Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 353 Choose a posthumous name, get carried away
In the spring of the 15th year of Jingshun, Emperor Tiantai died in Daming Palace.

For a time, almost everywhere in the capital was running to pass the funeral.

This seems to be quite sudden, but in fact it is not without trace.

Don't say anything else.

Just look at the past two years, the presence of Emperor Tiantai has become less and less.

According to his behavior style, he didn't jump out to make trouble again.

I knew that his body should really not be able to hold on.

From the end of the previous year, Emperor Tiantai became more and more unlucky.

I was bedridden for more than half a year last year.

Even if it's not now, it's only a year earlier and a year later.

It's just that I didn't expect that I survived the most difficult winter for the old man, but fell down on the day of the spring flower festival.

This is not surprising to all the officials in the court, but most of them are still unavoidably shocked.

The same is true for Lin Ruhai.

Fortunately, Daiyu's Jiaji was finally over, and the ceremony had already come to an end.

He immediately asked the master of ceremonies to announce the completion of the ceremony, and canceled the prepared banquet.

I called Feng Yibo and had a short exchange.

Weng and son-in-law left in a hurry.

The guests who watched the ceremony naturally understood, and at the same time they dispersed back home to report without mentioning it.

Feng Yibo and Lin Ruhai changed into plain clothes at the Lin Mansion, and put on black gauze and black horn belts.

When they were outside the palace, those who went to the funeral were also dressed in this way.

At this time, the spirit flags were unfurled inside and outside the palace, and there were people wearing mourning everywhere.

The two lined up to reveal their identities, and they were put into the side entrance of Daming Palace.

The spirit of the Supreme Emperor stopped in the Daming Palace, and performed the Qiyu ceremony according to the needs.

That is to say, the burial in the mausoleum can only be done after 49 days of stopping.

As soon as they arrived at the side hall, Weng and his son-in-law heard constant crying in Daming Palace.

This is the first project for all the officials to mourn and come to the funeral.

The ones who cried the loudest were the four kings and eight princes and other founding dignitaries.

They all rushed to the palace at the first time, crying heartbreakingly one by one.

I just don't know if I'm crying for mourning or crying for myself.

After all, once the Supreme Emperor died, the founding line was taken away from the backbone.

Compared with the son of Emperor Jingshun, they may be more sad.

Weng and his son-in-law went over to sign after they came in, went to the coffin to greet Emperor Jingshun, and gave two mourning calls.

Then they separated and went to find the team of colleagues in their own department.

At this time, everyone in the Ministry of Rites was gathering in the side hall, seeming to be discussing something.

As soon as Feng Yibo came over, Hao Zhenlin, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, hurriedly greeted him:
"Yibo, why didn't Li Butang come with you?"

He and Feng Yibo are both servants of the Ministry of Rites, but each is in charge of a share.

Such a non-competitive peer would naturally get along fairly well.

In particular, Feng Yibo's job here is to specialize in overseas, so there are relatively few things.

When there are many sacrifices and ceremonies, he will often help him.

Therefore, the two have a good relationship, so they talk about their friendship as peers, and they call each other letters.

As soon as they heard that Feng Yibo had arrived, the rest of the Ministry of Rites greeted Shangguan one after another.

"Servant Feng!" "Your Excellency is here!" "General Feng!"

They have different identities and factions, and their names also hide mysteries.

Direct subordinates, please call adults more.

Colleagues from other departments also called Feng Shilang.

Those with a bright face, especially those who are honored, call him "honor" to show their closeness.

Feng Yibo nodded slightly to everyone, then bowed his hands to Hao Zhenlin, and replied:
"Brother Zhenlin, I came from somewhere else, and someone has already informed my mentor, and I think he will be here soon."

Hao Zhenlin heaved a sigh of relief, nodded, and said:
"You came at a good time. We have been discussing for a while, and you should also discuss the details together."

"What are you guys discussing?"

Feng Yibo was slightly taken aback, not understanding what to discuss at this time.

Hao Zhenlin said with some dumbfounding:
"What else could it be? Of course it's a posthumous name!"

Li Shouzhong, the minister, has not yet arrived, so he, the servant in charge of offering sacrifices, can only do his part.

Just now, everyone in the Ministry of Rites chose a posthumous title for Emperor Tiantai.

Normally, the first step in the death of the emperor is to confirm the succession edict.

Then the posthumous name is determined, and the place of burial must be discussed.

But Emperor Jingshun has been on the throne for 15 years, so naturally there is no need to leave any imperial edicts.

Even if there are some explanations, Emperor Jingshun and the cabinet will follow suit.

And not long after Emperor Jingshun ascended the pole, the construction of the Xianling Mausoleum had already begun.

The old concubine was buried there last time, so there is no need to discuss the place where the Supreme Emperor is buried.

Therefore, the most urgent task for the Ministry of Rites now is to set a posthumous title.

Seeing Feng Yibo's surprised face, Hao Zhenlin said directly:
"I just said that the first emperor admired poetry and etiquette the most. Why don't you posthumously posthumously the word 'wen'? What do you think of Yibo?"

Emperor Tiantai has now successfully upgraded from the Supreme Emperor to the First Emperor, and will soon be upgraded to "Emperor Taizong X of the Great Wei Dynasty".

For this X, the Ministry of Rites needs to give suggestions, and then let Emperor Jingshun choose from them.

The posthumous title is an evaluation of the deceased during his lifetime, and it is also one of the basis for the final conclusion in the history books.

The Great Wei claimed to rule the world with benevolence and filial piety, and the son of Emperor Jingshun would definitely not allow Emperor Tiantai to be given a bad posthumous posthumous title.

Even a moderate posthumous title cannot be tolerated.

Therefore, the choice of everyone in the Ministry of Rites must be among the beautiful posthumous titles.

It is better to say that Emperor Tiantai admired poetry and etiquette during his lifetime than he was best at poetry.

In just a few years in office, there are not many poems left behind.

Although few poems have been handed down to the world, he did set off a wave of poetry during his reign.

The fact that the girls of Dongzang Society have this hobby now is more or less related to the legacy of the environment in those few years.

Feng Yibo felt a little disdainful when he heard that the word "Wen" was used as the posthumous title of Emperor Tiantai.

There are many sayings about the word "wen" in "Posthumous Posthumous Law", at least no less than [-] kinds.

To put it simply, the posthumous title of "Wen" can be given to the people, and the posthumous title of "Wen" can also be given to Jingwei Tiandi.

The meaning of this is naturally very different.

Taking "Wen" as the posthumous title is a great recognition of Emperor Tiantai.

But if it is true that he likes to compose poetry, at most he is just a "student who loves to learn Japanese".

Thinking of this, Feng Yibo shook his head and said:

"I'm the youngest here, and I don't know much about the late emperor, so it's better not to participate."

Originally, it was fine if he didn't participate, but at this moment, someone beside him sneered and said:
"Oh! Feng Shilang is trying to avoid suspicion, right?"

The person who spoke was Zhou Taibin, the head of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Rituals, and Feng Yibo was a Jinshi of the same discipline.

But the two were the same year but had different fates!
He has tried his best, but he is only a sixth-rank head of the etiquette department.

But Feng Yibo is still young, but he has already reached the rank of third-rank servant.

He also happened to be the boss of his department.

Even though Feng Yibo has made outstanding achievements repeatedly, Zhou Taibin doesn't feel that he is inferior to him.

I only think that Feng Yibo was able to reach this position because of the care of his teacher Li Shouzhong.

The most important thing is that, as a Jinshi of the same discipline, Feng Yibo did not take care of him.

However, Zhou Taibin didn't want to think about it, his narrow thoughts would come out more or less on weekdays, and the Ministry of Rites is not an airtight place.

Feng Yibo had heard about it a long time ago, so except for business affairs, he naturally ignored him at other times.

Hearing this at this time, Feng Yibo laughed and said:
"Our Ministry of Rites is a family, what can I do to avoid suspicion?"

What this means is that although the sacrificial rituals are all the business of Hao Zhenlin, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites.

But the right servant of the Ministry of Rites is also a member of the Ministry of Rites, so there is no need for him to avoid suspicion.

In fact, Feng Yibo knew what Zhou Taibin meant, but deliberately pulled it in another direction.

"Back then, Feng Shilang, you were the first and the first. You originally wanted to win three yuan in a row, but the late emperor interfered, which resulted in losing two. That's why you became the No. [-] player. Could it be that you were afraid that people would say that you had resentment in your heart, so you didn't dare..."

It was obviously him who complained, after all he and Feng Yibo were the same year, yet Feng Yibo refused to take care of him.

But Zhou Taibin didn't know, this was Feng Yibo's trick, waiting for him to get into it himself.

Sure enough, Hao Zhenlin was taken aback for a moment, and when the other party said that he felt resentful, he immediately said angrily:

"Stop talking nonsense! Don't even look where this is! Are you dying?"

Zhou Taibin was his direct subordinate, but he spoke out to instigate Feng Yibo and the Supreme Emperor.

This made Hao Zhenlin glared at him immediately, and interrupted him.

This not only involves the Supreme Emperor, but directly causes trouble for him.

It also indirectly provoked Li Shouzhong, the Minister of Rites behind Feng Yibo.

Hao Zhenlin felt ruthless in his heart, and was going to go back to take care of this ignorant guy.

Let him know that the official didn't do this!

Feng Yibo didn't seem to care, and said with a smile:
"Boss Zhou said that I have to participate today. Just now Brother Zhenlin mentioned the word 'Wen', so how about I mention the word 'Wu'?"

Speaking of text, many people will think of "scenery".

The rule of Wenjing.

But Emperor Jingshun had the word Jing, so naturally he couldn't let his father use his year name as his posthumous title.

If you really want to report it, it's just nothing to do.

The two words "Wen" and "Wu" exist at the same level in the posthumous law, and they are both posthumous with a lot of sayings.

For example, "Knowing how poor you are" can be given the posthumous title "Wu", which is similar to the meaning of militarism.

Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty, which is the posthumous title of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, some people think so.

It is also the so-called: marching with great ambitions, many things are extremely poor.

Although Feng Yibo said that he was still young, he didn't know the deeds of the Supreme Emperor.

In fact, he really wanted to avoid suspicion.

After all, more is worse than less.

In his early years, he was dropped two by the Supreme Emperor in the imperial examination, and he said in his heart that it was impossible to have no resentment.

But resentment is resentment, and he also wants to thank the Supreme Emperor.

Because of his grievances, Emperor Jingshun's compensation has long since calmed down.

After all, without this matter, he and Baochai have no fate as husband and wife.

If one person can hold two wives at the same time, he has the opportunity to marry Baochai and Daiyu.

More or less it was also given by the Taishanghuang's nonsense.

"I've also heard that the first emperor ascended to the Great Treasure at the beginning of the year, and his martial virtues were extremely abundant, and he subdued many small countries around him."

Jia Daishan, the second-generation Duke of the Ning Mansion, made great contributions during the period of the Supreme Emperor.

It is precisely because of this that he was not demoted to the rank of Xijue.

If you want to say whether Emperor Tiantai has martial arts, then there must be some.

So although Feng Yibo seemed to be perfunctory, he was not talking nonsense.

only……

Hao Zhenlin was a little hesitant when he heard the words, and said in his mouth:

"With Emperor Wu of Wei in front, I'm afraid..."

Although Cao Cao is also very talented, thanks to various literary works and operas, his image among the people is not very good.

Everyone wants to do Cao thief, but it must not be done in the open.

Let alone being buckled on the coffin board.

Seeing his expression, Feng Yibo suggested:

"It's better to add both 'wen and wu' first. In fact, as long as the word 'gong' is not used, it's no big deal."

The posthumous title needs to be played by Emperor Jingshun, so the Ministry of Rites can make a few more suggestions for him to choose.

And "Wen and Wu" are both beautiful posthumous titles, so naturally they can be added to the options.

But the word "gong" is different.

The posthumous posthumous law says: Respect the virtuous and let the good be respectful.Do not specialize in self-goodness, but push it to others.

Anyone who dares to mention the word "Gong" is mirroring Emperor Tiantai's abdication.

Although he may flatter Emperor Jingshun, there is a high probability that he will be stepped on by a horse's hoof.

No matter how much Emperor Jingshun agreed in his heart, it was impossible for him to give such a posthumous title to Emperor Tiantai.

It would be better to become a properly unfilial son!
And Feng Yibo mentioned it casually, it's not just that.

What he thought of was "what has happened can be changed to be respectful".

Since you are sorry for me, I will give you a chance to make amends.

Another meaning is "An Min Chang Ti said Gong".

"Anmin" naturally means to let the people have a stable life, and Changti means...

It means brothers and sisters.

If this is used, it is mocking Emperor Tiantai and Prince Yizhong.

However, this matter belongs to the royal family's secrets, and not many people know about it.

Either they are very old people in the court, or they have been passed down from their families.

Feng Yibo said casually, there is actually no problem.

But at this moment, a scolding came from behind:
"How can the matter of posthumous titles be nonsense?"

Everyone searched for the sound and saw that it was Li Shouzhong who had arrived.

As soon as he came, he just heard Feng Yibo mention the word "Gong".

Concerned about it, Li Shouzhong was afraid that Feng Yibo would say something sarcastic.

When everyone saw him arriving, they hurriedly stepped forward to salute him.

"My lord!"

Li Shouzhong waved his hands towards them and asked:

"Are you discussing posthumous names?"

"Exactly!"

"Don't study this matter any more. Quickly remove the eight characters and the word 'Pingjing' from the posthumous posthumous law, and take ten and send them up, and let the Holy Majesty decide for himself."

Li Shouzhong's quick move to cut through the mess is really crisp and neat.

The first eight posthumous titles are "God, Emperor, Emperor, King, Duke, Hou, Jun, and Saint".

These are already out of use.

Then there are "Ming, Wen, De, Wu, Kang, Mu, Zhao, Ping, Jing, Zhen, Huan, Yuan"

The word Ping is easy to understand, but the word Jing is taboo.

So take out the other ten and let Emperor Jingshun choose one for himself.

"Yes!"

Li Shouzhong was mature and prudent, and everyone was naturally convinced.

Hao Zhenlin nodded, and took everyone from the Ministry of Rites to write the memorial.

Li Shouzhong took Feng Yibo to the side, and under the background sound of crying all around, he said in a low voice:
"As the servant of the Ministry of Rites, you must be more cautious at this time."

The Ministry of Rites is different from other departments. In various sacrifices, the Ministry of Rites works under everyone's nose.

At this time, there are countless eyes staring at it, and the slightest mistake will be magnified infinitely.

If Feng Yibo was labeled as "disrespectful to the former emperor" at this time.

That will inevitably have an unpredictable impact on his official career.

"Let the mentor worry!"

Feng Yibo knew his teacher's kindness, so he nodded first, but then said:
"Actually, it doesn't matter. What I said is that you don't need the word 'gong'."

Li Shouzhong frowned even more when he heard this, and reprimanded:

"Wrong! It's not good or bad, it's not that the word 'gong' should be mentioned!"

You just need to mention some things.

No matter whether you agree or disagree, it will inevitably make people feel yin and yang.

The posthumous title of "Gong" is the same for Emperor Tiantai.

Regardless of whether it is used or not, as long as it is mentioned, it means mapping.

Otherwise why would you mention it?
"Disciple knows what's wrong."

Feng Yibo naturally understood it, quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake, and said earnestly:
"It seems that today I am a little carried away."

He kept delaying the negotiation of peace terms in the Wa Kingdom.

Now that Emperor Tiantai has passed away, it is estimated that no one will take care of this matter for a while.

In addition, he and Emperor Tiantai did have some old grudges.

Complacency and old grievances really made him a little carried away.

Seeing that he understood, Li Shouzhong didn't say any more, just sighed:
"Forget it, you're not the only one who gets carried away."

As soon as these words came out, Feng Yibo was naturally a little puzzled.

But this is not a place to talk after all, and Li Shouzhong didn't give any further explanations.

"Ugh!"

He sighed again, and turned around worriedly.

Left the side hall and went to the main hall of Daming Palace.

Feng Yibo followed Li Shouzhong's figure, looking thoughtfully at the main hall.

The affairs in the palace are too busy to mention here.

It is only said that the news of the death of the Supreme Emperor spreads, and those who hear it are really sad and cry.

Daiyu, who had just grown up, was lying on the pillow at this moment, wiping tears secretly.

Of course, she got more than just news of his death.

Just now there was news that Emperor Jingshun of the Great Wei personally held the funeral for the Supreme Emperor, and he has issued an order to the world:

All those who have nobles and imperial orders will enter the court and follow the class according to the system of nobles.

Youjue's family should be guarded by the late emperor, and no marriage and banquets are allowed within one year.

Common people's homes also have to observe mourning for three months, and marriages are not allowed.

Originally, Daiyu and Ji were a little unsatisfactory, but they couldn't hold back when they got the news.

"Hey!"

(End of this chapter)