(The entire article of Chapter 16 you mentioned was not found. Regarding the passage about "Ji's family", I found three sections for your reference.)
Confucius called Ji's family (1) , "Eight hundred (2) dancing in the court is tolerable (3), who can't be tolerated!"
Notes
(1) Ji family: Ji Sun, Zhengqing of the State of Lu His name is Ji Pingzi.
(2)八佾: 佾 sounds yì, meaning queue. In ancient times, there were 8 people in one yi, and eight yi equaled 64 people. According to the "Book of Rites of Zhou", only the emperor of Zhou could use eight yi, the princes had six yi, the ministers had four yi, and the scholars had two yi. The Ji family is the official minister and can only use four yi.
(3) Tolerable: Can be tolerated. One thing is tolerable.
Translation
Confucius said about Ji, "He used sixty-four people to play music and dance in his courtyard. He had the heart to do such a thing, what else could he do?" Should things not be done cruelly? "
Commentary
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the slave society was in the process of disintegration and the collapse of rituals. Violations of Zhou etiquette and rebellions continued to occur. , this is an inevitable manifestation of the process of replacing slavery with feudalism. Ji Sun's dancing in the courtyard with eight hundred horses was a typical incident that destroyed Zhou rites. In this regard, Confucius showed great indignation. The sentence "What is tolerable is intolerable" reflects Confucius's basic attitude towards this matter.
Ji's family was traveling on Mount Tai. The Master said to Ran You, "How can I save my daughter?" He replied, "I can't." Confucius said: " Woohoo! Is it ever said that Mount Tai is not as good as Lin Fang?"
Notes
(1) Travel: Name sacrifice. Sacrifice mountains and rivers as a journey. At that time, only the emperor and the princes were qualified to worship famous mountains and rivers.
(2) Ran You: His surname was Ran, his given name was Qiu, and his given name was Ziyou. He was born in 522 BC. He was a disciple of Confucius and was 29 years younger than Confucius. He was a retainer of the Ji family at that time, so Confucius scolded him.
(3) Female: Same as you, you.
(4) Rescue: means to beg and dissuade. This refers to admonishment.
Translation
Jisun went to worship Mount Tai. Confucius said to Ran You: "Can't you dissuade him?" Ran You said: "No." Confucius said: "Alas! Is it true that the God of Mount Tai is not as good as Lin Fang in knowing etiquette?"
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Sacrificing sacrifices to Mount Tai is the exclusive right of the emperor and the princes. Jisun was just a senior official in the state of Lu, but he went to offer sacrifices to Mount Tai, so Confucius thought it was an act of "blasphemous etiquette". This chapter is still talking about the issue of etiquette.
The Ji family sent Min Ziqian (1) to slaughter Fei (2). Min Ziqian said: "How can you say goodbye to me! If someone comes back to me (3), I will definitely be on Wenshang (4) . ”
Notes
(1) Min Ziqian: surnamed Min, given name Ziqian, a native of Lu, a student of Confucius, 15 years younger than Confucius.
(2) Fei: pronounced mì, the fiefdom of the Ji family, located in the northwest area of ??Fei County, Shandong Province today.
(3) Call me again: Call me again.
(4) Wenshang: Wen, pronounced wèn, is the name of the water, which is now the Dawen River in Shandong Province. It flowed between Qi and Lu at that time. In Wenshang, it means leaving the state of Lu and going to the state of Qi.
Translation
The Ji family sent someone to invite Min Ziqian to be the governor of Feiyi. Min Ziqian said (to the people who came to invite him): "Please decline for me! If you come again, If you call me, I will definitely go to Wenshui."
Commentary
Zhu Xi, a scholar from the Song Dynasty, highly appreciated Min Ziqian's approach. He said: In troubled times. , when a bad person is in power, "If you are strong, you will get disaster, and if you are soft, you will get humiliation." That is, you will suffer if you confront someone head-on or if you surrender. Only by being strong and soft at the same time can you cope with it with ease and preserve your strength. Only with this attitude can one be able to live in troubled times without being alarmed and encounter evil people without being humiliated. This is a very wise philosophy of life.