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The Legend of the Concubine

Xu Yuan once visited Jianwen. It was a windy and calm night with a bright moon, so they composed music and talked in the room. Expressing one’s inner thoughts is Xu’s forte. The words are clear and graceful, more than usual. Although Jianwen and he had always been in sync, this encounter was even more regrettable. Unconsciously they knelt down and spoke with their hands, and the conversation lasted until almost dawn. Then he said: "Xuan Du has great talent and sentiment, so it is not easy to give him many compliments."

After Houmen

Soul-stirring beauty

I want to follow the footsteps of Tang Seng

King Wen of Jin had great merits and virtues, and he sat at the table with solemnity and respect, worthy of a king. Only Ruan Ji was sitting there, sitting cross-legged, whistling and singing, feeling relaxed and at ease.

It is better to farm than to cultivate immortality

When the father called him, he nodded but did not agree. He threw away the work in his hand, spit out the food in his mouth, and ran but did not walk.

The second generation of immortals is also difficult

When there is a father's funeral, if the mother dies before the funeral, the father's mourning is over, and the mourning clothes are worn. After the funeral, the mourning clothes are returned. Even if it is the funeral of the father and the brothers, it is like the funeral of the parents, and the mourning of the father and the brothers is over, they all wear the mourning clothes. After the funeral, the mourning clothes are returned. If the three-year mourning , then after the ceremony, the auspicious signs are the same. When the king's father dies, before the ceremony, the grandson dies, which is still attached to the king's father. When there is a funeral, if you hear of the funeral outside, you should cry in another room. Enter the funeral, finish the funeral, go out, change your clothes and ascend the throne, just like the ceremony of ascending the throne. When the ministers and scholars are going to offer sacrifices to the duke, after they have seen and washed their bodies, if their parents die, they should still offer sacrifices, and then go to another palace. After the sacrifice, they should take off their clothes and go out of the duke's gate, cry and go home. Others are the same as the ceremony of rushing to the funeral. If they have not seen and washed their bodies, they should send someone to inform them. The informant will return, and then they can cry. For the funerals of fathers, brothers, aunts, and sisters, after staying overnight, they can offer sacrifices. After the funeral, they should go out of the duke's gate, take off their clothes and go home. Others are the same as the ceremony of rushing to the funeral. If they are in the same palace, they should go to another palace. Zengzi asked, "The ministers are going to offer the corpse to the duke, and they have received the night, but there is a mourning in the duke's palace, what should they do?" Confucius said, "It is the etiquette to go out of the duke's palace to wait for the event. Confucius said, "When the corpse is dressed in a hat and crown and brought out, the nobles, officials, and scholars should all lower themselves. The corpse must be arranged in a proper manner, and there must be a leader in front."