The minister did not have enough money, and he had to compile such a grand ritual book as Taichang Yinge Li. In fact, Zhang Yue felt that compiling the book would be a matter of years and months.
Lu Xiaqing said: "Come and see Bachelor Zhang."
With the post of Guange, one can be honored with the title "Bachelor".
Su Xun and Yao Pi stepped forward to greet Zhang Yue.
Although Su Xun was famous all over the world and was awarded the title of Secretary Provincial Examination Examiner, his qualifications were relatively low and he could only start from the lowest level as County Registrar. Ouyang Xiu asked him to study books not only because he valued his talent and learning, but also to accumulate qualifications.
As for Yao Pi, he was just a county magistrate.
The rest are assisted by three scribes.
Lv Xiaqing introduced them one by one. When he introduced a man, Lv Xiaqing smiled and introduced to Zhang Yue: "This is Yu Zhannan, a person from Beijing. He is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. I have been friends for many years. This time I asked him to help me repair my book." , it can be said that he has contributed a lot.”
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."
Arrangements have been made, and although there are few manpower, we still have to start repairing the books.
The book of rites was previously compiled by Su Song, Lu Gong, etc. Now it takes a lot of effort to pick it up and re-edit it.
According to Ouyang Xiu's conception, Taichang Yinge Li's first step was to complete the lost regulations of the previous dynasty. The old rites had to be studied in detail, and the new rites of the current dynasty also had to be formulated. At the same time, notes on the rituals had to be written, and then the evolution was fully described.
This book aims to promote the reform of the etiquette system and echo the reforms initiated by Fu Bi and Han Qi in the court starting from the Jiayou Year.
The overall context is this.
The reform was complicated, Qingli's New Deal failed first, and Fu Bi was too cautious when he re-entered the central government. Now that Han Qi is the prime minister, he wants to speed up the progress.
As Han Qi's helper, Ouyang Xiu supported Taichang's reform of the reform ceremony. According to Ouyang Xiu's plan, he would compile a hundred volumes.
However, Ouyang Xiu's idea was too grand, and the book was not easy to write. Zhang Yue estimated that it would take another three to five years according to the current progress.
On the first day after Zhang Yue entered the Liyuan, he started to repair books.
In addition to studying books, I am on duty once every four days.
Among the four official officials of Taichang Liyuan, Li Jian had the highest qualifications, so he was elected as the chief official and the highest official of Taichang Liyuan.
In terms of official titles, Li Jian is the magistrate of the academy, while Lu, Xiaqing, Zhang Yue and the other two are co-appointed magistrates.
When Li Jian takes his turn, the other three people will report to Li Jian about his turn.
As for Li Jian, he usually works in the Dengwen Inspectorate, or attends court meetings as a court official, and rarely visits the Liyuan in person. Although Yan Chengyu was not qualified to participate in the court meeting, he mostly worked part-time in the Chongwen Hall. He came to the Liyuan to draw pictures and then left without staying for a moment.
Most of the time, there are only Zhang Yue and Lu Xiaqing in the Taichang Liyuan. There are no leaders to take care of them. It's really not a good idea. It can be said that there are no tigers in the mountain, and the monkey is the king.
When Zhang Yue was on duty, he went to the Yamen main hall and sat there. He didn't have much to do and was very leisurely.
Taichang Liyuan is responsible for formulating etiquette and is in charge of etiquette books and texts.
There are no large-scale celebrations in the imperial court now, so there are no complicated official affairs in the Taichang Liyuan.
Zhang Yue was on duty at the ceremonial court for the second time, and he drafted a canonization ceremonial text for a beauty in the palace. After finishing the writing, the beauty sent someone to bring him 30 ounces of silver to polish the pen, which was regarded as making a lot of extra money.
Zhang Yue has been living a very leisurely life for more than 20 days after joining the company. He gets off work at the same time every day and goes home to be with his wife.
This day.
Zhang Yue, Lu Xiaqing, Su Xun, and Yao Pi were writing books in the ceremonial courtyard, preparing for the enthronement ceremony.
Zhang Yue and other etiquette officials discussed the evolution of the enthronement ceremony. It is not difficult to write down the process, but the more difficult part is the notes and evolution.
As Yu Zhannan chatted, he talked from the Tang Dynasty to this dynasty and said: "This dynasty has a tradition of establishing a crown prince. In the past, Emperor Taizu did not establish a crown prince early, and in the end his biological prince could not ascend the throne. Therefore, starting from Taizong, every emperor has They all decided to establish a reserve very early to avoid setbacks."
Zhang Yue was checking the books and stopped talking when he heard this.
Su Xun then said: "Of course, the matter of establishing a crown prince must be decided early. Since Tang Tianyou, there have been many troubles in China. The reason is that the crown prince was not established and the ceremony was abolished for nearly a hundred years. Fortunately, Emperor Taizong of this dynasty changed his mind. , to establish the prince in advance.”
Yao Pidao said: "I heard that the emperor has changed his tune. Last year he spoke to the prime minister and said that the eldest son has a wise man to pay, so don't worry if you wait for him."
Su Xun said: "The reserve position was established early, which is a great blessing for the country."
Lu Xiaqing said: "We are talking about the history of the enthronement ceremony, how come we talk about the reserve position? This matter is not something that we, the junior ministers, can discuss."
Su Xun and Yao Pi stopped talking after hearing this.
When Zhang Yue was about to say something else, he saw that Yu Zhannan seemed to be uninterested in talking to him and said: "In my opinion, when Taizu used his divine power to rule the world, his descendants were not able to enjoy it. They suffered through many hardships and have fallen into disarray to this day. If an official has a benevolent heart and is remembered by the people of the world, how can he appoint the descendants of Taizu as princes?"
As soon as Yu Zhannan said this, everyone changed their colors.
Don't talk nonsense.
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Yu Zhannan knew that he was wrong and said quickly: "I just expressed my feelings at the moment, and I don't take them seriously."
Lu Xiaqing, Zhang Yue was moved after hearing this, and his face became even more ugly.
If you say I'm talking nonsense, it's better than saying it out of emotion.
When he was free from studying, Lu Xiaqing said to Zhang Yue: "Dr. Zhang, please take a step to speak."
Zhang Yue nodded, and the two of them went to a deserted place. Lu Xiaqing said, "What did Brother Yu say just now? How does Dr. Zhang plan to deal with it?"
Zhang Yue said: "This matter is difficult to handle."
Lu Xiaqing sighed: "I have known Brother Yu for many years, and I know that he has a heartless temperament. If you say anything, you are a scholar. You don't know the way of being an official. How can you be cautious in everything for a while? It's okay to warn him when he makes mistakes. ."
"Dr. Dan Zhang, it's just you and me in the room just now, but there are others. If they spread Brother Yu's words, will people outside think it was us who ordered it?"
Zhang Yue said: "Exactly. Brother Yu has been your friend for many years, Dr. Lu. If the official succeeds Dabao after ten thousand years to pursue this matter, he will not ask Brother Lu, but the two of us." "
Lu Xiaqing said: "What about Dr. Yi Zhang's opinion?"
Zhang Yue said: "Find another fault and expel me from the ceremony. I will give an explanation in the future."
Lu Xiaqing was speechless after hearing this.
It was Lu Xiaqing's turn to be on duty at the ceremonial court that day. As soon as Zhang Yue arrived at the Yamen, he saw Yu Zhannan being arrested by two men.
Zhang Yue pretended to be ignorant and asked: "What did Mr. Yu commit?"
The gentleman said: "The public food silver was stolen yesterday. We were ordered to trace it. Today we found it in Mr. Yu's package."
Yu Zhannan shouted: "I'm wronged, I'm wronged, Dr. Zhang, please speak justice for me."
Zhang Yue said: "I can't say anything about this. It's up to Dr. Lu who is on duty to make the decision."
Yu Zhannan cursed at the two gentlemen: "Yes, Dr. Lu has been my best friend for many years. Seeing that you misled me, I will punish you two. Please let me go quickly."
The two officials ignored him and took Yu Zhannan to court.
Yu Zhannan saw that Lu Xiaqing was about to say goodbye, but Lu Xiaqing said with a serious face: "I already understand this matter. Those who guard against theft should not be leniently spared. First, give them thirty sticks and then escort them to Kaifeng Mansion. Brother Yu, don't blame me for not remembering our old friendship!"
Yu Zhannan was about to argue when he saw two men blocking his mouth with cloth.
After some beatings, Yu Zhannan's voice was no longer heard. Zhang Yue saw that something was wrong and said hurriedly: "Dr. Lu, that's it."
Yu Zhannan, however, had a cold face and was speechless. After the gentleman finished the beating, he took a breath and said, "I'm reporting to the magistrate, this thief can't stand the beating anymore, so we've settled the account!"
