Explanation of some nouns from the Han Dynasty

Filial piety

He was elected as filial piety. Filial piety, one of the main subjects in the history of the Han Dynasty electoral officials. Among the scholars under its jurisdiction, the county selects those who are filial to their parents and who are honest in their behavior to the imperial court. Generally, one or two people are recommended a year. Those who have obtained the qualification of filial piety will go to Beijing to pass the class examination and become a lang. After a certain period of time, Lang will be appointed as an official, or go to the local place to be a county magistrate, or be a subordinate history of other governors.

Kill your life

The order to dispel. The Han Dynasty used talents to implement the administrative system. The emperor issued an edict to recruit and recruit, or the minister recommended that he be recruited by name. Pi refers to the requisition of a person by the secretary of state or county governor as his subordinate, also known as calling or recalling, and dismissing.

Students

The Eastern Han Dynasty called those who taught Confucian masters in person as disciples, and those who taught in turn as protégés. Later, a large number of scholars took refuge in the bureaucracy who started with Confucianism as protégés, in order to be recommended for employment. The protégé has to buy money and goods from the director, run for him to serve, and serve the grandmaster as a courtesy of the monarch and the father and son, so as to form a hereditary vassal relationship. In the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, many gate lords used their protégés and former officials to form a powerful political force and organized private armed forces to divide the territory.

Late officials

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the old subordinates of the bureaucrats and those who were promoted by them were called the former officials of the old chief officials or recommenders. Therefore, the officials are like retainers, calling the chief the lord of the house, the lord, serving him, giving gifts, and even relying on each other in life and death, sharing weal and bene. There is a feudal subordinate consciousness and relationship between them. After the death of the lord of the house and the lord, the official shall serve three years of mourning, and continue to serve his descendants or broker his family wealth.

Like Jane

That is, a hand-made version of ivory. The hand version, also called Chao Wat, is held in the hand when the official goes to court, and he writes it down when he has something to do, and keeps it in mind. It is made of jade, ivory or bamboo, and is distinguished by rank.

Talismans

In ancient times, the imperial court used to convey orders and dispatch troops. It is made of bamboo, wood or gold and jade. The text of the book is divided into two, and the court and the generals each save half, and the time coincides.

Mandarin heron preface

A roster of court officials. Mandarin ducks and heron sequences are metaphors for the train of court officials. Mandarin ducks, herons, and water birds, they fly in rows, in an orderly order, and stop in a group.

Ribbons

Official seals and ribbons. In ancient times, the official seal was worn on the body, and the ribbon was tied to the seal button. The official rank is different, the material of the printing and the color and weaving of the silk are different, the Han Dynasty seal ribbon has four grades: the three dukes are the gold seal purple ribbon, the Jiuqing and the two thousand stone officials are the silver seal green ribbon, the two dry stones below the copper seal black ribbon, the four hundred stones and the following are the copper seal yellow ribbon.

Purple ribbon with gold seal

Gold official seal, purple ribbon. The Innox is tortoise-shaped. This was originally enjoyed by the crown prince and the princes and kings, and later the three dukes also wore this level of seal.

Silver ink ribbon

In the history books, it is a silver seal and a blue ribbon. It is the seal ribbon worn by Jiuqing and Erganshi officials.

Copper-stamped ink ribbon

It is a seal ribbon carried by officials of 1,000 stones and 600 stones. The seal is ring-shaped. In the history books, it is called the copper seal and black ribbon.

section

A certificate given by the emperor to high-ranking officials for the exercise of their powers. It is a bamboo pole about 180 cm long, and the handle is tied with three knots made of yak tails.

False knots

Bestow Fu Jie and Huang Yue as a sign of increased power for the general. That is, the power to delegate the general to the president's army. False, the original intention is to borrow, this is the meaning of granting. False festivals, those who have the right to kill those who violate military orders; Fake Yue internal and external armies.