Optional 14

Rebirth: One Servant, Three Masters

Zi said: "A gentleman refuses the noble but not the humble, refuses the rich but not the poor, then chaos will be eliminated." Therefore, a gentleman would rather let people float above food than let food float above others. Confucius said: "If you give way to wine, beans and meat and accept the bad, the people will offend the teeth; if you give way to the seat on the lapel and sit down, the people will offend the noble; if you give way to the position in the court and accept the humble, the people will offend the monarch. "The Book of Songs says: "The people are unscrupulous, resenting one another; accepting titles without yielding them, they have finally died." Confucius said: "A gentleman values ​​others and despises himself, and puts others before himself, so the people will yield to him." Therefore, call someone else's ruler "Jun", and call yourself "Guojun". Confucius said: "In the interests of salary, those who die first and those who live later, then the people will not be disloyal; those who die first and those who survive later, then the people can be trusted." The Book of Songs says: "The thoughts of the former rulers were kept by the gullible." With this, the people still disloyalty died and cried without complaint.

Mistakenly treating the great god as waste

This month is the beginning of spring. Three days before the beginning of spring, the historian visits the emperor and says: On a certain day, spring begins, and the great virtue is in the wood. The emperor then gathers. On the day of the beginning of spring, the emperor personally leads the three dukes, nine ministers, princes, and officials to welcome spring in the eastern suburbs. When he returns, he rewards the dukes, ministers, princes, and officials in the court. He ordered the prime minister to spread the order of virtue and harmony, to celebrate and bestow benefits on the people. The celebration and bestowal were carried out without any inappropriateness. He ordered the great historian to observe the rules and laws, to observe the movement of the sun, moon and stars, to be accurate in the stars, and to not miss the first day of the month.

Noble Lady

Central Earth. Its day is Wu Ji. Its emperor is Huangdi, and its god is Hou Tu. Its insect is naked, its tone is Gong, and its musical note is the palace of Huangzhong in the musical scale. Its number is five. Its taste is sweet, and its smell is fragrant. Its shrine is Zhongliu, and it is used to sacrifice to the ancestors. The emperor lives in the great temple and the great room, rides on the great road, drives a yellow horse, carries a yellow flag, wears a yellow robe, and wears yellow jade. He eats millet and cattle, and his utensils are round and wide.

The peerless immortal in the city

I can write adventures

Where is the warm sun not charming?

The Master said: "The great man does not get close to those who are virtuous, but trusts those who are humble; the people are lost because of this, and the teaching is troubled because of this. The Book of Songs says: "If they seek me, it is as if they cannot get me; if they hold my enemies, they will not be able to help me. ’Jun Chen said: ‘If you have not seen a sage, you are not able to see him; if you have seen a sage, you cannot follow him. ’”