"This is something I wrote (copied over) under the names of Confucius and his disciples. Have a casual look first, then tell me what you think," Roland said solemnly.
The Analects was a collection of sayings compiled by Confucius's disciples and their disciples, recording the words and deeds of Confucius and his followers.
The entire work consisted of twenty books and 492 chapters, primarily in the form of recorded sayings, supplemented by narrative passages. It presented a concentrated account of the political views, ethical thought, moral concepts, and educational principles of Confucius and his school, and was a monumental work of Confucian learning that influenced the entire history of China's feudal society.
Ever since the Han dynasty dismissed the hundred schools and elevated Confucianism alone, rulers throughout successive dynasties had chosen it as the foundation of their governing philosophy.
Although, in the modern era, we recognized that it contained many historical limitations, its inherent value remained indisputable.
Of course, the prerequisite was to distinguish the Kong religion from the study of Confucius.
It was also necessary to distinguish Old Kong, the defender of feudal society's rotten institutions, exalted upon an ancestral tablet, from the renowned thinker and educator, Master Confucius.
But while the Analects was the source of the Confucian religion, it was not the religion itself.
It did not matter if one could not tell "Confucian learning," "Confucianism," and "the Confucian religion" apart. One only needed to understand that dynasties and rulers throughout history had chosen to honor this faith because it genuinely possessed distinctive strengths.
Upon hearing this, Lie Yi immediately began reading.
He chose to read quickly through magic. In moments, he cast Rapid Reading, scanning the entire text with his mental power.
The spell delivered an enormous amount of information. Since much of its content was