Zhu Pingjin's father is the king of Shu, that is, the king of Shu. He died, and in his fiefdom was called a state mourning.

According to the Ming etiquette system, during the state funeral, all the clans, officials and gentry in Shu are strictly forbidden to marry and mourn such lively and noisy, blowing and beating, let alone engaging in entertainment activities, so as not to conflict with the atmosphere of national mourning. The funeral of the king of Shu has not yet been held, because the funeral of the vassal king should be presided over by the Ministry of Rites and the minister in charge of the funeral rites sent by the emperor, in addition to the emperor and the empress dowager, the empress, the crown prince and the civil and military officials in Beijing to make public sacrifices; THE HANLIN TEMPLE WRITES MEMORIAL TEXTS, INSCRIPTIONS, AND KUANG INSCRIPTIONS; The Ministry of Industry made inscriptions and sent officials to build graves; Qin Tianjian divination and burial period; Eight prisoners of the country, obituaries of various palaces, and all kinds of cumbersome procedures. It is estimated that the funeral documents in Sichuan have not yet entered Zhili, so the funeral had to wait patiently, and the Zigong where the body was parked was in the carrier hall.

In the Ming Dynasty, the mourning period varied according to the dignity and humility of the person. This custom, which was formed in the ancient patriarchal society, has been passed down to this day, and no one dares to challenge it without permission. For example, if your Uncle Wang next door dies, and you wear a white dress and a white hat to attend the funeral, then you are likely to be beaten by Uncle Wang's five sons. The reason is very simple, if you wear linen and filial piety for Uncle Wang, it means that you and Uncle Wang are related to father and son. When you dress up to attend the funeral, you are announcing to all the guests attending the funeral: Uncle Wang and your mother back then...... And then there you are. Therefore, this kind of folk customs and folk things are not easy to challenge at will.

When the king died, the officials and people in his fiefdom wore the rite of decay for three days, and then wore it for another five days after the mourning ceremony. But Zhu Pingjin is different. He is the direct blood relative of the King of Shu and the legal heir of the heir of the King of Shu, so according to the state etiquette and the five-service system, he is the highest level of beheading. How long is this mourning period? The Holy Prophet said that there should be three years, which should coincide with the minimum amount of time that parents can raise their children. This statement is also recognized by national law. ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOM, FOR THE FIRST 27 DAYS OF MOURNING, ONE SHOULD WEAR A COARSE LINEN GARMENT CALLED HANAKO, AND THEN CHANGE INTO A PLAIN CROWN HEMP ROBE (DIE, HEMP BELT). After the Zigong Palace is put into the mountain mausoleum, Zhu Pingjin can change his clothes as usual.

During the mourning period, in addition to wearing mourning clothes, it is also necessary to abandon all things that are sensual and encourage people to live in a house in order to fully express the sorrow of children for the death of their parents. Of course, it is impossible for Zhu Pingjin to go out of the city to get married, and there are many things to do in front of him. Fortunately, he has a mother who is a governor and a courtesy, and the princess gave Zhu Pingjin a decree through the Changshi Division, saying that she was originally sick, and when she met the death of the prince, she was in excessive grief, and she needed her son to take care of her even more, and asked her son to serve the mourning period in the palace.

During this time, Zhu Pingjin went to his mother's place every day to have dinner, what did the mother and son have to say at the dinner table? The reason why the princess's will should be issued to Zhu Pingjin through the Changshi Division is actually through this written form to officially announce to the officials and gentry of Shu: filial piety is the greatest thing in everything, and the prince is also doing his filial piety in the palace. With this justified reason, it is not easy for those who like to spy on other people's privacy to talk about it casually.

After Luo Yuhong entered the city, she went home to accompany her father for a day. During this time, the spring plague was prevalent, and many people got sick. Before Dr. Luo Ming dismantled the door panel every day to open the shop, the patients and their families had already lined up in a long line at the entrance of Fu Yan Hall. The guys in the shop dismantled the shop to prevent the patients from rushing up, and had to give the number in advance before it opened. 's father is so busy, so Luo Yuhong can't pester her father to talk.

Luo Yuhong is not good at disturbing her father, but others come to disturb her. When her younger brother Luo Jingyun's classmates heard that she was back, they collectively asked Mr. Xuetang for leave, and then entered her house.

The reason for the matter is very simple, Luo Jingyun wrote a letter to his brothers and friends in Yazhou, boasting that he is now leading a number of troops and how majestic he is, which makes the eyes of those half-grown children red with envy, and resolutely asks to retake the path that Luo Jingyun has walked.

More than thirty little ghosts sat in Luo Yuhong's boudoir, filling the room. Chirp, non-stop. Brother Yun is like this, Sister Hong is like that. Hearing this, Luo Yuhong's ears were swollen and her eyes were full of stars. In the end, Xiaohong lost her temper and beat the broom out horizontally, and the world was white and clean.

When Luo Yuhong entered the palace in a sedan chair the next day, there was still a white sacrificial tent hanging on the corner tower of the palace. She didn't want to be noticed, so she changed into a cold-colored skirt and pretended to tie a white belt to her head. The sedan chair did not go through the Duanli Gate, but entered from the Zuoshun Gate and carried it directly to the gate of the Shizi Mansion along the long street in the west of the inner city of the palace.

Li Sixian was waiting at the gate for a long time, and when he saw Miss Luo, he hurriedly led him to the door of the small garden on the east side of the Shizi Mansion. Li Sixian said that Shizi was waiting for her in the flower pavilion by the pool, and he could only send it here. The son of the world has an order, and the trespasser is killed!

When Luo Yuhong heard this, she turned her head and looked around. There was a real guard outside the garden partition wall. Every ten paces, a soldier in uniform with a sword stood straight.

Zhu Pingjin slept late last night. He carefully prepared an outline for the discussion. With an outline, rambling in the discussion is prevented. My wife is back, maybe her head doesn't play cards according to the rules, and she pretends to have the answer to the problem.

In the delicate and chic flower pavilion, two people sit opposite each other.

"I'll start with the current form and the tasks ahead." Zhu Pingjin held the outline in his hand, stood up from the round table in the middle of Huaxuan, and said, "We have to formulate a general direction of development for the next three years, including this year. ”

Hehe! His wife covered her mouth and laughed. There are only two people in total, and the form and tasks are like a report at several plenary sessions! I have been an official for too long, and this is this virtue!

Zhu Pingjin's self-esteem was hit, but it was not easy to attack. He had no choice but to sit down honestly, salivating and smiling: "I just want to be serious!" ”

"Tell me if there's something on the table!" The wife's face changed.

Zhu Pingjin hurriedly smiled and said:

"Let's talk about the internal affairs of the palace first. My father died, and I asked the government to take charge of the affairs according to the system. The three-year service system is full, and you can ask for the title of vassal king. Therefore, within three years, my official identity will still be the prince, not the king of Shu.

King Fushun raided his house, and all his property belonged to me, including the pawnshop he opened in Yongxingchang. The Taiping King has no heirs, so I don't know if he can attack the country with special grace. The great eunuch Chen En couldn't survive the torture and died. Cao Yicheng acted as an agent and became the head of the eunuch. He led Cao Sanbao and was cleaning the palace according to my mother's wishes. The eunuchs and palace maids used by the prince in the past will not be kept, and they will be sent to guard the mausoleum. Those women who have been touched by the prince and have no heirs are the worst. My mother is set, all of them will be buried! Hmph, my mom said, it's a grace to them! Otherwise, you will have to cut off your head, or even cut it with a thousand knives! ”

When Zhu Pingjin said this, he paused for a moment and let his wife calm down on her own.

"The left guard of the palace is also purging. Liu Fatzi was recruited under punishment. According to his crimes, he will definitely be beheaded! Two commanders know the same thing, five commanders, one calms, and some of the main and deputy thousands, hundreds, and hundreds of trial households, and they have come to a pot. The only remaining commander is a fellow commander, named Yu Ruzhen, who acts as Liu Fatzi. Yu Ruzhen is an old literati who can only recite poems and lyrics, and there is no threat to us. The Song brothers were all promoted to thousands of households and were in charge of the real power of the left guard. The documents of the royal palace and the governor's yamen have already entered Beijing along with the funeral report, and there is no big problem in approving it.

About Wang Zhuang, my mother and I have a unified understanding. The land of the princes of the princes of the counties of the Shu domain should be gradually concentrated in the palace of the king of Shu and managed in a unified manner. In the future, the county kings will only receive a fixed amount of rent, and cannot manage the Zhuangzi. Cao Sanbao went to the king of Neijiang first, and the king of Neijiang had already preliminarily agreed. The king of Taiping has no concubines and faces expulsion. Princess Taiping wanted to worship her concubine and was begging me, so she agreed. Shiquan Lao Wang is bargaining, and it is estimated that there is no big problem. Qingfu, Wenchuan, Nanchuan, Jiang'an, Dongxiang, Deyang and other county kings have not yet expressed their position, and are doing work through the king of Neijiang. If they don't know each other, sooner or later I will clean them up.

The left and right of the Long History Division, this time the responsibility cannot be escaped. I promised to intercede with them, but they also knew that at least one punishment would be punished. Zheng Anmin is a fifth-grade official, born in the second class Jinshi, young and capable, and he is quick and decisive in doing things. The most important thing is that he was sentenced in Xi'an, and he refused to go along with his boss and embezzle food and salary together, and as a result, he was framed by officialdom, and he was regarded as a person with a clear conscience. So when he pleaded with me, I agreed to keep him. The treatment remains the same, one hundred and ninety-two stones a year, a lot of money, all in their true color or folded into silver, without treasure money. With my support, he preemptively expressed his resignation to the imperial court, and waited for the limelight to pass before coming out.

Let's talk about the situation on the government side. Governor Liao Daheng cooperated quite actively this time, and he was a little too active, and he refused to interfere in such a fat matter as copying the Fushun Palace. His two masters were bought by me, and Liu Mingsheng was responsible for contacting them. But this time my father's death, he didn't ask the shogunate for advice at all, except for trying desperately to try the case and catch the murderer, which made me feel very abnormal. I have a hazy feeling that in the future, if we raise the flag to rebel, this person will definitely raise his hands in favor. As long as he is the governor of Sichuan for another two years, we have a great chance of success!

Chen Shiqi is the sworn enemy of Liao Daheng, and he is still dormant, and it is estimated that he will make trouble, and he will have to wait for the inspector Liu Zhibo to come.

The new governor Liu Zhibo is a trouble. Master Li of Liao Mansion is a native of Beizhi and has mixed with the officialdom of Beijing. He said that Liu Zhibo was a seven-year jinshi of Chongzhen, and since then he has worked in the central discipline inspection and supervision department for a long time, that is, the Metropolitan Procuratorate. WHEN HE WAS THE CAPITAL OF THE IMPERIAL COURT IN BEIJING, HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS HONESTY AND UPRIGHTNESS. The emperor also admired him. inserted him into Sichuan, obviously to keep an eye on Sichuan officialdom and Liao Daheng! ”

Luo Yuhong had been listening quietly before, and couldn't help but interject at this time.

"We would rather cooperate with corrupt officials, but clean officials are very annoying! Look at the royal ministers of Yazhou, a few small sums of money were sent away......"

"That's right! I see it that way, too. This patrol doesn't do specific things, just stares at other people's things. It's a little difficult to get into trouble with him. ”

"Don't be afraid, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain! We'll find a way to fix him. Besides, in troubled times, it is necessary to talk about strength! ”

"That's right! MAOZUXI SAID THAT POWER COMES OUT OF THE BARREL OF A GUN! Zhu Pingjin was very happy. A wife can be a confidante, that is a man's blessing, it doesn't matter if he is crooked, evil or even ugly.

"There are a lot of problems before us right now, but the most important one is the military one! Without an army of 180,000 capable of fighting, I have no sense of security. However, in order to expand and strengthen the army on a large scale, it is necessary to cooperate with the conditions of various aspects, including political, economic, social, educational, cultural, public opinion, and logistical equipment. We have to quietly enter the village, don't shoot guns! It is not possible to excessively stimulate the government and gentry, arouse their strong opposition, or even send the complaint to Beijing, causing the vigilance and countermeasures of the emperor and the imperial court.

So my method is to educate the soldiers in the people, the soldiers in the village, and the soldiers in the left guard! The big head is placed in the village guard, and the small head is placed on the left side of the palace to guard and protect the caravan. The ratio between the two is better than one to two. The number of guards on the left side of the palace is more than 5,000, and the caravan guard is another 10,000, adding up to 15,000. According to the ratio of one to two, that is to say, the Zhuang team can garrison 30,000 soldiers. One thousand or 30,000 counties are 30 counties in a county, which is still quite different from our current sphere of influence......"

"Don't be busy, I have an opinion about the Zhuang Guardian Team!"

Luo Yuhong stared at Zhu Pingjian's eyes and stopped without hesitation.