Prime Minister

Chapter 371 The Sutra
In the Taichangli courtyard, Cao Da, the co-door official, delivered the decree to Zhang Yue.

"A storyteller in Chongzheng Palace?"

Zhang Yue was a little surprised when he heard about his post, how could the officials suddenly award him the banquet official?

Jingyan officials include Hanlin Shidu Bachelor, Hanlin Shijiao, Shidu, Shishu, Chongzhengdian Storytelling, Tianzhangge Shijiao, etc. Chongzhengdian Storytelling was established at the beginning of the first year of Jingyou.

So what exactly is the position of the banquet official?

It is a part-time job, and the emperor appoints other officials to give lectures to him.

For example, if you are studying for a bachelor's degree in the Imperial Academy, most of them are named by Zaizhi, and the other lowest ones also have to be the official as a servant, and a doctor (level 31) and above must also serve as a concurrent post.

Attendant, the attendant said that the official should be at least above Yuanwailang (rank 34).

In the first year of Jingyou (1034), officials specialized in storytelling in the Chongzheng Hall, a post specially set up for the humble and junior.At that time, Jia Changqi, the official of the imperial capital, Zhao Xiyan, the official of the Tuntian, Wang Zongdao, the doctor of Taichang, and Yang Anguo, the doctor of the son of the country.

Among them, the lowest official position is Dr. Guozi (rank 35) Yang Anguo.

During Zhezong's reign, You Cheng Yi once served as a storyteller in the Chongzheng Palace as a commoner, but because of admonishing the emperor to break a willow, the official boss was displeased.

Cheng Yi also did a very good thing. He was a storyteller and listened to the Empress Dowager and the young Emperor Zhezong together.

When Zhang Yue learned that he was a storyteller for Chongzheng Palace, his heart was also complicated.

That's right, storytelling in the Chongzheng Palace does not limit the qualifications of officials. Since Jing Younian set up this position, many lowly officials have been appreciated for their close contact with the emperor in this position, and they have made great progress in their official careers since then.

but?
This is not 20 years ago.

Now the official family is in twilight.

After all, once the emperor and the courtiers, Zhang Yue must have achieved great success in this position 20 years ago.

As usual, Zhang Yue declined and said to Cao Da: "Go to Penghao, Jie Xiaohan's glory is too much, and I shudder. Please report back to your majesty that I dare not worship him."

After a few words of persuasion according to the scriptures, Cao Da went back and replied.

As for the officials of other ceremonies, after the officials heard about it, they all congratulated Zhang Yue.

Lu Xiaqing asked the officials of the yamen to inform Chen Jian, and Yan Chengyu went back to the yamen.

And he congratulated Zhang Yue with a happy face: "I thought that Du Zhi was sent by Ou Gong, and my fellow practitioners were too often in the ceremony of reform, but I didn't expect Du Zhi to be reused in other ways. He really deserves to be the number one scholar." , the future is not comparable to mine."

That's right, Zhang Yue also thought that he came to the Academy of Rituals in the early days to assist Lu Xiaqing in repairing Taichang Yinge Li, but within a few months of repairing the book, he was sent to serve as a part-time Jingyan official.

It doesn’t matter if you have been studying for ten years or a few months for the book revision, and you will be credited for the success of the book in the end.

Therefore, Lu Xiaqing thought that Zhang Yue's revision of the book was to be plated with gold. Zhang Yue said: "Brother Lu, you can't say that. If the official family still orders me to be the official of the banquet, I will still be in the court of ceremonies except for entering Zhizhi. It is a matter of course to write the book." Serve me. Just do what Brother Lu asks when the time comes."

There was a smile on Lu Xiaqing's face and said: "Hey, I was joking just now, and I dare not obey the order, so thank you very much."

Soon after Chen Jian and Yan Chengyu got the news, they all returned to the ritual courtyard.

The Court of Rituals is famous for "slow dispatching". How did the former court officials handle their errands?
Take Diaoyue, a former courtesy official, as an example. What kind of work status is he in?
It is recorded in Mengxi Bi Tan that Diao Yue likes to make friends, and he has passed many times, and he may leave without dismounting when he reaches the game.One day when he was leaving the court, Diao Yue met Song Qi. Song Qi saw Diao Yue and said, "It's been a long time since I came to the temple, but I heard that the horse passed through the door."

At that time, Diao Yue, Ouyang Xiu, and Song Qi knew Taichang Liyuan together.

As a colleague, Song Qi teased Diaoyue, your sister works in the same yamen as you, and has never seen you once, and only hears the sound of your horse passing by every day.

When Yan Chengyu was on duty in the Liyuan, he was in the same working state as Diao Yue. He even signed official affairs and drafted ceremonial documents.

There are not many jobs with high value in the ritual courtyard. It seems to be tricky, and Yan Chengyu is like fighting a landlord, so the whole process of trusteeship is also available.

The only official business of the Court of Rituals was to discuss the ceremony with the Empress Dowager Ruzhang, Princess Fukang, and Empress Wen Cheng. Several officials of the Court of Rituals discussed together and came up with a plan.

The function of etiquette is to clarify the superiority and inferiority, which is extremely important.

Therefore, there is one magistrate in the Liyuan, and the three co-prefects all have part-time jobs. Chen Jian is part-time at the Wenjian Yuan, Yan Chengyu is part-time at the Chongwenguan, and Zhang Yue and Lu Xiaqing are concurrently studying Taichang Yinge Li.

Now Lu Xiaqing continues to practice the Taichang Yinge ceremony, and Zhang Yue is transferred to the Sutra Banquet Hall.

Upon learning of Zhang Yue's Tiaojing Banquet, Chen Jian and Yan Chengyu all came to congratulate him.

Chen Jian said with a smile: "Duzhi, I suddenly won the seat of Jingyan. I can't wait for it. When your majesty asks about the ceremony in the future, you still need to say a few words for us."

Jingyan official is the emperor's confidant, but Jingyan official also holds errands in various yamen.

For example, at the Sutra banquet, the official asked a few questions about the yamen where he was, which was a normal chat.

At this time, your comments on the top and bottom officials of the Yamen are very related to his future career.Even if it can't be the icing on the cake, I just want not to talk nonsense.

Zhang Yue said: "On weekdays, I often take care of the elders, and I will always keep it in my heart."

Chen Jian smiled.

As for Yan Chengyu, he said forcefully: "When my father was the sutra banquet official, he was still called a teacher and Confucianist, but now he is just practicing the sutras. Du's lectures must be controlled properly."

Chen Jian had a sneer on his face when he heard this.

Zhang Yue also knew why Yan Chengyu wasn't very likable in the Liyuan, and it was of course why he repeatedly mentioned my father, it would be strange if his popularity was good.

Zhang Yuedao: "The morale of this dynasty has been cultivated for decades. It is all because of the officials' advocacy of teachers and Confucians. How has it changed? If Mr. Yan is alive, he will not say this."

Seeing that Zhang Yue pushed him back calmly, Yan Chengyu couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

On the day of receiving the edict, Zhang Yue went to Zhongshu to meet Han Qi first to thank him for his recommendation.

In the political affairs hall, Han Qi was involved in government affairs, but he still met with Zhang Yue.

Seeing Zhang Yue thanked you, but Han Qi said: "The reason for your entry is that the emperor thinks that you have made great contributions to the reform ceremony, so I recommend it. The servant has never recommended a word, so you don't need to thank me."

Zhang Yue couldn't help being taken aback, of course he knew that he was called by the officials himself, but what surprised him was that the boss spoke so directly, if someone else would definitely want to say a few good words for you in the official's house, Han Qi didn't Pretend to claim this love.

That's right, when Han Qi was in that position, he was too lazy to say polite words, so he spoke quite directly.

Han Qi ordered: "You enter the feast of serving scriptures in the court of rites, and you must move the words you have recorded, and write them as notes, and submit them to Zhongshu the next day."

Of course Zhang Yue understood that this was because Zhongshu prevented the officials from talking nonsense at the banquet, so he wanted to write a manuscript for backup, and compare it in the future.

Finally, Han Qi confessed: "The matter of the sutra banquet is the family law of this dynasty. This is for your majesty to get close to the Confucian officials, talk about the classics and compare the ancient and modern classics. My prime minister, the success of the monarch depends on the sutra feast', you should be careful about it."

These words are from Han Qi's heart.

(End of this chapter)