiangning Prefecture was the most important place to the ancestors, it was highly respected. Every year, there would be a fixed three great sacrifices and five small sacrifices. When encountering a country, you must send the Minister to pay your respects.

Thus, this time, the emperor was no exception. Following the old example of the Ming Dynasty, he paid his respects to the grand ancestor. The emperor walked by the side of the path and ordered all the servants and officials to dismount outside the door.

The emperor himself performed three kowtows and nine kowtows, three gifts for the participants; he exited the Shouling Mausoleum and returned to the side of the path. At the same time, they were also bountiful to keep watch over the mausoleum and other people in the mausoleum. The carpenters were forbidden to pluck, and the governors were ordered to make strict patrols.