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Chapter 317 ancestor worship

When Liu Jing heard Huan Jie's suggestion of "prohibiting alcohol and saving food", he couldn't help showing a strange look on his face. He was in charge of Changsha's big banquet today for Changsha officials and scholars. Thousands of people have a reception, and I don't know how much food will be wasted.

Then he felt a lot of emotion in his heart. He had already decided to ban gambling before, but now he also banned alcohol.

In the early stage, Liu Jing relied on Changleju and Zuixiangju to absorb tens of millions of money in just two or three years, which allowed him to develop with peace of mind, buy people's hearts, and cultivate power without worrying about insufficient funds.

Now, Liu Jing has changed from an entrepreneur to a keeper, and Changleju and Zuixiangju have also completed their "missions", especially Changleju, which has corrupted the folk customs, will inevitably be abandoned by him like a pair of shoes.

Liu Jing said: "In the past, Yao suffered nine years of water, but people had ten years of savings, so they didn't think it was harmful. This is a good way for the sage to govern the country. Now Changsha has constant natural and man-made disasters, and the people have no one-year savings. It should be like Lord Huan suggested, prohibiting alcohol and saving food to tide over the difficulties."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing paused for a moment, and then said: "Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang are connected by land and have always been one. If alcohol is only banned in Changsha, people in Ling and Gui may be greedy for the profit of wine, and use rice to make wine and sell it. Changsha, in this way, the original intention of banning alcohol will be lost. It is better for all three counties to issue alcohol prohibition orders to completely eliminate hidden dangers."

Huan Jie nodded, Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang are now all following Liu Jing's orders, and the three counties must keep pace.

Then the two discussed the scale of alcohol prohibition. The Han Dynasty has always had a tradition of alcohol prohibition. Most of the time, when natural disasters and man-made disasters occurred and food was in short supply, the imperial court would issue alcohol prohibition orders.And when there is a good harvest, the prohibition on alcohol will also be lifted.

Based on the experience of their predecessors, the two formulated extremely strict punishment measures: those who have wine at home, and those who drink in groups of three or more without reason, will be punished with a "fine of ten thousand dollars"; Sentenced to capital punishment.

After discussing the terms of the ban on alcohol, Huan Jie saw that it was getting late, so he told Liu Jing the last thing on his mind: "At the beginning of the year, the Fujun recommended Lingling and the Duke to be in charge of Ling and Gui, but because the Fufu You died in a hurry, and Linxiang was besieged by the Northern Army at that time, so it was not possible to send people to Xudu to ask for instructions."

Liu Jing couldn't help but hey, Zhang Xian is too perfunctory, regardless of whether Xu Du's court agrees or not, at least he should send someone to inform him.

To be honest, that is to say, he himself is famous and powerful, so he can occupy Lingling and even the three counties of Jingnan in the name of a short seller. It is impossible to replace it with someone else.

Just like Huan Yi, if it wasn't for Liu Jing, he wouldn't have had the chance to take over Guiyang.

Huan Jie said again: "Currently Duke Cao and Yuan Benchu ​​are holding each other at Guandu. Since ancient times, they have acted without righteousness. There is no one who is invincible. Therefore, Duke Huan of Qi led the princes to respect the emperor of Zhou, and Duke Wen of Jin chased his uncles and led them to accept King Xiang of Zhou.

But now Yuan Benchu ​​is doing the opposite. Liu Jingsheng, as the clan, instead allyed with him to fight against the country. Both of them have brought their own disasters, and the day of their defeat is not far away.

The descendants of the ancestors of Lingling kept the country in mind, followed the people's will, rose up out of righteousness, destroyed the Biao army, and also had Jingnan. The "Book of Songs" says: "Daqi Eryu is the assistant of the Zhou family." "Lingling's contribution to the country, although Dou Rong protects Hexi, how can it be surpassed?"At this time, it is advisable to send envoys to Xudu to show your loyalty and be honored with the name of righteousness..."

Liu Jing was not surprised by Huan Jie's suggestion. He had persuaded Zhang Xian to send envoys to Xudu before.However, from a historical point of view, Huan Jie was not a Han official, he was deeply trusted by Cao Cao and Cao Pi, and Cao Pi even said that he would entrust his son to him.So when I heard his words, I couldn't help but feel the contrast.

Liu Jing pressed his mind and said: "Jun Huan and my chief reporter Liu Wenlang are heroes who see the same thing. Last night Liu Wenlang suggested that I should serve Xudu as soon as possible and ask myself to be an envoy. I have already agreed to his request. When the situation in Changsha eases up, let him go to Xudu."

"So that's how it is." Huan Jie said with a smile, "Liu Wenlang is a rare scholar from the Central Plains. Lingling relied on his many years of personal friendship to invite him out of the mountain."

Liu Jingjing nodded and said: "Wen Lang is a well-organized person, he has rules and regulations, he is broad in general, and has a deep understanding of politics. Since he became an official, he has greatly helped me."

The two chatted for a while, Huan Jie got up to say goodbye, and Liu Jing also returned to the eunuch's house.

Liu Jing used to be Zhang Xian's master bookkeeper. As a subordinate official, he often went in and out of the prefect's compound, so he was familiar with the road.

The officials of Changsha County had already prepared for Liu Jing's arrival. It turned out that all the utensils used by Han Xuan had been replaced, so it would not be taboo.The only thing left is Han Xuan's personal library.

Han Xuan was born in a wealthy family in Nanyang, and his collection of books is extremely rich, but most of them are scriptures. Liu Jing has little interest in this, so he found a random book and read it for a while before falling asleep.

As the saying goes: "Wealth and honor do not return home, such as walking at night in brocade clothes." In the early morning of the next day, Liu Jing led Liu Xiu, Liu Liang and more than [-] people from the same clan to return to Longqiu Liu's ancestral tomb with three animals to worship.

Most of the Liu clan in Longqiu have gone south to join Liu Jing, but there are still many people who choose to stay in their hometown, especially the elderly, so their ancestral tombs are always taken care of.

After Liu Yong and Liu Pan's father and son died, although Liu Jing had not yet become the patriarch, he was regarded as the patriarch, including the left-behind elders.

Liu Jing did not give in, and led a group of people into the ancestral hall to hold a cumbersome tomb sacrifice ceremony.In the first two years since Liu Jing traveled, he had participated in the ancestor worship activities of the clan, so he was very familiar with the process, and with the help of the elders of the clan, it was finally completed smoothly without any danger.

After Liu Jing came out of the ancestral hall, he came to the ancestral tomb of the Liu family on the mountainside to visit the tombs of his great-grandfather, grandfather, father, brother and others.Finally, he came to Liu Pan's grave.

After Liu Pan died of illness, he could only be temporarily buried in Linxiang City. Later, Linxiang was occupied by the Northern Army.

Huan Jie asked someone to set up a tombstone for Liu Pan, on which Liu Pan's life story was engraved, and the font was dignified official script, majestic:

"Jun Taboo Pan, styled Yuanlong, a native of Linxiang, Changsha. Jungui is magnificent, Huang Zhongtong Li, rich in natural resources. For the five officials of the county, the administration is made, the morality is declared, and the peace of thousands of miles. The establishment of Situ Gong's mansion... "

Liu Jing caressed the rough tombstone lightly, his eyes were warm, but he did not shed tears in the end.He was an orphan in his previous life. He grew up in solitude and tasted the warmth and coldness of the world. When he was a child, he had already cried all his tears for a lifetime.

"Brother Cong, if you have knowledge in the world, you should watch me level up the world and rebuild China..."

(End of this chapter)