An elderly person over a hundred years old is a rarity, emerging in a place only once in several decades.
As soon as one appears, it will be widely publicized.
The court will bestow brocade clothing upon the elderly person.
The descendants of the family can petition the court to erect a filial piety archway, becoming a permanent family honor.
Locally, this can also be used as political merit, reported to the court as a demonstration of the simple and honest customs under one's governance, emphasizing filial piety.
Now that ninety-nine-year-old elder is already bedridden, worsening each day. Countless doctors have been summoned, and an unknown amount of tonics have been consumed, all in the hope that he can make it through July.
However, Prefect Xu has other plans.
This year in August, His Majesty will celebrate his sixtieth birthday. On the day of His Majesty's birthday, reporting the hundred-year-old elder as an auspicious omen will surely please the emperor greatly.
