I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 131

Many things in the state of Jin are different from those of the princes. Not only is the military establishment larger than other countries, but some etiquettes have also changed early, including the handling of funerals.

In many countries, their funeral cycle is very long. Strictly abide by the Zhou Ritual is three years of mourning, and under special circumstances it must be maintained for at least three months.

It’s hard to say when the Jin State broke the three-year mourning period. After the first example, almost no one in the public office or other nobles observed the three-year mourning period.

Under special and special circumstances, such as the funeral of Zhizhi, this time, there is a mourning in "Xintian" and then returning to "Zhi" to mourn, not counting the time consumed on the road, a series of various funerals The process only lasted fifteen days.

Because of the beautiful posthumous posthumous title, and the status of "Qing" in Jin State is higher than that of the princes, the materials used for the coffin must be better used, and the funeral objects are also extremely particular.

Speaking of which, the current aristocrats may have prepared funeral objects for themselves in middle age, and the tomb has been selected long ago.

All kinds of bronze "underworld objects" and pottery objects are terrifyingly diverse, and there are inevitably some jade objects.

In addition, princes are eligible to be buried with chariots, depending on how many chariots are buried with them.

For example, weapons, armor, etc., are also eligible to be buried as funeral objects when they reach the level of a prince.

Among all the funerary objects, all kinds of jade "underworld vessels" and chariots belong to high-end specifications, and are also symbols of power and status.

In the era of "death is like life", how many living people should be buried with what status and status is actually one of the "standards", but the state of Jin abolished the burial of living people very early, and used pottery or wooden ones. Dummy instead, but the dummy is not a one-to-one work with real people.

When the nobles handle the funeral, only the monarch is qualified to urge, and the rest will not have any form of urging.

On the day of Zhizhi's burial, the people who should be there will definitely be there, such as the envoys sent by the monarch, as well as Zhao Yang, Wei Lu, Han Buxin, Hu Jie, etc. People who don't have a deep hatred will come.

After the funeral, those who came to attend the funeral left one after another.

Because it is not suitable to talk about things in detail now, everything will be finished in a shorter language. Not only the envoys sent by the monarch, but also Zhao Yang, Wei Lu and Han Buxin have interviewed Zhishen.

"Zhao Mengzhi's intention is loosened, or the position of Qing will be maintained at six. He will serve as the upper military assistant for his father, and if there is no accident, Hu Xie will be the lower general, and the lower army assistant will be competed by all families." Zhishen has already gone to the mourning clothes and put on the color. Simple casual clothes.

The funeral has passed, and unless it is required by some ceremonial occasions, it is true that there is no need to wear mourning clothes.

In the future, Zhishen, Zhiyao, Cheng Xiao, Fuguo and others will live in the thatched cottage next to the cemetery for a period of time. direct descendants.

As for the cemetery, every family has it, and the scale is large or small. Usually, unrelated people are prevented from approaching, and special people are arranged to maintain it. To exaggerate, people who specialize in maintaining the cemetery can form a village.

During this period of time, people in the Zhi family basically seemed to be slow in thinking.

For example, Zhiyao, when she heard Zhishen say those words, she would have a big reaction in the past, but now she is just in a daze.

If there is almost no contact and there is only a blood relationship, the elders may not feel too much grief when they leave.

The elder who loved me is gone, how heartless is it to have no feeling at all?
Recently, Zhiyao will involuntarily recall the time she got along with Zhibi, and she will not know that she is crying until she reacts when she is emotional.

Emotional injury can easily cause people to consume too much mentally, and they don't care so much about many things. Although they know that something is very important, they are still not very willing to use their brains to think about it.

"Yao?" Zhishen knew Zhiyao's state, and he was very sad, but as the head of the family, he had to take on the corresponding responsibilities and obligations in time.

The Sri Lankan has passed away, the living should always consider the living.

Zhiyao heard what was being said just now, and said a little helplessly: "Zhao Mengji's 'Yuan Rong' is a foregone conclusion. Even if there are thousands of plans, my family can stop it quietly."

During Zhibi's funeral, Zhishen had already gone through the procedure to assume the position of head of the family, and announced on the spot that Zhiyao became the eldest son.

Because of the process, no one objected to Zhishen becoming the head of the family. Most people had been looking forward to Zhiyao's senior son for a long time, let alone objecting.

As for what to do next, Zhiyao had relevant considerations when Zhibijian was alive, and the plan has been in the process of being written.

Since Luan Shu's generation, the state of Jin has entered an era of rampant conspiratorialism, followed by all kinds of demons dancing wildly.

"Compared to Luan Shu, Han Qi, and Shi Yang, although some things are rough, Zhao Yang still has a basic sense of publicity. Now that the Fan family and the Zhongxing family have been removed, Zhao Yang is very clear that there should be no more chaos, especially the four existing ministers. No matter how much the family fights internally, at most it is just using power to overwhelm others." Zhiyao didn't use up many brain cells, and only looked at Zhao Yang's recent actions to draw relevant guesses.

It is the monarch's will to maintain the six positions, and the monarch wants the Zhi family to unite with the Wei family to continue to maintain a balance with the Zhao and Han families.

Zhao Yang saw that the Fox family really returned to the country, and the monarch's attitude was firm, and Wei Lu went off the stage directly instead of Zhixuan. It is one thing not to want to make the scene too rigid at the beginning of the power change, and there must be other families who have tried it. Intentions included.

"The Fox family is no longer Zhu Xia, and it will take time to return to the Zhu Xia." Fu Guo talked about some of the Hu family's dress and customs, including concepts and so on.

Now to distinguish whether you are a member of Zhuxia, you can see the other party's compliance with the "rituals". Even if you are a member of Zhuxia and learn the various behaviors of other races, you are no longer a member of Zhuxia. On the contrary, foreign races are willing to obey Zhuxia's rules. All kinds of "rituals" are acceptable.

On the other hand, Fuguo decided that the Fox family had left the Jin State for too long, and nearly 10 people from the family returned to the Jin State. It is estimated that the national team will get a very tragic end.

Zhiyao was reminded.

The Fox family followed Bai Di and Lin Hu, not only their clothing and customs were alienated, but they lived a life of grazing and grazing. After returning to China, they would definitely be targeted by the Zhao family.

Now the foreign race has too many names, and they are not collectively referred to as "Hu".

More than 300 years later, at the stage of the rise of the Xiongnu, the ethnic group who lived on horses and grass were collectively called Hu people. (with related stories)
"I heard that the Fox family has brought back a large number of horses, and with their friendship with Bai Zhai and Lin Hu, they will continue to obtain good horses in the future. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the Zhao family to ignore the Fox family!" While thinking about it, Yao wondered whether she should talk to Mrs. Hu about the sale of good horses before Mrs. Hu burped.

Zhiyao didn't know whether the Hu family had returned to Jin in the original history, no matter whether it was or not in the original history, the Fox family's fate was almost doomed.

The core members of a family get together to discuss the response to the situation, and then talk about other family affairs, in fact, they are all diverting each other's attention from Zhibi's departure.

"Buy a horse?" Zhishen was a little at a loss.

The Lao Zhi family is a very large family, and although the quality of the horses may not be very good, the holdings are still quite large.

Nowadays, horses are not only used to pull carts, but also use horse-drawn plows to serve the dry fields in farming in the north. On the contrary, because of the lack of paddy fields, the number of cattle held is less than that of horses, and each family does not How much do you value animals like cattle?

Among the countries in the Central Plains, the Jin State did not have a ban on killing cattle, and many countries did not have such a ban. The country with a relatively large size and a relevant ban was the State of Lu.

However, Lu State did not have a good horse breeding farm because of its geographical location, and their number of paddy fields was actually a little more, especially when they were targeted by Qi State. The number of horses held was relatively scarce, so they had to open up more. paddy fields, resulting in a higher emphasis on cattle.

In addition, Chu State and Wu State both have their own horse breeding farms, and they do not rely entirely on trade to obtain horses.

The southern separatist forces after Chu and Wu, why can't they breed excellent war horses?This is a bit of a long story.

"Although there are many horses in my family, they are not suitable for riding." Zhiyao saw that everyone still didn't understand, and said too much before the results came out. Apart from not being able to understand, they would also have a lot of hesitation, and didn't say anything about trying to form a cavalry. come out.

Just look at Fuguo's attitude towards the Fox family.

The Alienized Fox family will return home this time, and their family will not be short of horse riders. However, according to Jin’s impression of foreigners, horse riders are not necessarily cavalry, and very few can shoot arrows on horseback. Real large-scale battles will still happen. Dismounting to fight is equivalent to a kind of infantry on horseback.

Because the advantage of foreign cavalry is only on horseback, the performance after the real battle is too weak, it is really difficult for the countries of Zhuxia to look up to.

Speaking of which, the impressive performance of the cavalry does not come from the achievements of foreign races, nor is it from Qin, which once played cavalry very well, but from Zhao, after Hu Fu cavalry and shooting, especially Li Mu's frontier cavalry.

Therefore, Bai Qi's application of cavalry on the grain interception road is just a wake-up call. It is Li Mu who really makes everyone understand that cavalry can also be fierce on the frontal battlefield!

Time passed day by day.

After three months of mourning for the core members of the Zhi Clan, and at the same time being urged by the monarch overtly and secretly, Zhishen took Zhiyao back to "Xintian".

During those three months, Zhiyao and Zhishen had a lot of conversations. The core topic was that no matter how the other families were, Zhishi would try its best to tap the potential within the family while maintaining internal unity.

To put it bluntly, in terms of conspiracy, the Zhi family may not be able to play against the evildoers of other families, so try to make the Zhi family stronger, and strengthen the force as much as possible.

To this end, Zhiyao formulated a five-year plan for Zhishi, including the expansion of the standing army to 5000 people, and the development of agriculture in various places, including the expansion of industrial bases, and many other aspects.

"As long as the strength is strong enough, my father and I will not be brain-dead, and we can withstand the first wave of blows if we react slowly to unexpected situations, and then we can kill each other with absolute strength!" Zhiyao didn't care about simple and rude things at all. , and even think that this is the greatest benevolent way.

(End of this chapter)