The spirit of the great father in heaven bless my filial son to settle down. The people and ministers are as virtuous as the stars and the moon, and the wisdom of the monarch is unparalleled in the world. The stable state can sense the heavenly court, and the reputation of this world is Yongchang. Calm my heart to give me a long life, and help me enjoy the boundless wealth. This is praying for the blessing of the previous king, and there are two points worth noting: one is that the people and ministers are as virtuous as the stars and the moon, and the wisdom of the monarch is unparalleled in the world, that is to say, the ministers and the wise kings, with such conditions, can naturally make the country stable, the political power consolidated, and the souls of the ancestors in the sky feel at ease; The second is how strong the pursuit of the right to his surname is by the famous descendants of Yongchang in this world, and how strong the pursuit of the rights of the monarchs of the past and later generations to their surnames is!

This poem is sacrificed by parents at the same time, so it is said to bless the long song before the spirit of the ancestors, and sing in front of the spirits of the ancestors, and the mother's foil status here is more obvious, which is an inevitable phenomenon of patriarchal society.

Journey all the way to harmony and piety, and arrive here to worship and enjoy. The princes of various countries helped each other to sacrifice, and the Son of Heaven was beautiful and dignified in the middle. In the admiration, I offered a great male sacrifice to help me sacrifice and display it in the temple. The spirit of the great father in heaven bless my filial son to settle down.

The people and ministers are as virtuous as the stars and the moon, and the monarch is even more wise and unparalleled in the world. Stabilize the state and sense the heavens, and the future of the Ming Dynasty is Yongchang. Calm my heart to give me a long life, and help me enjoy the blessings of boundlessness. Please bless the long song before the spirit of the ancestors, and pray for the blessings of the ancestors and sing in front of the spirits of the ancestors.

"Zaijian": Zhou Gong'an appeases the princes

This is the music song when the princes met King Zhou Cheng and sincerely worshiped King Wuwang's temple, so the object of this poem is King Wu of Zhou.

King Cheng was assisted by the Duke of Zhou to ascend the throne, only a nominal or formal monarch, and the real power was in the hands of the regent Duke Zhou, and the grand ceremony of the princes' assistance was of course planned and arranged by the Duke of Zhou, and his intention was naturally to let King Cheng remember the legacy of the previous king, inherit and magnify the legacy of the previous king. The Duke of Zhou did his duty as a regent, and always paid attention to the persuasion and discipline of King Cheng, which is recorded in the "Book of Shang".

The princes asked for a legal code, but the young king Cheng could not cope with it, and could only be answered authoritatively by the Duke of Zhou. The old saying "Zhou Li" was written by Zhou Gong, and of course he knew the laws and regulations. From this point of view, today's ode to the last poem and the previous poem "雝" of the object of sacrifice is different, the background of the sacrifice is also very different, the purpose of this sacrifice is to show the light of the king of Cheng, the second is to show the joy of the Zhou Dynasty and the rejoicing of all the countries, which is also the characteristics of the situation and the top priority of the king of Cheng has just ascended the throne.

The focus of this poem is to describe the procession of the princes who assisted the sacrifice when they came to the court, with bright flags fluttering, bells ringing continuously, and horses decorated with gold and splendor, a warm and solemn atmosphere, and a vast and majestic momentum. The princes gathered from all directions, clearly submitting to and respecting the authority of the Zhou royal family.

The virtuous virtues of the princes are deeply expected, and the country is auspicious and auspicious, and the future of the king is brilliant. At the end of the poem, the princes are used as the finale, which is reminiscent of the king's recent accession to the throne, and the accession of a young king. In ancient times, in the final analysis, it was a society ruled by man, and for the courtiers, the first king could control him, and he obeyed the first king, but he may not be able to obey the new king like obeying the first king. For the new king, it may also be a son of heaven and a courtier. Therefore, when the supreme ruler changes, the detachment and misgivings of the subordinates often coexist at the same time, and they become factors of political instability. To praise the princes, to entrust them with the important task of assisting them, and to place high hopes on the princes, is to dispel the doubts of the princes, prevent them from centrifugating, and thus achieve the goal of stabilizing the political situation.

It can be seen that this poem begins with the princes and ends with the princes, and the auxiliary princes become the protagonists in the poem, which seems to be not accidental.

The princes began to meet the king of Zhou and asked for a decree.

The dragon flag displays a distinctive pattern, and the car and the bell jingle.

The reins are decorated with golden light, and the whole team is majestic.

Lead the princes to worship the ancestors, holding the sacrifices and enjoying them devoutly.

Pray for a long life, a long life blessed by the gods, and a boundless blessing for the emperor.

The princes are virtuous and virtuous, and the country is auspicious, and the future of the king is brilliant.

"Youke": Treat the previous generation with courtesy

Wei Zi Qi, is the same brother of the king of Shang, when Yin Shang, he was enshrined in Wei, the title is the son, Wei is the name of the country in the Yin Dynasty Wangji, until King Wu conquered Yin Shang, changed the title of Wei Zi in the Song. At that time, Wu Geng, the son of the king of Zhou, was still there, until Wu Geng rebelled, and the Duke of Zhou assisted King Cheng to destroy Wu Geng, so he sealed Weizi in the Song Dynasty, and the title was duke, and at the same time let Weizi sacrifice the ancestors of the merchants. Weizi surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty treated Weizi with courtesy, which means that although the Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Shang Dynasty, it would never cut off the sacrifice of the merchants.

A guest came to my house from afar, and the white horse straddled underneath, which was the white horse that the writer rode during the Zhou Dynasty. Because the Song State was a descendant of Yin Shang and was a guest to the Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty did not use the courtesy of a monarch and a minister to entertain him. Yin people advocate white, and when Weizi came to the court, he also rode a white horse, which is also a manifestation of his ancestors. This detail shows that the Song State, which was enshrined in the Zhou Dynasty, could still maintain the system of the Yin Dynasty. There are many followers, all dressed in costumes to accompany them, which is a large number of followers when writing microns to the court, and these many followers are selected people with flawless character.

The guest stays overnight in the hotel, and then stays for two nights and three nights, which means that the guest stays for many days, which shows that the host is kind to the guests and the courtesy is grand. He really wanted to take out the rope and tie his horse to the guest, which shows that the master was so attentive to the guest that he even wanted to tie the guest's horse with a rope. The guest said goodbye to me and saw him off, and the ministers comforted him together, and the guest finally left, and the host made a meal for him; In the process of the feast, the ministers of the Zhou Dynasty also participated in the condolences, which shows the thoughtfulness of the etiquette. Now that the guest has been treated favorably, God's blessing will be greater, and the blessing that the heavens have given him will be greater. This not only shows the magnanimity of the Zhou Dynasty to the descendants of Yin Shang, but also uses it to comfort Weizi that he will be content with the status of the disgraced monarch and will be able to get more courtesy in the future.

In Chinese history, Shang Tang's crusade against Xia Wei and King Wu's crusade against King Xuan were all called to comfort the suffering people and crusade against the guilty rulers. For example, after King Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he sealed Weizi in the Song Dynasty and treated him with courtesy. When it was time to become king, Wu Geng's rebellion was killed, and Weizi was made a duke, sacrificed to Shang Zu, and coexisted with the Zhou Dynasty for hundreds of years. In the change of dynasties in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, they all retained the ancient meaning of rising and destroying the country and succeeding the peerless.