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Stone Chimes

A modern English adaption of the Analects of Confucius.

Zhongshu Yu

14.19

Confucius spoke about how Duke Ling of Wei didn’t follow the Way.

Ji Kangzi asked, “Well, if that’s the case, why didn’t he come to ruin?”

Confucius replied, “Zhongshu Yu attends to the guests, Preacher Tuo manages the temples, and Wangsun Jia leads the military. That being the case, how could he come to ruin?”

Categories Book 14 Tags Confucius, Duke Ling, Ji Kangzi, Preacher Tuo, The Way, Wangsun Jia, War, Zhongshu Yu Leave a comment
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