Confucius ranked fifth in the list of "100 most influential figures in history" published by the west. Americans also regard Confucius as "the top ten thinkers in the world".
Confucius died in 479 BC, and Lu Aigong personally mourned Confucius, calling him "father". This is a title of respect different from a title.
The title of Confucius began in the first year of A.D., and Ada, Emperor of Han Ping, made Confucius a duke, calling him "Duke of Xu Anni".
In the sixteenth year of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD 492), Confucius was renamed as "Wen Sheng Nigong". In the second year of Xiang Dynasty (AD 580), Emperor Jing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty reinstated Qi Huangong as "Duke Zou".
In the first year of Emperor Wen of Sui (AD 58 1 year), Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty honored Confucius as "Master".
In the second year of Emperor Taizong's reign (AD 628), Li Shimin and Zhenguan honored Confucius as a "saint", and in the eleventh year, they changed it to "announcing their father". In the first year of Ganfeng (A.D. 666), Li Zhi and Tang Gaozong named Confucius "the emperor's father". In the first year of God's will (AD 690), when Wu Zetian was in power, the Duke was restored and renamed as "Long Daogong". In the 27th year of Kaiyuan (A.D. 739), Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, promoted Confucius to be king, which was a good "propaganda" and became the "king of propaganda".
In the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu (A.D. 1008), Song Zhenzong named Confucius "Xuanshengwen Xuanwang", and for five years (A.D. 10 12), it was renamed "Xuanshengwang".
In the 11th year of Dade (AD 1307), Yuan Wuzong added Confucius as the Great Sage.
In the second year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1645), it was named "Dacheng Zhiwen Wang Xuan", and in the fourteenth year (A.D. 1657), it was named "Zhishengshi".
During the Republic of China, the National Government sent personnel to offer sacrifices to Confucius, and Confucius in posthumous title was also a "great sage".
The Obituary Law says: "Praise kindness and give simplicity to holiness" and "respect guests to holiness with generous gifts"; Learning the Heavenly Path, Moral Blogs and Essays, Diligent Learning Politics and Essays, Caring for the People and Essays; Selected Works of Wen Yue in Shengshan Prefecture; "Dacheng" is to praise Confucius' achievements in collecting ancient sages, and "Supreme Sage" means that Confucius is the highest sage. All previous dynasties chose the word with the highest praise for his title, which shows respect for Confucius' thought and theory.