KONFUTSY. THE OLD FAMILY

Konfutsy belonged to an ancient aristocratic family, the beginning to which was necessary the dynasty In (Shang) correcting in China till XI century BC It is considered that its distant ancestor was sunsky the governor by name of Kun who has undergone many vital tests and was lost as a result of palace intrigues. The escaped members of its clan ran in a kingdom of Lu (a modern province Shandong in East China) where the boy who has become history as Kun Faugh-tszy was born that meant ' Teacher Kun '. In the West this name has got latinizirovannoe sounding of Konfutsy and since then became common.

Father Konfutsija, Shu Ljanhe, was the brave soldier who has become later by the commandant of a fortress of Tszou. The legend represents its person of huge growth and the extraordinary force, nice in fights and tireless in service. By the end of a life at it was already eight daughters that did its very unfortunate. Chineses very much think much of successors, and till now happens that in the remote villages of newborn girls on the sly heat in wells to liberate ' a quota ' on the boy. On eighth ten years Shu Ljanhe was necessary the worthy continuer of an ancient aristocratic family.

The long-awaited son has appeared the Ninth child of the military leader, but it was very weak from a birth, had a crippled foot, and the father did not dare to leave its successor. Therefore when its new (third) wife has become pregnant, Shu Ljanhe has hastened to make divine service in a sacred clay grotto. In the same grotto on September, 28th 551 BC the future founder of one of the most numerous philosophical currents also was born.

The Happy father named its Tsju (in transfer with Chinese - ' a hill ') and Jung Ni (Jung - the second of brothers, - clay) has nicknamed. The child has inherited a patrimonial name of Kun and was known later as Kun Tsju or Jung Ni. When to the boy was hardly more than two years, the father has died. The senior wives Shu Ljanhe hated young mother of the successor and did not hide it, therefore it together with the son had to return to the native city.

However parents have disagreed to accept it in the house which it has dishonoured, having married before two elder sisters moreover for the person is much more senior it. Mother with the small son has been compelled to lodge separately from all.