What are the contents of the imperial edict?

"Imperial edict", as a court document specially issued by the emperor, includes the announcement of major events, the transmission of important thoughts, the reward, promotion, appointment and dismissal, punishment of officials, the announcement of titles, the memorial, the recruitment of troops, the collection of taxes and so on. All the wishes expressed by emperors and famous subjects can be turned into the contents of "imperial edict".

The imperial edict is rich in colors, including three colors, five colors and seven colors. The shading patterns are Xiangyun and Ruihe. The color of the imperial edict is relatively simple, and it is pure white silk brocade. The imperial edict is made of exquisite materials, all of which are fine silk brocade fabrics, made of jacquard brocade provided by Jiangning Weaving, the organization that issued the imperial edict for the palace.

In the period, in order to strengthen centralization, vigorously publicize the view that imperial power is determined by heaven and show the legitimacy of its rule, the content of "serving heaven and carrying things, the emperor summoned Yue" appeared at the beginning of the imperial edict. Since then, it has been formulated and widely used.

There are many kinds of imperial edicts, including Oracle bones, metal, stone, bamboo slips, paper and silk, which became more and more luxurious in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, among which the most gorgeous ones are "imperial edicts" and "imperial edicts".