Confucius(bornKongQiu,styledZhongNi)wasborninthevillageofZouinthecountryofLuin551B.C.,apoordescendantofadeposednoblefamily.Asachild,heheldmake-believetemplerituals;asayoungadult,hequicklyearnedareputationforfairness,politenessandloveoflearning,andhewasreputedtobequitetall.Hetraveledextensivelyandstudiedattheimperialcapital,Zhou,whereheissaidtohavemetandspokewithLaoZi,thefounderofDaoism.

　　UponhisreturntoLu,hegainedrenownasateacher,butwhenhewas35,DukeZhaoofLuledhiscountrytowar,wasroutedandfledtotheneighboringcountryofQi;inthedisorderfollowingthebattle,Confuciusfollowed.DukeZhaofrequentlycametohimforadvice,butuponcounselofoneofhisministers,hedecidedagainstgrantinglandtoConfuciusandgraduallystoppedseekinghiscounsel.WhenothernoblesbeganplottingagainstConfucius'position,DukeZhaorefusedtointervene,andConfuciusreturnedtoLu.Butconditionstherewerenobetterthanbefore,andConfuciusretiredfrompubliclifetoconcentrateonteachingandstudying.

　　Atage50,hewasapproachedbytheBaronofQitohelpdefendagainstarebellion,buthedeclined.HewaslatermadeacitymagistratebythenewDukeofLu,andunderhisadministrationthecityflourished;hewaspromotedseveraltimes,eventuallybecomingGrandSecretaryofJusticeand,atage56,ChiefMinisterofLu.NeighboringcountriesbegantoworrythatLuwouldbecometoopowerful,andtheysentmessengerswithgiftsanddancerstodistractthedukeduringasacrificeholiday.Whenthedukeabandonedhisdutiestoreceivethemessengers,Confuciusresignedandleftthecountry.

　　ConfuciusspentthenextfiveyearswanderingChinawithhisdisciples,findingthathispresenceatroyalcourtswasrarelytoleratedforlongbeforenobleswouldbeginplottingtodrivehimoutorhavehimkilled.Hewasarrestedonceandjailedforfivedays,andat62hewaspursued,alongwithhisdisciples,intothecountrysidebyabandofsoldierssentbyjealousnobles,untilhewasabletosendamessengertothesympathetickingofanearbycountry,whosenthisownsoldierstorescuethem.Onceagain,Confuciuswastobegivenlandbutwasdeniedituponcounselofanotherhighminister.Afterfurtherwanderings,heeventuallyreturnedtoLuatage67.Althoughhewaswelcomedthereandchosetoremain,hewasnotofferedpublicofficeagain,nordidheseekit.Insteadhespenttherestofhisyearsteachingand,finally,writing.Hediedat72.

　　孔子(名秋字仲尼)生于鲁国邹村在我国公元前551年,元老废黜了一个贫苦家庭高贵.作为一个孩子,他认为地以为庙祭;作为一个年轻的成年人,他很快赢得美誉公平、礼貌、爱学习,他被誉为是相当高大.他走遍了研究和广泛的帝国首都周据说他曾与交谈老子,道家创始人.返回卢,他赢得声威当老师,但是当他35岁赵吕公爵率领乌加战争是落花流水逃往邻国齐;在混乱的战斗后,孔子之后.杜克赵常找他请教,但他的一名律师在部长会议他决定对孔子逐渐停止批地给他的律师求.当其他贵族开始密谋对付孔子地位杜克赵拒绝介入,孔子返鲁.但没有任何条件比以前更好、离退休孔子退隐专心教学和学习.50岁时,他遇见了男爵齐协防打击叛乱,但他拒绝.他后来被新县长作了一个城市格洛斯特路而在他主政全市蓬勃开展;升任几次,终于成为大政司司长,年仅56岁,首席部长鲁.周边国家开始担心,将成为卢太强大送信、送礼物、跳舞,他们分散在公爵牺牲假期.当公爵遗弃职务领取送信,孔子辞职,离开该国.未来5年内花费孔子与弟子中徘徊,法院认定他出席皇家贵族很少容忍多久便开始密谋把他或他杀死.他被捕入狱后五天,他是在62追求,随着他的弟子,到郊外一阶士兵发出嫉妒贵族,直到他能够体谅国王派遣使者到邻近的国家,当年送自己的士兵拯救.再次,孔子得到它的土地,但遭到拒绝后,高律师另一个大臣.进一步漫游后,他终于回到鲁年仅67.虽然他并没有选择留欢迎,他没有向公职再次他也不求.而他花了他多年的教学和休息,最后写作.他死在72.