When the guest arrives at the border of the host country, the monarch sends a priest to welcome the guest into the country; When the guests came to the suburbs, the lord sent a doctor to comfort them; When the guests come to the temple gate of the main country, the sovereign personally greets them at the temple gate, and then accepts the guests in the temple to convey the intention of the guest to send him to visit; The guests presented the gifts, and the lord faced north to thank the generous gifts, and thanked the envoys sent by the king. These are all expressions of the sovereign's respect and humility to the guests and kings. Respect and humility are the attitudes that gentlemen should have when they interact with each other. Therefore, the princes respect and humble each other, and they will not invade and bully each other.

The host country receives guests, and the secretary is the secretary, the doctor is the bearer, and the scholar is the Shao. The sovereign personally entertained the guests, and the guests visited the chief secretary of state and the doctor in his personal name, and promoted to the sovereign in his personal name; The lord also sent people to the hotel to give the guests a large gift of 饔饩 (yōngxì), and returned the Guizhang who had been offered as a token by the guests. Before the guest returns to the country, the secretary of the host country transfers a bundle of spinning silk to the guest through the guest; During the visit, the sovereign had to hold one meal and two feasts to entertain the guests, while the number of Yan ceremonies was not fixed.

All of the above is to show the number of courtesies between guests and hosts, between monarchs and ministers. Therefore, the Son of Heaven made a system for the princes; Every year, doctors are sent to ask each other, and every three years, they are sent to ask each other, and they encourage each other with Lilly. If there is a mistake in the etiquette of the envoy when he comes to him, the lord does not personally perform the feast and meal for the messenger, so as to shame the messenger and inspire him to encourage himself. If the princes can encourage each other with courtesy, then they will not invade each other externally, and they will not bully each other internally. This is why the Son of Heaven was able to control the princes without using force, and made the princes manage themselves well.

Using a precious jade like Guizhang as a gift for Xing Xing can be said to be a heavy gift. Before the guests returned to their homeland, the host country returned the guizhang to the guests, which means that they should pay attention to etiquette by asking for money and goods. If the princes can encourage each other with the principle of light wealth and heavy courtesy, then their people will follow suit. When the host country entertains a guest, he shall give him grain and grass three times when he enters or leaves the country; After the guests stay in the hotel, the lord should send someone to feed the five prisons and place them in the hotel door; In addition, there are 30 carts of rice, 30 carts of grass, 60 carts of forage, and 60 carts of firewood, all of which are placed outside the door of the hotel.

In addition, five pairs of poultry such as geese and ducks are provided every day to feed the entourage of guests; The sovereign holds one formal feast and two formal feasts for the guests, and there is no fixed number of gifts for the Yan Rite and the Four Seasons New Things. These are meant to show that the rites are highly valued. The ancients did not use their possessions like this, but they were willing to spend so much on the dowry in order to show that they attached great importance to the ceremony. If everyone attaches great importance to etiquette, then there will be no bullying of internal monarchs and ministers, and no aggression against foreign countries. Therefore, the Son of Heaven specially formulated the dowry, and the princes were also willing to implement it.

The dowry and shooting salute are the biggest gifts. It begins at dawn and ends at almost noon, and it is not possible for a strong person to do it. Therefore, only a strong and powerful person can perform this great gift. The wine is cold, and a man does not dare to drink it even though he is thirsty; The meat will also be dried, and men will not dare to eat it even if they are hungry; It was getting late, and people were tired, but they were still in good spirits, the train was neat, they did not dare to slack off, and insisted on completing all kinds of due etiquette. In this way, the monarch and the minister are in the right position, the father and son are on a blind date, and the young and the old are harmonious. This is something that ordinary people can't do, but a gentleman can do it, so a gentleman is called a good person. To do is to be righteous, and to be righteous is to be brave.

Therefore, the reason why bravery is valuable is that he can establish righteousness; The reason why righteousness is valuable is that he can do it; The reason why you are valuable is that you can bow down. Therefore, the reason why people value bravery is that he dares to practice etiquette. Therefore, a brave and strong person, when there is nothing to do in the world, will use his hard work and strength to practice etiquette and righteousness; When there is something in the world, he uses his bravery, strength and strength to defeat the enemy. If you use it to defeat the enemy, you will be invincible, and if you use it to practice etiquette and righteousness, you will be invincible.

To be invincible externally, and to do nothing internally, this is called Shengde. That's why the Holy King values the brave and strong so much. If a person is brave and strong, but does not use it in the practice of etiquette and defeating the enemy, but uses it in private battles to win, then he is called a disorderly person. The state formulates penalties to punish such disorderly people. The state formulates penalties to punish such disorderly people. In this way, the people will obey discipline and the country will be at peace.

Zigong asked Confucius: Why do gentlemen value jade and despise Min? Is it because the amount of jade is small and the number of mins is high? Confucius replied: It is not because of the large number of mins that he despises them; It is not because of the small quantity of jade that it is valued. In the past, gentlemen used jade to compare with human virtues: jade's warmth and moisturization were like benevolence; Dense and solid, like wisdom; Having edges and corners without hurting others is like righteousness; The jade pendant hangs down, just like a ceremony; With a light knock, the jade sound is crisp and melodious, and at the end, it stops abruptly, just like beautiful music; It is like human loyalty to conceal neither the virtues of the virtues nor the virtues of the virtues of the virtues of the virtues of the virtues; The brilliance is crystal clear, and the inside and the outside are the same, just like people's words and letters; Where Baoyu is, its upper breath is like a white rainbow, as if it is closely connected with the sky; Where jade is produced, the mountains and rivers are rich and beautiful, and it is like being closely connected with the earth.

Guizhang can be used alone as a gift for the court, unlike other gifts that need to be added to something else to count, this is the virtue of jade at work. There is no one in the world who does not value the virtues of jade, just as there is no one in the world who does not value the Tao. The Book of Songs says: How much I miss the gentleman, he is as gentle and elegant as jade...... Therefore, the gentleman values jade.