Chapter 399 Han, Wei, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Chapter 399 Han, Wei, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Author: Playing with Basilisk
Chapter 399 Han, Wei, Southern and Northern Dynasties
On August 24, the twenty-sixth year of Jian'an, the coronation celebration that had been prepared for more than half a year finally began.
The ceremony was held in the southern suburbs of Xiangyang.
In late autumn, the sun rises slowly, and the cool breeze blows slowly over the earth, swaying the yellow and yet-yellow weeds in the wind.
The southern suburbs are at the foot of Xian Mountain. It is quite a distance from Xiangyang City to Xian Mountain. There is a forest at the foot of the mountain. The forest grows densely, and the branches and leaves of the trees hang down, marking the tree-lined paths with mottled spots.
If you want to go to Xian Mountain, you have to go through the path in this forest. However, the ceremony is not on Xian Mountain, but on the grass outside the forest. At this time, a high platform has been built.
Groups of Jingzhou soldiers lined up neatly to wrap up the entire ceremony venue, with three floors inside and three floors outside. The flags of the Han Dynasty fluttered in the wind. Under the breeze, columns of carriages drove slowly outside the sacrificial platform in the southern suburbs.
"Kong Ming and Xiaoqing really made things lively, but even if I'm an old bone, the road outside Xiangyang City needs to be repaired. It's full of potholes. Didn't I hear that classes are going to start again in Xianshan? How can we not repair the road?"
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Jia Xu got out of the carriage and complained to Xue Yong, the prefect of Nanjun who was waiting for him.
He was wearing a purple robe, which was delivered to his house the day before yesterday. It was said to be the official uniform of the new dynasty. It was made of Sichuan brocade. It was beautiful and very comfortable to wear.
It was this bumpy road that tortured the seventy-four-year-old man.
Xue Yong said with a smile: "Isn't there a war in Xiangyang in the past two years? Schools were suspended before Xianshan. The king said that people's livelihood should be taken into account first, but the roads were not repaired. Please rest assured, I will finish it this year.
This issue."
"Um."
The newly appointed minister, Zuopu Shejia Xu, nodded and entered the venue under the guidance of his attendants.
The list of officials was reported to Liu Bei by Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang last month. After Liu Bei made some modifications, it was issued directly at the court meeting at the end of last month, without waiting until he ascended the throne.
Because there is no need for this, the transfer of officials is normal, and there is no need to make adjustments after ascending to the throne.
However, at present, only the list of officials has been promulgated, including prefects of various counties, governors of prefectures, and important court officials. The remaining local county magistrates and grassroots officials have not been moved for the time being. There are also casual officials, honorary officers, and knighthoods that have not yet been started.
These things were intended to be used to reward the meritorious officials after Liu Bei ascended the throne. Therefore, the official duties were arranged first, and then the rewards were given afterwards.
There are already many people sitting in the venue at this moment. There are many mats arranged under the venue. They are arranged according to the size and rank of the officials. Those who can participate in this ceremony are at least officials of sixth rank or above. Even Xue Yong, the prefect of Nanjun, can only
When you welcome guests, you can see how high the standard system is.
Jia Xu is a servant of the Shangshu, a third-rank official. In fact, Liu Bei wanted him to be a Shangshuling, and rank as deputy prime minister of the three provinces. However, the old man believed that he was not an old minister of Liu Bei, and there were many factions of talented people under Liu Bei's command, so he was afraid of being suspected and excluded by others, so he took
As a self-protection strategy, he kept to himself, did not interact with others in private, and resolutely refused to accept the position of deputy prime minister.
In desperation, Liu Bei had no choice but to let him serve as Shangshu Zuopushe. However, after the new dynasty opened, it was necessary to establish three Dukes. Originally, only Taifu Xu Jing was the only one. Now that Taifu was abolished and the posts of Taiwei, Situ and Sikong were restored, Liu Bei asked him to hold the concurrent posts.
Taiwei, in this way, his nominal position is Taiwei and Shangshu Zuopushe. From the first rank, he has the position of recording ministers and participates in central political decision-making.
After he arrived, he was placed in the first row.
Naturally, the only people sitting in the first row were the prime minister, the general, the three princes, the hussar generals, the chariot generals and the guard generals, eight first-rank and second-rank officials.
It's just that some people are missing.
Zhang Fei is the hussar general recommended by Shen Chen. Although the hussar general and the chariot general Wei general are of the same rank, when arranging the seats, the hussar general is often only below the general.
But Liu Bei crossed out Zhang Fei's name, changed Shen Chen to Hussar General, and Zhang Fei to Chariot General.
Since Zhang Fei was still guarding Xiliang, he was absent.
It’s not just Zhang Fei.
None of the generals guarding the border, including Guan Yu and Huang Zhong, came.
Xu Shu, on the other hand, withdrew from Hanzhong and was currently appointed by Liu Bei as his subordinate minister. Together with Pang Tong and Fazheng, he was each the chief official of the three provinces.
Soon there were more and more people at the venue, arriving one after another.
According to the usual practice, all the officials should have gotten up early and followed today's protagonist Liu Bei to the venue.
Then there are some steps before the ceremony begins. For example, before Liu Bei arrives at the venue with hundreds of officials, the honor guard will play music, and the soldiers of the three armies will clear the way. The officials behind them will follow, and they will sprinkle water along the street to clear the way.
But that rule is a bit torturous. Only the emperor can sit in the Luanyu carriage, and then the prime minister, the general and the three princes can ride in the carriage or ride on horseback. The rest have to walk.
In order to take care of some old people who followed him to conquer the country, Liu Bei ordered everyone to go to the venue by themselves before the ceremony began, and there was no need to go through this process.
At this moment, in the first row below, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Taiwei Jia Xu, Situ Xu Jing, Sikong Huangzhu, Hussars General Shen Chen, and Guard General Ma Chao were already sitting in their seats.
The second and third rows are for the second rank of Zheng and the second rank of Cong. The head of the nine ministers, Taichang Qing Lai Gong, needs to preside over the ceremony. The newly appointed Guang Luxun Mi Zhu, Shaofu Zhang Song, Zong Zheng Liu Yan, Ting Wei Wang Mou, the servant Zhou Lin, the chief agricultural officer Li Hui and others were all present.
There are also ministers such as Pang Tong, Zhongshu Cheng Fazheng, and their subordinate Xu Shu. Zhao Yun, who had made great contributions to killing Cao Chunwei in Dongxingdi and shocked Huainan, was promoted to the post general. Huang Zhongqian, the post general, was promoted to the former general. Wei Yan and Pang De made meritorious service in defeating Wu and were promoted to the post of post general. Generals on the left and right.
However, Wei Yan and Pang De are not here. They are following Guan Yu to guard Jiangdong. Only Ma Chao and Zhao Yun are following Liu Bei back to the court. Therefore, three of the four generals on the front, left, and right are currently absent, and only Zhao Yun is present.
There are various other officials below the third rank. Currently, in the Liu Bei Group system, the Yuancong faction and the Jingzhou faction still occupy the most high positions.
For example, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Shi Ren, Liu Yan, Yuan Wei, and Xia Hou Zuan, who followed Liu Bei when he was in Youzhou or Xuzhou, have always had higher positions. Even if their abilities are not outstanding, their qualifications are still the same. Gave them a lot of help.
For example, Liu Yan served as a general of chariots and cavalry in history, and Yuan Wei served as a general of the Western Conquest. Shiren and Mi Fang were only lower than Guan Yu in the Jingzhou period, so they were generally around the third to second rank.
However, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Xia Houzun have died of illness for several years now. If they were here, the positions of the Sangong and the Nine Qings might have to be changed.
There is also the Jingzhou faction.
For example, following the earlier Yi Ji, Li Yan, Han Ran and others are not bad in status, at least they are in the third grade. Yin Guan, Xiang Lang, Xi Zhen, Ma Jun, Ma Liang, Pang Shanmin, Kuai Qi and others are also in the fourth grade. The above-mentioned county governor status belongs to the mid-to-high level.
On the other hand, the Yizhou faction is much worse.
In addition to Fazheng, Meng Da, Zhang Song, Li Hui, Pang Xi, and Wu Ban who took the initiative to surrender in the early days, Wu Yi, Fei Guan, Zhang Yi, Wu Lan and others who surrendered to Liu Bei in the Battle of Zigui were of higher status.
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The rest of Yan Yan, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Deng Xian, Leng Bao, Zhang Ren, Liu Sui, Fu Jin, Xiang Cun, Lei Tong, Yang Ren, etc., all belong to the third line of intermediate generals.
Basically, they are all between the fourth and fifth ranks. Currently, Yan Yan and Zhang Ren are the main generals of the fourth rank, and the rest are either junior generals of the fourth rank, or partial generals of the fifth rank, partial generals, and generals of the fifth rank, etc.
But as the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
The Yizhou faction is indeed promoted slowly due to late joining, poor qualifications, and other reasons. But compared to them, at least some people are at the bottom.
Yangzhou faction.
If Liu Bei had not forcibly promoted Zhuge Jin to Zhongshu Zuopushe despite Zhuge Liang's objections, perhaps the Yangzhou faction would not even have a fourth-rank official or above.
But there is nothing we can do.
Official positions are inherently a carrot and a pitfall.
If someone joins the company early, has seniority, and has made many contributions, he or she will naturally occupy a high position.
The Yangzhou faction supports Sun Quan and resists stubbornly. Even if he is not punished, it is good, but if he wants to be promoted quickly, it is obviously impossible.
Therefore, in the future, we will probably have to wait for someone to make great contributions, otherwise the Yangzhou faction will never be able to raise its head.
certainly.
Because they had to guard against Cao Wei and some ethnic minorities in the southwest, most of the generals were not present.
There were hundreds of people in the venue, most of whom were civil servants.
For example, the prime minister, the three princes and nine ministers, the prince and Taifu, Dachangqiu, the prince and young tutor, the general will be a great craftsman, the chief officials of the three provinces, the left and right servants, the six Cao Shangshu, the Zhongshu, the subordinates, the Supervisory Yuan, the Yushitai, and the three public offices.
and its subordinate officials, etc.
For example, Lu Xun is currently serving as Shangshulang at Shangshutai. He is ordered by Shangshutai to serve as servants on the left and right, as ministers on the left and right as ministers, and as ministers in charge of the six Cao Cao. According to the previous rank, the rank was four hundred stones, but now it is from the seventh rank.
However, being a minister is not a bad thing. Although the ministers of the three provinces, the secretaries of the Central Committee, and the sect's history are only the lowest positions, they are not the miscellaneous officials of the three provinces. Instead, they can follow the chief officials of the three provinces to meet the emperor. In front of the emperor,
The counselor who showed his face.
Once you can put forward constructive opinions, you may be promoted soon.
Therefore, many officials are vying to become members of the three provinces, hoping to participate in the highest political decision-making of the central government. However, not everyone can become a member of the three provinces, and they must have a strategy.
Therefore, Liu Bei's staff group is currently dominated by the five great advisers Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng, Jia Xu, and Xu Shu, not to mention.
There are also counselors such as Ma Liang, Huang Quan, Li Yan, Liu Ba, Yang Yi, Deng Zhi, Zheng Du, Jiang Wan, Yin Guan, Xi Zhen, Liao Li, etc. who also serve as officials in the three provinces, either as war advisers or as military advisers.
Government adviser.
Even Ma Zhong, later the Shu Han Zhennan General, is currently serving as the right minister.
Don't think that Ma Zhong was a military general. In fact, he was a civilian official.
At this moment, the crowd is bustling. Now the officials are divided into nine ranks. Originally, Shen Chen planned to divide them into three levels: ninth to sixth rank, sixth to third rank, and second to first rank.
But Zhuge Liang thought it was inappropriate, so he reclassified the division and designated the ninth to seventh ranks as township and county-level officials, all wearing green robes. The sixth to fourth ranks were state and county-level officials, all wearing red robes. The third to first ranks were national-level officials.
Officials wear purple robes.
Because Liu Bei currently only has four states under his command, Jingzhou, Yizhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou. These four states have high pastoral positions and should not be at the state or county level, but at the deputy state level directly under the central government.
Therefore, now all officials of the third rank and above wear purple robes, those above the sixth rank wear red robes, and those above the ninth rank wear green robes. Everyone has a clear hierarchy and sits separately, waiting for the opening of the ceremony.
A moment later, there was a loud shout: "The king has arrived!"
The ministers immediately stopped whispering to each other and looked to one side.
He saw the carriage parked outside the venue. Surrounded by Chen Dao, Xue Yong, who was in charge of the order of the venue today, Lai Gong, who was in charge of the ceremony, Liu Bei got off the carriage and walked into the venue.
He was still wearing the robes of princes and kings, because part of the ceremony was to change clothes and crowns, so he had to wear the robes of princes and kings first before he could change into the clothes that symbolized the emperor.
Hearing a long blast of horns and drums, Liu Bei slowly walked into the venue and climbed up the steps to the high platform used for sacrifices.
"salute!"
The salute officer shouted.
The joy is suspended.
The ministers stood up, bowed their hands to the high platform and said, "Greetings to your Majesty!"
"No courtesy, sit down!"
Liu Bei pressed down with both hands.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The ministers responded and sat down.
Taichang Qing Lai Gong then said: "Welcome the gods!"
The emperor's process of offering sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth and to his ancestors was the same.
First, light the firewood in the burnt wood stove and let the smoke rise, which symbolizes the communication between the human world and heaven.
Then he kowtows to the various gods and ancestors on the altar, and then offers jade, silk, three animals, grains, wine, etc.
This process has nine procedures according to the Zhou rites, which are divided into welcoming the gods, laying jade and silk, entering the altar, first offering, sub-offering, final offering, removing the food, sending off the gods and praying.
In addition to worshiping gods, there are also ancestors.
In addition to Liu Bei carrying the spiritual throne of his father Liu Hong, the rest were the twenty-fourth generation of the late emperors of the Han Dynasty.
Under Lai Gong's guidance, Liu Bei continued to pray to his ancestors according to etiquette.
At the end, when the sacrificial ceremony is over, the enthronement ceremony begins.
Because the previous sacrificial ceremony was actually Liu Bei praying to heaven and ancestors, telling them that the Han Dynasty was usurped by Cao Pi, and now he must take on the responsibility of reviving the Han Dynasty, convey the matter to God and ancestors, and pray for the permission and blessing of the gods and ancestors.
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So now that this matter is conveyed to God through sacrifices, it is equivalent to the above knowing and getting permission, and Liu Bei can officially ascend the throne.
After seeing Lai Gong burning the jade silk letter written by Liu Bei himself and passing the news to his ancestor Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, as well as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and other wise emperors, Liu Bei took out a new jade silk letter and began to write
Read below.
"At Bingwu in the autumn and August of the 26th year of Jian'an, the emperor's ministers dared to use Xuanmu to tell the emperor and the gods of heaven and earth: The Han Dynasty has the world, and it has been without borders. In the past, Wang Mang usurped and robbed, and Emperor Guangwu was furious and executed him, and the country was restored.
Xiang. Now that Cao Cao has prevented his troops from being peaceful, Zi Pi carried out his rebellion and stole the artifact. The ministers and soldiers thought that the country was ruined and it was time to repair it. He succeeded the second ancestor of Wu and carried out heaven's punishment. Bei Wei was not virtuous and was afraid of disobeying the throne.
To the common people, as well as to the barbarian rulers, we say that the destiny of heaven must not be ignored, the ancestral inheritance cannot be replaced for a long time, and the world cannot be left without an owner. We must lead the country and look forward to having one person at the ready. We are afraid of the power of heaven, and we are also afraid that the Han Dynasty will be annihilated.
In the land, I would like to choose the first day to go to the altar with hundreds of officials, receive the emperor's seal and ribbon, repair the burnt and burn it, and report it to the great god. Only the great god is honored! He will be honored by the Han family, and he will be blessed all over the world forever."
After he finished speaking, he threw the jade silk in his hand into the firewood stove and burned it, indicating the situation to heaven.
From this point on the explanation is complete.
Then came the formal enthronement ceremony, which included playing music, dancing, and ringing bells and drums.
Liu Bei went to change into Dai Gunmian's attire. When he came back on stage, he had already put on the emperor's attire in Chapter 12.
Lai Gong sang the ceremony again.
This time, all the officials must raise their hands, raise their brows, and kneel in obeisance, shouting "Long Live Long Live," and professing their title to the ministers to establish the distinction between monarch and minister.
After that, Liu Bei officially issued the edict of enthronement, announced the change of Yuan Dynasty, and granted amnesty to the world. He then gave a banquet to the ministers. The ceremony lasted until the afternoon, and finally ended.
Since then.
After the old Han regime collapsed last September.
A new Han Dynasty regime was established in the south in August of the 26th year of Jian'an and the first year of Zhangwu!
this period of time.
It is also called the Han, Wei, Southern and Northern Dynasties!