Section 243 Shooting salute of the princes and ministers
(4) Waiting for people/division right
The Hou people, each in charge of the law and order of the roads in their charge, and the relevant prohibitions, so that their subordinates are in charge of each road. If a prince of one side sends an envoy to govern the affairs of the state, the prince will guide them and send them to the dynasty; When it was time to return to China, the Hou people would send them out of the country.
The ring man is responsible for challenging the enemy and checking the treacherous people in the army. The Ring People need to thwart the enemy's aggressive plots in advance, patrol the kingdom, and capture spies. When an enemy country invades, the Huanren is responsible for sending the enemy camp to argue with the enemy about the merits of the war, so as to promote military might. At the same time, the Huanren were responsible for accepting the surrenderers of the besieged cities.
挈 (qiè) kettle, which was responsible for hanging the kettle as a symbol on the well, so that the sergeants would come to fetch water; Hang the chews and reins of the horses as signs in the places where they should be encamped, so that the soldiers can come to camp; Rations were hung in the storage area as a sign to encourage the sergeants to come and collect the rations.
Whenever there is a military operation, the kettle clan will hang the leaky pot timer to take turns to change the knocker to patrol the night. In the event of a funeral, the Teapot will hang the leaky pot timer to take turns to replace the mourner who cried. There is a special person waiting for the leaky pot set up, and is responsible for distinguishing the length of the day leak and the night leakage. In the winter, the kettle will boil the water in the pot with a fire and pour it into the leaky pot.
shooters, responsible for the throne of the kingdom's three dukes, orphans, kings, and doctors; The three princes stand facing north, the lonely side faces east, and the secretary and the doctor stand facing west. The greeting gifts they took were: the three princes took the jade, the solitary took the animal skin wrapped in the silk, the secretary took the lamb, and the doctor took the goose. During the reign, the princes stood facing north, and the shooters were responsible for informing and helping them to carry out the rituals. If the king had a sacrifice, he was in charge of the commandments of the princes, and told them what had been given and helped to perform the sacrifices.
The archers were responsible for relaying the reports or recitals of the princes to the king, and practiced the etiquette of archery according to the king's archery salute. Wang's archery salute uses 6 couples as positive couplings, sets up 3 targets, sets up 3 target reporters, sets up 3 styles, and uses "Su Yu" as the accompaniment music, the music is played 9 times, and the music is listened to 5 times before archery. The archery salute of the princes uses 4 couplings as positive couplings, sets up 2 targets, sets up 2 target reporters, sets up 2 styles, and uses "Tanuki Head" as the accompaniment music, and the music is played 7 times, and the music is listened to 3 times before archery.
The shooting salute of Lonely, Qing and Doctor uses 3 couples as positive couplings, sets up 1 target, sets up 1 target reporter, sets up 1 style, and uses "擣" (yù) as the accompaniment music, the music is played 5 times, and the music is listened to 2 times before archery. The archery salute of the taxi uses 3 couples as positive couplings, sets up 1 target reporter, sets up 2 styles, and uses "Cai Su" as the accompaniment music, and the music is played 5 times, and the music is listened to 2 times before archery.
When the king held the big archery salute, the shooters would use instruments to measure the Hou Dao, and set up three kinds of shooting targets as decorations such as bear, tiger and leopard skins. When the king began to shoot arrows, the caster would order the target announcer, who was standing with his back to the target, to leave the target and stand behind the king. The Sheren would help the king correct the problem of the arrows he had fired, telling him that they were flying.
After the archery is finished, the Sheren will order the Bird Shooter to pick up the arrows that have been fired. When the salute is about to be held, the Sheren will determine the place where the official will be toasted. Sheren will count the hairpins with Dashi to count the number of shots. At the same time, the Sheren Society assisted the Great Sima in administering the etiquette laws related to the archery ceremony.
When the sacrifice is held, the sheren will assist the king to shoot the sacrifice, and assist the lonely, the king, and the doctor to perform the ritual of the sacrifice. When the king went out to meet with the princes, or when the princes came to make a pilgrimage, the shooter would ask the doctor to be the deputy of the prince or secretary, and go to comfort or give gifts to the princes. All the ministers and doctors who were sent to contact the princes were sent by the sheren. When the king went out on the expedition, the shooter would let the king and the doctor ride in the auxiliary car of the king's military chariot.
When the princes came to the court, the archers would send the secretary and the doctor to meet with the king, and admonish the doctor who accompanied the three princes to the princes' mansion to convey the great history of the king's order and the doctor who was the deputy. In times of great mourning, the sheer will be responsible for the removal of the body with the servant. Let the secretary and the doctor be in charge of their duties separately. The shooter is responsible for checking the number of mourners and whether they are observing the funeral rites, and if they are not serious, they will be questioned and punished.
Fu Bu is responsible for raising beasts of prey, and then teaching them to tame them. At the time of the sacrifice, the Fubu clan would offer the beast as a sacrifice. When a guest comes to the court, the Fu Bu clan will hold up the animal skins they have offered and collect them. When archery competitions are held, Fu Bushi will assist the shooters in setting up the arrow targets. When the archery competition starts, Fu Bushi will hold the flag and wait for someone to shoot, and then shout the result of the archery.
Shoot birds, responsible for shooting birds. During the ritual, the Bird Archers would use bows and arrows to drive away crows and kites (yuān). When there are things to do such as receiving guests, meeting people, and going on expeditions, the Shooting Bird Clan will do the same. When archery competitions are held, the Bird Shooter is responsible for collecting the arrows placed on the target. If the arrow is positioned too high on the target, the bird will be picked up with a clip.
Roche, who is responsible for catching crows with nets. After the wax festival, Roche catches birds with fine nets. In the spring of February, the Roche would use a net to catch the birds that had just flown out of the spring, and offer the dove (jiū) bird as a ritual to support the country's elders, and at the same time use the bird to reward the officials.
The animal is responsible for feeding the birds, allowing the birds to breed and train at the same time, so that they can be tamed. During the rituals, the animals are supplied with poultry that lay eggs. Every year, the animals need to feed the migratory birds according to the season. At the same time, the cattle would provide the birds that the king should offer at his meal.