Who in this world asked the emperor to reward him for building a tomb when he was alive?

This tomb, tomb, mound, mausoleum, and forest have had a strict hierarchical division since ancient times, and it is recorded: "The death of the Son of Heaven is called collapse, the princes are called Xue, the doctor is called a pawn, the scholar is said to be Bulu, and the people are said to be dead." ”

It can be seen that the synonym is different even after death is different for different classes.

The five ancient ritual systems are auspicious rites, fierce rites, military rites, guest rites, and jia rites.

"Five Rites" is a general term for ancient Han etiquette. The sacrificial thing is an auspicious ceremony, the funeral thing is a fierce ceremony, the military thing is a military ceremony, the guest thing is a guest ceremony, and the crown wedding is a family ceremony, which is collectively called the five rites.

The Five Rites were formed in the Western Zhou Dynasty and were once destroyed in the Spring and Autumn Period, the so-called "Rites Collapse and Happiness".

Auspicious rites: auspicious rites are the crown of the five rites, mainly for the sacrifice ceremony of the gods, earthly gods, and human ghosts.

Jiali: Jiali is the etiquette of interpersonal relations, communication, and contact.

Courtesy: A courtesy is a gift for receiving guests.

Military salute: The military salute is the drill of the division and brigade and the gift of the expedition.

Fierce ceremony: The fierce ceremony is a gift of compassion and condolences.

It is recorded: "The Great Uncle...... Mourn the worries of the country with fierce rites, mourn death with funeral rites, mourn the murderous with desolation rites, mourn disasters with mourning salutes, mourn defeat with mourning rites, and mourn chaos with compassionate rites. ”

This is the main content of the murderous ceremony.

Youyun: "The one who is high in the earth is called the grave." "Build the earth for the tomb, and the cave for the tomb.

It is recorded: "The tombs of the ancients are not graves".

That is to say, people of status in ancient times generally only built tombs and did not build tombs. Unlike the tomb bags that many people know now, the tombs of the ancients were not higher than the ground, and only when the deceased were burdened with grievances would they build tombs higher than the ground. It's just that later generations blurred the concept of grave and tomb, so there is now the commonly known as "grave".

To put it bluntly, ordinary people can only build graves, which are no more than three feet high, or rammed earth, or built stones, which are only the burial places of the dead.

The tomb can only be repaired by the scholar class, and the scale is also larger, and the monument of merit can be established, and it can become a garden.

The mound is only qualified to be cultivated by princes and generals, and most of them are nobles of the royal family, or meritorious civil and military generals can set up mounds. It is recorded: "Mound, high grave also." "The mounds are larger and taller, far from being comparable to the graves of ordinary people.

The mausoleum is the exclusive domain of the emperor, all of them cover a huge area, and even some of the imperial tombs are built by the mountain, and its majesty is needless to say.

In addition, in addition to "mausoleums, mounds, tombs, and graves", there is also a burial place called "forest".

The people who can be buried in the "forest" are generally some people with high merits and great virtues, such as the sage Confucius, the sub-sage Mencius, the half-sage Wang Yangming, etc., who were born in ordinary families and have made outstanding contributions to the ordinary people.

All in all, the burial place after the emperor's "collapse" is called "mausoleum", the burial place after the prince's "death" is called "mound", the burial place after the "death" of the doctor class is called "tomb", and the burial place after the "death" of the common people is called "tomb".

Now Shao Xi is asking the saint for the qualification to repair the tomb, which is actually a bit redundant in the eyes of many people. Because now Shao Xi has lived in the fourth grade, and he is so young, he must have a bright future in the future. Even if he dies one day, he is qualified to repair the tomb, and he can't afford to make such a thing as a person still alive, right? During his lifetime, only princes, nobles or emperors would make this kind of thing, because the scale was too large and needed years of construction to complete, why did he?

Shao Xi's request was not only surprising to Xiao Changyi, but even all the officials present felt a little incredible, how could they ask the emperor for a reward to repair their tomb?

Xiao Changyi rubbed the "Dragon Ball" offered by Shao Xi in his palm, and asked with curiosity on his face: "Why did Shao Aiqing make such a request?" You are still young, how can you have the idea of building a tomb for yourself? You have a great future ahead of you, isn't it too early to think about it? ”

Shao Xi took a deep look and said: "Weichen is not trying to repair a tomb for himself, but wants to ask His Majesty to make a holy decree to build a cemetery for Ye Ziyuan, the daughter of Qingshan County, to commemorate her merits of not fearing life and death and seeking benefits for the people." ”

As soon as the words fell, many officials present burst into discussions. Some people are puzzled, some people are curious, and some people feel disdainful, after all, it is still unprecedented to repair the tomb of a people's daughter.

Before Xiao Changyi could speak, some people in the crowd of civil officials stood up to oppose it.

"Although Lord Shao has made some contributions today, is it a little inconsiderate to make such a request that violates the etiquette system? Asking the saint for the qualifications to build a cemetery for the singing and dancing girl of an art workshop, Lord Shao really dared to think about it! It's just that the official doesn't dare to agree. ”

Shao Xi followed the sound and looked at it, and it turned out to be Yang Mucheng, the servant of the Criminal Department. It is estimated that he beat his son two days ago, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he looked for an opportunity to make things difficult and wanted to make a fool of himself in front of everyone.

Xiao Changyi originally had some hesitation, after all, if he agreed to build a cemetery, it would be equivalent to upgrading the status of the deceased, and even the emperor could not do it. The main reason is also what Yang Mucheng said, if a woman comes from a humble background, if she can't give a good reason, she will be criticized by the world for agreeing to this matter.

"I wonder what Yang Aiqing thinks about this matter? Speak up and listen. ”

Yang Cheng hurriedly stepped forward, and after respectfully bowing, he got up and talked to Xiao Changyi.

"Your Majesty must not agree to this, or you will be laughed at by the world. There are two reasons, she is just a woman, since ancient times, women should be at home with husbands and children, and they should not show their faces. And this woman is not only a singing and dancing girl in the art workshop, but also a famous local snitch, stealing treasury silver, stealing government account books, and doing all sneaky things. How could such an unscrupulous and unscrupulous woman be qualified to have His Majesty decree the construction of a cemetery for her? Isn't it ridiculous to say such a thing? It is ridiculous that Lord Shao made this request. ”

When Xiao Changyi heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, he picked up the tea cup in his hand, looked at Shao Xi, and asked, "Shao Aiqing, what Yang Aiqing said is not unreasonable, I don't know how you want to explain this matter?" I need a good reason. ”

Shao Xi greeted Yang Mucheng's family in his heart, and thought: "It's okay if those envoys from foreign countries come to make trouble, it's okay if someone else's family is an official, but the Jingyuan Dynasty's own officials come out to be a-stirring stick on such an occasion for a little personal grudge, it's really disgusting, no wonder his son is that virtuous, it turns out that his father is not much better." ”

didn't even bother to glance at Yang Mucheng, Shao Xi looked at Xiao Changyi, but asked Yang Mucheng: "What Lord Yang said is only two points, this is because the Purple Kite girl is a woman, and he feels that a woman is not worthy of the qualification to repair the tomb; The second is that she feels that the purple kite girl is from a humble background and has been a thief. So now I have two questions, I don't know if Lord Yang is willing to answer? ”

Yang Mucheng sneered and replied: "Master Shao has any unsolved doubts, just ask, this official must know everything, and he will say everything." ”

"May I ask how is the old mother in Lord Yang's house? Does Lord Yang take three provinces every day, be respectful and filial, and support him wholeheartedly? ”

"Lord Shao has a heart, the old mother in the family is in good health, and the official must be three provinces a day, respectful and filial, and dedicated to support, which is the foundation of people."

Shao Xi pouted and smiled, and asked, "Dare to ask Lord Yang, Ling Tang is a woman?" ”

Yang Mucheng asked with a slightly angry face, "What does Lord Shao mean by this?" My mother must be a woman, so don't you ask? Could it be that Lord Shao has just been hit hard, and his brain is not clear, and he can't even distinguish between men and women? ”

"Well, if what I ask the Holy Lord today is to build a cemetery for your home, will you stand up against it? If you don't object, what you just said about women who are not worthy of the qualifications to repair the tomb is to go back on their word, if you object, you are a big unfilial piety, do you plan to be a person who breaks your word and gets fat, or do you plan to be an unfilial son? ”

"It's ridiculous! You obviously asked the saint to repair the tomb for Ye Ziyuan, what do you have to do with my old mother? We're going to talk about things, and how rude you are to mention my family. ”

"Oh? It seems that in Lord Yang's heart, only your own women are considered people, and other people's women are not considered people, aren't they? If I really propose to build a cemetery for Lingtang today, do you dare to stand up and oppose it? And standing up against it at this time is just because the person mentioned is not your relatives, Lord Yang treats it so differently, can there be justice in his heart? ”

Yang Mucheng was stuck all of a sudden.

If Shao Xi really asked for a qualification to repair a tomb for his mother today, he really didn't dare to stand up against it, filial piety comes first, if he can't even do a filial piety, then it will be difficult to gain a foothold in this court. But if he doesn't object, then what he just said is equivalent to a fart, and he is definitely a double standard monster in the eyes of others.

Shao Xi saw that Yang Mucheng was stunned and didn't speak, so he continued: "The people you are waiting for are not worthy of this, women are not worthy of that, but which one is not born of a woman and raised by a woman?" She talks about filial piety in her mouth, but she despises her mother's identity as a woman in her heart, how hypocritical and shameless! Although the purple kite girl is a woman, everything she does is selfless, righteous acts, people like you who claim to be men may be able to do it, but do you have the courage to do it? ”

Yang Mucheng was stunned by Shao Xi's flurry of cannons, and hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Even if a woman can build a cemetery, she is not worthy." She is a singing and dancing girl from a humble and lowly art workshop, and a female snitch who crosses the wall and crosses the house, how is she qualified to receive this courtesy, isn't it a loss of right and wrong, and a mess of ethics? ”

"Fart!"

Xiao Changyi, Yang Mucheng and all the officials present were stunned by Shao Xi's sentence, and said in their hearts, why are they still scolding?

Shao Xi couldn't bear it when he heard Yang Mucheng arrange Ye Zikite like this.

"She comes from a humble and lowly background? She sold herself to bury her father since she was a child, and did all her filial piety, so how humble and lowly she fell into the dust? Compared with you, who even looks down on your own mother's status as a woman, you are even more humble and lowly, how can you still have the face to stand here and arrange others like this? Insulting a dead man, have all your books of sages been read in the belly of a dog? ”

"In front of the Holy Lord, you dare to speak so loudly and insult your own official."

"It's polite to scold you, I beat your son a few days ago, do you want to try it today?"