The clouds of the river are rising and the sun is sinking, and the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings.

Whoa, whoa!

All of a sudden, it was pouring rain.

The mountain roads were muddy and potholes, overgrown with weeds and shrubs, and wild beasts and birds were hurrying to hide from the rain under the trees.

Li Changqing indifferently carried the medicine basket on his back, and it was like a leisurely stroll in the rain, letting the rain soak his clothes.

Braving the wind and rain, return to the cabin at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.

Li Changqing changed into clean clothes and piled up wood to make a fire.

The flickering flames emitted a yellow glow, reflecting Li Changqing's long figure.

Li Changqing took a sip of hot tea and opened the book "Festival Funeral".

"The three generations of holy kings who have been caught in the past have not been righteous, and the gentlemen of later generations will either be benevolent and righteous with a thick burial and a long mourning, and a matter of filial piety; Those who say that the two sons are not the same, and the actions are the opposite, and they are all said to be ......"

Today, when the three generations of holy kings in ancient times have died, the world has lost its righteousness. Some of the gentlemen of later generations regard a thick burial and a long mourning as benevolence and righteousness, which is what a filial son should do, and some regard a thick burial and a long mourning as unkind and unjust, which is not what a filial son should do. The two kinds of rhetoric attack each other, and the behavior is opposite.

Mozi advocated frugal burials, while Confucianism regarded health preservation and death in equal measure, and even sent death to a greater extent than health preservation! In "The Mean", it is said that "death is like life, death is like survival, benevolence and wisdom are prepared." Confucius also once said, "Three years without changing the way of the father, can be described as filial piety." The children and grandchildren are required to keep the three-year funeral and implement a thick burial and a long mourning.

During the long-term rule of feudal society, the Confucian morality of prudence and pursuit of the long term had a profound impact on China, and a generous burial during funerals became one of the best ways for Chinese people to respect filial piety.

Mozi's advocacy of frugal burial was in essence a rebellion against Confucianism and its traditional habits, and at the same time a ruthless attack on the social atmosphere of the time. From the perspective of the pros and cons of governing the country and the people, Mozi believed that a society should continue to increase its population, make the poor rich, and eliminate social chaos, so as to achieve benevolence, righteousness, filial piety, and good things for the country and the people.

A large amount of treasure is buried in the ground, so that the wealth that people have worked hard to produce will not see the light of day, and the "three-year mourning" will make the people of the world unable to engage in production and labor, the society will be poor, the population will decline, and the country will have internal and external troubles.

Li Changqing also studied Confucianism and Mo, and had a deep understanding of both theories.

However, in the process of development, especially after the Han Dynasty deposed Confucianism from a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism, the idea of thick burial gradually became the theoretical basis for extravagance and waste among dignitaries and nobles.

For the Mohist funeral, the coffin is three inches thick enough for the corpse to rot inside, and three pieces of clothing are enough to cover the terrible corpse: do not dig deep into the spring during the burial, and cover up the three feet wide of the rancid grave. Now that the dead have been buried, let not those who are alive weep for a long time, but let them get to work quickly, and everyone should do what he can for the benefit of one another.

In fact, the festival emphasizes the social contribution rate, and various resources need to benefit the public, which is a manifestation of the idea of 'benefiting the world'.

In today's society, the level of civilization has increased a lot, but the wind of thick burials still exists, and its fanaticism is staggering!

The old man returned by crane, and his children, relatives and friends gathered together, and the noisy discussion was endless.

After half a ring, the expressions of relatives and friends were heavy and determined, and they were about to hold a funeral that shocked the world and cried ghosts and gods, and their strong affection was overflowing. Next, buy a paper horse paper sedan chair, a first-class coffin, invite relatives and friends, hold a feast, and invite the most popular and fashionable funeral trumpet team to send off the deceased to mourn, drink wine for the living, and have a different scenery!!

Money is flowing out like flowing water, and everyone ignores it completely, with a look of loyalty and filial piety. After three rounds of drinking, everyone's faces are red and their ears are hot, the sky is getting dark, the music of the trumpet team shakes the earth, the singing is sharp and loud, attracting the neighbors to stop and watch, all the children are also relieved and satisfied when they see this, busy greeting relatives and friends, feeling that they have done their filial piety, worthy of the deceased, and worthy of themselves.

Extravagant, just to pursue a plaque of 'filial piety'.

If it is said that the face complex of Chinese people has always been heavier than Mount Tai, if they do not make the pomp bigger and do not support their face, they will be aggrieved and depressed, which is understandable. However, some people are 'thin and richly buried', disrespectful and unfilial to the elderly during their lifetime, but the funeral after death is decent, and there is even a phenomenon of spending money to hire a professional to cry on behalf of others, and this kind of behavior loses the original intention of Confucianism to advocate thick burials.

Guyang County belongs to the mountainous area, and the custom of thick burial and long-term mourning is more serious, and Li Changqing has a deep experience.

In the middle of the night, the rain stopped.

After dawn, the sun shines on the raindrop-covered mountains and forests, like a beautiful woman who has just come out of the bath.

After Li Changqing finished his work in the field, he took the leeks to Lijiaao Primary School.

The children came to the playground early and stood in formation to wait for Li Changqing's arrival, and the other vacant places on the playground were also crowded.

Li Changqing's reading is not confined to Confucianism and Mohistism, from Confucian filial piety to thick burial, and then reads the content of "Festival Funeral", combining filial piety with festival funeral.

Zhao Guizhong, Zhang Chun, Yang Yongjian and other judges of the city's primary and secondary school students' calligraphy competition are obsessed with calligraphy, after seeing Li Changqing's words, his heart is like an ant crawling, he got up early in the morning and drove to Li Jiaao, wanting to communicate with Li Changqing, just happened to meet Li Changqing reading.

The sound of the book carried a hook, and the thoughts of Zhao Guizhong, Zhang Chun, Yang Yongjian and others unconsciously followed the truth of Li Changqing's book.

"Well done, go back and donate all the calligraphy and paintings in your collection to the museum, so that more people can appreciate the beauty of Chinese calligraphy!" Zhao Guizhong said excitedly.

"Haha, Master Li Changqing's reading reputation is really well deserved! Lao Zhao, you just heard it once, and you actually plan to donate the treasure brought into the coffin!"

Zhang Chun knew very well how much Zhao Guizhong loved his collection of calligraphy and paintings, and smiled with satisfaction.

Yang Yongjian was born in poverty, after a certain achievement in calligraphy, the economy is still relatively poor, and his parents are old, want to earn more money, build a magnificent tomb for his parents, half a beautiful funeral, has been in the city, rarely go home, after listening to Li Changqing's book told the truth, only to find out that he was wrong, almost caused a situation where the son wants to raise and does not wait, thinking that he will often go home to see in the future, chat with his parents more, even if he can only hold an ordinary funeral in the future, he has no regrets.

Zhao Guizhong and Yang Yongjian are just a microcosm, and Li Changqing's "Festival Funeral" has a strong impact on the bad habits of thick burials and long-term mourning in Guyang County while advocating filial piety.

Many listeners in Guyang County are aware of the truth, and some older people return home and tell their children to be buried in a hundred years!

Li Changqing left after reading it, Zhao Guizhong, Yang Yongjian, and Zhang Chun came back to their senses and hurriedly caught up......