Note 12 — THE SAYINGS OF CONFUCIUS
Lionel Giles translation
Literally, "a minister of the altars to the spirits of the land and grain"; i.e. a direct vassal of the Emperor, and responsible only to him.
Lionel Giles translation
Literally, "a minister of the altars to the spirits of the land and grain"; i.e. a direct vassal of the Emperor, and responsible only to him.