Mencius
Mencius (372-289 BC) was named Monk. Zou (now Zoucheng City, Shandong Province) is a native of Shandong. China was a famous thinker, educator and representative of Confucianism during the Warring States Period. Inherited and carried forward Confucius' thought, became a generation of Confucian masters second only to Confucius, and was known as "the sage of Asia", and was called "Confucius and Mencius" together with Confucius. There is a work, Mencius, which is handed down to later generations.
Ceng Zi
Ceng Zi (505 ~ 435 BC), born in Yuzi, was born in Nanwucheng (Pingyi County, Shandong Province) at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. He is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor and Xia, and the fifth generation grandson of Emperor Wu of Qi. 16 years old worships Confucius as a teacher. He is diligent and studious, and his biography is quite famous Actively carry forward Confucianism and spread Confucianism. Kong Ji, the grandson of Confucius, studied in the Senate and taught it to Mencius. Therefore, Zeng Shen inherited Confucius' way and inspired Mencius School, which not only inherited Confucius' Confucianism, but also developed and made achievements. His political view of self-cultivation, self-restraint, filial piety-oriented and self-cultivation have influenced China for more than two thousand years, and still have valuable social significance and practical value, which is rich ideological and moral nutrition for building a harmonious society today.
Ji Kong
Kong Ji Zisi, the grandson of Confucius, died before he was 4 years old. According to legend, Kong Ji studied under Zeng Shen and was once the teacher of Lu Miao. He once moved to Weiguo, then moved to Song, and returned to Lu in his later years. He developed and systematized Confucius' doctrine of the mean, which became the core of his theory. He preached the Confucian moral concept of "honesty" and regarded it as the origin of the world. Kong Ji is a true biography of Confucius' thoughts. Besides being a disciple, he also devoted himself to writing, namely the Confucian classic The Doctrine of the Mean. Kong Ji is an important figure in Confucianism. He inherited Confucius and later Mencius. Kong Ji's thought was passed on to Mencius by his protege, and Mencius inherited and developed this thought, which was later called "Meng Si School". In the first year of Chongning in Song Huizong (1 102), it was granted the title of Yi Gong. In the second year of Yuan Dynasty (133 1 year), it was named "Guo Yishu". In the ninth year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1530), it was named "Shu Sheng".
Yanzi
Yanzi, namely Yan Hui (52 1 years ago -48 1 years ago), also known as Yan Yuan, was born in Qufu (now Qufu City, Shandong Province) in the late Spring and Autumn Period in China. Fu Sheng, the head of the four matches in Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple, is the most proud student of Confucius, the head of seventy-two sages of Confucius, and a disciple of Confucius' ten philosophers and moralists. He has the highest moral cultivation among Confucius disciples, so he has received special respect.