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CHAPTER XXII.- CONFUCIUS DEMANDS
VENGEANCE.--,. C. /_ -_, _j_)k _, A Ministerof
Ch'i,named ,_ _ 7_k__ _, Duke Chien,
Princeof Ch'i,named !_-_ The affairoccurredin Duke
Ai'_fourteenth year,B.C.48 I,two yearsbeforeConfucius'
death,and in the fourthyear of Duke _, L Ch_.n
Ch'_.ngmurdered etc. Z. occideratKien regulum. K.
Prime Minister ...... had murdered his prince Couv.
avaitmis_ mort etc.
2. _ Ceremoniallywash thehair;_ tobathe; allthe
processof fastingand purification isimplied.C. _
purification and fasting before representing the matter to his
Prince he shewed how grave he deemed it, and how he
dare not view it lightly, l_ _2 ;_ _', )k _ ::_ ;h_ _,
Regicide is utterly subversive of all human order, Heaven
cannot condone it and all men are called upon to avenge it,
how much more a neighbour State! (The _i_ _iL says
Confucius meant avenge by immediate invasion, later
writers say after obtaining permission from the Emperor.)
L Confucius bathed etc. I beg that you will undertake
to punish him. Z. Confucius abluit caput corpusque etc.
rogo punias illum. K. I beg that steps to bring him to a
summary punishment may be at once undertaken. Couv.
Je vous prie de le faire chS,tir.
2. C. __._-_, __- _ -t[_, The three noble families
of Lu. il_ _(;_ .__ _, _ _'_ _[_ ,_ _ *., The
government was in their hands, the Duke having no independent
control. L. Inform the chiefs of the three
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