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Ancient China. The Shoo king, or the historical classic - University of ...

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380 THE DYNASrOutlwe, ^ HCyc. XXVI. An. 30. CTiingv-vvaiig 8. <strong>The</strong> duke <strong>of</strong>Chovv was appointed to regulat^<strong>the</strong> eastern capital.Outline.<strong>The</strong> <strong>king</strong> commanded ^ ^ Tsae-chungto be re-appotnted to ^ Tsae.Detail. Tsae-cliung was <strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong> Tsae, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>king</strong>'s unscles. When <strong>the</strong> royal uncle died, <strong>the</strong> duke considering that Chung^Vas virtuous, instruc.ed Chlng-wang to reappoint him to Tsae.Cyc. XXVI. An. 31. Chingwang9. <strong>The</strong> <strong>king</strong> appointed his younger bro<strong>the</strong>r,.Outline.^ ^^ ^ Shijb-yu, to be <strong>the</strong>^ {§|Marquis <strong>of</strong> T'hang.Detail. <strong>The</strong> <strong>king</strong> was amusing himself with Shuh-yu, when heclipped a leaf <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> flSJ Tung tre3* into <strong>the</strong> f<strong>or</strong>m <strong>of</strong> a scepter, andpresenting it to Shuh-yu, said, I instal you in <strong>of</strong>fice with this. <strong>The</strong>bist<strong>or</strong>ian j^ Yih <strong>the</strong>n requested him to select a day when he wouldestablish Shuh-yu in his government ; <strong>the</strong> <strong>king</strong> said, *' I was only insp<strong>or</strong>t with him. " To which <strong>the</strong> hist<strong>or</strong>ian replied,*'An emper<strong>or</strong>should never say things in sp<strong>or</strong>t ; when he utters any tliiag <strong>the</strong>hist<strong>or</strong>ian rec<strong>or</strong>ds it, ceremonies complete it, and music chants it."On this account <strong>the</strong> <strong>king</strong> appointed Shuh-yu to T'hang, who was<strong>the</strong>ncef<strong>or</strong>th called T'hang Shuh-yu.Outline, pg tp Cycle XXVI. An. 33. Chmg-wang11. When <strong>the</strong> duke <strong>of</strong> Chow was at :^ Fung, hecomposed a piece against self-indulgence, f<strong>or</strong> <strong>the</strong> in-Etruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>king</strong>.Ouiline. While <strong>the</strong> duke <strong>of</strong> Chow dwelt at Fung,he fell sick, and being about to die, he said, " Buryf"6 at)^ ^ <strong>the</strong> complete city <strong>of</strong> Chow, to shew thatI do not dare to leave <strong>the</strong> <strong>king</strong>." When <strong>the</strong> duke expired,however, Ching-waog insisted on interring himat ^Peih, in company with Wan-wang, in <strong>or</strong>der togliew that he did not presume to look on <strong>the</strong> duke <strong>of</strong>(vhow as his subject. Ching-wang, considering ^that<strong>the</strong> duke Chow had acquired merit in <strong>the</strong> empire,granted to <strong>the</strong> duke <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ^ Loo country, generationafter generation, to sacrifice to <strong>the</strong> duke <strong>of</strong> Chow, with<strong>the</strong> rites and music due to an emper<strong>or</strong> ; <strong>the</strong>ref<strong>or</strong>e in<strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> summer, in <strong>the</strong> sixth month, <strong>the</strong>y annually<strong>of</strong>fered <strong>the</strong> imperial sacrifice to <strong>the</strong> duke <strong>of</strong> Chow, in* A species <strong>of</strong> Jatropha.

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