Journal paper

Issue No.	No. 52
Title	“Chen Mou” and the Ruler-minister Relation in Tang Dynasty: A Survey on Theoretical History
Author	Wang, Te-chuan
Page	1-44
Abstract	From the Han to the Tang Dynasty, emperors call their selves “Chen Mou” rather than the real name when offering sacrifice to Heaven and worshiping the ancestors. However, the way bureaucrats call their selves when reporting to emperors changes from time to time. The Han Dynasty bureaucrats face emperor calling their selves “Chen Mou” instead of family name. In the Sui Dynasty and following Tang, all officials call their selves with their family names, presenting the basic principle in which the Tang Dynasty rulers and ministers interact. The differentiation taking place in Tang derives from the close interaction between emperor and band-5-above ministers who enter royal court for reporting and discussing every day. The re-construction of allegiance form is created to satisfy the actual need in Sui-Tang. 　　　Sui-Tang emperors make calls in royal court and this practice becomes the core of everyday central government politics. The ruler-minister interaction enters into an unprecedented phase. This development symbolizes the trend of imperial power nature evolution: from “privacy of emperor” to “publicity of regime.”
Keyword	“Chen Mou” 臣 某 , the ruler-minister relation, Tang Dynasty, Emperor, publicity and privacy
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