The court meetings in the Song Dynasty were different from those in later generations. It was rare for all officials to participate in the concert together in the palace. On the contrary, it was more like a meeting of important ministers similar to the cabinet, also called an imperial meeting.
The morning dynasty almost does not exist. It is a form in which high-ranking officials from the capital without much tedious dispatch go to the palace to pay homage. But at the beginning, fifteenth and end of every month, the courtiers have to go.
Moreover, on New Year's Day, the first day of May, and the Winter Solstice Great Court Meeting, the imperial minister would sit in the Daqing Hall, and the emperor would receive congratulations from hundreds of officials.
However, during this monthly routine visit to the court, there was usually no one on the throne, and even the courtiers would take a leave of absence because they had important official business in the yamen.
Compared with the later generations, where hundreds of officials came to court early, the current court participation in the Song Dynasty was a bit shabby. Ye An seriously suspected that this was the "formalism" created by the old Zhao family to promote the majesty of the Tianjia.
Even though there was no one on the throne, the officials who came to attend the court respectfully bowed to the throne with crossed arms.
He has been in the court of the Song Dynasty for half a year, but until now, Ye An is still confused about the court system of the Song Dynasty. The emperor sat in the palace to watch the court and listen to the affairs, which was full of many changes. The complexity and cumbersomeness made Ye An run through it.
Anyone with a business license will find it lengthy.
Today is the day when Zhao Zhen visits the court. Visiting the court in the front hall to listen to government affairs is a routine matter for the emperor, but it is a significant ceremony for the courtiers.
The emperor went to the outer court of Wende Palace every day to observe the imperial court, Zhongshu, the two provinces under his command, Yushitai, and all the civil and military officials went to the palace to set up a class. There was a prime minister to supervise the class. Today's person is Lu Yijian.
After seeing him, Ye An knew that today there was definitely no decree to avoid the imperial court. Unlike later generations, the courtiers in this era stood sideways, also called horizontal columns.
Officials of the Zhengyamen are located in the taiban, south of the official class headed by Xianggong. Shaoqing of Sinong Temple like Ye An can also be regarded as an official of the yamen. Although he cannot be placed in the taiban of the fifth rank, he is in the second class.
He was also close to the front, almost standing behind Lu Yijian.
Seeing the palace pillar he was familiar with getting further away, Ye An gave up all plans to rest on it.
What is even more rare today is that Zhao Zhen actually came, and Liu E also appeared behind the bead curtain. All experienced courtiers would secretly say: "I'm afraid there is something important."
Yes, there is something important today, and it concerns Du Yan.
"Promoted to the palace! Officials sit in court!"
Chen Tong's slightly crisp voice echoed in the Hall of Wende. As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yi simply shook the sleeves of his official uniform, held up the imperial hut and walked out of the class: "The official family, saint, there is a report, Du Yan, member of the criminal department
Foreign minister Du Yan has made great achievements in managing the prison. When he is about to be promoted, I will discuss his merits and quality with the Central Secretary and his subordinates. All of them are superior. The prison on Hedong Road is rotting now, so he can be promoted to the transfer envoy of Hedong Road!"
"I have often heard about Du Yan's story. I have heard about it for a long time. Gao Jisheng, the magistrate of Shizhou, was framed for colluding with foreigners to plan a rebellion. The local guard arrested him. However, the case was not decided for a long time, but Du Yan was able to identify the injustice and brought him to justice.
It is not easy to falsely accuse a guard general and punish him. He should be promoted to a high-ranking official. However, the prison system at Hedong Road is still good, and it is not corrupt as Lu Xianggong said! It is better to change it to the deputy envoy of the Third Division."
As soon as he said this, Ye An saw Lu Yijian's body trembling, and then said: "I still need to go back to Zhongshu for review."
Good guy!
Ye An looked at Lu Yijian's long-winged hat in surprise. This old guy is really tough! Even the things Liu E said in the court had to use the word "deliberation".
But what surprised Ye An even more was that both the courtiers and the officials in the court were accustomed to being calm, and they were not surprised at all because Lu Yijian defied Liu E.
Only then did he understand that the supreme power in the Song Dynasty could not do whatever he wanted, and the princes of the two governments also had the right to object.
Du Yan, who was standing next to Ye An, didn't seem to care about his future. He just stood there with a slight frown and his eyes looking straight at the blue bricks on the ground, as if he was thinking about something.
Ye An admires people who can consider other things during a court meeting that concerns their future. Du Yan is one of the few courtiers who left an excellent impression on him, even better than the impression Yan Shu left on him.
Today, there is only one husband, Lu Yijian, who is on duty, so it is almost his home field. Reports to Liu E one after another are related to the transfer of officials. It is hard to imagine that an old man of his age can still have such energy.
Liu E was already unable to resist. When transferring officials, one not only needs to know the person's performance and performance, but also the person's background, qualifications and even whose sect they are from. How can such an easy decision be made?
Liu E could only say: "If Mr. Lu still has some chores to do, he should stay here to report the matter, or go back to Zhongshu's sect to draft a memorial and send it to the officials and the palace."
"I obey the sage's instructions!"
Ye An clearly felt that Lu Yijian understood the word "saint" very clearly after being "struck by dimensionality reduction"...
As Lu Yijian's report ended, most of the other courtiers also reported trivial matters, but it was these trivial matters that allowed Ye An to see the true face of the Song Dynasty's management system.
It is hard to imagine that this feudal dynasty has already had such a fully functional and well-balanced administrative system.
The street planning in Tokyo, the travel of common people, the stranded goods of merchants from Shu, the transportation of grain from the south, etc. were almost all reported to the courtiers.
Part of it was issued by Liu E, and the other part was issued by Zhao Zhen. This was obviously Liu E giving Zhao Zhen a chance to practice, and also giving "reassurance" to the courtiers.
Small matters can be solved in the government office. There is no need to bring them up in the court for Liu E and Zhao Zhen to worry about. Things that can be mentioned in the court are not trivial, and each one is of great importance.
The national economy and people's livelihood in Song Dynasty cannot be neglected at all.
This is already the most conducive way to manage the country that the ancients could think of. Not to mention the inefficiency of this political system and official system, in the era without long-distance communication, this is already the most efficient way. It cannot be solved by just talking.
Compared with the political systems and institutions of other civilizations at the same time, the Han civilization was undoubtedly more advanced. In fact, from the emergence of the Han civilization until the Ming Dynasty, such a political system was inferior to other civilizations.
The only thing related to Ye An is that the court meeting announced the news of the locked-down examination, and there are also various rules and requirements. This year's exam is still a strategy, and the requirements are related to the Northern Dynasty.
Needless to say, this is Liu E's attempt to transfer the conflict between the courtiers and her to the north through policy discussions...
Ye An sighed slightly, Liu E's move was very clever. Strategies are different from poems and songs. It requires a certain talent and writing style. Of course, the vision must not be bad. Arguments, arguments, and demonstrations must exist, so that you can write an article that makes people happy.
Come up with a strategy that will impress people.
Now that the topic was given, Ye An felt at ease. He had always said it was a casual topic, but he didn't expect it to be about the Liao Dynasty. This made Ye An call out his luck.
I can write a neat paper like that of later generations, but in this era, my strategies may not be brilliant.
Fortunately, there are so many famous teachers that we can learn from, and "On the Six Kingdoms" is one of the best. For a pragmatist like Ye An, there is no psychological barrier to using it.