Chapter 814: The Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty (66)
The glory of Tang Dynasty(66)
I don’t know if it’s because of the participation of women in the center, but I always feel that Empress Wu’s participation added a touch of beauty to the Tang Dynasty.
The way she showed her participation was really unique, look! The two saints had just been announced, and Empress Wu said again, let's change the service. From officials to common people, we have to re-define it.
Therefore, those of the third rank and above wear purple with a gold and jade belt; those of the fourth rank, dark crimson with a gold belt; those of the fifth rank, light crimson with a gold belt; those of the sixth rank, dark green with a silver belt; those of the seventh rank, light green with silver.
Belts; the eighth-grade dark blue is paired with a heart-stone belt; the ninth-grade light blue is paired with a heart-stone belt. In addition, there are common people who wear yellow and wear copper and iron belts.
Of course, this yellow is various shades of yellow, and other colors can be used for decoration. In fact, folk dyeing, pure natural dyeing extracted from plants, is mostly yellowish in color.
She even stipulated in detail the colors of handkerchiefs and bags, and how to match and decorate them beautifully. She also said that military attachés generally have the habit of carrying knives and sharpening stones. Putting such things in covers usually
What color covers can be matched with it?
Imagine that in the world of the court, there are different colors, different shades, and various bright colors. Where do the courtiers go? Is it said to be eye-catching?
What a great weather!
Originally, all aspects of appearance and height were included in the assessment when selecting officials. Those who were either elegant and refined, had extraordinary bearing, or were rough, were also burly men. Nowadays, the official uniforms of the imperial court are meticulously made up of every accessory.
After matching it, "it looks great!"
Really! The purple robe on Fourth Master looks very good.
Fourth Master just laughed.
Tongtong pulled the fourth master to the bronze mirror, "Look! See for yourself!" In fact, the bronze mirror is not unclear. Of course, it cannot be compared with the glass mirror, but it does not mean that it must be blurry.
"Huainanzi" says that the bronze mirror is the first type of bright mirror, but there is no description.
That is to say, if it has not been polished, it will be a bit hazy. But what about after polishing? Even the slightest trace of hair on the temples can be detected.
That is to say, the temples, eyebrows, and even the hair can be clearly seen.
It can be seen that it is very clear that the bronze mirror is correct.
Fourth Master let Tongtong push him to look in the mirror, and he said, "Up and down, officials at all levels have to change their clothes. Likewise, do the imperial edicts have to change their clothes in the same way?"
Of course. "So, who in the world doesn't know Empress Wu?" This is how she started from small steps and penetrated into all aspects of the court.
The courtiers are too lazy to talk about this kind of thing! As long as the etiquette is not messed up, they can't say anything about this matter. Besides, those big gentlemen, who care about this? Few of them realize it
Empress Wu’s intention! Now look, even the common people have prescribed accessories. Then, who among the people of the Tang Dynasty does not know about Empress Wu!? If they know Empress Wu, how can they not know that the two saints are coming to the court?
The fourth master felt that Li Zhi was not decisive in handling the matter of the prince. Since Li Hong was impossible, he should make a decisive decision and establish a new prince. This hesitation gave Empress Wu enough time.
Sure enough, at the end of the year, Empress Wu sent a letter to the court, which Li Zhi had to approve whether he approved or not.
Dong Gong copied a copy of the document and sent it to Tongtong. But Tongtong was already pregnant at this time.
The winter snow is covering the sky and the north wind is howling. There are very few people wearing cotton cloth, but there are quilts at home and many people wear cotton clothes when going out. Many people grow a little at home and keep what they use for their own use. Cotton is a good thing to keep out the cold.
In other words, even if the cotton wool has been used for more than ten or twenty years, it can still be used. Therefore, in winter, the servants who come in and out of the house wear cotton-padded clothes. Those who want to travel far away need fur coats. But
Unless necessary, I don’t like to wear this stuff anymore. After all, it is not as light and soft as cotton-padded clothes.
Tongtong was leaning on the couch, with a small mattress covering her legs. The plum blossoms growing in the room were in bloom, filling the room with a sweet fragrance. On the small table at her hand were cans made in Qiuli, which were just in time to eat. The folds were delivered to her.
When he wanted to read it, Liu De stopped him and said, "You'd better eat first." Generally, reading the booklet will affect your appetite.
Okay! If you don’t want to watch it, don’t watch it. The kitchen brought lunch. What is this thing called, ‘Brocade-decorated turtles everywhere’.
Xiangju whispered: "You'd better try it. Master Sun said the turtles are good to eat."
Lin Yutong took the chopsticks and just ate this? It was just food but no rice!
Then another hot dish of 'Yellow Queen Mother Rice' was served.
The first dish was to steam the turtle, then use animal fat and duck egg yolk as a topping, and pour it on the turtle. It was like brocade covering the turtle. I tasted it and it was pretty good! "Before
The food eaten in the palace has a bit of a bad taste."
Yes! "The cook knows you don't like suet, this is made with lard."
No wonder.
As for the staple food, it has a fancy name, but it's actually a bowl of super rice bowl. It uses yellow rice, then pours a ladle of broth and lays a layer of various vegetables.
I took a bite and found that the improved taste was pretty good.
No more, no less. After finishing these in one meal, I drank a bowl of fish soup and felt full.
When you are full, you have to wear thick clothes and walk around in the corridors and corridors.
The wind was blowing, looking at the snow, I hesitated and opened the fold.
The prince sent a zhezi given to the saint by Empress Wu, who proposed twelve things to the emperor.
The first thing to do is to reduce corvee and reduce taxes. This is not mentioned! After the great disaster, it should also be done lightly. However, the imperial court was really in a huge deficit due to the previous levy of grain and grass, so this item was not mentioned this year. Now, she has brought it up, saying that the imperial court
The corvee should be light and the beneficence should be light.
This is right! From a political point of view, there is nothing wrong with this. It just wants to win the hearts of the world... But which ruler is not like this?
Article 2: Empress Wu said that the rent of the land of the Three Assistants was exempted. The Three Assistants later referred to the Sanqin, and now it is actually similar, just near Chang'an. Of course, this appeases the people around the capital. Around the capital, not only
There are civilians, and since the Tang Dynasty, there are also estates owned by officers, large and small.
As for the third point, she said it was time to call it quits.
Of course there is nothing wrong with stopping the army! The burden of fighting in recent years has indeed been too heavy. If the army can stop the army, there will be benefits. However, this also caused Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo to slowly escape control.
Therefore, Lin Yutong read and reread this article. The military should be stopped. The military system in this country is like this. It is the same as lifelong military service. If you are away for a long time, you can't go home or see your relatives, and your morale is also low.
What she was thinking about was whether, in addition to the government troops who could be recruited at any time, a long-term professional military system could be implemented in parallel. Places such as the Andong Protectorate, Goguryeo, Baekje, etc. still had to continue to station troops. This was a matter of sovereignty.
! Even if you do not interfere with local governance, you must garrison troops. This kind of garrison is rotated every three years. The soldiers must be able to spend enough time with their families.
A ceasefire means there will be no war. However, this does not mean that there will be no external military activities. This is wrong.
She tightened her cloak tightly, took a few deep breaths, then got up and went back to the house, waiting for the fourth master to come back. She felt that she had to discuss this matter with the fourth master.
The fourth master was summoned to the palace because the King of Khotan had brought people to pay his respects. Khotan is in the Western Regions, one of the four towns. I had written to the fourth master before he came, but of course he had to go there first when entering Chang'an.
In the palace, the fourth master was called by Li Zhi to accompany him.
The fourth master came back a little late today. He smelled of alcohol and had drank a lot.
As soon as the Fourth Master washed himself and lay down, he didn't want to move. "The King of Persia is here too. They are all in the palace."
Oh! More than ten years ago, the Tang Dynasty had a governor's house in Persia, and the Persian king Belus was appointed as the governor. The court also built the Persian Hu Temple in Chang'an to respect people's beliefs and facilitate their gatherings.
Just in Liquanfang.
But later, wasn't this a cessation of troops? Persia was wiped out by the Great Eclipse. Naturally, there was no so-called Persian Governor's Palace.
Lin Yutong said, "So, I don't think the withdrawal of troops should be a large-scale withdrawal of troops. If so, what was the significance of the earlier campaign?"
The fourth master said, "That's what I'm talking about today! It must be admitted that the distance is too far, transportation is inconvenient, and it is beyond our reach. Whether it is human or financial resources, the court cannot keep up. In this case, we can only do some exports."
What output?
To provide them with "weapons," we need to put some effort into technology. The weapons exported must have a useful life, otherwise they will spread everywhere, which will be harmful. As for the garrison you mentioned, it actually involves reforming the military system.
Nowadays, it is easy to touch and cannot be touched. The fourth master said, "Slow down! Slow down! Don't be impatient."
slower?!
Tongtong looked at the fourth master, and the fourth master looked at her. Then Tongtong suddenly realized that in the opinion of the fourth master, Empress Wu was taking this step too hastily.
She opened the excerpt and read several other articles. Empress Wu said that it was forbidden to be cunning, to save merit and service, to broaden the way of speech, to put an end to slander, and to include "Laozi", "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius" in the Ming Dynasty's scientific examination.
He also said that officials of the eighth rank or above in the capital should be given additional salaries. He also said that officials who have been in office for a long time and have not been promoted in this position must be carefully inspected and promoted if they should be promoted.
All aspects have been won over!
Among so many things, she mentioned something that seemed to be very inconspicuous. She said that regarding the observance of filial piety, if the father is alive but the mother dies first, in this case, the children must serve the mother.
What does it mean? Nowadays, keeping filial piety is a matter of honor and inferiority. If the father dies, no matter what, the children need to keep filial piety for three years. But if the mother dies before the father, the children only need to keep filial piety for the mother for one year.
If men are superior to women, how can they observe filial piety for their mother for three years when her husband is the superior?
Now Empress Wu said that mother and father are the same, there is no need to avoid this "respect", and they should observe filial piety for three years.
This actually improves the status of women. If the relationship between parents is equal, the relationship between men and women will naturally be equal. Through this, she once again emphasized that there is no priority when the two saints come to court. The emperor and the queen are equally important.
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Then the fourth master thought that she was a little too hasty in what she did.
Tongtong said, "A saint will never give it a miss."
The Fourth Master just laughed, "Of course it won't be inaccurate!" He didn't give Tongtong any more explanation, he just said, "Just watch! See how Li Zhi responds."
At the beginning of the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Zhi summoned the ministers and said, "My health is really bad, so I might as well call the queen regent."
Empress Wu's first feeling was one of surprise! This kind of joy was almost uncontrollable.
But the reaction of the ministers taught her a lesson, and she saw that the ministers were shocked and shouted: How can the saint not pass on the descendants of Emperor Taizong to his descendants, but appoint the queen of heaven?
Wu Hou's expression changed, he stood up from behind the bead curtain and walked away with a flick of his sleeves!
Only then did I understand that this is the wrist of a saint! He is neither surprised nor angry, his left hand is his own, and his right hand is a minister. He can support the left hand to fight the right hand, and can also use the right hand to check and balance the left hand!
And I claim to be smart, but I am still a chess piece in the hands of the saint! It is easy to use, but once I cross the line, no, raising my hand is a lesson!