Weiyang Palace was built in the 7th year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty (200 years ago), supervised by Liu Bang's important minister Xiao He, and built on the basis of Qin Zhangtai. It has survived for more than a thousand years. After the Han Dynasty, Weiyang Palace is still The governing place of many dynasties is the palace with the most dynasties and the longest existence in Chinese history. In the last years of the Tang Dynasty, frequent wars continued, the political center moved eastward, and Weiyang Palace was reduced to ruins.
Ancient Chinese history is a series of emperors and ministers fighting for power. The emperors of the past dynasties have regained their power little by little from the ministers and held them tightly. From the power of the prime minister in the early Han Dynasty, to the division of power in the San Gong system, to the joint power of multiple prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty. The silent Weiyang Palace witnessed all this. Finally, Song Taizu won the world, and there was no minister seat in the court ever since. Mr. Qian Mu said in "Political Gains and Losses in the Past Dynasties of China": "That is to say, according to court rituals, the officials of the Tang Dynasty met, the prime minister had a seat and gave tea. The ancient so-called "three men sit and discuss the Tao", the Tang system was still the same. Until the Song Dynasty, the prime minister went to the dynasty , Also stand and not sit together. This kind of change is a pity.”
The Song Dynasty completely separated officials, duties, and powers to prevent ministers from monopolizing power. The imperial examination system gradually matured, and the squire landlord completely replaced the status of the military merit landlord. The status of soldiers has also plummeted. There are fewer "good families" in the army, and more are "thieves with the army." Men of status began to wear long nails to show that they don't need to do rough work. Who wants to ride on a bumpy horse with a comfortable sedan chair? Weiyang Palace didn't see these, its ashes had already cooled down.
The thousand-year game between the monarch and the minister came to an end, and the courtiers were no longer able to compete with the monarch. "As long as my imperial power is forever, no matter what the world is flooded with." The emperor was victorious, and since the Song Dynasty, there has been no dynasty that died of the noble officials. The ancient Chinese civilization has changed from a strong man to a faltering old man: old-fashioned, cowardly and lamenting, he will struggle towards 1949, when he will be reborn...
The majestic Weiyang Palace! When you were reduced to ashes in the raging fire, did someone shed a tear for you?
