"Where is the ceremonial officer?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Wei, a scholar of Hanlin Academy, came out from the crowd of ministers according to the order.
"I'm here."
In addition to being a bachelor of the Academy, Li Wei now has another job.
The Court of Ceremony!
As we all know, the official system of the Song Dynasty was very chaotic. There were often several different agencies responsible for the same thing.
In terms of ceremonial institutions, in addition to the traditional Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple, there are also the Taichang Liyuan, the Liturgical Hall, the Military Ceremony Room of the Zhichiyuan, which are subordinate to the central government, and the Privy Council Ceremony Room, which is subordinate to the Privy Council.
Among these institutions, the Ceremonial House lasted the shortest, lasting only ten years before being dismissed.
In the sixth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1013), Zhenzong changed the living courtyard and designated it as the ritual courtyard.
Although the Song Dynasty had the disadvantage of redundant officials, a new institution was not established haphazardly.
The predecessor of the Ceremony Yuan, the Detailed Office of the Living Yuan, was established in the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1008). This year happened to be the starting point of the Zhenzong's massive purchase of Eastern and Western sacrifices.
Therefore, the original purpose of establishing the Detailed Ding Office was to standardize the sacrificial activities such as Dongfeng Taishan, worshiping Huaiyin, worshiping the Book of Heaven, and the Holy Ancestor.
Because of this, even though the ceremonial house was established later, the standards of the ceremonial house are very high.
At first, the chief officer of the detailed institute was only a Hanlin bachelor. Later, after the detailed institute was changed to the ceremonial institute, the standards were higher.
The chief official of the ceremonial academy is usually held by Shenzhi Zhengshi, and the deputy position is held by Hanlin bachelors.
Historically, in the first year of Tiansheng's reign, Zhang Shixun, deputy envoy to the Privy Council, requested the dismissal of the Ceremonial Court, and the reasons he gave seemed appropriate.
The original intention of the establishment of the Ceremony House was to enshrine the East and the West. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the East and West sacrifices have ended, and the affairs of the Ceremony House are decreasing day by day.
Logically speaking, the ceremonial institute should not continue to occupy the establishment and consume a 'large amount' of manpower and financial resources.
However, was Zhang Shixun's request to dismiss the Ceremony Yuan just because of redundant officials?
I'm afraid that's not the case.
The establishment of the Ceremonial House is only twenty-two people, and the annual expenditure is about 1,700 guan. On average, the monthly expenditure is about more than 100 guan.
More than one hundred dollars is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for an individual, but for the country, it is just a drop in the bucket.
Zhang Shixun proposed the abolition of the Ceremonial Court, apparently because he was worried that the emperor or the queen mother would repeat the events of the Zhenzong period.
As for the actual purpose, it is to seize power.
Regain the rights that were usurped from Taichang Liyuan.
After the Liyuan Yuan was abolished, Yan Shu, a scholar of the Liyuan Yuan and Hanlin scholar, and Feng Yuan, a direct bachelor of Longtuge, were appointed as the chief officials of Taichang Liyuan (Taichang Liyuan).
In the former, Yan Shu was Zhang Shixun's colleague during the East Palace period, while in the latter, Feng Yuan was Sun Shi's disciple. Sun Shi was in the northern camp, to be precise, one of the backbones of Zhang Shixun's camp.
Therefore, Zhang Shixun's recommendation of Feng Yuan was also appropriate.
After this appointment, most of the authority of the Liyuan Yuan finally fell into the hands of the Taichang Liyuan, that is, the hands of Zhang Shixun's family.
And this is also the fundamental reason why Zhang Shixun proposed to abolish the ceremonial courtyard.
Of course, history is history, and this is now, but the situation at this time is completely different from that in the history books.
After Li Jie ascended the throne, he introduced a series of new policies. Zhang Shixun and other officials in the court had no time to take care of the affairs of the Court of Ceremonies.
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Although the Liyuan Yuan has usurped most of the responsibilities of the Taichang Liyuan, other matters are obviously more important than the usurpation of responsibilities.
"I have been ordered to do so. Five days later, I will offer sacrifices to the Jingling Palace, and the next day, I will offer sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple."
"The achievements of this battle should be used to comfort our ancestors!"
"My lord, take your orders!"
Although five days is a little short, we have our own set of rules and regulations to report to Jingling Palace and the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
, for a veteran like Levi.
Five days is enough!
evening.
Bao Ci Hall.
Liu E also received news of the victory on the front line. When she learned about this, her worries immediately disappeared.
Previously, Liu E had been worried about the unfavorable situation in the frontline war.
After all, the fall of Yongqing County is not a good sign.
At that time, Liu E was worried that the old incident in Jingde would happen again.
During the Jingde period, the Khitan army almost reached the border of Bianliang.
Fortunately, today is different from the past.
The frontline not only won the battle, it won a big victory!
"Xu Zhanggong, come to Funing Palace!"
After annihilating tens of thousands of enemies, a feat unprecedented in the two dynasties, Liu E felt the need to celebrate with the officials.
But let’s celebrate.
What should be reminded should also be reminded.
Who is the chief military officer of Hebei Road today?
Wang Deyong!
This man was not only Wang Chao's son, but also Cao's in-law.
In the past, Cao Wei defeated Dangxiang and captured Xiaoguan. Later, Wang Deyong defeated the Khitan. Wang and Cao made great achievements. Certain things must be paid attention to.
For example, it is already a bit inappropriate to continue to let Cao Wei serve as deputy privy envoy.
In other words, even if Cao Wei serves as deputy privy envoy, he should not be promoted to privy envoy in the future.
The future Privy Councilor should be appointed separately.
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At the same time, by the Yishui River.
The Khitan camp also received news from the front line. When Xiao Hui learned of the defeat, his vision went dark, and then he fainted.
"Commander in chief!"
"Commander in chief!"
As soon as Xiao Hui fell down, the generals in the tent immediately panicked and hurriedly came forward to carefully check Xiao Hui's physical condition.
"Military doctor!"
"Send to the military doctor quickly!"
a long time.
Xiao Hui woke up slowly. At this time, if you observe carefully, you can find that there is a deep silence in Xiao Hui's eyes.
Like a pool of stagnant water, without any fluctuations.
The front line was defeated. Only 20,000 to 30,000 of the hundreds of thousands of troops fled back.
The rest were either beheaded or killed, and the life and death of Xiao Pugu, who was also from a later clan, is still unknown.
What a miserable word!
At this moment, Xiao Hui had already thought of the situation after the news reached Zhongjing.
Once the news reaches Zhongjing, he will definitely be doomed.
Not only that, but most of his clan members would also suffer.
After all, this battle was an unbearable defeat for the Liao Kingdom!
Thinking of the 'Tianleizi' in the battle report, Xiao Hui only felt endless sadness in her heart.
Song Ting was able to control the thunder for his own use. The defeat in this battle was not due to war!
Xiao Hui understood this, and when the news reached Zhongjing, he expected that His Majesty would also understand.
But someone must be responsible for this defeat!
Even if this war was decided by His Majesty, how could a monarch make a mistake in this world?
The only one who is wrong is the minister!
As the vanguard commander of the Liao army going south, Xiao Hui bore the brunt of the responsibility.
"Inform all the ministries immediately not to get entangled with the Song army, and retreat steadily to the new city!"
After suffering such a huge defeat, Xiao Hui knew very well that this battle would probably be unwinnable.
If we don’t withdraw our troops, what can we do?
Continuing to fight will only increase casualties.
"Here!"
