Confucius swore a dirty word, which became the mantra of modern people. Do you know which one?

Confucius once said that an obedient son should not be taught. Although this sentence seems to be classical Chinese, it is actually a kind of sad and angry words that Confucius said to his disappointing disciple, thinking that the disciple did not reach his ideal state, or did not work hard enough.

You people really can't really teach. This is an official translation, which basically means that the historical background of Confucius' expression of his bad mood is what Confucius said to his disciples when he traveled around the world, because there are many types of Confucius' disciples, some of whom are slow but studious, some are smart but lazy, some are civilians, and some are princes and nobles. It can be said that composition is very complicated, so there will naturally be some situations where there is no way to communicate smoothly during teaching.

Now, people have made simple changes, and obedience has become a compliment. It means that you are very smart and have accepted my teaching, but what Confucius actually said is that a hero cannot be taught, mud can't help the wall, and rotten seedlings can't climb the house. In fact, the meaning is the same, but at that time, Confucius, as a scholar, studied all his life and could not say anything really irritating. He can only express his dissatisfaction through such words.

Many descendants of Confucius became an important school in the Warring States Period in China history. The most famous is headed by Mencius. In most cases, Mencius inherited Confucius' thoughts and then made innovations. Therefore, Confucius and Mencius are also called the two saints of Confucianism, which shows the influence on the history of later generations, so that Confucianism has become the ideological basis for governing the country in many dynasties. Although some changes have been made to some extent, such as softening legalism and Taoism and softening the corresponding thoughts of Buddhism, the most fundamental thing is Confucianism.