Li Dai has to deal with the matter of collecting the mansion and the East Temple today. The East Temple has reached a desperate moment that cannot be maintained, so all the clan members have defected to the West Temple.
A big thing happened here in Dongfu. Just a few days ago, the boss Li Xiu was fooling around in the Jiaofang and his head was cut off. There were a few big bloody words left on the wall, 'The informer deserves to die!'
This should be the sequelae of the Li Zhen incident. Li Xiu acted as an informant, or was discovered. The deceased were all powerful people in the Tang Dynasty. How could their family let Li Xiu go?
Li Xiu had two sons. The eldest son, Li Yu, became the governor of Liang and severed relations with his father. The second son, Li Chi, was originally promised by Li Fuguo to be the county captain of Yi County. However, Li Fuguo changed his mind and Li Chi received nothing and was idle at home.
Li Xiu died, and only Li Wei was left in the East Temple. However, the second eldest son, Li Wei, and his family were exiled to Lingnan, and they didn't know when they would be able to come back.
The fourth child, Li Min, was executed by the court for defecting to Anlu Mountain. The third child, Li Yu, was also executed for participating in Li Zhen's rebellion. Li Min and Li Yu's sons also defected to Xici.
Li Chi was the only one left in Dongci. He couldn't take on anything at all, not even his father's funeral affairs, so he asked his uncle Li Dai for help.
A few days ago, all the clan members unanimously agreed to hand over the main house of Pingkangfang to the head of the family, Li Dai, and rename it the Anyang County Prince's Mansion.
Li Dai was not polite. This was his father's main house and he had to take it over. The house in Xuanpingfang was Li Xiu's house. Li Xiu took advantage of the fact that he was the eldest son and took the main house by force.
Li Dai came to the ancestral hall next to the main house. A mourning shed was set up in the courtyard of the ancestral hall. Li Wei and several clan members were busy here. He is the deputy clan leader, and he is basically responsible for the clan leader's chores.
Li Dai went to the memorial shed and placed a stick of incense on his eldest brother's memorial tablet, and then comforted Li Chi with a few words.
Li Chi asked in a low voice: "Uncle Wu, will my eldest brother come back?"
Li Dai shook his head, "We have sent people to Liangzhou to inform, but the journey is really far. Your father will be buried the day after tomorrow, and Li Yu can't come back anyway. Maybe he will come back and kowtow in front of the tomb, but will he
I dare not say that he is willing to observe mourning for three years, and the family does not want to force him."
Li Chi sighed, "My father severed the father-son relationship with him in the ancestral hall. It is indeed difficult to recover, but in any case, he is my elder brother. I have not severed the brotherly relationship with him. I only need to obey my filial piety and don't force him."
, as long as he is willing to kowtow to his father twice, I will be very satisfied."
Li Dai nodded, "I will persuade him when he comes back."
Li Dai left the mourning shed and came to the ancestral hall. Tomorrow is the seventh day of Li Xiu's life. All members of the family will offer sacrifices together and send the soul back to their ancestors. The day after tomorrow will be an auspicious day for burial, and Li Xiu will be officially buried.
Li Wei hurriedly came over and said, "Master, basically everyone is here together. The West Temple is already empty."
Li Dai nodded, "Tomorrow is the seventh day of the eldest brother's visit. We will send the spirit back to our ancestors, and at the same time officially declare that the east and west ancestral halls will be reunited into one. Except for clan members under special circumstances, all other clan members in Beijing must participate."
"Everyone has been notified. No one has asked for leave yet. They should all come."
After a pause, Li Wei asked: "The main house here has been tidied up. When does the owner plan to come over?"
Li Dai felt a headache for a while, "I'll go back and discuss it with the princess. It's probably autumn and the weather is too hot. She doesn't want to bother."
"That's right! When can Aye return to Chang'an?"
Li Dai shook his head and sighed: "It's too dangerous for him to come back. It's better to stay in Longyou!"
It's midsummer in Longyou. Compared with the south, the summer in Longyou is not sad. Although the sun is hot, the air humidity is not high. There is no steamer-like sultry feeling like in the south. As long as you hide in the shade, you will feel it.
The cool breeze blows, making the body feel more comfortable.
However, it was still extremely hot under the sun, so every household was reluctant to go out, and the sound of mahjong could be heard in the streets and alleys.
Mahjong invented by Li Ye became popular throughout Longyou and was still in its ascendant. Women would gather together to play mahjong and gossip.
Of course, production and life must continue, shops must be opened, business must be done, and coolies still have to run on the streets under the scorching sun to deliver goods.
Passenger horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts were hiding under the shade of trees waiting for guests, and groups of soldiers were patrolling the streets and alleys on horseback.
Officials are busy in the government office.
It has been almost half a month since Li Ye came back. Today is a holiday and the weather is too hot. He simply stayed at home to escape the heat and enjoy the rare leisure time.
Since there are ice cubes on the walls of the study, the room is very cool.
In the study, Li Ye paced back and forth in the room. He was considering holding an imperial examination in Bashu to bribe the wealthy noble families in Bashu. The function of the imperial examination was not only to select talents, it was also a political means to win over people's hearts.
The quota is divided into two, half for those who excel in the imperial examination, and half for the children of wealthy noble families.
He had used this trick in Longyou, and the effect was very good. He was going to do the same thing in Bashu, and asked Li Bai to serve as the Imperial Academy, go to Bashu to establish a Guoxue school, and preside over the imperial examination.
At this time, the door was gently pushed open, and Yang Yuhuan came in with tea in a charming manner. Since the death of the Supreme Emperor, she seemed to have become a different person. Her previous depression and worries were all gone, and her eyebrows became brighter.
Her eyes became brighter and more confident, making her look younger, and her peerless charm that had been suppressed regained its brilliance.
Li Ye fell in love with this little girl. He sat down, hugged Yang Yu in his arms, and asked with a smile: "Is the dental card over?"
Teeth Pai is the elegant name of Mahjong. It was also named by Li Ye. The reason was that he made a pair of mahjong with ivory for his wife and concubine, so he named it Teeth Pai.
Yang Yuhuan smiled charmingly, "We have decided that my husband will not play cards at home. What if we neglect him and he goes to find another woman?"
Li Ye smiled slightly and said, "With such a peerless beauty like you, my heart is filled to the brim. How can I be interested in other women?"
Yang Yuhuan put her arms around Li Ye's neck and said coquettishly: "Sir, please say it again, people like to hear it."
"I'll tell you a hundred times tomorrow night."
"We have to wait until tomorrow! I want to hear it now!"
"I said, with a peerless beauty like you at home, who fills my heart, how can I like other women?"
As he spoke, his hands kept moving, and Yang Yuhuan gradually became emotional.
Li Ye whispered something into her ear, and Yang Yuhuan blushed. She stood up and quietly locked the door. The two held hands and went to the inner room. It was also the joy of life to accidentally taste this kind of affair, which was like an affair.
Dugu Ming's daughter Dugu Taibai came to Longyou again three days ago. She is fifteen years old this year. Since her father revealed her marriage arrangements to her at the beginning of the year, the King of Qi has promised to marry her in the future.
Dugu Taibai also started to have a romantic interest, and always found excuses to go to Longyou to play with his sister.
Dugu Ming also understood his daughter's thoughts, so he no longer blocked her and sent a team of close warriors to escort her to Longyou.
In the inner hall, Qingyu was patiently teaching Dugu Taibai the rules and techniques of toothpai.
At this time, Yang Yuhuan came back with spring in her eyes. When she saw that her eldest sister was not there, she couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.