Wentang

Chapter 775 Taishili and Tang etiquette
How to deal with the follow-up issues in Liaodong, Li Chengqian, the leader, naturally came up with a direction first.

"The Governor's Mansion is bound to be abolished, and the four departments will exercise their power independently under their own duties."

Du He stroked his short beard, and said: "There is no need for His Highness to return to the Governor's Mansion in Beijing. It should be abolished, but the selection of the four governors must be cautious."

The implication is that it must be one of our own, and other people agree.

Li Chengqian said: "I will discuss with the sage and make a decision after discussing with the four governors. You don't need to worry about it. What you need to consider is how to successfully complete the transfer of various powers so that there will be no major turmoil."

"Ah?" Du He was a little surprised: "Your Highness, does the saint want to..."

Li Chengqian was slightly angry. Although he knew that Du He was planning for him, he still felt uncomfortable after what happened yesterday.

It must have been revealed in the usual way, but I remembered my father's teaching in time, not to reveal my true thoughts.So he controlled his emotions in time and said:

"Don't think too much, the saint doesn't have any ideas, I proposed it on my own initiative."

Du He and others couldn't figure out why. If it was just a polite show of respect, it didn't have to be this level.

If the sage really changed all the officials of the four realms, the power they had been operating for several years would collapse. They couldn't understand why the prince had changed so much just after he came back.

Seeing that the situation was somewhat stalemate, Chen Zhong said, "Everyone, the saint asked His Highness to go to Liaodong Sidao. It was originally an exam, and now it's time to accept the results."

"And now is the last and most important test question. If you answer well, you will get full marks. If you don't answer well, the hard work you have put in for several years may be greatly reduced."

"As subjects, we don't need to question His Highness's decision, but do our best to help him complete this exam."

Li Chengqian was a little surprised, but when he thought about who his master was, he immediately guessed that Yue Shan should have told him that he would stay in Beijing to work.

As for the assessment... At this moment, he suddenly realized that the final placement of the Liaodong Fourth Dao was really an assessment. If the transfer of power did not go smoothly, I am afraid that his score in the impression of everyone would really drop a lot.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile wryly in his heart, his father really digs holes for his son everywhere, if Chen Zhong hadn't reminded him for a while, he wouldn't have realized it for a while.

It seems that we should visit the teacher as soon as possible. He knows his father best, and he can avoid a lot of troubles with his guidance.

But others don't know the mystery inside, and after listening to Chen Zhong's words, they become even more confused.

Everyone knows that going to Liaodong Sidao is an assessment of the prince. Could it be that the final step of the assessment is to return all the forces that have been operated in the past few years?
How can there be such an assessment, it's too child's play.

They looked at Li Chengqian, hoping to get an answer from him.

Li Chengqian knew that he didn't say anything, and he was afraid that these confidantes would not cooperate with the transfer of power honestly, so he thought about it and said:
"A lot of things happened after I returned to Beijing. It's inconvenient to tell you now, but it's a good thing for us."

"The people of Zhongshe are right. This is an assessment of me, and it is also an assessment of you. The purpose is to show everyone what kind of people we are and whether we can shoulder the responsibility."

"No matter what the result of the assessment is, the benefits we should have will not be lost, but the more satisfactory the final result, the greater the benefits."

"So you must do your best to cooperate with the people sent by the court to complete the transfer of power. It must be done, understand?"

Du He and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, but seeing Li Chengqian's words were so solemn, they also realized that there was no room for negotiation, so they could only accept the order.

"Here, I will not let His Highness down."

"Okay, let's discuss how to abolish the Governor's Mansion and transfer power. Zhongsheren, you and I will come." Li Chengqian ordered and left.

Chen Zhong followed him out under the gazes of everyone.

After the two of them left, everyone whispered to each other to discuss this matter.

Another person said to Du He: "Du Changshi, what is your highness trying to sell? I don't know what to say if I don't say anything."

"Yes, yes, you are His Highness's confidant, don't you even hear the wind? Let us know a little bit, so that we can feel at ease." Others said one after another.

Du He said seriously: "I don't know much more than you, and I'm still at a loss now."

"But it seems that Zhongsheren seems to know, how could His Highness miss your long history and tell his Zhongsheren about this matter?"

"Yes, yes, this matter cannot be justified. You are the long-term history of the Governor's Mansion, and I should tell you about anything, and I will get him as a middle-class person in one round."

There was a hint of sarcasm in Du He's eyes, and he finally figured out what these people were thinking, they just wanted to provoke the relationship between himself and Chen Zhong.

You are really delusional, don't say that Chen Zhong and I have no conflicts, even if there are conflicts, you will take the initiative to give in.

There is no other reason. Xia Guogong took action when his father suddenly fell ill. I, Du He, am not the kind of ungrateful person.

But there was no hint of it on his face, and he said flatly: "Your Highness naturally has his own plans, we as courtiers just need to listen, if you complain too much, don't worry Your Highness doesn't like it."

After speaking, he turned around and walked out.

The rest of the people also greeted and bid farewell to each other calmly, as if they didn't understand what he said.

Li Chengqian came to a garden, stepped on the thin snow and said, "How is the teacher recently?"

Chen Zhong said quickly: "Master is in good health."

"That's good, he told you all?"

"I said something, the sage wants you to return to Beijing to lead the cabinet and set up officials in the East Palace. If the master didn't say this, I definitely wouldn't believe it."

"Hehe, don't talk about you, I couldn't believe it when I first heard about it, but the thing is just so unbelievable." Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that it was impossible for Yue Shan to tell Chen Zhong some things, but he still wanted to ask to make sure, and now he was finally relieved.

"What do you think about this?"

"The sage is really the number one sage in all ages, and I admire him so much."

"Hehe... Father is indeed a wise man. It is my greatest honor to be his son. But it is also pressure. The situation in Beijing and China is no more complicated than that in Liaodong. We must be cautious and cautious."

"Yeah, I often feel powerless in Liaodong, and I don't know if I can hold on when I return to Beijing this time."

"Hehe...Are you scared? This doesn't seem to be your character."

"Character does not represent ability, and I am not afraid of your jokes. I didn't sleep well last night after listening to Master. Now that I think about it, I admire Master even more. I stepped into Beijing alone at the age of ten and created such a situation. I really don't know how he persisted back then. down."

Li Chengqian couldn't help but recall the scene when he first saw Yue Shan in his mind, and sighed: "Yes, we are still far behind our father and teacher."

"Forget it, let's not talk about these things. You get ready, and you will accompany me to see the teacher later. I haven't visited him after returning to Beijing. I guess he is scolding me in my heart right now."

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Time passed day by day, and the court meeting was getting closer and closer, and the court announced several major decisions one after another at the end of the year.

First, Li Chunfeng, the Taishi Ling of the Taishi Bureau, announced that he had determined a more accurate calendar by using a new calculation method.

It is determined that the exact date of each year is 360 five days and 360 six days, and the annual error is accurate to within 10 minutes.

This news would have caused a sensation in the world in the past. After all, in the thinking of the ancients, the calendar was directly related to the rise and fall of the country, and they could not be changed casually.

But the court has changed so much in the past few years. Li Shimin even changed the way of the era. Who cares about the calendar.

What everyone is more concerned about is whether this new calculation method is accurate. After all, the error is less than 10 minutes per year, which is really too difficult to do.

Li Chunfeng is a steady person in handling affairs, and wrote a calendar book, which introduced in detail how he used the sun to calculate the calendar.

Of course, he did not publish the map of the eight planets, but only explained the observation method based on this map.

It belongs to teaching a man a fish, and others can only calculate the calendar according to his method in a short period of time.

This calendar book was presented to Li Shimin. After reading it, he was naturally very happy, and he personally named it: Taishili.

And when announcing the Great Court Meeting, he will inform the heaven and the ancestral temple about it, and the Taishi calendar should be used next year.

The people of the Taishi Bureau are undoubtedly the happiest. It is an honor to complete the calendar reform in the hands of them, and it is very likely that it will go down in history.

Then the whole mobilization will prepare for next year's calendar reform.

The second thing is related to the most powerful ancient schools and new schools that have been copied recently.

In view of the fact that one of the two sides insisted on the etiquette of the Shang Dynasty and the other adhered to the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, the endless quarrels led to chaos in the etiquette of the country, which was not conducive to the stability of the country and the peace of the people.

The imperial court decided to temporarily promote "Da Tang Rituals", and all life ritual standards should follow "Da Tang Rituals" as the standard.

Wait for your new school and the ancient school to compete for one, two, three to decide whether to use Zhou etiquette or Yin Shang etiquette.

On the surface, this is an unbiased decision, but as long as you are not stupid, you know that this is taking Confucianism as a knife.

Not to mention that "Da Tang Rituals" itself was compiled by Kong Yingda, the core representative of Confucianism, and it represents the viewpoint of the new school.

It is said that Zhou Li is being promoted now, and suddenly it is abolished, which is the biggest blow to the ancient school.

While the new school was having fun, it continued to drag the ancient school to argue over whether Yin Shang etiquette or Zhou etiquette is more correct and more in line with the sages' thinking.

The ancient school is like a concubine, knowing that he has been fooled by the new school unknowingly, and his home was stolen by others when he was in a group.

How can they still have the mind to continue to quarrel, and they have petitioned for the restoration of "Yi Li", otherwise it will lead to chaos in the world.

There were even extreme scholars who committed suicide. Li Shimin ordered a generous burial after hearing about it, and then continued to implement "Datang Rituals".

The Ancient School was still not reconciled, and ran around lobbying the powerful, hoping that they would write a letter to restore "Yi Li".Needless to say, many people were really moved.

After all, "Rituals" is simply a gift for scholars and dignitaries, and it is they, the rich and powerful, who benefit the most.

However, as soon as they showed signs of joining forces, the court released the news that the first batch of reward lists had been confirmed, and they were waiting for the announcement by the Great Court Council.

Moreover, the second batch of reward list has already begun to be drawn up, and this batch of rewards is mainly for meritorious dignitaries.

All these nobles immediately died down. Compared with Fengguo, "Yili" is nothing, it's not worth mentioning.

"Da Tang Rituals" passed in a daze like this.

Don't think that a book on etiquette is useless. You must know that the ancient law is that the rule of man is greater than the rule of law.

The enactment and execution of laws are also based on etiquette, which means that etiquette is greater than law.

During the trial process of the case, the legal effect of "Da Tang Rituals" is higher than the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, within a few years, everyone will only know that there is "Da Tang Rituals" but not the book "Yilis".

The ancient school was directly abolished in half.

Immediately afterwards, the new school proposed to abandon an argument, abandoning the Nine Classics and re-approving the Confucian classics as the Four Books and Five Classics.

That is, "University", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "Mencius", "The Analects" and "Poems", "Books", "Rituals", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn".

And the annotations of these nine books are all based on the Xinxue Annotated Edition.

For example, the annotated version of "The Analects of Confucius" is Yue Shan's "Analects of Justice", and the annotated version of "Yi" is based on Wang Ji's "Annotations to the Book of Changes".

Needless to mention "Mencius", Meng Yao, the head of the Meng family, is one of the core figures of Xinxue.

There is also "Great Learning", which is also based on Yue Shan's annotated version.What's more, he also wrote a great book "Education" based on this book. Even the ancient school dare not deny the excellence of this book.

Some people from the new school even suggested that the book "Education" be included in the ranks of the Four Books and Five Classics, and become Five Books and Five Classics or Four Books and Six Classics.

It's just that Yue Shan's face isn't that thick yet, so he won't.At least when he was alive, he would not agree to this matter.

Naturally, this matter was once again strongly resisted by the ancient school, but this time the new school was determined to fight them to the end.

Whether you like it or not, anyway, from today onwards in our new school, the Nine Classics will not be taught, but the Four Books and Five Classics will be the core classics.

The core classic "Yi Li" of the ancient school was officially kicked out of the ranks of Confucian classics by the new school, and within a few years it was reduced to a miscellaneous book studying the actual customs and living habits of the Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period.

After disturbing the arrival of the Great Court, Li Shimin led civil and military officials, dignitaries and celebrities to sacrifice to the sky, and told the sky about the change of the calendar.

Then I went to worship the ancestral temple and told my ancestors to change the calendar, change to "Datang Rituals", and implement the enfeoffment system in overseas territories.

When all the dignitaries heard the word entrustment in the sacrificial rite, they all showed excited expressions, and the matter was finally settled.

Especially the clan's children, if the occasion was not inappropriate, they would all jump up excitedly.

At the end of the court meeting, a banquet was given, and Li Shimin hosted a banquet for courtiers in Yong'an Palace.

The only difference from previous years is that this time Li Shimin only gave an opening speech, and then handed over the hosting work to Prince Li Chengqian on the grounds of physical discomfort.

Most people were not aware of the problem, and only thought that the emperor was really unwell, and expressed concern.

A very small number of well-informed people already have a premonition that something is wrong, but they are not sure what happened, so they can only watch silently.

The imperial court did not announce any major decisions at the Great Court Meeting. According to the rules, today they only celebrate the New Year and do nothing else, and they have to wait until the Muxiu is over to discuss anything.

So even if the dignitaries are very impatient, they still have to wait until the end of the year.

With these people living like years, the Muxiu ended, and the court announced several decisions that shocked the world one after another.

(End of this chapter)