Lu Zhi's funeral only lasted seven days. Because it was a small burial, there were almost no rituals and procedures. Every day was just people coming and going to pay their respects.

For several days in a row, although people continued to come to Yecheng, Cao Ang felt that since it was a small burial, there was no need to let the funeral last endlessly, so he ended the funeral for seven days.

On the day of the funeral, Cao Ang was the chief priest and saw Lu Zhi off.

Cao Ang barely ate or drank for several days, and he looked haggard and haggard. He stood in front of Lu Zhi's coffin, recalling the scene when he first became a disciple, and burst into tears for a moment.

"...The prosperity of Confucianism in the Han Dynasty was prevented by the three dynasties, and the royal family relied on it. When Anshun came down, the Han Dynasty began to be chaotic. At that time, there were Yuan An and Yang Zhen; when the quality went down, the Han Dynasty declined.

At that time, there were Li Gu and Du Qiao; as for Huan Ling, the royal family was Ruo Luo, and at that time there was Lu Gong. Now Lu Gong is dead, and the Han Dynasty is in disarray.

Lu Gong took advantage of Youshuo's spirit, was tall and strong, and was as strong as the enemy. He took it as his own duty to defend the king and preserve the country. He was truly brave. I rise as a disciple. Isn't it inspired by righteousness? In the abyss of inquiry, there is something to be learned.

evil?

The husband's cockroaches are in his arms, and the thunder is terrifying. Although he has cultivated the thorn trees, there is no one who can't seize the permanent ones. When Lu Gong draws his sword under the Bai Pavilion, chasing the emperor between Hejin, rowing the sword and going to kill him, how can it be

Plan first! When a gentleman makes a mistake in his loyalty, he must do so.

Woohoo! Lu Gong, with his qualifications as a great Confucian, stood up and used the royal family to support him. He pulled the tiger's mouth out of the way and prepared its ferocious edge, so that he was stunned but did not dare to harm, and he knew how to be in awe and reverence. To order a man of integrity for a while, he will not be defeated.

If the party is in trouble, Que Yi resists correction, and maintains the imperial principles like Lu Gong, how can the Han Dynasty suddenly be in chaos!

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Cao Ang choked up several times while reading a memorial article, and everyone present burst into tears.

Regardless of whether people like Lu Zhi or not, they have to admit that this is a true warrior and a perfect man who has been passed down in the long history.

After reading the memorial text, Cao Ang personally carried Lu Zhi's coffin into the carriage.

From Yecheng to Zhuoxian, we had to travel hundreds of miles by horse-drawn carriage.

Cao Ang originally wanted to send Lu Zhi to Zhuoxian personally, but everyone disagreed. Zhuoxian is located in Youzhou and falls within Gongsun Zan's sphere of influence, so everyone is worried.

Although Cao Ang wanted to see Lu Zhi off for the last time, he didn't want to hear the sound of Jin Ge again during this trip, so he didn't insist anymore.

After seeing off Lu Jie, Cao Ang went to the capital of Jizhou on the same day, because there was another very important thing for Cao Ang, which was to give Lu Zhi a posthumous title.

The function of a posthumous title is to seal the coffin.

Historically, Lu Zhi did not have a posthumous title. This is because early posthumous titles were only available to princes, and later extended to the title of king. The essence of its emergence is not only to finalize a person's coffin, but also to facilitate the distinction between monarchs. For example

Some vassal states have been passed down for more than a thousand years, and there are dozens or even hundreds of people before and after the monarch. However, ministers cannot directly address the monarch by his first name. In order to distinguish these people, they can only set up posthumous titles.

In the Han Dynasty, only the princes had posthumous titles, so even Deng Biao, Zhang Yu, Zhao Jun and others who became Taifu did not have posthumous titles.

Especially for the Later Han Dynasty, it was extremely difficult to get a posthumous title. Even for princes, there were many people without posthumous titles.

Logically speaking, after Lu Zhi's death, he should report to the court and give Lu Zhi a posthumous title. However, Cao Ang knew the virtues of the small court in Chang'an, so he didn't know how long this matter would be delayed.

Moreover, Cao Ang did not dare to leave the matter of closing Lu Zhi's coffin to Dong Zhuo.

So Cao Ang came to see Yuan Shao to discuss the matter of giving Lu Zhi a posthumous title. That is, they decided on it first and then reported it to the court. Regardless of whether the court agreed or not, that was how it was.

For Yuan Shao, who was eager to win over Cao Ang, and this was a favored and free thing, he naturally agreed and immediately summoned a group of people to discuss it.

Lu Zhi's posthumous title was naturally a beautiful one, so people were arguing endlessly about "Zhenhou", "Jinghou", "Chenghou" and the like.

Cao Ang was listening to everyone's controversy above, and always felt that these posthumous titles were not perfect enough.

Yuan Shao was watching from the side and noticed that Cao Ang was not satisfied, so he asked: "Which posthumous title does Zixiu think is better?"

"Some people are alive, but they are dead; but some people are dead, but they are still alive."

Everyone was quite puzzled by Cao Ang's sudden words.

At this time, Cao Ang said again: "What does my father-in-law think of the word 'Wen Zheng'? This means 'moral erudition is called Wen', 'Sheng Jiao Si End is called Wen', 'Jingbang Dingyu is called Wen', 'and the virtuous people are promoted together'.

Wen'; 'Wen Zheng, who serves both internal and external guests,' 'Innocent and pure, says Zheng', 'Forgetting the country's death, says Zheng', 'Standing to the Tao unswervingly, says Zheng'. The two words 'Wen Zheng' can be regarded as a portrayal of Master Lu's life."

Everyone looked at each other in shock after hearing this, because in the whole Han Dynasty, two-character posthumous titles were rare.

Although there are two-character posthumous titles these days, single-character posthumous titles are still more popular.

Xiao He was given the posthumous title "Wen Zhong", Zhang Liang was given the posthumous title "Wencheng", Huo Qubing was given the posthumous title "Jing Huan", Huo Guang was given the posthumous title "Xuan Cheng", Hu Guang was given the posthumous title "Wen Gong", Yuan Feng was given the posthumous title "Xuan Wen", and Yang Ci was given the posthumous title "Wen Lie"

, there is a vague meaning that double characters are better than single characters.

It's not that everyone said that Lu Zhi was not good, but compared to the previous few people who gave him a two-character posthumous title, they always felt that he was still a little behind.

Of course, it was not easy for everyone to say that Lu Zhi was not qualified in front of Cao Ang, so Shen Pei came forward and said: "Throughout the ages, no one has been posthumously named 'Wen Zheng'. I'm afraid it's inappropriate."

Cao Ang ignored the matchmaking process at all, but looked at Yuan Shao and said, "What do you think, father-in-law?"

"Zixiu thinks 'Wen Zheng' is appropriate?"

"very suitable!"

"Then just be 'Wen Zheng'!"

"Lord!"

Just as Shen Pei and others were about to say something, they were interrupted by Yuan Shao: "Gong Lu is a well-known Confucian scholar in the country. He also helped the country quell the Yellow Turban rebellion. He deserves the title of 'Wen Zheng'."

As Yuan Shao spoke, he winked at Shen Pei.

Yuan Shao also felt that giving Lu Zhi the posthumous title of "Wen Zheng" was a bit excessive. However, he was currently seeking help from Cao Ang. If he didn't use "Wen Zheng", he would be troubled.

In the final analysis, it is just a posthumous title. No matter how you pursue the posthumous title, it will not harm Yuan Shao's interests.

Shen Pei and others repeatedly suffered losses in front of Cao Ang, and they wanted to suppress Cao Ang's popularity, but they failed in the end.

But Cao Ang ignored this group of people from beginning to end and didn't even reply.

After Yuan Shao agreed, he took this opportunity to give his brother Yuan Ji a posthumous title of "Min". As for Yuan Wei, he had no title, so naturally he could not give him a posthumous title.

After deciding on the posthumous title, Yuan Shao had someone write a memorial on the spot. Cao Ang and Yuan Shao used the seal at the same time and sent someone to Chang'an.

After sending Cao Ang away, Shen Pei and others asked angrily: "Why does my lord have to compromise with Cao Ang?"

At this time, Yuan Shao brought out the news that Zhou Ang was defeated by Yuan Shu in Yuzhou, and sighed helplessly: "I am willing to endure hardships. Today, we have Gongsun Zan in the north, Yuan Shu in the south, and Dong Zhuo in the west. Our army is surrounded by enemies from both sides, and we really can no longer repair with Cao Zi."
Chapter completed!