Chapter 17: Restart the temple number and nickname system
The influence of LΓΌ Pheasant's regency on the situation in the DPRK is huge, and the most taboo thing in a country is that there are two political centers.
Before Liu Ying succeeded to the emperor in Changle Palace, but he ordered the Empress Dowager's Weiyang Palace, and the ministers did not know who was the master of the empire, and the situation would inevitably become complicated, and countless evil feelings would breed in it.
With Lu Pheasant becoming the regent of the Queen Mother, the situation in the whole world is clear, the master of the empire is the Queen Mother, everything can be reported to the Queen Mother, the emperor is young, and he still needs to continue to learn how to govern the country and govern the country, and know and employ people.
Weiyang Palace.
Not only Luo Xin is here, but Xiao He, Zhang Liang and other important ministers have gathered here to discuss the national strategic direction after the regency of the Queen Mother.
An old fox like Xiao He, as he grows older, his opinions on current affairs gradually decrease, and if he can not offend people, he must not offend people.
Before serving as the prime minister with Luo Yi, he did not fight or grab, and did his part well.
Now Empress Lu is close to Dong Ahou, and the reason why he can still serve as prime minister is because of his high prestige and old age, and he is just to put Luo Xin in the formation, and Xiao He is even more in the right position.
After Zhang Liang saw Luo Ling, a peerless figure who basically suppressed himself at the level of wisdom, he no longer cared about many things in politics, and focused his main energy on cultivating immortals, as long as he could keep the family's wealth.
The ministers were present, Lu Pheasant naturally couldn't sit next to Luo Xin anymore, she sat at the top, Liu Ying sat next to her, her little face was a little pale, when he was still an infant in swaddling clothes, he experienced too many bumps, which caused him to be a little weak, but fortunately he was not sick.
However, Luo Xin took precautions, although Liu Ying was still young, he had already begun to pay attention to Liu Ying's choice for the queen, and after Liu Ying was crowned, he began to marry him, give birth to children early, and settle Lu Pheasant's heart.
Lu Pheasant opened his mouth and said: "Zhongqing, the first emperor Bintian, go to explain the merits and demerits to King Su, that is not something we can touch, but the deeds of the world need to be promoted, since ancient times, the Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers all want to leave their names in history, which shows the importance of their names before and after their deaths."
The first emperor had great merits, how should he praise them? Liuhou, your wisdom is superb, and Duke Zhao once praised you for being a Hanchen, so let's talk about it first. β
Zhang Liang was named, and after a little thought, he said: "If you give an order to the counties and states to use the deeds of the first emperor as a poem and sing it, you must be able to publicize the deeds of the first emperor." β
This is also a method, and it is very extraordinary to be able to come up with such a method that is acceptable to both scholars and ordinary people in such a short period of time.
Lu Pheasant looked at Luo Xin again and asked softly, "Does Dong Ahou have any ideas?" β
"The idea of staying in the marquis is very good, and it can spread the benevolence of the first emperor among the people of Li."
first affirmed Zhang Liang's thoughts, and then then said: "When the first emperor was there, he named the eldest brother as the Duke of Zhao, and avoided the word Zhao, and even the nickname was avoided, such as King Qin Zhaoxiang, King Yan Zhao, etc., all changed to Cheng in the classics, called King Qin Chengxiang, King Yan Cheng, etc.
Nicknames are extremely heavy things, which were recognized by the first emperors.
During the Bang Zhou Dynasty, the Son of Heaven collapsed, and the princes and queens all had nicknames to judge the merits and demerits of their lives.
When the first emperor arrived, he thought that this was the courtiers who criticized the monarch and the sons who criticized the father, so he abolished the nickname, which is ridiculous.
Isn't he called a lone husband without a nickname?
Isn't he called a tyrant without a nickname?
Bang Zhou has gone through a thousand years, but there has never been a problem with the nicknames that have been repeatedly confirmed by the princes.
King Li almost destroyed the Bangzhou Sheji, so he got the nickname of Li.
Could this be because Duke Wen and even many ministers are dissatisfied with him?
It is recorded in the history books, 'Fierce, the people of Zhou are happy, and they sing for more than ten days. β
When King Li received this evil accusation, the families of the countrymen who died tragically because of him rejoiced.
If a king like King Li can still be worshiped with blood and food, and can also get a good evaluation, where should those loyal ministers and good generals who died tragically because of the faint king and tyrant go to tell their grievances?
The ministers thought that the system of nicknames should be reactivated, not only by the king, but also by the important ministers of the court, such as the Three Princes and the Nine Emperors and the Marquis of Che, should be included in this evaluation system.
The king's name shall be addressed to heaven.
The names of the princes and princes are first assessed, and every other year, the names of the deceased courtiers and the names prepared by the imperial court are engraved on the bamboo slips, and when the Son of Heaven sacrifices to the heavens, they are also announced. β
Posthumous name!
Xiao He and Zhang Liang all looked at Luo Xin with some excitement, they never expected Luo Xin to bring up this matter, the key is to extend the nickname to these important ministers.
Bang Zhou's nickname, first of all, King Su selected hundreds of words, and then gave them explanations, at the beginning, it was not used after death, from the beginning of the Duke of Wen, it has completely become a posthumous judgment.
This set of procedures lasted for a thousand years, and only the princes could obtain it, not the princes, not even the regent ministers who were in charge of the affairs of a large country.
These dozen people in the palace, who are not the founding heroes of the country, and who do not have the title of Marquis Che, can get a nickname.
The most important thing is that these people think that their merits can definitely be reprimanded.
Lu Pheasant naturally knew about this for a long time, made an excited look, and said, "What Dong Ahou said is really right.
In this world, only a single husband is not allowed to criticize, because his faults and sins are too many, and he cannot wash them away with the water of the East China Sea.
The first emperor is highly meritorious and virtuous, and he should get the best nickname, I heard that the emperor and the emperor and Yao Shunyu soup are all nicknames.
The first emperor was the first emperor to have a nickname, and he should get an unprecedented nickname, the first emperor covered all things and had great merits, so he was called 'Gao', called Emperor Gao. β
This is discussed by the two of you, so let me say it first, Zhang Liang secretly complained in his heart, and then heard Lu Pheasant ask: "Dong Ahou's method is good, it can be implemented, but there are still suggestions?" β
Luo Xin Shi Ran took out a piece of cloth from the sleeve of his wide robe and said loudly: "Queen Mother, this is the fifth brother of the minister who knew that the first emperor Bintian was going to Chang'an, and he specially asked the minister to bring it.
The fifth brother of the minister is familiar with all the rules and regulations of the three generations, has read thousands of books, and is a great talent who can overcome the laws and regulations, and the rules and systems. β
The history before the Zhou Dynasty was best known to the Luo family, especially after the book burning of the First Emperor, the status of the Luo family academic leader became more and more prominent.
For example, the temple number, maybe there are a little clear among the other hundred families, but it is definitely not as clear as Luo's, Lu Pheasant made a curious look and asked, "What is the temple number?" β
"The ancestors have merit and the ancestors are virtuous, the temple number is to the ancestor or the ancestor as the number, as a kind of praise to the ancestors, it is the biggest difference between it and the name of the name, the name of the name has praise and depreciation, and the temple number is purely to praise the merits of the ancestors."
Now people still have to be faced, after all, Bang Zhou did not hesitate to give the Son of Heaven a bad word, Lu Pheasant frowned when he heard this: "If it is blindly praised, how can it warn future generations?" β
Oh, yes.
Everyone in the temple has this idea, how can good be brought out without bad?
Just like the name, if there is no stubbornness, how can it bring out the greatness of Wenwu Kangzhao?
Of course, there is no name for it now, but this is the truth.
Luo Xin said with a smile: "The temple number follows the principle that the ancestors have merit and the ancestors are virtuous, and the ancestors who have no merit will not be belittled, but they will not be on the temple number." β
It makes sense.
If you don't have a temple number, isn't this a kind of debasement, everyone has a temple number, but you don't have it, which means that you are not as good as other emperors.
Considering the two aspects, it is basically possible to judge the merits of a king, but the premise is that the courtiers must have discipline.
The officials of this era are naturally disciplined in this regard, and no one wants to ruin their reputation in history because they want to praise a dead king.
But Luo's proposal is naturally not so simple, and it will not pin these on people's discipline.
Whether it is a temple number or a temple name, the most important thing is actually to tell the heavens this step.
To the heavens?
King Su is the sky, if there is a mediocre king who dares to shamelessly give himself the temple number, he will tear down his temple on the spot.
If the name of the heavens is too outrageous, whether it is deliberately raised or belittled, it will be a small thunderbolt on the spot that will directly burn the bamboo slips engraved with the name into ashes.
God was angry and asked if you were afraid?
This set can at least continue to operate steadily when the family background is still rich, which is a deterrent to those kings and courtiers who are afraid of face.
The influence of the Mohist family's Tianzhi and Ming ghost thoughts on Luo's is extremely huge, and people are doing it, and the sky is watching, which is the foundation of this set of policies.
This is what Ming Huanghuang said, Luo's may not be able to prevent traitors from causing trouble every time.
But if you want a good reputation, it's impossible, and it's okay for you to leave a stink for 10,000 years.
Now everyone understands that the temple number is like an additional seal, and this arrangement is very appropriate.
"The first emperor has made great contributions to the creation of the society, which is naturally beyond the reach of the descendants of later generations, and it seems that it should be the temple number of the ancestors."
Luo Xin nodded and said: "Yes, the most noble one of the temple names, that is, Taizu, can only be used by the holy king who opened the foundation of the dynasty's entrepreneurship, and the first emperor should be called Taizu, and from then on, all the classics are called Emperor Taizu Gao." β
Emperor Taizu Gao!
Everyone muttered this title slightly, only to feel that their scalps were numb, and this feeling of carrying history and merit made people want to stop.
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The great Chang'an and Luoyang were not established in a day, the great civilization and splendid culture could not be achieved overnight, the re-establishment of the temple number and the name system is another contribution of the Han Dynasty, which is of great significance to historical research, and can even reveal the changes in the ideology of the dynasty from the changes of the temple number and the name of the name. ββ"The History of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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