From 324 BC to 318 BC, Teng Wen, the king of the State of Teng, hired Mencius and was enshrined in the Upper Palace.
Mencius, one of the "Four Philosophers of China", is an important representative of Confucianism. Sima Qian used the phrase "Tao Tong" to describe Mencius. According to the Confucian view, the best way out for a scholar is to become an official, and the purpose of being an official is to use his knowledge to help the monarch promote benevolent government and educate and appease the people. During the Warring States period, Mencius had the dream of benevolent government and successively went to the states of Qi, Song, Xue, Lu, Liang (Wei) and other countries, wandering among various princes. At that time, the social situation was that in order to survive and develop, all countries were working together, or dealing with a certain country together, or trying to achieve peace. Every time he went to a country, he tirelessly preached the "royal way" and "benevolent government" to the monarchs of various countries and opposed "hegemony." In the midst of war, countries fear that before the implementation of benevolent government can be effective, they may be destroyed by other countries, so they are not prepared to do what he says. In the face of distrust, "So, not far away, there will be Eli my country?" (Mencius, King Hui of Liang) the later generations abandoned the book and sighed; In the face of confusion, "Outsiders call the master a good argument, dare to ask why?" Mencius Day: "Isn't it good to argue?" As a last resort, too. (Mencius Teng Wen Gongxia) The ancient sages are lonely!
Mencius left the State of Qi, and Yin Shi said to others: "I don't know if the King of Qi can become a saint like Shang Tang and Zhou Wu, that is Mencius's lack of eyesight, he knows that he can't do it, but he still has to come, that is, Mencius covets wealth." Thousands of miles away came to see the King of Qi, and when they were not in harmony, they left, but they stayed in the day and night before leaving. Why is it so slow? I'm not happy about that. Mencius knew this and said, "Where does that Yin Shi know me?" It is my wish to come thousands of miles to see the King of Qi, and it is not my wish to leave without harmony, is it what I expected? I had no choice. I stayed in Dayi for three nights before leaving, and from my heart, I still thought it was a little faster, and at that time I thought that King Qi might change his attitude! If king Qi changed his attitude, he would definitely summon me back. I walked out of the day and the King of Qi did not come to chase me back, and then I had the idea of returning to my hometown. King Qi may change his attitude, and I hope he will do so every day!" ("Mencius, Gongsun Ugly") Haoran Guizhi is generous and pessimistic!
Mencius lobbied everywhere, but not many people really practiced his political ideas, and it can be said that they hit walls everywhere. However, his ideals of "royal way" and "benevolent government" were applied and promoted in Tengguo. Teng Wengong was the son of the world, "he has not tasted the knowledge of the day, good horse to test the sword", the father and the old hundred officials are not optimistic about the world's son, worried that he will not be able to take on a heavy responsibility. In the face of the tigers of the surrounding Qi, Chu and other big countries, as well as the worries of the fathers and elders in the country, Shizi knew that he was insufficient and rose up, changed his past clumsy style, pushed sincerity, and visited Mencius many times. "Chu Zhi Chu, pass through the Song and see Mencius" "Self-Chu rebellion, see Mencius again" seek a way to govern the country, and resolutely shoulder the Jiangshan Sheji.
During the Tengguo period, Mencius received the courtesy he deserved, and in addition to the treatment in life, what was more important was that Teng Wengong and Mencius lived day and night, respectfully and sincerely listened to Mencius's royal thoughts, and truly achieved "greeting, paying tribute, and being courteous; Words will be done in deeds also.". Mencius's teaching of Teng Wengong was also entirely from the position of the elders teaching Haidi, with the sincerity of the teacher, teaching him the study of self-cultivation, and cultivating his inner saint style as a human king, as far as possible to enlighten Teng Shizi's own wisdom and determination, encouraging him not to doubt, take courage, take on the major affairs of the country, govern teng guo into a supremely good country, and set an example for the world.
Teng Wengong did not live up to Mencius's teachings, nor did he live up to his own virtue of being a king. In accordance with Mencius's teaching that "government is in the people", the king of the Fa Xian, the benevolent government, and the shi shan sect drew a complete grand plan for teng guo of the "good country" of noble people, rich people, religious people, and happy people, so that Teng Guo was outstanding above the ten princes of Sishang. This cannot but be said to be a historical miracle, and this miracle was jointly created by Teng Wengong and Mencius.
Among mencius' proud disciples in life, Teng Wengong should be regarded as the first of them. The friendship between the two is described in the book Mencius.
First, Teng Wengong's younger brother Teng Geng studied under Mencius, but Mencius did not answer his inquiries much, and Gongduzi felt very puzzled, and Mencius said: "I will not answer them if they ask with merit and friendship, and Teng even takes two of them." (Mencius, Dedication to the Heart)
The second is that "Mencius was Qing Yu Qi, hanged out of Teng, and Wang Made Gai Dafu Wang Biao an auxiliary." Wang Xiao (huan) saw twilight, anti-Ziteng Road, and did not try to act with it. "When Duke Wen died, Mencius served as a secretary in the State of Qi, and the State of Qi sent him as an emissary to mourn, and Wang Qi, the Grand Master of Pangchen Gaiyi, accompanied Mencius as an envoy. Wang Biao (with Mencius) met day and night, but on the way back and forth from the State of Qi to the State of Teng, Mencius did not talk to him about the mission. Speechless all the way, in addition to Mencius's dislike of Wang Qi's arbitrariness and unwillingness to talk to him, it also contains the death of Teng Wengong, And Mencius's grief is depressed and unspeakable.
The relationship between Mencius and Teng Wengong is described here, with the purpose of further excavating and promoting the Confucian classic "Mencius Teng Wengong". Because this is one of the most splendid and vital treasures that history has left to the state.
In recent years, Jiangtun Town, Tengzhou City, attaches great importance to inheriting and excavating the glory of Confucian thought of "Mencius Teng Wengong", accelerating the construction of the Confucian thought research and dissemination system of "Mencius Teng Wengong", and achieving a number of excellent results: the Establishment of the Shanguo Culture Research Association, the filming and production of "Shanguo, Good Governance, Good Governance" feature films, and the publication of "Tengguo Spring and Autumn", "Tengguo Style", "Tengguo Ancient City" and other series of academic books. In May 2018, CCTV broadcast a large-scale documentary with the theme of "Gu Teng Founding the Country, For The Good Xingteng", "Chinese Image Fangzhi Tengzhou Chapter". At the same time, Jiangtun Town has also accelerated the pace of cultural tourism development in Tengguo Ancient City, and will link Shangshan Park, Xiumei Jinghe and Tengguo Ancient City to build tengguo Ancient City Tourism Complex Scenic Spot. It has built a theme square of good governance, restored scenic spots such as Lingnuma, built a beautiful countryside in the east and west knee cities from a high starting point, and initially formed a tourism closed circle of historical and cultural tourism, leisure agricultural tourism, and Shangshan sightseeing tour, and the city's suburban tourism is in the ascendant.
At present, there are few monographs on the systematic study of Teng Guo and Teng Wengong in society, and in view of this, the party committee and government of JiangDian Town hired Comrade Shi Ji, professor of history at the Party School of the Jining Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, to compile a special treatise on Wen Gong and Mencius. As an expert and scholar of the Hundred Schools of Thought, Professor Shi Wei has published academic monographs such as "The Biography of Mencius", "The Biography of Zengzi", "The Biography of Confucius the Most Holy", and "Annotated Interpretation of the I Ching". Professor Shi zhengbo quoted, conducted many field visits and visits, and finally changed his manuscript into a book called "Teng Wengong and Mencius".