Kuǎikùi was at odds with the Duchess Nan Zi (南子) and fled to Jin, but Zhé stayed in Wey.
[2] Confucius was at least a partial witness to the ensuing family melodrama,[1] it broke his heart.
[3][4] In another dialogue with Zhong You, Confucius said if he was a governor of Wey, he would consider "rectifying names" (正名) as the first thing to be done.
He fled to Lu, later, he returned with the armed assistance of Qi and restored in 477 BC.
[7] In the next year, he returned with the joint expedition of Yue, Lu and Song, however, he dare not enter the capital.