A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 13 The death of Sisi and the reorganization of Baiwu
In the winter of Wang's fifth year, the weather got colder and colder, and the cold wind blew on people's faces, causing pain, but Bai Wu couldn't feel it at all.

Bai Wuzheng, with ten soldiers, rushed back to Baiyi from Chaoge because he received the news that his heart stopped. His father, the tall and majestic father in his mind, was leaving him.

Bai Yi, when Bai Wu stepped into the dean, although the courtyard was full of people, there was no excitement at all. Instead, it made people feel very depressed. When someone saw Bai Wu coming, they immediately saluted and said: "Young Master! "

Outside the door, Quan Zheng was sitting paralyzed at the door with tears streaming down his face. When he saw Bai Wu, he didn't react at all, as if his heart had died. Bai Wu adjusted his mood, rubbed his face, and tried his best not to cry. Then he opened the door and walked in. After entering, he quickly closed the door to avoid letting the cold wind hit his father.

Bai Wu walked to Si Zheng's bed and saw his mother sitting by the bed crying. On the ground were kneeling his second brother Bai Zhang, his third brother Bai Lin and his younger sister Bai Wei. His second brother Bai Zhang was kneeling in a daze. In front of the bed, he could no longer speak. The third brother Bai Lin was sobbing quietly, and the younger sister Bai Wei bit her lips to prevent herself from crying, but the tears couldn't stop falling.

When my mother saw Bai Wu coming, she patted Si Yan gently and said in his ear, "Wu'er has arrived." Then she made room for Bai Wu and walked aside, facing the wall and crying secretly.

During the two years when Si Yi was unable to serve as director, Bai Wu replaced Si Yi in Chaoge.

Bai Wu walked slowly to the bed. He thought he would be strong and not cry in front of his father, but when he saw his father on the bed with thin cheeks, swollen eye bags and deep wrinkles like ravines, no one could look at him. Seeing that he was the strong and confident person he had always been, Bai Wu couldn't control himself and knelt down in front of Si Ling's bed with a bang, tears falling like water.

"Father, Wu'er is here."

As if hearing Bai Wu's voice, Zhu slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look at Bai Wu with difficulty. He wanted to touch Bai Wu's cheek, but he couldn't raise his hand. When Bai Wu saw this, he quickly grabbed Zhu. Putting his hands on his face, he said to Zhen:

"Father, Wu'er is here. Is there anything else you want to tell Wu'er?"

Zhuan looked at Bai Wu and said slowly: "Protect, protect, my family, and be kind to my family and ministers!" After saying that, he closed his eyes.

The moment Zong closed his eyes, a piece of jade suddenly appeared in Bai Wu's mind. However, at the moment when his father passed away, Bai Wu was not in the mood to check. He just looked at Zong's body heartbroken and shouted: "Father!"

Ling, who was standing on the side facing the wall, heard Bai Wu's shout, and immediately turned around and ran to Si Zhen's bed. When he saw Si Zhan motionless on the bed, he suddenly became angry, his vision went dark, and he fainted. Bai Zhang Seeing my mother fainting, I quickly crawled over to help her up and shouted, "Mom!"

Bai Wu turned around and saw his mother who had fainted, and quickly shouted: "Here comes someone! Call a doctor quickly!"

After everyone outside the door heard Bai Wu's cry, they knew that the head of the Bai family, a famous general of the Zhou Dynasty, and the general of Wei, surnamed Bai Shizhu, had passed away. Suddenly, almost everyone in the courtyard cried.

Why are everyone so sad? It turns out that because Zhen was born a slave and knew the situation and hardship of slaves, he set a rule in the Bai family. As long as he works diligently in the Bai family, those who have made meritorious deeds can be freed from slavery. They can choose to be sharecroppers or If you choose to be a slave of the Bai family, as long as the slave of the Bai family does not reveal any information about the master's family, you can leave your status as a slave and become a tenant farmer, but you can't leave the Bai family for life.

There is also a situation where one is a slave to the Bai family for the rest of his life. After old age and death, the descendants can be freed from slavery. Therefore, many slaves have been favored by Bai Zhi, and now some people have even escaped from slavery.

There is also the problem that Su and Yuan did not appear. Su died two years before Zhuan's third expedition to Dongyi, and Yuan died last year. Now the only remaining fruit of the first generation of the Bai family is Quan.

When everyone was still sad, they heard the call of the sick doctor inside, and someone immediately pushed the sick doctor who was waiting in the hospital to go in.

After a while, the mistress was rescued and woke up, but she was still in a state of despair. When Bai Wu saw this, he immediately asked Bai Lin to help his mother to rest, while he took Bai Zhang to take charge of the housework and Zhu's funeral.

Seven days later, the funeral ceremony began in the Bai Mansion, and people came to Bai Yi in an endless stream. This was the first time since the establishment of the small Bai Yi that so many people came in, and they were all nobles, so that the roads in Bai Yi were blocked by horse-drawn carriages. It was so full that many carriages were parked outside Baiyi.

The people who came include: the envoy sent by the emperor to express condolences, the envoy from Lu Gong, the envoy from Yan Gong, the Marquis of Wei who came in person, the officials from Luoyi including Ling's natal family, representatives of the Huben family, representatives of the Sixth West Division, Luo Ba There were even more representatives from the division, the Eighth Division of Yin and the nobles of the Wei Kingdom.

Bai Wu received the guests, especially the emperor's envoys and the Marquis of Wei, in accordance with Zhou etiquette. He was buried the next day at a place he personally chose. It will be used as a cemetery for all generations of the Bai family, as well as for members of the direct lineage of the Bai family.

When he was buried, there were only a pair of Chinese clothes and a jade pendant in the coffin. He resolutely refused a large number of burial objects and human sacrifice. He said that if possible, he should copy more classics and put them in the burial room. He even said with a smile that if future generations lose the classics, they can dig them out and it will be considered a contribution to civilization.

Therefore, a suit of fine clothes, a jade pendant, and a room of classics became the rules for the burial of the head of the Bai family.

General Bai personally planted a locust tree sapling behind Si's tomb. He saw three tombs next to Si's tomb. Two of them already had owners, namely Su and Yuan. The third one had been dug. It was the dog's tomb. He was even a little selfish about the place he had reserved. He took advantage of the two people to leave earlier than him and secretly moved three centimeters to Si Zhi's tomb. When Si Zhi knew it, he just smiled and shook his head.

I saw the tombstone written on the tombstone: The tomb of Zhou Dynasty Wei Guoqing, General Si, surnamed Bai.
In the lower right corner are written: Zi Baiwu, Bai Zhang, Bai Lin, female Bai Wei.

At night, Bai Wu was alone in his room and called Yu Gui.

The moment he called out the jade guide, he understood the full function of the jade guide. He saw that the jade guide was milky white and rectangular in shape, with the top pointed and the bottom pointed. There were many cloud-like patterns carved on the jade surface. The upper part of the jade guide was decorated with The four characters "Fengtian Chengyun" are written on the oracle bones, and the words "lineage", "family head" and "historical collection" are arranged below.

【Descent】

Wu Zu: Si’s surname is Bai Shizhu [last words]: Wu’er didn’t expect that, treat your retainers well.

【Housekeeper】

Last name: Si

Family name: Bai

Name: Wu

Qualification: Excellent (partially martial arts)
Wu: proficient in martial arts, good at military strategy, strong in physique. Wen: proficient in writing, good at governance, and mentally normal.

【Historical Collection】

[Text] "Oath of Shepherd", "Li of Zhou", "Kang Gao", "Jiu Gao", "Zicai", "Feihe", "Jiahe" and "Shang Shu"

[Martial Arts] "Gong Jue", "Sword War Jue", "Body Training", "Ge Jue", "Military Law Book" and "Formation Book"

[History] "Si Zong Ji"

Bai Wu looked at the "lineage" item, feeling sad and funny at the same time. This was probably the last thing my father could do for me.

Now that I have inherited Yugui, I, Bai Wu, will protect the future of the Bai family!
Then the promotion option was used in the military strategy item, and the data became:
【Housekeeper】

Last name: Si

Family name: Bai

Name: Wu

Qualification: Excellent (partially martial arts)
Martial Arts: Proficient in martial arts, wielding weapons like a god, with a strong physique

Literary: proficient in writing, good at governance, and mentally normal

The next day, Bai Wu sat in Si Zong's seat in the Bai family meeting hall.

Below, on the left are the clan members, headed by Bai Zhang, and on the right are the retainers, headed by the dog.

Bai Wu saw that the people below were in poor spirits and were still immersed in the haze of the death of the previous head of the family, so he said:

"Everyone, some of you are my brothers, such as Bai Zhang, etc., and some are my elders, such as Uncle Quan, etc. Today I have become the head of the family, so I must shoulder the important task of leading the Bai family forward, but this important task is Can I afford it alone?
I don’t think so, and I need you to bear the burden together with me. No one wants the death of the late master, but now that it’s over, do we have to be immersed in memories all the time? Is the Bai family going to decline like this? That would really disappoint the First Master! So please cheer up everyone! "

Quan looked at Bai Wu in the main position, and seemed to see Zan again, with the same majesty and the same white seal. He suddenly thought of what to do if Zan was there? So he stood up and said:

"The head of the family is right, we can't be so low-key. If the previous master was still alive, he wouldn't know how to scold us! Here, I am considered your elder, so I will take the lead and show my loyalty to the current head of the family."

After saying that, he took the lead and knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The First Lord is above me, and as the Emperor Tianhou Tu is the witness, I, Si Quan, swear to be Bai Wu's retainer. If I violate this oath, both my body and soul will be destroyed!"

Then other Rusu's descendants, Yuan's descendants, and the retainers he accepted later all followed the example of Dog and knelt down on one knee to take the oath.

Bai Zhang and other members of the clan stood up and bowed to each other: "Your Majesty is above all, as the Emperor and Queen of Heaven bear witness, I, Bai Zhang, agree to Bai Wu's appointment as the head of the Bai family. I will resolutely not do anything to harm the Bai family. If I violate this oath, I will not do anything to harm the Bai family. , both spirit and form will be destroyed!"

Seeing this, Bai Wu also stood up, straightened his spine, pointed to the sky with his index finger in front of his right temple and said:
"The First Lord is above me, and as the Emperor, Heaven, and Queen Earth bear witness, I, Bai Wu, officially take office as the head of the Bai family. I will never do anything harmful to the Bai family, and I have the obligation to protect anyone in the Bai family. If I violate this oath, I will be destitute. Destroy!"

After finishing speaking, everyone sat down. Bai Wu saw that everyone had sat down and said:
"In this case, let's start discussing how our Bai family should proceed in the future."

Then everyone started a heated discussion, and finally gave it to Bai Wu for the final decision, and finally formed the following resolution:

A: Bai's branch is divided into two veins, the direct vein and the branch vein. The head of the family is only chosen from the direct lineage and is appointed by the previous head of the family. The designated head of the next generation of the family is called the young master when the previous head of the family has not resigned. Children of the Bai family are not allowed to do things that harm their own clan. Violators will be punished by family law. The most serious family law is to be imprisoned in a dungeon for life. The leader of the direct lineage is appointed by the head of the family, and the leader of the branch lineage is designated by the head of the family.

B: The Bai family is divided into two halls and two guards, the civil hall, the military hall, the shadow guard and the white guard. The Civil Affairs Hall is in charge of the family's civil affairs and business, the Military Hall is in charge of the family's soldiers and home security, the Shadow Guard is in charge of spying on intelligence, and the White Guard is the family's personal guard, protecting the head of the family and his direct heirs.

C: Increase efforts to attract talents, and strive to increase the population of Baidi to exceed 10,000 within ten years. In addition, in order to better support Baiguan, a new township will be built between Baiguan and Baiyi, named Huaiyi.

Ding: Expand the family soldiers to two hundred, and select loyal and highly skilled soldiers from the family soldiers to form the White Guards. The number of personnel is set at fifty. Finally, the entire Bai family's armed force is 250 people.

E: Civil system: The five families of the people are divided, and there is a chief; the fifth is a Lu, and there is a long; the fourth is a li, and there is a long; a five li is a pavilion, and there is a long one; the fifth pavilion is a town, and there is a long one. . At present, the Bai family has two cities and one gate. The chief official of the Mintang is the Mintang leader, and there are officials below to assist the Mintang leader.

Military system: a team of five has a captain; a team of twenty-five has a commander; a team of one hundred has a centurion. The chief officer of the military hall is the military hall master.

Ji: Bai Wu appointed himself the leader of the direct line, and appointed Bai Zhang as the leader of the branch line. There is currently no one in the branch line. Sulu was appointed the leader of the civil hall, Yuan Huan was the leader of the military hall, Si Quan was the captain of the shadow guard, and Ji Qing was the captain of the white guard.

Geng: Two chiefs of military and civilian customs were established in Baiguan: the chief of military customs and the chief of civilian customs.
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The restructuring of Xiangzi played an extremely important foundational role in the development of the Bai family.

——"Bai's Internal Research White Paper"
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Author's words: It's funny, Xiaojun happened to be playing a song when he was writing about Zong's death. It was a piano piece. It really suited the occasion. I really wrote it with tears in my eyes. It was so embarrassing!

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