Chapter 151: Temple of Heaven
Actually, in Yuan Shikaizheng. In the middle of the house, the local officials took the green sedan chair, sounded the gong to open the way, hugged the front and back, and ordered the local people to build moral and political monuments when they left office, and sent umbrellas to the people and other vices have been prevalent for a long time.
In some places, the regulations of the Qing Dynasty officialdom on the rule of guarding the system and avoiding one's own nationality have been implemented.
In the retro sound, there are only two things that have not been done, one is that the braids have not been restored; One is that Yuan Shikai submitted the proposal of Zhao Weixi, the governor of Gansu, to the **** for discussion on the restoration of the "law", but it was not passed.
Although the braids were not explicitly restored, there were still many people with braids, and the army led by Zhang Xun all kept braids. Zhao Weixi, the governor of Gansu, is also a senior official who refuses to cut his braids, and in the Senate of Political Affairs, more than a dozen political participants also have braids and swagger in and out of the officialdom.
The law also still exists, because "folk private slang" is in vogue. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty abolished the emperor and declared unification, and the dead princes and ministers and the widows of the Xunqing Dynasty still issued an edict of "giving praise and loyalty".
On July 28, the third year of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai promulgated the order on the rank of civil officials, separating "official" from "position". Some have officials and positions, and some have officials and no positions.
The officers are divided into nine ranks, namely: Shangqing, Zhongqing, Shaoqing, Shangda, Zhongdafu, Shaoda, Shangda, Zhongda, Shaoda, Sergeant, and Corporal.
In the edict issued by Yuan, Xu Shichang was the only secretary, followed by Zhao Erxun, Li Jingxi, and Liang Dunyan as Zhongqing plus the title of secretary, all of whom had served as governors or scholars in the Qing court.
Zhongqing is: Yang Shiqi, Qian Nengxun, Sun Baoqi, Zhu Qichao, Zhou Ziqi, Zhang Jian, Liang Shiyi, Xiong Xiling, Zhou Shumo, Wang Daxie, etc.
Shaoqing plus Zhongqing have Zhang Zongxiang and Tang Hualong.
Shaoqing has Dong Kang, Zhuang Yunkuan, Liang Qichao, Yang Du, and Sun Yuyun.
Zhao Bingjun was posthumously presented as Shangqing by Yuan Shikai; Song Jiaoren was also posthumously awarded the title of Zhongqing.
There is also Gu Ao's article on "restoring the fifth-class knighthood", which was compiled by the Legislative Affairs Bureau, and after being decided by the Political Affairs Hall, it was submitted to the Senate for approval and promulgation.
In this way, Yuan Shikai has the power of life and death of the emperor as the president, and has the secretary and the doctor as his auxiliary wings, and the fifth-class lord as his "pawn for rewarding the mediocre", which is really a great emperor without his name.
In the emperor's era, Yuan changed its name to "the president sealed the × governors".
The impeachment of the head of the Imperial History Observatory of the Qing court has now been changed to the name of the Su Zheng Shi, and the chief judge has been renamed the Ping Zheng Yuan, and the secretary of state is very similar to the military minister of the Qing court.
The chiefs of the ministries had no right to interfere in the administration of the provinces, and the chiefs of civil affairs of the provinces wrote directly to the president without being forwarded by the ministries concerned.
All these official systems are the resurrection of the dynasty, and there is only one emperor missing.
Even the use of the national seal is modeled after the emperor's imperial seal, and Yuan's national seal regulations are divided into three categories: first, the national seal of the Republic of China, which is used for national ceremonies and the exchange of national letters with foreign countries; the second is the seal of the policy, which is used for canonization and knighthood; The third is the seal of honor, which is used for awarding honors.
The change of military posts is to change the title of provincial governors to generals, generals, generals, and left and right generals, and to divide the whole country into eight military regions.
Yuan Shikai ordered on June 30, the third year of the Republic of China: "The governors of all provinces shall be abolished, and the generals' mansions shall be established in Beijing, and the names of the generals shall be set up. ”
At the same time, it is ordered:
Duan Qirui was appointed as General Jianwei to manage the affairs of the General's Palace.
Zhang Xun was the general of Dingwu and the Yangtze River patrol envoy.
Zhu Jiabao, the commander of Zhili, was given the rank of general and supervised the military affairs of Zhili.
Zhang Xiluan was the general of Zhen'an, supervising the military affairs of Fengtian and controlling the military affairs of Jihei.
Meng Enyuan was the general of Zhen'an Zuo and supervised Jilin.
Zhu Qinglan is the right general of Zhen'an to supervise Heilongjiang.
Le Yunpeng was the general of Taiwu and supervised Shandong.
Henan Patrol envoy Tian Wenlie added the rank of general to supervise Henan.
Yan Xishan was the general of Tongwu to supervise Shanxi.
Feng Guozhang was the general of Xuanwu and supervised Jiangsu.
Zhu Rui was the general of Xingwu and supervised Zhejiang.
Li Chun was the general of Changwu and supervised Jiangxi.
Ni Sichong was the general of Anwu to supervise Anhui.
Duan Zhigui was the general of Zhangwu and supervised Hubei.
Tang Qianming was the general of Jingwu to supervise Hunan.
Lu Jianzhang was the general of Xianwu to supervise Shaanxi.
Gansu patrol envoy Zhang Guangjian added the rank of general to supervise Gansu.
Xinjiang Governor Yang Zengxin added the rank of general to supervise Xinjiang.
Hu Jingyi was the general of Chengwu and supervised Sichuan.
Long Jiguang was the general of Zhenwu and supervised Guangdong.
Liurongting was the general of Ningwu and supervised Guangxi.
Jiang Gui was titled General Zhaowu Du Rehe.
Cai Ye is the general of Zhaowei.
Jiang Zunwei was the general of Xuanwei.
Zhang Fenghui is a general of Yangwei
(The above three people have no land)
The above generals, who have territory and military power, are crowned with "Wu", and those who do not have are crowned with the word "Wei", and the two can be exchanged at any time.
Civilian officials are awarded ministers, military attaches are awarded generals, and what military rank is awarded by the president who commands the navy and army? After some operation, led by the vice president, the generals were listed, and the president was honored as the "Generalissimo Shenwu" emblem, which means sacred and heroic.
It's just that Yuan Shikai has no interest in this emblem at this time, and when several of his close ministers were sparing no effort to discuss something, they were stopped by Yuan Shikai.
He told several people that there was more important business for them to do
In this way, the sycophant beside Yuan Shikai dug out his mind and conferred the title of Generalissimo of Shenwu on him.
What Yuan Shikai said was more important, that is, the Temple of Heaven he was planning to "worship the sky".
Sacrificing heaven and earth is a tradition of ancient emperors, also known as the Zen ceremony, and began to go to Mount Tai to hold.
The Eastern Han Dynasty historian Ban Jian's "White Tiger Tongyi" contains: The king is ordered, changes his surname, and will be promoted to Mount Tai. What? The righteousness of the teachings also. At the time of the first order, the restructuring should be heavenly, the world was peaceful, and things became sealed Zen, so as to tell the peace.
The purpose of the Zen Ceremony is to show that the emperor was ordered by the king to heaven, to tell the heavens about peace, to express gratitude for the merits of protection, and to report how outstanding the emperor's political achievements were.
The specific ritual of sealing the Zen is rich in imperial symbolism.
According to historical records, the emperors who went to Mount Tai to seal Zen include Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, and Zhenzong of Song Dynasty.
Because of the great cost of going to Mount Tai to seal the Zen Xingshi and mobilize the people, the cost is very high and the carriages and horses are tired, and the safety on the road is not completely guaranteed. Therefore, after arriving in Song Zhenzong, Taishan's sealing activities were basically abolished.
In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, in order to consolidate the imperial power seized due to the Jingyan Change, built the Temple of Heaven and Earth in Beijing, and held a ceremony to worship heaven and earth.
It means that his imperial power is ordered by heaven, and the role of the Temple of Heaven and Earth is equivalent to the towering Mount Tai.
In July 1912, after the Republic of China, the original Temple of Heaven was changed to an agronomic laboratory. The government is ready to grow crops here.
On New Year's Day 1913, the Temple of Heaven was opened for the first time to the public.
Five months later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of China drafted a document to open the famous scenic spots in the capital headed by the Temple of Heaven to the public, but Yuan Shikai vetoed it.
As early as January 14 of the third year of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai handed over the two cases of "sacrificing to the sky" and "worshipping Kong", preparing to wear ancient clothes and crowns on New Year's Day, perform kneeling and worship the ceremony, and hold a ceremony to worship the sky.
At that time, Sun Yuyun, a **** councilor, suggested that the Temple of Heaven should be used as a sacrifice place, the winter solstice should be the sacrifice period, the crown dress should be the sacrificial clothes, and the kneeling should be the sacrifice. Therefore, it was not until December 20 of that year that the date and order for the worship of heaven were issued.
Three days before the ceremony, the Ministry of the Interior presents the "fasting card" to the president and distributes it to the attendants, who hold a "performance" the day before.
On December 23, 1914, three days before the Winter Solstice Festival, Yuan Shikai fasted for three days, and then the Temple of Heaven was cleaned and became a forbidden place again.
At this time, the Temple of Heaven was also renovated, not only adding a lookout lamp, but also adding 24 pairs of lattice doors inside and outside the mound, and adding 9981 gilt nails on the glazed door of the mound.
On the day of the Winter Solstice Festival, from Xinhua Gate to the Temple of Heaven, the road is paved with loess on the ground, and on all the prescribed cordons, the police notify them from door to door, and they are not allowed to stay with relatives and friends, and each household must have a cross chain to cut the knot.
The vendors on both sides of the Zhengyangmen Gate and the flyover were chased away by the police. There were thousands of soldiers with loaded guns standing around the Temple of Heaven, and lookouts were set up on some rooftops and under the overpasses.
When the president passed by, people were not allowed to stop and peek along the way. The bell rang three times, and the president took an armored car out of the presidential palace, and transferred to the Zhujin sedan with two sets of horses outside the South Altar Gate, and the four corners were hung with tassels, and the bamboo chair sedan car was transferred to the front of the altar outside the Zhaoheng Gate.
The president was supported by the military attache chief Yin Chang and the chief of his attendants, and slowly walked up the stone steps.
Yuan Shikai wore a crown on his head, a twelve-regiment gown, and a purple satin skirt printed with a thousand water patterns. Those who know the inside story know that this person wearing the sacrificial robe of the twelve chapters is exquisite.
According to ancient Chinese legends, as long as you become an emperor, you will receive twelve mysterious natural powers to help him become the supreme emperor of perfection. The motifs representing these twelve powers were printed on the emperor's clothes to resemble his virtues.
Uniforms of the accompanying personnel: the dress of the Ninth Regiment of the Special Officer, the dress of the Seventh Regiment of the Appointed Officer, and the dress of the Fifth Regiment of the Recommended Officer, all of which are purple satin skirts of one color underneath.
The version of the worship of heaven used by Yuan Shikai changed the word "Zichen" used by the Qing emperor to "Yuan Shikai, a national of the Republic of China". This ceremony begins at 3 a.m. and ends at 8:50 a.m.
Because Yuan Shikai engaged in this ceremony, there was a saying in Beijing, called "toad sacrifice to heaven".
Because there is a folk legend, Yuan Shikai is a toad in the "Ten Stories of the West Mountain". He has a fat neck and short legs, walks the figure-eight road, looks like a toad, and likes green.
There is a folk legend that when Yuan Shikai was inaugurated as the provisional president in the first year of the Republic of China, there was a strange thing about the toads forming a group to worship the king.