Zilu appears many times in "The Analects". As long as Zilu is present, he must be the first to speak, which shows that he is outspoken. Because he is outspoken and outspoken, it is inevitable that he will not think carefully. Furthermore, Zilu could not understand the highest level of Confucius' spiritual world, so Confucius often criticized him. When I started reading The Analects, I often felt that Confucius was not good enough to Zilu and always criticized him tactfully. However, after annotating the entire Analects of Confucius and gradually entering the spiritual world of Confucius and his disciples, I suddenly realized the profound meaning of Confucius, which was the greatest concern and love for Zilu. Chapter 11 of "The Analects of Confucius? 6.1 Shuer"; Zi said to Yan Yuan: "If you use it, you will do it; if you leave it, you will hide it. But I and you have this husband!" Zi Lu said: "The Zi marched the three armies, then Who will do it?" Confucius said: "I won't do it to those who die without regrets. They are afraid of things and are eager to make plans." Confucius said to Yan Hui, "If you use me, I will not do it." Just work hard and live in seclusion if you don't need me. Only you and I can do this!" Zilu asked Confucius, "If the teacher commanded the three armies, who would you want to be with?" Confucius said, "Go with bare hands." To fight a tiger, you have to cross a river barefoot, and you are willing to die. I do not agree with such reckless behavior. If you must march and fight, I agree with people who must be cautious and fearful when encountering things, and think carefully and be able to accomplish their tasks. "Hitting a tiger with bare hands is called Baohu, and crossing a river on foot is called Fenghe. Feng Tong "with". This chapter is very lively and interesting, and we can speculate about the conversation at that time. At that time, it was not clear how many disciples Confucius had around him. At least there were Yan Hui and Zi Lu. I don't know what the background was, but Confucius expressed his emotions and praised Yan Hui at the same time. Zilu heard his teacher praising Yan Hui, so he asked Confucius who he would lead in military operations. Zilu had always prided himself on being warlike and brave, and wanted to use military force to gain the teacher's praise. His straightforward character was as good as now. As a result, he was still criticized tactfully by Confucius, which shows Confucius' love for his disciples and his good intentions in educating specific situations anytime and anywhere. Confucius reminded Zilu to assess the situation, not to be reckless, but to use wisdom. Later, when Zi Lu died, it turned out to be exactly what Confucius said. If he had paid a little more attention, he could have avoided dying in battle like that. You don't even need to pay attention. If you are a little more flexible, you won't die in such a useless battle. "The Analects of Confucius? 6? 1 Advanced" chapter: Minzi waited on the side, and Zhenmin was like you; Zilu, Xingxing was like you; Ran You and Zigong were talking like you. Zi Le. "If you let him, you will not die." When Min Ziqian stood beside Confucius, he was respectful and docile; when Zilu stood beside Confucius, he was strong and upright; when Ran You and Zigong stood beside Confucius, they spoke eloquently. gushing. Confucius was very happy. But he said: "A person like Zilu will probably not die." Confucius was very happy to see the four students showing their true character around him and all growing up. However, he was worried about Zilu being too upright, so Confucius always criticized Zilu for being straightforward and rough, and asked him to use wisdom. Later, Zilu died unexpectedly, and Confucius understood and loved his students very well. There is a special article on the death of Zilu, you can refer to it. Zilu lacks the ability to adapt, which is actually very critical. The so-called contingency is to adopt flexible countermeasures in response to some actual situations on the basis of adhering to principles. Confucius knew his disciples very well. When he heard that there was a coup in Weiguo, Confucius immediately thought of the two students who were serving as officials in Weiguo. They were both at the scene, but Confucius immediately judged: Gao Chai will definitely come back alive, and Zilu will definitely come back alive. dead. Sure enough. In fact, if we knew the chaotic situation at that time, we would know that Gao Chai was in chaos and very dangerous, but he ran out. But Zilu was not in the city, he forced his way in. As a result, he died in battle. When Confucius heard that Zilu had been chopped into pieces, he immediately poured out a kind of meat sauce called "醢" in ancient times, and never ate meat sauce again. In fact, Confucius trusted and loved Zilu very much. When he was acting as prime minister, he once "fell into the three capitals". Confucius left such complicated and difficult work to Zilu directly to handle it, and his work performance was very remarkable. When Ji Kangzi or other rulers came to Confucius to consult on talents, Confucius also recommended Zilu. Confucius once said: "When I am free, I will not hear any evil words." Since I got Zilu as my student, I have never heard any dirty words. "Confucius criticized Zilu because he wanted to train him to use his brain, to be adaptable, and to be flexible and resourceful when encountering problems, so he cherished him the most. But "Mountains and rivers are easy to change, but temperament is hard to change." This is true. Zilu died in the end. His death was completely avoidable because he was too stubborn.