Shuhan

Chapter 526: Attending the Sutra Lecture Banquet, the battle for the right to speak!

The next morning.

Liu Chan slowly got up from the big bed in the inner room of Jiaofang Hall.

Queen Zhang Peilan personally dressed him up.

At this moment, it was still gray outside the palace and it was not yet dark, but Liu Chan had to prepare for the new day.

As an emperor, his schedule today is quite full.

Most people's day starts in the morning, and the emperor is no exception. Working people usually get up early in the morning because they are afraid of being late for work and their wages will be deducted. They also have to make breakfast, send their children to school, catch the bus and subway, etc., so Many people get up at 5-6 o'clock in the morning to start their busy day.

But Liu Chan was even worse than the migrant workers of later generations, having to get up at three or four o'clock.

After getting up, it is time to go to court.

The forms of court meetings in the Han Dynasty were mainly divided into: regular court meetings, inner court meetings, and large court meetings.

When I arrived at Liu Chan's place, I added another morning meeting.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty convened ministers to hold decision-making meetings. In historical materials, "calling ministers to discuss" and "calling ministers to discuss" often appeared in historical materials. The ministers and ministers were mainly court officials with 2,000 to 600 shi in the court.

That is, the people involved in Chang Chao.

The normal time for dynasty is once every five days.

In addition to the five-day dynasty, there are also the lunar New Year's Eve as usual on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, as well as the decision-making meeting held in the Baiguan Chaohui Hall.

Under normal circumstances, the time for regular meetings is fixed, but in special circumstances the time is flexible.

In addition to the regular dynasty, there are also internal dynasties.

The people who participated in the inner dynasty were mainly the Grand Sima, the General, and other additional officials such as Shizhong, Changshi, and Sanqi.

These members who can obtain official status are those who are relatively favored around the emperor, mainly the attendants around the emperor. They do not belong to the system of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, and they are also different from the servants who serve the emperor's daily bed and food.

Their main duties are to discuss political affairs, admonish and collect relics, serve as the emperor's advisors, guard the palace to protect the emperor's safety, etc., and have a close relationship with the emperor.

In the Han Dynasty, it is mainly people from the former prince's palace who participate in the internal dynasty.

After these people have their abilities tempered, they will gradually take over the management of the country.

The main purpose of the Great Court Meeting is to demonstrate the dignity of the country. There were a large number of participants, some of whom were officials from 2,000 to 600 shi, and some were representatives of surrounding ethnic minorities who had submitted to the Han Dynasty. They are all eligible to participate in the Great Court Meeting.

The time is for New Year's Day.

Liu Chan had already held a major court meeting before and handed out gifts. To put it more easily, it was a year-end annual meeting to hand out year-end bonuses.

The morning court that Liu Chan added went up before and after dawn.

The number of courtiers participating is not fixed. They can come if they have something to report, but they don't have to come if they have nothing to do.

Officials with two thousand stones can come to the morning court every day without any invitation.

Those with less than 2,000 dan and more than 600 dan can attend morning worship once a month. Applications must be made three days in advance.

If you have less than 600 shi and more than 300 shi, you can come to attend the morning pilgrimage once a year. If you have something to report, you can apply for an interview ten days in advance.

To put it bluntly, in the early dynasty, Liu Chan directly faced meetings with officials and listened to the most down-to-earth news, so that he could still control the world affairs even though he was deep in the palace.

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There are many advantages, but the disadvantage is that it is a bit time-consuming.

Fortunately, Liu Chan is young now and has plenty of physical strength, so he can still persist.

But this early dynasty, if you meet a lazy emperor, such as Wanli, it will definitely be in vain.

In addition to the morning dynasty, regular dynasty, inner dynasty and great dynasty meetings, Liu Chan also held a sutra banquet lecture every three days.

This was the promise Liu Bei made to the gentry last year, and now they are here specifically to torture him.

The so-called Shi Le Shi Du or Sutra Banquet Day Lecture refers to the courtiers giving lectures on Confucian classics or state governance in front of the emperor or prince while in confinement.

As for its origin, it was during the reign of Emperor Zhao of the former Han Dynasty.

Emperor Zhao of the Western Han Dynasty came to the throne at the age of eight. Because of his young age, the auxiliary ministers selected Confucian scholars Wei Xian, Cai Yi, Xia Housheng, etc. to be conferred in front of the emperor.

Emperor Xuan ordered all the Confucian scholars to lecture on the Sutras in Shiqu Pavilion, which served as a guide for the banquet for the lectures on the Sutras.

In fact, as far as imperial education in the Western Han Dynasty was concerned, court officials entering the inner hall to lecture on scriptures only did so occasionally, not on a regular basis, and there was no name for them to serve as lecturers. The name "Shishang" originated from the Eastern Han Dynasty. It originally refers to a court official who was awarded the title of prince, and is not an official title.

Emperor Guangwu established the Yin concubine as the crown prince (Emperor Ming), and did not follow the example of the Western Han Dynasty in setting up guardians and bureaucrats. Instead, the Confucian ministers in the court were responsible for teaching the prince. However, the crown prince had no reason to be diplomatic, so the court officials went to the imperial court to teach.

Initially, Huben Zhonglang conferred He Tang to the crown prince based on Shangshu.

Later, he was ordered to worship He Tang's teacher. Huan Rong, a famous scholar of the generation who was familiar with "Ouyang Shangshu", was appointed as Yilang. He came to teach the prince and often stayed in the prince's womb.

Five years later, Huan Rong recommended his disciple Hu Xian to serve as a lecturer, and he was able to leave the East Palace and only had to lecture once a day in the morning.

After Emperor Ming came to the throne, he often discussed classics with Huan Rongzi Yu in the middle, asked about political affairs, and personally formulated the chapters and sentences of the five schools of thought, and ordered Huan Yu to compile them in Xuanming Hall.

He also summoned Zhang Ye several times to give lectures on the Book of Documents, and they discussed the difficult meanings of the scriptures with each other. Because they were very consistent with their intentions, he ordered him to be appointed the Crown Prince (Emperor Zhang).

Emperor Zhang was fond of Confucianism, especially the ancient texts "Shang Shu" and "Zuo Zhuan". Because he felt that the classics can be divided into ancient and modern times, and there were many chapters and sentences, he wanted to add or subtract some omissions. He convened a group of Confucian scholars to discuss the similarities and differences of the Five Classics in Baihu Temple, and personally called Zhilin Jue, such as the story of Emperor Xuan's Shiqu in the Western Han Dynasty, was written as a white tiger discussion.

The Eastern Han Dynasty was ruled by the Ming and Zhang emperors. Both emperors were knowledgeable in the Five Classics and Six Arts, and respected their teachers and Confucianism. The cultivation of their knowledge and virtues was undoubtedly due to the teachings of Confucian ministers.

After Emperor Zhang, the political situation of the Eastern Han Dynasty entered a period of decline.

After the conquest of the emperor, the prince's education was actually abolished and the emperor's education was in the form of selecting courtiers to serve as lecturers in the imperial palace.

Except for the four emperors Shang, Shao, Chong, and Zhi who were too young when they came to the throne and reigned for less than a year, they did not serve as ministers. The other emperors He, An, Shun, Huan, Ling, and Xian all served as ministers. system.

This is the story of the previous dynasty. When it comes to Liu Chan, the so-called Jingyanri story is actually more like a battle for the right to speak.

The Guanlong family, the Jingxiang gentry, and the Yizhou tycoon all wanted to influence Liu Chan through Jingfengri lectures, so that their sect's ideas and scholarship could be promoted.

Here, on the contrary, the Yuancong faction has no ability to compete.

After all, the Yuancong sect was all born with mud-legged backgrounds, and few of them were erudite people. They were not able to get involved in the matter of serving as lecturers.

Inside and outside Chang'an City, the sky is still dark.

To the north of Weiyang Palace, in the Shiqu Pavilion.

The place where the books are stored is now filled with great scholars, and they are clearly divided into three factions.

Of course, it's not all three factions. There seem to be disputes among the three factions.

Although it was early, these people were very energetic.

"Your Majesty has arrived~"

Suddenly, Huangmen eunuch's duck voice shouted these four words, and everyone in Shiqu Pavilion suddenly became quiet.

Immediately, Liu Chan, dressed in the emperor's four-season uniform, walked slowly over.

"See Your Majesty~"

"Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"

"Long live long live long live~"

All the scholars paid homage to Liu Chan.

Walking to the main seat, Liu Chan smiled and said, "Please sit down."

Although Liu Chan was annoyed by the banquet lectures, it was meaningful to do this.

The fight between factions still needs to be vented through an opening. If they don't vent it out verbally, who knows where they will vent it out?

Moreover, from the Sutra Banquet, Liu Chan could also learn some knowledge, understand the brain circuits of these wealthy and powerful scholars, and be able to handle them better in the future.

"Who is attending the banquet today?"

After sitting down, Liu Chan asked slowly.

After Liu Chan finished speaking, a Confucian scholar in his fifties or sixties wearing the official robe of an admonishing official walked out immediately. He bowed solemnly to Liu Chan, then looked around the group of Confucian scholars, raised his chin slightly, and said proudly:
"I will give the lecture today!"

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