Chapter 116: Virtuous Government (2)
There are two meanings of memorial service, one is thought and the other is feeling.
Thoughts make people correct their words and deeds, and feelings make people reflect on themselves.
Have thoughts and feelings, and are neither rich nor upright.
In the magnificent Xian Hall, there were tablets of the ancestors of the Zhu family, but the two of them did not enter, but went directly to the imperial tomb behind the Xian Hall.
The treasure peak looks like a mountain from a distance, but when you look close, you will know that it is a tomb hill. It is based on stones and blue bricks as the wall. It is located on the mountain, up and down two meters.
Walking through the gatehouse and walking to the Vajra Wall, the followers stopped. The old eunuch Gou Ren trembled with a crutch and followed the two of them with difficulty.
"You have worked hard all these years!" The old man suddenly turned around and spoke with a smile.
Gou Ren smiled and showed half of his broken teeth, "It's my blessing!" As he said, he smiled, "I know that the old man and the old lady loved to clean it during their lifetime. Every day I let someone clean the surroundings."
As he said that, he pointed to the eaves under the door tower next to him, "There are bird's nests in spring and summer, and some people say they want to leave the bird's nest. I know that the old lady was the most soft-hearted and kind-hearted during her lifetime, so I took the initiative to let the bird's nests use this treasure land to shelter from the wind and rain."
Winter is coming, and the swallows in the bird's nest have long migrated away, leaving only an empty nest.
"When we were young, we were so greedy that we thought about catching the birds in our stomachs every day. Our mother said to us, "Oh, that swallow is our home, and we can't hurt you! Look at the swallow, although it's small, you know that it's not good, but it won't go!"
The old man looked over there, "You did the right thing. If the imperial family can't even tolerate a nest of little birds, how can it accommodate the world?" As he said, he turned to Zhu Yunxiu and said, "Grandson, go ahead!"
When Zhu Yun took a step, he looked back and gave Duke Cao Li Jinglong a look.
The latter quickly followed, and snatched two bundles of golden barley from the eunuch he followed and held them in his arms.
"Grandpa Emperor, let Li Jinglong follow him!" Zhu Yunsheng held the old man's arm and said softly, "Give him some grace!"
"He should follow!" the old man said, showing a half smile, and then turned to Li Jinglong and said, "Although you are not surnamed Zhu, you have half of the blood from the Zhu family. In that tomb, you are also your ancestor."
"I thank the emperor and the emperor for his kindness!" Li Jinglong choked, "I still remember that when I was young, I followed my grandfather. When my father worshiped my ancestors, my father and grandfather kowtowed one step at a time, heartbreaking and heartbreaking pain. Especially my grandfather, I cried several times."
"Hey, your grandfather is a good person! At that time, our father and mother praised this son-in-law when they met everyone, but there was no one in a thousand! Our young man's family was poor, and it was thanks to your grandfather's help. One year, it was almost the Chinese New Year that the family didn't even have food to worship their ancestors. It was your grandfather who walked thirty miles against the wind and snow that made us have a person like the New Year in our family!"
As he said that, the old man turned back again, "You have to remember that your wealth and honor today is also a blessing, do you understand?"
"I understand!" Li Jinglong said loudly, "If there was no Emperor Renzu Chun's love (Zhu Yuanzhang's father), how could the Li family be today? The most incompetent person in the world can only protect his grandfather's wings. If the two emperors were not concerned about their old love, I would be today..."
"Okay!" The old man interrupted him with a smile, "If you kowtow, you will say to your ancestors later."
As they spoke, the few people had already arrived under the Vajra Wall.
The old man stood straight ahead of the tomb monument.
The wind suddenly became stronger again, but there were no snowflakes mixed with it.
Seeing this, Zhu Yunxiu fell behind half a step, and put tributes on Shiwu Gong with Li Jinglong, and then lit incense, candles, golden barley and other items.
"Dad, brother, Chongba is here!"
The old man knelt down slowly and kowtowed devoutly, "The unfilial son Zhu Yuanzhang kowtowed to the two elders." After saying that, his forehead fell heavily against the blue stone slab.
"The unfilial grandson Zhu Yunxiu kowtows to his great-grandfather and great-grandmother!" Zhu Yunxiu kowtowed immediately afterwards, kowtowed quickly, and also kowtowed.
The moment he lowered his head, he saw the trembling of the old man's shoulders.
Zhu Yunxiu understood that this relationship was the most tragic thing in the world, that the son wanted to support his parents but not to wait for him. That kind of guilt and regret would be entangled for a lifetime and unforgettable.
Huh ~
In the golden jar, the barley barley in the shape of gold paper and gold ingots was burning, and sparks were brought with them in the cold wind.
The old man kowtowed and stood up, watching Zhu Yun's endless stream of fire with a stick, and kept throwing gold paper into it, shouting loudly, "Dad, spend it, money is old!"
He did not recite any formal tributes, nor did he talk about the rules of the imperial family. Instead, he said the simplest, but affectionate words like ordinary filial sons and grandsons among the people.
Let’s spend it, my son has given you money. I spend it hard, buy whatever I want, and eat whatever I want.
I didn’t enjoy the blessing when I was alive, so I put it there now, so I can do it!
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Next to the Vajra Wall, brick steps lead to the top of the treasure roof.
The old man did not allow anyone to support him, and stubbornly supported the wall, and moved up step by step with difficulty.
The higher you go, the stronger the wind. When you reach the highest point, your vision is level with the magnificent imperial city in the distance.
Zhu Yunqi suddenly understood why the old man wanted to choose the tomb in this place.
Because only here can let the dead relatives see the wealth of their descendants.
Because it was winter, the treasure roof was covered with shallow white snow, and the tree in the middle of the treasure roof was without branches and leaves.
However, around the treasure roof, among the gaps between the blue bricks, the withered weeds are still tenaciously rooting, and it is impossible to bow their heads.
"Come on, let's do your best, shovel!" The old man said with a smile, lifted his clothes and squatted down, carefully pulled out a few weeds from the gap, then gently knocked them at the roots, and wiped the soil on it into the gap with your fingers.
"This weed is the most hating thing for people. We compete for fertilizer from crops in the fields and grow roots on the graves!" The old man said, squatting forward a few steps, and continuing to pull it up. "Look, when building this tomb, the treasure tower used three-dimensional soil, and no grass grew. But he still couldn't defend it!"
Zhu Yunxiu listened to the old man's words and put all the weeds he pulled out into a dustpan.
"When you are alive, you must be clean, and after you die, the graves must be clean." The old man tried hard, and a weed broke his waist. He cursed and continued, "It's a joke to be unclean!"
As he said that, he suddenly looked at Zhu Yunxiu, "Our tomb must be clean in the future!"
"Grandpa Emperor, look at you, always..."
"We are at our age, what else can't be said? Before we come out this time, we will find out all our clothes to look at!" The old man smiled indifferently, "Before we went out, we secretly went to our tomb to see it, don't you know?"
How could Zhu Yunxi not know that the old man had eliminated the sunset in the morning and returned to the palace, and was said to have been on his tomb all day.
"We are lying there when we die. Is it rich and rich, but there is still something missing!" The old man continued, "After a piece of monument!" He said, and said to Zhu Yunxiu, "You come and erect for us, and then erect our grave!"
"The merit monument is erected..."
The old man interrupted Zhu Yunxiu, "It's not a merit monument, it's a tombstone!" As he said that, the old man stood up and looked around on the top of his parents' treasures, "You erect a monument for us, the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty!"
As he said that, he suddenly laughed out loud, "There is no dynasty in the world that has been for thousands of years. What about the Han and Tang Dynasties? Didn't the emperor's tomb be taken out? All the bones were taken out, Yangba!"
"You erect a monument in front of the grave. If it is stolen in a day, future generations can find our tomb!"
"Grandpa Emperor!" Zhu Yunxiu said softly, "Your mausoleum will last forever, no one dares to move!"
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Chapter completed!