Does Hoa Than show that Ky Hieu Lam really exists?

In the historical film about Hoa Than, we see the image of Hoa Than excitedly rushing to show off to Ky Hieu Lam the monster royal robe given to him by the king.

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Ma qua is a traditional costume of the northern China's Jurchen ethnic group.

In fact, is this shirt really so powerful that it makes the wearer immune to death?

According to records in various historical documents, the code monster is a type of traditional costume of the northern China's Jurchen ethnic group. By the Qing Dynasty, the shirt was designed to be short like today's ordinary shirt, the body of the shirt was not too long, the sleeves were not even touching the hands.

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Monarchs are bestowed for various purposes, mainly as a reward.

Yellow is a bright, powerful color. From the Han Dynasty, yellow gradually became the color of the royal family. No one is allowed to wear the same color as the emperor. As a rule, even highly respected ministers were not allowed to wear them. In particular, in the Qing Dynasty, when the monarchy was absolute, the emperor was the most powerful person, even the prime minister or the royal family was not allowed to wear it.

Because yellow is the color of royalty and represents nobility. Ordinary people will feel more respect and admiration when they see it. Therefore, Hoang Ma Quai is in principle used by the emperor, in addition, it is also used in the case of rewards.

The royal horse is famous because it has a yellow color symbolizing the nobility of the royal family, only a few people can wear it. Among them are the guards and the mandarins with important positions.

This type of shirt is to be worn only while on duty, outside of that time is not allowed to show off everywhere. Moreover, this is the kind of robe that the emperor used to reward his ministers with meritorious services. There are two types of Hoang Ma Quai rewards.

  1. The first type is made from linen. Every autumn, the emperor will go to the hunting ground, as long as one of the ministers can hunt many animals, he will be rewarded with a Hoang Ma Quai. But this type of shirt can only be worn while hunting.
  2. The second type is used to reward the gods who have made many achievements. This is the highest honor award. At any time, the ministers could wear it to show the emperor's praise. In the past, the Qianlong emperor rarely rewarded Hoang Ma Quai. But by the time of Emperor Ham Phong, the color yellow became less valuable and the number of people rewarded was also higher.

It can be seen that in the history books, there is no record of the use of the royal horse monster to absolve the death penalty. However, because to increase the attraction, many authors have incorporated this detail, indeed there is a huge gap between movies and historical reality!