Chapter 582: Revisiting the Old Land and Recalling the Past, Daxiangguo Temple Listens to Disputes

The day Gu's coffin was buried was February 27.

The ancestor of the Zhang family is located in Wulipo in the west of Kaifeng City, and the original choice is a blessed land with both feng shui, and now the Gu family is naturally buried with her husband who died in his early years. From the opening of the sacrificial mountain to the sacrificial tomb, the procedures are completed, and when the real coffin is buried in the ground, the sun also just sets. The family each added soil to the coffin, and watched the layers of thin soil gradually cover it, and everyone had a different taste in their hearts. A few days after the burial is completed, there is a sacrifice of Sanyu, and it is necessary to cry and worship again.

In the early Ming Dynasty, noble officials could set up family temples and ancestral halls to worship four generations of ancestors, while scholars were not allowed to set up family temples and could only worship two generations of ancestors. In addition to the royal family in Kaifeng, most of the wealthy families are official eunuchs, so there are many ancestral halls and temples. The Zhang family is a famous family in Kaifeng, and the clan population has multiplied from generation to generation, not to mention hundreds of people. It's just that due to the chaos in the Yuan Dynasty, the inheritance of the sect was broken, so after the discussion of the clan, it was decided to select the virtuous person to be the patriarch and take charge of the clan affairs.

Today's patriarch is Zhang Xin's own cousin, and he is already gray-haired. Because the family is only solid, and his son has only been able to show off his talents after many years of study, he relied on the Gu family to manage the affairs of the clan in the past. In other words, if it weren't for Zhang Xin's constant outing, with the fame and wealth of this branch, the patriarch would never have been his turn. Therefore, this time Gu's funeral, he was busy and contributed a lot, and when the funeral was almost finished, he went to Zhang Xin again to discuss things.

It's just that such clan affairs have nothing to do with Zhang Yue. After six years of absence from Kaifeng, now that the burial has been completed, he revisited the old place, and he felt very relieved. The former Kaifeng Zhang clan is still there, because it has been renovated, the blue brick and red tile house has a new look, and only outside the gate I heard the sound of Langlang reading. When he knew that Gu had specially ordered someone to bring money back to supervise the rebuilding years ago, he felt that his grandmother had a long-term vision.

Since Zhang Yu moved his family to Beiping, there has been less contact with the Kaifeng family, and his grandmother listened to the persuasion of the British public Zhang Fu to move the family north, and the Kaifeng Zhang family is naturally more rare, and there may be people who are dissatisfied. Since people can only be sent back every year to participate in the ancestral hall festival, it is a great act of kindness to rebuild the school. After all, if there are a few more heroes on the Kaifeng side, it is always good for the clan.

Seeing that Du Juan next to him was opening the curtain and looking at the school, he pointed to a small room next to him and explained softly: "That's where Mr. had a lunch break." At that time, there were many naughty children in the clan studies, but he always lectured on his own, and never cared about what happened below. But the papers in the monthly exam are often the most difficult questions he makes, and I don't know how many students hate him so much that they often think about teasing him, but they always hit a wall in front of this room. They would never have imagined that I was much more proficient than they were in naughty methods! By the way, the place where Mr. lived is in front of you, do you want to take a look? ”

For the more than ten years that her father traveled abroad, Du Juan always remembered in her heart, and when she heard Zhang Yue say this, she felt both fresh and interesting, but also felt melancholy, so she nodded almost without thinking. She has never been to Kaifeng, and today she was pulled out by Zhang Yue on the way, listening to him chatter about countless past situations, and unconsciously, she gradually learned more about her father, who was as cold as an iceberg.

After about a quarter of an hour's work, the carriage stopped. Du Juan picked up the curtain and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned. In front of me is a neat courtyard, black lacquered gates, a one-person high wall, raise your head to see the clear water ridge in the courtyard of the large tile house, the back of the house is still hidden by green trees, just as if no one lives. Seeing that Zhang Yue jumped out of the car first and knocked on the door, and then turned around to help him get out of the car, she couldn't help but ask strangely: "Is this house always empty?" ”

"The house here was specially renovated by our family for my husband, although he finally moved out, but my grandmother said that the place was also a memorial, so she sent someone to watch the house clean up.

That time, I ran out recklessly, and I thought I was very intentional to rush here, kicked open the door and dragged my husband to escape, but he taught me a hard lesson. Sure enough, we went all the way out, and there were a lot of robberies on the way. If it weren't for the fact that Mr. was more old, he let Lao Peng take us to Daxiangguo Temple in a carriage, where the terrain is high, and we have taken refuge for more than ten days, otherwise we would have to make a big mess. Several of our brothers are anxious, and the eldest brother, the second brother, and the fourth brother quietly slipped out of the boat, and went to the Daxiangguo Temple to meet us......"

Thinking of the old things back then, Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile bitterly at the recklessness of the year. At that time, it was all instinct, and he didn't have time to think about it, but now that he thinks about it, if he hadn't been worried that Du Zhen had made one more trip, maybe he would have clashed with those mobs, and he would have been without him a long time ago, and Zhang Qing and Zhang Yi would have to suffer together. If you want to say that you really feel like a family, it probably started at that time. And to say that I really agree with Du Zhen's teacher, it also started at that time.

In the blink of an eye, it has been eleven years, and there are things and people everywhere, but only the memory is still the same.

The bookshelves in the room were spotless, but there were no books. The furniture is all paulownia varnish, and it is still shiny because it is diligent in wiping. Du Juan followed Zhang Yue to look from room to room, and saw that he was completely immersed in the memories of the past, and a childish smile appeared on his face from time to time.

No wonder, until now, Zhang Yue often can't change his words, and the word Mr. bursts out at every turn. When these two people were teachers and students, I don't know what kind of interesting situation it was.

Today I came out not to go shopping, but to go to Daxiangguo Temple, the couple did not want to stay here for too long, so they went around for half an hour, and the two went out and got into the carriage. Before leaving, Zhang Yue ordered Liansheng to take out two strings of money to the old servant who stayed behind to watch the house, and instructed him to continue to take good care of the house in the future, and then put down the curtain and signaled to leave.

Daxiangguo Temple is the first temple in Kaifeng, this day coincides with the first day of the new year, there should be a lot of pilgrims, but when the carriage turned into Xiangguo Street, Zhang Yue found that it was already five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry, all of them were wearing green jackets of the palace guards. After inquiring about the people around him, he learned that today was the king of Zhou who personally went to the Daxiangguo Temple to do the 7749-day water and land puja, so the officials and the people avoided it, and he was immediately embarrassed.

They just went to Daxiangguo Temple to give 1,000 stones of white rice to Daxiangguo Temple for Gu's family, and fulfilled the old man's last wish, although he was also familiar with King Zhou, but it didn't seem appropriate to go in at this time, so did he have to come back another day? The problem is that tomorrow the ancestral hall will worship the ancestors, and the day after tomorrow will rush back to Beijing, so there is really not much time to stay in Kaifeng.

After discussing a few sentences with Du Juan, Zhang Yue jumped out of the car and found a guard from the Zhou Palace's mansion to explain the origin. The guard was also alert, and after a while, he hurriedly went to Tongyu, and soon, Zhang Yue saw the old manager who had several encounters in the Jingshi Zhou Wang Mansion. However, for more than a year, the sturdy old man showed a very old state, only looking at Zhang Yue was happy, and hurriedly went to the car to greet Du Juan, and immediately brought the couple into the temple.

"The death of the old lady of your mansion has been spread to the palace, because the county lord now has filial piety, and he has to mediate between the prince and the king of Runan, it is really not good to go to your mansion, even His Royal Highness the King of Zhou is also exhausted, so he only let Changshi send a gift. After a while, please ask Lord Zhang and Du Yiren to stay for a while, His Royal Highness King Zhou and the county lord haven't seen you for a while, and they are all worried about it. By the way, I heard that Lord Du reverted to Wenyuan Pavilion, is it okay now? ”

Since the other party opened his mouth to keep people, Zhang Yue and Du Juan naturally would not refuse, and when they asked about Du Zhen, the couple couldn't help but exchange a look, and then Zhang Yue nodded and said: "My father-in-law has been recuperating at home for more than half a year, and now he is in good health, thank you King Zhou and the county lord for your concern." After he finished speaking, Du Juan also asked about the situation of Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, and when she learned that this person was often in a trance now, she couldn't help but secretly take care of Zhu Ning.

Passing through the Tianwang Hall with five rooms and three gates, there is a large garden in front of you, in which a hundred flowers are in full bloom and full of spring, but whether it is two rows of monks standing along the root of the two walls and bowing their heads, or the melodious chanting sound from the altar in the depths of the temple, it adds a bit of solemnity and solemnity to the Buddhist door. After the moon gate in front, the main hall of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, only to see monks in robes everywhere, Zhang Yue and Du Juan followed the old manager to the side of a winding bluestone path to walk, not long to see the bamboo forest house that had lived at the beginning. At this moment, a loud voice came from afar.

"At this time, you are still picking, how old are you! Don't think that you have someone to rely on, your father is already a lot older, not to mention the emperor, there are several daughters under his knees, and he will still remember you as a niece in a few years? While there are still people who are going to get married quickly, don't help the eldest brother all day long, you know, I am your fifth brother-in-law, I won't hurt you! ”

"The eldest brother is the son of the world, gentle and filial, and is my brother in law like you. As for my marriage, naturally my father is in charge, if my father can't, there will naturally be a princess to ask for marriage, and the fifth brother doesn't have to bother. The young and the old are orderly, the respect and the inferiority are different, and everywhere they go is the same etiquette. ”

"What kind of orderly etiquette, as long as there are means, no etiquette can be crossed, have you forgotten how the emperor's country came from? Compared with the eldest brother's tepid swallowing water, isn't the second brother countless times better? The second brother is much smarter than King Han...... Toast and don't eat and drink, if you don't listen to me now, if the sky changes in the future, there will be your bitterness! ”

When he heard this, the old manager hurriedly reminded Zhang Yue and Du Juan to hide in the depths of the bamboo forest on the side. As soon as the three of them hid their figures, they saw a man in his early thirties appear at the end of the path, and then passed away in a hurry. When this person completely disappeared from view, the old manager breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and said: "Fortunately, King Xin'an didn't see us, Lord Zhang, Du Yiren, the county lord is inside, let's go!" ”

Zhang Yue agreed in his mouth, but in his heart he was vigilant. Zhu Di is not in the right position, the upper beam is not right, the lower beam is crooked, and now in addition to the king of Han and King Zhao, the royal family below has also given birth to the idea of seizing the heir, look at this appearance, where can the Zhou Wangfu stop?