Research On Emperor's Private Banquet In The Early Northern Song Dynasty

In ancient Chinese history,Chisi,as a form of court banquet,not only met the needs of Junchen's drinking music,but also had the role of declaring junchen rapprochement,so it had a unique significance in the political life of dynasties.Chisi of Song Dynasty as a kind of court banquet activities,with its special connotation,different from the big banquet,feast,belong to the emperor's private banquet,the participation of the object is also mostly near and clan.The Song Dynasty had a new development from the previous generation,among which song Taizu and Taizong were the formative stages of the creation of the Chisi in the Song Dynasty,while Songzhenzong and Renzong were the shaping stages of the Song Dynasty Chisi.After the evolution of the first four dynasties,the Chisi of Song Dynasty constituted a set of regulations with complete system,rich content and sound etiquette.First of all,the Song Dynasty song "Only Life",reflected in the time and place of the event there is great uncertainty,except for the special type of banquet,generally according to the needs of the emperor.In addition,the most important part of the banquet is the object of participation,Junchen,the identity of the subjects,the rank of the rules,for the emperor's proximal and some do not have a certain rank but appreciated people,and with the development of the dynasties constantly changing.From the early Song Dynasty Takemi generals,to the Taizong period from the multimartial arts to the tilt of multi-,and then to the true Zong Renzong period to wenchen scholars and bureaucrats,have supported the direction of political ethos.Secondly,the Song Dynasty banquet held the time,place,different characters lead to its variety is very rich,according to the frequency and importance of the order,there are flower watching fishing banquet,viewing books and book Banquet,Yoshiyuki and Happy Snow Banquet,viewing feast,outside the banquet and so on.Different banquet content has its own emphasis,functional function is not the same,not only reflects the pursuit of Chongwen guidance,but also contains the function of elegance and interest,as well as the intention of highlighting the national policy of heavy agriculture,so that the content of the song Banquet presents a variety of characteristics.Although the banquet for the Emperor small banquet,relatively large banquet can relax and enjoy,but because of the ancient autocratic dynasty pay attention to the characteristics of the upper and lower inferiority,pre-banquet etiquette is still indispensable,the Song Dynasty Chinian through the development and evolution of four dynasties,and gradually formed a more fixed system,including its rituals,diet,music and restraint rules.Finally,the Song Dynasty song has its own characteristics,different from the previous generation,is a royal banquet model,a wide variety and constantly rich changes,the reason for holding the random also makes the organization of time and space has arbitrary,more importantly,the Song Dynasty song is sometimes not limited to simple eating,drinking,but has some political color,The Emperor and the booze in the private space to drink wine,exchange unloved things,often play the effect of twice the effort.All of the above are the basic contents of the Chisi activities in the Song Dynasty,through the phenomenon,we can find the deep role of the song Banquet.The most important feature of the feast is that it is politically oriented,and the most important function is naturally its political function,starting from song Taizu "Cup of wine release military power",to Taizong using the song to give the combat strategy...This kind of banquet has become the way and tool for the king to solve the political problem outside the hall.In addition,the most basic function of the banquet is the function of leisure and entertainment,Junchen by the song banquet,poetry,drinking,fishing,pitching,close the relationship between Junchen,stabilize the ruler of the regime,praise,show peace.There are other functions,such as the holding of happy Snow,Yoshiyuki and Feast,the ruler to the subjects to express their determination to attach importance to farming,inheritance of tradition,to show their own government for the people's benevolence thought.All in all,the Song Dynasty Chisi is the entertainment and political balance of the banquet activities,the rulers through the music to test talent,relations,stable regime,listen to the hymn.It is an important means to maintain the rule,and the study of the song Banquet can further understand the evolution of the national politics and the construction of the ritual music system in the Northern Song Dynasty.