Chapter six hundred and fifty-ninth taboo bad habits
However, when Li Jia was excited because the Ministry of Revenue was too much money and food, the court was a little nervous.
Li Jia felt strange when she felt this atmosphere. She found the sound department and understood clearly.
It turns out that since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, many systems have begun to abolish. For decades, people have been accustomed to this situation of rituals and music, and this is even more so in other countries.
After all, it has only been a few years since the reinstatement of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Jia himself feels like a dream, let alone others.
Many people didn't take this matter to heart. Li Jia added the radical of his name, Jia, to treat the people, and praised the world, but it would never be possible if it was in the former Tang Dynasty.
At this time, a minister in the imperial court, named Wu, was in his forties and was not completely used to it since the Southern Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty.
Once I climbed a mountain and looked into the distance, and wrote poems with friends. The poem contained the word "tiger". Perhaps I was very satisfied with this poem, so I picked up the pen and wrote it in the painting.
This time, I wrote the word "未" in a magnificent place, and there was no shortage of strokes.
Others felt nothing, but for the old ministers who came from the Southern Tang Dynasty, this was a great opportunity.
Although the Southern Tang Dynasty was not in a proper position and I don’t know if it was a descendant of the Tang Dynasty, it still had to be followed in name. In addition, the literary style was prevalent, and the rules and etiquette were more important, so I had rich experience in avoiding taboos.
This time, seeing the mistakes in Wu's case, Xu Xuan and others hurriedly wrote to the emperor to correct and impeach.
When the impeachment was brought to the Political Affairs Hall, several prime ministers were instantly frightened and anxious when they heard about it.
Because they don’t care about this kind of thing, they usually use a lot, and not only them, but also many other officials. If they are investigated, the coverage will be broad.
A large area of the court will have to fall down, which is not conducive to the stability of the court.
Although they were suppressed, the officials finally knew it and they were quite frightened.
Because such mistakes are real.
The emperor always praised the word "filial piety and righteousness". The officials offended his ancestors, so how could they not pursue it? If they really pursue it, no one would escape.
When Li Jia heard that this little incident caused uneasiness among the court, he was silent.
Of course, he did not pursue the matter. The impeachment was suppressed by political affairs, which belonged to the normal power of the prime minister, and it was also for the safety of the court.
"It's ridiculous to avoid taboos!" Li Jia shook her head. This incident was really ridiculous.
It is a bad habit and a disadvantage, and it really needs to be changed.
During the Tang Dynasty, taboo avoidance was really at its peak and had to change.
Generally speaking, taboo avoidance is to pay attention to "two names are not biased", which is the taboo avoidance principle in the Book of Rites.
For example, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, the Ministry of Civil Affairs became the Ministry of Revenue, and the people at that time only needed to avoid the word "shimin". They did not need to avoid "shi" or "minister". However, it was obvious that the Tang Dynasty did not abide by such rules.
In our middle school textbook, there is an article by Liu Zongyuan's "Snake Catcher" and the last sentence is:
"Therefore, I will say it to you to wait for the man to observe the human wind to get it."
It is obviously "people's custom", but Liu Zongyuan wrote "people's custom". Yes, this is the taboo of "people" avoiding Li Shimin.
Not only do we need to avoid taboos when writing articles, but we also need to modify the names of traditional gods. For example, the familiar Guanyin Bodhisattva was directly called Guanyin Bodhisattva in the Tang Dynasty, and so many people have always used this name now.
The taboo of avoiding Li Shimin's name is called avoiding the taboo of the country. It must be abide by all subjects under the Tang Dynasty. This is easy to remember, but the people still avoid the names of the emperor himself and his ancestors.
For example, in my previous article, Han Qinhu, a famous general at the end of the Sui Dynasty, was changed to "Han Qinwu" to avoid the taboo of Li Shimin's great-grandfather Li Hu.
The place name must also be changed, and Hulao Pass has been changed to Wulao Pass.
Li Hu's name happens to be the same as the common people's name for urinals. Before the Tang Dynasty, urinals were once called "Huzi".
How could this be possible? So the Tang Dynasty did not allow the urinal to be called Hu Zi. It felt like it was changed to "Ma Zi" in the nickname of the ancestor.
The name Ma Zi later evolved into our toilet today. I remember that in the 1990s, many people learned Hong Kong and Taiwan accents to introduce their girlfriends, "This is my Ma Zi". Those who are a little bit of culture know that this is not a good thing.
In addition to Li Hu, Li Shimin's grandfather was Li Bing, and his father was the founding emperor Li Yuan, so the "A, B, B, D" in the heavenly stems was changed to "A, B, Jing Ding", and Tao Yuanming's name was changed to "Tao Quanming".
The emperors were not idle in the future, such as the surname Chunyu, who was changed to the single surname "Yu" in order to avoid the taboo of Emperor Xianzong of Tang Dynasty.
If there is any surname Yu, this person may be your ancestor.
In addition to avoiding the names of the king and ancestors, family taboos are also a mountain that is over the heads of the Tang Dynasty subjects. Although national taboos are relatively harsh, after all, it is okay to pay attention to it and it will not affect life and future, but family taboos are different.
For example, Li He, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, originally planned to take the Jinshi exam, but was criticized by someone in one sentence and gave up the exam.
It turned out that Li He's father was named Li Jinsu, and he was accused of the Jinshi class and was found by Li He's family. After being discovered, the talented poet Li had to give up the idea of getting the Jinshi class.
Then, I played with flowers.
The most overwhelming thing is that the local chief’s family taboo must avoid his family taboo in the territory under his jurisdiction, so don’t think that “state officials set fire” is a joke.
When Master Yuanren of Japan was traveling in the Tang Dynasty, he wrote such notes. One day when he arrived in Yangzhou, the government told him that the governor here was named Li Deyu, and his family name was: Fu, Ji, Fu, and Yun.
It turned out that the Jiedushi's father was Li Jifu and his grandfather was Li Qiyun.
"This is indeed a difficult problem!" Li Jia shook her head. She was a filial piety. If it was not handled properly, it would be criticized.
"Come!" Li Jia called out.
"Your Majesty—" Tian Zhong ran over immediately.
"I passed on my oral instructions: The Book of Rites says that the two names are not biased and taboos. I deeply believe that since the Tang Dynasty, they have been avoiding taboos so deeply that they gradually become unpopular and hinder the people. The people are the foundation of the world. How can I mislead the world because of the taboos of the family?"
"From today, as long as the two words are used differently, there is no need to avoid it!"
"This is indeed a difficult problem!" Li Jia shook her head. She was a filial piety. If it was not handled properly, it would be criticized.
"Come!" Li Jia called out.
"Your Majesty—" Tian Zhong ran over immediately.
"I passed on my oral instructions: The Book of Rites says that the two names are not biased and taboos. I deeply believe that since the Tang Dynasty, they have been avoiding taboos so deeply that they gradually become unpopular and hinder the people. The people are the foundation of the world. How can I mislead the world because of the taboos of the family?"
"From today, as long as the two words are used differently, there is no need to avoid it!"
Chapter completed!