Mencius is a book that records the words and deeds of Mencius and his students. Mencius (about 372- 289 BC) was born in Zou (now southeast of Zou County, Shandong Province) in the middle of the Warring States Period, not far from Qufu, the hometown of Confucius. He is a famous thinker, politician, educator and the successor of Confucius' theory. By the time of filial piety in the Southern Song Dynasty, four books compiled by Zhu were included in Mencius, which officially raised Mencius to a very high position. After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, it became the content of the imperial examination and was a must-read for scholars. Mencius is a book that records the words and deeds of Mencius and his students. Like Confucius, Mencius once led students to travel to Wei, Qi, Song, Lu, Teng, Xue and other countries, and once served as a guest minister. Because his political views were not as important as those of Confucius, he returned to his hometown to call his disciples to give lectures, and wrote a book with Zhang Wan and other students, saying, "Preface a poem book, understand Zhong Ni's meaning, and write seven pieces of Mencius." (Historical Records Biography of Mencius and Xun Qing) Zhao Qi compared Mencius with The Analects of Confucius in Mencius' copybook, and thought that Mencius was "imitating a saint". Therefore, although the History of Literature and Art of Han Dynasty only regards Mencius as a sub-book, in the eyes of Han people, it has actually been regarded as a "biography" book to assist the classics. Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty named The Analects of Confucius, The Book of Filial Piety, Mencius and Er Ya as "Biographers". At the end of the Five Dynasties, Meng Changjun, the master of the post-Shu Dynasty, ordered people to carve stones on eleven classics such as Mencius, which may be the beginning of Mencius' being included in the Classics. By the time of filial piety in the Southern Song Dynasty, four books compiled by Zhu were included in Mencius, which officially raised Mencius to a very high position.
Mencius is a classic describing the words and deeds of Monk, the most outstanding Confucian master after Confucius in the Warring States Period, and his questions and answers with his contemporaries or disciples. Mencius is an important work of Confucianism, which has a great influence on later generations in thought and literature. In addition, the book also contains many health-preserving ideas, especially his advocacy of "nurturing my noble spirit", which has a great influence on future generations. Mencius lived to be 84 years old because of his spiritual cultivation.
Mencius is one of the Confucian classics, written by Monk and his disciple Zhang Wan. There are seven books in the book, Hanshu? Eleven Records of Yi Wen Zhi. Zhao Qi's Mencius Chapters and Sentences in the Eastern Han Dynasty is divided into seven internal chapters and four external chapters, and the external chapters are called fake books, which are not noted. Mencius written by Hou Yi today was written by Yao Shi in Ming Dynasty. Zhao Qi divided seven internal chapters into fourteen volumes. Sui Shu? Records of both capital city and Tang Xin Shu? The Records of Arts and Literature recorded fourteen volumes. The content describes Mencius' political activities and political ethics philosophy thoughts such as benevolent governance, filial piety and good nature. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu combined Mencius with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean and The Analects of Confucius into four books. In addition to Mencius, Zhu noted Mencius, Mencius Justice in Qing Dynasty, and Yang Bojun noted Mencius.