It can be said that in the contention of a hundred schools, without Zigong, Confucianism will be covered with dust, and there will be no ripples! Inevitably, Lansheng Valley, the tragic ending of the woodcutter for salary.

After the death of Confucius, Zigong still took business as his business, "good waste, and transfer goods in time; He learned from Zhongni, retreated to Wei, and wasted his wealth in Cao and Lu. From this point of view, whether it was before Ah Ci met Confucius, when he was a disciple, or after the death of Yang or Confucius, Ah Ci was a successful businessman.

I still remember that Confucius and his disciples were trapped between Chen Cai and starved for seven days, and Confucius asked Ah Ci to try to get a stone of rice, why did he send Ah Ci out of the horse? This is related to Ah Ci's anti-heaven communication ability, and more importantly, Ah Ci is a rich man, how can he listen to my class without spending money?

The things that cost money were naturally handed over to Ah Ci to do. Now it seems that the 3,000 disciples of Confucius, in addition to paying tuition, the sponsorship of education in ancient times is as important as in modern times, is a very important source of income, does not say: "What the world thinks about, the world ends up in different ways!" ”。

Not only a disciple of Confucius, Ah Ci also acted as a professional guardian and patron of Confucius. Every time he traveled around the world, in addition to doing business, Ah Ci also gave gifts and bribes to the front station, "wherever he went, the monarch was all divided into chambers to fight against him", which made a good preparation for Confucius to give a lecture in a certain country. It is precisely because of this abundant financial resources that the Master's teachings can be used in the world! "The husband who makes Confucius's name spread in the world in the world, A gives it succession."

Ah Ci paid great attention to maintaining the image of Confucius, and the "Analects of Linguistics" recorded that Zi Yu asked Ah Ci: "Senior Brother Zigong, Shizun traveled around the world so much, and after arriving in other countries, he hurriedly inquired about the rights and wrongs of officialdom, and the local political situation has become a compulsory course for us. ”

Ah Ci replied: "Little junior brother, you think too much, the master is gentle, kind, courteous, thrifty, and let him get it, and what he teaches us is to govern the country with etiquette and music, how can it be chaotic?" ”

When Confucius was alive, many people thought that Ah Ci's ability surpassed Confucius, and at this time, Ah Ci said: "For example, the palace wall: the wall of the gift is also shoulder-to-shoulder, and you can see the goodness of the house; The wall of the master is counted, and he is not allowed to enter the door, and he does not see the beauty of the temple and the wealth of hundreds of officials. ”；“ The Master is unreachable, and the heavens cannot ascend. Ah Ci showed the good ethics of a professional guard, and at the same time promoted the Confucian spirit of Confucius.

Ah Ci was a high-ranking disciple of Confucius, especially because he knew how to make emotional investments in the princes of the Spring and Autumn Kingdoms. This trick has been very effective since ancient times, "binding the coin of silk to hire the princes", so that he can compete with the king, and his value has risen all of a sudden. Of course, Confucius, as a master, is naturally famous all over the world.

Zigong is not like other businessmen, except for planning all day long, a few catties and a few taels, there is no cultural drop in his stomach, and he can't see the high-level management class, so other businessmen rarely can go to the upper route. Zigong is dedicated to the upper route, and every time he does it, it is extraordinary!

At this point, Ah Ci is a bit like a sugar daddy. Today's giant businessmen travel abroad, or go to other countries to invest and negotiate business, they have to deal with the upper echelons of the country where they are located; If the Führer had received him, things would have been much easier, at least he would not have suffered!

There is no doubt that Ah Ci is wise. By virtue of dealing with the high-level, he not only inherited and carried forward the Confucian doctrine of Confucius, but also successfully realized the other side of his life value - becoming a generation of wealthy merchants, and was therefore respected by later generations as the originator of Confucian merchants.

A Ci family or official or business, from the official to the business, and then from the business to the official, in the repeated changes, young inheritance of family learning, naturally have a strong political aspirations, he often asked the government in Confucius, Shi in Lu, Wei, lobbying in Qi, Wu, Yue, Jin countries, is respected as the originator of the vertical and horizontal family. Later, Ah Ci served as the prime minister of Lu and Wei for a long time, and became a model of wealth, wealth, virtue and fame among the first generation of Confucian disciples.

Ah Ci spent a lot of money in front of Confucius, and naturally won the true meaning of Confucianism, not only a "great Confucian" with outstanding political talents, but also a "great businessman" who was famous at that time. Ah Ci was the richest of the Confucian disciples, and there were two contrasts with Yan Hui, who was so poor that he didn't have a fart.

Ah Cifu can fight against the princes, and his power must be said to be strong, but he is not greedy for money, but takes advantage of the situation to promote Confucianism, and spares no effort for the succession of his predecessors. At that time, Ah Ci's fame surpassed that of Confucius. At that time, Uncle Sun Wu of Lu Guo had slandered Confucius. Yu Gong argued: "I can't do it! Jonny is indestructible. The sages of others, the hills, the mountains can be surpassed; Zhongni, the sun and the moon, have nothing to gain and exceed. Although people want to kill themselves, why should they hurt the sun and the moon? I don't know how much I see it."

There are also some doctors in Lu who think that "A Ci is virtuous in Zhongni". And Ah Ci is quite humble, he said: His little knowledge and skills are very scum, like the content of the low wall, anyone can see it, but Confucius's knowledge is like the scenery inside the high wall, all blocked outside, I don't know if I don't go in, only when I get into the door do I know what is called the mountain scenery!

Confucius's disciple Chen Ziyu said Ah Ciri: "The son is Gongye, how can Zhongni be virtuous to the son?" A Ciri: "A gentleman knows a word, thinks he doesn't know a word, and he can't be careless when he says it." The Master is unreachable, and the heavens cannot ascend. The master's son is the one who has the state, the so-called establishment of the state, the way of action, the discouragement of the coming, and the movement of the harmony. His life is also glorious, and his death is also mournful, so how can it be reached? ”

Zi Bird is a little disciple of Confucius, who has little time to follow Confucius, and most of the time follows Ah Ci to learn and become Ah Ci's tail, thinking that Ah Ci's idea of surpassing Confucius is inevitable. Ah Ci not only criticized Zi Bird, but also expounded on the greatness of Confucius's position. The modest Ah Ci not only thinks that he is not as good as his teacher, but even compared with his classmate Yan Hui.

In the Analects of Gongyechang, Confucius asked Ah Ci: "Who is stronger between you and Hui?" Hui also smells one to know ten, and gives to smell one to know two". Ah Ci is a die-hard fan of Confucius, and has followed and preached Confucius all his life. Some of Aci's representative Confucian sayings, such as: "The master is gentle and frugal, and he can get it", "Poverty has no flattery, wealth has no arrogance", "I don't want others to inflict on me, and I don't want to inflict on others", etc., are all interpretations and exertions of Confucius's thoughts.

And many of Confucius's famous sayings were also spoken in response to Ah Ci's questions or when discussing knowledge with him. While pursuing the Confucian idea of benevolence and benevolence, Ah Ci can also give to the people and help the world. He integrated benevolence, wisdom, benevolence, and ingenuity, and applied them to the barter of Confucian merchants, becoming the rich head of Confucian merchants. He created a precedent for Chinese Confucian merchant culture and became the originator of a generation of Confucian merchants.

The allusion to the wall of the palace comes from Ah Ci's praise of Confucius's profound knowledge.

Sun Wu, the doctor of Lu State, openly said in the imperial court: "A Cixian Yu Zhongni".

Which one is stronger, Ah Ci or Yan Hui, the world can see it. Ah Ci compared with Yan Hui, and when it came to political affairs, Yan Hui had to hand over a blank scroll; In terms of survivability, Yan Hui can barely maintain his livelihood, citing scriptures, Hao Shou is poor, and Yan Hui is slightly stronger! "Analects" said that he was "repeatedly empty", it seems that this goods can't take care of himself, and the matter of cutting off cooking is commonplace, but Ah Ci is "a family with a lot of money"; In terms of exalting the good name of his teacher, Yan Hui is not as arrogant as Ah Ci.