I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 312: Give my teacher the title of Marquis! (Please subscribe)

When Huo Guang fell headfirst on the General's Mansion, Liu He certainly didn't know about it.

As soon as Shenshi arrived, he came to Taixue, a dozen miles west of Chang'an City.

This is Liu He's first time coming to Taixue.

Unlike the Taixue he imagined, this place looked much shabby and dilapidated.

Similar to the palaces in Chang'an, the Imperial Academy was also built on a high platform made of earth.

The size of this high platform is even comparable to that of Weiyang Palace.

When the Great Han Dynasty was founded, Huang Lao's school was prevalent, so there were only private schools in the world, and there were no official schools from top to bottom.It was not until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "removed all schools of thought and only respected Confucianism" that Dong Zi's suggestion was adopted and Taixue was established in Chang'an.

At that time, there were 50 doctoral disciples in Taixue, but now the number has increased to 300.

Judging from this scale, Emperor Xiaowu still attached great importance to Taixue.

However, compared with other government offices, Taixue is a cold government office after all.

Although it occupies such a large area, the scale of the government office is not large, comparable to ordinary government offices. It is just a courtyard with three entrances and three exits.

The main building in the front yard is a Confucian temple, the main hall in the middle courtyard is the place where Taixue Ling acts as an agent for government affairs, and the main building in the back yard is the place where doctoral students teach collectively on weekdays.

In addition to the three most spacious main rooms, the side rooms on both sides are either used as guest quarters for doctoral students, or as places for doctoral officers to give lectures.

In addition, Taixue also has ancillary buildings such as dining rooms and stables. Although sparrows are small, they are complete.

All in all, it's adequate, but definitely not roomy.

In addition, Huo Guang didn't like reading at first, let alone Confucian scholars, so this Taixue has not been repaired for a long time, and it looks a little decayed and dilapidated.

However, unlike today's Prime Minister's Mansion and Shao's Mansion, which are very deserted, today's Taixue is a bit lively.

Wang Shi, the Taixue Ling, did not show up in Taixue many times, because the department didn't have too many things to deal with.

But today, Wang Shi came to the temple early.

Not long after, the five edicts issued by the emperor were sent to Taixue, and one of them was directly related to Taixue—all county officials who came to Chang’an City to be in charge of planning, auditing and reporting had to go to Taixue. Learn to copy books.

Taixue is a cold yamen.

Those living here are all powerless doctor officers and doctor students.

Although they may become famous in the future, they are now unknown people.

When there is nothing to do on weekdays, no officials are willing to set foot here.

Today, when I heard that more than a hundred officials from [-] stones to Biqianshi were coming to the temple to copy books, the whole Taixue suddenly became a little ebullient.

Originally, because the Son of Heaven ordered that the final version of the scriptures be adjudicated next year, the disciples of the Ph.D.s were divided into two schools of thought on the Son of Heaven.

There are both praises and complaints - the latter being the predominant one.

Now, the Son of Heaven appointed officials from the prefectures and states to come to Taixue to copy books. In the eyes of Confucian scholars, it was an act of valuing Confucianism, so the resentment dissipated a lot.

In order to prevent these young and excited doctoral students from making jokes, Wang Shi ordered them to stay in the guest house in the backyard—the wing rooms in the middle courtyard and the front courtyard should be vacant, and they were not allowed to enter or leave without authorization.

This really made the doctoral disciples a little regretful. It is not often that they can meet so many officials at one time.

However, they had to listen to what Tai Xueling Wang Shi said, so they had to discuss in the backyard, guessing what would happen next.

After noon, officials from various counties and states came to Taixue one after another.

Whether it is the chief historian of a large county or the prime minister of a small country, they were all assigned to copy books in different rooms.

There are many books in Taixue, all of which are Confucian classics, and these officials can only copy different Confucian classics.

It won't be long before the printing press spreads and there will be more and more books.

In this way, the officials copying the books and the PhD students watching the excitement gradually became quiet.

Let the Taixue, which was a little noisy, gradually regain its tranquility.

There are some old courtyards here, which seem to exude a kind of power-quickly quiet down all the restlessness.

Anyone who comes here will involuntarily calm down.

Those who care about worldly affairs look at the peaks and rest their minds; those who fly violently into the sky like a kite will look into the valleys and forget to rebel.

Perhaps this is the power of the saint.

However, before noon, a more shocking news made Taixue boil again.

——The emperor wants to visit the Imperial College in person and meet with the county officials, doctoral officers, doctoral disciples and Imperial College officials.

This news, like a pebble, made Taixue's perennially calm water no longer calm down.

This is the first time today to come to Taixue.

For a long time, today's Son of Heaven has been a little "disrespectful" to Confucian scholars, so amidst the undercurrent of resentment, there is a little more expectation—hope that the Son of Heaven will treat Confucian scholars kindly.

So, without Wang Shi's supervision, all the doctoral students put on the cleanest and decent clothes, and even participated in the cleaning and dust removal by themselves.

Not distinguishing the five grains, not working hard in the four bodies-the Confucian scholars of the big man are not like this disappointing appearance.

In Shenshi, everything that should be prepared was ready, and the Taixue, which was a little gray at first, exuded a different brilliance.

At this time, the person in charge of communication in the emperor's chariot battle brought news that the emperor would arrive in a quarter of an hour.

For a time, the county officials and the doctor's disciples were all confused again.

Fortunately, Wang Shi has a high moral character and was once the emperor's teacher. Everyone respects him very much.

Under his calm command, hundreds of people came to the high platform where Taixue was located one after another.

They were divided into two neat teams, standing in the cold wind, waiting for the arrival of the emperor.

The autumn wind was very strong, but the faces of these hundreds of people were all hot.

They all stretched their necks and looked in the direction of Chang'an City...

Soon, billows of dust rose up on the official road.

The emperor's chariot battle is coming.

……

Liu He stood in the car and soon saw the waiting crowd.

"Xue Qi, Taixue is the place where the disciples of the doctors read the books of the sages. I ordered the chariots to stop thirty feet away to show my respect for the sages."

"only!"

The loud password came from Xue Qi's throat, and passed it forward and backward one by one.

In the end, the entire team of cars parked steadily at the position Liu He wanted - no more, no less, exactly [-] feet away from the doctoral students and subordinates who came to meet him.

Liu He got out of the car and walked towards the crowd with Xue Yong.

Seeing that the emperor came almost alone, and even parked his car in the distance, the disciples of the doctors had a better impression of the emperor.

This emperor doesn't seem to be as "crazy" as the rumors say.

When Liu He was still ten feet away from the crowd, Taixue Ling Wang Shi stood up and gave him a big salute.

Then, all the doctoral officers, county officials, doctoral disciples, and imperial officials behind him all knelt down.

"The ministers greet His Majesty the Emperor."

Even if it is a big court meeting on weekdays, you can't see so many people.

Seeing so many people knelt down in front of him in unison, Liu He's calm heart still felt a little turbulent.

He quickly walked in front of Wang Shi, looked at Wang Shi, and then at the people behind him.

"Wang Fu, please get up quickly."

"My lords, please get up quickly."

"No!" Wang Shi stood up first.

"No!" Everyone stood up.

"This is the first time I have come to Taixue, and I also grew up studying Confucian classics."

"In the final analysis, I, like all the ministers, are Confucian scholars."

Although these words are far-fetched, they are not wrong-and there is a lot of meaning in them.

The Son of Heaven considers himself a Confucian scholar, so will he still disrespect Confucian scholars?
Moreover, the teacher of the Son of Heaven is still Wang Shi, and Wang Shi is the current Taixue Ling.In this way, these doctoral students present are half classmates with the emperor.

Thinking of this, many people feel a little bit of expectation and comfort in their hearts.

"Let me go to worship my ancestor first."

"promise!"

The first teacher, of course, is Confucius.

In front of the saints, the emperor also has to perform the rites of disciples.

In this way, Liu He boarded the ladder to Taixue under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Behind him were Wang Shi and the doctoral officer, and after that were the county officials and doctoral students.

No matter what their identities, everyone's mood was a little surging, but they tried their best to suppress it.

Sad but not sad, happy but not lewd.

This is ritual.

In Taixue, how can you lose the etiquette?
Liu He walked steadily towards the Taixue at a high place.

In his mind, the things to do in Taixue became more and more clear. ...

After a "trek", Liu He finally arrived outside Taixue.

Around this Taixue, there are many towering ancient trees.

These giant trees are bigger than those in Weiyang Palace.

There are rumors that these giant trees were moved from the edge of Qin Palace.

Therefore, they are the tallest giant trees in the entire Chang'an city.

At this time, these dozens of giant trees had lost all their leaves, and their trunks made a "creaking" sound in the autumn wind.

Liu He walked among them, as if he heard the whispers of countless old Qin people.

In the spring of next year, it must be dark and dark here, and there must be a different kind of scenery.

Liu He walked in front, and the rest of the people followed behind him at a distance of more than ten feet.

He is like the head horse among the herd, standing out from the crowd.

Soon, Liu He walked into the front yard of Taixue and came to the Confucius Temple.

The front yard is very spacious, but it can't accommodate hundreds of people, so it seems a bit crowded at the moment.

Many people even went outside the Taixue.

Among the people present, almost no one has seen the scene of the emperor visiting Taixue.

But now the emperor only brings one entourage, which is not much different from "alone".

This not only reflects the emperor's approachability, but also reflects the emperor's absolute trust in the Confucian scholars.

Vote for my papaya and return it with Qiong Yao.

Confucian scholars who still had a little bit of resentment would naturally not show any disrespect to the Son of Heaven.

They all stood silently, with respectful looks.

Liu He looked at the Confucian Temple in front of him, and found that it was actually not that big, not even as big as the family temple of aristocratic families.

In the Han Dynasty, the construction of temples for sacrifices has its own set of rituals.

For example, in terms of quantity, there is a saying that "seven temples for the son of heaven, five temples for princes, three temples for officials, one temple for scholars, and none for common people".

In addition to the difference in quantity, the shape, ritual, and music are all customized, which cannot be surpassed.

Once the etiquette system is exceeded, it is adultery, not only to be ridiculed and reviled, but also likely to be punished by the court.

When the Han Dynasty was founded, although Emperor Taizu Gao went to worship Confucius Temple in Qufu, he did not give Confucius a title like the monarchs of later generations did.

Therefore, it is true that Confucius’ status is respected, but the Confucian family can only be regarded as "scholars" in the final analysis, and the shape of the Confucian temple must naturally be built according to the specifications of the family temple of a scholar.

The Confucius Temple in front of Liu He was probably the "highest" family temple in the Han Empire, but it was still a bit shabby.

He stood outside the door with his hands behind his back, without speaking for a long time, as if he was thinking about something.

Looking inside, you can see a portrait of Confucius on the wall in the middle - long beard and curvy body, saluting with crossed hands, with the demeanor of a former teacher.

Through the lingering smoke, Liu He felt a little dazed, feeling that the portrait of Confucius seemed to come alive.

At this time, Taixue Ling Wang Shi followed.

"I came in a hurry today and didn't bring any sacrifices, but I still have to offer a few sticks of incense to the saint, as a disciple, and to express my heart."

"promise."

Wang Shi hurriedly gave orders, doctor officer Tian Wangsun brought three sticks of incense, lit them and presented them to the emperor.

Liu He took it and walked into the hall without saying a word.

After three or two steps, he came to the tablet.

This tablet is two circles smaller than the tablet of Emperor Taizu Gao in the Gaomiao, but it is also engraved in red seal script, with only the words "God Table of the First Master Confucius" on it.

Simple and quaint.

Smelling the pungent smell of incense, Liu He thought of an interesting thing for no reason.

If the young Emperor Taizu Gao met Confucius, would he become his disciple?

If he worshiped Confucius as his teacher, what kind of person would Emperor Taizu Gao become?
Perhaps Emperor Taizu Gao would have been a student like Zi Lu - someone who could not only protect Confucius, but also scold the saint to death.

Thinking of this, Liu He respectfully bowed to the teacher as a student in front of the statue of Confucius.

This is from the heart, and it is also for the Confucian scholars and officials in the courtyard to see.

Throughout his life, Confucius had almost no relationship with power.

But now, his knowledge has become the source of power, which is a great irony.

There is no right or wrong in Confucius' knowledge, but it was used in the wrong place by later people, and Liu He wanted to return Confucianism to its rightful place and let it benefit the Han people.

Because there were no sacrifices, Liu He's first sacrifice to Confucius ended hastily.

When he returned to the courtyard, he found that there was some special respect in the eyes of the bustling officials and scholars.

Liu He stood under the eaves and cleared his throat.

Next, what he is going to say will cause an uproar here.

"Since ancient times, there have been many kings and sages in the world, and they will be honored at that time, and they will be gone when they are gone."

"Although the first teacher Confucius was a commoner, he has been passed down for more than ten generations, and he has been a scholar. Since the emperor and prince, the master of the six Chinese language skills is the most holy!"

"I hereby issue an edict to respect Confucius as the most holy teacher of Dacheng, and to grant Confucius the title of Baocheng Xuannihou. The title will be heir to Kong Anguo, the No. 11 grandson of Confucius."

The Confucian scholars standing in the front heard the edict first.

They were taken aback for a moment, but soon all of them blushed with excitement.

Then, the edict was passed on from word to mouth, and spread towards the crowd behind.

In a short while, the whole Taixue completely boiled up.

Whether it is giving Confucius an honorary title or granting the Confucius family a marquis, it all represents the emperor's respect for Confucius.

As a Confucian scholar, of course I am honored.

Taixue Ling Wang Shi did not expect that the emperor would be so "reckless" in issuing an edict, and originally wanted to dissuade the emperor from being in such a hurry.

But when he saw the excitement of the young Confucian scholars in the courtyard, he secretly gave up the idea.

Although the Son of Heaven took this step a bit aggressively, it might be able to achieve miraculous results.

At this time, the wrestling between the Son of Heaven and Huo Guang has reached a critical moment. If the support of Confucian scholars can be obtained, it will definitely be beneficial and harmless.

Thinking of this, Wang Shi took a step forward and bowed down in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty respects the teacher and respects the way. He is a model of Confucianism. I thank Your Majesty for your kindness!"

With this one leader, the rest of the people knew what to do. They all knelt down and bowed to the emperor to thank him.

"Everyone is in peace." Liu He said calmly.

Wang Shi and the others maintained the posture of saluting, and after a while, they stood up.

Compared with just now, the atmosphere in this courtyard has eased a bit.

"He passed away like this. He never gave up day and night. Doctors and disciples don't need to waste their time here. Go down and study."

"As for the officials of the counties and states, stay here for a while, I have a few words to ask you."

"No!" Several doctoral officers led hundreds of doctoral disciples to salute again, and then walked towards the backyard one after another.

Soon, there were only those hundreds of county and state officials left in the entire courtyard.

Among these county officials, there are both long history and ministers. They are all in charge of county affairs, so they are also called Shangji officials.

They come to Chang'an twice a year - for the project review at the beginning of the year and for the review report in September, and each time they have to stay for more than a month.

The counties that are close to each other are fine, and the chief planners at least have time to rest; but the counties that are far away are suffering. The chief planners are either in Chang'an City or on their way to Chang'an City.

Not to mention the wind and sun on the road, but also to stay away from one's wife and children, is a hard job.

It is perfectly normal to want to complete the calculation and report earlier and return to my hometown earlier.

"Everyone has had a hard time traveling and traveling, and it has been a hard journey."

These officials are of low rank, and they have almost never met the emperor, so they naturally don't know how close to the people the emperor is today.

When they heard this greeting all of a sudden, they were a little panicked. Fortunately, Liu He stopped him in time, otherwise they would have fallen to their knees again.

"Your Majesty must have known yesterday that Prime Minister Ren Gong was suddenly seriously ill and is temporarily unable to review the plans for each county this year."

"The prime minister fell ill suddenly, and the court had no way to deal with it for a while, so all the ministers could only be wronged to copy books in this imperial school for the time being, resting and waiting quietly."

All the subordinate officials obeyed the emperor's arrangement even if they said they were not suffering.

"However, I've already thought about it, and the matter of reporting to the plan cannot be delayed, so..."

Liu He smiled.

"I'll personally handle the matter of planning and reporting. Let me see if this is feasible?"

This is the most important thing Liu He came to Taixue to do today.Controlling local counties and counties must start from the matter of accounting and reporting.

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