Chapter 20: Before and After the Funeral
As the lord of Yiyi, Zheng He died suddenly, and whether it was family or official affairs, he naturally left a big mess. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Soon, Shang Cai came to a doctor, who was the family of the guests who had come to the Zheng family before.
The relationship between the two families seems to be good, because Meng Zheng greets each other and says uncle.
Qin Xin didn't know the specific interrogation process, after all, he was just a son-in-law, and he didn't have that kind of authority. I only know that, as mentioned earlier, the fifth lady of the Zheng family did not abide by women's morals and secretly married a person named Di Di, and it didn't take long for Di Di to be executed.
This shows the feudal rulers' protection of their own interests.
If no one makes a definition of this matter, then the civilians of Zheng Yi will definitely talk nonsense, and if something happens that is not good for the reputation of the Zheng family, it will not be good.
So after Cai Mao rushed to Zhengyi overnight, the first thing he did was to control public opinion.
In Qin Xin's opinion, after Cai Mao arrested Yi Di, he must have personally interrogated him about the details. In fact, among the three people who died, none of them were big evils. But the mistake was that he should not challenge the authority of the feudal rulers. Since it's a nobleman's concubine, you'd better not even look at it, otherwise, you'll definitely die a miserable death. No matter what the reason is, what reason is to do such a shameless thing, shameless is not shameful, now, let alone plan to commit suicide, and then let people bury him and Zheng Ni together, perhaps, now even if their adulterer Yin woman dies, they have to be hung on the city wall to whip their corpses.
To set an example, to respect the law. Otherwise, it is not enough to vent.
But these are already small things. The next big thing was Zheng He's funeral.
After confirming Zheng He's death, the servants of the Zheng family went out from the four gates of Zheng Yi, and quickly whipped up to the relatives of the Zheng family outside the Zheng family, Cai Guojun, and friends and colleagues who had a good relationship on weekdays to inform the funeral of the head of the family, and agreed to hold a funeral in three days. After all, in the heart, such an ugly thing happened, and after everyone discussed it, they all hoped to shorten the time of the funeral as much as possible and reduce the impact.
Zheng He's sisters and sisters heard the news of his younger brother's funeral, and soon seven or eight out of ten came, and a bunch of women began to cry and cry, Qin Xin's opinion, it didn't seem like a fake, maybe Zheng He's relationship with his sisters was really not shallow. Cai Guojun Cai Hou heard about Zheng He's funeral, he has not left his palace for ten years, this time the competition is also in person, at the funeral, Zheng He's life, morality made a brief evaluation, said that when he was alive, although not as his ancestors, he made a great reputation, but he was also diligent, conscientious, inherited the good qualities of the ancestors, and governed Zheng Yi in an orderly manner. Externally, it has also been a bridge between Cai and foreign vassal states. It's a pity to lose such a talent. At the end, he also gave some encouragement to Meng Zheng. But at this time, the appearance of the Zheng family and daughter was glimpsed by the world. Even if he is wearing a linen dress, it is difficult to hide the temperament on his body.
The funeral was completed quickly, and it is almost an exaggeration to describe it as a quick knife to cut through the mess.
After the funeral, the change of power has become a problem that must be resolved again.
After Cai Hou returned to Shangcai, he quickly had a court discussion with the ministers. Some people think that now that there is no one in the Zheng family who is using it, it is better to take Zheng Yi back for the time being. But when the proposal was made, it was met with fierce criticism. The reason is that the land that has been sealed off can still be returned? Yes, that's right, the monarch does have such a right, but if he does this and spreads it, will anyone laugh at the monarch and take advantage of it. The most fierce opposition is naturally those who also have fiefdoms. And most of these Qing doctors' identities are naturally Cai Hou's brothers. Cai Hou saw that he ushered in such a big obstacle as soon as he made a move, so he had to give up.
In the end, after discussion, anyway, Zheng Yi had always been taken care of by Cai Mao's son Cai Zhong before, and now he simply continues to let Cai Zhong take care of it. Then he mentioned that Meng Zheng's marriage matching, after all, Cai Zhong was only helping to take care of it, and in the future, when the Zheng family's heirs came out, they still had to be returned to the Zheng family. When the issue of marriage is mentioned, almost everyone is moved, even if it is not for Zheng Yi's family business, but also for Meng Zheng's young beauty. Especially those who are a little younger, they are already a little ready to move for a while. After all, they had seen it at the funeral a few days ago. Cai Zhong told him about a month ago, in fact, the Zheng family had recruited a son-in-law.
After Cai Zhong finished speaking, Cai Mao saw that Cai Hou's face seemed to be a little unpleasant. Throughout the ages, beauties have been a curse. Whether Cai Hou wants to take possession of it himself, or wants to use his son-in-law's relatives to take Zheng Yi back. Originally, Cai Hou should have prepared some rhetoric, but ...... At this moment, like a fly, it flew into his mouth, so that he could not speak.
Cai Mao couldn't help but shake his head at his son, but after thinking about it, it was better for a young man to say it than for him to say it. Anyway, he and Zheng He have also been friends for many years, and the relationship between the two families is also extremely close. The current situation of the Zheng family, he doesn't want others to disturb him.
After returning to Cai's mansion, Cai Mao and Cai Zhong reviewed what Cai Hou thought just now, his son is smart, he is a little intelligent, and his ability is not bad, but it seems that there is still a long way to go before he can really stand firm in the officialdom. Finally, he told Cai Zhong that next, he would help the Zheng family act as Zheng Yi first. In a short period of time, Cai Hou should no longer have any intention of recovering his fiefdom or wanting to take down Meng Zheng. After all, Cai Hou's brothers are not all fools, and it is impossible to watch them being slaughtered.
It can be said that in recent years, the domestic environment of Cai Guo has not been good, and there has been an undercurrent. Who will win in the end, now, it seems that it is not too easy to say. There is no doubt that Cai Hou is a monarch with dreams, but sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing to have dreams. Because when you get benefits, the benefits of other people will definitely decrease accordingly. At the same time, there will inevitably be struggles.
At this time, the Zheng family's side ......
There is no doubt about sadness. But the good thing is that this sadness and grief is not just one person to bear. Therefore, everyone can bear each other's burdens and comfort each other, but they can still survive. And it was at this time that the cohesion of the Zheng family was reflected.
Zheng He's sisters are really sisters, and after the death of their younger brother or elder brother, they stayed with the Zheng family for half a month before leaving one after another.
At this time, the only one who was more embarrassed was Qin Xin, because whether it was before or after the funeral, he didn't shed a single tear - so sometimes I can't help but think, maybe this is the difference between the ancients and the present. Of course, this is not to say that Qin Xin is disrespectful to Zheng He or that he is completely emotionless and wolf-hearted. In his heart, he still thinks that his old man is good. Moreover, he also gave enough sympathy to what happened to his father-in-law. But...... Alas, this is the way of the world now, and what can he do? He could only hope that no one would ever go through similar hardships in the future.
Several stepmothers have an aunt and mother-in-law to comfort them, and Meng Zheng also has Cai Zhong's wife, whose name is Cai Ling, who takes care of her. Originally, the other party should have come to the Zheng family to study Qin Xin and see if Qin Xin had the qualifications to be Meng Zheng's husband, but he didn't want to, but in the end, things developed like this.
"You! Take good care of Meng Zheng for me! Otherwise, I will not spare you. ”
Qin Xin looked at the sunny girl who was talking cruelly in front of her, but she thought to herself, you are not talking nonsense, if you hadn't slept with my wife all these days, so that I had to sleep on the ground in the east wing, I would have coaxed my wife a long time ago.
On this day, even the last one of the guests who came because of the funeral had to leave. The Zheng family also has to adapt to the life of one less backbone from now on.