His clan produced many high officials and respected Confucian scholars over the centuries.
The area was extremely conservative for a long time and produced many leading confucian scholars.
He also was often studying in his room, alone, and his friends were all writers or Confucian scholars.
This was unusual for a Confucian scholar during his time.
A year later, 460 Confucian scholars were buried alive for criticizing the emperor.
Confucian scholars set up their private schools as well.
Confucian scholars try to stay in the royal court of China.
Some Confucian scholars took their own lives rather than be humilated in such an office.
An atmosphere of intellectual competition existed between aspiring Confucian scholars.
His family was poor following the early death of his father, who was also a Confucian scholar.