"Thirty-eight dragons?"

The emperor exclaimed softly, and in the blink of an eye, his childlike heart suddenly rose, "I'll count!" ”

Liu Wang "chuckled" in his heart, and said secretly: Your Majesty, please count the old man carefully, otherwise, if you count out thirty-six or thirty-seven, wouldn't it be me "bullying the king"? - I can't say you're counting wrong!

However, this worry was unnecessary, and when the emperor counted to more than twenty, he gave up his efforts, shook his head with a smile, and said: "It's too much, the number is messy, forget it." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Liu Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to speak, only to hear the emperor say in a sighing tone, "It takes a lot of effort to make such a court robe, but it's not small!" ”

Liu Wang first said "yes", and then said: "Back to the emperor, worship the royal robe, embroidery, 500 workers, embroidery, nearly 50 people, painting samples powder, more than a dozen people, if you start from the material, pull up, before and after, a total of nearly 1,000 people." ”

When he said this, he actually had the meaning of "ugly performance", but he startled the emperor: "You mean, it took ...... to make such a dress." Almost a thousand people's effort? ”

"Uh, back to the emperor, yes."

The emperor couldn't help but look at Guan Zhuofan, but saw her husband smiling and looking as usual.

However, after she turned around, she still said: "Alas, it costs too much!" ”

Liu Wang also couldn't help but glance at Prince Xuan, and then, with a smile, said cautiously: "Back to the emperor, this is all ...... The system of the imperial court. ”

"Is it made by the tailor of the palace," asked the emperor, "or is it sent to the tailor of the city?"

"Back to the emperor," Liu Wang said, "neither." Offering court robes, has always been Jiangning, Suzhou, Hangzhou three weaving yamen messengers, uh, the best materials, the best embroidery, are in the south of the Yangtze River, Beijing here, whether in the palace, outside the palace, are incomparable. ”

The distance is long, and the back and forth is even more expensive.

The Emperor glanced at her husband again.

"Then my court robe," she asked idly, "which weaving yamen is the worst?" ”

"Back to the emperor," Liu Wang said, "the three weaving yamen of Jiangning, Suzhou, and Hangzhou have their own strengths, and they all have to do errands -- the colored brocade woven by Jiangning is the best, the yarn, Luo, silk, and embroidery woven in Suzhou are the best, and the silk, silk, and silk woven in Hangzhou are the best. ”

Boy.

The emperor really wanted to ask, how much silver did this court robe cost? However, the accounts are naturally the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the people of the "four deacons" may not be clear, and it is not very suitable to ask this kind of question on this occasion, forget it, bear with it, and ask your husband when the husband and wife are alone at night.

Looking at the hanger again, the emperor made a new discovery, "Well, court clothes and auspicious clothes are really not the same!" I remember that the dragon robe worn by Huang Ama is a robe that goes straight up and down, this court robe...... The top and the bottom are separated? ”

"Yes, yes, Emperor Shengming!" Liu Wang said, "The auspicious clothes are full-body robes, and the court clothes are tops and bottoms, which are indeed separated, different and different." ”

The emperor smiled and almost said, "What kind of 'Shengming' is this?" ”

Luckily, I held it back.

"Also," Liu Wang continued, "the court clothes have a collar, but the auspicious clothes do not, and they are also different. ”

The emperor thought about it for a moment, nodded, and said, "Not bad. ”

At this time, Guan Zhuofan opened his mouth and said: "If I am not mistaken, the emperor's court clothes, there are four pieces in total, this one is bright yellow, there should be ...... One red, one blue, one moon-white? ”

Liu Wang was stunned, "Yes, yes!" What the prince said is not bad at all! ”

After a pause, "Please show the prince, uh, the other three, aren't they...... Are you going to invite you out and try it on for the emperor? ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled, "That's not necessary, the four court clothes, the style and size are exactly the same, but the colors are different, and the patterns on them are slightly different - it's enough to try on one." ”

The emperor said curiously: "Red, blue, moon white? I really haven't seen Huang Ama wear these pieces! ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "This bright yellow piece is used for the palace to receive congratulations, as well as to sacrifice the land, the farmer, and the temple; blue, taken when worshipping the heavens and praying for the valley; red, taken at the time of the morning sun; The moon is white, and the moon is set at sunset—"

After a pause, "Worshipping the sky and praying for the valley are in the Temple of Heaven, the morning sun is in the Temple of the Sun, the setting moon is in the Temple of the Moon, the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of the Sun, and the Temple of the Moon are all outside the palace, so the emperor has not seen it." ”

"Oh...... Sunrise, sunset? ”

"It's a sacrifice to the sun and a sacrifice to the moon."

"Ah...... I understand. ”

Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, the blue court clothes are not enough, the red and moon white ones, although you have not seen them, and your emperor Ama may not really wear them - the morning sun and the setting moon are not as important as sacrificing the sky, the earth, the farmers, and praying for the grain.

"This is the winter court suit," he said to Liu Wang, "and the summer court suit, right?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Liu Wang hurriedly said, "But ...... Eh, Xia Chao's clothes haven't been made yet, so you have to ...... Uh, it's ...... New Year."

"There's no hurry."

"Yes, yes, thank you for your understanding!"

"So," said the Emperor, "the winter court clothes and the summer court clothes, together, there are eight pieces in total?" ”

"Back to the emperor," Liu Wang said, "in fact, there are more than just winter court clothes, summer court clothes, talking about large styles, in addition, there are differences in texture and thickness - hair, cotton, satin, yarn, in addition, there are single, jacket, and so on." ”

After a pause, "This one is cotton; There are also black foxes and sables who come out - it depends on the day of the enthronement ceremony, what kind of day is it? If it's about the same as today, it's good to be cotton; If it snows heavily, like the other day, you have to use a big feather. ”

Boy!

That...... How many pieces are there?

Added up...... How much money does it cost?

And that's just the court dress--

And what about auspicious clothes?

Ay......

The emperor was really a little uneasy.

She has been clothed and fed since she was a child, and naturally she does not know the difficulties of crops, but because of her mother's words and deeds, she has an instinctive resistance to excessive luxury.

Concubine Ligui's father, Qinghai, is only a six-grade master, Concubine Ligui's background can be said to be very ordinary, the hardships of life, the hardships of the people, although it cannot be said that he has really tasted it, but at least it is clear and understandable.

Because Concubine Ligui was favored by Wenzong, and because the emperor was the only daughter of Wenzong and had a unique status, the emperor became a rare princess raised by her mother and lived with her mother in the Qing Dynasty.

Especially after the collapse of Wenzong, although Concubine Ligui's official son was promoted, but the harem concubines were afraid of the unforeseen power of the "west", and they almost cut off contact with her.

All of these had a considerable impact on the emperor, who was already very sensible at that time.

However, the most important thing is the husband's attitude.

Over the past year, the emperor has some understanding of her husband's way of governing the country, especially in finance, and he always emphasizes "opening up sources and reducing expenditures". How to "open source", I don't know very well, but "throttling" is clear, that is, to save flowers, to spend less, to spend less, not to spend, and to cut, just cut it!

The money saved is used for serious things, and in the words of her husband, "used on the cutting edge".

As soon as I became the emperor, I don't say anything else, but I don't know how much it cost to wear a court dress? Is this right or not?

The emperor looked at her husband and smiled apologetically.

Still, he was smiling.

The Emperor calmed down slightly.

He should be clear about how much money and how much money the court clothes will cost - this court dress is originally his opinion! He arranged it like this, naturally he had his deep meaning, and he didn't have to worry about it here.

What the emperor didn't know was that although Guan Zhuofan had clearly instructed Wan Qingqu that today's court clothes would 100% follow the style of the previous dynasty and not make any changes, but he didn't have a very clear idea of how much it would cost to make a new "set" of court clothes.

At this time, the imperial husband was crying bitterly in his heart: Damn, dodge left and right, or call the bastards of the Internal Affairs Office to slaughter Lao Tzu fiercely!

The imperial husband was feeling sorry for himself, but the emperor's attention had already shifted to the crown.

She leaned closer, looked at it carefully for a moment, turned around, and smiled at Guan Zhuofan: "Before, I thought why 'Golden Dragon Tuozi' was just a head, it turned out that it was really 'Golden Dragon'!" - You see, these are all dragons made of golden wire! ”

The crown on the crown frame, the brim of the marten, the overlying Zhu Wei, the gorgeous and abnormal, these are all just, the real interesting is the "treasure top".

This "treasure top", the whole body is made of hollow tired silk technique in the metalworking - that is, the emperor said "the golden silk is braided", the top is a big pearl, the following is divided into three layers, between the layers through an east pearl for the interval, each layer bears four golden dragons - that is, the emperor said "golden dragon support", between the dragon and the dragon, are inlaid with an east pearl.

This time, the emperor understood, "There are sixteen East Pearls in total...... Twelve golden dragons, huh? ”

"The Emperor Shengming!" Liu Wang's face was full of smiles, "It's sixteen East Pearls and twelve Golden Dragons!" ”

After a pause, "Also, please look at the emperor, the dragon on the top two layers, with its mouth facing up, is called 'Ascending Dragon', and the bottom layer, with the dragon's mouth facing down, is called 'Zhenglong'." ”

The Emperor looked at it carefully, "Ah, sure enough. ”

She remembered something, "This crown should be the crown of the winter dynasty, right?" Is there still a Xia Dynasty crown? ”

This is self-evident, just like a "big hat", there is a warm hat, there is a cool hat, otherwise, the brim of the lavender mink, in the summer, where can I wear it?

"Yes!" Liu Wang said, "The crown of the Xia Dynasty is made of rattan silk mixed with bamboo silk, and the outside is framed with Luo and red yarn as the inside, and the 'treasure top' is the same as the crown of the Winter Dynasty; ”

"Golden Buddha? Sherin? ”

"Back to the emperor," Liu Wang said, "the 'Golden Buddha' is a Buddha statue made of golden silk, decorated with fifteen eastern pearls;

After a pause, he gestured and said: "Slender, standing, with gold silk woven three dragons, as well as flowers, leaves, and seven East Pearls." ”

Oh, I see, it's an ornament.

The "Royal Reward" is over, it's time to try it on.

Neither men nor women, they all withdrew, and in the East Warm Pavilion, only women and men remained.

Belch......

The woman dresses up, the man is next to it, this ......

Although, this man, is the husband of a woman who is ready to change clothes.

But I still think it's weird......

However, the man himself is very calm, and he does not have any intention of "avoiding it".

Well, then let's change it.

Ask the emperor to sit down first, and in addition to the leather boots, replace them with court boots; Then, Cui'er served the emperor in addition to the outer robe; Then, the three grandmothers worked together to put on the court clothes for the emperor and tie the court belt; Finally, put on the crown.

Every detail was carefully cleaned up, and Mama Wang took a step back, her face full of joy and admiration: "The emperor is really ...... Dragon Day Celestial Watch! ”

This sentence is not a rhetoric.

Cui'er said with a smile: "Please move the emperor to the big mirror, right?" ”

In the big dressing mirror, the beauty of the Ming and Huang Dynasty clothes and the golden dragon crown, the supreme majesty, the luxurious bearing, the delicate face, the virgin shyness, and the unique heroism of "women dressed as men" are mixed together without disobedience, and a wonderful chemical effect occurs.

The emperor's eyes were shining, and his face was flushed, and he turned to his husband beside him.

Guan Zhuofan said with a smile: "It's beautiful! ”

The emperor's face turned even redder, and his smile was like a spring flower.

In the East Warm Pavilion, the room is full of brilliance.

"My Lili," Guan Zhuofan leaned over slightly, and said in a voice that only an emperor could hear clearly, "It must be the most beautiful emperor in the past!" ”

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