Section 238 Sima of the Xia Dynasty in charge of military affairs

The chariot servant is in charge of the chariot in the imperial army, the chariot of the large chariot, the chariot for filling the vacancy, the sub-chariot of the shielded car, and the sub-chariot of the light chariot. At the time of the expedition, the chariot servants supplied the king's chariots, and at the same time let the auxiliary chariots of the rest of the troops accompany him. The same was true of the king when he went out to meet together. When there was a great mourning, the chariot servants were responsible for displaying the king's chariots. During the salute, the chariot servants were responsible for providing the necessary three-sided armor.

Si Chang, in charge of the names of 9 kinds of flags, each flag has a small flag of the same category, to wait for the country to have something to use. The flag with the sun and the moon is called the Chang flag, the flag with the dragon is called the 旂 (qí) flag, the flag made of solid color silk is called the 旃 (zhān) flag, the flag made of colored silk is called the object flag, the flag with the bear and tiger is called the flag flag, the one with the bird falcon (sǔn) is called the 旟 (yú) flag, the one with the turtle and snake is called the 旐 (zhào) flag, the flag is decorated with all feathers is called the 旞 (suì) flag, and the flag decorated with 繐 (suì) feathers is called the 旌 (jīng) flag.

When it came to the national military parade, Si Chang needed to assist Sima in issuing flags: the king erected the Dachang flag, the princes erected the banner, the Guqing erected the Miao flag and the same color banner, the doctor and the scholar erected the Miao flag and the different color banner, the military commander and the chief of the capital and the small capital erected the Miao flag and the same color banner, the township officials erected the flag made of colored silk, the county officials erected the liú flag, the flag carried by the Son of Heaven's royal carriage was the 旖 (yǐ) flag decorated with complete colored bird feathers, and the flag carried on the neck car was the 旒 flag decorated with knot-like feathers. The flags are all written with their own official affairs and names: the government writes their official affairs and names, the state officials write their official affairs and names, and the lord of the mining province writes their official affairs and names.

At the time of the sacrifice, the priest often erected a banner for each of the people participating in the sacrifice. The same is true for attending meetings and receiving guests, and the priest often sets up a banner for the king's residence outside to symbolize the palace gate. In times of great mourning, the priest is responsible for providing the inscriptions, erecting flags for the funeral cars carrying sacrifices on display, and when it is time to bury, he also erects flags for the funeral cars carrying sacrifices. Whenever there was a military action, the priest would erect flags for the troop chariots, and when it was time to gather the people, he would also set up the flags, and when the people had arrived, the flags would be lowered. When hunting in the field, Si Chang also set up flags in this way. When archery competitions are held, the priest is often responsible for providing the flags needed to sing the praises of those who hit the target. Every year, the division will supply new flags on a quarterly basis to replace the old ones.

The people of the capital are in charge of the sacrificial rites in the capital. Whenever a sacrifice is held in the capital, after the sacrifice is completed, the people of the capital are responsible for giving the sacrificial meat to the king. The people of the capital are responsible for regulating the various etiquettes and costumes in the capital. If there is an invasion by thieves or foreign enemies, the people of the capital are responsible for protecting the altar of the gods. When there is a great change in the country, the people of the capital will order the officials in the capital to pray and report to the gods afterwards; After the sacrifice to the gods, the people of Duzong reported to the king.

The family is in charge of the sacrificial rites of the doctor's land. When all the sacrifices were held, when the sacrifices were finished, the family members of the family would give the sacrificial meat to the king. When there was a great change in the country, the family clan ordered the family and the officials to pray, and then reported it to the gods, and then to the king. After receiving the blessings, the family members will hold a sacrifice to the gods, and after the sacrifice, they will also report to the king. The family clan was in charge of the etiquette of the family and the prohibition of clothing, palaces, and car flags.

Those who served as gods were in charge of determining the positions of the gods according to the sun, moon, and stars, and drew figures of the positions of human ghosts, heavenly gods, and earthly gods in the heavens, and discerned their names and categories. On the day of the winter solstice, the gods of heaven and humans and ghosts are invited to be sacrificed, and on the day of the summer solstice, the gods of the earth and the gods of all things are invited to be sacrificed to remove the famine and plague of the country and the people.

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Chunguan Zongbo is responsible for assisting the Son of Heaven in managing the affairs of the clan, in charge of the rituals to the ancestors of the gods, and at the same time in charge of various ceremonies in the temple and within the clan.

After writing "Chunguan Zongbo", let's learn about "Xia Guan Sima".

"Xia Guan Sima" Sima was set up in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and Situ and Sikong were called "Three You Division", in charge of military administration and military endowment, and led the army to go on expeditions. In ancient warfare, no matter how advanced a vehicle was, its mobility was limited by terrain and roads. Therefore, the march needs to be in a neat formation, and this is also the case when engaged. A rigorous chariot formation is the basis for the soldiers to rely on, and under the support of the chariot formation, neither the brave nor the cowardly can advance or retreat alone. In charge of military discipline and law enforcement, specifically to picket the order of the queue, this is Sima's duty.

(1) Narrators

The king established the national capital, discerned the direction and determined the location of the temple and the imperial court, divided the boundaries between the capital and the suburbs, and set up official positions as an example for the people. So he set up the Xia official Sima and asked him to lead his subordinates, so as to take charge of the rules of the world's governance, to assist the king and make the countries of the world politically fair.

Sima's subordinate officials are: Da Sima, served by 1 Qing; Xiao Sima, served by 2 middle doctors; military Sima, served by 4 doctors; Yu Sima, served by 8 sergeants; 16 sergeants; At the same time, there are also 32 corporals, 6 government officers, 16 Shi people, 32 Xu people, and 320 disciples.

The establishment of the army, 12,500 people for 1 army, the king has 6 armies, the big country has 3 armies, the sub-country has 2 armies, and the small country has 1 army, and the generals of the army are all the princes appointed by the Son of Heaven; 2,500 people are the 1st division, and the division commanders are all middle doctors; 500 people are 1 brigade, and the brigade divisions are all doctors; 100 people are 1 pawn, and the captain is a sergeant; 25 people are 1 tael, and the Sima of both are sergeants; Five people are 1 team, and each team has a captain. Each 1 army is equipped with 2 people, 6 people, 10 people, and 100 soldiers.