Contents Introduction 001 Part 1 The Lineage of Confucius 002 Part 2 Teaching Himself and Supporting Himself 011 Part 3 First Exposure to Social Reality 015 Part 4 An Unorthodox Education 017 Part 5 Assistant Master of Ceremonies 024 Part 6 Becoming Famous for Founding a School 028 Part 7 Learning for All 034 Part 8 The Origin of the “Four Fields of Study” 036 Part 9 Trip to the Capital 042 Part 10 Consulting Laozi About the Rites 045 Part 11 Discussing Music with Chang Hong 049 Part 12 The Political Environment in the State of Lu 054 Part 13 Duke Jing of Qi Asks About Government 065 Part 14 Hearing the Shao Music 068 Part 15 Fleeing from Qi 071 Part 16 Fourteen Years of Not Being Confused and Knowing the Mandate of Heaven 074 Part 17 Learning and Digesting the Truth of the Rites and Music of Three Dynasties 078 Part 18 Through the Rites Achieve Humanism, Display Humanism Through the Rites 082 Part 19 Establishing the Character of the Gentleman 091 Part 20 Time Is Flowing Away and It Does Not Wait for Us 099 Part 21 Confucius' Official Career 107 Part 22 Appointed Minister of the Interior 111 Part 23 Uproar at Jiagu 115 Part 24 Attending the Year-end Sacrifice 121 Part 25 Razing the Three Cities 125 Part 26 I Am Going So Slowly Because I Am Leaving Behind the Land of My Parents 135 Part 27 Arrival in Wei 141 Part 28 Delayed in Kuang and Pu 146 Part 29 Three Unhappy Years in Wei 154 Part 30 Journeying Through the States of Cao and Song to Zheng 170 Part 31 Arrival in Chen 180 Part 32 Starvation Between Chen and Cai 190 Part 33 Passing Through Fuhan 197 Part 34 Casual Meetings with Chu Hermits 201 Part 35 Falling Ill on the Way 212 Part 36 Return to Wei 217 Part 37 State Elder 227 Part 38 Sorting Out the Ancient Records 230 Patt 39 Three Thousand Followers, Seventy Disciples 231 Part 40 Deaths of Kong Li, Yan Hui and Zi Lu 236 Part 41 “I Think Only Heaven Understands Me!” 243 Part 42 A Man of the Most Exalted Virtue and the Utmost Moral Integrity 249