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Chapter 31

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    [1] "Temple" Flower Sacrifice. Poetry

    There is no need to escape from the world, and the Buddhist temple is busy now.

    If the Buddha is willing, visitors can stay in the Buddhist hall.

    The capital is known as "the best temple in the world". There are thousands of Buddhist temples alone, and most officials who come to Beijing to report on their duties generally live in temples.

    why?  Because there are many benefits for the officials living in the temple: first, they can avoid the entertainment in private residences; second, they can avoid the noise of hotels;

    ?Since you live in a temple, Beijing officials return their worship according to the rites. Of course, it is just a cup of tea in front of the Buddha. It is elegant and simple, so why not do it?

    This time Wang Shouchang went to Beijing, but chose to live in Yuan Zhen's official residence.  Because Wang Shouchang brought his female relatives with him, it was inconvenient to live in the temple.  Yuan Zhen was originally Wang Shouchang's subordinate when he was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces as Pingzhang, and was transferred to the capital because of Wang Shouchang's strong recommendation. Yuan Zhen has always been grateful to him.  Knowing that the old leader was going to Beijing to report on his duties, he had already written in advance to invite Wang Shouchang to come to Beijing and live in his home to repay his kindness.

    In this way, Yuan Zhen arranged for Wang Shouchang and his party to live in a small courtyard with a garden in his house.

    [2] "Mulan Ci" Southern and Northern Dynasties. Anonymous

    Return to see the emperor, the emperor sits in the bright hall.

    Zhixun twelve turn, reward hundred thousand strong.

    Early the next morning, Wang Shouchang and Yuan Zhen went to court together.

    At the court meeting, Wen Zong sat on the Golden Luan Hall.

    Wang Shouchang said: "Yunnan has been flattened, and the Mongolian army [referring to the Tujian army] and the rebels of the Harazhang and Luoluos will either be punished or surrendered. Although it has been decided, the rest of the party fled to the valley.  Now, I would like to ask King Jing of Jing to leave soon, and Prince Wujing's Siban and other consulates to be stationed at the age of one or two, so as to demonstrate seriousness."

    Wen Zong approved Wang Shouchang's request, and stayed in the Yuan army for one to two years, and ordered Ma Chi to be the political officer of Pingzhang of Yunnan Province and the prime minister of the military in the territory.  The King of Jin, Alathina, sent 300 Tanma Red Army and Qichibo Army 300 to defend together for one year, and the rest of the army was sent back to its various ministries.

    Yushi Taichen impeached: "Ma Rong, who participated in politics in Sichuan province, paid 6,000 shi to the Yunnan army, returned it in the middle way, borrowed 19 ingots in advance to marry a concubine, and criticized Pingzhang Wang Shouchang, although the crime was forgiven  [You forgive me], it¡¯s hard to serve as Zaifu.¡±

    Wen Zong said: "The principle of general principles, the distinction between superiority and inferiority, and ignorance, how can it be above and below! Let it go urgently!"

    At this time, someone reported: "In recent years, there has been a severe drought in Shaanxi, and there are many hungry people. Please open warehouses for disaster relief."

    Wen Zong listened, "ah", and asked Wang Shouchang after a moment of pondering: "I know that Aiqing once served in Shanxi Province. He has a clean government and a good reputation. Aiqing thinks how to deal with this matter?"

    Wang Shouchang pondered for a moment, and said: "The imperial court should temporarily implement the law of transporting millet to supplement officials. That is, anyone who donates grain will be awarded a certain level of official position depending on the amount. For example, if donating more than 1,000 shi of grain, it is equivalent to seven ranks; six hundred and six  More than 10 shi, and the authentic eighth grade; more than 200 shi, and the authentic ninth grade, etc. Please get rid of the shortcomings of the original banknote law, so that the currency can flow smoothly, which is beneficial to private trade and exchange of what is needed. "

    Wenzong then asked Pingzhang, Shaanxi to handle the matter according to Wang Shouchang's memorial.

    Wenzong Xuanzhi appointed Wang Shouchang as the envoy of the Zhongzheng Yuan of the Xuanzheng Yuan and concurrently as the Pingzhang of Sichuan Province.

    Wenzong intended to make Yan Tiemu'er "be the prime minister alone and respect him".  Then he issued an edict to ennoble Boyan as King Junning, and posthumously named him the third generation as king; another edict was issued to change Prime Minister Zuo[1] Boyan to know the Privy Council, and there was no longer Prime Minister Zuo in the court.

    Since then, Yan Tiemu'er has been able to monopolize the power without restriction.  "Every command, punishment name, selection method, money and grain, pretensions, all government affairs in Zhongshu, listen to the president. Kings, princesses, son-in-laws, close servants, officials of all sizes, etc., dare to listen to the report and use it as a violation of the system.  ".

    Yan Tiemu'er asked Zhongshu Shengchen to give him Anfeng and other roads to seal his household.  The gardens, Shuiyu, Tutian, Jiaxing, Pingjiang and other places in Longqingzhou occupied a lot of wealth; he took the empress Taiding as his wife, and married 40 clan women successively.  "One feast or slaughter thirteen horses" is extremely lewd and extravagant.

    [3] "Chile Song" Southern and Northern Dynasties. Folk Song Phoenix Legend/Shao Ruiya. Song

    ? That night, Yan Tiemuer held a grand family banquet, and a large number of officials came to Yan Tiemuer's house to congratulate.

    If an official wants to walk in the officialdom, he can't help himself, so Wang Shouchang had no choice but to take Liu Haohao and others to follow the trend.

    Yan Tiemuer's house prostitute performed singing and dancing.  Yuan Zhen had long heard that Liu Haohao's singing skills were very good, and hoped that she could sing a song to cheer the prime minister.

    But Liu Haohao first arrived in the cold north, and within a few days, he caught a cold, and now his throat is still swollen and sore, and he can't even speak, so he had to?Du Qiu and Liu Ruyan sang for her.

    Liu Haohao came to the waiting place for servants, found Du Qiu and Liu Ruyan, made a simple arrangement, and told them: "Most of the guests are Mongolian nobles, famous generals of the grassland, you two sing the song "Chile Song"."

    Du Qiu and Liu Ruyan entered the stage openly.

    After a while, accompanied by Mongolian musical instruments Matouqin, Huqin, Sihu, Hubis, Yatok, Taiping Drum, Mongolian Horn, Huobusi and Jia, Liu Ruyan¡¯s ethereal and clear voice sounded in the lobby:

    "Blue sky, clear lake water, green grassland, this is my home. Hey~"

    Du Qiu played the Taiping drum herself, and sang in her desolate and high-pitched voice:

    "The sky is dark, the wild is vast, and the wind blows the grass and cattle and sheep appear. The sky is dark, the field is vast, and the wind blows the grass and cattle and sheep appear."

    The willow's voice like smoke and nature echoed again: "Chile River, under the Yin Mountain, the sky is like a dome, covering the whole field; the sky is vast and wild, and the wind blows the grass and cattle and sheep appear."

    Du Qiu went on to sing:

    "Chilechuan, under the Yin Mountain, the sky is like a dome, covering the whole field; the sky is vast and wild, and the wind blows the grass and cattle and sheep appear."

    This kind of arrangement is very novel and unexpected, and many guests excitedly sang along with the two of them.

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    Notes

    [1] Prime Minister Zuo

    ? Prime Minister Zuo is the name of an official. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Jing of Qi placed one prime minister on the left and one prime minister on the right.  After the unification of Qin Dynasty (221 BC-207 BC), the prime minister was still the head of the hundred officials. When there were two people, they were divided into left and right, and the left was the top.  In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Hui and Empress Gao also had left and right prime ministers, and Empress Wen only had one prime minister.  Northern Qi and Northern Zhou also had left and right prime ministers.  Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty changed Shangshu's left and right servants to Wenchang's left and right ministers.  When Xuanzong opened the Yuan Dynasty, he changed the left and right servants to the left and right prime ministers, but they ignored political affairs and were not prime ministers.  Tianbao still restored the original name of Pushe.  And changed the servant to be the left minister, and the Zhongshuling to be the right minister, and then returned to the old one.  Before the thirteenth year of Hongwu (1380) in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, there were left and right prime ministers who were the real prime ministers in power.

    In ancient China, whether it is "left" or "right" is not static, and there are different regulations in different periods and times.  During the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, "right" was respected.  Therefore, the royal relatives and nobles are called "You Qi", and the aristocratic families are called "You Clan" or "You Surname".  However, the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was different. During the period of Emperor Wu, Prime Minister Zuo was not considered a full-time prime minister, but a transitional position when the position was vacant.

    "Han Shu. Biography of Liu Quyao" takes Quyao, the prefect of Zhuojun County, as the prime minister of the left, and divides the prime minister's long history into two prefectures, waiting for the choice of the world.  Husbands and relatives appoint virtuous persons, which is also the way of Zhou and Tang.

    From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Sui, Tang, and Song Dynasties, my country gradually formed a system of respecting the left and inferior to the right.  During this period, the left servant was higher than the right servant, and the left prime minister was higher than the right prime minister.

    After the Mongols established the Yuan Dynasty, they changed the old system and stipulated that the right should be respected. At that time, the prime minister of the right was above the prime minister of the left.

    ? Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty and changed it to respect the left.  This system has been used for more than 500 years in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

    Nowadays, when classical plays are staged on the theater stage, the guests and elders always sit on the left side of the host and the younger generation, which reflects the "left" etiquette that the Ming Dynasty advocated.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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