Section 324 Etiquette of guests of honour and kings
Those who came to mourn entered with gifts in their hands, facing east, to express their king's orders to the guests of honor. The guest of honor faces north to listen to the order, then turns and retreats slightly, accepts the gift, and comes out to comfort the servant. The guest of honor handed over the gifts to his subordinates, went out to greet the people who came to comfort them, and the people who came to comfort them thanked them according to the courtesy. The guest of honor bowed his hand and entered the door, and those who came to comfort him followed. The guest of honor placed four elk skins inside the door, and the guest of honor comforted the people with a bundle of brocade. Those who come to comfort themselves bow again, prostrate to the ground, and accept the bundle of brocade.
The guest of honor bowed again for the gift and prostrated to the ground. Those who came to comfort bowed to the man with the elk skin, and then went out. So the man with the elk skin withdrew, and the guest of honor sent out the man of consolation, and bowed twice. The wife of the hired monarch sent a doctor to comfort him, holding two square bamboo tongs (fǔ) with a black face and a light red lining, and a lid containing dates and chestnuts. Holding the jujube in the right hand and holding the chestnut in the left hand, the guest of honor accepts the jujube, and the doctor hands the chestnut to the guest of honor with both hands, and the guest of honor accepts it, just like accepting the etiquette of the secretary who comes to comfort him. The etiquette of entertaining the doctor is the same as the etiquette of entertaining the secretary who came to comfort him, and the doctor who came to comfort him then entered with the guest of honor.
After arriving at the outer court, the monarch of the main country humbly said: The distant ancestral temple of my ancestor is not good, and it has been cleaned and waited. The guest of honour said: Today I have the leisure time of the king. Cibin said: I have been waiting for the king's leisure time. The doctor guided the guest of honor and others to the building, and the secretary of the host country arrived at the building, and the guest of honor went out to greet him and saluted twice. The zaifu dressed in court clothes set up a simple banquet. 3 kinds of boiled cattle, sheep and pigs were sacrificed in the west, and there were 9 tripods and 3 tripods.
3 kinds of raw cattle, sheep and pigs were sacrificed in the east, and 7 were born. The meals in the hall are 八簋 (guǐ), 六铏 (xíng), 二簠 (fǔ), and eight pots. The food in the west sandwich house has six pots, four pots, two pots, and six pots. There are 20 carts of rice and grass outside the door, and 40 carts of firewood and grass. Shangjie is boiled cattle, sheep and pigs 3 kinds of sacrifice, in the west, 7 tripods, 3 tripods. The food in the hall has six pots, four pots, two pots, and six pots. There are 10 carts of rice and grass outside the door, 20 carts of firewood and grass, and all of them are boiled sheep and pigs.
The next day, Dr. Xia walked to the pavilion to greet the guest of honor. The guest of honor wears a leather biàn costume to hire the monarch of the host country, walks outside the court, the guest of honor enters, and the priest displays the gifts in turn outside the door to the west. Qing is the senior master of ceremonies, the doctor is the undertaker, and the scholar is the Shao. He is the one who goes out to ask questions and speaks.
The monarch wears a leather suit and greets the guests inside the gate. The doctor guides the guest of honor, who enters from the left side of the door. The monarch of the presiding country bowed twice, and the guest of honor thanked him and did not bow back. The Lord of the Kingdom bowed and entered the middle gate. Every time you go to a door and a turn, you have to bow your hand. Walking to the temple gate, the lord of the kingdom bowed and entered, standing in the atrium. The guest of honour stood in the hall near the west side of the door. After the table and banquet were set up, they were put out to convey the king's orders.
Jia Ren sat down facing east, opened the wooden box, took out Guiyu, the silk was draped, and handed Guiyu to the senior assistant of the guest of honor, Shangsuke, without standing up. Kamisuke didn't need to wear a suit, but took the gui, folded the silk, and handed it to the guest of honor. The guest of honor wears a suit and holds a kyu. Shang Ji came in and told the guest of honor that after coming out, he would say goodbye to Guiyu. The upper fold leads the guest of honor to enter, and the guest of honor enters from the left side of the door. The assistants also enter from the left side of the east gate, facing north, with the west as the first place.
After bowing three times, he walked to the steps and the guest of honor was humbled three times. The presiding monarch ascended the two steps first, and the guest of honor ascended to the main hall, standing on the west side of the western pillar, facing east, and retreated to the atrium. The guest of honor began to convey the orders of his own monarch, and the monarch turned to the left, facing north. Before the guest of honor entered, the king of the host country bowed twice against the beams in the hall. The guest of honor retreated three times and turned his back to the western wall.
The lord of the kingdom alone wears a raider and receives the gyuki between the central hall and the eastern pillar. After the top is retreated, he stands with his back to the hall on the east side. The guest of honor walked down the main hall, the assistant went out in the reverse order of entering the door, and the guest of honor also walked out of the door. The lord of the kingdom gave the jade to Dazai alone. The king of the lord country revealed the robe that was placed on the outside of the robe, and then tied the silk, and placed the jade on it, and offered it. The master of ceremonies went up to report and came out to accept. The gift animal skin placed in the court, the assistant Zhongsuke holds the forefoot in his right hand, the hind foot in his left hand, and the animal hair is inside, holding it with both hands facing each other, and enters the door to furnish it.
The guest of honour entered from the left side of the door, bowed his hand, and bowed as before. The guest of honour ascended to the main hall and conveyed the orders of his king. The man who bears the skin opens it, and the king of the lord salutes twice to receive the gift. The hide-taking taxi is on the right, walk from behind the guest to the left of the guest. The guest of honor walked out of the door, and the priest sat down in front of the guest of honor and folded the hide.
The monarch handed the gift to Dazai alone, and the hides were the same as when they first entered, with the skin's head facing right and east. When making appointments to the wife of the lord of the country, the guest of honor should use jade, and the offering should be made with jade, which is the same as at the beginning. If there is something to be conveyed, use a bundle of silk, the same as the etiquette of the offering. The master of ceremonies brought it up to ask the guest of honor about it, and the guest of honor told him that the business was over.
The guest of honor holds the bundle and asks for a private visit to the monarch of the host country, reports to the inside, and expresses his gratitude when he comes out, and requests that the guest of honor be entertained according to etiquette. The guest of honour thanked him and obeyed the orders of the king of the host country. The report was made inside, and the monarch agreed to it.