[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

In the 16th year of Hongwu, in November, this year destined to be a special book in the history books is finally coming to an end.

Emperor Hongwu has a habit. He likes to take a year-end review at the end of the year, and then give himself a score for his performance in the past year.

...Of course, he will also rate the performance of the courtiers together to determine the year-end bonus during the Chinese New Year. (Shh, don't say this)

However, Emperor Hongwu obviously encountered some difficulties this year. When he wrote down the main events of this year and his attitude on the wall, and wanted to give himself a grade with a ink pen as always, he found a lot of small notes. They are unable to determine the quality of their performance and the right or wrong decisions.

This year he has made many decisions whose consequences cannot be predicted, even Zhu Yuanzhang is unavoidably a little nervous at this moment.

What makes him even more upset is that the person who prompted him to make these decisions is still missing work.

The eldest grandson of his family actually left a mountain of official duties to him, an old man, and ran out to walk the cat with his younger brother by himself. It was my grandson's unfilial piety that broke the old man's heart!

It's almost winter, what's there to do?

Wouldn't it be nice to read a book around the stove in the Hall of Martial Heroes and chat with the old man?

Of course not!

Mu Xiaobai complained about this.

His grandfather really caught a sheep and tried to bald it!The poor eldest grandson of the emperor was almost bald by his grandfather recently.

From the beginning when he was only helping to undertake the work of the supervisor of ceremonies and prioritizing the official documents, then his grandfather told him to transcribe, and now he writes annotations, and after reading them to Emperor Hongwu, Emperor Hongwu decides whether they need to be corrected. Mu Bai has experienced too much. many.

Don't talk about official business, just talking about those complicated interpersonal relationships is enough to cause headaches. At this moment, Mu Xiaobai tasted the fear of his mother who memorized the relationship diagram.

When he found out that the official affairs he had taken over had changed from the initial greetings and congratulatory memorials to the current practical memorials and military affairs memorials, Mu Bai couldn't help being furious.

He's just a kid!He also has things he wants to do!

As a child from Yunnan, Mu Bai wanted to sort out the characters of the Luoluo people a long time ago, and made a comparison table for the mutual translation between Chinese and Luoluo people.

As the main ethnic group in Yunnan, the Luoluo people have been divided into several branches because of the large number of scattered people and the barriers of the mountains in Yunnan. There are language barriers.

For example, the last time Mu Xiaobai met the Shuidong tribe when he was in Yunnan, everyone could only communicate with each other through words and comparisons, which was inconvenient and felt that each other's language was not standard.

It won't take long if this goes on, the Luoluo tribe will become completely different tribes and even different cultures due to the separation of regions and cultures. It's such a pity.

For Mu Bai, who was taken in by the Luoluo tribe when he first entered this world, and received kind treatment and help from the Luoluo tribe, he really wanted to avoid this bad situation from happening.

So not long after he entered Beijing, he began to sort out the Luoluo people's writing, which can be regarded as one of his spare time activities.

Unexpectedly, there were many accidents afterwards, and this decision was accidentally shelved until now, and it was not picked up again until Mr. Wang entered Beijing.

But it is a pity that the characters learned by Mr. Wang are also from the Wumeng Mountain school like Mubai, so the characters they sorted out can only be used as the words of the family, as a mutual translation of Chinese and Roman characters, and in the official promotion and use There must be problems.

It wasn't until Liu Shuzhen, who defended his friend in Shuixi, entered Beijing that Mu Xiaobai's career was greatly promoted.

Liu Shuzhen herself is not from the Luoluo tribe, but she has been in charge of various tribes in Shuidong for many years, so she can naturally use the language of the Luoluo tribe. After hearing that the eldest grandson of the emperor wanted to sort out the language of the Luoluo tribe, the two sides hit it off immediately and fought fiercely for many times. .

Liu Shuzhen also said that after her friend Shexiang arrived in Beijing, she would introduce her to the little emperor's grandson, "Shexiang wanted to do this a long time ago."

The woman in gorgeous national costumes brushes over the words and sentences they have written in these days one by one, her movements are as gentle as if she is not touching the paper, but the most exquisite and soft silk. In fact, at this moment, her In my heart, the preciousness of these papers is even far higher than that of silk itself.

It is self-evident that the Han-Roman translations compiled by the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Empire meant something to the Luoluo people, although she didn't understand why the little emperor was so fond of them, a small tribe in Yunnan. heart, but Liu Shuzhen knew that this opportunity must not be let go.

She said to the little Huangsun tenderly and firmly: "Although the Shuixi and Shuidong tribes belong to the same genealogy, our writing is also slightly different. Shexiang was born in Yongning and married to Shuixi. She is familiar with the writing of her own tribe." And attainment is far better than a courtier's daughter, I think she can provide more advice to His Highness."

The servants on the side frowned slightly when they heard the words, and were a little dissatisfied with the statement that the southern barbarian said that another barbarian could give advice to His Royal Highness, but Mu Bai was very comfortable with this straightforward way of speaking , Hearing what she said, Mu Bai put down his pen and asked very interestedly: "I heard from the emperor's grandfather that you have a good relationship with Guizhou Xuanwei envoy Shexiang?"

"I...my minister's daughter is in a similar situation to Shexiang, and the place of jurisdiction is quite close, so I am more familiar with it than others." Liu Shuzhen was a little awkward and changed her name. Although she has learned a lot of Han language, But there are not many opportunities for her to use it in practice, and this problem is a bit delicate, and it is inevitable to make mistakes under tension.

Seeing that she was still a little uncomfortable using the official vocabulary, Mu Bai hurriedly signaled her to speak normally. In order to make this fellow from Yunnan more adaptable, he even switched to the Luoluo language.

"Tell me about the situation in your country. By the way, it started more than a year ago. I remember that there was a situation where the Luoluo people from Yunnan ran to your Guizhou. How did you deal with it?"

"The Luoluo people in Yunnan are bordering on the west of Shui, and did not affect the east of Shui. I don't know the situation at that time, but I heard that Shexiang later sent those people back." Liu Shuzhen replied lightly: " At that time, Shexiang’s husband, Guizhou Xuanwei envoy Ai Cui passed away, according to Ming’s regulations, Guizhou Xuanwei envoy should be succeeded by Ai Cui’s eldest son, but Xiaolong’s younger brother is too young, so Shexiang took care of him.”

After a pause, Liu Shuzhen sighed and said: "Shexiang is the most amazing woman I have ever seen. She likes Han literature very much. During her management, Shuixi introduced a lot of Han theory, but she also once I have encountered problems with the text and have been troubled by it... I think she will be very happy if she sees your mutual translation."

Do you like the Guizhou Propaganda Envoy who likes Han literature?

Mu Bai's eyes flickered slightly, and he smelled the breath of completing the task.He thought for a while, and said, "I heard that she has suffered a lot this time... Well, I will prepare a gift for her then."

He did what he said, and the little Huangsun soon found his dear grandmother. Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang were strict fathers and loving mothers in educating their sons, but in educating their grandchildren, it was the other way around.

Therefore, Mu Bai is always more reserved when facing his grandma than his grandpa who can hold hands and beg together.

But generally speaking, Empress Ma doted on this lost grandson very much. When she heard her grandson's thoughts, although the mother of the Ming Empire was a little surprised, she agreed very well.

Mu Bai wanted to design and sew a set of common clothes for the two female officials.

In today's etiquette system, women's family members often follow their husbands' dress ranks. Generally, if a woman has no particularly serious moral faults, the rank of knighthood will follow her husband's official rank. Unless she has made great contributions, she does not have her own independent identity.

Therefore, although Liu Shuzhen and Shexiang are well-meaning consolation envoys of various ministries, because they are acting on behalf of their sons, they do not have corresponding official uniforms. This is why Liu Shuzhen wore her own national costume when she came to meet Sheng s reason.

But Mu Bai thinks that people are working hard for you, and it’s fine if they don’t pay you, and they don’t even have work clothes. Isn’t this a bit too unfair?

Empress Ma had also heard the stories of these two southern women, so after her grandson mentioned it, she also felt that it made sense, and she was only sewing ordinary clothes, so she didn't hesitate much.

However, when her actions spread to the ears of outsiders, it was another interpretation.

The perpetrators of Mrs. Shexiang’s case all ordered Ma Ye to be Queen Ma’s distant cousin. Don’t get me wrong, Ma Ye’s position and actions have nothing to do with Queen Ma. Without any emotion, all this can only be said to be a coincidence.

Empress Ma's father was a businessman, and a businessman with a good reputation. He traveled all over the world and accumulated a lot of contacts and assets while doing business.

However, Mr. Ma is kind and charitable, and not long after the Anti-Yuan War started, he invested a lot of assets in the rebel army. War is the most expensive thing. Therefore, when Queen Ma was born, his family fortune had gradually declined.

In order to avoid being chased and killed by the enemy, the old man entrusted Empress Ma to his best friend to take care of him. After leaving his hometown, he died in a different place. Empress Ma was adopted as a righteous daughter by this best friend—that is, Guo Zixing, Zhu Yuanzhang’s old boss. take care of.

The reason why she grew up with her father's friend is because Empress Ma's family is not very close. Although her father seems to have brothers, everyone is a businessman, and they are scattered, and the war broke up. He was still young, and his memory was incomplete, so that all the audio was cut off later.

Empress Ma also regarded herself as an orphan, so when Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor and asked her if she wanted to bring back her family, she refused the proposal.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang discovered Ma Ye, he was also very surprised. After investigation, he really had something to do with the queen.

Ma Ye is also somewhat talented, and gradually has a rising trend.

As foreign relatives, his family knew how to establish themselves, and they had always been very close to Empress Ma, but Empress Ma only maintained the courtesy of a monarch and minister, and often persuaded Emperor Hongwu not to be nepotism, but to put talent first. It can be described as quite distant.

When the news of Ma Ye's troubles in Guizhou came back, Empress Ma sent the news to her husband for him to deal with it impartially, which made Emperor Hongwu very guilty, and felt that his one wrong move had stained his wife's reputation. , is simply anger PLUS.

Empress Ma's making clothes for two southern "barbarians" Shexiang and Liu Shuzhen expressed her position even more. The queen refused directly, so there is no need to mention the implications.

In the midst of the suffering and waiting of the Ma family, Hongwu's 17th New Year came slowly.

At the beginning of the new year of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu threw down a thunderstorm.

He is going to move to Yunnan for people with the surname of Tianfu.