Wancheng.

All the city is simple.

Not only are white scattered on the signs of the street shops, but even entertainment facilities such as taverns have been temporarily closed.

Although Pang Shanmin did not order banning these sounds of silk and bamboo, the shops in the city still did these things automatically.

These days, it is best to be careful.

What's more, no matter from that perspective, the Pangzi who governs Wancheng cannot be considered bad, and can even be rated as the title of excellent prefect of the Han Dynasty. If this title is available.

Don't disturb the people.

Don't conquer it violently.

Of course, it is impossible to completely eliminate corruption in Wancheng, and there are also food and bribes, but they are all within the same limit, not too much, and are even better than other Shandong counties.

That's right, something more disgusting than corruption is corruption for the sake of corruption.

So in a sense, Wancheng is a pretty good place, and this contribution was attributed to Pang Degong.

But in Wancheng, everyone was so sad about Pang Degong's death...

This is a matter of opinion.

Pang Tong sat in the mourning hall wearing thick filial piety clothes.

This is the inner mourning hall.

The inner mourning hall is decorated very simply.

Several gray, black and white linen curtains form the entire main color.

There was no one in the inner mourning hall, only Pang Tong sat on one side.

No outsiders came to worship because there was a mourning hall outside, and there was also a coffin, which would be more grand than the inner mourning hall, but the coffin in the outer mourning hall was just Pang Degong's clothes.

Pang Degong likes purity.

Therefore, whether it is Pang Shanmin or Pang Tong, they hope that Pang Degong will not be affected by more complicated intrusions after his death.

There was not much sadness on Pang Tong's face.

Some people laugh every day, not because they have no worries at all, but because they hide their sorrow in their hearts.

Burn paper money?

Sorry, I don't have this habit yet.

At present, the great man only had the custom of burying the items used by the deceased during his lifetime. The so-called burning of paper money, not to mention that the current paper of the great man is still a relatively expensive item. At the same time, the custom of burning so-called paper ingots to the underworld is also a derivative of the prevalence of Buddhism. It was not until after the Tang and Song dynasties that such a custom gradually appeared.

The sound of footsteps came, and Pang Shanmin was wearing the same filial piety uniform. He walked into the hall, sat next to Pang Tong, and then exhaled a long breath.

Pang Shanmin was very tired.

Unlike Pang Tong, Pang Shanmin also had the position of prefect of Wancheng. He could not say that he would leave all matters completely and not deal with. Not only did he need to be on duty in the outer mourning hall, but he also needed to deal with some matters in Wancheng. Therefore, he could not be sad and painful, just crying and letting go of everything else.

Wancheng is very small because there is only one city, but Wancheng is also very large because it is almost a place for goods to be distributed from east, west, south and north.

For Pang Tong and Pang Shanmin, the death of Pang Degong is of course a very important matter for the relatives of Pang Degong, but for many people in Wancheng, they are just regretful at most. If they really feel sad, they will have to say that they have to see each other thousands of miles away. In fact, everyone knows that if some people are not very outrageous, they will probably have sadness that is pretended to be of some purpose, or have two parts of true feelings.

Pang Shanmin was also very tired to deal with these people.

He sat next to Pang Tong, was silent for a while, and then said: "When my father was alive, he was most annoyed by these common etiquettes. He even repeatedly said that he would not set up a mourning hall or not need a grand funeral... But he never thought, he said that the first thing after death was that an unfilial son was disobeying his father's wishes...

Pang Tong patted Pang Shanmin's arm.

The first one has passed away, and the living are still living in the mortal world.

"It's already simple," Pang Tong said, "Brother Shanmin does not need to blame himself."

Pang Shanmin responded softly, sat on the side, and said nothing for a long time.

At this moment, just like Confucius scolded Zigong, sometimes some things cannot be based on personal emotions, especially when a person has more positions and represents more symbols.

If Pang Shanmin is not the prefect of Wancheng, it does not represent the interests of anyone. Pang Shanmin can completely follow Pang Degong's request and silently find a Feng Shui treasure land on Lushan, so that Pang Degong can quietly watch flowers in spring, water in summer, and fallen leaves in autumn and winter...

The funeral culture of the Han Dynasty is a grand funeral.

Even in Chang'an, the Qinglong Temple Thesis has put forward the issue of being poor and promoting frugality, and has conducted extensive discussions, but it still takes some time to make the habit of frugality from the Qinglong Temple Thesis to influence the daily lives of the people. Not having a thick burial or not being grand represents the concept of unfiliality, which is still circulating in many places, especially in Wancheng, where many people from Shandong are mixed.

This concept of a grand burial is beneficial to the clan.

Although the Pang clan is only famous for Pang Shanmin and Pang Tong, it does not mean that the Pang clan is only the two of them. The concept of "filial piety and brotherhood" still occupies the mainstream in the Han people's concepts.

"It's time now?" Pang Tong asked.

"When it comes to "Xiaolian"..." Pang Shanmin replied.

There were many funeral activities in the Han Dynasty. In order to express respect for the deceased, the specific rituals include "soul-receiving, bathing, rice stools, funerals and road sacrifices". Each link has specific details, which is very complicated.

For example, the "small retention" in funeral activities is to reflect the simple desire to make the deceased become immortals and to reach the Pure Land early, but it is not "simple" at all. It has many levels according to the status of the living when they are alive. For example, in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, it contains: "The emperor died and he was beaded", and the "Records of the Book of Rites" also pointed out that "the emperor's clothes and quilts are 120 times, the quilts are 90 times, the quilts are 50 times, and the quilts are thirty times, and so on, all of which are all.

Pang Tong sighed slightly, "What are they making noise just now?"

'They are arguing about using that word...' Pang Shanmin sighed, 'I think "virtue" is very good... But they said this is the father's name, how can they use it?'

"Sui Rou people and the people are called virtue. To be at peace, to live in peace, to serve the people." Pang Tong said, "The word "de" is very good. You don't need to say anything about this matter, you just need to reject the bad things... I'll do other things."

Pang Tong had no idea of ​​not using a name, he thought "virtue" was very good.

Generally speaking, posthumous titles like this will be initiated by the local government, and a few words will be selected and approved by the court. For Pang Degong, it is naturally decided by the Xishangshutai.

After a while, Pang Shanmin got rid of some of his sadness and said slowly, "The news came from Xiangyang that Jiangdong seemed to have the intention to attack Jingzhou again, and Cao's army was being transferred to Jingnan... I think this is an opportunity...

Pang Tong closed his eyes slightly, was silent for a moment and said, "This is fake."

『What?』 Pang Shanmin couldn't react for a while, 『What's fake?"

『Jiangdong.』 Pang Tong said, 『The internal affairs of Jiangdong are unstable, the generals and ministers are incompatible, and the Jiangdong gentry and the Sun family are like water and fire. Zhou Gongjin comforts both sides, and the Zhang family is greedy for fame and is determined to protect themselves... Unless something huge happened in Jiangdong... and Zhou Gongjin is in charge, what can happen? Could it be... or impossible? If something happened to Zhou Gongjin, the Jiangdong army would inevitably be very decadent. How could it be able to march into Jingbei? Therefore, this matter must be false and something strange."

When Pang Shanmin heard this, he suddenly realized, "So, I'm afraid he was coming to you?"

Pang Tong nodded and said, "That should be true."

Pang Shanmin was silent for a while and said, "What do I need to do?"

Pang Tong was also silent for a moment, and then said, "Brother Shanmin, Tong has a doubt, so please give me advice."

"I dare not. Please tell me." Pang Shanmin said.

"What is a scholar?" Pang Tong asked slowly.

Pang Shanmin was stunned and then smiled bitterly, "Your question is simple but complicated... Simply put, scholars are things, they are doing things on behalf of others. The number starts at one and ends at ten. Those who are sected from one to one are 10. Those who follow ten to one are 10. Therefore, they are called responsibilities. Anyone who can do things can be called sects."

In ancient times, characters were not written randomly.

Unlike those countries that created characters for the sake of creating characters, the earliest characters in China pursued the unity of vocal, form and meaning...

This is the word "Shi".

Moreover, this earliest font that appeared has not changed from ancient times to Zhou, from Zhou to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and then to the Han Dynasty, which seems to illustrate some problems.

Pang Tong nodded, "Brother said it well."

"And that's all." Pang Shanmin sighed, "I can do things or be a magistrate, but when it comes to clarity, I am not as good as Shi Yuan..."

Pang Tong's eyes turned to the coffin beside him, "I asked my father about this, too... He said he couldn't explain it clearly, so he asked me to find the answer by myself..."

Pang Shanmin's eyes also followed the coffin, and some sadness appeared in his eyes. Even if he understood that Pang Degong's age was already considered a long life, he also understood that Pang Degong's current body would suffer if he dragged on it, but he still felt great sadness.

When parents are alive, they know where to come from. When parents die, they are left with the end of their lives.

The medical conditions in the Han Dynasty were not very good. Even if the doctors from hundreds of clinics were specially taken care of, they could not save the invasion of time. What's more, the problem of Pang Degong was that it was not easy to cure even in later generations.

When I was young, I felt like I was inseparable from water and fire. In the winter, I ran around with my legs exposed. When I was old, my knees were red, swollen, and rheumatism. If I was severe, I could only take a wheelchair. Whose fault is it? Is it blamed the doctor for his incompetence? Or was it accusing his children of inadequate care for themselves?

When he was about to leave, he even comforted the sad brothers, saying that he could finally get rid of this heavy body and not have to suffer in the mortal world...

When you see a living person with your own eyes, he is so thin and weak due to illness, no matter who he is, even if he is not a relative, he will feel that something hurts his kind.

If there is still vitality and hope for salvation, of course it is possible to cure it. It is best to restore health. However, if you are old and weak, and suffer from repeated illnesses, and then you can't eat or sleep well, and even the minimum dignity of a person cannot be maintained, it lasts for a long time, death is a relief.

Pang Degong was very pleased to usher in death, and he failed to solve the problems brought by Pang Tong. Perhaps Pang Degong felt that his experience was only suitable for solving old problems, and now the new problems of the Han Dynasty need Pang Tong to come up with new solutions.

Obviously, Pang Shanmin cannot solve this problem in Pang Tong's mind.

This is a question that looks small, just like Pang Shanmin's answer. It seems very simple, but it is very difficult to be simple.

"I discussed this with my lord at the foot of Lushan Mountain," Pang Tong said, "At that time, I thought I understood, but in fact I didn't understand, or I just understood a little... Forget it, I will think about this matter again, and now I will solve the troubles of the Cao family in Jingzhou in front of me..."

…(╥╯^╰╥)…

Cao Zhen realized that he was in trouble.

The plan may not be as smooth as he thought.

Because he stayed in Wancheng, he expressed his confidence that he had seen Pang Tong leave the city.

『Tell me more!』

Cao Zhen had a headache.

"The villain saw the black-faced fat man leaving the city with his own eyes! Even if he was disguised, he could not hide the eyes of the villain!" One person said anxiously, "He wore an ordinary cloth robe and sat in a carriage and left the east gate!"
To be continued...