Appears in 3 chapters of the Analects, 0 taughtKing Wu of Zhou 周武王

Courtesy names, other names

King Wu

Who

Former king of Zhou

Relation to Confucius

Historical figure quoted or commented on

Source

The text of each chapter; identity follows Zhu Xi's commentary (Sibu beiyao edition of the Collected Commentaries on the Four Books)

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Chapters in the Analects

1. 8.20Shun had five ministers and the realm was well governednot yet taught

   舜有臣五人而天下治。武王曰：予有亂臣十人。孔子曰：才難，不其然乎？唐、虞之際，於斯為盛。有婦人焉，九人而已。三分天下有其二，以服事殷。周之德，其可謂至德也已矣。

2. 19.22Gongsun Chao of Wei asked Zigong: From whom did Zhongni learn?not yet taught

   衛公孫朝問於子貢曰：仲尼焉學？子貢曰：文武之道，未墜於地，在人。賢者識其大者，不賢者識其小者，莫不有文武之道焉。夫子焉不學？而亦何常師之有？

3. 20.1Ah, you, Shun! The succession ordained by Heaven rests in your…not yet taught

   堯曰：諮！爾舜！天之歷數在爾躬。允執其中。四海困窮，天祿永終。舜亦以命禹。曰：予小子履，敢用玄牡，敢昭告於皇皇后帝：有罪不敢赦。帝臣不蔽，簡在帝心。朕躬有罪，無以萬方；萬方有罪，罪在朕躬。周有大賚，善人是富。雖有周親，不如仁人。百姓有過，在予一人。謹權量，審法度，修廢官，四方之政行焉。興滅國，繼絕世，舉逸民，天下之民歸心焉。所重：民、食、喪、祭。寬則得眾，信則民任焉，敏則有功，公則說。

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