炉海

The Path of the Creator God

Liu Yin said of Duke Huan: His temples are like the skin of a hedgehog, and his eyebrows are like the edges of purple stones. He is of the same type as Sun Zhongmou and Sima Xuanwang.

Rebirth of the Contracted Bride

If the autumn order is carried out in the last month of winter, the white dew will fall early, the shelled insects will become monsters, and the four borders will come to seek refuge. If the spring order is carried out, there will be many miscarriages and many chronic diseases in the country, which is called rebellion. If the summer order is carried out, floods will ruin the country, snow will not fall, and ice will melt.

I became a live-in son-in-law

The Master said, “If there is a car, you must see its rails; if there is a garment, you must see its wear; if someone talks about it, you must hear its sound; if someone walks about it, you must see its completion. The Ge Tan says, ‘If you wear it, you must shoot it.’” The Master said, “If you follow what you say, then your words cannot be embellished; if you follow what you say, then your actions cannot be embellished. Therefore, a gentleman speaks little, but walks to establish his credibility, so that the people cannot exaggerate his virtues and minimize his faults. The Book of Songs says, ‘The stain on the jade tablet can still be polished; the stain on this speech cannot be made.’ The Xiaoya says, ‘The gentleman is sincere, and the development is great.’ The Jun Shi says, ‘In the past, when the God of Heaven was in power, Zhou Tian observed the virtue of King Wen, and he gathered the great destiny in his body.’” The Master said, “The southerners have a saying, ‘If a man is not constant, he cannot be used for divination.’ Is this the saying left by the ancients? Even the tortoise shells cannot tell, let alone people? The Book of Songs says: ‘My tortoise is tired, but I still don’t tell it.’ The Book of Changes says: ‘The title is not equal to the bad virtue. The people stand up and do the right things. They are pure and offer sacrifices. This is disrespectful; things are complicated and chaotic, and serving the gods is difficult.’ The Book of Changes says: ‘If you don’t keep your virtue, you may suffer shame. If you keep your virtue, it will be auspicious for women and bad for men.’”

Marriage is like winter sun

The You Yu clan used a tile coffin, the Xia Hou clan used a Zhou, the Yin people used a coffin, and the Zhou people placed a fan on the wall. The Zhou people used the Yin people's coffin to bury the eldest deceased, the Xia Hou clan's Zhou to bury the middle and youngest deceased, and the You Yu clan's tile coffin to bury the deceased without mourning.

Domineering and powerful

He Cidao and Yu Jijian were both prime ministers. When Emperor Cheng died, the successor was not decided yet. He wanted to establish his son as the heir. Yu Ji and the court thought that the foreign invaders were strong and the heir was young, so they established Emperor Kang. When Emperor Kang ascended the throne, he convened a meeting with his ministers and said to He, "Whose advice is it that has enabled me to inherit the great cause today?" He replied, "Your Majesty's ascension to the throne is the result of Yu Bing's achievement, not my effort. If you had followed my humble advice at that time, you would not be able to see the prosperous Ming Dynasty now." The emperor looked ashamed.

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