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Those years of struggle

Wang Dongting and Xie Gong were at odds with each other. When the king heard about the funeral in the east, he went out of the capital to find Zi Jing and said, "I want to mourn for Gong." Zi Jing had just gone to bed, and when he heard his words, he got up in surprise and said, "I hope for Fa Hu." So the king went to mourn. The commander-in-chief Diao Yue refused to listen and said, "I have never seen such a guest in my life." Wang also did not speak to him, but went straight forward, crying bitterly, and left without holding the hand of the last maid.

Rebirth of the Farmer's Winemaker

The Duke said, “May I ask what is meant by respecting oneself?” Confucius replied, “When a gentleman speaks too much, the people will make excuses; when he acts too much, the people will make examples. If a gentleman does not speak too much and does not act too much, the people will respect him without being ordered. In this way, he can respect himself; if he can respect himself, he can complete his parents. ”The Duke said, “May I ask what is meant by completing his parents?” Confucius replied, “A gentleman is a name for people. The people call him a son of a gentleman. This is to make their parents become gentlemen, and this is to complete their parents’ name!” Confucius then said, “In ancient times, the most important thing in governing was to love people. If you cannot love people, you cannot have your body; if you cannot have your body, you cannot be at peace with your land; if you cannot be at peace with your land, you cannot be happy with heaven; if you cannot be happy with heaven, you cannot complete your body.”

The devil is hard to deal with: The prince is above, the concubine is below

Prince Jing and Yang Sui were good friends. Sui was a noble and honest man. He was a secretary of the Central Secretariat but died young. The king mourned deeply and said to Dongting: "It is a pity for the country!"

My sister is too rich.

I just want to die peacefully

Zhongni was at a banquet, and Zi Zhang, Zi Gong, and Yan were there to accompany him. They talked about etiquette. The Master said: “Stop! I will tell you three about etiquette and let you go around with etiquette to cover everything.” Zi Gong crossed the mat and replied: “May I ask how it goes? ”The Master said, “Respect without following the rules of propriety is called wildness; respect without following the rules of propriety is called servility; courage without following the rules of propriety is called rebellion.” The Master said, “Serving others takes away kindness and benevolence.” The Master said, “Master, you are too much; and Shang is not as good as that. Zichan is like the mother of all people, who can feed them but cannot teach them.” Zigong crossed the table and replied, “May I ask what you will do to achieve this middle point?” The Master said, “Ritual! Rituals are used to set the middle point.”

King

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.