Zeng Yong's "picture of a peaceful and prosperous society" is the epitome of the Confucian ideal of a peaceful society. The folk customs tend to be pure, the people's morality tends to be heavy, and the world belongs to benevolence. Obviously, this is completely in line with Confucius' thoughts of benevolent governance and governing the country with rites and music. This peaceful and prosperous picture entrusts the political ideal of Confucianism.

Second, respect for ancient rituals is consistent with the Confucian thought of governing the country through rites and music.

Wang Chong thought that what he had said was an ancient sacrificial ceremony, that is, "sacrifice". The so-called "sacrifice" refers to the ceremony of praying for rain in spring. The Book of Rites says that "sacrifice" is also a sacrifice to floods and droughts. Confucianism emphasizes the rule of rites and music. As the saying goes, if you don't understand etiquette, you can't stand it. Confucius lived in the late Spring and Autumn Period, but he gave such a concrete and vivid description of ancient rites and music, and pinned his ideals on it, which was highly consistent with the Confucian thought of governing the country through rites and music. You can imagine the inner joy of Confucius as a teacher. So I can't help but gasp in admiration.

Lu set up a sacrifice in Yishui. It's getting late. Spring means April. The spring service was completed, and it is said that the service in April was also completed. The champion, the boy, the joy of sacrifice. On the interpretation of the bath, it involves drowning, like a dragon coming out of the water. The wind is dancing and singing. Singing and offering, singing and sacrifice, singing and sacrifice.

-Wang Chong's On Tianping and Ming Dynasty

Third, the lack of progress coincides with Confucius' frustrated mood.

The dialogue "Sit Down" took place in the four years when Confucius returned to Shandong in self-defense. At this time, he was nearly seventy years old. In the fourteen years before that, Confucius traveled around the world and tried his best to publicize his political opinions, but in a short time he was not favored by any rulers except Wei and Chen. Back in Lu, Confucius was still interested in politics, but he was still respected and not used. Confucius, who has no place to save the world, has thus produced "Tao can't do it, but floats on the sea by fork." Reflections on the Analects of Gongye Chang. Zeng's idea is to stay away from politics and not seek official advancement, which is in line with Confucius' mood and situation that he is a little disheartened and hit a wall everywhere. The life realm of returning to nature and the unity of man and nature described by him may soothe the sadness that the master's ideal is difficult to realize. In fact, this idea often appears in other chapters of The Analects:

"If you use it, you will do it, and if you abandon it, you will hide it" (The Analects of Confucius, Shuer)

"There is a way to see in the world, but there is no way to hide" (The Analects of Confucius Taber)

This is the Confucian idea of "doing your best and obeying destiny". Therefore, Qian Mu thinks that Zeng's ambition conforms to Confucius' thoughts of "bending his arms" and "floating on the sea". But he thought Confucius would not really retire.

Gai's three men all want to be officials, but their ambitions may not be realized if the chaos in the world is destroyed by Tao. Once a madman of Confucius, he had no intention of using the world. Confucius suddenly heard his words, which was related to his pleasure of drinking water on weekdays and his thoughts of floating in the sea and living in a foreign country, so he felt sorry. However, Confucius firmly held the ambition of saving the world by doing things, so why did he forget himself and enjoy himself, and really wanted to be with Xu Chao? However, Confucius' exclamation is deeply felt and should be carefully played by scholars.

-(Qian Mu's New Interpretation of the Analects of Confucius)

Fourth, Zeng's ambition of "Tianshi" is unmatched by the other three.

Zhu believes that Zeng's ambition comes from his daily life, but his mind is carefree, and the other three are at the end of it. The weather here was once incomparable. What he said was only where he lived, and he enjoyed his daily life. At first, he had no intention of sacrificing himself for others. And its chest is carefree, straight up and down with the world, each with its own wonderful, hidden in words. Those who regard the rules of their third son as the last, their weather is not bad. So the master sighed and made a deep commitment.

-(Zhu's Notes on Four Books)

To sum up, after listening to Zeng's ambition, Confucius sighed: "I am with the point."