The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

Du Rui naturally knew what Fang Xuanling was worried about. It was nothing more than his future. If he said it was his future, it would be better to say that he would have enough food and clothing for two meals in the future.With his current status in the Du Mansion, and the attitudes of the Cui family and the Du Gou brothers towards him, it is not difficult for Du Rui to guess his future predicament.

Although Du Ruhui is a clean and honest official, he is also from a wealthy family after all. He has a lot of money and is favored by Emperor Taizong. You can live comfortably without doing anything. In addition, I heard from the old servant Du Zhong that Du Ruhui ruled many lands during his lifetime, but it is a pity that these lands can only be inherited by his sons. Can't catch it.

Originally, Du Rui thought that he would be expelled from the house soon, but thanks to that cheap old man, because during this time, both Cui and the Du Gou brothers focused their attention on the funeral, and there was no such thing as a funeral. People paid attention to him, which also gave him a temporary shelter, so that he would not sleep on the street as soon as he crossed.

The ones who shared the same concerns as him were Du Ruhui's other concubines and their daughters. Du Ruhui had four concubines before his death. Shi, Bai, and Ji.

Among them, his wife Cui's eldest son Du Gou, the second son Du He, the eldest daughter Du Yunying, and the second daughter Du Yunqian.

Mrs. Ma gave birth to four sons Du Ping (died early) and three daughters Du Yunfu.

Ji's voice is the fourth daughter Du Yunzhuo, and the fifth daughter Du Yunxi.

Bai has nothing to say.

The Cao family gave birth to the third son Du Rui and the sixth daughter Du Yunlian.

Now that Du Ruhui is dead, and the power of his own life and death is in the hands of the jealous old lady Cui, it's no wonder these poor women are so worried.

Du Ruhui's hometown is in Jingzhao Duling. Although it is not as good as those rich families in Shandong and Guan, it is also quite famous in the local area, especially after Du Ruhui, a hero of the community, has become a new local force.Although Lao Du has passed away now, the remaining prestige is still there, not to mention whether it is Lao Du's younger brother Du Chuke, or his two sons Du Gou and Du He are all serving in the court, and they are quite trusted by Emperor Taizong. Among them, Du He is the Emperor Taizong The fiancé-in-law of his beloved daughter, Princess Yangcheng, it can be said that although Lao Du is gone, the towering tree of the Du family is still flourishing, and there is no tendency to wither in the slightest.

The ancients had a very strong concept of burying the dead in the hometown, and the concept of peace in the soil was very strong. Originally, when Du Ruhui was seriously ill, Taizong wanted him to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, but Du Ruhui insisted on returning the fallen leaves to their roots.

After the funeral was over, the two brothers Du Gou and Du He began to discuss about sending their father's coffin back to their hometown Du Ling for burial.At the same time, according to the ancient etiquette, the eldest son Du Gou had to keep a filial piety in Du Ling for three years.

Originally, Du Rui thought that such a thing would not be his turn at all. To put it bluntly, no one in this family regarded him as a child of the Du family anyway, and no one would take him to play with him, but he did not expect the result of the final discussion. Still picked him up.

Thinking about it carefully, I feel that this is not bad, at least he traveled to the Tang Dynasty, and he hadn't had the chance to go out of the mansion to take a look. He just took advantage of this opportunity of Du Ruhui's burial, to take a good look at the customs of the Tang Dynasty, and see if it is like a book. As prosperous as mentioned above.

After the date of burial was set, there were at least a thousand people seeing off outside Chang'an that day. Of course, there were groups of relatives and friends who sincerely came to see Du Ruhui off for the last time, but most of them still received Taizong's imperial decree and had to Appropriate for the occasion.

Emperor Taizong also specially sent Wei Wang Li Tai to see him off. The last time Du Rui was in the Du Mansion, he hadn't seen clearly the future. The prince who wanted to rebel with a group of talented people who were able to rebel, this time came, he But look carefully.

I saw that Li Tai was about ten years old, but the disciples of the Tian family were extraordinary after all. They were already graceful and magnanimous at such a young age, and their behavior was unusually graceful. Every step was carried out in strict accordance with the etiquette. nod.It's just that although he won the praise of all the veterans in this way, he lost a little human touch.

After saying goodbye to the mourners, a group of hundreds of people began to march towards Du Ling. Along the way, the team continued to grow, and some Du's children who came from unknown places also joined in, and the speed of the team also slowed down, because Every time someone joins, they have to go up and talk about it. They are quite disgusted with this Du Rui. There are many people who may have never seen Du Ruhui before he was alive. Perform well in front of him, so as to find a future for himself.

Du Rui himself was quite disgusted with these welcomes, but fortunately he didn't need to show up at all, just watching Du Gou, the two Du He brothers and those Du's children who came to join in the fun kept chattering, originally The funeral procession for Du Ling, who was not too far away, took five days to arrive.

On the day of arriving at Du Ling, Du Rui saw the funeral procession arranged by Du Chuke, who had rushed back earlier, from a long distance away. At a glance, everything was white, and thousands of people came to greet him. Du Rui saw it, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, although old Comrade Du has passed away, his residual prestige is still not small.

When the hearse approached, the people who came to greet them all knelt down on the ground under the leadership of Du Chuke, crying loudly, but how many of them were sincere, Du Rui didn't know.

As Du Ruhui's concubine, Du Rui was naturally not immune. He followed everyone and prostrated himself on the ground, using this Muslim pilgrimage to express the grief he felt at this moment.

After tossing and bustling for a long time, some burial ceremonies were finally finished. At this time, someone finally remembered that they were hungry, and arranged meals messily. Du Rui and his younger sister, Xiao Lian, were also lucky enough to be given a bowl of porridge. Although it is difficult to fill my hungry belly, I can finally hold it for a while.

In the process of studying in the previous life, what Du Rui looked down on the most were those Confucian classics, so he didn't know much about the funeral process of "to send the dead, to make it a big event". Fortunately, he didn't need to come forward, just follow everyone , It’s enough to make up for the number.

As a concubine himself, Du Rui has no sense of presence in this huge funeral procession, and the focus of people's attention is all on Du Gou, the new Duke of Lai and Du He, the son-in-law of Princess Chengyang. The remains were placed aside, but there were not many people who went to see them sincerely.These people spent most of their time flattering and flattering, and their targets were naturally the two brothers Du Gou and Du He.

Seeing such a scene, Du Rui, an outsider, couldn't help but express deep condolences to Comrade Du, just because he really gave birth to two bastard sons, and the old man's bones were not cold. Down, a little flustered.

Especially Du He, the future husband-in-law of Princess Chengyang, Taizong's beloved daughter, couldn't stop laughing, completely forgetting what time it is.

Du Chuke, who was welcoming and sending him off at the side, also shook his head repeatedly when he saw it. Obviously, the tiger father and son, the tiger father and son, but it is too appropriate to use it on the Du family.

Although Du Rui is also dissatisfied, after all, he is also considered to be the Du family now. Seeing that the two bastard elder brothers don't care about his dead father so much, they will inevitably step on him when they are accused, others will not To carefully distinguish which is Du Ruhui's bastard son and which is Du Ruhui's good son, and when he curses, he will only say: "Du Ruhui's son is not a son of man!"

have a look!Du Rui didn't recruit anyone, didn't provoke anyone, he knelt down in front of the coffin and kowtowed to accompany him, unfortunately, he was about to suffer from Chi Yu.

Fortunately, the days of being scolded by thousands of people will not be too long. After half a month of busy work, Comrade Du's funeral is finally over. The development of Confucianism has not been as rampant as in later generations. Even if this ancient ritual is not followed, no one dares to jump out and make irresponsible remarks.

Emperor Taizong considered Du Gou as the new Duke of Lai and was about to get married. Of course, he also hoped that his old friend Du Ruhui would have a successor to inherit the revolutionary cause as soon as possible.

Leaving Du Gou as his teammate behind, a funeral procession of hundreds of people returned to Chang'an under the leadership of Du Ruhui's wife, Cui Shi.

At this moment, Du Rui won't be glad that old Comrade Du is buried in peace, he doesn't have to cry and kneel with him anymore, the most important reality has already been placed in front of him, then the future, and now it's time to pronounce the verdict .