A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1096 Ding You
He took his wife, concubines and children, picked up four sisters, and even picked up the sister-in-law of Yong'anfang and her family, and drove all the way home.

Wu Huaiyu asked everyone to go back by carriage and horse, and he got on his horse and hurried back first.

Hurrying all the way back to Longqiao,
In front of the Wujia Yuanbao, there were already many villagers who came after hearing the news. They all spontaneously came to see Mrs. Song Guotai off. Everywhere was plain and white.

Lao Wu rushed back when he saw Huaiyu, "Your mother passed away peacefully and did not suffer."

"She suffered a lot with me in the past. In the past ten years, she has enjoyed blessings thanks to you. Now her life is up and she is gone."

Lao Wu said this to his son calmly,

"Yesterday she told me that she was going to Chang'an during the Mid-Autumn Festival to visit her grandchildren."

Wu Huaiyu went to see his mother for the last time.

Having calmed down, the old lady changed into her shroud and simply lay there peacefully.
"Your mother was over seventy, and she passed away without any pain. It was a joyous occasion, don't be sad, everyone has this day. I thought I would be the first, but I didn't expect that she suddenly left." Lao Wu looked at exclaimed his lifelong wife.

Fan Xuanfu, his eldest sister-in-law Cheng, and eldest sister Yu'e also came back.

Zhang Anan, the eunuch of Wenshan County, also came to represent the emperor.

Daughters-in-law and daughters cried and cried,

Wu Huaiyu walked out,

However, Wu Huaiyu discussed with Lao Wu and did not plan to make the funeral too grand.

More and more people are coming, and since the eldest brother is not at home, he has to come out to entertain them.

Lao Wu also knew his son's status in the court, and if he engaged in too much extravagance, he would definitely be impeached.

The mausoleum was given to the cemetery, and burial objects such as Dongyuan's secret weapon were also given.

"We are just ordinary people,"

Although the Wu family has only settled in Sanyuan for about 20 years, they have always had good connections here. When Lao Wu was just a junior officer in the Forbidden Army, he had a good relationship with the Yuancong Forbidden Army settled in the Qinghe area. Later, when the Wu Huaiyu brothers became prosperous, Lao Wu followed He became a nobleman and became a wise man in this countryside. He also helped many villagers.

Other powerful landlords like to take advantage of disasters to lend money at high interest rates, annex land and force poor people into slavery, but the Wu family has never done this.

The Wu family was not short of money, but the emperor's rewards were different.

In these ten miles and eight villages, if any family had difficulty finding the Wu family, the Wu family would help them.

As for the grandsons and granddaughters, the older ones knew that Mrs. Wu Liu was gone. Thinking of her kindness and love, they couldn't help crying.
The younger one didn't understand what was going on, but when he saw his mother crying, he cried too.

Upon hearing that Mrs. Song Guotai passed away, everyone came to say goodbye spontaneously.

"Your Majesty asked you to stay at home and worry about the funeral. Your Majesty also sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to help with Mrs. Song's funeral, and also gave her a hundred thousand dollars."

Zhang Ananda patted this godson's shoulder and said,

Both Lao Wu and Wu Liu had a reputation for charity in the countryside.

Especially in the Sanyuan Longqiao area, the Wu family lent money and food to the villagers for emergency relief, often without charging interest. Knowing that it was difficult for everyone, those who borrowed food and money came to the Wu family to work and help when they had time, so they paid off the debts. .

"Before her death, Empress Wende repeatedly told her that the funeral should be simple and should not be extravagant or wasteful. Your mother's funeral should also be the same. You brothers and sisters fulfilled your filial piety during your lifetime, and you only need to observe the etiquette after your death. There is no need to waste."

"Condolences."

In normal times, he would spend money to build bridges and pave roads to help orphans and widows. During lean times, he would lend money to lend food. When neighbors in the village came to see them in urgent need, Lao Wu would help.

Although it was decided that the funeral did not need to be too grand, at this status, it was impossible to be buried without splendor. After all, the emperor had given him a mausoleum and burial objects.

The Xianling Mausoleum where the great ancestor Li Yuan and Queen Dou were buried together was buried on the Wanshou Plateau in Sanyuan County. The tomb of the great ancestor Li Hu was also buried here.

After the previous warrior Xun passed away, Emperor Li Shimin also gave him a gift to be buried with him in the mausoleum and to be served in the temple of the great ancestor.

The warrior Ke also followed Li Yuan in raising troops, and finally settled in Weibei as a military attaché of the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army. Now he is given a cemetery in the Xianling Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozu, which is quite good.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites came to take charge of going to Xianling with the Wu family to select the cemetery and other matters.

The funeral is carried out step by step according to current etiquette.

Countless people came,
Many of the nobles and senior officials from Chang'an also came to Sanyuan to express their condolences in person. Those who couldn't come in person also sent their sons and others to come.

This scene is so lively,

Wu Huaiyu was reminded of a joke from the past. It was said that when the mother of a certain director passed away, countless people came to pay their respects to the funeral, but when the director passed away a few years later, only a few people came.

Quite realistic.

The current situation of the Wu family is worse than that of the director.
After all, what is Wu Huaiyu's identity? He is the three princes, the prime minister, and the prince's teacher. Even Wu Huaiyi is also the deputy chief protector, the governor, and the county prince.

Even the third eldest son of the Wu family is a young county magistrate with a Ming Jing first-class background.

Wu Liu's eldest son-in-law, Ma Zhou, is also the current Prime Minister Zhongshu Ling.

Wu Huaiyu also had a niece who was Prince Liangyuan of the East Palace, a cousin who was Prince Liangdi, and he himself was the son and daughter of the emperor.

Not to mention the in-laws of the Wu family, they are also very impressive.

Therefore, although Wu Huaiyu's mother's funeral was not extravagant, it was still extremely grand.

The Sanyuan Dragon Bridge is actually a traffic jam and there are too many people coming. This stone bridge, which was rebuilt with funds from the Wu family, was originally very spacious and is usually the main thoroughfare between the north and south of Qinghe River.

But basically there will be no traffic jams.

But now it's blocked.

Not only is the Dragon Bridge blocked,

The streets in Sanyuan County and Qinghe Xiangbao on both sides of Longqiao are also blocked. There was even a sea of ​​people in front of the Wu family's five-ring circular fort.

It felt like there were no less than 100,000 people who came to see me off.

With so many people coming to see him off spontaneously, Wu Huaiyu also asked his family to invite many cooks, and also asked people from the manor to come over and help with the cooking.

Kill pigs and sheep,
A lot of corn and flour were prepared,
We started a running banquet reception.

There are dozens of noodle-making chefs, and they are constantly using big knives to make noodles. There are also many people who are responsible for frying the noodles, stewing the soup, etc.

There were too many people, and there were no tables, chairs or benches.

Anyway, just eat whatever you want.

There are not many big bowls, just noodles.

Da Dao Noodles with Pork Sauce and Lamb Soup.

A bowl as big as a basin is full of noodles and dumplings. After making the noodles, he takes it to the open space and eats while squatting.

The stewards of the Wu family were so busy that there were so many people that they couldn't supply just this bowl of noodles, so they had to keep adding more people.

More people are kneading and rolling the dough, and more people are cooking the noodles and stewing the soup.
If there were not enough pots and stoves, they would set up stoves and set up pots in the fields.
There is no shortage of grain, flour, pigs and sheep. The Wu family has a farm in Sanyuan, a windmill, and a pig farm.
We are not here to eat noodles.

But the Wu family cannot wait any longer.
When people come, they have to give them white cloths, and then they have to take care of everyone eating bowls of noodles.
No matter how many people come, we must try our best to entertain them.

Countless people came to Wu's house to cry and bid farewell.
This scene is amazing,
Wu Huaiyu also kept entertaining guests, and his throat was filled with smoke.
It's been like this for several days,
It wasn't until the first seven days that things got better.

Brothers Huaiyi and Huailiang, one rushed back from Dingxiang in the north of Saibei, and the other rushed back from Xunyang in the south of the Yangtze River, but they were far apart. They received the funeral report from home, and then ran all the way back, but they still failed to catch up with the first seven.

The two brothers rushed home after a long journey.

Kneel down in front of my mother's soul and cry bitterly.

at night,

The three Wu Huaiyu brothers wore sackcloth and paid filial piety to watch the funeral.

Among the three brothers, Ding You has resigned.

The person who succeeded the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was Tang Jian. The emperor issued an order to send people to Yizhou to summon him back to the court and appointed him as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but he was not promoted to the Political Affairs Hall.

The person who succeeded Wu Huaiyu in the Political Affairs Hall was Xiao Yu.

That Song Dapao once again entered the Political Affairs Hall to participate in the government affairs. This seemed to be his seventh time to pay homage to the prime minister. He was called a tumbler in the political arena. Even if he was dismissed by the emperor again and again, he could always come back.

Duan Zhixuan, who succeeded Huaiyi as the governor of Fengzhou and the deputy governor of the Shanyu Protectorate, was after all one of Li Shimin's childhood friends and an absolute confidant.

It is said that the emperor originally intended to let Qin Qiong go north.

But in the end Duan Zhixuan was chosen.

Duan Zhixuan took the title of General of the Right Guard, and was given the title of General of the Zhenjun Army. He was changed to the title of Duke of Baoguo, and he was appointed deputy guardian of Shanyu, governor of Fengzhou, and governor of Fengzhou.

It's very quiet at night,
The three brothers were chatting,

Huaiyi talked about the situation in Saibei, while Lao San talked about the situation in Xunyang, Jiangzhou.
Huai Liang was also appointed as an official for the first time, and he became the county magistrate when he came up. It was still a prosperous industrial and commercial dock like Xunyang in Jiangzhou, so he encountered many problems.

Fortunately, when he took office, Wu Huaiyu arranged a lot of experienced staff to accompany him. Moreover, Jiangzhou was once the fiefdom of Wu Huaiyu, and he had already made many arrangements there.

Several local wealthy families in Jiangzhou also have good relations with Wu Huaiyu.
Wu Huaiyu also had a large shipbuilding yard in Jiangzhou.
Huailiang's new official took office, but with brother's paving the way and a group of experienced staff around him, the official's appointment was relatively smooth, and now he is slowly getting on the right track.

But no one expected that his mother died of illness suddenly, and he had no choice but to leave his job and go home to mourn.

Wu Huaiyu didn't care that Ding You resigned.
It was an accident that he stayed in the DPRK to pay homage to the Prime Minister again this year, and he has done several practical things in the past six months.

The day suddenly slowed down.

Tang Dynasty funeral,

The higher the status of a person, the less likely he is to be buried immediately after death.

Generally, it takes three days to recover.
He was buried on the fifth day and buried in the fifth month.

The emperor's funeral was held on the seventh day and buried in the seventh month.

It is said that it will be collected three days after death, in order to wait for the person to be alive. If there is no birth for three days, there will be no birth.

There are many people who die, but they are not really dead, they may be resurrected. There are many such things in history, so there is such a tradition that after death, wait for three days.

The emperor was buried in the seventh month, and the princes were buried in the fifth month.

Of course, the purpose of suspending the soul without burying it is not to wait for the resurrection after death, but to build a mausoleum and tomb. Naturally, the tomb of a noble person will not be simple, and it will take time to build.
Some emperors started construction during their lifetime, and even took decades to build.

Wu Liu's cemetery was given to her by the emperor in the Xianling Mausoleum. It has a high standard, but the construction will not require much work. It is just a five-month burial, which is also a custom and suits her status.

For specific details, please ask someone to select an auspicious day.

Men in the Tang Dynasty had to choose the day of Zi, Mao, Si, You or Xu when they were buried, while women had to choose the noon, Wei, Shen, Chou, Hai and Chen days for burial.

It is customary to wait for several months with a coffin.

When the seventh day comes, relatives will come to cry and offer sacrifices on the first seven days to the seventh day.

Next, Wu Huaiyu will observe mourning in Longqiao for three years until he is released from prison.

(End of this chapter)