Section 244 The warrior who protects the king

The priest is in charge of the list of ministers and carries out the relevant decrees. Every year, the priest would register or cancel the number of officials who had been added or decreased, and at the same time identify their age and rank, and the number of ministers, doctors, scholars, and concubines in each vassal state and each province in the province.

The priest would ask the king for approval of the courtiers who should be promoted: the king should be promoted or promoted according to virtue, the king should be promoted according to merit, the king should be promoted according to ability, and the amount of food to be given should be determined according to the performance of long-term service. The priest needed to correct the position of the court etiquette to distinguish the rank of the noble and the low.

The king stood facing south; The three princes stand facing north, with the east as the upper position; Stand alone facing east, with north as the upper position; The secretary and the doctor stand facing west, taking the north as the upper position; The warriors of the royal family stood on the right side of the road gate, facing south, with the east as their superior; The servants and the right men stood on the left side of the gate of the road, facing south, with the west as the upper position.

When the priest serves as a greeter, he needs to guide the king to invite the ministers to take their seats: the king needs to bow to each of the orphans and the king, and to the doctors according to their ranks, they will bow to the doctors of the same level three times, and the king will turn around and bow to the people on the left and right sides of the door.

The servant is before the king, and he leads the king to sit on the throne. After the king enters the road gate, all the courtiers of the inner court will retreat. The priest was also responsible for the appointment of the sergeant of the royal capital, as well as all the precepts related to the sergeant. The priest was responsible for guiding the newly appointed priests into the court to the king, and giving the gifts that the priests had taken to the chefs.

When sacrifices are performed, the priests are in charge of the commandments of the priests, telling them and assisting them in the conduct of the rites. When it was time to give wine to the people, the priest would call the priest to come forward and receive the wine according to the order of the priesthood.

The priest would lead his subordinates to uncut the sacrifices and at the same time offer meat utensils. When the king went to join the princes, the priests sent a chosen retinue. The king did the same when he received his guests. The priest would use the king's order to send the priest as an envoy to the four directions, or to be the deputy of the doctor's envoy.

In times of great mourning, the priests would send officers to take charge of the relevant matters, and select the soldiers of the six armies to take charge of the drape in case the road was overturned. Wherever the priests had a position, the priest commanded them to weep and not leave their duties. When there was a change in the country, the priests would gather the priests and assign them tasks. In the vassal states, every three years, their ministers, doctors, and scholars will be evaluated, so as to promote their titles and salaries.

The sons are in charge of the sons of the ministers, and the sons of the ministers are the deputies of their fathers, and the sons are in charge of the precepts concerning them, as well as their education and management, distinguishing their rank of dignity and inferiority, and regulating their thrones. When there is a major event in the country, the princes will lead the children of the ministers and doctors to the prince and obey the dispatch.

If there was a war, the princes would give them chariots and armor, assemble them according to the military establishment, appoint officers for them, and administer them according to military law. Sima did not levy them to serve, and when the state conscripted and sent prisoners, they were not involved.

When the great sacrifice is held, the princes are responsible for fishing out the animals in the tripod and placing them on the ritual vessels. For all the activities of dance and music, the princes are responsible for arranging the ranks of dancers and giving them props. When there is a great mourning, the princes will regulate the mourning clothes and crying positions of the children of the ministers and doctors. When the king has a meeting or reception of guests, the princes will appoint the children of the minister and the doctor to follow him.

When the state has a matter of conscription, the children of the ministers and doctors will be included in the ranks of the country who have nothing to do, and if they do not participate in the conscription, the princes will let them cultivate virtue and learn Taoism: in the spring, the princes will gather them in the university; In the autumn, the princes would gather them in the archery palace to test their level and decide whether to quote or degrade them.

The right of the division is in charge of the decrees concerning the right of many cars, and the right of the car is the samurai to the right of the go's car. Whenever there is an expedition and a meeting, the right side of the division will be responsible for combining the team, arranging the car, and arranging the right side of the car. All the brave men of the state who can wield the five types of weapons can be elected as subordinates, and the right side of the department is in charge of the decrees concerning them.

(5) Tiger Ben's / Dao right

The tiger ben (bĂŹ) clan was responsible for the king's defense by leading the tiger warriors to march in front and behind the king according to the military formation when the king was out. The same is true of the king when he goes out on his expedition and when he meets together. When the king stays overnight, the Tiger Ben clan will guard the guardrails around the king's palace. When the king is in the capital, the Tiger Ben clan will guard the palace. When there is a big change in the country, the Tiger Ben clan will guard the king's palace gate.

This is also done in times of great mourning. When it was time for the funeral, the tiger would follow the funeral car and weep. When going to the Quartet, the Tiger Ben clan will escort the messenger or doctor. If the road is blocked due to soldiers or muddy water, and then there is a matter of requisitioning troops or servants, the Tiger Ben clan will send an envoy to the country in all directions with the king's conscription order.

Lu Ben's clan was responsible for holding a shield on both sides of the king's chariot, with 8 people on the left and 8 people on the right, and when the car stopped, they stood on both sides of the wheels. When holding sacrifices, meetings, or receiving guests, the Luben clan would wear Xuanduan clothes and walk on both sides of the royal chariot. In the event of a funeral, the Lu Ben clan would wear a decaying suit, tie the Ge Shou Sutra and the Ge Waist Sutra, and hold the Ge Shield on both sides of the successor king's chariot. When he set out on the expedition, he would wear armor and walk on both sides of the king's chariot.