Gao Qiuniang saw Zhen's emotions and became a little calmer, so she persuaded her to pay attention to her body and take good care of her three children in the future.

Only when the three children grow up and have a chance to make a living, can they comfort Dalang's spirit in the sky. If he had knowledge, he would feel that the sacrifice for the eldest grandson family and the Zhen family was not in vain.

Without the eldest grandson, the three children have become Zhen's greatest spiritual sustenance and concern, and they have also become a responsibility that she cannot relieve.

Zhen should realize that she must carry this burden alone, only until the children grow up one by one.

Every sentence of Gao Qiuniang pointed to Zhen's concern. She is a rational woman, and she can't help but secretly weigh Gao Qiuniang's every word in her heart, and gradually return to her senses.

The next day, the eldest grandson Sheng entered the palace early in the morning to see the driver, and arranged for the eldest grandson Wuxian to prepare for the funeral for the eldest grandson Wunai before leaving.

In front of the hall of the outer courtyard, a mourning shed was set up, and the eldest grandson Wunai was placed in the mourning shed, in case relatives and friends passed away, and the ministers of the court and the central government came to pay their respects.

Seeing Yang Guang, Changsun Sheng did not mention that Changsun Wunai died in battle, but only reported the restoration of social order in Xiangzhou after the rebellion was quelled.

Changsun Sheng believes that if Yang Guangxin has no sympathy and takes the initiative to talk about it, there is a risk of being rewarded for his merits.

Fortunately, after listening to the current situation in Xiangzhou, Yang Guang took the initiative to ask about the eldest grandson.

The eldest grandson Sheng was in tears, grateful to the Supreme for his mercy, complaining that the eldest grandson was young and ignorant, and he was almost coerced by Yang Liang's rebels and did things to help and abusive.

Yang Guangdao: "Xingbu is also forced by the situation, deep in the thief's den, to be able to be loyal, and to be correct at the right time, it is already commendable." Then, Yang Guang asked about the search for the bones.

Changsun Sheng's expression was miserable, tears stained his clothes, and he played: "I heard that Xingbu and others were buried in a pit after they died in the war, and they still don't know where they are buried. ”

Yang Guang listened to it, praised the eldest grandson Sheng for his meritorious efforts in quelling the rebellion, and the eldest grandson Wunai and others served the country loyally, and should be praised by the example of the ministers. Immediately issued an edict, worshiping Changsun Sheng as the general of Wuwei (from the third grade), and promoting the second son of the eldest Sun Sheng, the eldest Sun Wuyi, as the general of the Eagle Yang Lang (Zheng Wupin).

And issued another edict to praise the eldest grandson Wunai, and posthumously presented the eldest grandson Wunai with the three divisions. Because the eldest grandson was not the death of the king, he authorized the heir of the eldest grandson Hongen Yinyi with the three divisions, and the second son of the eldest grandson gradually graced the doctor and gave another 500 pieces of property.

Yitong three divisions are the five products, and the Chaosan doctor is the six products, both of which are loose officials, and they are not actually conferred official positions. That is to say, they only enjoy the corresponding treatment of officials of the same rank, but have no actual authority.

The so-called death of the king means that officials die for the sake of loyalty to the country due to wars, official affairs and other reasons.

Yang Guang also ordered Lu Fangzhuo, the general of the state guard, to search for the bones of the eldest grandson Wunai, Dou Luyu and others. After finding the mass burial site, the remains of the eldest grandson Wunai were re-buried and transported back to Beijing.

After receiving the edict, Changsun Sheng kowtowed and thanked him, thinking in his heart that although this Yang Guang was brutal and unreasonable, he also knew that he was talking about people's hearts and treating himself and the eldest grandson family well.

Changsun Sheng returned to the mansion, and the spiritual shed had been built.

He took out the edict issued by Yang Guang and offered it in front of the spiritual throne of the eldest grandson Wunai. He ordered someone to take white silk and write a couplet and hang it on the pillars on both sides of the altar.

Shanglian is: loyalty, filial piety, virtuousness, sacrificing life, righteousness, and serving the sages.

The next link is: courtesy, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue are passed on to future generations.

The horizontal batch is: the line cloth through the ages.

Zhen was very relieved to learn that his two sons were blessed with grace, and with the official position of the edict, the fate of their mother and son suddenly brightened.

The funeral of the eldest grandson was quickly prepared, and the eldest grandson's general's mansion was opened for three days, and his relatives and friends and officials of the DPRK and China were hanging.

Because the eldest grandson was the death of the king, Yang Guang issued an edict to praise him personally, and all the ministers in the court went to the palace of the eldest grandson general to worship, lest he fall into the name of "not admiring loyalty".

During the three days, the Changsun General's Mansion was full of people, and people came and went, dispelling the thick haze that shrouded the whole mansion.

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After the funeral of the eldest grandson, the eldest grandson and his wife were already tired and had a sore back and legs. I wanted to rest for a few days, but news came from Chongren that Gao Qiuniang's father Gao Li was getting sicker and worse, and the doctor of the Tai Medical Department said that he was terminally ill and the medicine stone was useless, and told the Gao family to prepare for the future as soon as possible. Gao Qiuniang sighed that the misfortune is not a single line, her father is fifty-five years old, and she is about to leave, seeing that there is not much time to be filial piety in front of her father's bed, she discussed with Changsun Sheng to live in Gaofu for a while, and Changsun Sheng readily agreed.

Gao Li's eyes on the sickbed were no longer visible, his face and whole body were swollen, his lips were chapped, his mouth was open and he was panting, and his spirit seemed to be unconscious. Gao Jian told Gao Qiuniang that his father had not eaten for two days, and only fed a little warm water into his mouth with a silver spoon every once in a while.

Gao Qiuniang couldn't stop her tears from falling when she saw her father's painful appearance, and she endured her grief to keep herself from crying, so as not to disturb her father. She looked at the old man in front of her, her father used to be so handsome and mighty, dignified, and gave her endless love, but now he has run out of oil and is about to come to the end of his life.

This is the last time with her father, Gao Qiuniang cherishes it very much, and she wants to accompany her father to complete the last journey of her life. In the next few days, Gao Qiu Niang served in front of the bed with her clothes untied, holding her father's hand every day and telling him about the good memories of the past, she could feel that her father seemed to be listening, and his expression became more and more calm and peaceful.

Finally, Gao Li went quietly, leaving behind the people he loved, forgetting the wealth and glory he once had, forgetting the bloody storms he had experienced, he no longer belonged to this world, and this world no longer belonged to him.

According to the funeral etiquette of the Sui Dynasty, Gao Qiuniang is a married daughter, and she can return home after the three-day funeral, and she can guard it for her father in the Changsun Mansion. After the funeral, Gao Li's coffin was not buried immediately, but was first stored in the ancestral hall, and the date was determined by divination and buried within three months.

Gao Jian, as the only concubine of the Gao family, has to keep filial piety for his father for three years, which is the so-called "three years of decay". Say it's three years, but it's actually two years plus the first month of the third year.

According to the regulations of etiquette, during the period of filial piety, they cannot serve as officials, take examinations, or marry, and husbands and wives cannot have sex or have children. In terms of residence, before the deceased is buried, the children should build a temporary grass hut to live in front of the spirit, and after the burial, the eldest son should build a shed in front of the grave to live, and the four walls of the grass hut can be smeared with mud to block the wind, and only after the expiration of the filial piety period can they go home to live normally.

In terms of eating, children can not eat within three days after the death of their parents, can only drink a bowl of porridge in the morning and evening within 100 days, can eat vegetables after 100 days, can eat vegetables and fruits after a year, can be seasoned with sauce and vinegar for two years, and can eat normally only after the expiration of the filial piety period.

Due to the strict rules of etiquette, many aspects affect people's normal life, and few people really abide by it, only the official eunuchs or scholars follow the etiquette on the surface, and there are some flexibility in private. The government also turns a blind eye to the implementation of filial piety etiquette, and the people do not sue the officials and do not hold them accountable. For those who are officials, during the period of filial piety, they do not serve as officials, take exams, marry, husband and wife do not have sex, and they do not have children, but they are basically strictly observed, otherwise they will be put on a book by people with ulterior motives, and not only will they be sentenced to one to three years in prison if they fail to do it.

Gao Jian is the most filial person, and everything is strictly in accordance with etiquette, without the slightest sloppiness. The ninth day of the lunar month is the day of burial selected after divination, the location is near the Gao manor in the north of Zhongnan Mountain, the eldest grandson Sheng and Gao Qiuniang, as well as the eldest grandson Wuji and Guanyin maid all went to Chongren to bury Gao Li. After the funeral, Gao Jian and his wife and Changsun Sheng went to the inner courtyard to see Mrs. Gao, and Gao Jian told everyone that he planned to build a grass hut in front of his father's grave to guard his filial piety.

Changsun Sheng knew that strictly following the rules of etiquette to observe filial piety was physically and mentally unbearable for ordinary people. Living in a grass hut, freezing in winter, mosquito bites in summer, drinking gruel every day to continue life, without firm will and perseverance, it is impossible to persist for two years and one month.

Listening to Gao Jian's plan, Changsun Sheng persuaded: "Shi Lian, this matter of filial piety does not have to be confined to the form, before your father-in-law's death, you can serve in front of the sickbed without undressing and can be said to have exhausted your filial piety, so why do you have to keep filial piety in front of your father-in-law's grave, if your father-in-law is afraid of the spring, you can't bear to suffer this unbearable suffering." ”

Gao Jian insisted: "Brother Ji Sheng doesn't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind." My parents gave birth to me and raised me, taught me carefully, helped me marry a wife and have children, in this world, my parents gave me too much, how much can I give back? If you can't even keep filial piety for these three years, won't you be a son of man in vain? ”

Seeing that Gao Jian was so determined, Changsun Sheng was not easy to persuade again. At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji said: "Uncle, I am ten years old this year, and you promised me that you would teach me to read when I was ten years old, so why don't I also work with you to keep filial piety for my grandfather, and you can also guide me in my studies during this period." ”

Gao Jian knew that the pain of keeping filial piety was not something that ordinary children could bear, if he promised the eldest grandson Wuji to keep filial piety together, he would not be able to bear the suffering, and he would not be able to blame, and it would be bad to give up halfway, so he said: "According to etiquette, you only need to keep filial piety at home for a year, and if you follow me to keep filial piety, it will be bad etiquette." This is tantamount to rejecting the request of the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "I do everything according to etiquette, and it's always okay to bring you food every day, right?" ”

Gao Qiuniang just heard her son say that she wanted to keep filial piety with her uncle, but she was afraid that her son would not be able to endure the hardships and persevere. She looked at Changsun Sheng, and the two exchanged glances, wanting to ask for Changsun Sheng's opinion. Changsun Sheng looked at his wife and nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with Changsun Wuji to do so.

Gao Qiuniang said to the eldest grandson Wuji: "Wuji, do you know that keeping filial piety in front of the grave is not a joke, once you decide, you can't regret it, no matter how much you suffer, you must persevere to the end." Can you stand the cold of winter and the heat of summer? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Auntie, don't worry, the child can stand it." Can those poor people survive by living in straw huts in winter, and not even having the same clothes? Can others why can't I? ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "Wuji, this is your own decision, don't cry and beg your uncle, your father and mother when the time comes." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji puffed up his chest, and said with a firm look on his face: "A gentleman's words, the horse is difficult to chase." I won't go back. ”