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The Phoenix Prisoner

When Wang Xiaobo was traveling in Beijing, he came to his brother Wang Du's house and asked, "Which line in ancient poetry is the best?" Du thought for a moment but did not answer. Xiao Bo chanted, "'How can I not age quickly if I encounter things without a reason?' This line is good."

My Gilded Age

The most awesome principal in history

After Wang Chen's death, the Western Town was still unsettled and all the nobles in the court had high hopes. At that time, Yin Zhongkan was under Fang Yue's tutelage. Although he held an important position, his status and reputation were low, and people did not approve of him. Jin Xiaowu wanted to promote his close associates, so he made Yin Jingzhou. The matter was settled, but the edict had not been issued. Wang Xun asked Yin, “Why hasn’t anyone dealt with Shaanxi yet?” Yin replied, “Someone has already done it.” Wang Li asked the ministers, and they all said “No.” The king thought that he must have the talent and the position, so he asked again, "Is it not me?" Yin said, "It seems not." That night the king ordered Yin to be employed. The king said to his confidants, "How can a eunuch be entrusted with such a task? Zhongkan's action will be the beginning of the country's demise."

The 90s Disaster God

On the winter solstice, Zhou Boren's mother gave wine to her three sons and said, "I thought there was nowhere to go after crossing the river. Your family has a prime minister, and you all lined up before me, so what do I have to worry about?" Zhou Song stood up, knelt down and cried, "It's not as my mother said. Boren is ambitious but incompetent, famous but ignorant, and likes to take advantage of others. This is not the way to save himself. Song is a rebellious person and is not tolerated by the world. I am the only one who is idle and should be under my mother's eyes!"

The Secret Service

If the mother of the ruler dies, he will not mourn. The eldest son of the clan, if the mother is still alive, mourn for his wife. For the descendants of his beloved mother, it is OK to be a concubine mother, or the grandfather's concubine mother. For parents, wives, and eldest sons, mourning is not performed for generations. A man does not mourn for his beloved mother when he wears a cap, and a woman does not mourn for her husband when she wears a hairpin. For the descendants of her husband, she should wear her own mourning clothes. For those who have not been buried for a long time, only the person in charge of the funeral does not need to remove the mourning clothes; for others, if they have worn hemp for several months, they can remove the mourning clothes. The arrow hairpin is worn to mourn for three years. The three months of Qisui are the same as those of Dagong. The monks wear ropes and sandals. On the day of divination, the corpse is divinated and washed. All of them need to wear a sash and a cane and ropes. The official shall inform the emperor that everything is complete before the cane is removed. On the day of divination, the corpse is divinated. The official shall inform the emperor that the matter is completed before the cane is used. The emperor shall bow and send off the guests. On the day of Daxiang, the corpse is divinated in auspicious clothes and divination is performed. If a commoner son is in his father's room, he does not need to mourn for his mother. A commoner son does not ascend the throne with a cane. If the father does not take charge of the commoner son's funeral, the grandson can ascend the throne with a cane. If the father is still alive, the commoner son can ascend the throne with a cane for his wife. When a prince pays tribute to a minister of a foreign country, his lord is the master. When a prince pays tribute, he must wear a leather cap and tin mourning clothes. Although the person being mourned has been buried, the host must be exempted. If the host has not worn mourning clothes, the lord should not offer mourning clothes. If a person who takes care of a sick person does not wear mourning clothes, he will take charge of his funeral. If a person who is not a foster parent enters the host's funeral, he should not change his own mourning clothes. A person who takes care of a noble person must change his clothes, but a person who takes care of a humble person should not. If a concubine has no concubine's great-grandmother, she can be buried with the female ruler instead of the sacrifice. In the funeral, mourning, and death of a woman, her husband or son shall preside over it. In the burial, the uncle shall preside over it. A scholar shall not take over the office of a great official. A scholar shall take over the office of a great official only if he is the son of the eldest clan. If the master has not yet finished mourning, and there are brothers from other countries, the master cannot avoid being the master.

My Girl

In ancient times, people wore deep clothes, and there was a system to correspond to the rules, squares, ropes, scales, and balances.