Ancestor sacrifice is a very important part of the ancient people's rituals and beliefs, which is not only a matter of emotional sustenance, but also related to the composition of social structure and basic operating order.

Filial piety is not just a matter of personal morality, but also determines whether a person is qualified to participate in a wider range of social activities and division of labor. An unfilial person will not only be spurned by society, but will also lose his political upward space.

In the early years of the Great Unification, the Western Wei regime had just breathed a sigh of relief with the victory of the Battle of Shayuan, and recovered Heluo, and then Yuwentai accompanied the emperor Yuanbao Torch to Luoyang to worship his ancestors, which led to the Battle of Heqiao.

This is certainly not because of personal hobbies, but in order to create the legitimacy of his regime. From a large political regime to a small family, sacrifice is a fundamental issue in determining the rationality of its existence. For example, when Hou Jing usurped Liang, not to mention the Seven Temples, and even the name of his grandfather was not known, the so-called Jianhan Emperor was like a farce.

The calligraphy of the sage Wang Xizhi's calligraphy "Funeral Post" is because after hearing that the tomb of his ancestors was destroyed, he wrote it when he was sad.

If Li Tai used other reasons to attract people from Jiangling to the north, it might not work, but if he used this reason, those people whose ancestral home was Nanyang would really not be able to refuse. And this also provides an excuse for some aspiring people to go north, so that they can travel between the two places and complete the transfer of people and family property.

Liu Guangde also fully understood what Li Tai meant when he heard this, so he got up and bowed to Li Tai deeply: "Thank you for the general's guidance, no, thank you for the general's acceptance!" The untalented people are inferior to things, and I hope to be able to help the ancestors return to their hometowns for burial, so that my father and ancestors will not be ...... by ghosts in other villages."

"Liu Lang has this ancestral ambition, he is indeed pure and good, worthy of the fame, and the family education is solemn and admirable."

Seeing Liu Guangde like this, Li Tai said with a smile, but with his current status, if he just lured a Nanyang Liu family back to the township, it was not worth his personal appearance.

So after a little compliment, Li Tai sighed again: "Liu Lang's family is illustrious, and his father and ancestors are all prominent figures admired by the times, so the recounting of ancestral traces is clear. However, there are still many people in the world who are in other places, but lack family guidance, because of their ignorance, they bear the reputation of unfilial piety, and corrupt the moral and righteous customs of one township and one place. ”

"What the general said is reasonable, and the biography of a certain ancestor also knows that the troubled times are difficult and it is not easy to make a living. But there are also people who do not advocate learning and Taoism, so that the family learning is passed down from generation to generation, and the inheritance is out of order. ”

When Liu Guangde said this, his expression and tone were quite proud. There are many families like their Nanyang Liu family who have fled to Jiangling, but there are not many who can be passed down from generation to generation in an orderly manner and have not declined so far, and this is the heritage of a family.

After hearing this, Li Tai smiled and expressed his agreement with his words, and then said: "Nanyang Liu's big and small Nanjun are highly educated, benevolent and righteous, and they are exemplary figures in Nantu. Liu Lang must also be well educated, I want to ask Lang Jun to review and correct the family biography book, if there is a story about the characters of Nanyang, etc., it will be compiled and compiled, compiled into a volume, thinking that Jingxiang's characters are all over the world. If there is a person who loses his family tradition and has no genealogy, he will have to tell the family voice, Liu Lang can also be said to be as his name and Deze is in the world! ”

A simple Nanyang Liu family is not worthy of Li Tai's personal appearance, but if it is widespread to the entire Jiangling Shiliu as a whole, his face can be brushed up.

In order to prevent some people from returning to Nanyang to worship their ancestors for various reasons, he simply compiled a book "Where Are the Ancestors", which was used as an index reference book for those Jiangling people who went to the grave to burn paper. When the time comes, who is not here, according to the summary of this tool book for you, refuse all stealing, slippery, cyber punching.

However, at present, there are no talents in this field here in Jingzhou, and his contact with people in Jiangling is relatively limited, even if there are any high-reputation grandmasters and elders, they may not be willing to listen to his mercy.

And the Liu Guangde in front of him is a very suitable object, his person has repeatedly expressed his intention to leave Jiangling, and Li Tai is also happy to accept him, but what kind of petition he pays is also related to how he is treated after coming to Chubei.

Although Liu Guangde himself is a young man with a light name, his uncle and father are famous in Jiangling, and they have compiled a list of old Nanyang clans in the name of their ancestors, which must also cause some sensation among Jiang and Han.

The Jingzhou Governor's Office could use this to promote the tourism project of returning to the countryside and going to the grave, and to force those who gathered in Jiangling to come to the north through moral kidnapping and inciting public opinion. Such as Yu Xin, a pen stick of the Southern Dynasty, will make friends with his heart at that time, and continue to hype up this project, will the days of Nanyang and Jiangling be far away?

"This, this, the general is honest and far-reaching, if he can use it, it will be a great honor. But I am afraid that I am clumsy, I can't show the depth of what I have learned, and the mistake of one person is still forgivable, but if you miss a big thing, it will be a big crime! ”

When Liu Guangde heard this, he lowered his head and groaned, and after a while, he said with some embarrassment.

Li Tai knew that what he was really worried about was not necessarily that his talents were not enough, but that he was afraid that there would be some accidents in the process of operation and execution, which would have a bad impact on his family's reputation.

After all, the social and political atmosphere of the Southern Dynasties has not changed all year round, so that these so-called children of famous families are accustomed to enjoying privileges but not bearing corresponding obligations, and even the most basic equivalent exchange is often ignored.

"It is indeed not an easy trivial matter to write and speak to the world, I thought that Liu Lang's famous children, with family education, should have a youthful spirit and live up to the heroism of the legend. Although there may not be a blue heroism, it can also be kept in the present and will not be reckless. ”

Li Tai didn't turn his face directly, but continued to smile and said, I think you are a character, but you are not, you are useless if you are given a chance!

Since he wanted to hold on to the defects, there was no need to continue the discussion, so Li Tai raised his hand and motioned for the servants to clean up the food on his desk before entering, and instructed: "Go to Hongbin Mansion tomorrow morning to ask Zong Ling to enter the mansion, I want to ask him if he has unique insights into Jingxiang characters outside of the year." ”

Looking for someone to do things is not to fall in love, since it is not suitable, there is no need to continue to be crooked, taking advantage of the servant to clean up the table, Li Tai also stood up from the table, smiled at Liu Guangde and waited to leave the table.

Liu Guangde didn't expect General Li to turn his face so quickly, and he was about to interrupt the conversation if he didn't agree, seeing that Li Tai had already gotten up and left the table, his mind was suddenly full of thoughts and anxiety, after all, he couldn't hold it back, and hurriedly said: "General, please stay for the time being, please let me ......."

Li Tai didn't mean to stop, but only smiled at Liu Guangde after walking to the door: "The person in charge of the army has the most important time, and when he enters the sea, he sleeps and urges me all the time." If Liu Lang is still not happy, he will stay here, and there will be a member of the government to accompany him later. ”

After saying this, he left the guest hall directly, leaving only Liu Guangde with a stunned and remorseful face.

waited until Li Tai's figure disappeared at the door of the guest hall for a while, Liu Guangde's face changed, and he wanted to pull his legs away several times, but his legs couldn't move like falling lead, and his thoughts were churning, and he finally sat down at the table.

After a while, a subordinate official of the Governor's Mansion entered here, clasped his fists and smiled at Liu Guangde, who was sitting in the table: "I am ordered to serve the distinguished guests at the banquet, do I want to stay here or transfer to another hall?" ”

"No, no, I implore you to borrow pen and ink for the time being, and Rong left a letter to General Li, and then said goodbye."

In just such a moment, Liu Guangde became hoarse under the torment of chagrin and anxiety, and said to the subordinate official.

After hearing this, the subordinate official ordered the servant to send pen and ink stationery, and when he saw Liu Guangde writing at the desk, he also sat next to the desk on the other side to accompany him.

Liu Guangde's pen was quite smooth at the beginning, but gradually it became slow. He knew that because of his lack of responsibility and sincerity, he had left a bad impression on General Li, and he had missed the good opportunity to give face-to-face lectures before.

Under such huge psychological pressure, Liu Guangde became more and more troubled by gains and losses, and he became more and more careful about the words and sentences of this letter that could determine his future and fate, and the time for scrutinizing the words and words became longer and longer.

Originally, he said that he would leave after writing a letter, but time passed quietly in his deliberations. Originally, the staff thought that it was a relatively easy task, and that he would be able to finish work after sending the guest away, but gradually he found that it was unusual, and this person's hand became more and more stiff, and he couldn't even write a word for most of the hour.

He didn't know what the point of this person's book was, so he didn't dare to urge, so he could only sit aside with a bitter face, just watching the candle flame end and ordering the servant to refill the candle, and unconsciously fell asleep at the desk.

After Li Tai got up early in the morning for dinner, he went straight to the front house to deal with official business, and after the case was dealt with, he took a short rest, and then it was time to meet the guests. Zong Yi, who sent someone to summon him, had been waiting in the front hall of the governor's mansion for a while, and while he was inviting people in, he turned to the guest hall to wait, and after entering the courtyard here, he was told that Liu Guangde had not left since last night, but was just writing a book.

Hearing this, Li Tai was a little curious, so he walked towards the hall again, and saw Liu Guangde's pale and haggard expression in the stiff seat, his eyes were scattered and dull, so he called softly: "Is there anything wrong with Liu Lang?" ”

"There was a mistake in the front of the servant, so that the general was disappointed and left. I beg the general to forgive me and repay the envoy, and the servant must be sincere and worthy of his use! ”

Hearing General Li's voice again, Liu Guangde's originally sluggish expression suddenly became alarmed, and he pushed the case and bowed, and said in a trembling voice.