Sixty-one years of Kangxi?

To judge the value of an imperial edict, we should first look at who it was given to, whether it was given to officials below five grades or to officials above five grades, and then look at calligraphy, materials and so on. According to experts, among the imperial edicts discovered in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is extremely rare for the emperor to write by himself.

Imperial edict is an imperial document issued by the ancient emperors when they awarded meritorious civil and military officials or titles. "Imperial edict" includes imperial edicts and imperial edicts. Beginning in the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was originally a proclamation of exhortation and encouragement. In Sui and Tang Dynasties, it specifically refers to the emperor's orders to grant officials and gifts, and in Ming and Qing Dynasties, a very complete imperial edict system was formed.

The real imperial edict is not all yellow, but colorful. The more colors, the higher the level. Colorful imperial edicts are issued to officials who own more than five kinds of products, including gold, red, coffee, ochre and orange. Brocade background generally has cranes, lions, cirrus clouds, etc., which are colorful and elegant. The imperial edict issued to officials under five grades is pure white silk. The imperial edicts are all 33 centimeters wide, 5 meters long and about 3 meters short. The cloth used in this seven-color imperial edict is a jacquard brocade woven by Jiangning Weaving Institute for the imperial palace during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.

The content of the imperial edict was first drafted by imperial academy, then finalized by the cabinet university students, and then filled in according to the level. The reporter saw that the imperial edict before him was written in Manchu and Chinese. Chinese is written from right to left, and Manchu is written from left to right. Both languages extend to the middle of the imperial edict. After writing, it was stamped with a decree. Tong Yue said: This is the unified writing format of the imperial edict of the Qing Dynasty. The person who wrote the imperial edict was Jishi Shu, who was the best candidate personally selected by the emperor from the Jinshi. (Note: Jishi Shu is a short-term official in imperial academy, equivalent to a graduate student now. In the Qing Dynasty, imperial academy was called the "treasure house of talents" and the cradle of officials. Three years later, Jishi Shu passed the exam, and those who got good grades stayed in imperial academy or sent officials from all over the country. Because the imperial edict is a top cultural expert from drafting to writing, it has great historical value and artistic appreciation value.