There is no need to change the Yuan. When Li Po has made up his mind, no one can persuade him on this matter.
Today Li Po called people from Taichang Temple over to ask them to design a new set of court uniforms for the officials. The court uniforms of the Tang Dynasty were newly changed in the second year of Yuanzhen and have not been changed for several years.
Because the Tang Dynasty had the virtue of fire, its clothes were still red.
The color of high-ranking officials above the third rank is purple, the color of officials above the fifth rank is crimson, and the uniforms of low-ranking officials below are cyan.
There's nothing much to say about this. What's changed is the style.
Li Po posed a difficult problem for the officials of Taichang Temple. The official uniforms should be as simple as possible, but they should also distinguish between the noble grades. The most important thing was to reluctantly replace the change of Yuan Dynasty and give the court a new atmosphere.
Rutong Yuwen and Duan Lun, who had just come back in a hurry, were all in a dilemma, but they still had to promise.
Designing court attire is not an easy job. It requires ingenuity. It has not been innovative for several years because of this. It is too luxurious, too simple and has no room for development. Do you think it is difficult?
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After assigning tasks to his ministers, Li Po talked about the affairs of Taichang Temple again.
The work of Taichang Temple is numerous and complex. There are more than a dozen administrative offices below. It is the largest temple among the nine temples.
Speaking of which, Jiusi was born out of Jiuqing in the Han Dynasty. It has another model in the official system. From a current perspective, this is a relatively ancient and primitive official system.
Starting from the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was gradually replaced by the system of three provinces and six ministries.
Today, the Nine Temples are still there, but most of them have become inner offices serving the royal family, such as Taichang Temple.
However, unlike other nine temple offices that had declined, since the Tang Dynasty did not set up a Taifu, Taichang Temple and Shaofu respectively took over some of the functions of the Taifu.
The Shaofu is outside, and Taichang Temple is inside. Even Taichang Temple can cooperate with yamen such as craftsmen and supervisors to work together, mainly in textiles and some crafts. They have expertise.
The most important job of Taichang Temple is actually to host various sacrifices and celebrations, and the functions of the Ministry of Rites overlap. From this perspective, the status of Taichang Temple is somewhat embarrassing, which is very consistent with the current positioning of Jiu Temple.
distressing situation.
The system of three provinces and six ministries has become very mature, and the functions of the nine temples are in conflict with those of the three provinces and six ministries. The temples will definitely lose in the end.
This is a general trend and there is nothing to say about it.
When the imperial court re-established the Sinong Temple before, the consideration was still at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, when efforts were made to restore production. There were too many household affairs, which was detrimental to the overall situation, so the Sinong Temple was proposed again.
If it were peacetime, even if Sinong Temple was still there, it would only serve the purpose of helping farmers and mulberry trees and renovating the royal gardens for the emperor.
Li Po met with Yuwen Rutong and others. After talking about the business, he talked about some affairs of Taichang Temple.
He specifically singled out the Taile Department, the Propaganda Department, and the Imperial Medical Department. He felt that the artists and doctors at Taichang Temple had entered their comfort zone, like a pool of stagnant water.
I suggest that they still have to go out and take a look and learn from the strengths of other schools in order to achieve greater achievements. At the very least, they can teach students in liberal arts colleges or something.
Several senior officials of Taichang Temple looked at each other in confusion. They wondered what the emperor was doing and wanted to make a fuss about the people of Taichang Temple. There have been a lot of things going on in the court recently. Wasn't Taichang Temple also involved?
Several people had heavy hearts, especially a troubled person like Duan Lun, who was afraid that the emperor would let his wife into the palace to see him if he opened his mouth.
Dou Guangda was really prescient in running far away, but he still walked a little closer. In the end, the emperor caught him by the tail and was summoned into the palace at this juncture.
He was also unlucky. He was doing well in the Shaofu. He heard that the imperial court was going to develop the newly discovered silver mountains on the East China Sea. He was afraid that he would be sent to Fusang, so he quickly asked himself to be transferred to Taichang Temple. Unexpectedly, Taichang Temple would not
He was free and had a lot of chores to do, which made him dizzy all day long, and even his vigilance was almost reduced to zero.
I remember when he was so passionate that he slapped the table and scolded Li Xiaogong and others... Well, he was still young at that time and didn't think too much.
Nowadays, there are many wives and concubines, and they are not so reckless.
He just listened to the emperor's words. There was a scholar named Yuwen in front of him. As long as the emperor didn't change his mind, he would just be a tortoise.
The eldest grandson, Shunde, had already gone to supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum. As a last resort, he did not want to stay with his in-laws.
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The emperor's voice was clear and deep, "In the past few years, many people in the court have been saying that a prosperous age is coming. What is a prosperous age? No war and foreign enemies? Will the people have enough to eat? Or will it be peaceful singing and dancing inside and outside the court?
I think they are all right, but not entirely. When a prosperous age comes, everyone must decorate it. Some people can take time off to write books. One or two masterpieces are nothing. Ten or twenty books, that is the prosperous age of the literary world.
Can the songs and dances, harps, bells, tripods, silk and bamboo sounds in Taichang Temple only be transmitted to the ears of me and the palace people? Can the compiled music scores not be sent to the collection of the Academy of Literature for anyone to view?
The Imperial Medical Office... has hidden so many prescriptions. The Xinglin Club held a while ago was very good. It was shown that it can save people's lives. Wouldn't it be better passed down?
When you are in charge of Taichang Temple, you should have a broader vision and clearly distinguish between folk music and official music. What do you do? I, the courtiers, and the palace people have to make the clothes for me. Can't you think about making the people happy when you have free time? People are broken
What kind of prosperity does it mean to be in rags?
There are also imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Office. They are all famous doctors from all over the country. If they always stay in the Imperial Medical Office, will their medical skills deteriorate?"
After a series of questions, Yu Wen, a scholar, finally couldn't sit still, stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty's golden words, let me wait for the enlightenment, benefit the world and open up a prosperous world, only your Majesty."
Li Po laughed loudly, having accepted this flattery all his life, "I just want to make a few idle remarks. Whether you can listen to them or not, and whether they can succeed or not, I'll wait for you.
Duan Qing, what do you think?"
Duan Lun was startled and immediately replied: "I live in Taichang Temple and serve as His Majesty's ministers. What big things can I do? Is it only possible to carry out His Majesty's edicts?"
Yuwen Rutong glanced at his deputy and said to his heart, "Duan Lun, you are good. We have been together for such a long time. I see you with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but I didn't expect you to be so naughty."
Li Po laughed, stretched out his hand and nodded at Duan Lun, "Duan Qing went outside the city in the winter, so he's not afraid of the cold. It's better to come back and help him think about it, and then come up with a legible charter.
The matter of singing and dancing to promote peace has to be handled by your Taichang Temple. Those in the Ministry of Etiquette are just like others. They do it in a formal way, but it is very boring..."
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What Li Po said is actually related to the future court policy. After Chang'an Academy, the court will definitely organize the liberal arts academies in various places.
Li Po felt that we should go one step further and start cultural undertakings. Art has always been a higher-level pursuit of people. As he said, a prosperous age is indispensable for the decoration of these things.
The prosperous times of each dynasty may be different, but in general they are the same: the people live and work in peace and contentment, the population grows rapidly, and the economic and cultural undertakings are outstanding.
If Datang wants to enter this stage, it must make sufficient efforts in the general direction...