In fact, a man's coming-of-age ceremony is not a night of flowers and candles in the wedding room, nor is it the joy of becoming a father, but a funeral.
Only when you have experienced the death of a loved one can you understand the weight of responsibility on your shoulders, the pain and emotion of the world, and the transformation that can be achieved through responsibility.
Even a young boy or an awkward teenager will turn into a steady man, generous and kind.
After experiencing the death of relatives, friends, and old friends, we realize that time is short but human ethics and love are long.
Funeral is a silent teacher, teaching men to grow up, become responsible, not cold or impatient...
But mourning is unpleasant because it always comes one after another.
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"You can handle the funeral of Song Guogong!"
In the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunxi rubbed the corners of his eyes tiredly and said to Li Jinglong, "Among the six founders of the country, only your family and my mother's family have some dignity, but the Chang family is still in mourning, and you are the only one at this time! "
The six founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty were Li Shanchang, the Duke of Korea, Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, Chang Mao, the Duke of Zheng, Li Wenzhong, the Duke of Cao, Deng Yu, the Duke of Wei, and Feng Sheng, the Duke of Song. Among them, the Li family became sinners and the family was ruined. Deng Yu died early, and the other disciples did not achieve success. , and the eldest son was also implicated because of Li Shanchang.
Now that I think about it carefully, it is nothing more than the three families of Xu, Chang and Li.
These six founding princes played an important role in the Ming Dynasty. They were among the first people to be awarded the title of Duke in the third year of Hongwu. Among them, except Chang Mao because of Chang Yuchun, the others all had outstanding achievements.
Regardless of the fact that among the nobles in Huaixi, Tang He had the highest prestige, but at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was just the Marquis of Zhongshan. Many of his later achievements were actually forced on him by the old man, for fear of neglecting this good brother's good intentions. .
But speaking more carefully, Feng Sheng was actually in the favor of his elder brother, the late Duke Feng of the State of Ying.
When the world was in chaos, the Feng brothers formed a stronghold to train troops to protect themselves, and turned to the old man. Feng Guo was highly regarded by the old man, who was both civil and military, and his strategy was even better than that of Li Shanchang. It was he who proposed the attack on Yingtian Mansion (Nanjing) in the first place. Strategy, and even saved Xu Da's life.
But he was short-lived, and the old man died before he became emperor.
The old man loved the house and the bird, and he attributed many of Feng Guoyong's contributions to Feng Sheng.
In the original time and space, later generations commented that the old man ordered Feng Sheng to die because he was jealous of his great achievements. In fact, the main reason was because he was implicated by his son-in-law, Zhou Wang Zhu.
Li Jinglong stood opposite Zhu Yunxi and whispered, "What about the funeral arrangements for the old Duke of Song Dynasty...?" He said with a smile, "This afternoon, the two old princes, Wu Dinghou and Jingchuan Hou, are still talking to each other. The minister asked whether their posthumous affairs were as honorable as Duke Lan's?"
"Is this even better?" Zhu Yunxi smiled bitterly and pondered for a moment, "In any case, the old Duke is one of the founding Dukes appointed by the old man. Even if there are slight flaws, the flaws cannot be concealed. He deserves to enjoy the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Meritorious Minister Temple. meaning."
The Temple of Heroes is located to the north of Xuanwu Lake and is part of the Purple Mountain. It is the gateway to the Xiaoling Mausoleum where the old man will rest in the future.
It can be said that those who enter the Ancestral Temple are meritorious officials, but those who enter the meritorious temple are definitely the old man’s confidants.
The main hall of the Heroes Temple is dedicated to the six founding kings of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Chang, Deng, Li Tangmu.
Feng Sheng's brother Feng Guoyong, Duke of Ying, was in the east side hall, ranking eighth.
"Your Majesty's kind heart touches heaven and earth!" Li Jinglong pondered for a moment, then hesitantly asked, "Then...are Princess Zhou and the Duke of Guizhou coming?"
The royal concubine of King Zhou was Feng Sheng's daughter, and the current Duke of Guizhou, Muchun, was Feng Sheng's niece-in-law. He also had another daughter, Zhu Yunxi's aunt and Chang Mao's legitimate wife.
However, it was strange that Chang Mao died, and this woman also died of illness early.
In fact, why the old man was so wary of the Huaixi nobles in the first place, he can also get a glimpse of it. The Feng family alone has so many marriage partners, and the Huaixi nobles are not only comrades in arms, but also relatives with broken bones and connected tendons.
It's a bit worrying.
"Are you confused? Muchun Yunnan Xumi can't live without him, so you let him come to Beijing?" Zhu Yunxi glanced at Li Jinglong, "He's getting worse and worse at doing things!"
Listening to the words, Zhu Yunxi's words made Li Jinglong understand that not only did Mu Chun not come, but Feng Sheng's daughter did not need to return to the capital for the funeral. In other words, the matter of King Zhou was sealed and there was no room for improvement.
"Then...do you dare to raise the flag like Mr. Lan?" Li Jinglong asked again.
He was a man with a delicate heart, and the reason why he was so cautious was because Feng Sheng's identity was too special and involved many things. He also knew that in fact, the emperor seemed to have some slight words for Feng Sheng because of the matter with King Zhou.
Thinking further, when the crown prince Zhu Biao passed away, among the first batch of people who jumped out to defend the emperor's position, Song Guogong Feng Sheng was not actually the Duke of Song Dynasty. But later, the situation became slightly clearer, and with the support of the nobles of Huaixi
Due to coercion and vital interests, Song Guogong sided with the emperor.
Based on Li Jinglong's understanding of Zhu Yunxi, he was not a particularly...magnanimous emperor. If Li Jinglong's arrangements were full of flowers, who knows whether the emperor would suddenly find fault with him and become angry.
How could Zhu Yunxi know about Li Jinglong's little thoughts? Death is the most important thing. Why do you think about these things when people are dead? If you think about it, you also want to think about other people's benefits.
In the past few years, noble and veteran officials in Huaixi have died of illness one after another, and the remaining people are also in their twilight years.
For the emperor's consideration, he may not be able to use them as closely as before. But from an emotional point of view, it is unavoidable that he is still a little sentimental.
"What do you think, the founding father of the country?" Zhu Yunxi glanced at Li Jinglong, "Do you still need me to teach you about the honors you will receive after your death?"
Now Li Jinglong understood everything, so he should handle it well and make it as glorious as possible.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi seemed to have remembered something and asked, "What did you just say that Guo Ying and Cao Zhen asked you?"
"They are asking if they will be qualified to raise the flag of the sun and the moon after a hundred years!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "I said this matter was decided by the emperor's holy decree. How did I know about it? They also asked me to... talk to you."
"How did you respond?" Zhu Yunxi continued.
"I said that the favor comes from the emperor, and the emperor's willingness to give it is the emperor's grace. If I, as a minister, inquire about the emperor's mouth because of personal affairs, wouldn't that be trying to figure out the emperor's intentions?" Li Jinglong laughed in a low voice, "They are confused, I still don't care.
Not confused!"
"Ha, don't be confused. Aren't you trying to test my tone?" Zhu Yunxi knew the other party's little thoughts.
"I don't dare!" Li Jinglong said hurriedly.
"The national flag is the flag of the Ming Dynasty. Wherever the sun and the moon are, it is the land of the Ming Dynasty. Under the sun and the moon, the country and the country are prosperous." Zhu Yunxi sighed for a while and said, "I might as well tell you that all the founding heroes are qualified to die a hundred years later.
Cover the flag!”
"The Emperor's Holy Heart is kinder and kinder than before..."
"Okay, just keep these words over and over again!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hands, then smiled, "Tell Guo Ying and Cao Zhen later that they are all qualified to cover." After saying that, he glanced at Li Jinglong, "But you
Well...."
"I am in the position of a duke, firstly because of the emperor's love, and secondly because of the blessings of my father and ancestors. I have not made any achievements in the country or the king, so I really don't dare to be greedy for merit!" Li Jinglong said hurriedly.
"It's not that there is no chance!" Zhu Yunhe teased, "If you die fighting for the country like Sapphire, you can also enter the National Flag Martyrs' Shrine for Heroes!"
Li Jinglong was instantly covered in cold sweat and thought to himself, "I would rather not have this honor!"
Zhu Yunxi teased him a few words and was in a good mood. Then he said, "Come here and prepare a decree for me! Duke Feng Sheng of the Song Dynasty, his son Feng Cheng attacked him, and he added the right army commander of the fifth army commander's office and the left commander!"