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Chapter 93 Tomb Ritual

The banquet of the court ceremony officially started. There were people who opened their stomachs to eat and drink, and naturally there were people who toasted around with wine glasses. Liu Jing toasted Zhang Yi, Liu Pan, Huan Jie, and Huan Yi in turn, and then returned to his seat. For a long time, he was surrounded by officials.Although his momentum was not as good as Zhang Yi, he was not inferior to Huanjie and Liu Pan, and he was far ahead of Wu Ju and his like.

Seriously, Xie Liang waited quietly beside the market officials and waited until the crowd dispersed a little, then stepped forward to make a toast to Liu Jing.

Liu Jing held the wine glass and basically stopped after tasting it. It was not because he deliberately put it on the shelf, but because there was a family tomb sacrificial event in the afternoon. This is the most important day of the year for Liu's family in Longqiu, and he needs to keep a clear head.

In fact, not only Liu Jing, but none of the children from the big clans present dared to drink indiscriminately.

When returning home, Liu Jing specially invited Serenity, Ma Zhou, and Liu Zhu, three people he regarded as his cronies, to be guests at his home.

The three of them were deeply honored. They couldn't ask for such a thing, so how could they not agree.

It was all thanks to Wu Juzhi's "gift" that Ma Zhou and Liu Zhu both had horses to travel, but they were solemn without horses, so they were arranged by Liu Jing to share a car with Liu Cheng.

The group returned to Longqiu, and Liu Zhu followed the carriage and horses into the mottled and outdated gatehouse of Liushiwu, which had undergone countless years of baptism.

Liu Zhu's eyes are full of envy. He is also a descendant of Liu Fa, the Ding Wang of Changsha. Unfortunately, his branch moved to Nanyang later, and has completely declined. It has been reduced to a poor family. What's more, his parents died early, so he knows nothing about his ancestors. , Turned into a "lonely ghost".

Ma Zhou looked around immediately, and said to Liu Zhu: "In the past, I heard the eldest brother Dynasty say: 'Longqiu Liu's family is not only the blood of the Han family, but also the crown of the Changsha nobility. To cultivate a gentleman like Liu Jun.' At first, I was a little unconvinced, but today I am here, and I know what I said is true."

Liu Zhu said with a solemn expression: "Brother Ma has just arrived in Liujun's clan, so he needs to be cautious in his words and deeds."

Ma Zhou smiled disapprovingly.

Arriving at the house, Liu Jing led the three of them into the hall to chat, and his stepmother, Mrs. Zhang, was notified early in the morning and led Liu He and Liu Rao into the back room.

After chatting for a while, Cai Sheng and Zhu A came together. It turned out that they had come a long time ago. They had been guests at Liu Zong's house before. When they learned that Liu Jing was returning home, they hurried over to see him.

Zhu Ah's life today is a thousand times better than in the past. All of this is undoubtedly the credit of Liu Jing. This time he came to the door, and he brought a box full of gifts, all of which are gold, silver, jade, and South China Sea treasures. And other valuables, worth at least 30 to [-] yuan.

Liu Jing only took one look, then closed the lid of the box casually, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhu is as generous as the rumors say, he treats money as nothing, such a grand gift is really staggering."

Zhu A Zheng said: "Compared with the kindness that Liu Jun bestows, it is nothing."

All the people present were solemn and ignorant of the details, with a puzzled look on their faces.

However, Liu Jing had no intention of clarifying his confusion. After all, this is not a glorious thing. Naturally, the fewer people know about it, the better.

Soon it was time for the tomb sacrifice. Liu Jing took off his official uniform, put on a plain cotton gown, and took his younger brother Liu He out.

Originally, nephew Liu Qun should also go with him, but he suffered from the cold a few days ago and his health is not yet healthy, so it is not suitable to go out at this time.

Liu's ancestral tomb is not too close to Liu's dock. All Liu surnames go there by car. Those from poor families without a car, such as Liu Liang's family, used Liu Jing's ox cart in previous years, and this year is no exception.It doesn't matter if the neighbors don't have a car, but they can borrow it from Liu Zong and others temporarily.

More than a hundred people drove out of the east gate of Liushiwu and meandered along the country road. During this period, vehicles from all over Pingxiang continued to merge into it. The motorcade swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye. Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, Liu Zhu, Serious... All the audience were in awe.

This is the Liu family. If you want to choose a family to represent Changsha, it must be the Liu family. In Changsha, the Liu family usually calls herself the Longqiu Liu family, but when they leave Changsha, they call themselves Changsha Liu family.Except for the Liu clan, whether it is the Wu clan, the Ou clan, the Huan clan... no family dares to name Changsha before their surname.

Liu's ancestral tomb is located on the bank of Liushui, halfway up the mountain, surrounded by flowers and trees, lush and lush, which can be called a treasure land of feng shui.

Ancient ancestor sacrifices were mainly temple sacrifices. Since the Han Dynasty, people thought: "The tomb is where the ghosts and gods are, and the sacrifice is made." Gradually, the ritual of the ancestral temple was moved to the tomb, and the tomb sacrifice began to flourish. He said, "The ancient ritual temple sacrifices are now the secular tomb sacrifices."

In order to facilitate tomb sacrifices, ancestral halls are usually built in front of the tomb.The ancestral hall is also called the hall of enjoyment. The great clans often regard the tomb sacrifice as a means of uniting the clan, and attach great importance to the ancestral hall in the cemetery.

The ancestral hall of Liu's family in Longqiu is built at the foot of the mountain. In addition, there are stone temples and stone rooms. The rafters are more than zhang high, and the rafters are made of carved stones. People are amazed.

There are nine ethnic groups in the village, as many as 700 people, ranging from the elderly to the young children. Everyone looks solemn and serious.

The current patriarch of the Liu family in Longqiu is Liu Yong. He is the son of Sikong Liu Xiao and the father of Liu Pan, but he is old and sick, and has long since neglected common affairs. Currently, Liu Pan is in charge of all matters in the clan. Today The tomb sacrifice is also presided over by him.

Under the leadership of Liu Pan, all the surnames Liu entered the ancestral hall one by one. However, not everyone can participate in the tomb offering, and those who have received criminal law cannot. They think that it will damage the virtue of their ancestors.

Liu's worship of ancestors is not based on official positions or titles. The branches of each branch are displayed in an orderly manner with the higher seniority first and the lower ones last.

It was the first time for Liu Jing to participate in such an occasion. In order not to make mistakes, he paid extra attention. Fortunately, the whole process went smoothly.

After the worship in the ancestral hall, everyone went up the mountain to sweep the tombs of the ancestors.

Liu Jing's great-grandfather Liu Shouguan went to Situ, but unfortunately his descendants were not very prosperous, and only a dozen people visited his tomb.

Of course, the lack of people does not mean desperation. As far as Liu Jing knows, there are two officials in the line of the great-grandfather Liu Shou. One of them is a Guanglu doctor in the court, and the other is a county magistrate in Jizhou. However, due to the chaos in the world , the road is blocked, and they have not heard back from them for several years, and they do not know whether they are safe or not.

Grandfather Liu Yi was even worse, and only Liu Jing, Liu He and his brothers organized the cemetery for him.

After that, his father Liu Shang and his elder brother Liu Yuan.

Liu Jing was seven years old when his father Liu Shang died, and he still had some vague memories, while Liu He was only one year old and had no impression of his father at all.Comparatively speaking, he has a deeper affection for his elder brother Liu Yuan, who took on the role of half a father and couldn't help weeping when he visited his grave.

(End of this chapter)