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Old Garden Ke

Guo Jingchun crossed the river and lived in Jiyang. His tomb was less than a hundred steps away from the water, so people at that time thought it was close to the water. Jing Chun said: "It will become land in the future." Now the sand has risen, and the land dozens of miles away from the tomb is all mulberry fields. His poem goes like this: "The northern hill is fierce, the vast ocean is turbulent; the three tombs are piled up, only the mother and the Kun."8 Prime Minister Wang ordered Guo Pu to try to make a hexagram. When the hexagram was completed, Guo looked very unhappy and said, "You will have a disaster!" The king asked, "Is there a way to avoid it?" Guo said, "I will order my carriage to go west for a few miles and find a cypress tree. I will cut it into a piece as long as you, and place it on your bed as a regular place to sleep. Then the disaster will be avoided." The king followed his advice. Within a few days, the fruit was crushed to pieces, and the children and young men all celebrated. The general said, "You are again putting the blame on the trees."

Sigh Rebirth

The First Precept

The betrothal gift is seven intermediaries for the upper duke, five intermediaries for the marquis and earl, and three intermediaries for the viscount and the man, so as to distinguish the noble from the humble. When introducing and conveying orders, a gentleman dares not question the one he respects, which is the utmost respect. After three concessions, he can convey the order, enter the temple gate after three concessions, reach the steps after three bows, and ascend after three concessions, so as to show respect and humility.

Immortality from the start

All burials are exposed, and those who move the body are covered. In the case of a king's funeral, the great official is responsible for the funeral, and the other officials assist him; in the case of a senior official's funeral, the great official attends him, and the other officials attend him; in the case of a scholar's funeral, the officials attend him, and the scholars attend him. In the case of a minor funeral or a major funeral, the sacrificial clothing does not fall down, and all the left-side lapels are tied and not buttoned. The person who is responsible for the funeral must cry after the funeral. The scholar and his attendant are responsible for the funeral, and they do not eat when the funeral is completed. There are six people in total for the funeral. The king's silk cape is cut off, and there are seven side decorations; the senior official's black cape is cut off, and there are five side decorations; the scholar's black cape is cut off, and there are three side decorations. The length of the cape is the same as the hand, and it is cut off three feet. From the minor funeral onwards, a Yi quilt is used, and the Yi quilt is cut off, and the cut is still the cape. When the king is preparing for a major funeral, the son wears a cap and a sash, and takes the seat at the end of the order. The ministers and senior officials take the seat to the west of the hall's lintel, facing north and east, the father and brother are in the lower hall and facing north, the wife's corpse faces west and east, and the outer clan room faces south. The lower officials spread the mat, the ministers spread the quilts and clothes made of twisted silk, the scholars wash their hands on the tray, and the senior officials carry and move the body to the coffin. When the coffin is finished, the prime minister informs the sons, and the wives do the same facing east. In the funeral of a senior official, the coffin is about to be laid out, and the quilts and clothes are laid out. When the king arrives, the host welcomes him and goes to the right of the door first. The witch stops outside the door. The king releases the food, and the ministers go to the hall first. The king takes the seat at the end of the order, and the ministers take the seats to the west of the hall's lintel, facing north and east. The host faces south outside the host's room, and the wife's body faces west and east. When the body is moved and the coffin is finished, the prime minister informs the host, and the host descends, facing north at the bottom of the hall. The king touches the body, and the host bows and kowtows. The king descends, raises the host and asks the wife to follow him. In the funeral of a senior official, the coffin is about to be laid out, and the king is not present, the rest of the rituals are the same as those of the senior officials. Spread the quilts, and jump; spread the quilts, and jump; spread the clothes, and jump; move the body, and jump; fold the clothes, and jump; fold the quilts, and jump; fold the twisted silk, and jump.

I held the prince's hand

When Ying Zhennan was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou, Wang Xiuzai and Qiao Wang Ziwuji went to Xinting together to say goodbye. There were many guests sitting there, and they did not realize that both of them had arrived. A guest said, "The disaster caused by Qiao Wangcheng was not the general's intention, but Pingnan's doing." Wuji took the sword from the direct soldier and wanted to chop him. Xiu Zai tried to jump into the water, but was rescued by someone on the boat.

I have always had a deep love for you

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.