Chapter 118 The Battle over the Cemetery
After such a complicated ceremony, the female relatives stopped mourning and evacuated outside the house.
Brothers Fang Yixun and Fang Yijian also signaled Fang Jun to go out together, leaving only Fang Chengzong and Fang Yijian's son Fang Chengzu to make preparations for decorating the mourning hall together with the older elders of the same clan.
The most important step right now is publishing the obituary. Notify old relatives and friends of the old man's death and come to express condolences.
In the study, a teacher from the family was writing the book. Also present were the old housekeepers from the family, discussing the list of obituaries. There is no room for sloppiness in this. If one or two families are left behind, it would be very rude and might cause the previous friendship to be severed.
The two Fang brothers looked worried while discussing.
Although Fang Jun was a little surprised, he couldn't bear to ask. Although they are blood relatives, the two families have lived in separate places for a long time and are thousands of miles apart, so their relationship is not very close. He is here to represent Fang Xuanling and the Fang family in Chang'an. He can just quietly gather the number of people. If he talks too much, people may not only not appreciate it, but also think that he is meddling in other people's business. Why bother?
Thinking of this, Fang Jun sat there quietly, tasting the Longjing tea he brought with him.
By the way, Qizhou is really a good place. It has been known as the "City of Ten Thousand Springs" since ancient times. There are springs everywhere outside the city, and the water is clear, soft and sweet. It is the best for making tea, which makes this Longjing tea suddenly improve. A grade.
Although the two Fang brothers were surprised by Fang Jun's calmness and the elegant and distant fragrance of the tea in the cup, they were suddenly occupied by sadness.
Fang Yijian sighed: "According to the rules, the funeral will be held seven days after my father's death, and five days later, the grave will be divination to determine the size, direction, and depth of the grave. But now, the place of the ancestral grave is blocked by the Wu family. Xiangkou, how do you bury your father? It’s really annoying to think about it. My Fang family is also a family of ministers and has made outstanding achievements, but even the ancestral grave is almost occupied..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Fang Jun, who was lowering his head to sip tea, with a hint of complaint in his tone.
Even if the second uncle Fang Xuanling cannot come back in person, at least the eldest brother Fang Yizhi should come and ask for a favor from His Highness the King of Qi on behalf of the second uncle. Presumably the King of Qi will not fail to show his favor to the second uncle. But what can Fang Jun do with this stick?
Before the Tang Dynasty, fortune telling and burial day fortune telling were considered unpopular superstitious techniques of feng shui divination. However, the Kaiyuan Rites of the Tang Dynasty included the two in the sixty-six funeral ceremony programs and gave them legal constraints. This shows that the Tang people relied on Feng Shui and the popularity of Feng Shui in the Tang Dynasty.
People in the Tang Dynasty paid great attention to Feng Shui and believed that "wealth and official status are all caused by burial; prolongation of life is also caused by the tombs."
Therefore, the Feng Shui of the Yin House is a top priority, even more so than that of the Yang House.
It was inevitable that Fang Yijian would complain.
Fang Yixun scolded softly: "Second brother, be careful what you say!"
He has heard for a long time that Fang Jun is vulgar, violent and arrogant. Although he seems to be stable now, who knows if he will explode at the slightest disagreement? If Fang Jun makes a scene at this time, the Fang family in Qizhou will be completely disgraced...
Fortunately, Fang Jun still lowered his head to sip the tea, as if the tea was the nectar and jade dew from the sky, and he just turned a deaf ear to the outside world.
At this time, the old housekeeper came over with the list of obituaries, placed it in front of Fang Yixun, and asked, "Let's take a look, sir, are there any omissions?"
This old housekeeper belongs to an elderly person in the family and is very familiar with the family's interactions with relatives and friends.
Fang Yixun picked up the list, and Fang Yijian also came over. The two brothers compared each one one by one and considered it carefully until they confirmed that no one was left behind. Then they breathed a sigh of relief and said to the old housekeeper: "Copy the obituary immediately according to the regulations. Let the servants at home go and report the funeral one by one.”
The old housekeeper responded, looked at Fang Jun who was sitting still, stopped talking, sighed slightly, and walked out.
How could Fang Yixun not know what the old housekeeper was thinking?
But this Fang Jun's reputation was so bad that he didn't dare to place his hopes on him. However, who in Qizhou City could influence His Highness the King of Qi?
After all, Fang Yijian was younger and had a more impulsive temper. At this time, he said angrily: "The worst thing is, just like Chengzong said before, he led his people to break in and forcibly clean up the Wu family's house. My second uncle is here to take care of it." Chang'an, what do the Wu family dare to do to us? Even if the lawsuit goes to His Majesty, we will be the ones to blame!"
Fang Yixun frowned and said: "How can you be so stupid? If the Wu family also refuses to give in and is stuck together, what will happen to my father's funeral?"
Fang Yijian said angrily: "Then what do you think we should do? We have given in to each other and endured again and again, but the Wu family is so arrogant and domineering, how have they ever given in? It's a pity that it's too late to write to the second uncle at this time, otherwise we would definitely be able to get it. An imperial edict, let’s see what the Wu family and King Qi have to say!”
Now that his father Fang Xuanling was mentioned, Fang Jun couldn't continue to pretend to be stupid, so he had to ask: "I wonder what happened that made the two brothers so embarrassed?"
Fang Yijian was so angry that she glanced at Fang Jun, turned her head and snorted softly.
Even if you know this, what can you do if your yellow hair has been sloughed off? I don’t know what the second uncle was thinking, why did he let this coward come over?
Fang Jun touched his nose, a little puzzled.
We remain silent and mind our own business. When did we offend you? If Fang Xuanling hadn't been mentioned in his words, I'd have asked out of politeness, who would have bothered to pay attention to you?
Fang Yixun coughed lightly and said displeasedly: "How can my second brother be so rude?"
After reprimanding Fang Yijian in a gentle way, Fang Yixun said to Fang Jun: "This matter is of great importance, and Yiai has the right to know."
At that moment, he slowly revealed the fate of the future.
The ancestral grave of the Fang family is located on Shungeng Mountain in the south of the city. It is a rare geomantic treasure land.
The cemetery has a directional opening, which is the direction of Feng Shui, attracting wind and gathering energy.
In the summer, the Wu family, a wealthy businessman in Qizhou City, bought an unowned piece of land on Shungeng Mountain and built a house, saying it was for summer escape.
In fact, it's pure bullshit.
That piece of land is surrounded by cemeteries. Where can I build a house to escape the heat and trick ghosts?
This house happens to be built right in front of the Fang family's ancestral tomb, blocking it tightly. How can the Fang family be willing to give up? Then he came to the door. At first, the Wu family sent their daughter to the Prince of Qi's palace to become a concubine. She was deeply favored by Prince Li You of Qi. She was very arrogant and domineering, and did not take the Fang family into consideration at all. After several communications, many dignitaries in the city came forward to help the Fang family, and the Wu family was relieved.
The house will never be demolished. Since it blocks the entrance to your graveyard, then just sell the land of your ancestral grave to me and your family will move the grave. The price is whatever you want, no questions asked.
At this point, who else can't understand what the Wu family is hiding?
I know that my sins are serious, so I don’t ask for votes for this chapter...
(End of chapter)