Sacrifice has ten meanings: the first is to embody the way of serving ghosts and gods, the second is to embody the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, the third is to embody the relationship between father and son, the fourth is to embody the difference between the noble and the low, the fifth is to embody the difference between relatives and relatives, the sixth is to embody the implementation of the knightly reward, the seventh is to embody the difference between husband and wife, the eighth is to embody the fairness of political affairs, the ninth is to embody the order of the elders and the young, and the tenth is to embody the relationship between the upper and lower levels. These are the ten meanings of sacrifice.

Set up a table on the mat, so that the deceased and his wife can sit at the same table as a god's support; Because they didn't know where God was, they not only performed the sacrifice indoors on the first day, but also outside the door the next day. This is the proper way to deal with the gods. During the sacrifice, the monarch walked out of the temple to greet the sacrifice, but did not go out of the temple gate to greet the corpse, which was to avoid suspicion. Because the corpse is still the identity of a courtier outside the temple gate, and when you enter the temple, it becomes the identity of the monarch's father. And the monarch is still the identity of the monarch outside the temple gate, and as soon as he enters the temple gate, he becomes the identity of a courtier.

Therefore, he did not go out to greet the corpse, so as not to mess up the status of the monarch and minister. In the rituals, it is stipulated that the grandchildren will serve as the corpse of the grandfather. The one who serves the corpse is the son to the person who sacrifices, but the one who is the father is to face north to serve the corpse, so that people can understand how the son should serve the father. This is the relationship between father and son. The sacrifice of the lord has nine offerings, and after the five offerings, the monarch washes the jade jue and offers wine to the king; After the seven offerings, the monarch used Yaojue to offer wine to the doctor; After the nine offerings, the monarch used the sacrifice of the priests and various errands. This reflects the difference between dignity and inferiority.

At the time of the sacrifice, all the children and grandchildren who participated in the sacrifice were arranged according to the generation of the father and son. The role of Zhao Mu is to distinguish the order of father and son, elder and younger, and relatives without confusion. Therefore, when the sacrifice is held in the Taimiao, although all the people of the clan are there, they are still in place and in an orderly manner. This is called the difference between intimacy and alienation. In ancient times, the Ming monarch entered the virtuous person to the meritorious person, and the ceremony of entering the lord and the king must be held in the Taimiao, which means that the monarch himself does not dare to act arbitrarily. Therefore, on the day of the sacrifice, after the first sacrifice of the corpse, the monarch should come down from the hall and stand on the south side of the east steps, facing south, and the person who received the canonization faces north, and the historian in charge of the canonization holds the canonization document from the right side of the monarch and reads it. This is a manifestation of the implementation of the knighthood.

During the ceremony, the monarch stood on the east step wearing a ceremonial dress and a top hat, and the lady wore jewelry and a ceremonial dress to stand in the east room. When the woman enters the bean, she holds the handle of the bean. And when the man with the mulled wine gives the beans to the lady, he holds the base of the beans in his hand. When the corpse toasted back to the woman, he held the handle of the wine lord in his hand; Madame held the foot of the wine lord in her hand as she accepted it. Husbands and wives should not hold the same part of the sacrificial vessels. Couples toast each other back and be sure to change the glasses. All of this reflects the difference between husband and wife. All the meat is distributed, mainly bone-in meat. The bones of the cattle are also divided into high and low. The Yin people are more expensive than the bones of the upper part of the back leg, and the Zhou people are more expensive than the shoulders of the upper part of the front leg. For the Zhou people, the bones in front of the animal were more expensive than the bones in the back.

The distribution of meat in the ritual is to show that the sacrifice must be beneficial to everyone. Therefore, in the distribution, the noble people get the noble bones, the lowly people get the cheap bones, the noble people do not take double portions, and the lowly people do not empty hands, which reflects fairness. When everyone receives favors, it is easier for government decrees to be carried out. When the decree is implemented, things are easier to do; When things are done, you can make great achievements. The reason why we have been able to make great achievements cannot be unknown. The distribution of meat is to show that the favor must be shared by everyone. People who are good at governing the country are also like distributing meat, so it can reflect the fairness of political affairs.

During the travels, a toast was made to the many brothers and descendants who assisted the sacrifice, and these people were arranged in two columns according to the Zhaomu; The Zhao generation is in one column, and the Mu generation is in one column; Those who are also of the Zhao generation are ranked by age, and those who are also of the Mu generation are ranked by age. The other guests, as well as various errands, were also arranged by age. This is called the order of the young and the old. At the end of the sacrifice there is a gift of food. At this time, the sacrifice left over from the god's eating should be distributed to the tanner, the cook, and the courtier, which is a way to show favor to the next person. Only a man of the Tao can do this, and his wisdom is enough to make him realize the importance of doing so, and his kindness is enough to make him take practical action.

The so-called 畀 (bì) means to give, that is, to give his subordinates what he has excess. The cobbler is the lowly of petty officials who make armor; The cook, who is the lowly of the petty officials who are in charge of slaughtering; Dancer, this is the lowly of petty officials such as teaching music and dance; 阍 (hūn) people, who are the lowly of the petty officials in charge of guarding the gate, in ancient times did not let the punished people guard the door, and the people who did these four kinds of messengers were the lowliest among the petty officials, and the corpse was the most noble in the temple, and at the end of the sacrifice with the most noble status, he could not forget the lowly people, and gave them the leftovers of the gods' food. Therefore, if a country is led by Ming Jun, the people of the whole country will not be cold and hungry. This is called embodying the relationship between the top and the bottom.

The sacrifices also differ in the four seasons: the spring sacrifice is called 礿 (yuè), the summer sacrifice is called 禘 (dì), the autumn sacrifice is called taste, and the winter sacrifice is called 烝 (zhēng). Chun and Yu, held at the time when the yang energy is in full bloom, embodies the meaning of yang; Taste and boil, held when the yin qi is in full bloom, embodies the meaning of yin. It is the most powerful sacrifice of yang, and taste is the most powerful sacrifice of yin, so it is said that there is nothing more important than the taste of the yang. In ancient times, when the festival was held, knighthoods and uniforms were awarded, which was to act in accordance with the yang energy; When the sacrifice is held, the people should be taught to hunt in the fields and begin to use punishment, which is to act in accordance with the yin qi. Therefore, it is said in ancient books that when the festival is held, it is necessary to take out the things of the public to indicate that the reward will be given.