When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Came to the graveside.

Just taking one look at the bumpkin, Yao Gong felt like he was breaking out in a cold sweat: "Isn't this considered an act of trespass?"

"Trespassing? Is there any?" Yao Yu glanced at the soil bag, "The people below told me that my father only liked ostentation and asked me to bury the soil bag in a larger size. The other specifications were made according to normal etiquette and law. .”

"..."

Yao Gong glanced at Yao Yu to make sure that he really didn't know everything he asked, and then turned his attention to his retainers.

These retainers all lowered their eyebrows, not daring to make any move, and turned a deaf ear to their conversation.

Yao Gong stopped talking. According to the rules, he lit incense and then stopped talking.

He had worked for Xin Qu for a period of time as Taichang, but he knew very well that the tomb in front of him was not free of transgressions as it appeared on the surface.

On the contrary, there is arrogance everywhere.

Thunder pattern, cloud pattern, back pattern, gluttonous pattern.

According to the etiquette prescribed by Xin Qu, these four items cannot appear at the same time on the decorations below the rank of doctor.

The tombstone of the tomb in front of me is a granite stone, finely polished, with thunder patterns nested within cloud patterns, and a Taotie pattern unfolding in the middle, like a wild beast spreading out, shocking Xiaoxiao, while fretwork lingers on the engraved epitaph.

In other words, Si Yu's father forcibly received the four marks without changing his title. If word spreads, the tombstone will probably be smashed.

Not only that, but also the specifications of the seal.

Since the Xin family and the Changxin family were deeply influenced by the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the tomb style did not completely get rid of the Yin Shang's method of sealing the land.

Therefore, Xinqu made adjustments on this basis.

National: Two steps (about 1.5*1.5*1.5) square, until the second level.

Scholar: Three steps make a square, end at the third level.

Doctor: Four steps make a square, ending at the fourth level.

Qing: Five steps make a square, up to the fifth level.

By analogy, a platform-like enclosure was finally built.

That is to say, the land is sealed as a mausoleum.

Before Xin Qu was canonized as Beibei, the first thing he did was to reorganize the mausoleum area in Changping.

He dug out the bones of his parents and built a new mausoleum in Changping. In addition to the epitaph, some bamboo slips and inscriptions were piled up, and a large number of jade bricks were laid on the soil of the mausoleum. He went directly to the ninth level to seal the mausoleum.

It also saves him from having to spend time rebuilding it again after he becomes king.

In other words, the most valuable thing about the entire tomb is the surrounding ring of jade.

The plan to seal the land as a mausoleum has been circulated.

However, due to his title, Yao Yu's father, who is a scholar, should only be able to have a three-step square seal, with a maximum of three steps.

As it turns out, the building in front of me has more than three floors, it goes directly to the fifth floor. In other words, this is at least.

He also followed Xin Qu's example and built a circle of blue bricks around it. It should be noted that the price of bricks is not cheap.

Five layers of sealed bricks and four patterns are just superficial.

What about underground?

Tomb construction, burial, and possible burial...

Yao Gong turned to look at the retainers: "Are there any martyred slaves?"

These retainers trembled and said repeatedly: "Don't dare! All the slaves have logged in, so they don't dare to use it."

Yao Gong frowned. Looking at their appearance, he didn't believe that these people had not died as slaves.

After all, it can be seen that these retainers have more or less recent scars on their bodies.

It was obviously from the battlefield.

The slaves who did not dare to die in the register did not mean that they did not dare to die for other slaves captured or bought from outside. The elders of Chang Xin's generation were not like Xin Qu or the younger generation. They followed the naturalized people on foreign expeditions and had a certain emotional impact on their comrades.

In their eyes, those who are not of my race must have a different mindset.

Martyrdom of slavery is more about eliminating dissidents for the sake of descendants.

"Brother Gong, you don't doubt that my father really dares to go against Uncle Bei's rules, right?" Yao Yu didn't look very happy.

Yao Gong withdrew his gaze and said with a smile: "It's not a suspicion, but a reminder. With your appearance like Feng Ling, you should follow the rules and don't leave any clues. When I came, Qu was discussing the merger with the Yu family.

If the talks between the two clans are finished, then the Yu family will enter Yan, and as the mother clan of Meng Yu, the Yu family, coupled with Tufang in the northern Tang Dynasty, will pose a big threat to us.

It is not ruled out that some people will use this as an excuse to suppress the Yao surname.

After all, etiquette is fixed.

To go against him would be to slap him in the face. How could the king's face fall casually? "

Yao Yu thought about it, scratched his head, and said helplessly: "But my father has been pursuing such a name all his life, so he can't deny it, right?"

"Then you have to work hard. According to the rules, if you are promoted to the rank of lord, you will be allowed to shade your ancestors' tombs."

"That's true. Qu did this too." Yao Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

Xin Qu is a person who always does things without leakage.

He didn't build a mausoleum for his parents until he was conferred upon Bei Bo by Am Shang. Of course, Bei Bo was only canonized by Am Shang, but everyone still thought that Xin Qu was the king.

Moreover, Xin Qu's restrictions on the specifications of the imperial mausoleum have been restricted to the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty has not yet given detailed instructions on how to do it, which means that the Qing Dynasty can do whatever the Qing Dynasty wants to do.

He reached the ninth level, and only Xin Qu had this ability.

In short, Yao Gong thought for a while and said: "Since the worship is over, you should keep your filial piety well. I will go to Daxing County to take over the county government first. After I finish handling the matter, I will help you divide the inheritance."

"Okay. Now I only have enough soup every day, so I don't have anything to entertain you."

Yao Yu was speechless, with a grimace on his face and a look of helplessness on his face: "I don't know why Qu wants us to keep our filial piety."

"It's good to keep your filial piety. The situation has changed a lot now. When you keep your filial piety, you can cultivate more land and you can earn more in the future."

Yao Gong advised that the purpose of observing filial piety is never simply to show off, but to have a set of detailed rules.

According to the season in which filial piety is observed, it is divided into: winter farming, spring vegetable planting, summer reading, and autumn martial arts practice.

The ultimate goal is to ensure that the aristocracy does not completely break away from grassroots production and life.

Therefore, the forty-nine days of mourning are essentially to form a settlement outside the mausoleum and prepare for the future maintenance and expansion of the mausoleum.

Yao Gong talked about what he learned in Xuanhua about the practices of the nobles in the west during the period of observing filial piety.

Yao Yu couldn't help but nod: "I see, Fengling does need maintenance. Then I will make arrangements quickly during this time."

"That's right." Yao Gong waved his hand and stopped disturbing.

After eating a little something, we continued southward with our men.

After walking another twenty miles, he finally saw the location marked on the map at dawn on the third day.

Then I was dumbfounded.

After autumn, the morning dew is heavy, but it will not make the road muddy.

When he arrived on the road, his wheels slipped on the muddy road and he was unable to move.

Looking again, the morning fog receded, and he was finally on the right path covered in mud, and then he was completely stunned.

There was an earthen fence more than one meter high, with five or six thatched houses scattered around in threes and threes, and everything was wet.

You can even see wild ducks being disturbed and flying around.

There are also wooden doors slapped together randomly on the earthen fence. There is a plaque on the lintel of the wooden door with two words written crookedly - Daxing.

This is Daxing! ! ! (End of chapter)