Brief introduction of Ceng Zi's life
Ceng Zi, formerly known as Zeng Shen, was a famous Confucian scholar during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. He took Confucius as his teacher and inherited Confucius' Confucianism. On this basis, he developed Confucianism with his own ideological core and made great contributions to the inheritance and popularization of Confucianism. Especially in the later generations, Mencius' view of filial piety has influenced generation after generation, and it still has great value until now. Ceng Zi is the orthodox successor of Confucius' thought. He presided over the compilation of The Analects of Confucius, which promoted Confucius' thoughts and played a vital role in the cultural history of China.
Portrait of Ceng Zi (network map)
Born in Shandong, his father Zeng was also a student of Confucius. Therefore, Ceng Zi was influenced by Confucius' thought since he was a child. At the age of sixteen, he officially became a disciple of Confucius. Because of his talent and intelligence, coupled with his diligence, he learned a lot of knowledge and got the biography of Confucius. Later, after Yan Hui died, Ceng Zi became the main descendant of Confucius. When Ceng Zi was 27 years old, Confucius was critically ill and entrusted his grandson's will to Ceng Zi before he died. After the death of Confucius, Ceng Zi was very sad and took him as his father's funeral.
Later, when Ceng Zi's father died, Ceng Zi wept bitterly. It is said that he hasn't eaten for seven days. From then on, he cried every time he watched the funeral, which shows Ceng Zi's filial piety. Later, Ceng Zi became a teacher because of his promotion. Later, countries competed with each other to attract Ceng Zi to take his post, but Ceng Zi did not accept it. On the contrary, he is willing to be poor and earn his own living. With the growth of age, Ceng Zi's health is not as good as before. At the age of 70, Ceng Zi was seriously ill in bed. He said to his disciples, "I have been cautious all my life, and I can save myself by walking on thin ice." You must remember. " Ceng Zi used his life's actions to teach his students to be modest and prudent and never to think lightly.
How did Ceng Zi die in the contention of a hundred schools of thought?
Ceng Zi has been practicing his thoughts all his life and promoting Confucian culture with his own practical actions. When he was old, a serious illness struck, and Ceng Zi finally failed to hold on and fell ill.
Ceng Zi's famous saying (network map)
One day, Ceng Zi was lying in bed. A boy suddenly saw a bamboo mat of Zhang Huali under the bed, so he said to Ceng Zi, "Only a doctor can use such a gorgeous bamboo mat." Ceng Zi just remembered that Ji Sun gave it to himself, but he couldn't replace it, so he called his own children and grandchildren instead. His children and grandchildren think that Ceng Zi is very ill now, so let's wait until Tian Liang says. Ceng Zi insisted, "If you really love me, you should fulfill my morality. I'm dying. What can I expect? If I can get the right path and die, I will be satisfied. " Therefore, Zeng Yuan changed the bamboo mat for Ceng Zi. Ceng Zi died before it was changed.
Ceng Zi was a disciple of Confucius and one of the most outstanding students of Confucius, which had a great influence on China culture in later generations. Ceng Zi has been practicing his academic thoughts with his own practical actions all his life, and has made great contributions to the popularization and development of Confucianism. Even on his deathbed, he never wavered, and he still stuck to the right path.