A Study On Several Problems About Official Treatment After Death In The Song Dynasty

After the death of officials in Song Dynasty, officials and their families will get a set of treatment from the court, The treatment is divided into two aspects:Political treatment and economic treatment. Officials posthumously awarded a great honor Because the emperor’ preferential treatment, Their family ale got the glory. They are the models to other officials in office, the inspire others to work hard and to serve the country.These political treatments: “The rite of emperor’ condolence”, “Go into mourning in hanging white closes” and“Cuochao”, the level requirement of officials’ is relatively high.Generally speaking, nobility and three levels of officials to receive this honor. If the officials have a big credit, after he die, he enter the emperor’ temple. Although the treatment has the explicit stipulation, but it is related to political environment and the emperor’attitude. Fierce struggle of different parties in the Song Dynasty, it also affects the treatment.It appears repetitive of the officials who died in the emperor’ temple, The phenomenon of the officials’ posthumous titles is often occurred, such as chased, changed and deprived. In The Song Dynasty financial tension or war years, the court will narrow the scope of the official Fuzeng and reduce amount of Fuzeng, to reduce state spending. Some officials because of the special contribution or special relationship with the emperor, can also obtain special treatment from the emperor after death.Based on the study of death after treatment of officials, can know that the change of the relationship between emperor and officials in The Song Dynasty. Overall, the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty to preferential treatment for officials, because True mourning and revered from the officials. But most of The Southern Song dynasty emperor be restricted the traditional etiquette system, even after Gaozong, the emperor has no longer hold the etiquette of Lindian and go into mourning in hanging white closes for the officials,although it has a certain relationship with the turmoil of the political environment, but also can see this relationship is not as good as The Northern Song Dynasty.