Chapter 113: The Status of the Eunuch

Now the corner saw that Su Ren was very honest, honest like a grandson, beckoning casually, and immediately ran three or four from the door of Panjiayuan, nodding and having his waist attitude, which was called a flattery, and he seemed to be an obedient dog leg after being busy, and without waiting for Su Ren's instructions, he took the initiative to step forward and store the cold weapon and the small bronze steel cannon in the warehouse. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as he entered the gate of Juyaxuan, the hard-working and interesting young man was not there, and Shopkeeper Li looked at the sculpture on the table and was explaining something to a middle-aged man.

The statue is not big, the wrist is thick, the length is about half a foot, the appearance is dark, there is a thick pulp, because I didn't get started, I don't know if it is made of material, from the overall depiction of the figure wearing the posture, the statue in front of me should be a eunuch.

He Shen glanced at the statue, pursed his lips, and said disdainfully: "Master, it is the elephant of Wei Zhongxian's ancestral hall." ”

"What's wrong with the end of the Ming Dynasty, you can't make a statue of Zheng He at the end of the Ming Dynasty?"

The middle-aged man said angrily: "Zheng He went to the West and was a figure in the early Ming Dynasty, which I don't do, but why can't Zheng He be made at the end of the Ming Dynasty, as the initiator of maritime trade, there are people in coastal areas who make Zheng He statues to worship for peace, there is no problem at all." ”

When Shopkeeper Li saw Su Renqiu, he made a waiting gesture, then stroked his beard and said patiently to the middle-aged man: "According to the customs of the ancients at that time, no one would worship a eunuch, even if he made a great contribution······

Before the shopkeeper Li finished speaking, the middle-aged man was unconvinced, and shouted: "What's wrong with the eunuch, let me tell you the old man, you are discriminating, and it is a crime to discriminate against the disabled, do you know it, and besides, doesn't the eunuch have any younger relatives, or is he a godson, and wait for the people who worship him after death?" ”

"Don't say it, the eunuch really didn't worship his back, even if he had many godsons."

Su Ren interjected with a chuckle, nodded hello to Shopkeeper Li, and then asked the middle-aged man, "Can you get started?" ”

The middle-aged man squinted and said, "Who are you, you." ”

"He is a well-known connoisseur in our Pan family."

Seventy-year-old people, by a two-knife count for half a day, even if the temper is good, the shopkeeper Li is also a little dissatisfied, now Su Ren took over, is with him, immediately introduced: "Don't look at the young people, but you go outside to inquire casually, there is no boss in the entire Panjiayuan shopkeeper who does not know him, people have identified more treasures than you have seen, and the objects that people have taken out are more high-grade than you know." ”

The middle-aged man looked Su Ren up and down, with deep disbelief hidden in his eyes, hugged his shoulders and pouted: "Then let's get started, see what tricks you can say." ”

Su Ren smiled lightly, and he was not angry, this is the case with antiques, and it is the biggest sin to be young, and Shopkeeper Li ran to the side to study the iron with Shopkeeper Qiu.

The statue is very light, wooden, the surface is black-brown, the pattern is simple, and judging from the material, it is indeed a locust wood used for worship.

The eunuchs of the Qing Dynasty wore red tops, and the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty wore high crowns, and the statue in front of them kicked his hands and wore a high crown, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a wide cloth, which made it easy for people to distinguish the age in which it appeared.

It is an old object, about four or five hundred years old, made in the late Ming Dynasty.

The middle-aged man asked impatiently: "How is it, you can see nothing, give me a word, don't grind here, your family is quite famous in Panjiayuan, why can't you even see something?" ”

Su Ren frowned, raised his head and asked, "What is the next sentence of unfilial piety?" ”

The middle-aged man said, "Does this have anything to do with the statue?" ”

Su Ren said: "Of course it has a relationship. ”

The middle-aged man was on the wooden chair and said: "There are three unfilial pieties, and the next sentence is of course the next one." ”

"There are three unfilial pieties, no queen is great, this big one, in the "Book of Filial Piety" is considered the biggest fault, can also be called a great crime of disrespect, if it is not a royal eunuch, only by virtue of this article to the government at the time, you can be sentenced to a head of the crime."

Su Ren pointed to the statue on the table, and said: "Eunuchs are congenitally looked down upon, it's not for no reason, you think, in ancient times, filial piety ruled the world, without filial piety, it would be spurned by people, and it was considered that there was no moral ······."

The middle-aged man interrupted Su Ren's words and said angrily: "According to what you mean, since the weather when someone was a eunuch, he has become the biggest villain in the world?" ”

"Yes, that's right!"

Su Ren nodded and said: "The parents of the body hair and skin, the essence and blood of the parents dare not be destroyed, in an era when even cutting short hair is considered unfilial, the eunuch, as a person who cannot marry a wife and have children, has already suffered the rejection of the whole society, and such a person, how can someone burn incense and worship." ”

The middle-aged man said: "How is it impossible, his younger descendants, those godsons he recognizes." ”

Su Ren chuckled and said, "Do you like your son being abused by others and being poked in the backbone by others?" ”

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, his face began to turn red, Su Ren waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, compare your heart to your heart, this is what I just said, eunuch is the biggest shame of an era, even if he has descendants, his descendants will never worship him, otherwise once it is known, hehe, in ancient times, it was about bloodline and family history."

And as a descendant of a eunuch, he is not allowed to conduct scientific examinations, is not allowed to be an official, is not allowed to do business, is looked down upon everywhere, and is not as good as even the most miserable military household in terms of identity, you say, does anyone dare to worship such a eunuch ancestor? And you say that he is Zheng He, with great merits, and some people worship him, but this is even more wrong."

"How wrong."

The middle-aged man shouted: "Zheng He's former residence, Zheng He Temple, Zheng He's number, these are not all places to worship Zheng He. ”

Su Ren chuckled and said: "Those are all things built after the enlightenment of modern people, in ancient times, eunuchs were domestic slaves of the royal family, born sinners, even if the merit is great, no one will worship, eunuchs can have tombs, can have steles, but the names of parents are not allowed to appear on the inscriptions, and there will be no names of people who stand up."

Because of this, as long as the eunuch's cemetery is built, it will often be patronized by ground rats, sweeping away the valuable items inside, even if there are no ground rats, they will be quickly abandoned because there is no one to worship.

Tong Guan has a lot of credit, don't care if he is a loyal minister or a traitor, but he briefly recovered the land of the four northern states and was named the king of Guangyang County, but have you heard of his descendants? Have you ever heard someone say that my ancestor was the king of Guang'an County?

No, all of them are not, as a eunuch, as a great sinner who is unfilial, even if he is a great official and has a lot of credit, there will be no descendants to use his name to deceive, let alone build a statue for him to worship with incense. ”