Nine hundred and sixteenth chapter crying temple (2)
The Taishang Emperor Temple in Chang'an City is located under the wall of Weiyang Palace, and next door is the Neishi Yamen.
During the reign of Emperor Renzong and Xiaojing, Chao Cuo was the internal historian. In order to make it easier for him to commute to and from get off work, Chao Cuo quietly cut open a corner of the wall of the Taishang Emperor's Temple.
If Chao Cuo hadn't reacted quickly and learned that Prime Minister Shen Tujia was going to make a fuss about this matter, he immediately went to the palace to communicate with the late emperor.
He almost had his whole family killed!
Because the ancestral temple system was sacred and serious in the Han Dynasty.
The ancestral temples of our ancestors are even more solemn and solemn.
These places, let alone losses.
Even if a tile is blown away by the wind, a pile of black gauze hats may fall off!
So far, more than ten people with two thousand dan have been dismissed from their posts for various crimes such as "fengfa Taizong temple tiles", "Nanlingqiao bad clothes and good manners" and so on.
There are many figures among them!
If there is a fire in the temple of each ancestor, something will be thrown away.
The sin would be even greater.
He's going to kill the whole family!
In the history of the Han Dynasty, the names of those who died or died indirectly due to accidents in the ancestral temple could fill a book.
Among these people, there are many high-ranking officials such as prime ministers, imperial censors, and Taichang.
The descendants of Liu Li and Liu Fu may be idiots in other matters.
But they know and understand the taboos of the Ancestral Temple and the Ancestral Temple better than anyone else.
Three of the four generations of the Yuan Wang family served as the Zongzheng of the Han family.
This is their family's bread and butter.
Since you have decided to go to the Crying Temple, naturally you have to make a plan.
According to the Han Dynasty system.
The ancestral temple system and etiquette are sacred and inviolable.
'Anyone who dares to discuss things will abandon the market!'
This was an iron rule set during the period of Queen Lu, and no one dared to offend it for decades. In the Han family, you could scold officials, prime ministers, princes, and even insult the emperor in front of him.
However, this ancestral temple system cannot be touched.
One touch will kill the whole family!
How to legally circumvent these systems and constraints and go to the Ancestral Temple legally and reasonably will test the business abilities of the princes and grandsons of the Yuan Dynasty.
"No retainers or servants over the age of thirty and under the fifth official are allowed to accompany him!" Liu Dao, Liu Li's eldest son, said first.
This is the provision of Han law.
But this law is listed in the Rhythm.
Generally speaking, unless they are from a family like the descendants of the Yuan Dynasty who specialize in the ancestral temple etiquette system, others may not even know that such a law exists.
In fact, the person who originally formulated the etiquette system for the old Liu family was called Shusun Tong.
And the various systems and etiquette established by Shusun Tong.
Let alone Confucianism.
Even the Legalists can't stand it.
However, due to the punishment of the system and the law, I can only slander in private that "too many people should not be old" and "there is no system of the previous kings".
But there was nothing Shusun Tong could do. He served the two emperors before and after him, Emperor Gao and Emperor Hui, both of whom did not follow common sense and had great imaginations.
Needless to say, Emperor Gao was a master like me, who always had an idea as soon as he thought of something and slapped his butt.
He can even do things like establish himself as the Black Emperor.
Is there anything else that he can't do?
Even Emperor Hui actually often changed his orders from morning to night...
In order to serve these two masters well, Shusun Tong used all his abilities.
On other issues, Shusun Tong could still patch things up, barely maintaining a passable system and etiquette.
But the affairs of the ancestral temple were turned into a mess by Emperor Gao and Emperor Hui.
Those who are not skilled in this practice will not even understand the rules and regulations of these systems and laws.
"Everyone you follow must take a bath, change clothes, and fast before going..." Liu Xuan, Liu Fu's son, also said.
This is a system that has existed since ancient times.
Even the common people know that they must fast and bathe when offering sacrifices to their ancestors and gods.
Otherwise, it is blasphemy against the ancestors and gods.
It may cause the ancestors under the Nine Springs to be angry and refuse to enjoy the blood food of the three animals and listen to the sacrificial inscriptions.
"Be a lamb or a rabbit and eat it with blood!" Some people also made suggestions in the direction of sacrifices.
To offer Tailao to our ancestors is a qualification that only the emperor can possess.
The princes used Shaolao to offer sacrifices, and the officials used food to offer sacrifices.
This is the stipulation of Zhou Li.
But the Han Dynasty was different. When the Han Dynasty worshiped their ancestors, except for the Tailao ritual and the presence of three animals, everything else had changed.
Everything that flies in the sky, everything that crawls on the ground, and everything that swims in the water is put on the altar.
In Taichang Yamen, the sacrifices are updated with seasonal changes all year round.
If you are not on time or if the size of the sacrifices offered to your ancestors is not up to standard, you will be in serious trouble.
The lighter ones will lose their heads, and the worst ones will kill the whole family.
It is spring now, and besides lambs, rabbits and frogs are all included in the sacrificial blood food category (recorded in the Han Dynasty).
Others also expressed their opinions and pointed out various taboos and precautions when visiting the temple.
Then, we came to the key point: how to enter the Ancestral Temple.
The Han Ancestral Temple is not something that most people can go to if they want to.
First of all, the Imperial Ancestral Temple is under the wall of Weiyang Palace, adjacent to the Neishi Yamen, and only five hundred steps away from the Yamen of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
This is the key defense area for the Han family.
Under normal circumstances, not even a bird, let alone a human being, would dare to fly in.
But now, Uncle Tian, the internal historian, is old and no longer pays attention to politics.
As a result, the interior of Neishi Yamen was split into three parts.
Some government offices were moved to Linjin County in Guandong, responsible for the local security and government affairs of the entire 24 counties in Guandong.
Some also went to Maoling and became subordinate officers under Yan Yi.
Some even moved to Fufeng County and became superiors of the counties in Guanxi.
The Nei Shi Yamen left in Chang'an has almost become an empty shell.
The security and government affairs of Chang'an City gradually fell into the hands of General Zhonglang and Jinwu Zhi.
This gave everyone an opportunity to take advantage of.
At least, there is no need to worry about being discovered by the Nei Shi Yamen who is nearby Gaomiao, and there is a chance to enter.
Once you enter the Ancestral Temple, kneel before the Emperor's clothes and cry loudly.
Even if the emperor found out and the East Palace knew about it, there would probably be nothing he could do.
He even had to help everyone wipe their butts and cover up this matter.
Otherwise, how would people in the world view it?
However, even so, it is still difficult to enter the Ancestral Temple.
First of all, if you want to enter, you have to ask the temple's congratulatory and sacrificial officials whether they agree.
And they will definitely not agree, and may even die to resist.
Fortunately...
"We can enter the Ancestral Temple through the east gate of Neishi Yamen!" Liu Dao said.
The path dug by Chao Cuo still exists now. No one dares to block the door. Who dares to block the door dug by the imperial censor himself?
Of course, Liu Dao knew that if he and others did this, Chao Cuo would go crazy and fight to the death with everyone.
However, now everyone is about to lose even their glory and wealth.
Who will care about Chao Cuo's life and death?
Therefore, this proposal was passed without dispute. (~^~)
