"Exactly, exactly. The minister only practiced a few times a few days ago, and it's hard for you to remember the queen.

In addition to the great court that stipulates that the princes and kings come to the court on time every year to meet the emperor, there are also arrangements for the etiquette of the regular dynasty, do you remember-"

The court ceremony is a very important part of the whole set of rituals and rituals of the temple conceived by Shusun Tong, and it is also his attempt to secretly combine Confucian benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and administrative means to influence the practical political life with Confucianism.

On the basis of combining the ancient rites of the Spring and Autumn Period and the ritual system of the Qin Dynasty, the new Han Dynasty rites formulated by Shusun Tong are divided into two types: the Chang Dynasty and the Great Dynasty.

The Chang Dynasty, as the name suggests, is a fixed arrangement for the emperor to meet with his ministers, princes and clans living in Luoyang;

The Great Dynasties, on the other hand, were far less frequent than the Regular Dynasties, and were only set at the beginning of the year or on a few specific days of the year, when the Son of Heaven would receive envoys from the princes with different surnames, the kings themselves, or the princes, as well as the princes who lived outside Luoyang.

Obviously, the purpose of the Great Dynasty Meeting was to affirm the orthodoxy of the Han family, demonstrate the prestige of the emperor, and clarify the order of the respect and inferiority of the monarch and the minister, and at the same time, it also had the intention of encircling the kings.

Of course, for the scheming princes and kings, the Great Dynasty will also be a touchstone and a ghost gate to find out their loyalty.

The princes and kings who are powerful in their own country, dare not leave the private soldiers in the kingdom and go to Beijing alone to attend this unpredictable court meeting, which must also become a psychological test several times a year.

This set of court gifts, Uncle Sun Tong has already prepared, and privately took the opportunity to teach the princes in the North Palace, and secretly showed it to the queen, Taifu and others several times, and even the palace maids on the left and right almost learned it, but because it was still too cumbersome, they did not dare to present it to Liu Ji in person.

***

Right now, seeing that he was talking endlessly, Lu Pheasant had to see the stitches and needles, and decisively stopped him with a question,

"Yes, it is this great court meeting, you can find an opportunity to play it to Your Majesty.

But I have a question, according to your current arrangement, during the great court meeting, the meritorious officials, princes, princes, and kings will stand on the west side, and the civil officials and ministers will stand on the east side.

In the future, if there are foreign leaders who come to the court, such as those Xiongnu kings and Dawan kings in the Western Regions, I mean, for example, then should they stand on the east side or the west side?

Should it be before the princes or after the kings? ”

Lu Pheasant's question is not an extraneous branch, deliberately looking for fault.

The Book of Han contains, more than 100 years later, when Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu called Han Evil Shan to come to the dynasty, about where his position in the Great Dynasty should be, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military quarrels turned the world upside down, everyone checked the ritual notes of the early Han Dynasty, and could not find any relevant regulations.

Therefore, taking advantage of the God-given opportunity now, why wouldn't she be happy to ask Uncle Sun Tong, the originator of this set of rules, in person?

Moreover, if he could speed up the process of history in his own life, instead of temporarily giving problems to Lord Fengchang at that time, it would be better to simply consider the possibility of tribute from the Western Regions dynasties at the beginning of formulating the etiquette.

"Ah, this and this, the minister didn't expect it at all, the minister didn't dare to think about it!

That's right, my Han will be the center of the world in the future, and there will be foreign kingdoms coming to the court, should they be regarded as princes and kings? ……”

Shusun Tong thought so, and began to be fascinated.

Lu Pheasant had to remind him,

"Fengchang, shouldn't you go to Nangong to discuss matters?"

Uncle Sun Tong woke up suddenly, called "not good", and didn't care about any etiquette, so he ran away.

***

The road to Nangong, although it is complicated, the uncle and grandson have already walked very well, and even if they are blindfolded, they still know the way.

When he hurried to the forbidden center, everyone had already gathered, and they were gathering together in twos and threes, whispering.

Uncle Sun Tong quickly swept it, and Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, who had never been absent a few days ago, was not here.

He suddenly knew in his heart, and couldn't help but admire the queen's clever calculation even more:

Sure enough, the matter to be discussed today is about the princes and kings.

After another cup of tea, Liu Ji turned out of the east chamber on the side of the hall, still followed by two dressed palace people wearing plain gauze and small fans with hand-cranked noodles.

The fan surface is made of three-color warp brocade, under the careful look, it is also densely woven with the text pattern of "Changle Bright", shake up, such as the colorful butterfly flying under the hall, it is very good-looking.

Probably because the palace people didn't dare to use their strength, Liu Ji sat cross-legged on the couch, snatched the small fan from the palace people's hands, and fanned himself violently, as if he was using this to relieve his boredom.

He was still too lazy to wear a crown, and when the wind blew out, his scattered hair flew wildly, making him even more irritable.

"I came to you to discuss, how these princes and kings have gone into the forest like birds after their respective kingdoms, and they are too comfortable——"

He paused for a moment, and realized that he was a little impatient, so he sat up a little straighter, and said carefully,

"A few days ago, the matter of the capital was discussed, and Lou Jing, who was dressed in sheep's clothing, also said that during the Zhou Dynasty, every New Year's Day, 800 princes would come to Luoyang to pay tribute.

Later, Qin did not set up princes and kings, and engaged in great unification, and the whole country was a county directly under the central government, so there was no such thing as a dynasty.

Now, we have set up a few more princely kingdoms, all over the East, so do we have to restore the weekly system, so that these kings can come to see me from time to time? ”

Everyone looked at each other for a while, and Xiangguo Xiao He coughed lightly and took the lead to speak,

"Your Majesty, our dynasty is currently inheriting the system of the Qin Dynasty, and the counties under the jurisdiction of the central government are counted in early September every year.

After the counties were comprehensively sorted out and assessed, the account books were transported to Luoyang and counted by the imperial court, which took about two months.

Therefore, the minister speculated that by the end of October at the latest, the officials from all over the country should also go to Luoyang. This is the first time that the Han Dynasty has been counted, and we will be able to figure out the law at that time. ”

The above calculation means that the local officials will make statistics on the amount of cultivated land, the number of people under their jurisdiction, taxes, public security, etc., every year, and report the upper accounting book layer by level, and finally reach the central government.

Every autumn and winter is a good time for the central government and the prime minister to inspect local political achievements, and it is also an important basis for the central government to apportion taxes.

***

"Hmm." Liu Ji responded, knowing in his heart that Xiao He started with the topic of the above plan, and it seemed that the answer was not what he asked, but he was waiting for him to ask,

"What about the vassal states? How do they report their population, tax accounts, etc., to the central government? ”

Xiao He replied quickly,

"During the Zhou Dynasty, there was no system of supreme planning, and under the division of the Son of Heaven, the princes were the people who guarded the land, and they mainly reported to the government in the form of oral reports.

According to the minister's opinion, since the county needs to be calculated, the vassal states also need to send people to Luoyang to calculate. ”

"Well, that's the truth.

I think so, let these princes and kings, with their own kingdom officials, come together in October every year. ”

Liu Ji nodded fiercely, and saw that Uncle Sun Tong was eager to look at him,

"Uncle Sun Tong, what are you going to say?"

"Your Majesty and the Prime Minister are very true, but the minister wants to add a few more words.

In the humble opinion of the ministers, the plan is returned to the plan, and the court sees the court, which seems to distinguish the two and is more organized.

The number reported by local officials is called the above number. The princes came to Luoyang to see the Son of Heaven, and the name was called the report, that is, the report. ”

Seeing that the emperor listened thoughtfully, Shusun Tong was greatly encouraged and continued,

"Except for the annual October debriefing, if Your Majesty misses the kings, you may see them several times.

The minister drafted a ceremony about the great pilgrimage, which can be held three times a year, namely the pilgrimage, the autumn invitation and the first month. ”

"That's to let them come three times a year?"

"And that's not even counting your trips around the world in accordance with the rules of etiquette." Shusun Tong said respectfully.

Liu Ji's eyes lit up, "You go back, write down the plan of the court meeting, write down the charter in detail, and submit it to take a look."

Remember, don't get it too complicated. ”

"In this case, when the princes and kings come to report on their work, do they need to bring the prime minister of the kingdom and others?" Xiao He asked again.

Liu Ji shook his fan again and smiled slyly,

"I don't think it's necessary, so I don't have to scare them.

Guess who's not coming this year? ”