According to the custom, a mourning hall is set up to worship and mourn for people for a total of seven days, which is called the first seven.

In the seven-day scene, up to Yizhou Zhichong Duwei Kangyue Mountain, Longxi County Ling Leng Tianlin, down to the traffickers and pawns in Longxi City, all the Pingtou people who have received the favor of the Guo family come to worship and mourn.

Especially on the seventh day, the day of Mrs. Guo's funeral, every family hung vegetarian food and participated in the funeral procession out of the city, from the main gate of the east of the city to the west of the city, and nearly half of the people in the city borrowed it to see him off.

The spectacle of the scene is the first time in hundreds of years that Longxi Liya County has been established.

In the words of Leng Tianlin, the county magistrate: "When this official first came to Longxi County, the name of Guo Ye in Longxi was like thunder, and the righteous deeds of the Guo family were also frequently heard. Now the old lady fairy is gone, the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of the city, the people are competing to tears when they hear it, and the number of mourners is more than half of the city, even if it is the first good home of the Buddha of ten thousand families, it is not enough to enjoy its reputation! ”

Of course, this unique funeral, Leng Tianlin, Kang Yueshan, Kang Zhiru, Sun Mingyan and others are also among them.

The coffin bearers are all members of the Guo family's family lineage of the Xichuan Xiaodu Protectorate

A few days have passed, and the funeral turmoil of the old lady Guo in Guo Mansion has come to an end, whether it is Longxi City or Guo Mansion in Fushun Lane, they have slowly returned to calm.

Kang Yueshan's father and daughter were like a glimpse of light in Longxi, and Mrs. Guo set off to return to Yizhou on the day she entered the soil for peace.

And the descendants of the Guo family of Xichuan Xiaodu Hufu, after a small gathering with their families in Longxi for a while, also set off for Pegasus to return to Xichuan and stick to their posts.

Everything is gradually returning to normal.

However, Guo Ye still left Guan Jiu in Longxi, because he couldn't do without a person who could write and paint.

At this time, Guan Jiu was in the study in the inner courtyard of Guo Mansion, drafting a recital for Guo Ye, preparing to send it to Yizhou Mansion quickly, and then it would be forwarded to the Ministry of Officials by Yizhou Thorn Mansion.

The content of Guo Ye's memo is as asserted by Su Dingfang before, there is no inconsistency, this is a memo about Ding Wei's resignation.

The so-called Ding Wei is the ancestral system, where the parents of the court officials die, no matter what official position this person has, up to the prime minister of the dynasty, down to the Qipin County Order, from the day he knows the funeral, he must return to his ancestral hometown and do not ask about political affairs, and keep filial piety for his parents for 27 months.

Also known as Ding worrying about filial piety for three years.

The usual Ding Wei officials basically did not ask about political affairs and ignored the government during the past three years, which is a bit like the meaning of the suspension and retention of officials in later generations.

However, in ancient times, this worry was a great thing, because filial piety came first, and filial piety was also the basis for measuring an official's character.

Therefore, no matter how nostalgic you are to officialdom and obsessed with official positions, anyone who wants to worry about it must leave his post and go back to his hometown to keep filial piety to his parents.

Otherwise, you are ruined, just like Li Gang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, enlightened the prince Li Chengqian, if a person can't even fulfill his filial piety to the parents who gave birth to him and raised him, how can you believe that he can be 100% loyal to you?

Li Gang thought so, and Confucius said that the kings of all dynasties also measured their loyal and filial sons in this way.

Of course, if the emperor Lao Tzu can't do without this official, the court can't leave this official for a moment, and you are not allowed to delay national affairs because of your petty filial piety, which is another matter.

It also has its own special name, called "Winning Love".

It can be understood that under special reasons, Ding Wei's ministers were forcibly recruited to join the court as officials, to share the worries of His Majesty the Emperor, and to plan for the country.

During the Ding Worry, the probability of being reinstated is very low, unless it is the prime minister of the dynasty, or the general who is fighting abroad and cannot leave the tent for a moment, otherwise, the emperor of the dynasty will not open this mouth privately.

Otherwise, this is a violation of the ancestral system, and the great Confucians and celebrities of the Manchu Dynasty will not spray the emperor's face

Guan Jiu habitually sighed on the written fold, then spread it out and handed it to Guo Ye, and said, "My lord, it's written, please take a look." ”

Guo Ye shook his head, pushed back gently, and said with a smile: "I still can't trust you?" You do things, I don't worry! ”

Now that Zhu Fatzi is not there, Guan Jiu is not pretentious, he smiled shyly, and then carefully folded the music and laid it flat on Guo Ye's desk.

Turning his head to look at Guo Ye, he found that he frowned, as if he had something on his mind, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, I don't know why you don't want to go to Chang'an, but now that this Ding Worry has entered Chang'an, you must keep filial piety for the old lady in Longxi for at least three years, and you can't leave your ancestral hometown." Isn't that the solution to your worries? How do you still look unhappy? ”

Guo Ye listened to Guan Jiujiu's words, and naturally understood that Ding Shouxiao could completely jump out of the whirlpool of right and wrong of Li Chengqian, and he could be regarded as having the blessing of his father.

But......

"Alas!"

Guo Ye sighed lightly, shook his head at Guan Jiu and said with a wry smile: "Lao Guan, you only know one and don't know the other, Ding Wei naturally has the benefits of Ding Wei, and of course there are also the troubles of Ding Wei." Let me ask you, if according to the ancestral system, I am worried about filial piety in Longxi, then do I have to stop all the official positions of Xichuan Xiaoduhu? When the time comes, who will preside over the Xichuan Xiaodu Protectorate? ”

Speaking of this, Guo Ye was a little annoyed, and even raised his voice a lot, and shouted: "The foundation of the Xichuan area, but our brothers have a knife and a gun, and they exchange their lives for back, if the imperial court parachutes an irrelevant person to replace my position, isn't that a wedding dress for others?" Grandma's, I took off the condom for people, and in the end it was empty! ”

When Guan Jiu heard this, his face changed suddenly, if the Xichuan Xiaodu Hufu was picked with peaches, then wouldn't it be nonsense for him to join the army with this record?

He knew very well in his heart that without Guo Ye, they would be nothing.

couldn't help it, Guan Jiu was also afraid.

But soon, Guan was relieved, and his eyes lit up and he said to Guo Ye: "My lord, the students have read the books of sages and sages, and they know a little bit about the ancestral system of the imperial court. Maybe you don't know, the imperial court is also very kind to Ding Wei officials, I remember one article said, all Ding Wei officials, have the right to recommend candidates to the ministry, and succeed them for three years. You can write another recommendation to recommend a successor to the ministry, considering the special situation in the Xichuan area, and your recent new achievements, the student thinks that the ministry will definitely consider one or two as appropriate. ”

"Really?"

It was the first time Guo Ye had heard of this rule, and it turned out that the officials were still so humane.

Guan Jiu swore solemnly: "My lord and relieved, as long as someone takes care of the officials, this matter can definitely be done." ”

When Guo Ye heard this, he said in his heart, we don't know anyone in the ministry, who are you looking for?

Just when he was in trouble, Zhen Niang knocked on the door a few times and shouted outside: "Great official, there are several distinguished guests from Chang'an in the front yard, one of whom calls himself Dong Shun, saying that he is ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince, to send the palace doctor to the old lady to see the disease." ”

Prince Li Chengqian sent a doctor?

Paralysis, my father has passed away, and your imperial doctor is only here now, aren't you?

However, Guan Jiu next to him laughed very excitedly, and said in his ear: "My lord, isn't this Dong Shun Shun's father-in-law?" With him there, as long as he is dotted, why do you worry that there is no one in the ministry? ”

Guo Ye was stunned for a moment, and now it sounded Dong Shun is father-in-law, yes, this money-hungry eunuch is a person who does things, as long as he gives enough benefits, he can definitely do things properly for himself.

Although this group of people came belatedly and missed the diagnosis and treatment of their father, they also fulfilled what they are now imminent.

I was really dozing, and someone brought me a pillow!

Immediately, Guo Ye straightened his clothes, and ordered Zhenniang outside the door: "Entertain a few distinguished guests from Chang'an, and the official will come out to meet you immediately." ”

"Don't worry, the slaves and maids have already asked the maids to serve tea and pastries, and they are waiting for you to come over!"

Zhen Niang's voice came softly from outside the door, and Guo Ye felt numb all over his body, and then he and Guan Jiujiu, one after the other, walked out of the study and walked towards the living room. , the home of reading! Unique URL: