The Study Of The Court Of State Ceremonial(Honglu Si) In The Ming Dynasty

The official position of honglu originated from position of Daxing in the Zhou Dynasty,and developed to the Han Dynasty,which is called honglu.After the development of several dynasties,the court of ceremerial formed a complete set of custom,in the Ming dynasty.In the Ming dynasty,Honglu Si was divided into two parts:south and north,mainly responsible for the maintenance of national etiquette and the daily operation of the imperial court as the executor of etiquette.Its specific duties are summed up in six:parts.First,to be a master.Honglu Si is a master for the prococol system of the court.Second,to teach manners.The official of Honglu Si teaches the officials of the hajj,the officials,the new officials and other officials.Honglu Si is also a place to train candidates,including their own institutions,and candidates for translation,as well as places for holiday rehearsals.Third is guiding and introducing,which will be responsible for the officials,the hajj officials,the officials,the introduction or the introduction to the imperial court.Fourth,to report inappropriate behavior.the Honglu si ordered class has the right to the face or to the present,if there is an official to unreasonable the riruai.The fifth is the transaction of documents.The sixth is to provide accommodation,only for those who transmit military information.These duties were constantly changing with the imperial power of the Ming dynasty and the development of the state.At different periods of time,there are different degrees of difference between the Beijing Honglu Si and the Nanjing Honglu Si.The difference is also reflected in the selection criteria for the Beijing Honglu Si and the Nanjing Honglu Si.Beijing Honglu Si values proficiency in etiquette,Nanjing Honglu Si values the imperial identity.However,there is a situation of Honglu Si in the north and south is that other officer holds departmental affairs,among which the number of his officials and the temple is one third of the total.It accounts for one-third of Beijing Honglu si's total.In the process of operation,The court of ceremerial have close relationship with The Ministry of Rites and Gunglu Si In particular,Honglu Si and the Ministry of Rites have both cooperation and discord in the right to work,which in some cases affect the work efficiency of these departments.In addition,there are three major problems at the end of the Ming dynasty,which affect the development of normal work,such as the redundancy of the staff,the staff of Honglu Si,and paperwork service without paid from the state.The corruption of the members caused by the corruption of the government has added to the burden of the Central Government in the Ming Dynasty.The absence of the staff by the payment of the salary and the staff leaving the post without permission and paperwork service without paid from the state affected the normal work of the Court of State Ceremonial,greatly.