The palace, that is, the palace temple, is the place where the ancestors and ancestors are located, and it is also an important place of the country. Sacrifice is a major event of the state, and it is available in all countries, but in the Zhou Dynasty, which attaches great importance to the ritual system, due to the different status of the vassal states, the temple sacrifices have certain differences, and they cannot be the same as the Zhou royal family, otherwise it is trespassing. However, the state of Lu is an exception, the "Book of Rites" wrote: King Cheng thought that the Duke of Zhou had established a meritorious service for the world, so he named the Duke of Zhou in Lu, built the capital Qufu, owned a land of 700 miles square, thousands of military vehicles, and ordered the monarch of the State of Lu to worship the Duke of Zhou with the etiquette and music of the Son of Heaven from generation to generation; Therefore, the monarch of Lu can take a big car in the moon of Meng Chun, and the big car is decorated with twelve streamers, and the streamers are painted with dragons, as well as the patterns of the sun and the moon, and go to the suburbs to worship the heavens, which are the gifts of the Son of Heaven.

This is what the people of Lu are proud of, so when it comes to the sacrifice of Lu country, it refers to such a gift of the Son of Heaven. The poem narrates the occurrence, development, and growth of the Zhou people and the establishment of the Lu state, not purely introducing the history of the nation and praising the merits of all the ancestors, but highlighting the two ancestors who were sacrificed, Houji and Zhou Gong, to explain the reasons for sacrificing them. Houji is the ancestor of the Zhou people, born to Emperor Yu's wife Jiang Yan, and his birth has some mythological overtones.

Houji's development of agriculture is certainly a blessing given to him by God, which is inseparable from his personal mandate by God. Later, King Tai, King Wen, King Wu, and King Tai moved to Qishan Shanyang, and began to eliminate Yin Shang, and King Wen and King Wu inherited the cause of King Tai and subdued the army of the enemy Yin Shang, and were able to complete a great achievement. When it came time to become king, the Duke of Zhou had a great contribution to the construction of the Zhou Dynasty.

It is recorded in the "Historical Records" that the Duke of Zhou assisted King Wu and issued the "Pastoral Oath" to mobilize the battle, and the Zhou army broke through the capital of Yin Shang and entered the palace of Yin Shang; After killing the king of Zhou, the Duke of Zhou held the big Yue (yuè) and the Duke of Zhao held the small Yue, assisting the king of Wu from the left and right, killing animals to extract blood, holding a ritual to sacrifice to the gods of the shrine, and clearly announcing the guilt of the king of Zhou to heaven and the people of the Yin Dynasty. The Duke of Zhou played an important role in the process of destroying the Shang, but he was the son of King Wen and the younger brother of King Wu, although his status was much higher than that of the minister, but he could not be compared with the Son of Heaven, so it was still relatively obscure when highlighting the merits of the Duke of Zhou.

In the early days of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the state of Lu was the first class power among the princes, and there were few places among the princes that could be compared with it because of its large land and strength. When Bo Yu was in power, there were great martial arts, and it was recorded in the "Historical Records" that after Bo Yu ascended the throne, the Zhou Dynasty had an incident of rebellion by Guan and Cai, and Huaiyi and Xu Rong also rebelled together; So Bo Yu led his army to the province of 肸 (xī) to crusade, and wrote the "Oath", "Prepare your armor and helmets, which must be in good condition, and do not destroy the cattle pens and horse pens; If the horses and cattle are lost, the slaves escape, the sergeants shall not leave their posts without permission to pursue them, and the horses and cattle of others shall be returned to their own places; No looting or intrusion, no burglary; The people in the suburbs and suburbs of the west, south, and north of Lu are not allowed to lack the wooden pillars used in preparing grain and grass and building walls; On the day of Jiaxu, our army built fortifications to conquer Xu Rong, and it was not allowed to arrive at the time, otherwise it would be divided by capital punishment". After Bo Yu released the "Oath", he quickly pacified Xu Rong and stabilized the Lu State.

Bo Bird governed the Lu State and paid more attention to the rule of culture, so the Lu State weakened for a long time. In the era of the Duke of Xu, due to internal and external troubles, the prestige of the Lu State among the princes was declining day by day, and even the Duke of Lu himself could only rely on the power of the Qi State to return to the Lu State. However, after Duke Xuan ascended the throne, he also made some achievements, in addition to resuming the ritual system to worship Houji and Zhou Gong with the gift of the Son of Heaven, he also frequently participated in the princes' alliances and used troops to gradually improve and restore his due prestige.

I will strike hard at the Rong and Di tribes, to ensure that the northern border of the Zhou Dynasty is safe and not to be harassed; I will severely punish the state of Chu and the state of Xu, which refers to the matter of Duke Xi following the Marquis of Qi to crusade against the state of Chu. Mount Tai is really tall and strict, and Lu is regarded as a natural danger in the territory. It has two mountains, Turtle Mountain, and Mengshan Mountain, and its territory reaches the extreme edge of the east. The extension has been connected to the seaside vassals, and Huaiyi has come to the alliance to meet him. They all obeyed each other, which was built by Lu Hou's meritorious deeds. The territory of the Lu State is so large, Huaiyi, Xu Rong, Barbarian, Nanyi, there is no disobedience. At this time, the state of Lu used the most troops against Huaiyi and made the greatest achievements.

At this time, the people of Lu repeatedly mentioned the merits of the Duke of Xu, which may be that in the later development of the Lu State, the land that was initially sealed was lost, and when it came to the time of the Duke of Xu, it was restored, and the two places were often allowed to have a place to live, and the original territory of the Duke of Zhou was restored. The poem focuses on the two aspects of sacrifice and martial arts to reflect the achievements of the Lu State in restoring the old industry, and is unified in the newly built Gong Gong, the sacrifice of the Gong Palace is the special courtesy of the Zhou royal family to the Lu State, and at the same time, the Lu people believe that the success of the Lu State also comes from the blessing of the ancestors who accepted the sacrifice in the heavens.

The whole poem recounts the construction of the temple by the Duke of Xu, and in the middle of the poem, the merits of the ancestors, the sacrifices of the ancestors, the martial arts of the Duke and the situation of the family members, and at the same time intersperses repeated blessings for the longevity of the Duke of Xu. The poem expresses the resonance of the descendants of the Duke of Zhou for the restoration of the old business, and the yearning for the reappearance of the glory of the past, which is the true feelings of a declining clan in a specific period. As a poet of Lu State, when expressing this kind of feeling, he is both abundant and complex, and only by writing a long poem can he accommodate, and only by meticulous description and profound argument can he pour out to his heart's content.

The palace and temple are really quiet, and the hall is large and the structure is tight. The famous Virgin Jiang Yan, her virtue is upright and single-minded. God blessed her with special blessings, and she did not experience painful disasters. The pregnancy was full for the moon without delay, so the ancestor Houji was born. God blessed him with many blessings. Drop millet millet seed 稑 (lù), as well as beans and wheat and various grains. Shelter the nations of the whole world, and let the people learn agriculture. Plant millet and millet all over the field, and plant rice and black straw all over the ground. Own the fertile soil of the world, and inherit the remnants of Dayu.

The descendant of Houji is our first king. He moved to Shanyang, Qishan, and began to eliminate the Yin Shang. The development reached King Wen and King Wu to carry forward the tradition of King Taiwang. Accepting the mandate of heaven to carry out the conquest, the suburbs of Yin Muye set up the battlefield. Don't be distracted, don't make mistakes, God oversees you to keep you auspicious. Subduing the enemy's Yin Shang army can accomplish a great feat. So King Cheng said: "Uncle, among your sons, choose the eldest of them, seal them in Ludi, and go quickly, and work hard to expand the territory and open up the territory, as a barrier for the Zhou Dynasty.