One thousand two hundred and forty one into my urn (1)
Naturally, Confucianism is the most active in matters such as making rituals. Chinese, novel...
At that moment, Duke Lu Shen, the giant of the Chu School of Poetry and now the spiritual leader of Confucianism, went out to pay homage: "Old ministers have heard that the emperor of the Yu family offered sacrifices and wore deep clothes to provide for the elderly;
"In the Yin and Shang Dynasties, people used tripods to offer sacrifices and wore silk robes to support the elderly. People in the Zhou Dynasty used crowns to offer sacrifices and wore mysterious clothes to support the elderly. Now that your majesty wants to honor the elderly, you must control the etiquette."
This is quite fair to say.
Since etiquette is being established, of course there must be a corresponding clothing system and welfare system.
Considering that there are currently two thousand staff members and thousands of three elders in the world, basically all of them are retired senior officials and senior military officers.
So in fact, this pension gift is also a Chinese-style retirement mechanism.
Otherwise, when officials retire, they will no longer enjoy power and benefits. This is a pill in any era and in any country!
Therefore, Liu Che nodded with a smile and said: "What Mr. Shen said is true. He ordered you to follow the advice of Mr. Shen and make the Han Dynasty pension service seal!"
Taichang Dou Pengzu immediately went out to receive the order: "I respectfully obey the imperial edict!"
That's the decision about the clothes.
In fact, we have already figured out what color clothes to use as national rewards and equipment for the local elders and recipients. Besides the crimson clothes that symbolize the Han Dynasty, what else can they be?
And Shen Gong's victory greatly inspired the fighting spirit of all schools of thought, including Confucianism.
After Shen Gong, Han Ying also immediately came out and paid homage: "Old ministers have secretly heard that in ancient times, when kings took care of their old age, they all respected the three elders and the brothers served the fifth watch. Today, the Han Dynasty has three elders but no fifth watch. The minister is stupid.
I thought something was wrong!"
The Three Elders and the Five Geng were once active in China's political arena in distant ancient times.
The three elders refer to local people with high moral character and reputation, while the wugeng refers to senior officials who have retired and become official.
Obviously, the status of the three elders is higher than that of the fifth elder.
So in the Han Dynasty, these two merged into one, forming the three elders.
Now, Han Ying wants to separate the two again.
This made Liu Che very happy.
In fact, he proposed the pension gift and brought it to the Shiqu Pavilion just because he wanted the Confucians to help him say this!
The three elders of the Han Dynasty have too much authority!
Some prestigious three elders even have a higher status than county guards and county lieutenants in the local area.
In front of them, the county guard and the county lieutenant were like three-year-old children who could only bow their heads and be scolded!
Even Liu Che, the emperor, had to show off in front of them.
In the past few decades, the Three Elders group has helped the Liu family consolidate the foundation of their rule and strengthen their control over local areas. However, now, it has become somewhat outdated and has even begun to have drawbacks.
There is no doubt that the germination of clan politics in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties broke out among the three elders of the Han Dynasty.
You can completely imagine the great power that a retired official with two thousand stones or even nine ministers can have after returning to his hometown.
They could communicate with the emperor, and if they were unhappy, they could file a complaint.
It is a great honor to be able to make people all over a hundred miles away obey and worship a Jiu Qing from my hometown! Especially young people, they must admire each other very much.
Today, the Han Dynasty’s mausoleum system still exists, and because the Han Dynasty has only been in existence for more than fifty years, this drawback is still invisible.
But in twenty or thirty years, we will definitely see it.
Although it is said that with the development of technology and society, the clan system has been nipped in the bud in theory. The reason is very simple. Knowledge and power are no longer controlled by a small group of people. As long as you are willing, and
If you are capable, you don't need the support and cultivation of others. Through your own efforts, you can become a top student and reach the pinnacle of life.
However, the phenomenon of local cliques will definitely be very obvious.
Liu Che does not want to see his country controlled by special interest groups in the future.
To avoid this, we must take action against the Three Elders System.
But it is impossible for the emperor to take action against the Three Elders System.
Because the highest national policy of the Han Dynasty is to govern the world with filial piety. Filial piety is the highest moral standard higher than virtue, loyalty and righteousness. The Han people believe that if a person cannot even do filial piety, then he should not be expected to do other things well.
Something happened.
If you respect filial piety, you must respect and respect the elderly.
The emperor, who respected the elders, could not attack the three elders system.
This has become a dead end.
Until one day, Liu Che dug out the fifth-shift system from the pile of old papers, and was immediately shocked and moved.
Although Wu Geng is still a privileged class, the treatment is naturally down a level compared to that of San Lao.
The emperor respects the three elders and the brothers serve the fifth duty. This sentence is enough that the power of the retired local officials is missing one of the most important platters.
It also means that it is almost impossible for them to hold up a few sticks and go to the county magistrate or even the county guard's office to ask for an explanation.
Therefore, Liu Che has been eager to find an opportunity to resurrect the fifth watch system.
However, after much thought, he could not think of any excuse to say this openly in the court.
Because Liu Che knew very well that he divided the three elders into three elders and fifth elders.
This is actually cutting benefits.
Cutting welfare is the easiest thing to do to offend people.
As a wise emperor, of course he would not take the resentment and resentment of the people below him upon himself!
A good emperor never takes the blame!
So this matter became embarrassing.
It wasn't until the idea of the Shiqu Pavilion meeting began to sprout that he realized that Shiqu Pavilion was the best opportunity.
Because Confucians who admire ancient times will definitely want to pick up the system of three old men and five men.
This is Confucian nature!
Just like when a Lolicon sees Loli, she will inevitably do some obscene and weird behavior, it is something that is impossible to avoid.
And the facts also proved Liu Che’s choice!
As expected, Han Ying jumped out and proposed the five-shift system.
so perfect!
Liu Che almost couldn't wait to say: "How dare I disobey the way of the Holy King by respecting three elders and five updates? His order was based on the advice of Han Zi, the chief minister, and the system of three elders and five updates was decided!"
He further pointed out the urgency of this matter: "In the Book of Changes, Chen Fucheng, in the Book of Songs, criticize others. I will always feel guilty and never forget my regrets! I have the heart to respect and respect the elderly!"
This is why we should make this matter a priority.
Immediately, Taichang Dou Pengzu felt as uncomfortable as eating flies. With a grimace on his face, he helplessly went out to worship and said: "How dare I disobey the imperial edict?"
But in his heart, he was almost crying.
Separate retired aristocratic officials from the three old groups.
This is definitely something that offends people.
Although in theory, the treatment between the three elders and the fifth generation is the same.
But in reality, there is one heaven and one underground.
The emperor must respect the three elders and even treat them as a father!
Wu Geng is just an older brother.
Just this difference is already a gap!
What's more, the privileges of the Third Elder are actually greater than the privileges of the Fifth Geng! (To be continued.)
