Why did Confucius Praise "Ge": An Analysis of the 16th Bamboo Slip in Confucius Poetics of the Bamboo Slips in Shanghai Museum

The 24th bamboo slip in Confucius Poetics of the bamboo slips in Shanghai Museum should be placed after the 16th bamboo slip. Confucius explained the reason why Ge(葛)was praised on this piece of bamboo seen from the meaning of the characters. The first three characters which are incomplete should be identified as 以蒙棘.The word蒙棘 can be found in Sheng(葛生)of Tang (唐风), whose implication has been misunderstood for a long time. Wang Fuzhi argued that Shengof Tang Ballads paid a tribute to the King of Jin who cared about the common people and got rulership. With the confirmation of the corresponding characters on bamboo of Confucius Poetics now, the meaning of Ge Sheng becomes known. Furthermore, it s also very important to understand the Humanity thoughts of Confucius.