河北邢臺一農戶家中發現明代聖旨

Two imperial edicts written on silk scrolls 540 years ago and 472 years ago in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) have been discovered in a villager's home in north China's Hebei Province.

華北地區河北省的一農戶家中，發現了兩道寫於帛書上的明代（1368-1644）聖旨，距今分別爲540年和472年。

The imperial edicts, order or comment from emperors, are a family heirloom belonging to 80-year-old Cui Xibo, who showed them to researchers and archaeologists on Monday as local authorities conducted an archaeological survey in Guangzong County.

聖旨是來自於皇帝的命令或是評價，持有這兩道聖旨的是80歲的老人崔西波，這兩道聖旨是他的傳家寶。週一，當地政府在廣宗縣進行了一次考古調查，老人向研究人員和考古學家展示了這兩道聖旨。

One of the edicts, issued in the 11th year of Emperor Chenghua's reign, is 3.42 meters long and 33 centimeters wide and has 412 words, in which the emperor praised Cui's ancestor Cui Gong, the personnel minister at that time, for his hard work and diligence.

其中一道聖旨頒發於成化十一年，長3.42米，寬33釐米，全文412字，大意爲皇帝讚揚時任吏部尚書的崔氏先人崔恭效力任事，盡職盡責。

The second, issued in the 22nd year of Emperor Jiajing's reign, is four meters long and 33 centimeters wide. In the 374 words of text, Cui Yue, grandson of Cui Gong and also an official, was promoted by the emperor.

第二道聖旨頒發於嘉靖22年，長4米，寬33釐米。全文374字，大意爲崔龔的孫子崔嶽也在朝爲官，皇帝晉升了其官位。

"The two imperial edicts share similar design and texture, and they will help us research how officials were appointed and promoted in the Ming Dynasty," said local historian Gu Huachi.

“兩道聖旨的花紋圖案和所用材質十分相似，這對於研究明代如何任命、提拔官員具有很高的研究價值，”當地歷史學家谷華池這樣表示。

The family treasures were handed down to the first son in each generation of Cui's family. "I'll keep handing them down. They record the great achievements of our ancestors and can encourage our offspring," Cui Xibo said.

這份傳家寶在崔氏家族中只傳給每代長子。“我會把它們一直傳下去。這不僅記錄了我們祖先的豐功偉績，還可以激勵我們的子孫後代，”崔西波說。