Friends who know history know that the Qin and Han dynasties are the "three princes and nine secretaries system". However, the "Three Princes and Nine Qings" of the Han Dynasty have actually been changing, and even the names have changed, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty changing "Lang Zhongling" to "Guangluxun" in the first year of Taichu (104 BC). So why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty change "Lang Zhongling", one of the "Nine Qings", to "Guangluxun"? This ghost will talk about the family.
In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the first army of the imperial court was divided into three parts: the first was the Northern Army, which was mainly responsible for foreign field warfare; the second is the Southern Army, whose main responsibility is to defend the periphery of the Chang'an court and the cemeteries; The third was the "Lang Guan", who was responsible for the internal security of the palace and the safety of the emperor himself. And the highest official of the "Lang Guan" is Lang Zhongling, one of the "Three Princes and Nine Secretaries".Lang Zhongling, Qin official, is in charge of the palace gate
Because the duty of the Lang officials was to stay by the emperor's side, and the official selection system in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty was not perfect, the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty sometimes selected people from the Lang officials to serve in other official positions. However, in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the main ones were still the clans, heroes and their children, and there were still a few people who were born as Lang officials. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Lang officials had the nature of preparation, but the essence was still that of a palace guard.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, Dong Zhongshu proposed in the famous "Three Strategies of Heaven and Man": ".The ministers foolishly thought that the sages who made the princes, the county guards, and the two thousand stones each choose their officials and people, and each paid two tributes to the guards, and to observe the minister's ability”。After some twists and turns, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted Dong Zhongshu's proposal and ordered the local county to recommend two talents to serve as Lang officials every year for the imperial court to select officials, and the inspection system was formally established.
With the establishment of the probationary system, Langguan changed from the emperor's armed guards to the reserve echelon of the imperial court. However, in this case, Lang Zhongling, who was in charge of managing all the Lang officials and the palace guards, was equivalent to controlling the guards and the election officials at the same time, which would of course pose a threat to the emperor. Because of this, in the first year of Taichu (104 BC), when the inspection system was basically perfected, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty officially changed "Langzhong Order" to "Guangluxun".
The change of "Lang Zhong Ling" to "Guang Lu Xun" is not a simple name change, and compared to Lang Zhong Ling, Guang Lu Xun is no longer responsible for the direct management of Lang Guan. From then on, Guangluxun gradually changed from a military attache in charge of palace guards to a civilian official in charge of court etiquette, and his actual political influence decreased significantly. Since the beginning of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Guangluxun has become the ** responsible for "banquets and labor recommendations".