Chapter 133: Ancestor Worship
"Bring some small gifts, the patriarch will let them be sent!"
"The general has a heart."
"Don't you dare to call you that, just call me Xiao Yu."
"It's not proper, it's not proper, the old man sells an old face, so I'll call you Changfeng, right?"
"Absolutely."
After some introduction, Zou Wenchang asked people to divide the cloth, food and other gifts given by Zou Yu.
did not return to the house, and the group arrived at the ancestral shrine first.
The ancestral hall of the Zou family is not luxurious, but it is a large hall with a stone and wood structure, which enshrines many ranks.
There is a pair of red flags hanging on the top in the middle, written horizontally by the prince of heaven and earth, and vertically written in the middle by the ancestors of the Zou family.
"More than a hundred years ago, in order to escape the war, the tribe moved south, and under the panic, countless clansmen were killed or scattered. Zou Wenchang looked at the tablet and sighed.
"I see!"
"Yes, so our Zou family no longer has a main line and a side lineage, everyone gets together and lives together, and more are scattered all over the place; Originally, in order to determine the generations in the future, it was agreed to use the heaven and earth Xuanhuang, the civilization to open the Shipin, and the nine generations of a cycle, who knew that before it was announced, the war was already approaching, and they left in a hurry, so only some of them got together, and they were still arranged by words. Zou Wenchang continued to explain.
"Changfeng's generation is no longer testable, and the old decay will give you a clear character on the ancestral tree, what do you think." Turning to look at Zou Yu, Zou Wenchang asked seriously.
"It's up to the patriarch." Zou Yu replied respectfully.
"Good, good!" Seeing that Zou Yu agreed, Zou Wenchang let go of the last trace of worry and was overjoyed, and immediately took out the family tree and wrote Zou Yu's name on it.
This generation, because Zou Yu's name and words have been taken, will naturally not change, but in the future in the ancestor worship or Zou Yu passed away, Zou Mingyu will be depicted on the tablet, the Ming character will be prominent, biased to the side, on behalf of the generation.
Formal ancestor worship, of course, takes time, Zou Yu immediately asked people to put tribute, and Zou Wenchang also asked the villagers to put some tributes prepared by the village.
"Fan Yang Lu Shi Lu Xin! Lu Shuben! Come and watch the ceremony! A voice came from outside the ancestral shrine.
Soon, two people were brought in by the Zou clan outside, one of whom was Lu Shuben whom Zou Yu had seen, nodded to the two of them, and said hello, under the auspices of Zou Wenchang, he bowed down to the ancestral tablet and read a sacrificial text written by Pei Shiqing, which was over.
"Thank you both for coming to watch the ceremony!" Zou Yu stepped forward and hugged his fists.
Generally, when a large village or family holds a big sacrifice, some famous people will be invited to come to watch the ceremony, which not only shows the strength of the family, shows the family heritage, but also shows off, through the mouth of the person who watches the ceremony, the vastness of the sacrifice process is transmitted, and the face of the family is increased.
"Lu Xin, the third room of the Lu family, has seen the general!" Lu Xin bowed with a smile on his face.
"The place is simple, see and smile, two of you here, please." Zou Yu led everyone to the outside of the ancestral hall, and sat down in a small pavilion not far away.
"Thank you two for coming to watch the ceremony, and we will have a light meal later!" Zou Yu thanked him again.
"Then I left it cheekily." Lu Xin smiled.
"Fang Lao!" Lu Xin saw Fang Yanqian coming over, and stood up in surprise.
"Old Fang, why are you here?" Lu Xin greeted him and bowed his hand.
"Hehe, it turned out to be the patriarch of the third room! It's been a few years. Fang Yanqian smiled back.
"Yes, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you're still so energetic."
"Huh! Pension under the governor's account, nothing to do, of course, spirited. ”
"Governor?"
"Oh! The general was appointed as the governor of Youzhou by His Majesty, and he was in charge of the eight states such as Youying Pingyi, because the rebellion had not yet been suppressed, so he had not notified the whole Youzhou. Fang Yanqian said deliberately.
"Congratulations to the General!"
"Hehe, it's all valued by His Majesty."
"Lu Xin, are you here?" Fang Yanqian asked knowingly.
"I can't hide it, I came down to ask for a future for my family under the governor's account." Of course, Lu Xin could see that the two of them had already seen their intentions, so of course they cooperated.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, as long as there are talented people, they are welcome here." Zou Yu said with a smile.
"Yes, the governor has always attached importance to talents, and the dog is the chief historian of the General's Mansion." Fang Yanqian said proudly.
"Oh!" Lu Chisong was secretly surprised, he didn't expect that Fang Yanqian's son was actually under Zou Yu's account, and he also served as the head of the general's mansion, this position is not a confidant, but he can't do it, and at the same time he is secretly happy, it seems that this time it is worth investing heavily.
You must know that the big family, as long as you are willing to accept their kindness, even if it is a state and a county, they will secretly support it, otherwise a county like Fanyang would have been flattened by others a long time ago.
Decided to increase investment, Lu Xin said: "The governor quelled the rebellion and defended the country, and the Lu family was grateful, and specially prepared 50,000 stones of grain and grass to support the governor." ”
"So Zou is grateful to the patriarch, the young talents of the Lu family, and I hope they will come as soon as possible to serve the country." Zou Yu didn't expect the Lu family to be so generous, and as soon as he made a move, he was 50,000 stone grain, so he accepted it happily and said with satisfaction.
"It's their honor to serve under the governor's account, and they haven't thanked the governor for commenting on the Lu family." Lu Xin said happily, Zou Yu urged the Lu family to arrange someone to come, this is a clear need to accept the appointment, the two sides hit it off, both achieved the expected goal, or even exceeded, naturally very happy.
"Oh, the Governor is commenting on the Lu Clan?" Fang Yanqian was stunned and asked.
"Since ancient times, Youyan has been incomparable, the first state in Fanyang in the world! This statement should be the greatest honor and spur of the Lu family, and the children of the Lu family should be proud of it, follow the example of their ancestors, and help the world and the people! Uncle Lu said excitedly.
"The governor is really brilliant, I heard that the governor wrote a poem for Wang Xie and the two families, which has been listed as a family motto by the two Wang Xie families to warn the clansmen." Lu Xin sighed and complimented.
"Where, where, this is all taught by Fang Lao, and my knowledge is all dependent on Fang Lao's advice." Zou Yu waved his hand embarrassedly.
He acted like this, but it made Lu Xin think that he was modest, a capable and humble person, of course, it was even more admirable.
"Hehe, this is all the governor's talent, and the old man doesn't dare to take credit!" Fang Yan said modestly, but anyone could see that he was happy, after all, although he did not accept Zou Yu as a student, he did teach for a lot of time.
"Old Fang, please accompany Patriarch Lu, and I'll go to Patriarch Lu." Seeing Pei Shiqing and Zou Wenchang coming back, Zou Yu got up and said.
"Governor, please!" Lu Xin hurriedly got up.
Asked Pei Shiqing to accompany him, Zou Yu and Zou Wenchang walked aside and sat down and asked: "Patriarch, don't hide it, I came back this time, first, to worship my ancestors, and secondly, to see if the clansmen are willing to go out." ”