If your parents are not here, your elder brother is like your father.

Meng Tian made up his mind for Meng Wu’s funeral, and Meng Yi finally agreed to Meng Tian’s arrangements.

The Meng family was a general for three generations and led troops to attack the nations, and many people were defeated. These people, together with their descendants, were resentful, but they could not help Meng Tian and Meng Yi, and they might have gone to vent their anger.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu Zixu attacked Chu, captured Yingdu, cut off Yingshui, dug out the tomb of King Ping of Chu, and whipped his corpse to vent his resentment.

Three days later, the gate of Mongolian Mansion opened early.

Eight retainers, arranged left and right coffins, carried the coffin, walked out of the gate of the Mongolian Mansion, and slowly walked out of the city.

Meng Tian and Meng Yi were dressed in mourning clothes, holding spirit cards in their hands, and walking at the front of the team to lead the way.

Meng Tian chose to bury Mengwu, located in the outskirts of Gaoling, north of Xianyang.

The mausoleum is located under a small earth slope, covered with green pine trees, and is located in a secluded place with few pedestrians.

An hour later, Meng Tian and his group rushed to the selected cemetery.

Twenty officials and concubines, carrying plows and hoes, lined up around the cemetery, waiting respectfully.

"Worship ghosts and gods!"

Zhang Liang was wearing a green robe and was responsible for presiding over the rituals of Meng Wu's burial. He climbed onto the wooden platform in front of the tomb, picked up the sacrifice on the plate, slowly turned his steps, and showed it in a circle.

Meng Tian led Meng Yi and others to kneel on the ground and recited: "All ghosts and gods, sacrifice and offer sacrifices. The two and three sons enjoy it with confidence, and do not disturb my father's sleeping place."

The Analects of Confucius says that Zi does not speak of strange powers and confusing spirits. People in later generations often say that the Chinese have no beliefs. Meng Tian lives in this era personally and truly feels the customs of the ancient Chinese.

The current Chinese land is particularly prosperous. The perpetual calendar of Qin State, "The Book of Rises", records many ways to deal with ghosts and gods. Meng Tian led his troops and traveled almost half of China, often contacting Guizhou leaders from all over the country.

Even in Qilu where Confucianism flourished, many Confucian scholars still worship ghosts and gods. When they go out and read Japanese books, they are familiar with memorizing a few mantras in Japanese books, which is quite common.

Meng Tian knelt on the ground, and from the corner of his eyes, he swept across the retainers and ministers of the Meng Mansion on both sides. He saw that everyone's face was extremely solemn and infinite piety.

The ancients may not believe in a unique true god, but by worshiping ancestors, tracing their ancestors, and worshiping heaven and earth. The ancients in China established their own unique belief system.

"Fallen coffin!"

After worshiping the ghosts and gods, Meng Tian and Meng Yi personally helped the coffin and slowly placed the coffin into the dug tomb.

"Finding the earth."

After taking the plow, Meng Tian went to the coffin in the tomb and sprinkled the first piece of loess.

"General, don't work too hard. Leave this to me."

After Meng Tian and Meng Yi sprinkled the loess, the retainers of the Meng family rushed forward and said that they would not let Meng Tian continue to work.

Standing three steps away from the grave, he looked at the retainers and ministers of the Mongolian Mansion, waving his arms enthusiastically and sweating. In less than half an hour, a tent-like tomb appeared in front of Meng Tian.

The grave faces the east and faces the sunset every day. The Meng family originated from Qi. When Meng Wu was young, he lived in Qi for a while. The ancients had a strong hometown complex in their hearts. Meng Tian could not arrange for Meng Wu to return to Qi, but could only express his filial piety as his children in this way.

Meng Tian led his army to attack Qi, and the Qi people probably had no good feelings for the Meng family that came from Qi.

"Build a monument."

The minister carried a stone tablet about five feet long and two feet wide, and stood carefully on the grave. Along the tombstone, he built a layer of Qin bricks densely, and then evenly applied a layer of green paste mud.

The ancients did not have concrete. During the years of building the tombs, people found that the blue paste mud had a delicate texture, high viscosity, and excellent waterproofing effect.

At this time, when the wealthy family was building a mausoleum, they had to prepare green paste mud.

A layer of green paste mud as thick as three inches has been coated around Mengwu's tomb. The blue paste mud on the surface of the tomb is just to be safe, and another layer of protection is provided.

“Planting trees.”

The last procedure for burial is to plant trees around the tomb. The ancients' behavior was not to plant trees and protect the ecological environment.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, only nobles can plant trees around the cemetery. Twenty-four trees can be planted by the emperor's tomb, eighteen princes, twelve nobles, and six trees can be planted by the officials and three scholars.

As for civilians, I'm sorry, I can only make the graves bare and no trees are allowed to be planted. If seeds fall from the sky around civilian cemeteries, and after they grow up, the county chief will send someone to cut them down as soon as possible.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was necessary to see whether a family was a noble family, one should look at the family’s family’s family, and the other should look at how many trees were planted around the graves of the deceased.

After Shang Yang's reform in Qin State, he determined his status as honorable by his title. He had 20-level military merits and titles. For each of his first-level title, he could plant trees corresponding to the title.

Meng Wu's title was Daliang's title and was at the 16th level of military merit.

Sixteen cypress seedlings surrounded the tomb. The breeze blew, swaying gently, and their whole body trembled with excitement. It seemed that the cypress seedlings felt the pride brought by the title of Daliang.

Think about later generations, no matter how many people planted around the graves, no one will take care of them. In this era, if people want to embellish the graves with a few green points, they have to try their best to get a title.

As the noon ends, Meng Wu’s tomb is finally completed.

From a distance, the nine big words "Tomb of the Qin Daliang's tomb of Mengwu" on the tombstone are clearly visible at a glance. The stonemason in seal carving has excellent skills. The Qin seal script on the tombstone has a strong gesture and is vigorous and vigorous.

If such a stone tablet is successfully passed down to two thousand years, it will become a national first-class cultural relic.

After a busy day, even though Meng Tian insisted on practicing martial arts all year round, he was a little tired.

He led the troops to fight and rushed back to Xianyang to handle the funeral. In the past month, Meng Tian had almost no rest.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Meng Tian gave the retainers and subordinates of the Meng Mansion three days off, leaving only five close personal soldiers to serve the people.

"Tianfang, take my application and go to Xianyang Lingfu to retrieve our verification and dictionary. Remember, it is the dictionary to Nanshan."

Before the evening meal, Meng Tian finished writing a letter to the Xianyang County Magistrate and ordered Meng Tianfang to rush over.

The Qin State's test and legend are equivalent to the household registration of later generations,

Since Shang Yang's reforms, the system has gradually matured and has become quite perfect. Without a consistent verification, it is said that the guards from all over the Qin State would not be allowed to do so.

Set out in the early morning and came back at night. In the past and present, Meng Tian was very busy and exhausted.

"Brother, I've sent someone to prepare."

After the evening meal, Meng Yi quietly came to Meng Tian’s study.

"The fewer people know about this, the better." Meng Tian put down the bamboo slips in his hand and raised his head. "There are copies of the books at home, so remember to bring them all..."
Chapter completed!