In the spring of the fifteenth year of Jingshun, Emperor Tiantai of the Wei Dynasty died in the Daming Palace.
For a time, almost everyone in the city was running around to pay their respects.
This thing seems to be quite sudden, but in fact it is not without trace.
Don’t say anything else.
Just looking at the past two years, Emperor Tiantai's presence has become increasingly diminished.
According to his style of acting, he didn't jump out to cause trouble again.
I knew that his body really couldn't hold on any longer.
Since the end of the year before last, Emperor Tiantai has become increasingly unlucky.
Last year, I was bedridden for most of the year.
Even if it is not now, it will only be one year earlier and one year later.
I just didn't expect that after surviving the most difficult winter for the old man, I would die on the day of the Spring Flower Festival.
The officials in the court were not surprised by this, but most people were still shocked.
The same is true for Lin Ruhai.
Fortunately, Daiyu added her hairdo, and the ceremony had come to an end.
He immediately asked the master of ceremonies to announce the ceremony and canceled the prepared banquet.
I called Feng Yibo and had a brief exchange.
Weng and son-in-law left in a hurry.
The guests who were watching the ceremony naturally understood, and at the same time they dispersed and returned home to report the news without mentioning it.
Feng Yibo and Lin Ruhai changed into plain clothes at the Lin Mansion, and put on black gauze and black horn belts.
When they arrived outside the palace, all the people attending the funeral were also dressed in this way.
At this time, spiritual flags were displayed inside and outside the palace, and people wearing mourning were everywhere.
The two lined up to reveal their identities and were put into the side entrance of Daming Palace.
The spirit of the Supreme Emperor stayed in the Daming Palace and performed the Seven Yus Ceremony as needed.
In other words, you have to wait for 7749 days before you can be buried in the mausoleum.
As soon as they arrived at the side hall, Weng and his son-in-law heard the sound of crying and howling in the Daming Palace.
This is the first event where hundreds of officials come to mourn and attend the funeral.
The ones who cried the loudest were the four princes and eight princes and other founding figures.
They all rushed to the palace immediately, crying heartily.
I just don’t know whether I’m crying in mourning or crying for myself.
After all, as soon as the Supreme Emperor died, the backbone of the founding lineage was taken away.
They may be more sad than the son of Emperor Jingshun.
After Weng and his son-in-law came in, they also went over to sign in. They went to see Emperor Jingshun in front of the soul and called in mourning twice.
Then they separated and went to find the teams of their colleagues in their departments.
At this time, everyone from the Ministry of Rites was gathering in the side hall, seemingly discussing something.
As soon as he saw Feng Yibo coming, Hao Zhenlin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, greeted him hurriedly:
"Yibo, why didn't Li Butang come with you?"
He and Feng Yibo are both ministers of the Ministry of Rites, but each is responsible for his own stall.
As there is no competitive relationship between them, they can naturally get along harmoniously.
Especially Feng Yibo's main job here is to deal with overseas affairs, so there are relatively few things to do.
When there are many sacrifices and rituals, he will often help him.
Therefore, the two of them had a good relationship, so they treated each other as peers and called each other cousins.
As soon as they heard that Feng Yibo was coming, the rest of the Rites Department paid tribute to Shangguan one after another.
"Shilang Feng!" "Your Excellency is here!" "General Feng!"
They have different identities and factions, and their names also have hidden mysteries.
Direct reports should always be called "Sir".
Colleagues from other departments also called Feng Shilang.
Those with an open faction, especially those with high rank, would call him by his rank to show his closeness.
Feng Yibo nodded slightly to everyone, then raised his hand to Hao Zhenlin and responded:
"Brother Zhenlin, I came from somewhere else and have already asked someone to notify my mentor. I think he will be here soon."
Hao Zhenlin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, nodded, and said:
"You came just in time. We have been discussing it for a while, and you should also go over the details together."
"What are you discussing?"
Feng Yibo was slightly startled, not understanding what there was to discuss at this time.
Hao Zhenlin said, somewhat dumbfounded:
"What else could it be? Of course it's a posthumous title!"
Li Shouzhong, the minister, has not yet arrived, so he, the minister in charge of sacrifices, can only do his duty.
Just now, everyone in the Ministry of Rites chose a posthumous title for Emperor Tiantai.
Normally, when an emperor dies, the first step is to confirm the succession edict.
Then the posthumous title is determined and the burial place is discussed.
But Jingshun has been in the imperial capital for fifteen years, so naturally there is no need to leave any edict to pass on the throne.
Even if there is some explanation, Emperor Jingshun and the cabinet will take care of it.
Not long after Emperor Jingshun ascended the throne, the construction of the Xian Mausoleum had already begun.
The old concubine was buried there last time, so there is no need to discuss the place where the Supreme Emperor is buried.
Therefore, the most urgent task for the Ministry of Rites now is to decide on a posthumous title.
Seeing Feng Yibo's expression of surprise, Hao Zhenlin said directly:
"I just said that the late emperor valued poetry and etiquette the most, so why not give him a posthumous title with the word '文'? What do you think of Yibo?"
Emperor Tiantai has now been successfully upgraded from the Supreme Emperor to the First Emperor, and will soon be upgraded to the "First Emperor of the Great Wei X Zong".
For this x, the Ministry of Rites needs to give suggestions, and then let Emperor Jingshun choose from them.
The posthumous title is an evaluation of the deceased during his or her lifetime, and is also one of the basis for the conclusion of the coffin in the history books.
The Wei Dynasty claimed to govern the world with benevolence and filial piety. Emperor Jingshun, the son of Emperor Jingshun, would definitely not allow him to give Emperor Tiantai an evil posthumous title.
Even a moderate posthumous title cannot be tolerated.
Therefore, the choice of everyone in the Ministry of Rites must be among the best posthumous titles.
It is said that Emperor Tiantai advocated poetry and etiquette during his lifetime, rather than saying that he was the best at poetry.
In just a few years of reign, he left countless poems.
Although few of his poems have been passed down to the world, he did set off a wave of poetry writing during his reign.
The fact that the girls of the Dongzang Society have this hobby now is somewhat related to the environment left over from those years.
Feng Yibo felt a little disdainful when he heard the word "wen" used as the posthumous title of Emperor Tiantai.
There are many ways to express the word "文" in "Posthumous Law", at least twenty.
To put it simply, the title of "Wen" can be given to the people, and the posthumous title of "Wen" can also be given to the world.
The meaning of this is naturally very different.
Taking "Wen" as the posthumous title is a great recognition of Emperor Tiantai.
But if it really means that he likes to compose poetry, then at best he is just a "diligious person who likes to ask questions and write essays".
Thinking of this, Feng Yibo shook his head and said:
"I am the youngest among them and don't know much about the late emperor, so I might as well not participate."
Originally it was okay if he didn't participate, but at this moment someone next to him sneered and said:
"Ha! Master Feng is trying to avoid suspicion, right?"
The person who spoke was Zhou Taibin, the head of the Department of Rites and Qing officials, who was said to be a Jinshi in the same discipline as Feng Yibo.
But they are the same age but have different fates!
Despite all his efforts, he was only a sixth-grade head of the Etiquette Department.
Feng Yibo, on the other hand, was already a third-rank minister at a young age.
He also happened to be the boss of his department.
Even though Feng Yibo repeatedly made extraordinary achievements, Zhou Taibin did not feel that he was inferior to him.
I only think that Feng Yibo reached this position because of the care of his teacher Li Shouzhong.
The most important thing is that as a Jinshi in the same subject, Feng Yibo didn't take care of him.
However, Zhou Taibin didn't want to think that his narrow-minded ideas would often come out, and the Ministry of Rites was not an airtight place.
Feng Yibo had heard about it a long time ago, so he naturally ignored him except when doing official business.
Hearing this, Feng Yibo chuckled and said:
"Our etiquette department is all a family, what can I do to avoid suspicion?"
What this means is that although the sacrificial rituals are all the business of Hao Zhenlin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
But the right minister of the Ministry of Rites is also a member of the Ministry of Rites, so there is no need for him to avoid suspicion.
In fact, Feng Yibo knew what Zhou Taibin meant, but he deliberately pulled it in another direction.
"Back then, Mr. Feng, you were ranked No. 1. You were originally going to win three prizes in a row. However, the late emperor interfered and you fell two places. Only then did you become the top prize. Could it be that you were afraid that people would say you were resentful, so you didn't dare..."
He was obviously the one who was resentful. After all, he and Feng Yibo were of the same age, but Feng Yibo refused to take care of him.
But Zhou Taibin didn't know that Feng Yibo had casually laid a trap, waiting for him to get in on his own.
Sure enough, Hao Zhenlin was stunned at first, and when the other party mentioned that he had resentment in his heart, he immediately said angrily:
"Don't talk nonsense! Don't even look where this is! Do you want your life?"
Zhou Taibin was his direct subordinate, but he instigated Feng Yibo and the Supreme Emperor.
This made Hao Zhenlin glare and interrupt him.
This not only involves the Supreme Emperor, but also directly causes him trouble.
It also indirectly provoked Li Shouzhong, the Minister of Rites behind Feng Yibo.
Hao Zhenlin was secretly furious and prepared to go back and deal with this ignorant guy.
Let him know that this is not what officials do!
Feng Yibo didn't seem to care, and said with a smile:
"Master Zhou said this. I have to participate today. Brother Zhenlin just mentioned the word '文', so how about I mention the word '武'?"
When talking about literature, many people will think of "scenery".
The rule of Wenjing.
But Emperor Jingshun had the character Jing, so he couldn't let his father use his reign name as a posthumous title.
If you really want to report it, it's just for fun.
The two words "文" and "武" exist at the same level in posthumous titles, and they are both posthumous titles with many explanations.
For example, "praise of ambition and poverty" can be given the posthumous title "武", which has the same meaning as militarism.
Some people think so about Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty, also known as the posthumous title of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
This is what is called: marching with great ambitions leads to the ultimate exhaustion.
Although Feng Yibo said that he was still young and did not know the deeds of the Supreme Emperor.
In fact, he really wanted to avoid suspicion.
After all, it’s better to do less than to do more.
In his early years, he was rejected by the Supreme Emperor by two places in the imperial examination, and he said in his heart that it was impossible not to be resentful.
But he was still resentful, and he still wanted to thank the Supreme Emperor.
Because his grievances had long been healed by Emperor Jingshun's compensation.
After all, there was no such thing, and he and Baochai were not destined to be husband and wife.
If one person can have two houses, he will have the opportunity to marry Baochai and Daiyu.
It was more or less a result of the Supreme Emperor's mischief.
"I also heard that the late Emperor first ascended the throne and was extremely virtuous in martial arts. He conquered many small countries around him."
Jia Daishan, the second-generation Duke of Ning Mansion, made great achievements during the period of the Supreme Emperor.
It was precisely for this reason that he was not demoted to the rank of Xiong.
To say whether Emperor Tiantai had martial arts, he definitely had some.
Therefore, although Feng Yibo seems to be perfunctory, it is not nonsense.
only……
Hao Zhenlin was a little hesitant when he heard this and said:
"With Emperor Wu of Wei in front, I'm afraid..."
Although Cao Cao was also talented and strategic, his image among the people was not very good thanks to various literary and artistic works and operas.
Everyone wants to be a thief, but they certainly can't do it openly.
Not to mention being pinned to the coffin board.
Feng Yibo saw his expression and suggested:
"It's better to add 'wen' and 'wu' first. In fact, as long as you don't use the word 'gong', it's not a big deal."
The posthumous title needs to be reported to Emperor Jingshun, so the Ministry of Rites can make a few more suggestions for him to choose.
"Wen and Wu" are both beautiful posthumous titles, so naturally they can be added to the options.
But the word "Gong" is different.
The posthumous law says: Respecting the virtuous and giving way to the good is called Gong. Don't focus on your own good, but push it on others.
If anyone dares to mention the word "gong", it is mirroring the abdication of Emperor Tiantai in favor of a worthy person.
Although he may flatter Emperor Jingshun, there is a high probability that he will be stepped on by a horse's hooves.
Even if Emperor Jingshun agreed in his heart, he would never give such a posthumous title to Emperor Tiantai.
Might as well become a completely unfilial son!
And Feng Yibo casually mentioned that it was not just that.
What he thought of was "it can be changed to be respectful".
Since you're sorry for me, I'll give you a chance to make amends.
Another meaning is "Animin Changtiyue Gong".
"Anmin" naturally refers to allowing people to have a stable life, while long-term friendship means...
It means brothers and sisters.
If this were used, it would be a mockery of Emperor Tiantai and Prince Yi Zhong.
However, this matter is a secret of the royal family and not much is known.
Either he is a very old person in the court, or he has a family background.
Feng Yibo said casually that there was actually no problem.
But at this moment, I heard a shout from behind:
"How can we mess around with posthumous titles?"
Everyone looked for the sound and saw that Li Shouzhong had arrived.
When he arrived, he happened to hear Feng Yibo mention the word "Gong".
Concern leads to chaos. Li Shouzhong was afraid that Feng Yibo would say something sarcastic.
When everyone saw him arriving, they all came forward to greet him.
"Lord Budo!"
Li Shouzhong waved his hands towards them and asked:
"Are you discussing the posthumous title?"
"Exactly!"
"Don't study this matter any further. Just remove the first eight words and the word 'Pingjing' from the first part of the posthumous title. Take ten and send them up, and let the Holy One make the decision himself."
Li Shouzhong's move to cut through the mess quickly was really crisp and neat.
The first eight posthumous titles are "God, Emperor, Emperor, King, Duke, Marquis, Lord, and Saint".
These are no longer useful.
Then there are "Ming, Wen, De, Wu, Kang, Mu, Zhao, Ping, Jing, Zhen, Huan, Yuan"
The word "ping" sounds normal, but the word "jing" is taboo.
So just take out the other ten and let Emperor Jingshun choose one.
"yes!"
Li Shouzhong was mature and prudent, and everyone was naturally convinced.
Hao Zhenlin nodded and took everyone from the Ministry of Rites to write the memorial.
Li Shouzhong took Feng Yibo to one side and whispered in the background of crying and howling all around:
"As the Minister of Rites, you must be more cautious at this time."
The Department of Rites is different from other departments. In all kinds of sacrifices, the Department of Rites works under the eyes of everyone.
There are countless eyes watching at this time, and the slightest mistake will be magnified.
If Feng Yibo were labeled as "disrespectful to the late emperor" at this time.
That will definitely have an unpredictable impact on his career.
"Worrying my mentor!"
Feng Yibo knew his mentor's kindness, so he nodded first and then said:
"Actually, it doesn't matter. I said just don't use the word 'gong'."
Li Shouzhong frowned even more when he heard this and scolded:
"Wrong! It's not about whether it's good or not, it's about whether you should mention the word 'gong'!"
You just have to mention some things.
Regardless of whether you agree or disagree, it's hard to avoid feeling yin and yang weird.
The posthumous title "Gong" is like this for Emperor Tiantai.
Regardless of whether it is used or not, as long as it is mentioned, it has the meaning of mapping.
Otherwise why would you mention it?
"Disciple knows his mistake."
Feng Yibo was naturally transparent. He bowed his head and admitted his mistake, and said sincerely:
"It seems that I got a little carried away today."
Negotiating peace terms with Japan was delayed again and again by him.
Now that Emperor Tiantai has passed away, it is estimated that no one will care about this matter for a while.
In addition, he did have some old grudges with Emperor Tiantai.
The combination of complacency and old resentments did make him a little carried away.
When Li Shouzhong saw that he understood, he said no more and just sighed:
"Forget it, you're not the only one who is getting carried away."
As soon as these words came out, Feng Yibo was naturally a little confused.
But this was not the place to talk after all, so Li Shouzhong didn't explain any more.
"well!"
He sighed again and turned around worriedly.
He left the side hall and went to the main hall of Daming Palace.
Feng Yibo followed Li Shouzhong's figure and looked thoughtfully toward the main hall.
Things in the palace are too busy to mention here.
It is only said that when the news of the death of the Supreme Emperor spread, those who heard it were really sad and those who heard it shed tears.
Daiyu, who had just grown hair, was lying on the pillow, wiping tears secretly.
Of course, she got more than just news of his death.
News just came out that Emperor Jingshun of the Wei Dynasty personally attended the funeral of the Supreme Emperor and had issued an order to the world:
Anyone who has a title or a royal title will enter the imperial court and follow the title system.
The family with a noble title should be under the rule of the late emperor, and no marriage or partying is allowed within one year.
The homes of common people must also observe mourning for three months, and no marriages are allowed.
Originally, Daiyu and Hairpin were a little unsatisfied, but after receiving this news, they couldn't hold back any longer.
"嘤嘤嘤!"
