The Benevolent Sage Through the Ages

The True Story of Confucius, serialized on Tomato Novel

番茄小说连载作品《孔子正传》

The Benevolent Sage Through the Ages: A Biography of Confucius is a full-length historical biographical novel. Based on classic sources including The Analects, Zuo's Commentary, Records of the Grand Historian, and The School Sayings of Confucius, and guided by the principles of "grounded in evidence, measured in interpretation, and centered on the human," this work offers a balanced perspective, plain language, and an everyday lens to systematically trace the life journey of the great thinker, educator, and founder of Confucianism.

From his birth at Mount Ni, his early studies in Queli, to the establishment of his private school, his service as an official, his wanderings through the warring states, his compilation of the classics, and his final years-this book artistically brings to life the key episodes of Confucius's historical narrative. With a distinctive creative vision and a vivid chronicle-style narration, it presents a Confucius who is flesh and blood, three-dimensional, and intimately knowable.

It serves as a cultural bridge-connecting the distant Spring and Autumn period on one end with the spiritual world of contemporary readers on the other-allowing the wisdom of a sage from over 2,500 years ago to resonate with the intellectual and emotional needs of the modern age.

The work was first serialized on the Tomato Novel platform under the title The True Story of Confucius, and has since been meticulously revised by the author for this publication.

长篇历史传记小说《仁者春秋孔子传》，以《论语》《左传》《史记》《孔子家语》等经典文献典籍为基础，按照"有据、有度、有人"的原则，以平正的视角、平实的语言、平常的生活，系统梳理伟大的思想家、教育家，儒家学派创始人孔子的人生历程，艺术地讲述孔子从尼山出生、阙里求学，到开办私学、出仕做官、周游列国、整理典籍、终老逝世等历史故事。作品以独树一帜的创作初心，以编年记事的生动表达，呈现了一个有血有肉、鲜活立体、可感可知的孔子形象。它如同一架文化桥梁，一头连接着遥远的春秋，另一头则通往当代人的心灵世界，让两千五百多年前的圣哲智慧与现代社会的精神需求产生共鸣。作品最初以《孔子正传》为题在番茄小说连载，经作者精心修订出版。