The Red Mansions

Chapter 193 The ancestor worship begins, the genealogy is revised
It's still early.

The patriarchs and elders of each house also came one after another.

There was no room to sit in the living room, so they all came to the courtyard and sat on the inner three floors and the outer three floors.

While Jia Yun was talking with Jia Dailing and other elders, someone outside sang loudly, saying that someone from Jia's mansion had come.

Jia Yun is a junior and wants to go out to greet her.

Jia Dailing, as the patriarch, also went out to greet him, because Jia Zhen was the patriarch of Dafang.

When the two came to the door, they saw that the people from Jia's mansion were all in line.

Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Cong, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, Jia Lan, Jia Ling, Jia Chang, Jia Yun, Jia Zhi, etc. Big group of people.

The most surprising one among the visitors was Jia Jing.

One must know that he practiced alchemy in Taoist temples outside the city for many years, except for Dafang worshiping ancestors, he would not return to the city easily.

Unexpectedly, this time he also came back to watch the ceremony.

Although the third room had conflicts with the eldest room, since others came to watch the ceremony so grandly, the third room naturally couldn't neglect it.

After Jia Dailing and Jia Yun went up to greet and greet everyone, there were members of the Sanfang clan who took the younger ones away.

Jia Dailing and Jia Yun took Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, Jia She and Jia Zheng to the courtyard and sat down to talk.

During this period, after Jia Zheng saw Jia Yun, he moved his lips from time to time, as if hesitating to speak.

Even Jia Dailing next to him could tell that Jia Zheng had something to discuss with Jia Yun.

But he didn't mind his own business, Jia Yun's current fortune was beyond his control.

Both Jia Yun and Jia Zheng are officials, and every action on the official surface has meaning.

Jia Dailing was afraid that he would make up his own mind and do bad things with good intentions, which would ruin Jia Yun's good things.

Jia Yun naturally also saw Jia Zheng's expression, but just pretended not to see it.

Jia Zheng had something to do with him. If he took the initiative to mention it, he would have to consider the situation and decide whether to accept it or not.

If he doesn't bring it up, he won't be looking for trouble.

Of course, Jia Yun still looked for an opportunity, called Jia Wenlin to her, and asked him to go out and contact the spies stationed in Jia's mansion.

Find out what Jia Zheng wants to tell him.

If it can be found out, then Jia Yun has a bottom line in her heart, which is naturally better than trying to figure out a solution when the situation is imminent.

Jia Wenlin went quickly and came back quickly.

Otherwise, Jia's mansion is a sieve for air leakage, there is no secret at all.

Even though Jia Mu and others were talking about such confidential matters, the maids and mother-in-law were kicked out, and the spies placed by Jia Yun still found out the general content of their conversation last night.

After Jia Yun heard what Jia Wenlin said, she glanced at Jia Zheng indistinctly.

Unexpectedly, this serious guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes is also very superstitious. It is not an exaggeration to ask him to suppress luck.

Why Jia's family is unlucky recently, others don't know, but he still doesn't know?
Only Jia Zheng dared to invite this true god back to suppress luck.

Jia Yun picked up the teacup and drank it slowly, but she was pondering in her heart.

Jia Zheng will find an opportunity to discuss this matter with him later, do you want to promise him?
Judging from what they talked about, Jia Zheng must have attached great importance to the issue of Jia Baoyu's temperamental change.

It would be inappropriate to refuse rashly.

After all, if Jia Zheng asked him to suppress luck, he would definitely not say so on the surface, and would use other excuses to cover it up.

If Jia Yun really ignored her, she might be said to be willing to die without saving her life.

But this matter cannot be easily agreed, after all, it involves his own reputation.

Once the news of the suppression of luck is leaked, he will become a joke of Shilin.

Another point is that it is impossible for him to help out for nothing, after all, he wants to receive benefits.

But now in the entire Jia mansion, it seems that there is nothing worthy of Jia Yun's big fight.

"Eh, no, there is another mandarin duck." Jia Yun's heart suddenly moved.

Among all the women in Jia's mansion, Yuanyang was the most difficult to get along with him.

Because Yuanyang is Jia Mu's big girl, she is very trusted, and she is a slave born in the family, her parents are both slaves, she is doomed to be a slave since she was born.

In Jia Yun's original plan, to bring the mandarin ducks home, no matter what, she would have to wait until Jia's mother passed away, or after Jia's mansion was ruined, before she had a chance.

Right now, this opportunity is quite rare!

If you take this opportunity to get the mandarin ducks from Jia Mu, you can avoid the occurrence of long nights and many dreams.

Of course, Jia Yun can't blatantly ask for a maid, she can cover it up with other things.

In addition, the issue of reputation should also be thoughtful.

His reputation should not be damaged because the Jia family leaked the secret.

Therefore, even if Jia Yun is going to Jia's mansion, her behavior should not be abnormal.

You can't act independently, do deliberate actions, and let others catch you.

In addition, that Ma Daopo can't let it go.

She is Jia Baoyu's godmother.

She is called Dao Po, but she is the female executor in the nunnery.

Although he is a monk, he does not concentrate on reciting scriptures and practicing.

She kept running around the gates of the rich and powerful, deliberately defrauding money, relying on feudal superstition, evil spirits and crooked ways, and cheating and abducting everywhere.

Ma Daopo sees money-seeking, greedy, cunning, sophisticated, vicious without bottom line, double-faced and three-faced, doing many evils, and even murdering her life for money.

Since this bastard dared to take his idea on his own head, he couldn't give her good fruit to eat.

Of course, before dealing with her, you can use some waste to complete the matter of the mandarin duck.

After making up her mind, Jia Yun ordered Jia Wenlin behind her to send someone to restrain Ma Daopo immediately, and gave a few extra instructions.

After hearing this, Jia Wenlin nodded, then turned around and went out to make arrangements.

After sitting for a while, the sun gradually rose, and a clansman came to inform that the ancestral hall had been cleaned and they could go there.

So everyone got up one after another and went to the ancestral hall.

Sanfang's ancestral hall is across the street from Jia Dailing's house, and not far from the small river where Jia Yun used to practice.

From a distance, the ancestral hall is simple and majestic. There are five gates inside the black oil fence, and a plaque hangs above it, which reads the words "Jia's Ancestral Hall".

There are eight such plaques in the Jia family in the capital.

The most awesome one is the one in the big room.

Because it was written by Yan Shenggong Kong Jizong himself, and he also left his name on the plaque.

However, it seems that many of the plaques in Jia's mansion were written by Kong Jizong, and there are even plaques written by the emperor's own pen, which is also the awesomeness of Jia's mansion.

The other seven rooms are incomparable no matter what.

The gate of the ancestral hall is open, and when you enter the courtyard, there are white stones and cypresses on both sides.

In the five main halls, brocade mantles are hung high, color screens are set up to protect, and incense candles are brilliant.

In the center hangs the portraits of Ning Rong's second ancestors, all of which are wrapped in python waist jade, and there are several axes of ancestors' remains on both sides.

After the second Duke of Ningguo Rongguo, there are [-] houses in total.

Ning Rong sent the eighth house in Beijing, and the other twelve housed in Jinling.

In other words, the ancestral halls in the [-]th house of the Jia family are all hung with portraits of Ning Rong's second ancestor, which are exactly the same, only the portraits of the ancestors are different.

After entering the ancestral hall, everyone restrained their smiles and became solemn.

Even the other clansmen who entered the courtyard to watch the ceremony became quiet, not daring to talk and play casually.

If anyone dares to be presumptuous on such an occasion today, it is not a question of whether to offend or not, but the people in the third room will fight them desperately!

The Tsing Yi at the side also prepared their musical instruments when they saw the people arrived, and they all waited solemnly, waiting for the sacrifice to begin.

The people were divided into Zhaomu lineups and established: Jia Dailing the chief priest, followed by the accompanying sacrifices, offering the nobles, presenting the silk, holding incense, spreading the worship blanket, and the participating tribesmen who guarded the burning pool.

Today's ancestor worship is mainly for Jia Yun's business, so although his seniority is low, he was raised up to serve as an accompanying sacrifice.

Tsingyi music performances, offering incense, reading blessings, offering rice soup, offering tea, offering silk, offering wine, offering food boxes, offering meat, offering Gu Ci (Fu Ci), burning Zhu Wen, saying goodbye to gods and worshiping, etc. The process is carried out in an orderly manner.

During the sacrificial ceremony, gongs and drums, accompanied by string music, added a warm atmosphere to the sacrificial ceremony.

Three offerings to the nobles, after worshiping Xing, burning silk and liberating wine, after the ceremony and music, quit.

After that, Jia Dailing was responsible for distributing the sacrifices such as pork and mutton to the representatives participating in the sacrifice, and left the rest to the more difficult households in the clan.

This is the norm, and no one says much.

After the ancestor worship ceremony, everyone left the ancestral hall and came to the open space next to it.

In just half a month, two neat rows of tile houses were newly built on the originally empty land.

One row is the school dormitory, and the other row is the dormitory, each with ten rooms.

The open space is very large, even if two rows of houses are built, it can still accommodate hundreds of tables, which is very spacious.

By this time, many tables were already full of people.

Jia Dailing, Jia Yun and the others had specially reserved banquets in the newly built school.

They were not in a hurry to go to the banquet, but first joined the three Juren Jiaoyu and ten talented masters from Yixue, and came to the open space in the middle of the school.

The ground was full of firecrackers, and an instructor stepped forward with a smile, handed Jia Yun a firecracker, and signaled him to light the cannon.

Jia Yun didn't refuse either.

For this righteous study, he also spent a lot of money.

Including the expenses of the free education in the future, he will also bear it, so he has the qualifications to fire the gun.

"Crackling..."

The sound of firecrackers signaled that Yixue was officially put into use, and there were no other fancy ceremonies.

"Brother Yun's merit is immeasurable!" Jia Dailing looked back at the schoolhouse and said happily.

Jia Yun shook her head and said with a smile: "The old ancestor is serious. The younger generation is a member of the Jia family. It is an honor to contribute to the family!"

Jia Dailing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's not talk about being polite, let's go, let's meet with the elders of the same clan and repair the genealogy properly while the time is still early!"

This is business.

The reason why the ancestors are worshiped today is also to revise the family tree and write Jia Yun's deeds into it.

Everyone came to a school, where there were many desks, and they were seated according to their seniority and age.

Of course, the three houses have a large population, and it is impossible to come in, and some seats must be reserved for the patriarchs and elders of other houses to observe the ceremony.

Therefore, Sanfang only picked ten or twenty senior clan elders to come in.

Modifying the family tree is also simple, and the content to be added is prepared in advance. It has been reviewed and considered by many clan elders in Sanfang, and Jia Yun has naturally read it.

So today's revising the family tree with so much fanfare is mainly through this kind of ceremony, and the content to be revised is announced, so that other people who don't know it can also know.

Among them, in the school house, Jia Dailing read it word by word from the front.

There are also people from the clan outside the school, singing with the clan script prepared in advance.

Let most of the clansmen who came today know that Jia Yun gained fame through reading, and the deeds of glorifying his ancestors to inspire the clansmen...

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