Su Wei, the Duke of Pi, and Pei Ju, the internal history order, will preside over the funeral in the palace. Zongzheng Temple will be responsible for the funeral. All officials in Beijing during the Sui Dynasty will go to express their condolences.
In the end, Yang Zhao did not have time to intercede for Yang Hao, so as recorded in history, Yang Hao was demoted to common people like his half-brother Yang Zhan, deprived of his qualifications as a guardian, and kicked out of the palace.
Yang Jun's concubines were all dismissed during his lifetime, and they were destined to remain widows for the rest of their lives because no one in the Sui Dynasty dared to accept them.
Just like Emperor Xuan of Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yun, after his death, none of his five beautiful and beautiful queens married again. Except for Yang Lihua, all of them became nuns.
In ancient times, when a woman remarried, it was called a jiao. She was not allowed to sit in a sedan chair when she got married. If she had children, she would be looked down upon and called a "trailer".
This is the reason why Yang Lihua refused to marry again. Although Yang Jian found many husbands with good family backgrounds for his eldest daughter after the founding of the country, no one dared to despise Yang Lihua, but she still refused.
On May 21st, Yang Ming waited until his mother-in-law and eldest brother returned to Beijing, and then they went to the Prince of Qin's Mansion to express their condolences.
It was the time of King Qin's new mourning, and at such a time of great mourning, Concubine Xiao did not dare to go to the palace to mention Yang Ming's affairs, and Yang Zhao did not dare to touch her brow at this time. After all, the decree had been issued, and Yang Hao was already a commoner.
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In the Prince of Qin's Mansion, except for Su Wei, Pei Ju, the officials of Zongzheng Temple, who were ordered to conduct the funeral, and Yang Jun's two concubines, no one who came to express condolences was required to wear mourning clothes.
Of course, except for the clan.
There is also a saying in the clan, for example, King Yang Xiong of Guangping, King Yang Hong of Hejian, King Yang Shuang of Wei, etc. are the elders and do not need to wear filial piety. However, although their sons are of the same generation as King Yang Jun of Qin, the deceased is the eldest.
They are from a collateral clan and their status is not high, so they have to wear filial piety.
"Wait a minute, which article of the Imperial Code records that a son inherits the sins of his father?" Yang Ming directly confronted Yuan Min and said:
Among the direct contemporaries in Beijing, there are Princess Yang Lihua of Leping, Princess Yang Tingzhen of Xiangguo, Princess Yang Wenjin of Guangping, Princess Yang Wenxuan of Lechang, and Princess Yang Awu of Lanling. These five princesses will definitely not wear filial piety, but they can be allowed to wear filial piety.
There are only two people, but they will wear white plain clothes to show their grief.
Yang Zhao listened with no expression on his face, but he was already furious inside. These bastards who act according to the circumstances, do you dare to say these words when Yang Jun is alive?
There were a few unsighted guys at the Censor's Office who noticed the trend. In order to please Yang Jian and his wife, they even exposed Yang Jun's smuggling and misappropriation of public funds in a big way at the court meeting.
The three brothers made a secret calculation,
Now that a person is dead, you are really adding insult to injury to his son. What a piece of shit.
When Yang Ming had just traveled through time, he had read the Laws of the Founding of the Emperor. Every item recorded on it had nothing to do with the old Yang family. They were laws and regulations for officials and the common people, and none of them involved the royal family.
Yang Ming could probably guess that his father's intention was simply to let Yang Jian and his wife know that the three brothers valued blood ties and were not really pleading for Yang Hao.
On this day, Yang Ming and the others received a letter from their father who was far away in the frontier. The general meaning was that they hoped that the three brothers could go to the court in person to plead for Yang Hao, Yang Jun's legitimate son.
Yang Guang didn't care whether Yang Hao was a commoner or not. He had never met his own nephew.
As for Yang Ming, he has already asked people to prepare court uniforms.
And all this is because Yang Jun did too many scandalous things during his lifetime.
"General, don't talk nonsense. In our Sui Dynasty, there is no such thing as a son inheriting the sins of his father."
This day's court meeting lasted until noon.
The entire palace of the Prince of Qin is wrapped in silk. After Yang Jun's funeral, the palace will be returned to the state, and only Yang Jun's throne and servants will be kept.
Yuan Min was not to be outdone, and said: "Just now, the King of Henan said that the son is the most valuable to the father, and this general said that the son will inherit the sins of the father. It is true that there is no record of this in the Kaihuang Code. However, there is a saying in the Spring and Autumn Annals that the mother is the most precious to the son, and the son is the most noble.
His mother is noble, and Yang Hao should bear the blame of his mother. There is nothing wrong with the Second Sage demoting him to a commoner."
Yang Zhao took the lead and said: "Yang Haogui was the direct descendant of the King of Qin. He didn't know what his mother had done. Although a son is more valued by his mother, a son is more valued by his father. My grandson expressed his feelings and petitioned the two saints to restore the inheritance of his title.
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Imperial family convictions have always been ambiguous, depending on the attitudes of Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo.
The speaker was General Yuan Min of Zuowei.
His son's property was returned to the state, his grandson could not inherit it and was demoted to a commoner, and even Yang Jun's mausoleum was not even given a monument.
Even so, Zuowuwei General Liu Sheng and Grand Governor Huangfu Tong came forward to intercede, but their memorials were directly thrown away by Yang Jian.
Gao Jun, Niu Hong and other big men interceded for Yang Jun one after another, but they were reprimanded by Yang Jian and his wife, saying that King Qin Yang Jun was the prince of the Sui Dynasty and took the lead in disobeying the law. Although he is my biological son, I cannot forgive him.
Not to mention the remaining third-generation descendants, they all show filial piety.
Yang Ming's whole body was wrapped in silk, and he followed the large procession a few steps and kowtowed. Anyway, he only had to kneel down when the funeral official of the Zongzong Temple spoke.
Come on, your mother. This guy is quite smooth-talking despite his age. Yuan Min was a little speechless. It was hard for him to refute this.
But Yang Jian and his wife were resolute and did not even consider giving Yang Jun a posthumous title.
Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo undoubtedly did something extraordinary.
Now the news coming from the palace shows that the voices pleading for Yang Jun are almost gone, but there are still not many pleading for Yang Hao.
Although the three of them are all vassal kings, they have no real power in the court. Except for the dozen or so big bosses who can attend the court meeting every day, the rest can only participate after being temporarily summoned or having an audience.
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Prince Yang Yong had nothing to say, he just bowed his head and remained silent.
In the days that followed, this matter was discussed in almost every day's court meetings. Memorials from various local officials came one after another to plead for mercy, including those from Jin Wang Yang Guang and Yue Gong Yang Su who were far away in the border areas.
Even Yuwen Zhiji, who was sentenced to death, was dragged back and changed into a frontier garrison. You tell me the laws of the Sui Dynasty? I want to laugh.
Following the eunuch's call, the three of them tidied up their clothes and entered the Daxing Hall.
The next day,
With that said, Yang Zhao held up the memorial he had written in advance with both hands.
Dugu Jialuo suddenly frowned, why are you three here to join in the fun? What does this have to do with you?
"A son regards his father as noble, and his father's sins are inherited by his son. King Jun of Qin did not obey the law, and he still did not repent despite being warned by the supreme king. Since Yang Hao is the legitimate son, he should bear the sins of his father. According to the laws of the Sui Dynasty, he should be demoted to a commoner.
Human beings have no right to inherit."
Yang Zhao felt that if it was going to happen, he would have to do some personnel work, but Yang Jian, the second eldest brother, felt that the Second Saint was angry, and he was afraid that he would be reprimanded if he went there at this time.
Dugu Jialuo has been attending court meetings these days. When he suddenly saw his three direct grandchildren, his expression softened slightly:
"What do you have to report?"
"I didn't expect the general to read the Spring and Autumn Annals?" Yang Ming sneered and said, "All our laws in the Sui Dynasty are based on the "Kaihuang Code". If you use the "Spring and Autumn Annals" to talk about things, do you think you are being arrogant?"
The three princes of the Jin Dynasty entered the palace and listened to the announcement outside Daxing Hall.
Then, Yang Ming knelt down towards Yang Jian and his wife with a plop and said:
"The King of Qin was kind and kind, and he respected Buddhism. Although he had some irregularities, the way of heaven has taken care of him, and his sins can be avoided. The sage said: The dead are great, how can you blame the deceased for his mistakes after his death."
"Moreover, King Jun of Qin is the closest relative of the two saints. A son can only be said to be noble after his parents. King Qin followed the teachings of his parents and respected Buddhism. He chanted sutras and practiced in front of the Buddhist hall every day. He was extremely good and filial. His grandson believed that his posthumous title should be 'filial piety'."
The word is the most appropriate. As for the legitimate son Yang Hao, who is the best parent in the world, he should continue his filial piety, inherit his title, keep vigil in mourning, and hope that the two saints will be considerate of his flesh and blood and think twice."
In an instant, the entire Daxing Hall was silent
Gao Jong, Su Wei, Niu Hong and others looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.