The imperial edict is made of fine silk, and such precious materials symbolize the supremacy of the king's power. The orders issued by the king are extremely noble, and the imperial edicts of officials at different levels are different, mainly reflected in the shaft handle. If the shaft handle is a jade shaft, it is a first-class official. If the shaft handle is rhinoceros horn, send it to the second-class officer. The design on the imperial edict usually symbolizes auspiciousness, and auspicious clouds and cranes symbolize the dignity of the royal family.
The anti-counterfeiting signs of the imperial edict are on both sides of the imperial edict, and special patterns symbolizing nobility are used to prevent counterfeiting. For example, some imperial edicts are flying dragons on both sides, which are colorful and distributed to officials with more than five products. The higher the level, the more colors. The most noble imperial edict is the multicolored imperial edict, and officials below five grades are monotonous in color and use white. The anti-counterfeiting trick of the imperial edict is that the first word of the imperial edict must be written on Xiangyun in the upper right corner, paying great attention to details.
Speaking of the first word of the imperial edict, we often see it in TV dramas. When reading the imperial edict, the first sentence is "Fengtian Shipping", but it is not. It was not until the Northern Song Dynasty that the imperial edict was promulgated, and then it was handed down layer by layer. Fengtian Shipping is an oral word of Zhu Yuanzhang. He kept saying this sentence mainly because he came from the bottom of society step by step. He often said this sentence in order to improve his status and make himself more noble.
At present, if anyone still has an imperial edict, he must hand it in, because it belongs to precious protection and has high historical value. The production of imperial edicts also embodies the wisdom of the ancients in transmitting information.