Articles in Ten Notes on Music (Birth of the Moon):

First, it is not appropriate to talk about ceremony in the words of expectation;

Second, it is not suitable for being knowledgeable and shouldering heavy responsibilities;

Third, it is not appropriate to spend public funds waiting for you;

Fourth, it is not appropriate to use pen and ink indiscriminately and arrogate the pen end;

Fifth, it is not appropriate to comment on the character, which is embarrassing;

Sixth, it is not appropriate to run separately and waste troops;

Seventh, it is not appropriate to encourage it too much, and it is even more taboo;

Eight, should not be unconventional, opinionated;

Nine, it is not advisable to think too little, which will lead to aging;

Ten is not suitable for duplicity, and guilt will always exist.

What did you get? To such as:

Salt for a long time, worship Zude for fun;

Combine many people, be loyal to friendship and be happy;

Order, good conduct, and three pleasures;

Loyalty, kindness and four pleasures;

Tracing the hidden traces, researching the hidden traces, and five pleasures;

Because of this, the temple is complete, the tomb is clear, and the music is six;

Where the ancestors moved, the scores were clear, and the seven pleasures were also;

People who have never met before are often happy to see them with their own eyes;

The good people in the same family know, and the bad people know, and they are also happy;

If you live a lifetime in vain, you will be happy for a while.

We might as well learn from each other and learn from each other, but those who have done it dare not deceive themselves.

The compilation principles and requirements of the Xu genealogy can also be seen from the following two genealogies. These two genealogies are: The Genealogy of the Xu Family in the South of Dongting, which was revised in the forty years of Qianlong, and the Genealogy of the Xu Family, which was revised in the nineteenth year of Guangxu. The two genealogies are not a family, not in the same area, with a difference of more than 200 years. Therefore, there are many inconsistencies in content, scope and emphasis. Among them, Xu's genealogy is more detailed. In addition to ordinary examples in a general sense, there are also "genealogical rules" that explain the contents of ordinary examples in detail, which makes people clear at a glance.

After the genealogy is completed, the printed number will be fixed, and the number will be distributed to the relevant personnel in the family for safekeeping and collection, and detailed records will be made. Trustees still have to follow certain rules. For example, the Xu family tree in Cinan has such a regulation: "Those who collect the family tree on New Year's Day every year will bring it to the ancestral hall, and after reading it in public, they will be given two steamed buns. Second, in spring and autumn every year, in order to avoid the harm of rats and mice, the spectrum will be turned upside down and sunned. The genealogy of each room is divided into two parts. If you hide it, it will be considered unfilial. The patriarch is responsible for the genealogy for people's review. However, we must light candles, burn incense and wash our hands during the inspection in order to read in the ancestral temple and be sincere. Cherish the feelings, from the paper. In the genealogy of other clans, there are similar provisions prohibiting illegal lending and selling. If there is a violation, the punishment is expulsion from the clan.

Xu's family is tolerant and compassionate. Reflected in the genealogy, some contents that existed objectively but were not allowed by other surnames, such as adopted son, monk, wife and father, can be included in some genealogies of Xu.

In the provisions of the Xu family tree, that is, if the clan becomes a monk, it can be indicated that the temple is a monk. Only the author has seen this kind of monk genealogy, and only the Xu family has it. Others, such as Genealogy of Xu Family in Cinan and Genealogy of Xu Family in Yuehu, are directly included, or adopted sons at home are included in special chapters. The Xu family tree of Xinhe has not only adopted sons, but also the names of his wife and father. The reason is: "If you marry a wife, you must include the names of your wife and father: because a woman is not famous, you should know her life in detail." At the end of the five genealogies of the Xu family in Houchun, there are also two parts, the Chronicle of Birth and Death and the Chronicle of Birth and Death, to record the people born or died in the family at any time, which is rare in other genealogies.