东汉 "故事""服阕还郎"小考

汉代“故事”是律令以外政府行政中的惯例部分,实具制度的性质。东汉“服阕还郎”的“故事”规定,凡在郎署和由郎署迁出的中央散吏,或已经决定由郎官出补但还未出京师的官吏等“宦皇帝者”,其去官为亲行服时,还保留着与皇帝的私的关系,保留着郎官的身分,服丧后要直接还署为郎。这种保留郎官身分的做法大致产生于东汉,表面上是对郎官的优待,但在实际的运作中却主要是为了维持郎官的数量;同时这也部分地体现了东汉官制中的品位因素。

Later Han Old Convention: Back to Lang after Mourning

Back to Lang after mourning was the Later Han old convention,which functioned along the dynasty.It meant that before Lang became a regional government official,he must mourn for his parents and back to Lang after mourning.This old convention was drawn in favor of the government and took advantage of the observers,though it seemed to benefit them originally.