Dong Xiaodan replied: "It's in the museum! My dad used to take me to visit it often. These should be the hat beads of officials in the Qing Dynasty."
"Qing Dynasty court uniform hat beads?" My mind suddenly flashed: "Wait! Could it be left by that zombie!?"
At the mention of zombies, Dong Xiaodan's expression changed slightly. She looked around nervously, as if she was afraid that a zombie would suddenly rush out from somewhere.
I hurriedly comforted him: "Don't be afraid. It's broad daylight and the sun is shining brightly. How could an evil thing like a zombie come out and move around? It must have found an evil place to hide now."
After hearing what I said, Dong Xiaodan's face relaxed a little.
I turned to Shadow again and asked, "Where did you find this thing?"
The shadow immediately flapped its wings, flew to the top of the bush, circled twice, and called out "wow" twice. I was slightly stunned at first, and then I understood that it was in this bush.
Found this bead!
I hurried over and reached out to open the bushes. I saw a worn-out black hat among the bushes. There was also a dark blue feather about half a foot long attached to the back of the hat.
.Although I have never seen such a hat before, I have seen it a lot on TV. I recognized it at a glance. It was an official hat from the Qing Dynasty! But the bead on the top of the hat was gone. Needless to say,
It must be the dark blue bead in my hand.
I reached out to pick up the official hat and put the bead on the top of the hat. It was just right. Jianjian and Dong Xiaodan both gathered around and looked at the official hat in my hand. Jianqian said in confusion: "What's going on?"
What’s going on? Why doesn’t this zombie even want a hat?”
In order to ease the tense atmosphere, I joked: "On such a hot day, you are willing to wear a hat and wander around!"
"Damn! Brother, are you talking nonsense? Zombies are afraid of heat!?"
"Hey, you know, I'm not a zombie!" Having said this, I turned to Dong Xiaodan and asked, "Xiaodan, is your dad at home?"
Dong Xiaodan nodded: "It seems like he is at home. Why are you asking him?"
"I would like to ask him to take a look at this hat. He is an expert in this field and may be able to figure out what rank this guy was during his lifetime."
Jianjian said disapprovingly: "Even if you know what rank this guy was in his lifetime, what's the point? He's a zombie now anyway."
I smiled and said: "As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles with no danger! There is no harm in knowing it anyway, let's go!"
I took out a plastic bag, put the official hat and the bead in it, and walked down the mountain.
On the way to Dong Xiaodan's home, Dong Xiaodan called Professor Dong and asked him to wait at home and briefly told him about the matter. However, it made him nervous and did not tell him about the zombies.
I just said that I picked up an official hat from the Qing Dynasty at the construction site and wanted to ask him to identify it. Professor Dong naturally would not refuse and immediately said he would wait for us at home.
Dong Xiaodan's house is located in a high-end community in the city center, with four bedrooms and two living rooms. When we came to her house, it was just noon. Professor Dong was the only one at home. Dong Xiaodan's mother is the financial person in charge of a company and has not yet retired.
At this time, I am still working at my workplace.
When he saw us arriving, Professor Dong came over to me with a smile on his face, raised his hand towards me and said: "Rare visitor! Rare visitor! Come in quickly!"
I quickly returned the gesture with my fists raised.
Seeing this, Dong Xiaodan pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Why do you still follow this rule?"
Professor Dong smiled and said: "Haha, you don't know that brother Shi Yu and I are close friends."
Dong Xiaodan glanced at me and joked: "Ah, my dad already calls you brother, so don't I have to call you uncle!?"
When Jianjian heard this, he was very happy. I was afraid that he would say something shocking again, so I pushed him and whispered: "Pay attention to your quality! Don't talk nonsense!"
"I...I didn't say anything!"
"That's the best! Don't talk for a while, just listen!"
Professor Dong invited me and Jianjian to sit down on the sofa, picked up the teapot on the coffee table, and poured a cup of tea for Jianjian and me.
I picked up the tea cup and smelled it, and it turned out to be Shifeng Longjing! Smelling this familiar smell, I immediately thought of Lu Yufeng. This guy put a poison in the tea, causing Wen Qingshan to be poisoned, and then to the other side.
We fell into the trap of someone from a cult. Unfortunately, there is no real evidence, and now this guy is still at large.
When I thought of this, I couldn't help but frown slightly. Professor Dong saw the change in my expression and asked from the side: "Brother Shi Yu, do you think this tea is not good?"
Only then did I come to my senses and hurriedly said: "No! No! This is Shifeng's best Longjing, how could it be bad!"
Professor Dong had an expression of surprise on his face, "I really didn't realize that Brother Shi Yu is so young, but he actually studies tea! Just by smelling it, I knew it was Shifeng Longjing."
"Haha, thank you Uncle Dong. In fact, I know nothing about tea, and I was almost killed by it. It is precisely because of this that I remember the taste of Shifeng Longjing."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Because of an accident, I encountered a bad guy who poisoned the tea. But now it's over!" I didn't want to talk so much to Professor Dong, so I quickly changed the subject and said: "By the way, I came today to let you know
Help me look at something." I said as I took out the official hat from my satchel.
Professor Dong took the official hat and the bead I handed over with both hands. After looking at it for a long time, he raised his head and said: "This is a Nirvana official hat. The top bead is sapphire, and the base is gold-plated copper. From the top bead,
Judging from the size and texture, the owner of this hat should have been in the third rank during his lifetime."
"What kind of official position can a third-level official achieve?" I asked.
"It's hard to say. If you are a local official, you can be a governor. It's just that the feathers on this official hat and the crown beads don't match well."
"Do you mean this feather by the feather?" I asked, staring at the blue feather falling behind the hat.
Professor Dong nodded and said: "That's right! Lingzhi is the crown decoration of the nobles of the Qing Dynasty. It is divided into blue and flower feathers. The blue feather is made of heilong feathers, and the flower feather is made of peacock feathers. Hualing is a kind of feather in the Qing Dynasty.
It is a sign of distinguishing power and rank that cannot be worn by ordinary officials. Only military officials with a rank of five or above and civilian governors can wear it.
Only ministers who hold the title of admiral and are sent to the two northwest routes can wear flower feathers as crown ornaments. Flower feathers can be divided into single-eyed, double-eyed and triple-eyed. Beizi, Gu Lun, and the prince-in-law wear three-eyed flower feathers because of their titles. Zhen Guo Gong and Fu Guo Gong.
, Heshuo's concubine wears two-eyed flower feathers on his forehead, and the official must receive a special reward before he can wear it, which is usually a single-eyed flower feather."
"How many eyes does this feather branch have?" I don't understand what one eye and two eyes mean.
Professor Dong smiled and said: "The so-called eyes refer to the eye-shaped circles on the peacock feathers. A circle is counted as one eye. There is no eye on this feather, so it is not a peacock feather, but a blue feather.
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"Then what does Lan Ling have to say?" I continued to ask.
Professor Dong said: "Lan Ling, also known as dyed blue Ling, is made of the feathers of a heel bird dyed blue and has no eyes. It is usually given to officials below the sixth rank or who are on duty in the palace or royal palace to enjoy.
It is awarded to low-level officers who have achieved military merit. The heli bird is naturally very brave and fights fiercely, and will not give up until the death. It is appropriate for a warrior to wear a helius feather on his crown to show his bravery."
When Professor Dong said this, I seemed to understand: "You just said that the quills on this official hat do not match the crown beads. Are you saying that this official hat of the third rank, which should have a peacock feather, wears one instead?"
He Yu Lan Ling?"
Professor Dong nodded: "Yes! This is really unreasonable."
"Is it a mistake?"
"This is unlikely. Appreciating flower feathers was an extremely serious matter in the Qing Dynasty, and there is no way to make a mistake. According to my analysis, there is only one possibility for this situation to occur."
"What's possible?"
"I think that this man was a military general with a low rank in his lifetime and was only worthy of being rewarded with a blue feather. Because he died bravely in battle, he was posthumously granted the title of Third Rank. The crown jewel has been changed, but the reward of wearing a flower feather has to be reported to the emperor.
In the end I didn’t have time to change it.”
When Jianjian heard this, he shouted from the side: "This guy was a military general before his death! I'm afraid he's not going to be easy to deal with!"
Professor Dong was slightly startled, then immediately turned around and asked, "What are you trying to deal with? Could it be that you have encountered something evil again?"
I realized that I couldn't keep it secret anymore, so I had no choice but to tell him the truth.
Professor Dong was shocked when he heard that we had to deal with zombies. He had also seen the power of Mao Zang when he was buried in the Shaoyuan Festival. He knew that zombies were difficult to deal with, so he quickly asked: "Then will you two ask Master Huang for help?"
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Before I could say anything, Jianjian rushed to the side and replied: "How can we always call him here for such a pediatric matter? Besides, he has not been in good health recently and is not suitable for long-distance train rides."
"What's wrong with Master Huang's health?" Professor Dong thought that Huang Yixian was suffering from some disease. In fact, he was very healthy. Jianjian just said that on purpose.
I was worried that Professor Dong would call to greet Huang Yixian, which would expose my trap, so I quickly said: "Actually, uncle, he is not in serious trouble, but he is old after all. Every time he comes to the provincial capital by car, he suffers, so this matter
We don't want to trouble him."
After hearing what I said, Professor Dong sighed: "Yes, Master Huang is almost seventy, and he really can't stand such trouble." When he said this, he suddenly thought of something again, and turned to ask me
: "Wait a minute, if Master Huang doesn't come, are you two going to deal with the zombies on your own!?"
I nodded and said, "We have dealt with Mao Zang before, and we have some experience in this area. Although this matter is a bit tricky, I think it won't be a big problem."
Professor Dong said very seriously: "Brothers, you two must not be careless about this matter. As far as I know, zombies that have inhaled Yang Qi are actually more difficult to deal with than zombies in tombs."