The Han Emperor Gaozu visited the state of Lu during his twelfth year on the throne (195 BC) and personally paid homage to Confucius with an imperial "Great Sacrifice" ritual, in which an ox, a sheep, and a pig were slaughtered. He was the first of many emperors to personally participate in ritual homage to Confucius.
到漢高祖 12 年（西元前 195 年），高祖經過魯國，以天子才可使用的祭牲「太牢」（全牛、全羊、全豬三者具備）祭祀孔子，寫下以帝王之尊親自祭祀孔子的先例。