Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 159
Xin Changshi is not young anymore, in his 50s, with a thin appearance and a serious expression. He is full of etiquette in every gesture and behavior. No matter what he says or does, he can't be faulted. He is a well-organized gentleman.

He was originally a child of an aristocratic family, and as an ether student, he participated in the imperial examination and became an official.The palace he originally served, the late old prince was also a survivor of the clan who had returned from exile in Lingnan.Because he was still young when he was exiled, and he had no elders to accompany him, he was still far away from the old Zou Wang and his brothers. Although they received material support from the Chen family and his son, they did not receive a good education.When he returned to Chang'an City in his 20s, he could only be said to be a semi-literate man who could read a few words, and his etiquette was very rough.For this reason, the first emperor specially arranged Wang Fu for him, and the one he chose was the long history of the family background.

Although Chang Shi is younger than the old prince, he has been the prince's tutor for the old prince for five years, and the teachers and students have always gotten along well.Five years later, Chang Shi resigned from his position as Wang Fu and became a Hanlin Bachelor and began to study history books. The old prince couldn't get used to it anyway.He couldn't get along with the long history at that time, thinking that his talents and learning were not good enough, his character was not correct enough, and his demeanor was not good enough.He picked on the three long history successively, and all of them lost their popularity.In the end, the old prince couldn't bear to write a letter to the current sage, asking the former prince to give him a long history. The sage agreed when he saw that he was always upright and honest.

From then on, Chang Shi stayed in that palace and got along with the old prince as guest and host.He himself has no political ambitions, and the history books he wants to edit have already been completed. He has a leisurely job as an official, reads books, and talks with friends about literature in his free time.The old prince was also very satisfied, and felt that with such a good long history to help him handle the affairs of the palace and teach his children and grandchildren, he would not have to worry about it for several lifetimes.

When the old prince passed away, he left a last word, asking his wife and children to respect the old man and listen to his advice.At that time, his eldest son was gentle and polite to the outside world, and obeyed his father, so he didn't think there would be any changes in this matter.

But as soon as the old prince died, the new heir king made sure that his throne would not fall into the hands of his brothers, so he immediately revealed his true colors.He is not a gentle gentleman at all, and he doesn't like to read and taste tea. On the contrary, he likes to drink, feast and play, and he likes to have fun with a bunch of musicians.Before his father died, he held back for too many years in order to keep his inheritance.After finally no longer being restrained, he will not wrong himself again!
The old concubine had always pampered her son, but the old Chang Shi couldn't bear to see him, and always tried to persuade him.The new heir king annoyed him very much, but the old prince's last words clearly stated that he wanted Chang Shi to stay in office, and many people heard it at the time.If he drives Chang Shi away, he will be suspected of being unfilial.What's more, what the elder Chang Shi taught him was justified, because this kind of thing drove people away, it seemed that he was unreasonable.

Concubine Dou came to the door, and she really fell into the hands of the new heir king and the old concubine.Anyway, Uncle Dou is frail and sickly. He only seeks an official position and has no intention of taking over the power of the palace.After a few years, their trusted confidant officials have accumulated enough qualifications to be promoted to the position of long history from the fourth rank, and Uncle Dou's son has also successfully graduated from the official position, just in time to abdicate for the virtuous.

As for the old Changshi, Concubine Dou and the old concubine joined forces to pursue each other, and the reason given was that the successor King Sui's behavior was becoming more and more unreliable, which made the King of Sui worry unceasingly, but because he was so distressed that he lost his mother since childhood, he indulged him a lot and couldn't bear it. discipline.Concubine Dou is a stepmother, and she wants to persuade her, but she is often misunderstood by others, so she has to hire someone else.

She took the recent romantic rumors between Li Dai and Mrs. Guo Guo as an example, and said to the elder Changshi: "The king of Si had already had rumors of doting on his concubine and killing his wife earlier. The reason for the king. The concubine has deserved it now, but the king has abandoned himself since then. The prince can't bear to teach, and my stepmother can't teach it. If there is no elder who is highly respected and respected all the time. It is going to cause a catastrophe and implicate the whole family. Then the prince and I will not be able to die in peace!"

Old Chang Shi was persuaded like this.

Since he took office in the Sui Palace, he has not only kept the etiquette in everything he did, but also tidied up the mess left by his predecessor, Li Dai. Please Li Dai go back to the mansion.Li Dai ignored it, and he stayed in front of Mrs. Guo's mansion, reading aloud the regulations on the relationship between men and women in the laws and etiquette books of the dynasty, which attracted many people to watch and discuss.In the end, it was Mrs. Guo Guo who got annoyed first, she had no interest in Li Dai at first, and now she asked an old pedant to block her door, just using him as an excuse to drive him away.

Li Dai was "invited" back home with such aggrieved feelings.

He was very upset and ran to complain to his father.The Sui king was glad that he got rid of the slut Mrs. Guo Guo, how could he let him get entangled again?Just say that the lessons of the new long history are all righteousness, so that the eldest son is obedient.If the eldest son really wants to be an official, he must pay attention to his own reputation!Hanging around with sluts all day, how can a saint feel relieved to deliver important tasks?If you please Mrs. Guo Guo, you can have an official job. Why don't you see the saint decree these days?If the eldest son continues to mess around, the old Sui king thinks it is necessary for him to reconsider the future of the palace.

Li Dai suspected that this was the old father threatening to replace him with another brother as heir, so he didn't dare to say any more.

He had long forgotten about the funeral of his dead wife and didn't intend to ask about it.But because of old Chang Shi's insistence and his father's order, he had no choice but to go to Sanyuan reluctantly.Because there were two younger brothers whom he was afraid of, and they still behaved well-mannered and extraordinary demeanor, he didn't want to be compared with his younger brothers, and made people laugh.Therefore, during the process of burying his late wife Chen's coffin, he followed the instructions of the ceremony official, and followed the rules honestly, without any moths.

Li Lijun watched in amazement, never expecting that the scumbag father would cooperate so much.

She had thought that her deceased mother Chen would get a deserted funeral. Apart from herself and her subordinates, only people from Prince Zou's Mansion would attend. Maybe an elder from Prince Sui's Mansion—most likely third uncle—would come as a representative, but There will be absolutely no ostentation.

However, now not only the third uncle is here, but also Aye and the second uncle, Chang Shi and Sima are here. Zou Wangfu has sent the heir princess who has not been formally canonized and the heir second son Li Shen as representatives. In addition, the princess of Jiyin County and others Several aunts also came.Several clans that had received help from Chen Weng and his sons all sent their descendants to watch the ceremony.

The Xinchang Shi of the Sui Palace, who was familiar with etiquette, presided over the ceremony, and the [-]-person chanting group from Qingliang Temple came out again.Many nearby villagers came to watch the fun.The two mothers Cui and Lu, as well as many old people of Zhao Chenji, were moved to tears.They felt that their own wife had truly enjoyed the honor of the heir concubine until today, but it was a pity that she herself could not see this scene.

In fact, Li Lijun feels that the meaning of mourning after death is far less than the happiness in life.But Chen's death is a foregone conclusion, and she can't change anything.It's a good thing to see my mother buried in the ground in such a grand manner, right?Seeing that Li Dai is very peaceful today, she has always maintained a respectful attitude towards this scumbag father, giving him enough face in front of outsiders.

As for Xin Changshi who arranged and presided over the entire ceremony, Li Lijun respected him even more from the bottom of his heart.Even if he opened his mouth and shut his mouth, he would always say some great principles and old rules, and persuade her not to just think about keeping a filial piety outside because of missing her deceased mother, and ignore her grandparents and father at home, and she listened calmly.Anyway, Chang Shi has the freedom to advise, it is up to her to accept it or not, but she will not refute it face to face.

Mother's death today means that Li Lijun's life is about to start a new chapter.

(End of this chapter)