“The evil life of Confucius”

After that, Confucius left for the states of Chen, Cai and Chu, but “the world was in great chaos” everywhere, and his sinister message of restoration basically had no market. In Zheng, Confucius got separated from his disciples, and alone, he squatted forlornly at the eastern city gate. The populace of Zheng scolded him like a stray dog. He was unable to admit to himself that he was “like a stray dog about which no one bothers.”