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Change your heart but not your love

Zeng Zi asked: "What should be done if there is a funeral? What comes first and what comes later?" Confucius said: "In the funeral, the light is first and then the heavy; the offering is first and then the light; it is a ritual. From the beginning to the funeral, there is no offering, and there is no mourning during the funeral; after the funeral, there is an offering, and then say goodbye to the funeral, and then do the funeral. The funeral is first heavy and then light, which is a ritual." Confucius said: "Even if the son of the clan is seventy, there is no one without a mistress; if he is not a son of the clan, it is okay even if he has no mistress."

Who is the shadow going to?

Zheng Xuan wanted to annotate the Spring and Autumn Annals, but had not yet finished it. On his way, he and Fu Zishen met each other and stayed in a guest house. They had not met before. Fu was in the carriage outside and told him about his annotations. Xuan listened for a long time and found most of the ideas he had. Xuan got on the carriage and said to Fu, "I have wanted to annotate it for a long time, but I haven't finished it yet. From what you said just now, I found that most of your comments are in line with mine. Now I will tell you all my comments." Then he annotated it for Fu.

The city is full of life

Rebirth: Finding a Lover

When parents are ill, those who wear hats do not comb their hair, walk do not gallop, talk do not lazily, do not play the zither and the qin, eat meat without changing its taste, drink wine without changing its appearance, laugh do not laugh too loudly, and be angry without swearing. The disease stops and returns to normal.

Uncle is unprepared: Strike first to gain the upper hand

Gu Yanxian loved the zither all his life, and when he died, his family members often placed the zither on the coffin. Zhang Jiying went to cry for him, unable to bear the grief, so he went straight to the bed, played the zither, and after playing a few songs, he said while playing the zither: "Does Gu Yanxian appreciate this?" He was in great grief again, so he left his filial son's hand without holding his.

Love that can't be resisted by time and space

The king's large coffin is eight inches, the ribs are six inches, and the sill is four inches; the upper minister's large coffin is eight inches, the ribs are six inches; the lower minister's large coffin is six inches, the ribs are four inches, and the scholar's coffin is six inches. The king's inner coffin uses red and green, and uses mixed gold iron; the minister's inner coffin uses dark green, and uses ox bone iron; the scholar does not use green. The king's cover is painted, with three lapels and three bundles; the minister's cover is painted, with two lapels and two bundles; the scholar's cover is not painted, with two lapels and two bundles. The king and the ministers rub their nails; they fill the green; the scholar buries it. The king's funeral uses a sedan chair, which is piled up to the top and painted