Tsze-chang said, "What is meant when the Shu says that Kao-tsung, while observing the usual imperial mourning, was for three years without speaking?"Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Analects of Confucius.
The Master said, "Why must Kao-tsung be referred to as an example of this? The ancients all did so. When the sovereign died, the officers all attended to their several duties, taking instructions from the prime minister for three years."
~ James Legge translation via The Internet Classics Archive ~
Friday, March 16, 2012
Chapter 14, Part 43 - Confucius
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