釋氏稽古略 3.507

3.507

The Emperor of the Zhou was unwell. In the first month, Prince Rong of Jin was concurrently made Palace Attendant and Director of Military and Cavalry Affairs inside and outside the capital. The Emperor repeatedly admonished Prince Rong, saying: 'Formerly when I campaigned in the west, I saw the eighteen mausoleums of the Tang, and not one had escaped excavation. This was for no other reason than the abundance of gold and jade buried within. When I die, dress me in paper clothes and shroud me in an earthenware coffin. Conduct the burial swiftly, and do not keep me long in the palace. Do not station tomb guards, and do not make stone rams, tigers, men, or horses. Simply carve a stone and place it before the tomb, saying: "The Zhou Son of Heaven loved frugality throughout his life and left orders to use paper clothes and an earthenware coffin; the succeeding Son of Heaven dared not disobey." ' On the renchen day, the proclamation of the edict was completed, and on that day the Emperor passed away. On the bingshen day, Prince Rong of Jin ascended the imperial throne.