Mencius was a famous philosopher, thinker, politician and educator in the Warring States Period, and one of the representatives of the Confucian school, ranking second only to Confucius, and was also called "Confucius and Mencius" with Confucius. Advocating "benevolent government", he first put forward the idea that "the people are more expensive than the monarch".
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Mencius is a famous thinker, politician, educator, the successor of Confucius' theory and an important representative of Confucianism. According to legend, Mencius is a descendant of Lu nobles. He lost his father when he was young and his family was poor. He was once a disciple of Zisi (Kong Ji, the grandson of Confucius).
After finishing his studies, he lobbied the governors as scholars in an attempt to promote his own political views, and successively went to Liang (Wei), Qi, Song, Teng and Lu.
Mencius' works are included in the book Mencius. Mencius is a book that records Mencius' words and deeds, with 7 articles in total. It is generally believed that Mencius and his disciples Zhang Wan, Gong Sunchou, etc. Co-written by * *, it belongs to the pre-Qin recorded prose collection. There are many articles in the book, for example, I want what I want, I get more help when I get it, and I don't get much help when I lose it. I am also in my country, born of worry and died of happiness, and wealth can't be immoral.