Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 101 Cao Shuangs enlightenment and the quality of Cao Mansions music and dance
Chapter 101 Cao Shuangs enlightenment and the quality of Cao Mansions music and dance
By the time the dinner was about to disperse at midnight, most of the officials were already drunk and relaxed physically and mentally.
The skills of the singers and dancers in Cao Zhaobo's house are only slightly inferior to those in the Qing Dynasty Commercial Office in Tianzong, Luoyang, which is only separated by a wall.
After all, many of them were Consort He and Cao Zhaobo's confidants. They had the audacity to dig them out from the Qing Commercial Office in order to suit his needs and provide them for Cao Shuang's enjoyment and to make Cao Zhaobo happy.
As long as Cao Zhaobo is attracted by the skills of some dancers or singers during the banquet in the palace, Cao Zhaobo does not need to say anything.
Confidants like Consort He will immediately understand and find a way to "quietly" bring these people that Cao Zhaobo likes out of the palace, give them to Cao Zhaobo as gifts, and give him a surprise, so that he can continue to be promoted as soon as possible.
What Prince Consort He and others are doing is a business that does not require much capital investment. But if there is a business that can bring huge gains, they will naturally do it happily.
The people in the Qing Commercial Department were not recruited by them, but were trained by the palace. The emperor paid for the training for them. All they had to do was pick them out and send them to Cao Shuang's house. It was very simple.
For others, it is difficult and impossible to take several people in and out of the heavily guarded palace. If you are not careful, you may be found dead.
But it was very simple for Prince Consort He and others. After all, the person in charge of the palace was General Cao Shuang. Their immediate boss, it was not easy to get a few people to come out.
Even if he was discovered by the troops stationed in the palace, it would not be a big deal. Everyone was considered one of his own. Cao Zhaobo also said hello to these generals stationed in the palace.
You can still let these generals turn a blind eye and let you take the people and things you want to take out of the heavily guarded palace and send them to Cao Zhaobo's mansion.
There is no risk at all, it is completely low-risk and high-yield work. How could Cao Shuang's confidants who had climbed up to the middle and upper levels of the officialdom by flattery and clinging around him not be willing to do this as long as they relied on Cao Shuang's power?
Something that can be done easily.
But it is precisely because of this that Consort He and others dared to become more and more blatant and unscrupulous in seducing people and objects from the palace of heaven to please Cao Shuang. They went one step further,
But this also led to everyone in the court knowing that Cao Zhaobo regarded everything in the palace, whether it was people or things, as his own, and he could send his confidants to take whatever he wanted, as long as it was what he wanted.
Just like his eldest lady Jianjia, Consort He helped him get it from the palace and gave it to him.
Even if Jian Jia is a member of the late emperor, this is no exception. Although Cao Zhaobo was also a close confidant of Emperor Ming before,
But he still failed to remain loyal to Emperor Ming after Cao Rui went underground. After all, death is like a lamp going out, and Cao Zhaobo can no longer be suppressed.
He completely followed his own ideas and did not take anything of a deceased person into consideration and continued to offer sacrifices to him, even if this person was the previous Emperor of Wei Dynasty.
Cao Zhaobo has been in and out of the palace as a clan member since he was a boy, and he was cautious and prudent. After Cao Rui came to the throne, he was appointed as the minister of Sanqi, moved to the city gate school captain, became the regular servant of Sanqi, and was transferred to the general of Wuwei.
In 231 AD (the fifth year of Taihe), his father Cao Zhen passed away. Cao Shuang was granted the title of Marquis of Shaoling. With the support of Ming Emperor Cao Rui, his official position became larger and larger.
Of course, Cao Rui was also using him to make him contribute to the clan in the future, to protect the clan from the swords of the family, and to guard against Sima Yi, a long-lived tortoise with the image of an eagle watching a wolf.
Help him to a high position so that he can compete with Sima Yi in the future and be evenly matched to prevent the country of Wei from completely falling into the hands of the aristocratic family headed by Sima.
If it follows the original trajectory, Cao Shuang will definitely not be able to defeat the Sima family, and will be harmed by Cao Rui. After all, if you want to wear the crown, you have to bear its weight.
Since he has taken the position of guardian of the clan, if he is overthrown by the noble family, then there will be only one way to die, and there will be no other choice.
Now Cao Shuang also understands Cao Rui's good intentions for him, which is to help him to a high position and tie him to a carriage with the real Cao Wei clan. If they want to live together, if they want to die, he will die first.
But since he has now taken the position of the first person in the clan, he must not retreat anymore. After all, taking one step back now is an abyss, and he can only go in no matter what!
During the Han and Wei dynasties, elegant music and folk music and dance were managed by two different government agencies.
The organization of elegant music dance is called "Taiyue Department" and it was also called "Taiyu Music Department".
The institutions for folk music and dance included the "Yuefu" in the Western Han Dynasty, the "Huangmen Advocacy Department" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the "Qing Business Department" in the Cao Wei Dynasty.
The "Taiyue Department" was established in the early Han Dynasty and is an "orthodox" organization that manages the performance of elegant music and dance.
Elegant music and dance mainly follow the music and dance of the Zhou Dynasty, and are used for sacrifices and court shooting rituals. The official is Taile Lingcheng, who is a subordinate official of Taichang (the highest official in charge of rituals and sacrifices).
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the "Taiyu Music Department" was renamed "Taiyu Music Department", and the official name was Taiyu Music Department. It was still under the leadership of Taichang Qing. There were twenty-five officials under Taiyu Music Department, including three musicians and dancers. One hundred and eighty people.
In the Han Dynasty, there were extremely strict conditions for the selection of elegant music dancers. The first one was that the sons of "humble people" could not participate in the so-called "sacred" dances performed at the ancestral temple. Only high-ranking officials with a salary of 2,000 to 6,000 dan, such as the Marquis of Guannei, Biological sons who have reached the rank of fifth doctor are eligible to participate.
The age must be between twelve and thirty years old, the height must be more than five feet, the appearance must be regular, and the figure must be graceful. Only those who meet the above conditions can become a dancer.
The conditions for selecting dancers were set by the Da Yue Law School of the Han Dynasty: from the point of view of "the sons of the 'lower ones' are not allowed to dance in the ancestral temple," this "law" was formulated based on the strict hierarchy of the feudal ruling class.
"Elegant music" and "elegant dance" are the performances of music and dance that are exclusive to the feudal landlord class, and are for the utilitarian purpose of the class. Therefore, the institution of "Taiyue Department" was reserved and valued by various dynasties in feudal society.
"Yuefu" is an official office opposite to "Taiyue Department", which is responsible for folk music and dance.
"Yuefu" existed in the Qin Dynasty, and the staff of the Yuefu was expanded during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Folk songs and dances from all over the country were collected, compiled and performed. The main purpose was for the enjoyment of the court. Secondly, some parts were used for suburban sacrifices.
The official Yuefu Lingcheng is the leader of the Shaofu who manages the royal family's property and support.
Yuefu was deposed at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and during the Eastern Han Dynasty it was renamed the "Huangmen Propaganda Department". It was a folk music and dance institution in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because it came in and out of the royal family to serve the government, it was called the "Huangmen Propaganda Department"...