Summoning the Mythical Eternal Emperor

Chapter 122 The Literati Character (4)

On both sides of the county seat, on the yellow mud driveway outside the east gate.

There are also countless rural farmers in Pingtian County surrounding them, their eyes wide open, shocked and envious.

They don't understand etiquette, and they don't know that such a funeral has already committed a serious crime!
They only know that the Zhang family, the first family that has occupied the Pingtian county for more than 200 years, has great prestige and great power in Hanoi, Zhongzhou.

If someone from such a big family dies, they have to use this kind of funeral.

It's not like them rural civilians who are like ants and whose lives are worthless. After they die, they will be wrapped in a straw mat and dig a hole casually.

"Old Xu, this... Who the hell died in the Zhang family? Why is there such a big commotion about the burial? I have lived for 50 years and have never seen such an array!"

"That's right, could it be that old lady Zhang passed away? Look at the movement, there are thousands of people in the funeral procession, and the coffin seems to be made of jade!"

"Bah bah! Who told you that the old man died? Did you walk beside the coffin without looking at him? I heard that he is the eldest son of the old marquis, and the current county sheriff is dead!"

"What... what? The sheriff is dead? How is this possible?"

"How is it impossible? I heard that he was killed by the emperor in Chang'an City. Even the corpse was not brought back. There was everything in the coffin, with a set of clothes inside!"

The funeral procession passed through Xujia Village, and many villagers came out to watch the excitement.

One of them was a man dressed as a traveling businessman, with a grass in his mouth, and he looked like he knew something, attracting many people to surround him.

The villagers were shocked when they heard this.

Who are the Hirata Zhang clan?

That's the aristocratic family among the school population in the village.

The clan is prosperous, and talented people come out from generation to generation.

There are countless family members, like peaches and plums, spread all over the government offices at all levels in Hanoi County, and everyone can respond to one call.

Especially in this generation, Zhang Kaifu, the head of the county, came out.

Controlling the military power made the prestige of Hirata Zhang's family reach the extreme!

but……

Zhang Kaifu was beheaded by the emperor?

The shock in Hanoi County in the past few days can be described as not small.

First, when he heard that the emperor was coming to court, he asked to behead Chen Guoshou, a great country thief.

Then there was a large-scale mobilization of the capital guards in the county. It was rumored that the world would be in chaos and a big war would be fought.

But they just didn't hear about Zhang Taishou being beheaded.

"Xu Laosan, you can't talk nonsense. If Zhang Taishou was asked to beheaded by the emperor, he must have committed a serious crime. How can he be buried with honor?" Someone said in a deep voice.

"that's true……"

Third Xu frowned, unable to figure it out.

At this time.

A frail middle-aged man who looked like a scholar in a long gown walked over slowly.

The middle-aged man's long gown is worn out, and at first glance, it is full of large and small patches, and the corners of the fabrics used are also different, which looks very funny.

But long gowns are the hallmarks of scholars and literati.

Although the clothes of the middle-aged scholar were worn out and he was thin, his face was very clean. After wearing the patched but clean long gown, he was completely different from the villagers sitting around.

just.

The middle-aged scholar's face suddenly changed after seeing the long funeral procession.

"Carving jade as the coffin, wenzi as the outer coffin, the front and Yuzhang as the inscription, the armored pawns on both sides as the piers, and the old and the weak holding the loess... This, this is a burial ceremony that only princes and princes can enjoy! "

"The Zhang family has not been a marquis for 50 years, and now they are burying Zhang Kaifu's clothes and coffins with royal ceremonies. This... is a crime of overstepping the law and rituals of the country!"

The scholar was extremely angry when he spoke, his voice trembling.

But what he said made the villagers of Xujia Village laugh.

And the one who laughed the most was the well-informed Xu Laosan, who made a living on the go, holding a straw in his mouth, and teasingly said:

"Hey, isn't this Xu Xuan'an, the great writer of our Xujia Village? What's the matter? Have you seen any painful leaks?"

"What kind of jade and armor? What kind of death penalty for a prince? This is the funeral of Zhang Taishou. Can you still flout the country's laws and regulations?"

"Xu Xuan'an, I think you just hold a grudge against Zhang's family, and try to frame him in different ways!"

Elder Xu cursed a lot, and Xu Xuanan trembled angrily.

Although the few villagers on the side looked down on Xu Xuan'an, who knew how to study because he knew how to study, but couldn't get a famous official position, and finally couldn't even plant the fields, they still couldn't stand it and said a few good words.

"Third son, don't talk about him like that. You are a scholar anyway. What... What kind of bones are there? Oh, yes, the bones of a literati!"

"It's a literati!!" Xu Xuan'an gritted his teeth and said.

"Don't care about your bones, you, just forget about the fact that the Zhang family didn't accept you back then. How can you be so small-minded when you read a book?" the villager persuaded.

"Forgot? How can I forget this! Also, it's not that the Zhang family doesn't want me, but I, Xu Xuan'an, have a mirror in my heart that reflects the sun and the moon, and I won't join forces with traitors!"

Xu Xuan'an said angrily, trying to defend himself.

but……

It provoked another burst of laughter.

"Oh, that's enough, that's enough, you will say, how can you be so downcast when you are so noble?"

"You, it's useless and you don't admit it. Without that good wife in your family, you would have starved to death long ago! Forget it, don't delay us watching the fun!"

"Go, go... go away and send your literati thigh bones!"

The villagers of Xujia Village ignored Xu Xuan'an at all, they cursed and smiled, and left on the ground, following the funeral procession.
Xu Xuan'an stood where he was, his face turned pale with anger, but he was helpless.

But taking another look at the funeral procession, especially those as many as [-] mourners at the rear of the procession, Xu Xuan'an still couldn't help feeling furious and indignant!
He knew all those people.

They are all readers like him.

The only difference is that they joined the Zhang family, were promoted, and became officials.

But these people, now one by one, don't serve the people in their own posts, but run here to give Zhang Kaifu a funeral!

"You are not the first to worship the entry, you are clearly kneeling, you are in vain for scholars!"

"This aristocratic family is not a sacred place for scholars. It is clearly a snake dog's kennel for cliques and private interests!"

"With people like you around, how can this big man not be defeated, and how miserable the lives of the common people will be!"

Xu Xuanan complained sadly.

But all the bitter advice can only be said to the withered weeds on the ridge of the field.

In desperation, he shook his head.

After taking a deep look at Pingtian County, he walked towards Xujia Village with heavy steps.

Xujia Village is a rural village only four or five roads away from Pingtian County.

Four or five miles apart, but it is a world of difference.

In the county town, there are green bricks and black tiles, but the villages in the countryside are all mud walls and straw roofs.

(End of this chapter)