Zhong Lianghuai was Ji Sun Yiru's favored retainer during his lifetime, so his request can be said to be reasonable and reasonable.
"My lord is suffering from an epidemic, and the death is too tragic, so it is not suitable to watch. Besides, the deceased is a big one. How can he tamper with it since he has been buried?"
Both of Ji Sun Yiru's excuses can be said to be righteous and hard to argue with, but Zhong Lianghuai also argued vigorously.
"Yang Hu! My lord was still healthy and strong before. Even if he was sick, he could recover on his own. How could he become so sick in such a short time? Moreover, if he had contracted an epidemic, why did the others around him show no symptoms?
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"There must be something fishy here! But it's not something you can just get over casually! Although Huai is not talented, he must find out the truth even if he risks his life!"
Yang Hu narrowed his eyes:
"Zhong Lianghuai! Don't confuse things here! Among the entourage accompanying the lord in his carriage, only the lord is the oldest. It is normal for him to suffer from this disease! If you want to die with the master of the family, only a piece of white silk is enough.
Why are you talking alarmist here? Do you want to do something so disgraceful to me, the Ji family?"
"Now those who come to pay their respects in the palace are all ministers of our Lu State, many of whom are elderly. Once this coffin is opened and it infects others, our Lu State will be in chaos. You, Zhong Liang, will be worried about this.
Can you afford this responsibility?"
"Zhong Lianghuai, who in the Ji family doesn't know that you have always been at odds with me, Yang Hu? When the head of the family was here, you still restrained yourself, but now that the head of the family is still alive, you are planning to slander me here and trap me.
Is it unjust?"
Zhong Lianghuai was speechless for a moment and was stunned for a long time.
"I, Zhongliang Huai, behave well and sit upright. I have no intention of embarrassment! Huai just wants to know the cause of the death of the family leader. I think there are so many people in my Ji family, who doesn't want to know? How can I do it because of your words?
Cover it up?"
Zhong Lianghuai's words were indeed supported by many people. When Yang Hu saw this, he also knew that he could no longer block it, so he had to say:
"In this case, in order to prevent the spread of immune diseases, let the doctors in the palace take care of it!"
In fact, at this time, there were no such professional autopsy personnel. Therefore, the normal autopsy work was usually completed by local officials leading the slaves.
And because Ji Sun Yiru has a special status and it is rumored that he is infected with the epidemic, he cannot be ignored like this. Therefore, Yang Hu's proposal to have more professional personnel come to check seems quite normal.
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Zhong Lianghuai had nothing to say to this, so he could only agree.
Soon the medical officer from the palace came to Ji's Mansion. They first cleaned up the place, and after smoldering mugwort, they placed it everywhere. The smoke filled the air for a while, making people unable to even open their eyes.
Not to mention coming up to check it out together.
Afterwards, these medical officers pretended to conduct a so-called autopsy. During this period, they kept covering their mouth and nose with cloth and only used one hand to go inside and conduct a simple inspection back and forth.
When the doctor came out of the mourning hall, he also washed his hands in a hurry. Zhong Lianghuai asked hurriedly:
"What is the reason why my lord is not rich?"
The doctor did not rush to reply, but carefully washed his hands, put the cloth into the boiling water, and washed his face again.
"Hey... why do you go to such trouble? There is no doubt that Dr. Ji Sun died of an epidemic. I hope you all will be more careful, don't get too close to check, and buy more ice cubes. If you are infected,
If you get on it, it will be troublesome!"
It turned out that Guan Cong had already expected this, so he had greeted his colleagues in the Lu Palace early.
You must know that as a member of "Tao Ji", he is originally a network of witchcraft, doctors, divination, music, and historians from various countries.
It's not that he explicitly asked them to commit perjury.
Just because Ji Sun Yiru's status was too noble, how could these doctors dare to look through it carefully?
What's more, considering the conditions at the time, since the corpse had been stiff for many days, how could they tell who was ugly?
Therefore, considering the evil epidemic mentioned, they just follow the trend and just say so.
Guancong, as a member of "Tao Ji", he has a clear idea of what kind of thoughts most of these "witchcraft, doctors, divination, and music people" have.
After all, if you want to get along well in this circle, "muddling along" and "doing what everyone else says" are the best talismans.
However, when someone really wants to challenge their authority, these people will unite to suppress such voices from a "more professional" perspective out of the standpoint of safeguarding themselves and their masters.
So as long as you understand this, it is not difficult to understand why these doctors helped Yang Hujing tell such lies.
Is it the distortion of human nature? Or the loss of morality?
None, it's just beneficial to them.
In the face of interests, the truth has never been important. What's more, they have no intention of knowing the truth.
Now, since the evidence is "conclusive", no one proposes to examine Ji Sun Yiru's body.
As the head of the Ji family, Yang Hu officially began to monopolize the affairs of the Ji family after the death of his master.
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Later, Yang Hu sent letters to Li Ran and Confucius who lived in Yunyi.
During this period of time, Li Ran had been with Ji Le all the time. Although her condition had not recovered, it did not continue to worsen, which made Li Ran feel a little relieved.
When Ji Le found out that Ji Sun Yiru was dead, he was immediately overjoyed and hugged Li Ran and burst into tears. This was supposed to be a kind of emotional catharsis.
Li Ran gently stroked his beloved wife's back and hair. Due to his illness and excessive thinking during this period, Ji Le had lost a lot of hair, which made Li Ran feel heartbroken.
When Ji Le was tired of crying, Li Ran said:
"Old thief Ji Sun is dead. This is a great joy. Le'erhe should be happy. How come he's in tears again?"
The mourning music stopped the crying.
"Yes, my husband is right...the revenge of father and brother must finally be avenged!"
"Le'er, you have to take good care of yourself next. When we return to Zhengyi, we can see Guang'er!"
Ji Le nodded slightly, but suddenly remembered something.
"By the way...can Ayan and Awei still return to the country?"
"It's not possible for the time being. The situation in Lu State is unclear. We have to wait and see for some more time!"
When Ji Le heard this, he couldn't help but sigh again.
"Le'er originally wanted to take them back to Zhengyi, but Le'er talked to them about this a few days ago. They seemed to still want to return to Qufu. After all, it is where their ancestral hall is. Although they are young, they are quite rich.
My own opinion..."
"This matter is not urgent. The old thief Ji Sun is dead. We will just wait until Qufu stabilizes and we will send him back!"
Now that the Ji family has fallen, the person in charge is Yang Hu. And according to Yang Hu's current behavior, he should be kind to Gong Yan and Gong Wei.
Therefore, Ji Le thought about it for a moment and said "Yes".
Li Ran also saw how much she missed Guang'er, and was also considering whether Fan Li should bring Guang'er to Yunyi to reunite with him?
After settling down to sleep, Li Ran came out to find Confucius.
Confucius's request for Yang Hu's letter was to let him return to the state of Lu to "organize" Ji's funeral with him. At this time, he was still hesitant.
However, after Li Ran saw it, he felt that Confucius could go.
"Zhong Ni, if Ji Sun Yiru is dead, you should go back to Qufu to organize the funeral for Yang Hu. If you can take this opportunity to revitalize the office with me, it would be a good idea. You can go now!"
In fact, even Li Ran never expected that Guan Cong would actually have such a means, not only to make Ji Sun Yiru's death come as scheduled, but also to make his evil deeds public before that.
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Therefore, Li Ran knew very well that the reason why he recommended Confucius to organize his funeral must have another meaning.
I have to say that although what Kuan Cong did was too radical, it did work.
Compared with Guan Cong, he is like a eater and a chef. As a "eater", although Li Ran knows what delicious food is, he can't bear to get close to the cook and kill animals. Therefore, if he is not like Guan Cong, like Sun Wu
It is obvious that such a "chef" and these "delicious delicacies" as Li Ran calls them cannot exist at all.
But similarly, what if there are no "diners" like Li Ran? Then is it necessary for "chefs" to exist?
Therefore, in this matter, they really complement each other.
Obviously, observing this is indeed a "good knife" for raw food, and it is also very handy to handle.
So Confucius decided to go to Qufu.
Before leaving, Li Ran also sent him out of the city gate and told him:
"Yang Hu is a very capable person. It is possible that he will serve as an accomplice in the future to carry out the country's orders. And the reason why he asked you to go this time is obviously to use the funeral to further frame the Ji family. Although this is not what a gentleman would do.
, but this is also the fault of the old thief Ji Sun. Besides, if the Ji family does not fall, how can the public house be supported?"
When Confucius heard this, he understood its intention and said clearly:
"Don't worry, my benefactor, although Yang Hu's actions are not aboveboard, I, Zhongni, am not a pedantic person. I know what is more important than what is more important. Ji and Sun Yiru have done many unjust things, and they all deserve it!" Qiu said.