Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 264 What Are Those Two People Called?

Qin Shao has been very busy recently.

Busy with Zhu Houcong's funeral.

He didn't expect the death and burial of a county king to be so troublesome.

Not only do you have to contact the officials of the fief to go to Beijing to report the funeral, but you also need to receive the officials from the funeral ceremony department sent by Shangjing.

In addition, the date of burial must be determined by officials of the Qin Tianjian.

Where to be buried, the Ministry of Industry is required to make inscriptions and send officials to build the tomb.

The civil and military officials in the country were sealed off for three days (followed by Zhan Shuai), and they could take off their clothes after five days of crying. The soldiers and civilians in the country were sealed off for five days.

Qin Shao felt troublesome and frowned, and it was quite a toss for him to die.

Fortunately, the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry are basically small officials from various departments.

This kind of work is thankless, and it is usually sent by those who have no background and are excluded.

For Qin Shao, this was beneficial, he didn't meet those small officials, and those people were too embarrassed to ask for an interview, they just acted according to the rules and saluted Qin Shao from afar.

Even though King Xing is not in danger now, the situation is not optimistic.

In order to avoid affecting his emotions, Qin Shao asked someone to send him to live in his yard a few days ago.

He said to the outside world that his son died, he was too worried, his condition worsened, and he was sent to Xuanmiao Temple to recuperate.

For this kind of thing, if a white-haired person sends a black-haired person, Xingwang's mansion is not very well-connected, and many people naturally dare not touch it.

"My son, the imperial court has sent over the funeral expenses."

Yuan Zonggao reported back.

It was only then that Qin Shao remembered that the imperial court took care of everything except eating and drinking, marriage and childbirth, and funerals.

"How much silver?"

Qin Shao was very curious.

"50 taels! But the emperor sympathized with King Xing and said that he added 100 taels."

"so little?"

Qin Shao couldn't help but say it, he still thought that the funeral is a big event, there should be many of them!
"Hey! Now it's getting less and less. It's really incomparable with Taizu's time. Not to mention private people, even living people, and now their salaries are getting worse and worse!"

Yuan Zonggao sighed.

Nowadays, the tax revenue of the imperial court is getting less and less, and there are more and more clans of the vassal kings, and it is becoming more and more difficult to raise the vassals.

Those people began to think about how to make shortfalls in the fief, rather than fundamentally solving the problem of the feudal land.

Xing Wang's side is better, he is good at management, and has other businesses, life is not bad.

The salaries of the officials of the Ming Dynasty were low, and the staff of the royal palace were originally poor in the local area, and their treatment was even more shockingly poor.

That is to say, the palace is sympathetic to them and makes their lives more prosperous.

Yuan Zonggao was very glad that he chose to go to Xingwang's mansion to be a long history.

If he stayed in the court, given his lack of family background, he might have been sent out to a remote place as a petty official.

I am not afraid of hardships, but what I am worried about is that poor people will come out of poor mountains and rivers. Many officials with no background and means will be sent to some remote places. It is not bad to be able to be an official, but to live a good life.

A Jinshi he knew in the same year was exiled to a county in the frontier as a county magistrate. He died for some unknown reason, and was reported to have died of illness.

Yuan Zonggao knew that the man was strong. In the early years, the two corresponded. In the letter, the man said that he had offended the local tyrants by doing something, and life was very difficult.

Yuan Zonggao was sad for a long time when he heard the news of the man's death, but the court was complicated and it was difficult for him to help the man reverse the case by himself, so he could only use some money to help the poor old mother of the man from time to time.

It wasn't until a few years ago when the old man passed away that he heaved a sigh of relief to help with the burial, in order to sue his friend's spirit in heaven.

Qin Shao smiled and said nothing.

This kind of thing is like this. If the clan doesn't think about making progress, the treatment will naturally get worse and worse, and it will decline step by step.

However, according to the current situation, not to mention that the Xing Wang Mansion is not short of that little money, the burial will not cost much.

The cemetery and the funeral are arranged by the imperial court, and the funeral expenses are considered gifts from the imperial court.

Zhu Houzhao was grateful for King Xing, and he felt that the money was not enough if he paid for it by himself, and he just took the share of the money.

Although the royal family's treatment has been gradually reduced because of the empty treasury of the Ming Dynasty, the funeral of the county king is actually very luxurious.

Zhu Houcong's tomb is [-] mu, which is quite a lot.

But these days there are not many things, but a lot of wasteland.

After arranging the miscellaneous things, as for the specific burial, it is the matter of the local government department.

The direction has always been close to Xing Wang's mansion, so Qin Shao naturally doesn't need to worry about those things, he has already arranged everything.

As for Da Lu's funeral, because of Zhu Houcong's funeral, it was simply arranged.

Because of his previous life, Qin Shao didn't pay much attention to those funeral rites.

After the simple mourning, he asked Gouzi and Wang Yin to lead the coffin to send Da Lu to his hometown and bury him next to Xiao Lu.

This is a poor woman, and it may be the best arrangement for Ye Luo to return to her roots.

Zhu Youtang is currently recuperating in his residence, and Qin Shao goes there every day to check on the situation.

Fortunately, with Han Jinrong taking care of him, King Xing's condition is fairly stable.

It's just that he can't go back to live. During the funeral, there may be other miscellaneous things. He has to stay in Xingwang's mansion to avoid any accidents.

Even though there are special personnel arrangements for the funeral, the feudal lords of various feudal lands come back to deliver the funeral, and he still needs to receive and arrange those people!

Fortunately, the vassal king can't leave the vassal land, he just sent someone to express his condolences, and he can simply express it as a family member.

"My son! My son!"

Qin Shao just wanted to rest for a while, when Yuan Zonggao's voice came from outside the door.

There is nothing to do today, so I went back to the old house to have a look at King Xing, and also had dinner at home. Now that King Xing's mansion is doing business, the food here is too strong, and Han Jinrong's side dishes are more in line with his taste.

"what's up?"

Hearing his panicked voice, Qin Shao was alert to something.

"My son, the emperor sent someone to visit Prince Xing's mansion. You...you may need to meet him."

Yuan Zonggao's face was very flustered.

He didn't expect to bring the emperor and actually send someone to express his condolences.

According to the normal situation, it is already a great honor for officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry to come here. Unexpectedly, the emperor would send a special person to express condolences when the county king is gone.

And these two people didn't arrive together with those people, they should be people around the emperor.

What he expected was right, the emperor probably was grateful for King Xing's previous support for him, and besides allowing him to attend the funeral of the county king, he should also come to see King Xing.

It's just that King Xing is now in Shizi's former courtyard, and his physical condition is not very good.

This situation must be received by the prince.

It's just that according to Yuan Zonggao's knowledge, the prince was a little close to the emperor before, could those people have seen the prince?
If those two had met the prince, wouldn't the former identity of the prince be exposed?
The crown prince knew his identity, but he also contacted the emperor with another identity, and even took the exam, violated the original royal family's regulations to participate in the scientific examination, and left the feudal domain privately, the consequences...

Yuan Zonggao felt cold sweat breaking out all over his body.

Now... what to do now?
"The emperor sent someone here?"

Qin Shao asked in surprise.

"Yes, it's two people! It is said that they are people close to the emperor, and they both have tokens in their hands."

Yuan Zonggao's voice trembled a little.

"My lord, we... what should we do?"

"What are the names of those two?"

When someone comes to visit, he will naturally report his worth and name.

Even if they are celebrities around the emperor, according to the rules, these people have to be respectful in the palace, not to mention meeting their own son, who may become a feudal prince in the future.

"One is Lin Tong, and the other is Liang Kun."

Yuan Zonggao was born as a Jinshi and had an extraordinary memory. For this kind of thing, he naturally remembered the names and identities of those two people.

(End of this chapter)