Research About The Imperial Edicts Of Liang Dynasty

The imperial edict is an important historical material for studying the society,politics,and culture of an era.The Liang Dynasty edict is a window for us to observe the style and features of the Liang Dynasty era.As a literary style,imperial edicts are also an indispensable part of the study of great literature.The prosperity of Liang Dynasty literature is not only limited to lyrical works such as poetry and fu,but also the "pen" style of imperial edict writing as a carrier for scholars to display their talents.Therefore,the study of Liang Dynasty ’s edicts is of great significance.This article will study the imperial edicts of the Liang Dynasty from three dimensions: document records,display of the times,and creative characteristics of different groups.The recording methods of Liang Dynasty ’s imperial edicts mainly include the citation of historical books and the collection of classified books and collections.The imperial edicts preserved in the general collection and classified books are more complete,and the parallel language and idioms in the imperial edicts have been deleted from the historical books.In terms of stylistic discrimination,the prompts in historical books have certain reference value for the classification of imperial edicts,while the genre books mostly preserve the format of imperial edicts.Compared with other handed down documents,the collection of Liang Dynasty ’s imperial edicts in "Wen Guan Ci Lin" contains more variations.Analyzing the types,values,and causes of variant texts can provide a clearer understanding of the original appearance of imperial edicts.The dispute over the signature of imperial edicts in the Liang Dynasty can also be analyzed through the different treatment of historical records,collections,and genre books.From the imperial edict of Liang Dynasty,we can see the social style of that time.Firstly,there is a strong culture of advocating literature.The promulgation of imperial edicts promoted the collation of books in the early years of Liang Dynasty ’s reign.The enthusiasm and emphasis of the rulers of the Liang Dynasty on literature and scholarship can also be reflected in the imperial edicts.The rulers of Liang Dynasty attempted to promote the transformation of literary style by edicts.However,in the face of the inertia of the times,imperial edicts are difficult to reverse the style of writing,so they are alienated from reality.Secondly,the wind of indulge Buddha.The rulers of Liang Dynasty used the political influence of imperial edicts to remove obstacles to the spread of Buddhism.Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty also took the reform of Buddhists,disciples,and vegetables as the starting point,attempting to achieve the dual dominance of the king of man and the king of law.In addition,the Confucian and Taoist factors in the edicts of the sycophantic Buddha reflect the localization transformation of foreign religions with their own cultural structure and ethics.Thirdly,Liang Dynasty ’s edict reflected the rulers’ strategies for solving social problems at that time.Such as coordinating the relationship between scholars and civilians,and the relevant edicts regarding Confucianism as an official are its efforts.The writing groups of Liang Dynasty ’s edicts include Secretary,literati,and emperors,with overlapping identities,but the edicts written have their own characteristics.The wording and structure of imperial edicts made by the Secretary have the characteristics of patterning;The literati drafted the imperial edict "satisfactory" and "appropriate",displaying the literary and humanistic grace,enhancing the aesthetic quality of the imperial edict;Emperors wrote and embellished edicts themselves as carriers of personal emotions and literary genres.