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Confucianism -> Liji -> Wang Zhi -> 14.2

Where any of the spirits of the hills and rivers had been unattended to,
it was held to be an act of irreverence,
and the irreverent ruler
was deprived of a part of his territory.
Where there had been neglect of the proper order in the observances of the ancestral temple, it was held to show a want of filial piety
and the rank of the unfilial ruler was reduced.
Where any ceremony had been altered, or any instrument of music changed,
it was held to be an instance of disobedience,
and the disobedient ruler
was banished.
Where the statutory measures and the (fashion of) clothes had been changed,
it was held to be rebellion,
and the rebellious ruler
was taken off.
The ruler who had done good service for the people, and shown them an example of virtue,
received an addition to his territory and rank.


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