Confucius' "five Emperors" "three Kings" Concept Study

Kong Zi "follows the example of former worthies. Yao and Shun, imitates Zhou Wenwang and Zhou Wu wang". As the head early the Confucian school Kong Zi especially pays attention to the king's virtue, drew abundant political ideology in the ancient king's history. But because the literature wanting and people's suspicion to the literature dependability handed down from ancient times, a great deal of scholars to the "Wu Di" and "San Wang" hold the suspicious attitude, especially the records of times of era "Wu Di ". Fortunately, there is a large number of Confucius' argumentation to "Wu Di"and "San Wang" in the underground literature excavated recently, which has activated relevant materials in the Confucian literature handed down from ancient times, accordingly which offer materials that can draw lessons from and utilize for us probing into the view of "Wu Di" and "San Wang".As the important political concept of ancient times in China, the idea of "Di" and "Wang" already exist in Yin-Shang Dynasty. Absorbed, combined, explained by Kong Zi, basically establish the embryonic form of the later Di-Wang's idea, become the important component of the Confucian political ideological system. "Wu Di" that formed in the foundation of the "Wu Fangdi" in the late of Yin Dynasty was popular in the West-Zhou and Sping and autumn. According to the historical fact of ancient times spreading at that time, Kong Zi carry on the transformation creatively to it, has formed systems of "Wu Di" and "San Wang" which accord with the Confucian political idea .Although Confucius' argumentation to "Wu Di "and "San Wang" has places that exaggerates its diction, but not a baseless gossip, and it is plain to have its true history. With the aid of people identification with "Wu Di "and " San Wang" at the spring and autumn, Kong Zi explains to political ideology the Confucian and cultivate one's moral character thought, especially the kingly virtue thoughts of the Confucian, thus seek the historical basis for one's own thought theory.Therefore, Kong Zi is full of rational doctrine color to the commentaries of "Wu Di" and "San Wang". In Kong Zi's view, "Wu Di" and "San Wang" are historical personages of ancient times existing objectively, but not mythical personages. Kong Zi release, sort out, appear primitive political ideology of the Confucian and cultivate one's moral character to raise "De" thought from history of "Wu Di" and "San Wang", not merely, still prove primitive Confucianism through history of "Wu Di" and "San Wang", therefore, the achievement of ideology and culture of "Wu Di" and "San Wang" is one of the important sources of primitive Confucianism.