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Holding a sword in the sky

Confucius said: "When you enter a country, you can know its teachings. The people are gentle and kind, which is the teaching of the Book of Songs; broad-minded and far-sighted, which is the teaching of the Book of Documents; broad-minded and easy-going, which is the teaching of Music; clean, quiet, and subtle, which is the teaching of the Book of Changes; respectful, frugal, and solemn, which is the teaching of the Book of Rites; and the use of words and metaphors to compare things is the teaching of the Spring and Autumn Annals. Therefore, the mistakes of the Book of Songs are foolish; the mistakes of the Book of Documents are slander; the mistakes of Music are extravagant; the mistakes of the Book of Changes are thieves; the mistakes of the Book of Rites are troublesome; and the mistakes of the Spring and Autumn Annals are disorder. The people are gentle and kind without being foolish, which means they are deeply in the Book of Songs; broad-minded and easy-going, which is not extravagant, which means they are deeply in the Book of Documents; broad-minded and easy-going, which is not extravagant, which means they are deeply in the Book of Music; clean, quiet, and subtle, which is not thieves, which means they are deeply in the Book of Changes; respectful, frugal, and solemn, which is not troublesome, which means they are deeply in the Book of Rites; the use of words and metaphors to compare things is not disorderly, which means they are deeply in the Spring and Autumn Annals."

Love is like a brocade

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Huannan County and Yin Jingzhou talked together and always attacked each other. After more than a year, it only happened once or twice. Huan lamented that his talent and ideas had declined. Yin Yun: "This is your interpretation."

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Wang Changshi said to Jiang Daoqun: "People can have what they should have, but they don't have to have it; people can have what they should not have, but I must not have it."

The city life of the gun king

Xi Zaochi had extraordinary talent in history, but Xuanwu valued him very much and appointed him as the governor of Jingzhou when he was less than 30 years old. Zaochi also wrote in his letter of thanks, saying, "If I hadn't met you, I would have been an old official in Jingzhou!" Later, he went to the capital to see Jianwen and returned to the capital. Xuanwu asked him, "How was it like to meet the Prince of Xiang?" He replied, "I have never seen such a man in my life!" From then on, he disobeyed the emperor's order and was banished to Hengyang County, where his nature and reason became distorted. While he was ill, he still wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals of Han and Jin, and his comments were outstanding.

Marry her as a wife and run away as a concubine

In the county of the emperor: 100 for a square of 100 li. Nine for a square of 100 li are enfeoffed, and the rest are 91 for a square of 100 li. Twenty-one for a square of 70 li are enfeoffed, which are 10 for a square of 100 li, 29 for a square of 10 li; the rest are 80 for a square of 100 li, 71 for a square of 10 li. Sixty-three for a square of 50 li are enfeoffed, which are 15 for a square of 100 li, 75 for a square of 10 li; the rest are 64 for a square of 100 li, and 96 for a square of 10 li. The lower officials of the princes are given salaries for 9 people, the middle officials are given salaries for 18 people, and the upper officials are given salaries for 36 people. The lower officials are given salaries for 72 people, and the ministers are given salaries for 288 people. The king feeds 2,880 people. The ministers of the lower states feed 216 people, and the king feeds 2,160 people. The ministers of the smaller states feed 144 people, and the king feeds 1,440 people. The ministers of the lower states, who are appointed by their kings, are like the ministers of the smaller states. The great officials of the emperor are the three supervisors, who supervise the states of the princes. Their salaries are the same as those of the ministers of the princes, and their titles are the same as those of the kings of the lower states. Their salaries are taken from the land of the prefects. The prefects are the emperors, and they all have bathing towns within the emperor's counties, and they are regarded as the prime ministers. The princes' sons inherit their states, but the great officials do not inherit their titles. They are appointed by virtue, and they are given titles by merit. If they are not given titles, they are regarded as the prime ministers of the emperor and rule their states. The great officials of the princes do not inherit their titles and salaries.