Confucius advocated "restoring the rites by self-restraint", which was incompatible with the rapidly changing social reality at that time. Except for the period of Duke Ding of Lu, Confucius had a ...
Confucius had a brief moment in the limelight in politics - he served as the Grand Minister of Justice in the State of Lu and even "acted as the prime minister" for a period of time. However ...