Contents
Introduction 001
Part 1 The Lineage of Confucius 002
Part 2 Teaching Himself and Supporting Himself 011
Part 3 First Exposure to Social Reality 015
Part 4 An Unorthodox Education 017
Part 5 Assistant Master of Ceremonies 024
Part 6 Becoming Famous for Founding a School 028
Part 7 Learning for All 034
Part 8 The Origin of the “Four Fields of Study” 036
Part 9 Trip to the Capital 042
Part 10 Consulting Laozi About the Rites 045
Part 11 Discussing Music with Chang Hong 049
Part 12 The Political Environment in the State of Lu 054
Part 13 Duke Jing of Qi Asks About Government 065
Part 14 Hearing the Shao Music 068
Part 15 Fleeing from Qi 071
Part 16 Fourteen Years of Not Being Confused and Knowing the Mandate of Heaven 074
Part 17 Learning and Digesting the Truth of the Rites and Music of Three Dynasties 078
Part 18 Through the Rites Achieve Humanism, Display Humanism Through the Rites 082
Part 19 Establishing the Character of the Gentleman 091
Part 20 Time Is Flowing Away and It Does Not Wait for Us 099
Part 21 Confucius’ Official Career 107
Part 22 Appointed Minister of the Interior 111
Part 23 Uproar at Jiagu 115
Part 24 Attending the Year-end Sacrifice 121
Part 25 Razing the Three Cities 125
Part 26 I Am Going So Slowly Because I Am Leaving Behind the Land of My Parents 135
Part 27 Arrival in Wei 141
Part 28 Delayed in Kuang and Pu 146
Part 29 Three Unhappy Years in Wei 154
Part 30 Journeying Through the States of Cao and Song to Zheng 170
Part 31 Arrival in Chen 180
Part 32 Starvation Between Chen and Cai 190
Part 33 Passing Through Fuhan 197
Part 34 Casual Meetings with Chu Hermits 201
Part 35 Falling Ill on the Way 212
Part 36 Return to Wei 217
Part 37 State Elder 227
Part 38 Sorting Out the Ancient Records 230
Patt 39 Three Thousand Followers, Seventy Disciples 231
Part 40 Deaths of Kong Li, Yan Hui and Zi Lu 236
Part 41 “I Think Only Heaven Understands Me!” 243
Part 42 A Man of the Most Exalted Virtue and the Utmost Moral Integrity 249
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