He was a famous thinker, educator and founder of Confucianism in ancient China. According to legend, there are 3000 disciples and 72 disciples of saints. Confucius led his disciples around the world 14 years. Confucius is also an ancient literature collator. He edited poetry books, defined rites and music, and prefaced Zhouyi as Chunqiu. Confucius' thoughts and theories have far-reaching influence on later generations.
Mencius (about 372 ~ 289 BC) was a great thinker and one of the main representatives of Confucianism in the Warring States period. Mingke was born in Zou (now Zou County, Shandong Province). Born in the fourth year of the reign of Zhou, he died in the twenty-sixth year. Mencius himself did not write any "works", and later generations wrote "Mencius" according to his remarks.