Wentang

Chapter 408

That day, Yueshan was checking the printing issue of Confucianism in the book printing workshop of the academy, when he saw Pei Jin walking over with a look of grief.

Yue Shan hurried up to meet him and asked, "Pei Jin, what's wrong with you?"

"Yuehou, my lord...he's gone." Pei Jin choked up.

"What?" Yue Shan's heart sank, and he said in disbelief: "Didn't it be fine yesterday? Why did it suddenly disappear? When did it happen?"

"I found it this morning." Pei Jin replied.

"Didn't you notice any movement in the middle of the night?" Yue Shan frowned.

"No. He was in good spirits last night. He said he wanted to eat fish, so I cooked fish soup. He ate half a bowl and walked in the yard for a while before falling asleep. I just slept outside and kept an eye on him. Inside, I didn't hear any movement." Pei Jin replied:
"I called him to get up this morning, but there was no response after several calls. When I got closer, I found that he was not breathing."

Only then did Yue Shan feel a little better in his heart, which showed that Pei Ju walked peacefully and did not suffer any pain.For a man in his 80s, dying in his sleep was the best possible ending.

Previously, Pei Ju was too old to walk on the ground alone, and he could only drink some rice soup for meals.Last night, I ate fish soup and took a walk. It should be a flashback.

"Have you notified his family?"

"Second Lady and Uncle have arrived and are guarding Mr. Lang, and Da Lang has sent someone to notify him."

"Okay, I'm going to see off Mr. Pei now, and you can do your work... Don't run around, Mr. Pei's future generations need your arrangements. The servants in my house will lend you some first, and arrange for them to deal with anything. Bar."

"On behalf of my lord, I would like to thank Yue Hou for his great kindness." Pei Jin saluted repeatedly.

He came to Yue Shan himself to borrow someone.For the past two years, Pei Ju has been living in the small courtyard attached to the academy, surrounded by only Pei Jin and a couple who are in charge of shopping and cooking.The Pei family wanted to send a descendant to perform filial piety, but he refused.

But he is not alone, he has the great cause of the big dictionary to be busy, there are so many great scholars in the academy who can communicate, and there is Yue Shan, who is a year-end friend.Pei Shuying and Li Dewu also live in the small courtyard attached to the academy, and they can visit him at any time.

Such a day would be considered a happy one for an octogenarian.

But there are also disadvantages. For example, Pei Jin is simply too busy to do it by himself now, so he can only ask Yue Shan for help.Fortunately, the relationship between the two is irreversible, and it is not a big deal to borrow some manpower.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Pei Jin didn't stay any longer, and trotted back home.Yue Shan arranged the matter in a few words, and then followed him to Pei Ju's small courtyard.

Along the way, all kinds of things since the two of them met kept appearing in his mind, and he couldn't help feeling sad, and his eyes became moist.

When he came to Pei Ju's small courtyard, he heard faint weeping from inside, and he knew it was Pei Shuying and Li Dewu.

At this time, Pei Jin came out with a high stool and a piece of white cloth in his hand.

"This cloth..." Yue Shan asked in surprise.

"Mr. Lang prepared this cloth three months ago, and he had a premonition at that time..." At this point, Pei Jin broke down in tears.

"Pei Gong is so free and easy." Yue Shan smiled wryly.

Then he helped Pei Jin hang the white cloth above the door plaque, and tied strips of white cloth to the surrounding trees.

After a while, Bao Dalin ran over with a dozen servants panting, and Yue Shan once again told them to obey Pei Jin's orders before entering the small courtyard.

Pei Ju's body was still on the bed in his bedroom, Yue Shan walked in with ease, and saw Pei Shuying and Li Dewu kneeling beside the bed and crying bitterly.

"Second lady, my condolences." Yue Shan stepped forward and said softly.

"Yue Hou, thank you for coming to see my father." Pei Shuying held back her sadness and saluted.

"Hey, Mr. Pei and I are old friends, so it's only natural to see him off. Don't be too sad, the child is the most important thing." Yue Shan persuaded.

After Li Dewu came back for such a long time, the couple finally had a crystallization, and the child in Pei Shuying's belly was about four months old.

"Brother Li, please comfort Er Niangzi, your health is important."

"Xie Yuehou." Li Dewu said gratefully.

Only then did Yue Shan approach the bedside to check on Pei Ju's condition, and saw that his eyes were slightly closed and his face was serene, with a smile on his mouth. If it wasn't for his gray complexion, he would have thought he was resting.

It seems that what Pei Jin said was correct, Pei Ju walked peacefully without a trace of pain.

"Pei Gong has a good journey, you can rest assured that I will do what I promised you." Yue Shan said softly.

At this time, Pei Jin came in with a few servants, and persuaded Pei Shuying to go out on the pretext of making mourning clothes.Yue Shan didn't wait too long, he took one last look at Pei Ju and turned to leave.

Pei Ju's children and grandchildren haven't come over yet, it's not suitable for him as an outsider to stay longer, and the real condolences will have to wait until the current head of the Pei family comes over.

After meeting Pei Ju for the last time and knowing that he had passed away peacefully, Yue Shan was not so sad.

When he learned that Pei Ju could see the deceased old man from time to time, Yue Shan knew that he would not have many days left, so in the past two or three months, Yue Shan would come over to chat with him whenever he had time.

I have been mentally prepared for a long time, so that when things happen, I won't be so sad and uncomfortable.

Besides, death at the age of 80 is considered a happy funeral, and it is not allowed to cry too much in future generations.

People from Pei's family came very quickly. The small courtyard had just been arranged here, and the brigade rushed over.

Pei Ju's eldest son, who is now the head of the Pei family, went to the Yueshan mansion to express his thanks in person, and then went to the Pei mansion in the city with the coffin.

The dignified Duke passed away, so naturally he couldn't hold a funeral in this small courtyard, and it was in line with human nature and etiquette to transport the body to Pei's residence.

I won't go into details about the funeral later. After five days of busy work, Pei Ju's official burial also means that the trend-bearers of an era will eventually be overwhelmed by the tide of history.

It is worth mentioning that Li Shimin posthumously bestowed upon him the title of governor of Jiangzhou, with the posthumous title of Jing, which is exactly the same as the original history.

Although Pei Ju had great influence when he was alive, he did not cause much disturbance after his death.It can even be said that except for the Pei family, it has basically no impact on other people.

What everyone should do or do, quickly forgot this former man of the hour, and less and less people mentioned it.

This didn't include Yue Shan, it wasn't that he was really saddened by Pei Ju's death, but Pei Jin found him again and gave him a few books.

"This is a book written by Lang Jun during his lifetime, and there are some drafts. He told me to give it to you after his death."

Looking at the few books named Zongheng in front of him, Yue Shan felt heavy in his heart.Then he solemnly said to Pei Jin: "Don't worry, I will find a suitable successor for these books, and I won't let him lose everything he has learned."

(End of this chapter)