Chapter 50: Sheng Ji's Oversized Funeral
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The bin (coffin) came out of the door, and the mourning lord (uncle sitting) took the throne [and wept in the seat]. The fathers and brothers of the Zhou family are twice the [times, and the ranks are also doubled]. The princes belong to the sons [the clans belong to the group], and the kings are doubled. The foreign official king, the seven elite people are double [foreign officials, those who are the lord is outside]. Ji's surname is the first time [Sheng Ji's clan is also]. The deacons are doubled. Hundreds of officials are doubled. Seven times the number of those who weep, thirty lines of those who weep, and one hundred people [one hundred times as one]. Extract, gather also]. The heroine (uncle sitting) ascended the throne, and the woman of the crowd was twice as good as the woman [嬖人, the king's fortunate beloved]. The daughter of Wang Chenji's surname is doubled [it is suspected that the daughter of the same surname is the wife of the eldest husband, the so-called inner sect]. The palace officials are twice as many [palace officials are inside], and the palace virtuous concubines are twice as many [concubines, and all the concubines are scattered]. The one who weeps is five times, and the one who is the one who follows [the second follows], and the Son of Heaven is killed, and the bell is struck for one mile to stop crying. Said: The craftsman cried on the car [the royal coffin was not allowed to go down], and he had wished to cry before the funeral, and the seven elites cried in the mourning place. It is said that crying a little, staggeringly, walking three times, five miles and times [times, still stopping]. It is said that the three houses of mourning are as for the mourning times, and the five houses are as for the heavy platform [thirty miles for the house. "Biography" said "Avoid the king's three houses"], Nai Xiu [Hugh, stationed also]. The Son of Heaven is the water of Zhou Gu to mourn the car [the water is also circumambulated. 繇, Yin Yao. 圜, 音人]. It is said: The car [with the number of water], and it is said that the sacrifice is [here to resume the sacrifice].
From the above, you can see that the solemnity of the funeral is simply incomprehensible, even for the funeral of a real king. It can be seen that King Mu is definitely a person who doesn't care about Zhou Li, and he may not be able to listen to the advice of advice.
On November 16 (Xinhai Day), Xing Hou and Cao Hou [Cao Guo, Dingtao District, Heze, Shandong] came to mourn, indicating that they were absent from the previous funeral, and they came to mourn at this time, which has already shown that they do not put Sheng Ji in their eyes. Neishi led them to King Mu, who did not see them on the grounds that he was unwell. Xing Hou and Cao Hou felt bad, and went to the prince to express their condolences, and the prince came out crying from the temple gate to greet Xing Hou [Cao Hou did not enter], and repeatedly bowed to the torture marquis, Xing Hou did not dare to fight against the prince, and hurriedly cried to Sheng Ji's temple.
The prince entered with tears first, and took his seat facing west. Nei Shi Binghou stood facing north and cried nine times before Xing Hou was persuaded by the prince. The prince sent Xinghou outside the temple gate, Xinghou came out, and the prince sent him again. Cao Hou then went into the temple like Xinghou to cry, and the prince gave it like Xinghou's gift.
On November 17 (Renzi Day), King Mu was about to return to Nanzheng, so he ordered someone to inform Xinghou and Cao Hou to prepare a ceremony to meet them, and after Xing Hou and Cao Hou visited, King Mu sent them back to his country, and the two were a little panicked, because the other princes and ministers were still mourning, but the officials of King Mu were the same as the two marquis [saying that they did not waste the funeral, in fact, they had already shown their dissatisfaction with King Mu's funeral].
On November 18 (Guichou Day), King Mu returned in tears.
On November 19 (Jiayin Day), he wept profusely. The mourning is given to the big time, and the mourning is said to be three days in the big time [stop for three days], and the mourning is the same as before.
On the twenty-sixth day of November (Xinyou Day), the ceremony was completed, and all things were prepared [all the things for the funeral were ready].
On the twenty-seventh day of November (Renxu Day), King Mu ordered the historical records, stalks, drums, and bells to enter the coffin together.
At dawn, the mourning lady [the waiter favored by King Mu] was given the nine-collar of Wen Jinming's clothes [called Ming Yi, the clothes of the gods], and the weeping and mourning clan Yihu was given a change of clothes. The heroine's uncle sat and was given to the Yin group [Yin, mattress]. A hundred concubines were given a sage, and the favored retainer Jingli was buried in the tomb by King Mu to serve Sheng Ji in the underworld.
Crying again, auspicious shrine (sacrifice) blessing, mourning (Bi) crying, King Mu sent all the princes and their clan vassals from afar to leave. King Mu said for Sheng Ji: Mourning lady, calling the hill where Sheng Ji was buried as the hill of mourning.
On November 30 (Yichou Day), King Mu toured to the east and stayed in Wulu Mountain (Sutai, Shalu Mountain) again, and the princess sat and cried because he missed Sheng Ji, so some people called Wulu Mountain the hill where women sit.
On the second day of the twelfth month (Ding Mao Day), King Mu traveled eastward and fished in Luoshui to express his sorrow for the lady (Sheng Ji).
On the fourth day of the twelfth month (Jisi Day), King Mu continued to sail eastward along Luoshui by boat.
On the eighth day of the twelfth month (癸酉日), King Mu traveled south and returned to Wulu Mountain (Sutai, Shalu Mountain).
On the ninth day of the twelfth month (Jiaxu Day), King Mu traveled west and arrived at Yinshi [the name of the country]. King Mu fished in the river and watched the wood of Gu Xiang [Gu 繇, Da Mu also. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" cloud "looking for wood for thousands of miles, giving birth to the river", called this wood and the like].
On the 12th of December (Ding Chou Day), King Mu turned northward.
On the 13th day of December (Wuyin Day), King Mu camped on a boat in the middle of the river and informed Sheng Ji's father, brother and son to build a shrine to worship Sheng Ji and weep for the spirit, so that the funeral could finally be completed in the Huanshi (the place where Sheng Ji was infected with wind and cold).
On the 14th day of the twelfth month, King Mu crossed the river to the west.
On the 15th day of December (Gengchen Day), King Mu camped in Maochi, where King Mu ordered the funeral. But King Mu himself was still plain. Then King Mu turned to the southwest.
On December 18, King Mu arrived at Yewang [Hanoi County, Jiaozuo Qinyang City, Henan].
On the 19th day of December (Jiashen Day), King Mu traveled north to Dabei Zhiyu [suspected to be Taihang Mountain], and descended under the two cypresses [there are two cypresses]. The Son of Heaven is always sad, but he thinks of the lady Sheng Ji, so he tears. The Seven Elites Yu Yu admonished the Son of Heaven and said: "Since ancient times, there have been death and life, how can you be a lady." The Son of Heaven is not happy, out of eternal thought. Always think about the beneficial, don't forget the new [those who are beneficial to words and thoughts, don't forget to seek new people]. "The Son of Heaven mourned, but he wept again. It's a day out.
On the twentieth day of the twelfth month, King Mu traveled westward to the slope of the Halium Mountains and then turned southwestward.
Shan Shan, Guo Pu Note: "That is, Jing Yu Mountain." Gu Shishu: "Jingcheng is Jingcheng Mountain, which is now Zhili Zhengding Prefecture Jingcheng County." "Now Jingcheng County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province.