Ancestral Hall, is the place where Chinese people worship their ancestors, in thousands of years of clan society, he has always been the most important part of the social unit, it is difficult to imagine a person without a clan, how to survive in this society, it is precisely because of this, Chinese people do not like to take the initiative to relocate, because in a strange environment, will be bullied to death by the locals in the group, this is not an unspoken rule, but a clear rule in the world, the reason is very simple, outsiders have violated the interests of the locals, people are not as desperate as you?

In fact, the traditional festival of the Spring Festival, the main role of the initial is to worship the ancestors, the most important activity on the first day of the new year, is not to visit the family, but the whole family gathers here, on the first day of the new year, to offer sacrifices to the ancestors, hoping for their spirits in the sky, bless the coming year's wind and rain, for the harvest of the farmer is good, the grain is full, the bowl is full of business, the business is prosperous, the benevolent road of the official is smooth, step by step.

At the same time, tell them the good news and tell them what their descendants have achieved in the past year, and the shrine is opened today for this purpose, because the most noble member of the clan has returned.

The men and women of the Hu clan crowded this spacious courtyard, Liu Ji counted roughly, about three hundred people, about half of whom were women, but there was no little sister Liu Xijun, because she was a woman who was going to marry, and only the woman who married in was considered a member of the Liu family.

"The thirty-fourth grandson male single sacrifice a mouthful of livestock, three dolphins, a son of the male club, a mouthful of male grass, a mouthful of each animal, Fu Wei Shangyi, respect the Jiao courtesy, in the blood food, dare not or forget."

Liu Shan is in front, his two brothers are behind, each holding incense and candles, and the prepared livestock, that is, the so-called six animals, are offered to the altar, and then the five grains, these sacrifices are not like the later generations until they rot, but will be divided by the clan immediately, indicating that the ancients knew that the ancestors only wanted a piece of mind, not a waste of food, and then, Liu Ji, who came here for the first time, worshiped the ancestors of this body according to the previous mention, and every time he said one, there will be an old man in the clan, who told his deeds again, Unlike those clansmen who had heard it countless times, Liu Ji, who heard it for the first time, was almost stupid on the spot.

Without him, it's too bloody.

The god card located in the middle of the righteousness is more than one person tall, that is, the ancestor of this Liu family, and there are a few big characters written on the brand.

"Therefore, the ancestor Liang Xiao Wang was honored with martial arts"

Liu Wu, the king of Liang, the second son of Emperor Liu Hengyan of the Han Dynasty, like Emperor Jing Liu Qi, was born by the Empress Dou, who made great contributions to quelling the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and was personally promised the throne by Emperor Jing, but of course it was not realized later, otherwise there would be nothing to do with Liu Che.

Fortunately, he died early, otherwise under the rule of Emperor Wu, there is almost no possibility of surviving, but fortunately, his branch is still low-key, and it has been passed on to Wang Mang on behalf of the Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, and has fallen to the level of commoners, just like the straw sandals man who claimed to be King Jing of Zhongshan, and he was unexpected.

I have to say that the Tang Dynasty is really an inclusive dynasty, and the royal family of the previous dynasty can be appointed officials, such as Yu Wenshi, Xiao Yu, Yang Shenjin, etc., now it is good, openly sacrificing to the royal family of the previous dynasty, and naming his son Sheji, if he gives birth to the third and fourth children, does he have to be called Liu Jiang Liu Shan? Why don't you go to heaven?

Fortunately, they still know the taboo, only talking about the Liu Wu generation, not going back to Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty or even Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang's thirty-six generations of direct descendants!

Looking at the huge portrait, he inexplicably remembered the middle-aged stall owner who sold New Year's paintings in front of the Great Ci'en Temple, in this kind of cranky thinking, Liu Ji ended the complicated ancestor worship ceremony, and then the registration deeds, this is the reason why the clansmen gathered here, the glory of the ancestors has long been gone, and the practical problem is the top priority, therefore, Liu Dan, the Ministry of Literature, is extremely attractive.

"Shichiro." The kind-hearted old patriarch affectionately called Liu Dan's ranking: "You are out now, but you have to bring up the younger generations......

It's nothing more than how much the clan paid in order to provide you with a study and test for fame, what third aunt's dog drove away the thief who stole food for your family, and now she has only one child, although she is not literate, her body is strong, and it is not too much to follow it, what six uncles helped you go to Beijing to open up the joints, and spent a lot of money, he is now just a small official who does not enter the stream, and he seeks an out-of-flow messenger for him in the county government, and then strives to squeeze into the local powerful faction, and when the spring ploughing and autumn harvest, he can help the clansmen enjoy the benefits of tax service, And so on and so forth.

Can Liu Shan refuse? He doesn't have that power, betraying his relatives is more despised than turning his back on the country, not to mention, the patriarch said that all people have been gracious, and it is better to be a beast if there is no kindness, Liu Ji looked at the father there and only responded, and couldn't help but be a little funny, this posture is really a bit of a person's enlightenment, the meaning of the chicken and dog ascending to heaven, in this case, what do you want to keep clean, unless it is a saint.

"I heard that Gorou has returned from the expedition, I don't know if there is any merit?"

As soon as this remark came out, not only Liu Dan, but Liu Ji himself was stunned, Juxian County is less than 100 miles away from Chang'an City, and he stirred up the wind and rain there, and the villagers actually didn't hear about it? He suddenly remembered that the door gods on the gate of the ancestral hall were still pasted with the black-faced old Wei Chi and the blue-faced Qin Shubao.

"He ......" Liu Dan was so embarrassed that his face turned red, and he didn't know what to say at all.

In fact, this official position of mine was all earned by my son? His appointment is still under discussion among the ministers of the political hall, and the Son of Heaven asked him to choose his own territory? had no choice but to answer it by himself.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the kid is not talented, he has made a little effort, and now he is already a general, and he is in charge of the hundred and ten people under his hands."

"Yes, yes, you can do this at such a young age...... Lang will be able to glorify his ancestors in the future. ”

The patriarch probably didn't understand what kind of official this was, anyway, he said that he was in charge of the hundred and ten people, and if he discounted it, he would work in a team, and he was considered a junior officer in the army, which was very suitable for his age.

He wrote a line on the genealogy and asked casually: "Gorou's military registration is still in the county, let's go tomorrow to inquire, how many people will be recruited by the imperial court this year, how many will we have in the village, if there are too many, we will have to tear it up." ”

Hearing him say this, Liu Ji suddenly reacted, Tianbao's 12-year recruitment has actually started in advance, and the two towns of Anbeiting need to replenish 10,000 people, but they all landed in Guanzhong.

"Don't the people want to join the army?" His question made the old patriarch stop writing.

"You have been away for a long time, you may not know, there are few people in our clan, and there are fewer men, you see, all here, now it is not easy for your father to come out, take this opportunity, send some scholars out, and focus on cultivating, isn't it good, go to such a far side, swords, guns and arrows have no eyes, which is easy, you are lucky, if there is a way, if you also stay in the capital, listen to your father, to be suitable for the county lord of Langya, it will be a county horse in the future, and it is not a bad way."

Liu Ji understood, and they all thought that they had been recruited by the royal family and had eaten the soft rice of the Son of Heaven! No wonder it looks this way.

The problem is this county lord, she is not surnamed Li.