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The Prosperous Merchant Princess

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.

The Unruly Wife of the Special Police

The guest pays the host, the host pays the intermediary, the intermediary pays the other guests, the young and the old follow their seniority, and finally the one who washes and washes is there. I know that he can respect the elders and not leave them out.

Never forget

Listen to your heart

Duke Dao's mother died, and Duke Ai wore mourning clothes. Youruo said, "Is it proper to wear mourning clothes for a concubine?" The Duke said, "How can I do this? The people of Lu married me." Ji Zigao buried his wife and broke into other people's crops. He reported to the emperor, "Please give me a Geng." Zigao said, "Mengshi did not blame me for this, and my friends did not abandon me for this. They thought I was the head of the town. If I buy a way to bury the deceased, it will be difficult for the future to succeed me." For those who have not yet received official salary: if the king gives them gifts, they call them offerings, and if they send them to the king, they call them the widowed king; if they disobey the king and the king dies, they will not mourn for him. The corpse is set up with a few mats. When the crying is over, the taboo is used. When the living affairs are over, the ghost affairs begin to end. When the crying is over, the prime minister holds a wooden bell and orders the palace, "Abandon the old and avoid the new." From the bedroom door to the warehouse door. Two names are not tabooed. The mother of the master is named Zhengzai; if it is Zai, it is not Zheng, and if it is Zheng, it is not Zai. When the army is worried, they cry outside the warehouse door in plain clothes, and do not carry a bag when they go to the carriage. If the room of their ancestors is burned, they cry for three days. Therefore, it is said: "When a new palace is on fire, one should also cry for three days."

The Perfect Son-in-Law

Duke Wen of Wei asked Zixia, "When I listen to ancient music with my crown on, I am afraid of falling asleep; when I listen to the music of Zheng and Wei, I do not feel tired. May I ask: Why is ancient music like that? Why is new music like this?" Zixia replied, "Now, ancient music is advancing and retreating, harmonious and upright, and broad. Strings, gourds, shengs, and reeds are combined, guarded, and drums are played. At the beginning, it is played with elegance, and chaos is restored with force. Chaos is controlled with the minister, and the rapidity is investigated with elegance. Gentlemen talk about the ancient times, cultivate themselves and their families, and make the world equal. This is the origin of ancient music. Now, new music is advancing and retreating, and the sound of evil is heard. The music is so excessive that it cannot stop. When there are dwarfs and children mixed together, they do not know the difference between father and son. Music cannot be discussed in the end, and the ancient music cannot be mentioned. This is the emergence of new music. What you are asking about is music, and what you like is music! Music is similar to music but different. "Wen Hou asked, "May I ask how it is?" Zixia replied, "In ancient times, the heaven and the earth were in harmony and the four seasons were in order. The people were virtuous and the five grains flourished. Diseases did not occur and there were no evil omens. This is called the great order. Then the sages established the relationship between father and son, ruler and minister, and made it a rule. When the rules are correct, the world will be great. Stable. When the world is stable, then the six musical notes are corrected, the five tones are harmonized, and the music is sung with strings and poems. This is called the sound of virtue; the sound of virtue is called music. The Book of Songs says: "There is no sound of virtue better than this. His virtue is clear. He is able to be clear and kind, to be superior and to rule the country, and he rules this great country. He is able to obey and to be gracious, and he has been gracious to King Wen. His virtue is unrepentant. He has received the emperor's blessing and passed it on to his grandson. "This is what it means. What you like now is the music of indulgence?" Wen Hou said: "May I ask where the music of indulgence comes from?" Zixia replied: "The music of Zheng likes to indulge in lewdness, the music of Song likes to indulge the women of Yan, and the music of Wei likes to be lewd. The four are all indulgent and harmful to virtue, so they are not used in sacrifices. The Book of Songs says: "The sound of the bells is solemn and harmonious, and the ancestors listen to it." Solemnity is respect; harmony is harmony. If you are respectful and harmonious, what can't be done? A ruler should be careful about what he likes and dislikes. If the ruler likes it, the ministers will do it. If the ruler practices it, the people will follow it. The Book of Songs says: "It is very easy to lure the people." This is what it means. "Then the sages made drums, gongs, cymbals, cymbals, and chisels. These six are the sounds of virtue. Then the bells, chimes, flutes, and harps were used to harmonize them, and the halberds, shields, and flags were used to dance with them. This is how sacrifices are made to the temples of the ancestors, how offerings are made, how the officials are ranked according to their proper positions, and how the order of seniority and juniority is shown to future generations. The bells sounded loud, and the loudness established the order, the order established the horizontal, and the horizontal established the military. When a gentleman hears the sound of bells, he thinks of military officials. The sound of stone chimes is like chimes, chimes are used to establish judgment, judgment leads to death. When a gentleman hears the sound of chimes, he thinks of officials who died for the frontier. The sound of silk is sad, sadness is used to establish integrity, integrity is used to establish ambition. When a gentleman hears the sound of zither and qin, he thinks of officials with ambition and righteousness. The sound of bamboo is loud, loudness is used to establish meetings, meetings are used to gather people. When a gentleman hears the sound of 竽, 笙, 箫, and 管, he thinks of officials who gather people. The sound of drums and cymbals is loud, loudness is used to establish movement, movement is used to advance the people. When a gentleman hears the sound of drums and cymbals, he thinks of officials who are generals. When a gentleman listens to music, he does not just listen to the clanging of guns, but also has something to match.

Stepping on the Stars

Zeng Zi asked: "After the wedding ceremony, the money is paid and there is an auspicious day, if the girl's parents die, what should be done?" Confucius said: "The husband sends condolences. If the husband's parents die, the girl's family also sends condolences. Father's death is called father, mother's death is called mother. If parents are not alive, uncle's mother is called. After the husband is buried, the husband's uncle tells the girl: 'So-and-so's son has lost his parents, and cannot be a brother, so-and-so tells the girl.' The girl agrees, but dares not marry. This is rite. The husband is exempted from mourning. The girl's parents send people to invite him, but the husband refuses to accept him, and then he marries her. This is rite. If the girl's parents die, the husband also does the same. "