A Disciple Of Confucius, Lu Political

The Confucianism that Confucius founded has a strong sense of urgency and positive salvation spirit. This kind of quality of primitive Confucianism has decided that it is bounded to keep in close touch with the realistic politics since it had been established. Early Confucian represented by the disciples of Confucius devoted themselves to the propagation and spread of Confucian doctrine, and made great efforts to promote the union between Confucius theory and political practice. They not only made the Confucianism the guiding thought of Lu country but also created a successful example in which morality direct politics.There were two reasons for Confucianism being admitted by the authority of Lu country. Firstly, it should give credit to the disciples of Confucius. Although Confucius himself was a fail politician, he trained the disciples to be a firm team who believe in his theory, which was the biggest success he obtained in politics. Secondly, based on the specific historical conditions and social situation, Lu country was obliged to maintain its ritual and music tradition consciously, which provided advantageous conditions for the disciples of Confucius to take part in politics and carry out Confucianism in Lu country.The disciples were inevitably influenced by the politics and society of Lu country while they trying to change the Lu's present situation. The difference of Confucianism recognition as well as individual political inclination among the disciples caused huge diverge on the view of present politics and the method to solve the society crisis. They also divided into two different camps: the moral politics faction and the beneficial politics faction. Since these two factions separately approved and attached to the royalty of Lu country and the minister which were mutually hostile, so the respective political destiny of these disciples closely linked with the fluctuation of the two great political groups together. With the influence of the minister disappeared, the dream of the beneficial political faction which claim enriching the country and increasing it's military force evaporated. After long-term and unremitting efforts as well as difficult struggle, the moral politics faction finally gained the victory. The reformation in accordance with the pattern of Confucian which was presided by the moral politics faction became the symbol that Confucianism was established as the guiding ideology in the Lu country.