Rites
Zhongni YanjuZhongni Yanju, Zizhang, Zigong, Yanyou, indulgence as for etiquette. Zi said: "Residence! The three women, the female rites, the maids are all around, and they are all over the place. Zigong crossed the table and said, "Dare to ask?" Zi said: "Respect but not courtesy, it is called wild; Respectful but not courteous, it is said to give; Courage without courtesy is called rebellion. Zi said: "Give mercy and benevolence." Zi said: "Teacher, you have passed; And the quotient is not as good as that. The child is the mother of all Judah, and she cannot teach what she can eat. Zigong crossed the table and said, "Dare to ask why is this the one who is also in this?" Zi said: "Etiquette! The husband is also in the system. ” Zigong retreated, and Yan Youjin said: "Those who dare to ask for etiquette, those who lead evil and are all good?" "Zi Yuran." But what then? Zi said: "The righteousness of the suburbs, so the benevolent ghosts and gods; Taste the gift of the court, so benevolence and Muslim also; The gift of memorial, so benevolence and mourning; The gift of shooting the township, so the Renxiang Party also; The gift of food, so benevolent guests also. Zi said: "It is clear about the righteousness of the suburbs, the gift of taste, and the governance of the country is just like the palm of the hand!" Therefore, it is polite to live in it, so the elders and young distinguish it. There is a courtesy in the boudoir, so the three clans are harmonious. The court is polite, so the order of the officials is also. It is polite to hunt in the field, so it is leisurely. With the military courtesy, the martial arts are also successful. Therefore, the palace has its degree, the measure has its image, the taste has its time, the joy has its festival, the car has its style, the ghosts and gods have its feast, the mourning discipline has its mourning, the party has its discernment, the official has its body, and the political affairs have its implementation; Add to the body and make mistakes in front, and all the people move appropriately. ”
Zi said: "What is the celebrity? The rule of the matter is also. A gentleman has his own affairs, and he must have his own rule. Governing the country and being rude, for example, is there no harmony, what is it? For example, if you are in a secluded room all night long, how can you see it if it is not a candle? If you are rude, there is nothing wrong with your hands and feet, nothing to add to your ears and eyes, and nothing to control your advance and retreat. Therefore, in the place where they live, the young and the old are indistinguishable; Boudoir, the three tribes lost their harmony; In the imperial court, the officials were out of order; field hunting, Rong lost his strategy; In the military, martial arts are out of control; The palace chamber is out of order; Measure Ding, lose its image; taste, out of time; Happy, lost its knots; The car is out of style; Ghosts and gods, lost their feast; mourning, losing its mourning; discern and lose its party; official, lose his body; political affairs, lose their work; Added to the body and wrong in front, all the movements of the crowd are inappropriate. In this way, there is no ancestor to negotiate with the public. ”
Zi said: "Listen carefully! There are three women, my language women, there are still nine Yan in the ceremony, and there are four Yan in the feast. Knowing this, although in the acre, the sage has been. The two gentlemen meet each other, let go and get started, and the county is prosperous; Concession and promotion, promotion and happiness. Under the tube Xiangwu, Xia Qi Xuxing. Chen Qi recommended it, ordered its etiquette and music, and prepared its hundred officials. In this way, and then the gentleman knows benevolence. The line is regular, but also decent, and Luan in the pick, the guest out to Yong, through to Zhenyu. Therefore, a gentleman has nothing and is not in courtesy. Entry and gold, show affection also. Raise the song to clear the temple, show virtue also. Under the management of the elephant, the show is also. Therefore, the ancient gentlemen do not need to be in person and speak in person, but only show each other with etiquette and music. Zi said: "Those who are courteous are also reasonable; Those who are happy are also festivals. The gentleman is unreasonable, unmoving, and unrestrained. can't be poetry, Yu Limiao; can't be happy, Yu Lisu; Thin in morality, in etiquette. Zi said: "The system is in the ceremony, the text is in the ceremony, and the line is in the people!" ”
Zigong crossed the table and said: "Dare to ask if you are poor?" Zi said: "The ancients and? The ancients too. To reach the courtesy but not to the pleasure, it is said to be primary; To be happy but not to be courteous, it is said to be biased. Husband, up to happiness but not to courtesy, is to pass on this name, the ancients also. ”
Zizhang asked about politics. Zi said: "Master! Before, my language was a woman, and the gentleman knew how to be good at etiquette, and he was just wrong. Zi Zhang replied. Zi said: "Teacher, do you think you have to lay out a few feasts, raise and drop to offer a reward, and then call it a courtesy?" You thought it was a must-do. Xingyu Xuan, make bells and drums, and then say it is fun? In other words, courtesy. Do it and have fun, and have fun. The gentleman is strong and stands in the south, and the husband is peaceful in the world. The princes are in the court, everything is subdued, and the hundred officials dare not accept things. Where the rites are prosperous, the people are also governed; The ritual is abolished, and the crowd is chaotic. The room of the eye is skillful, there is the Ao, the seat is up and down, the car is left and right, the line is followed, the standing is orderly, and the ancient righteousness is also. If there is no mystery in the room, it will be chaotic in the hall. If there is no up and down, it will be chaotic on the table. If there is no left and right car, it will be chaotic in the car. If you don't follow it, you will be messed up. Standing and disorderly, it is chaotic in place. In the past, the princes of the Holy Emperor Ming Dynasty, distinguished the noble and the low, the young and the young, the men and women, and did not dare to cross each other, all of which were painted out from this. ”
The three sons, both hearing this and the master, are clearly in the dark.