According to Confucius, the sacrifices to Heaven and Earth were performed at the border altars, and those to the ancestors took place at the temples especially provided for the purpose.
Note 149.
Hou Chi could do no more.
Hou Chi is the deity of grain, and from him King Hsüan was supposed to be descended.
Note 150.
Shang Ti does not look favourably upon us.
Shang Ti, literally the "Above Emperor," is the supreme ruler of the universe. Earthly Emperors receive the decree which empowers them to rule from him.
Note 151.
Why should I not be terrified
Since all the ancestral sacrifices will be ended?