Chastity Layman

The Duke of Qi's mansion began to get busy, setting up mourning halls and so on.

Qin Lang changed into white mourning clothes, and took his brothers to report the funeral to the close families in Luoyang City one by one.

Every family came to report the funeral, and every time he arrived at a family, Qin Lang would take the lead and kneel down to report the letter, and then went to the next family. Qin Qiong has a wide network of contacts, and has a good relationship with the Chaozhong Xun relatives.

In particular, he is still the leader of the military upstarts in Shandong, and after this round, he is also non-stop.

The report sent by Chengqian to the emperor of Chang'an was also rushed by Kuaima Babaili, and the emperor's reply arrived in Luoyang the next day.

Chengqian proposed to posthumously present Qin Qiong as Taishi, governor of Youzhou, King of Qi County, posthumous posthumous title of Zhongwu, etc., and even changed the county character of King Qijun to Guo, which became a posthumous gift to King Qi.

Ban Jian, Yu Bao, and Advocate were given to be buried in Zhaoling.

An order was issued to order Cen Wenwen, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, to record the records of Qin Qiong's meritorious service. Originally, the records of the officials recommended by the Eastern Han Dynasty recorded the life and family background and merits of the recommended person to the court. In the Southern Dynasty, it gradually evolved into a record of the official's life after his death. A good thing is an official document for the imperial court to determine his posthumous title.

Generally speaking, the normal process is that after the death of an official, the family members of the official will write a statement of conduct and present it, asking for a posthumous posthumous title for the deceased.

The Tang Dynasty stipulated that officials of the third rank and above for serving officials, and officials of the second rank and above for scattered officials, had a posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous title.

After the record is written, it is first submitted to the Ministry of Officials' Examination Department, and the Ministry of Officials is responsible for evaluating the merits recorded in the record, and then submit it after verifying that it is correct.

Although it is said that the job description has to go through the examination and verification of the Ministry of Officials, it is usually written by family members or old students. It must be a spring and autumn style of writing that maximizes strengths and avoids weaknesses. would be too harsh.

Of course, during the inspection, some important parts of the records will be revised and hidden to ensure that they are consistent with the officially recognized caliber. For example, for a major special event such as the Xuanwumen Incident, the contents of the records of its participants must be concealed and changed, and must be consistent with the official.

The family members ask for a posthumous posthumous title, then the official department checks the posthumous posthumous title, and then goes to Taichang Temple to propose a posthumous posthumous title. Finally, the minister discusses the posthumous posthumous title, and then the emperor decides the posthumous posthumous title. There is a set of very strict regulations.

The Taichang Doctors of Taichang Temple chose the posthumous title for the deceased according to the qualifications approved by the Ministry of Officials, and then handed it over to Shang Shusheng for discussion.

But it is obvious that Qin Qiong's matter is special. The prince did not follow the procedures, and directly gave the transfer first, and his posthumous title was Zhongwu. Then he played the emperor directly, and the emperor agreed.

Of course, the procedures that should be followed have to be followed.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven specially asked Cen Wenwen, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, to write the career statement for Qin Qiong, and go through the procedure again. Cen Wenwen is the emperor's imperial pen holder, and the level of literary talent is naturally high.

This biography will inevitably be included in the National Museum of History, and may even become an important biography of Qin Qiong in the official history of the Tang Dynasty in the future. It can be said that this biography is the most important source of Qin Qiong's future historical image.

The emperor also ordered Chu Suiliang, the servant of Huangmen, to be the stele of Qin Qiong's scriptures.

The system of the Tang Dynasty, the system of steles, steles of the fifth grade and above are erected, with the head of a turtle and a turtle, and the height is no more than nine feet. The stele above the seventh grade is erected.

Ruoyin became a Daoist, Xiaoyi wrote and heard, even if he was not an official, he erected a monument.

The Tang Dynasty was a feudal society with strict hierarchy everywhere. Even the stele was not for everyone to erect. First, officials of the seventh rank or above, or those famous filial sons and righteous men, could erect the stele.

Qin Qiong's Shinto inscription was made by the emperor himself, and then sent to Luoyang, where he was appointed to be written by Chu Suiliang, the servant of Huangmen, the inspector.

Because Chu Suiliang is a master of calligraphy today, he is known as one of the four great calligraphers of the Tang Dynasty, alongside Ouyang Xun and Yu Shinan.

Before Wang Gui passed away, the emperor appointed Yu Shinan to write. However, Ouyang, Yu, etc. were all old. This time, the emperor specially appointed the younger Chu Suiliang to make the stele. In addition, Chu is also the highest among several calligraphers.

Shinto inscriptions are much shorter than official records, and the number of words is limited, ranging from a thousand to hundreds to a few hundred, but the content must also be approved by the report before it can be erected. The official ranks on it, as well as life and death traces are very strictly verified and must be true wait.

Basically, the deeds recorded in the deeds and the Shinto stele are roughly the same, but the Shinto stele is displayed in public, so it is often exaggerated, and the deliberate collection and discussion of the life of the deceased is even more important. Most of them reflect the official will, especially those with high positions and powers, especially in the inscriptions.

For example, in the Shinto inscription written by Li Shimin himself to Qin Qiong, it is very well-intentioned that Qin Qiong participated in the change of Xuanwumen. Seeing the flames of war in Chang'an in the distance, the camp immediately led the troops back to Chang'an with great loyalty and courage...

It not only shaped Qin Qiong's unparalleled loyalty and bravery in this incident, but also portrayed an image of loyalty and filial piety to himself.

Even Li Shimin was still in the inscription and wrote Qin Lang on it. Looking at the entire Shinto inscription, there are more than 3,600 words eloquently written about Qin Qiong's life, from his family background to his life's military exploits, etc. It is a positive image, and the image of loyalty and unparalleled loyalty of a brave general is vivid on the paper, he is simply a great hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Although the handwriting is a bit scribbled, and the cursive script is completed in one stroke, the content is really good, and the words and other words are very talented. It has written Qin Qiong's life and portrayed the image quite well.

Anyway, Qin Lang was very impressed after reading it, and Chu Suiliang, a calligrapher, said that the emperor's inscription was extremely accomplished. The friendship between the emperor and his ministers, etc., anyway, he flattered the emperor, and by the way, flattered Qin Qiong and Qin Lang.

Qin Lang saw that this guy wanted to collect this inscription, so he immediately told him clearly that this inscription was made by a saint. Chu Suiliang could only copy the inscription in the Qin family, and write a copy when he went back. It should be enshrined properly and passed on from generation to generation.

Chu Suiliang is very sorry, this imperial system is really rare, the number of words is very long, more than 3,600 characters, and it is even more rare that it was written in one go, with true feelings in the pen, and even tears dripping on the paper, a treasure. .

With the emperor's imperial regulations, Cen Wenwen's records must also be carefully referred to to ensure the consistency between the records and the Shinto stele.

This Imperial Code will also be included in the Datang History Museum, and will become an important material for Qin Qiong's biography in the future. It can be said that the emperor's Imperial Code has actually set the tone for Qin Qiong's posthumous image.

This is a hero in troubled times, the God of War in the Tang Dynasty, with unparalleled loyalty and righteousness.

Even the Qin family's family history, good family education, loyalty and righteousness, etc. will surely become famous all over the world.

For Qin Qiong, this is the final conclusion, and it is also a valuable political asset that the emperor gave to the Qin family in Licheng.

Generally, when a minister dies, he will stop working for one to three days.

Qin Lang stopped court for five days to show his special honor, not to mention posthumously presenting him with the title of prince, which was even more serious.

It is said that originally the emperor allowed him to quit court for ten days, but Yu Shinan, an imperial scholar who accompanied the emperor, thought that this move was too much, and it was not a gift due to a minister, so it was changed to five days in the end. Never before, too much.

Amidst the discussions in Luoyang City, Qin Lang left Beijing and flew to Songzhou.

Although Qin Qiong has withdrawn from the center for many years, and has been stationed in Songzhou these years, Qin Qiong is popular and has made great achievements, because he has been praised by the emperor on purpose, and has always been the God of War and the leader of the military. , folks like to post door gods.

Qin Qiong is the door god portrait that must be posted in every family, and in many temples of heavenly kings, there are also large and small statues of heavenly kings of Qin Qiong and Qin Qiong's father and son.

Anyway, Qin Qiong hasn't participated much in the central power struggle these years, and has always been aloof, which has also led to his good reputation among the people. After all, who wants to go out of his way to compete with such a detached God of War?

Qin Lang, who was in the court, had a mixed reputation, but Qin Qiong had an absolutely positive image.

Now that Qin Qiong died of illness suddenly, the whole city was full of condolences, and countless people took the initiative to come to the mourning hall set up by the Qin family to offer their condolences.

Many scholars are vying to write poems and lyrics for Qin Qiong to praise the great general's military exploits throughout his life.

In the past few years, Qin Qiong has been aloof from world affairs, and has been praised to the point of becoming a demigod. However, Qin Qiong's death, under the deliberate promotion of Li Chengqian and Li Shimin's father and son, has officially become a god.

Qin Qiong has begun to be completely mythological. This person has become an almost perfect god of war, door god, and king of heaven, a hero with unparalleled loyalty, an invincible general who wins all battles, a leaping horse and a spear, Among the 100,000 troops, taking the head of a general is like an invincible general.

Anyway, Qin Qiong is a combination of loyalty, benevolence, filial piety, propriety, wisdom and trust. He is the reincarnation of the stars in the sky, and he specially came down to assist the holy emperor who comes out every five hundred years. Now the task is completed and he has returned to heaven.

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Under this momentum of public opinion, even the high-ranking families with five surnames and seven families in Shandong, and six surnames in Guanlong, dare not say anything carelessly at this time. Everyone is jealous and sour, and then they say it in public. Some words of mourning and regret, and many words of praise.

Therefore, King Zhongwu of Qi, Governor of Youzhou, Governor of Songzhou, Taishi, and Qin Qiong of Shangzhu Kingdom, all had a perfect curtain call.

Qin Lang, who was speeding on the road with his family, felt very sad. For Qin Qiong, the first person in this world who was kind to him wholeheartedly, or who had always been kind to him wholeheartedly, left suddenly, and felt uncomfortable. There is no falsehood.

Although the emperor let Qin Xun, the fifth son of the direct line, inherit the title of Duke of Qi and inherit the Qin family, for Qin Lang, this did not affect his father's relationship with Qin Qiong.

Grieving for not being able to accompany him in his last days, and missing his care for him when he first came, the head of the Qin family finally left, leaving behind seven sons and five daughters, and Qin Lang will be the head of the Qin family from now on.

The road to Songzhou was long and long, but Qin Lang suddenly had a feeling of wanting to go back to the world.