Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 335 Ming Tang System
"Go ask someone to prepare some carp. I want to eat carp for lunch today." Li Chengqian walked in the imperial garden and said to Wang Quan beside him as he walked.

"No! This servant will send someone to notify Shangshi Bureau to prepare." Wang Quan said.

"By the way, send someone to call the ceremonial officials and bachelors to Liangyi Hall. I want to discuss with them today about the Mingtang."

"I'm afraid that we won't be able to finish talking about this discussion in the hall for a while. Fortunately, I let these court officials and scholars have lunch with me."

"You don't need to choose another place, just hold a banquet in the Hall of Liangyi. Today I will hold a whole fish banquet in the Hall of Liangyi to entertain everyone." Li Chengqian said.

"Promise!" Wang Quan took the order and wrote down Li Chengqian's words one by one.

Send people separately to inform the ceremonial officials and bachelors to come to Liangyi Hall for a meeting, and inform the Shangshi Bureau to prepare today's lunch. At noon today, the emperor will have a whole fish feast. To invite these people to dinner, they need to prepare more fish.

After receiving the notification, the ceremonial officers and scholars immediately rushed to the Hall of Liangyi to meet the emperor. After meeting Li Chengqian, everyone directly entered the topic and discussed the topic of Mingtang system.

The so-called Mingtang is actually the place where the emperor sacrificed to heaven, earth and ancestors.

The Mingtang was also the place where the emperors met with the princes and held sacrificial activities in the pre-Qin period, and it was the place where the emperors declared politics and religion.

The Mingtang system is a system that integrates politics, religion, patriarchal clan and social forms.

With the Mingtang as the core, the system formed a set of social adjustment system integrating religion, patriarchal clan, politics and education, which reflected the characteristics of the ancient society.

The establishment of the Mingtang system marked the highest level of religious development in ancient times, and the Mingtang system became the only existence that monopolized all areas of social ideology.

The most basic value concept in ancient society was "respecting heaven and the ancestors"; while the fundamental basis for the rationality of political rule was "heaven's destiny is not arbitrarily"; the ultimate principle of social ethics and moral system was "to match heaven with virtue".

In ancient times, after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he would definitely place the main god tablet of the previous generation emperor in the Ming Hall, and enjoy being enshrined and sacrificed together with the emperor of heaven.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan posthumously named his father the Emperor of Yuan, and according to the established code of handing over the Ming Tang, the Emperor of Yuan was allocated to the Ming Hall to enjoy sacrifices with the Emperor of Heaven.

After the death of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, the ceremonial officials played Li Er, put Gaozu Li Yuan's main god tablet into the Ming Hall, enjoyed sacrifices with the Emperor of Heaven, and invited Emperor Yuan's tablet out.

However, since Li Chengqian ascended the throne, the ceremonial officer did not singly invite Taizong's tablet into the hall.

This is obviously a dereliction of duty by the courtesy officials. For this reason, ministers such as Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang often reminded Li Chengqian about this matter, and even his uncles and brothers often mentioned it to him.

Li Chengqian was really annoyed by them, and only then did he think about the Mingtang system.

If it weren't for their reminder, Li Chengqian would not have asked about such a thing.

To be honest, Li Chengqian didn't know about these things, he didn't know about them, and he didn't dare to ask.

Since so many people mentioned it, he had to take it to heart.

The major events of the country lie in sacrifice and Rong.

Not casually, but the two most important events in the ancient state.

When the ceremonial officers arrived at the Liangyi Hall, they felt a little uneasy. To be honest, they were dereliction of duty, and they were afraid that the emperor would blame them.

Li Chengqian didn't blame them, it was because he didn't know anything about it, and he didn't care too much, if Changsun Wuji and others hadn't reminded him all the time, he wouldn't even remember the Mingtang system.

"Do you think it is feasible to move Emperor Gaozu Dawu out of the Ming Hall and invite the late emperor into the Ming Hall? Is there any etiquette in this?" Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty! This is absolutely impossible!" said a courtesy officer.

"What's wrong? According to my Great Tang's Mingtang relocation code, when I was in power, the first emperor should enjoy the Heavenly Emperor in the Mingtang." Li Chengqian said, he didn't understand the reasoning.

These ceremonial officials and bachelors are professionals in this field, so they naturally know better than him. Since someone raised objections, Li Chengqian felt that he must have his reasons.

Professional matters need to be answered by professionals.

"According to etiquette, the first emperor should have been worthy to enjoy the Ming Hall, but now that such a long time has passed, it is really not suitable to ask for the throne of Emperor Gaozu Dawu." The official said.

Then he explained to Li Chengqian why it was inappropriate, where it was inappropriate, etc. Li Chengqian was confused for a while.

Li Chengqian looked at the others, and they all nodded in agreement. In fact, they were worried that if they told the truth, they would be punished for their negligence, so on the way here, they had already prepared statements.

Only then did Li Chengqian suddenly realize that he looked like this before, and the ceremonial officials and the scholars were relieved, they had fooled around!
"Since this is the case, does that mean that the first emperor cannot enter the hall to enjoy the emperor?" Li Chengqian asked.

"It's not impossible, it's still worthy of Mingtang." A bachelor said.

"Oh! How do you say that?" Li Chengqian asked with a flash in his eyes.

In fact, whether there is a way is not important to Li Chengqian. If Changsun Wuji and others bother him again, they will blame them.

If Changsun Wuji and others were looking for trouble, they were also looking for trouble, and it had nothing to do with him as the emperor.

The most important point is that if this problem can be solved, his tablet can be successfully placed in the Ming Hall in the future, and he can enjoy the offerings of the world together with the five heavenly emperors.

To be able to be sacrificed with the Emperor of Heaven after death, this is very compelling, not everyone is qualified to enjoy the sacrifice with the Emperor of Heaven after death.

"I think that Emperor Gaozu, Dawu, and the Five Heavenly Emperors can be seated in the Ming Hall, and Taizong Wenwu Sheng Emperor, who can be paired with the Five Emperors, can also be seated beside the Ming Hall," said the ceremonial officer.

In this way, the problem of the first emperor's entry into the Ming Hall was satisfactorily resolved, and no one would make trouble for them, and they could cover up their dereliction of duty.

"What you said makes sense, but does it conform to the rules?" Li Chengqian asked.

"This is not against the law of etiquette at all, Your Majesty need not worry!" said the etiquette official.

"Since that's the case, it's decided like this. You should handle this matter as soon as possible, and invite the late emperor into the hall."

"Emperor Gaozu was paired with the Five Heavenly Emperors, and the late emperor was paired with the Five Emperors in the Ming Hall to enjoy offerings and sacrifices." Li Chengqian said.

Since there is no problem, it is good to leave this matter to these professionals. He only needs to wait for the news.

"I will obey the order!" The ceremonial officials and the bachelors saluted.

They all breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got away with it. Fortunately, the emperor didn't understand this matter. If it was replaced by someone who knew a little about the Mingtang system.

They may not be able to muddle through.

(End of this chapter)