| The Seldom Seen: |
Someone asked: The state of Lu employed ru and was cut down to size. Why?
Yangzi said: Lu did not employ true ru. In the past, the Duke of Zhou was appointed by the Zhou court, all with the four seas anxiously rushed to the capital to pay their respects. When Confucius was employed by Lu, the men of Qi trembled with fear and returned the territory they had invaded in Lu. Thus, we know Lu did not otherwise employ true ru. If Lu had employed true ru, they would not have had any enemies in the world. How could they have been cut down to size? |
