Commenting on Confucius is a very frank and straightforward person. He thinks that his loyalty is not the most prominent, because in a small village with only 10 families, there are people who are as loyal as him. But he admits that he is eager to learn, which means that he admits that his virtue and talents are acquired, not "born". This is an understanding of the basic spirit of Confucius from one angle.

The Analects of Confucius was discovered by Wang on the wall of Confucius' former residence when Emperor Han Jing lived, but there was no professor at that time. Yanhe's Preface to the Analects of Confucius said: "The ancient theory was only interpreted by Dr. Kong Anguo, but not handed down from generation to generation." Kong Anguo's comments are often quoted in The Analects of Confucius. However, it is doubtful whether Kong Anguo explained the Analects of Confucius and whether Kong Anguo's statement in Shuowen Jiezi was forged. Chen Zhan's Preface to The Analects of Confucius has some doubts, while Shen Tao's Argument on The Analects of Confucius thinks that the words were forged by himself, and Ding Yan's falsification of The Analects of Confucius is blamed on Wang Su.

Let's ignore this lawsuit. Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan, a great scholar, wrote Annotations to the Analects of Confucius on the basis of Zhang Houlun and with reference to Qi Lun and Gu Wen Lun. In Zheng Xuan's existing Annotations on the Analects of Confucius, we can also see the similarities and differences of the three Analects of Confucius by Lu, Qi and Gu. However, the Analects we use today is basically Zhang Houlun. So people who doubt the Analects seize this place as an excuse.

In fact, he is not a "scholar", but a shameless politician. He is attached to the status of the king and saves his wealth. At that time, he was dismissed as a courtier, so Cui Shu actually said in The Origin of the Analects: "The Gong Shan and the Buddhist Temple were not intentionally adopted and included in The Analects. However, even if Cui Shu's words are reasonable, this chapter of The Analects of Confucius can't be said to contain something invented by later generations. At best, it just means that there are different legends mixed with Confucius disciples and re-disciples.

To study Confucius, we can only take The Analects of Confucius as the most reliable material. In any case, The Analects of Confucius should be written before Zuo Zhuan. I quite agree with Liu Baonan's view in The Analects of Justice (Gong). We should believe that the Analects of Confucius is a supplement to Zuo Zhuan, and we should not doubt the Analects according to Zuo Zhuan. As for Cui Shu, it is unfair and not objective to take feudal morality as the standard for later generations to measure the authenticity of The Analects.