Zhou Bei, who had sent away the old man, fell asleep, and when he woke up, the sun was in the middle of the sky.

The watch forgot to spring yesterday and has stopped, and through the shadows of the trees, Zhou Bei judged that it is at least more than nine o'clock now.

When I got up and went to the living room, the clock hanging on the wall showed that it was ten o'clock.

Adjusting the time, Zhou Bei moved his somewhat sore body, he hadn't slept for so long for a long time, and in a trance, his dreams last night were a little blurry.

It was quiet outside the window, and there was not a single sound to be heard.

Looking out of the window, on the right is the imperial palace, and on the left is the original inner prison, and the major yamen built after the demolition of the inner library.

The water of the moat flows slowly, and if you don't pay attention, you can't feel the flow of the river at all.

Compared with the Forbidden City of another world, this Forbidden City is larger in area, less splendid, but more solemn and elegant.

Zhou Bei was hysterical for a while, enjoyed the beautiful scenery around him for a while, returned to the living room, and began to exercise.

The secret of longevity is a complete set of alchemy techniques sorted out by Emperor Gaozu by combining Taoist qi practice with multiple external skills.

Every Ming citizen, starting from elementary school, has to practice every day to strengthen their bodies.

Fifty years ago, the average height of a man in the Ming Dynasty was only 1.6 meters, but now, it has exceeded 1.75 meters.

It's not just about living better and having better nutrition, it's also about longevity.

But those who can live forever during the development period are all above 1.8 meters tall.

Emperor Gaozu's height is more than 1.9 meters, and what Zhou Bei hopes now is to be immortal before the age of 22, and at that time, his height should also be 1.9 meters.

For example, Li Ji and Yang Zhihe, wherever they go, even if they are not at the forefront, the first thing everyone notices must be them.

However, what he cultivated was only ordinary breathing techniques, and because of the different effects, the speed of cultivation was not fast.

He grows a small piece of Dongzhou ginseng in his home, and never sells it out, the purpose is to let his family practice.

Zhou Bei usually eats Dongzhou ginseng as a radish to have the current effect.

After a while, Zhou Beilian was feverish, and he happened to go to the bathroom to rinse.

Naked back to the living room, opened his suitcase, and changed his underwear.

The coat can't be changed, and he only has the best set of dresses he wore yesterday, and the inside and outside set is calculated and the price is more than a hundred silver coins.

Only when there are sacrifices and important ceremonies, Zhou Bei will wear this suit and meet His Majesty, which is naturally the most important time.

Except for this set, the other dresses are not solemn enough.

took out two large meat buns from the space, and after Zhou Bei finished eating, he drank another glass of Dongzhou ginseng soaked water, cleaned up all traces, and then opened the door.

To Zhou Bei's surprise, there were three people waiting quietly in the corridor, led by the middle-aged female official who greeted him yesterday and sent him out of the palace, followed by two palace maids.

The three of them stayed quietly in the corridor without making a sound, and Zhou Bei opened the door and was startled.

He hurriedly bowed to the end and said, "I don't know if you are here and hope to forgive your sins." ”

The female officer at the head smiled and said, "Your Majesty specially explained that you should not be disturbed to rest today." Enter the palace at noon, and your majesty will come out in the evening to have fun with you. Can Yunshan Boke want advanced diet? ”

"No need, let's eat together at noon. What is your name? Yesterday came and went in a hurry, and it was rude. ”

"The concubine's surname is Meng, and she is the guest of Wuying Palace. Yun Shanbo can call me Meng Zhangbin. ”

"Meng Zhangbin." Zhou Bei saluted again. "The kid is still white, and he doesn't dare to be called Uncle Yunshan."

The other party said with a smile: "Su Shang Palace has been drawing up the holy decree early this morning, and has asked people to remake two sets of earl's clothes and send them to the concubine." Although the holy decree has not yet been issued, the concubine body can also come to please first. ”

Zhou Beileng paused, and hurriedly invited the three of them into the house, but did not close the door.

He pretended to go into the bedroom to get the silver, but in fact he took four gold coins from the space.

Daming strictly investigates bribery, but there is a practice of tipping, especially the good news reward, as long as it does not exceed the rules, few people talk about this aspect.

After coming out, Zhou Bei threw gold coins to them one by one in the palm of his hand, two for Meng Zhangbin and one for each of the two palace maids.

The palm guest is an eight-grade female official, and she has ten silver coins per month, but she is in charge of the Wuying Palace, and she can live a very nourishing life without relying on Yulu.

The two gold coins are her two months' salary, which is not less.

She accepted it generously and immediately arranged for two palace maids to hand the freshly made earl's dress to Zhou Bei.

The court has its own rules for earl's dress, and the summer dress is relatively simple, with only curved robes, jade-inlaid belts representing status, earl's crowns, and cloth boots.

"When the holy decree is handed down, Yun Shanbo can go to the Xihuamen store of the Internal Affairs Office to receive clothes for other seasons, two summer clothes a year, two spring and autumn clothes, and two winter clothes, all of which are one regular dress and one ceremonial dress."

"Thank you for informing me, I have been living in Dongzhou before the next and I am not familiar with the relevant etiquette. It's just that I don't know every day, do I have to wear a count's suit? ”

"That's not necessary, but it's best to wear a count's dress when traveling on official business and ceremonies. Sometimes the officials like to grasp the details, and they may sue at any time. ”

The Ming Dynasty also has officials, but it is not allowed to hear about it, and it is only the responsibility of supervision.

Zhou Bei nodded and asked, "Are you going to change it today?" ”

Meng Zhangbin sneered and said: "Of course, Your Majesty also said that it depends on whether you look good in an earl's suit, whether you look good or not, so you will be demoted." ”

Zhou Bei deliberately smiled bitterly. "The earl has not been in office for a day before he is thought of being demoted, Your Majesty will not repeat it like this, right?"

"That's not sure...... Boss ......"

The door of the opposite room opened, and several strange middle-aged people glanced at Zhou Bei's room with some curiosity, and kept leaving.

The old man came out of the room and entered Zhou Bei's room with a smile. Nodding with Meng Zhangbin, he said with a smile: "Change into this outfit, even if you don't know people in Yingtianfu, no one will look down on you." ”

Zhou Bei smiled: "In other words, this dress is not worn for yourself, but for others." ”

The old man squeezed his eyes. "It's not all other people, it's also family."

Zhou Beideng suddenly said in one sentence, yes, not only himself, but also his family.

My father was just an engineer, not a tech worker. He has achieved the five-rank official honor, and he has almost reached the end.

There is no groundbreaking invention, and the improvement in the work can only achieve four products at the most, which is still the level of the chief engineer of the super factory.

And he was knighted by several comprehensive techniques, and the earl was equivalent to a three-grade official order.

Several scientific research bosses of the Ming Dynasty are all at the duke level, which is equivalent to a first-class official order.

Of course, this kind of official honor is only for life and cannot be passed down.

But when they were alive, no matter what the occasion, they were treated highly, even in meetings, they sat in front of Shangshu.

Now that he has the title of earl, the happiest person should still be his mother.

He immediately picked up his clothes and walked to the inner room. "I'll change my clothes first and go and show my mother."

Zhou Dong and his mother arrived at Yingtianfu yesterday and were sent to Jinyiwei's hostel, and then no one took care of them.

However, the food, drink, brocade and clothes were provided in time, and there was no rudeness.

In this heavily guarded courtyard, they did not dare to wander around, let alone go out, knowing that their son (younger brother) had entered the palace, they could only wait for news.

Before dinner, someone informed them that there was no need to wait for Zhou Bei to come back, and they would be notified again when there was news.

Zhou Dong can still sleep, but Zhou Liu has always been worried.

Nine years of compulsory education have been implemented in Zhongzhou, but there are still only six years of compulsory education in Dongzhou.

She was just a peasant woman who had read elementary school, and she had never experienced such a moment of panic.

She barely slept last night, although she knew that her son was valued by the emperor, but she had been uneasy.

Outside the window is the Daming Palace, but she prefers to live peacefully in that remote town in Dongzhou.

The husband is amiable, motivated, and lives a prosperous life.

The children are obedient, even the little concubine is never jealous, and the little day is harmonious and beautiful.

Her son is too smart, and she was complacent at first, but she was really scared when so many things happened.

A light folk song was playing on the radio, but Zhou Liu's heart was extremely heavy.

There was a knock on the door, and Zhou Dong, who was lying on the sofa listening to the radio, jumped up suddenly, tidied up his clothes, and opened the door.

Zhou Liu didn't know who was coming, and he also stood up straight.

Zhou Dong exclaimed and let go of the door, and Zhou Liu saw his favorite son standing at the door, and he was wearing an earl's suit.

The dresses of the Ming Dynasty are clearly graded, especially the shoulder pads and belts, and different levels have different decorations and textures.

As the official class of Three Rivers City, of course, Zhou Liu also needs to be familiar with the level of dress, so that when he participates in the banquet, he will not slack off the nobles.

And now, the son is actually wearing a count's suit......

She took a few steps forward and looked nervously at her son.

Zhou Bei understood his mother's expression and knelt down. "Mother, Your Majesty has named the child as Uncle Yunshan, and he is still in Yingtianfu and Tangchi Hot Spring, giving the child a residence and a courtyard."

Zhou Liu's legs were a little weak, he stepped forward and hugged Zhou Bei's head, and asked tremblingly, "Si'er didn't lie to his mother?" Is it true that the earl is sealed? ”

"It's true."

Zhou Liu hurriedly pulled up his son, tears rolling down. "Really knighted?"

Zhou Bei smiled and nodded, and used her sleeve to help her mother wipe her tears, but she quickly dodged it and took out a handkerchief to wipe it herself. "Don't stain the dress......"

Zhou Dong calmed down at this time and grabbed Zhou Bei's arm. "Then our family has also become a noble class?"

Officials are just honors, even viscounts and barons are not noble.

Only earls and above can be called the noble class.

Zhou Bei nodded and said: "Your Majesty named me Yunshan Bo in the name of our ancestral hometown Yunshan Village, but there is no tax-free land in Zhongzhou now, and Your Majesty will give me another courtyard in addition to the main house." ”

Zhou Dong couldn't help but be overjoyed. "Our family doesn't live on the land, and the courtyard is more practical than the tax-free field."

Zhou's mother calmed down her mood and hugged Zhou Bei's arm and cried. "My son is talented, your father has only been a five-grade official in his life, and you are only nineteen, and you are an earl."