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Chapter 520: Posthumous Title and Honorific Name (asking for monthly ticket)
In a place in Jiangnan, in Tiance Palace.

Noisy sounds were heard, many people were arguing about something, each holding on to their own opinion and refusing to give in. They were actually preparing a posthumous title for Chen Dingye. Originally, the posthumous title for Chen Dingye should have been handled by the Chidi family, but now, the great scholar Qu Hanxiu from the Ministry of Rites of Zhongzhou has been stranded in Jiangnan.

Chen Dingye was also conquered by the King of Qin.

The task of choosing a posthumous title for Chen Dingye fell into the hands of everyone in Tiance Mansion.

Regarding this matter of neither big nor small, everyone in Tiance Mansion has their own opinion.

Some think that it should be given to [Yang], saying: Get rid of the courtesy and stay away from the crowd.

Some people think that there can be a [Li] who kills innocent people.

Some people think that it should be [resistance], going against the will of heaven and abusing the people.

Everyone was arguing, and the reason for the argument was that each of them felt that the one they had chosen was the best and that the others were not qualified.

What do you call that posthumous title? !
I am qualified.

But when everyone was arguing, Yan Daiqing suddenly said, "Wen Qingyu, what do you think?"

Everyone paused and looked over subconsciously to see Mr. Wen Qingyu, who had returned from the front line to recuperate, sitting on a chair in the corner. Mr. Wen Qingyu was lazily holding a cup of scented tea and some snacks on the table to go with the tea. When Yan Daiqing asked him, Mr. Wen Qingyu thought about it.

Slowly put a piece of dessert into your mouth.

Chew chew chew.

With a gentle look, he said lightly:

"Then let's go with [Zhou]."

The many famous officials of the Tian Ce Palace, who had just been arguing fiercely and were not getting along with each other, fell silent.

The one who destroys righteousness and harms good is called Zhou.

All the evil in the world comes here.

Regardless of the true history, this posthumous title has become a brand-like mark, a combination of the qualities that people in the world hate the most. Even among the evil posthumous titles, it is unique and of legendary level.

Everyone was silent for a moment, looking at each other, with their mouths twitching, and said: "Although Chen Dingye committed many crimes, he was also brave in the later period, so the word "Zhou" does not apply to him."

"Oh."

Wen Qingyu asked: "What about [Jie]?"

Everyone became even more silent.

The scholars of Tian Ce Mansion have tried their best to find the worst posthumous title in history, but despite the best efforts of these famous scholars who are well-versed in poetry and books, they are still no match for the slightest effort of Mr. Wen Qingyu of Wen He.

Sure enough, hard work cannot compare with talent.

Forget it, there’s no need to ask Mr. Wen Qingyu about this.

"Please take a rest."

"Well."

"Call me if you need anything."

Everyone tacitly excluded a certain guy who looked the most gentle, sincere and harmless among the many famous people in Tiance Mansion.

Later, Chen Dingye personally led the army to fight against the Ying State, using himself as bait to create a perfect opportunity for the Central Plains to defeat the Steppe Turks. When he left the capital, he did not loot or burn the city, and even took away the nobles from the great families who had existed for three hundred years.

Judging from his actions in the following years alone, he even deserves a good posthumous title.

What you have done is really not enough to warrant the use of these two things.

Just when the young celebrities in the Tiance Mansion were arguing and still unable to make up their minds, there was a knock on the door outside. It was very calm and everyone looked and saw Yan Daiqing walking to open the door.

I was surprised to see an old man.

"Mr. Qu?"

Qu Hanxiu held his head high and walked in with big strides, strode his beard and said, "Youngsters, are you worried about this posthumous title? Why don't you come to ask me a question?"

The people in Tian Ce Mansion were not the type to look down on this old scholar. They knew that he was the most famous scholar of etiquette in the contemporary era, so they looked at each other, stood up, and invited the old man to sit down and serve tea.

Even the flower tea and snacks that Wen Qingyu specially selected were taken away by Yan Daiqing without any hesitation.

Instead, he gave it to Qu Hanxiu to eat.

Mr. Wen Qingyu sat on a chair, his chin supported by one hand, smiling.

So friendly.

Wei Xuancheng was silent for a long time, then quietly retreated half a step.

Qu Hanxiu ate a snack, looked at these young people, and said, "I know that you really don't know how to judge Chen Dingye. The lives of ordinary emperors can generally be called incompetent rulers, wise rulers, tyrants, and mediocre rulers."

"For someone like Chen Dingye, who was brave in his youth, stupid in his prime, but wise and decisive ten years before his death, he was a man of heroic spirit. He could be said to be the most heroic and brave person in the Chen State three hundred years ago, and he was no less heroic than Emperor Wu of Chen. It is difficult to give him a posthumous title."

"I heard from Master Yan Chen that this man gave himself the posthumous title of [Li]."

Yan Daiqing's expression paused slightly.

After knowing that his father was fine, Yan Daiqing felt much more relieved.

He was so relieved that even Mr. Wen Qingyu's jokes to him were greeted with a refreshing feeling. He did not take them to heart and did not beat him up. This situation was extremely rare.

At this moment, Yan Chen was at the front, assisting the King of Qin in recovering the remaining celebrities.

Yan Daiqing said: "Then he is called——Emperor Chen Li?"

Qu Hanxiu stroked his beard and said, "Killing innocent people is called Li. When he ascended the throne in his prime, he was somewhat foolish and deserved this title, but later he eventually showed his heroic spirit. Therefore, for such people, I am afraid we should use a two-character posthumous title."

"It's hard to sum up my life in one word."

Qu Hanxiu wrote a few words and said, "To show one's righteousness and conceal one's faults is called jian; to make up for past mistakes is called gang; to die with one's will fulfilled is called ling; to make up for past mistakes is called mi. These words, combined with the word li, can reveal the absurdity of this person in his early years and his heroic spirit in his later years."

House Joe thought for a moment and said, "That's fair."

"It's just that I don't know what word is more appropriate."

"Emperor Jianli, Emperor Gangli, Emperor Lingli?"

"Each one seems good, but one of them seems to lack a little charm..."

Qu Hanxiu stroked his beard and was about to speak and make his choice when he heard the sound of fingers tapping on the table. The sound was just right to draw everyone's attention.

The gentle Mr. Wen Qingyu smiled and said, "How about the word Ding?"

"The previous title was changed to Ding, but it fits his name, and it is like a flat posthumous title."

Qu Hanxiu was stunned.

Ok? ? ?
This word, this word, why does it seem to be more suitable than the one I chose?
Wait, this kid is very knowledgeable about etiquette?
Qu Hanxiu's eyes were full of suspicion and weirdness.

However, he not only practices etiquette, but also learns the art of diplomacy and understands the general trend of military strategy. He has learned so many different things, but what on earth is this kid trying to achieve?
What can I do if I learn etiquette but don’t join the Ministry of Rites?
What these three have in common…

Damn, these three schools have nothing in common.

Military strategists, diplomats, and Confucian ritual school.

What can there be.

Protect yourself with weapons, protect yourself with your mouth, protect yourself with the laws of the world? Are you kidding me... How can someone learn so much just to be able to protect himself from all aspects of the general trend, power, and public opinion?

Um? etc……

What if it really exists?

An idea popped into Qu Hanxiu's mind.

The eighty-year-old scholar looked at the gentle and harmless celebrity over there, and the expression on his face froze little by little.

The military strategy can adapt to the chaotic times and see where it is safe; the art of diplomacy can allow him to gallop back and forth between various forces, and the etiquette and law can allow him to find a gap between etiquette and laws, live with ease, and do anything in accordance with etiquette and law to protect himself...

In addition, he has the martial arts of the third level, practical swordsmanship, a super-complex type of seventy-two types of Ma Fei San, Ma Fei San resistance comparable to that of Qilin, and a terrifying alcohol tolerance that is enough to defeat the entire group of famous generals of Tian Ce Mansion by himself, lightness skills comparable to a galloping horse, and a set of close-fitting soft armor.

Qu Hanxiu, a great scholar in his eighties, had been through wind and rain and made his way in this world. He had seen the chaotic officialdom during the reign of the Red Emperor. Is there anyone else who has not seen that?
Damn, I've never seen this one before.

What kind of strange and talented people are under the command of King Qin?

The great scholar of Zhongzhou looked at Wen Qingyu as if he had seen a ghost.

Be puzzled.

How could such a talented person in the world be so absorbed in his own pursuit and unable to get out of it?

Qu Hanxiu looked at the gentle and harmless gentleman and knocked on the table.

Wen Qingyu didn't say anything.

So Yan Daiqing raised his eyebrows and took the tea and snacks on Qu Hanxiu's table back.

Put it back on Wen Qingyu's desk.

Mr. Wen Qingyu was quite pleased.

Qu Hanxiu: “…………”

He seemed to have seen through Mr. Wen Qingyu's character. In order to show that he understood something, just like he did with Nan Hanwen, after today's incident, he found Wen Qingyu privately and slowly pointed out the truth, saying, "Your good friend Yan Daiqing is your weakness."

It was just like pointing out to Nan Hanwen before that the King of Qin was not in Jiangnan.

It is enough to take the initiative and shock the other party.

However, his reaction was different from that of Nan Hanwen, a talented person from afar.

Mr. Wen Qingyu was just surprised, smiled and shook his head.

No answer, just leave calmly.

Qu Hanxiu was puzzled and did not understand Mr. Wen Qingyu's reaction.

Could it be that this is a denial?
Does this mean that Yan Daiqing, his best friend, is not his weakness?
Or is there actually another reason?

One day later, Mr. Qu Hanxiu went out for a walk and was put in a sack of hemp powder and beaten, but no one knew who did it.

When Qu Hanxiu was applying medicine on his bruised face, he suddenly understood.

A soft spot is a soft spot, a weakness is a weakness.

As long as you put this guy in a sack and feed him Ma Fei San before the opponent attacks the weakness, then the weakness is no longer a weakness and the weakness is no longer a weakness.

Clean, efficient and rough.

It's not about etiquette, it's about swordsmanship.

This is the way of the Western Region bandit gangs.

A famous scholar, a great scholar, a military strategist, a swordsman, a knight-errant, a bandit, a student, and the self-proclaimed lowest-ranking clerk in the Tiance Palace, all these identities are shared by one person.

Qu Hanxiu was stunned for a long time. Finally, this old man who had been bound by the old etiquette for a lifetime seemed to have seen a real talent and beauty, a scene he had never seen before. He was extremely happy and laughed out loud:

"Do whatever you want without breaking the rules? Do whatever you want without breaking the rules!"

"Hahahaha, what a crazy person."

"It is hard to say how talented one is. If we talk about the most carefree person in Tiance Mansion, it is only Wen He and Wen Qingyu."

"Hiss...apply the medicine and check the count." "It hurts!"

"This kid doesn't know how to control his strength."

"The young counselors in Jiangnan are really too rude."

"Hmm? Does this mean that the upright Yan Daiqing's close friend is really his weakness? This kid, otherwise I will give him a little warning."

Qu Hanxiu seemed to be thinking about something and rubbing his hands together.

One day, he was put into a sack and beaten again.

Bedridden for three days.

But they never talked again.

This incident was also recorded in the "Biographies of Famous Men" compiled by Saatanti in her old age. At that time, she thought about it for a long time, and put it in the sixth chapter "Gentleness" with jokes and ridicule.

At this moment, after some discussion, many famous scholars in Tian Ce Mansion finally decided on Chen Dingye's posthumous title and wrote the file. Finally, in the name of Emperor Chen, he was called the last ruler of the Chen Dynasty, Emperor Chen Dingli.

After the dossier was written, it was presented to the front line in the territory of Chen State, where the King of Qin was trying to appease the people. After reading it, the King of Qin looked calm and asked the person who sent the dossier, "Since the Red Emperor is still alive, can the King of Chen be crowned as the emperor?"

"The states of Chen and Ying should both be kings."

Therefore he was deposed and became King Dingli of Chen.

One day, when the posthumous title of Emperor Chen was mentioned, the King of Qin remained silent for a long time. He held up his sword and slashed across the posthumous title file, saying calmly, "Chen Dingye did all kinds of evil things for the sake of his status as an emperor and his reputation after his death."

"Harming my parents, imprisoning General Yue, and expelling King Shenwu."

"My parents' revenge must be avenged. Although he died, he was buried in the imperial mausoleum as a king. Although I cannot disgrace his corpse, I do not intend to let him get his wish. Things in the world will not be determined by his will."

The King of Qin held the imperial sword in his hand, looking indifferent and disdainful.

“Life and death are important matters, and reputation is also important.”

"Yes——"

"My life in life and my reputation after death, I will kill them all with one sword."

Many celebrities looked at the back of the King of Qin, who was more calm than when he was young. They said calmly:

"…Even if people in the future say that I am not magnanimous enough, that's fine. Chen Dingye has done too many evil things for his own name. He was not worthy of the title of king in the first half of his life."

"But holding the sword to guard the border and destroying the Turkic steppes was a particularly great achievement."

"To be determined to benefit the masses can be called serving the public."

The King of Qin took up his sword and killed Chen Dingye, who had been seeking the throne by any means necessary in the first half of his life.

Die in life, and lose your reputation after death.

Chen Dingye was known in the world as the Later Lord and Duke Dingli.

【At first, the emperor thought that he was a foreign king and should not be enthroned. He always pretended to be nice and behaved to attract false reputations, secretly plotting to seize the throne. The ministers in power were all devoted to him. When the envoys came to his house, no matter how noble or humble, they all flattered him and presented him with generous gifts. The servants who came and went all praised his kindness and filial piety.】

【When he ascended the throne, his territory was as vast as that of three dynasties, his power was as great as that of the eight directions, the Chanyu was so proud that his clothes were so red and his clothes were so red. The red springs flowed into the capital, and the red and rotten millet was piled up in the frontier. With the resources of his wealth and power, he wanted to indulge his insatiable desires.】

【………………Don’t think about the chaos, shake the wings of the mayfly, and enjoy the long night. The land collapses and the fish rots, the rice is full and the harvest is bad. 】

【There is no one under heaven who is not an enemy, and everyone around us is an enemy country. 】

[He eventually came to his senses and led the army in person, holding weapons to resist the enemy, resisting the Turks, with a spirit as calm as that of the Godly King. As a result, he died at the hands of the sword, and his country was destroyed.]

——————"The Chronicle of Duke Dingli" in the History of Chen

April, the eighteenth year of the Tianqi reign.

Many generals of the Qilin Army had already returned to the Jiangzhou City area with the King of Qin. After personally reading the evaluations of the gentlemen from the rear on Chen Dingye's posthumous title, the King of Qin agreed to the title of [Dingli].

In his spare time, he would personally review the files of crimes. He would also examine the many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace one by one and then place them in different places. But when he went there today, the King of Qin saw many eunuchs and palace maids tied up.

When asked, Fan Qing replied in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, these palace maids and eunuchs seem to have no problems, but the gold and silver properties under their names are more than usual. I have already checked them carefully and cross-examined them."

"They are responsible for bringing in civilians from outside to serve as palace maids and eunuchs. In theory, the number of palace maids and eunuchs in the palace is at a baseline, so there is not a need for too many."

“But they bring in enough every year.”

"The palace of Chen State has not expanded, but the number of palace maids and eunuchs has increased every year. I speculate that every year a new batch of palace maids and eunuchs enter, and every year a batch of palace maids and eunuchs die."

"These senior palace maids and eunuchs enriched themselves from this."

"Putting the compensation that the State of Chen gave to the palace maid who died in an accident into your own pocket is a costless trade in human lives."

After saying this, General Fan Qing took out many files and lists, pointing out that many palace maids and eunuchs died almost every year. Those senior palace maids and eunuchs all turned pale and knelt down to kowtow.

"It's unfair, it's unfair!"

"We don't know anything. These matters are all handled by the eunuchs in charge of the Imperial Household. We are just errand boys. We don't know anything. We just follow orders and bring people in every year."

Li Guanyi looked through the lists and asked the eunuch's name. Suddenly, he became quiet. The King of Qin lowered his eyes and looked at the eunuch. He suddenly asked, "Do you know a woman named Qian Qian?"

The eunuch was at a loss.

Li Guanyi said calmly: "It's an old friend of mine whom I have never met."

The chief eunuch seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said, "Yes, is that so? Then perhaps this servant led him into the palace. I wonder where this old friend is?!"

"Is it in the laundry, or in some lady's palace?"

He racked his brains.

The King of Qin said calmly, "He was beaten to death. After he was beaten to death, the fifty strings of money went to his brother, and only one hundred and thirty-five strings of money were left."

"The letter to her brother was signed by you."

The blood on the eunuch's face gradually disappeared. His legs and feet softened and he was about to kneel down and kowtow. Li Guanyi said calmly, "Fan Qing, interrogate him carefully. When you go back, write a letter to Master Thirteen and ask him to come from Lingyin Temple in Jiangnan."

"Go check the files, and find out who is involved in the human trafficking."

King Qin turned around, put down the list, and said calmly:
"Lingchi."

Everyone's face turned pale. Fan Qing saluted and said, "Yes!"

Fan Qing led the crowd to take these people away. Li Guanyi looked at the file. The densely packed text recorded the women and men who were brought into the palace over the years. He saw Qian Qian's name.

Suddenly, he thought of the old soldier at the border who he had killed personally on his way to see Yaoguang after learning martial arts ten years ago, as well as the yellowed letters from home. Li Guan, now the King of Qin, lowered his eyes and whispered to himself:
"Now, the maid Qian Qian died, according to the law, she must pay fifty strings of cash."

"Because there was no one to take charge of his burial, I paid five strings of cash for his funeral, five strings of cash for the palace affairs, thirty strings of cash for other debts, which I paid to the post station, three strings of cash and seven strings of cash for sealing and stamping letters, and other miscellaneous expenses. The remaining one hundred and thirty-five coins were handed over to his brother Qian Zheng to show his integrity..."

This letter also comes with the one hundred and thirty-five coins.

Just like a brand.

From the wilderness ten years ago to now, Li Guanyi is still in pain. He looks at the files and the names. He is silent for a long time. He gently places the files on the table and King Qin lowers his eyes.

He can't lose.

He wants to win.

Under the blessing of the telepathy of the specialized version of "Will you let go?" and "Will you be burned?" of Monk Stick Thirteen, these palace maids and eunuchs quickly confessed. This was a habit that had gradually started among several generations of emperors before Chen Dingye.

Most of the people bought from various places at low prices were young children aged 14 or 15, and then brought into the palace. After a period of time, they would find ways to harm these people.

There are several types.

The moon in the water took advantage of his unpreparedness and pushed him into the water, into the well.

This work is a bit rough.

A better method is called bones in a coffin, which is to not give the person food or water, but only a little bit of food, and then arrange a lot of physical work and late-night work. After about ten days, the person will be exhausted to death or starved to death, and no symptoms will be visible.

I would just assume that the person is just in poor health, which is a common occurrence in poor families.

He was in poor health and was too exhausted from working so hard, so he died.

There's basically no way to tell anything.

However, it is not completely foolproof. If one is observant and checks the arrangements and diet during this period, one can still find out the problem. At that time, one will have to spend some money to shut others up.

The most elaborate form is called "cotton-filled rags", where a cotton quilt is covered over the person, and then the person is beaten severely with a stick. There will be almost no injuries on the surface, but the person's internal organs and deep flesh and blood will be destroyed, and the person will vomit blood and die in a few days.

After death, nothing can be seen on the surface.

It's like having an acute illness.

Fan Qing's eyes were bloodshot, he suppressed the murderous intent in his heart, and asked if he was afraid of the coroner's examination.

The eunuchs and maids replied with wooden faces: "He looks like he is seriously ill. The palace is worried about something going wrong, so they have covered it up hastily. How can they find a coroner? Besides, we are all poor people and don't have the money to hire a coroner to investigate."

The chaos of the Chen Dynasty can be seen from now on.

It's just a false peace.

All these palace maids and eunuchs were dealt with, and the amount of gold and silver they had accumulated was quite a lot. The King of Qin searched the whole world according to the list, and after replenishing the gold and silver, he gave it all to the families of these people.

However, this step is also difficult to find, as many people were abducted during the turbulent times.

Even if there are family members, most of them have already died.

The King of Qin became more determined to annex the world.

General Yue Qianfeng, while recuperating from his injuries, happily obtained a new list of divine generals and opened it excitedly. From today on, we, Old Yue, can be considered one of the true top ten divine generals.

It can be said that he is unrivaled in his time and his name will go down in history!

hum.

Let’s see who dares to say that our Lao Yue is among the top ten goalkeepers.

Who, who dares to say it!
He first admired the List of Divine Generals and thought that this was truly a List of Divine Generals. Wow, look at this scroll, look at the text, look at the texture and weight. In one word, awesome!

After enjoying it carefully.

Then he slowly opened it, looked at it with a smile, and then just took a glance, Yue Qianfeng's expression slowly solidified, this divine general who had traveled through battlefields all over the world without falling seemed to have encountered an unprecedented spiritual attack.

In the south of the Yangtze River, the silver-haired whale fisherman cursed and said he didn't care.

No matter it is Li Guanyi or the general trend of the world.

I don't care.

Who cares? Who the hell cares about him?

Say so.

However, he still got the latest version of the God General List as soon as possible and took a glance at it. Then the expression of the formation leader who was cursing and said he didn't care about anything froze, and everyone's eyes were focused on the God General List.

The ancient list slowly opened.

First on the list: King Qin Li Hui Guanyi.

The title is simple, very plain six characters:

The best general in the world.

(End of this chapter)