King Zhao of Chu asked Guan Ju's father's translation.

"King Zhao of Chu asks about his father" is selected from "Mandarin? Chu Yu, a title added by the editor, records several conversations of King Zhao of Chu about sacrificial ceremonies, which clearly shows that the exploiting classes advocate religious superstitions only to anesthetize the people, and also keep some important historical materials of social thoughts.

King Zhao Chu asked Yu Guan's father.

King Zhao of Chu asked his father, "What is the road that Zhuan Xu told him to isolate Lebanon from heaven?" ? If heavy and Lebanon are not isolated from heaven and earth, can the people go to heaven? The father replied, "That's not true. "In ancient times, Simin officials and Shen Si officials were not mixed together. People who are wise, open-minded, faithful, honest and of the same mind are wiser than heaven and earth and have access to all directions; His eyes can shine in all fields, and his hearing can reach far away. People like this, men will be called wizards and women will be called witches, asking them to arrange the order of sacrificial positions, to worship animals of different colors and sizes, to arrange sacrificial vessels of different shapes, and to stipulate the clothes that should be worn in the four seasons. Then, make the descendants of ancient saints have a wise mind, know the names of many mountains and rivers, the ancestors of imperial families, the affairs of sacrifice, the order of filial piety, solemn diligence, proper ceremony of sacrifice, majestic statutes, neat appearance, faithful quality, neat and clean clothes, and respect for the gods, so as to become the great wish of presiding over sacrifice. Let the descendants of the old noble families know the natural products of the four seasons, the fur colors of cattle and sheep needed for sacrifice, the types of jade and silk, the specifications of sacrificial clothes, the size of bronze ritual vessels, the ranking order of temple owners, the order of respect and inferiority, the places where gods are sacrificed, the origin of clan surnames, and people who can abide by this old law in their hearts. Let them become Zongbo in charge of the sacrificial ceremony. So there were officials in charge of heaven and earth, distinguishing good from evil and using utensils. They are called the five senses, which are in charge of things and do not interfere with each other. Therefore, the people can be loyal and credible to the gods, and the gods can therefore descend on the people with holiness. People and gods are engaged in different careers, and they are conscientious and dare not despise them. Therefore, the gods have endowed the people with rich products, which people can use for sacrifices. There is no disaster all year round and the resources are inexhaustible.

In the early years, the country declined, and Jiuli disturbed the political affairs of Germany. People and gods are mixed, and they can't distinguish fame and status. Everyone sacrifices for himself, and every family is creating a history of witchcraft. Without sincere respect, people can't get God's blessing because they lack something to sacrifice. Sacrifice has no statutes, and man and God are mixed in one place. The common people mocked the original solemn ceremony of worshipping God and lost their solemnity and awe of God. God gradually got used to the unclean behavior of ordinary people, so he didn't correct them and make them clean. Without a good harvest, there is nothing to sacrifice. Disasters continue, many people die young, do not enjoy natural gas, and die well.

After Zhuan Xu succeeded to the throne, he appointed Nan Zheng to be in charge of celestial affairs and meet with the gods, and Li Nanzheng was appointed to be in charge of human affairs and meet with all the people. Restore the old order between man and god, and don't underestimate the enemy. This is the so-called Jedi Road to God. After Zhuan Xu, Sanmiao repeated Jiuli's rebellion against Germany and Yao until Xia and Shang Dynasties. Therefore, Zhong and Li have been in charge of heaven and earth for generations. In the Zhou Dynasty, his father was a descendant of Huo. In Zhou Xuanwang, he lost his official position and became a Fu. Later generations who divorced their parents respected their ancestors and used them to establish dignity among the people. They said, "A strong south can lift the sky, but a strong fire can suppress the earth." Later, due to the turmoil in Wang You and Wang Ping, the rebellion could not be stopped. Otherwise, the difference between heaven and earth has been formed and will not change. How can we make heaven and earth close and let the people ascend to heaven?

In the early days, cows were sacrificed to King Ping and cows were sacrificed to Zhao Haoqi. Asking Guan to shoot his father: "What is the sacrifice for?" The father who watched the shooting replied, "there are more sacrifices than those required when the first day of the fifteenth day of the first year was sacrificed." When the Emperor of Heaven offered sacrifices on the first day of the Lunar New Year, all three animals, namely cattle, sheep and jackals, were provided as prisons, and three prisons were used for the sacrifices. Princes use a cow when watching the sun and a prison when offering sacrifices. The Qing dynasty expected to use sheep and cattle when offering sacrifices in the sun, and cattle when offering sacrifices. Doctors use tapirs when watching the sun and sheep tapirs when offering sacrifices. Scholars sacrificed fish, barbecue and tapirs. Ordinary people sacrifice vegetables and fish. There are orders from top to bottom, and the people dare not speak lightly. "

Zhao Haoqi asked: "How big is the scale of sacrifice?" Father replied: "Only calves with cocoon-thick horns are used to worship heaven, and calves that can't grow a handful of horns are used to worship ancestors in autumn and winter."

Zhao Haoqi asked, "Why is it so small?" The father replied, "God came to people with sincerity and clarity, so he only asked for something complete and clean, not huge size." Therefore, the first king offered sacrifices, using loyalty and single-mindedness, jade and silk, three sacrifices for cattle and sheep, four-season objects, five-color sacrificial clothes, six melodies, seven objects in four seasons, eight musical instruments, and Kyushu offerings to recruit gods, and selected ten days to dry and twelve branches as auspicious days; Let hundreds of officials, thousands of ministers, tens of thousands of officials, hundreds of millions of family members and trillions of people hand over their income to the gods; Show sincerity with mingde, and play the gods with the music of neutralization. Let the gods come down like this, and everything will be blessed by the gods. Use the color of animal fur to indicate its species, and use its blood to indicate the freshness of the sacrifice; After killing a sacrifice, pluck hair and draw blood, and offer a complete and clean sacrifice to show piety to God, which is a solemn respect for God. This kind of ceremony can't last long, otherwise the people will be at a loss, so small animals should be used to worship the gods.

Zhao Haoqi asked, "How long will it take for herbivorous and omnivorous livestock to be raised for sacrifice?" The father replied, "Cattle and sheep can be kept for three months, and chickens and ducks can be kept for ten days, so they can be used as sacrifices."

Zhao Haoqi asked, "Can't the sacrifice stop?" Father replied: "Sacrifice is used to show filial piety, multiply population, appease the country and appease the people, and it cannot be stopped." If people indulge their minds, they will not be angry, and if they are not angry, they will stagnate. If they stay for a long time and don't cheer up, God will not bless them and everything will not multiply. If the people don't obey orders and everything doesn't multiply, it can't be ruled by kings. Therefore, in ancient times, ancestors sacrificed to their fathers and grandfathers every day, to their ancestors every month, to their distant ancestors every quarter, and told them about it once a year. The princes gave up the day sacrifice, and Qing and the doctor gave up the day sacrifice and the month enjoyment, but the sergeants were not old. The emperor worships all gods, the princes worship heaven and earth, the sun, the moon and the stars, and the mountains and rivers of the country. According to the way of sacrifice, Dr. Qing only sacrifices to his ancestors, while literati and ordinary people only sacrifice to their ancestors. The sun and the moon meet in the sky where they live, the atmosphere of the earth gathers, the spirit of the sun rises to the sky, all kinds of harvested grains enter and leave the warehouse, and the gods gather to worship. So the country offered autumn and winter sacrifices, and Dr. Qing began to offer winter sacrifices. People and couples choose auspicious days, offer livestock, offer grains, clean the courtyard, carefully choose sacrificial clothes, clarify the wine for offering sacrifices to the gods, bring their relatives with the same surname, and tell their ancestors about their humble sacrifices; Respectfully, as if their ancestors had really been here. So I get along well with my in-laws and friends in my hometown, and I am closer to my brother. As a result, the spirit of violence was eliminated and the evil heart was driven away. Everyone is United and friendly, close to each other, stable up and down, and has consolidated the family's reputation. When offering sacrifices, the monarch is used to educate the people's piety, and the people are used to express heartfelt ceremonies. When the son of heaven treats things like offering sacrifices to ancestors and heaven, he must shoot and sacrifice himself, and the queen must personally prepare food for the sacrifice. When the princes worship their ancestors, they will personally shoot cows, slaughter sheep and kill pigs; His wife must prepare her own grain. What's more, people below them! Who dares to serve the gods fearlessly and cautiously? The son of heaven personally cooked the food for the worship of heaven and earth, and the queen personally spun the sacrificial clothes; Since or, as for Shu Ren, who dares to disrespect, trying to serve the gods! Sacrificial ceremonies are used to maintain the consolidation of the country. Why should it be abandoned?

Zhao Haoqi asked, "What do you mean by one pure, two refined and seven objects?" The father who watched the battle replied, "The wise king dressed neatly and wholeheartedly led the gods to offer exquisite sacrifices and came to inspect the sacrifices. He has no second thoughts about God. This is purity. Plum rain and silk are the second. Heaven, earth, people and four seasons are seven things. "

Zhao Haoqi asked, "What do these three things mean?" The father concerned replied, "Heaven symbolizes strength, which is called martial arts. The earth symbolizes meekness, and the people act faithfully."

Zhao Haoqi asked: "What do you mean by people, thousands of products, thousands of officials, billions of ugly people, trillions of people, classics and numbers?" The father concerned replied: "If the people are officials, they can directly confront people with the same name and surname, including officials. Among the princes' children, they are good at words and give their surnames according to their merits in order to keep their official positions. This is the so-called people. There is a family among the people, ten times as many as the king, which is called Qianpin. Manage the five senses of heaven, earth, god, people and things. They are people's companions, and there are 10,000 people called Wan Guan. Each official is divided into ten categories, so there are hundreds of millions of categories. The son of heaven has nine plots of land to feed his people. The king took out 10 trillion yuan to support 10 thousand officials. "