Origin: Biography of Historical Records of Zhong Ni is a classical Chinese written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, and is included in Historical Records. It is a multi-person biography of Confucius' disciples.
Excerpt from the original text: Back in 29 years, hair turned white and fleas died. Confucius cried bitterly and said, "Since I have something in return, my disciples benefit my relatives." Lu Aigong asked, "Who is a studious disciple?"
Yan Hui was twenty-nine, his hair turned white, and he died young. Confucius was very sad about Yan Hui's death and said, "Since I had Yan Hui, my disciples have become closer to each other." Lu Aigong asked, "Who among your disciples likes studying best?"
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Zhong Ni, namely Confucius. In this biography, some people describe it in detail, and a large article is voluminous; Some people have short descriptions and only two words in their names. This biography mainly describes the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples.
Confucius was a great thinker and educator in ancient China. Although he was "doing nothing", he summed up the cultural heritage of his predecessors and taught it to students, breaking the situation of aristocratic monopoly in education and creating a private lecture atmosphere, with 3,000 disciples and 70 great sages. This biography also retains the form of question and answer between Confucius and his disciples in the account.
Biography of Zhong Ni's Disciples is based on The Analects of Confucius, supplemented by ancient books such as Chunqiu Zuozhuan. The Analects of Confucius was re-transmitted by Zhong Ni's disciples and his disciples. Some include several chapters, some only record one thing or a few words, mostly a few words, no complicated words, and few strict structures.
There is no coherence in writing quotations, let alone focusing on characters, character descriptions and personality characteristics. Zuo's Biography in the Spring and Autumn Period is a chronicle. If recorded according to time, the stories of the characters will be scattered everywhere, fragmented and difficult to concentrate. Taishigong contains historical materials, which are biographies respectively, which makes the mental outlook and personality characteristics of the characters in his works impressive, and the ins and outs of his deeds are also clear and concentrated.
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