A Sentimental Problem in the History of Confucianism:Confucius "of Virtues but without Power"

fact of Confucius having virtues but no power had been a sentimental problem to Confucian scholars in the past 2,000 years.The Sentimental feeling,caused by the fact of Confucius' without power,occurred in the faithful background in which Confucian scholars sought the ideal politics of The Unity of Virtues and Power.The problem of Confucius having virtues but no power,as a profound question in Confucianism,is not only a theoretical problem concerned with the identity of Confucian scholars,but also a practical one concerned with Confucian scholars' existence,which are the reasons why the problem was once and again mentioned in the history of Confucianism.Meanwhile,the problem is also a modern one which is an important clue to the understanding of our modern political life.