It took a long time for the thirteen Confucian texts to obtain the status of "Classics". In the Han Dynasty, the "Yi", "Poems", "Books", "Li" and "Spring and Autumn" were regarded as the "Five Classics", and the government attached great importance to them and established them as academic officials. In the Tang Dynasty, there were "Nine Classics", which were also established for academic officials and used to recruit scholars. The so-called "Nine Classics" include the "Yi", "Poems", "Books", "Zhou Rites", "Rituals", "Book of Rites" and "Spring and Autumn". During the reign of Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, he studied stone carving at Guozixue. In addition to the "Nine Classics", the content engraved also included the "Analects of Confucius", "Erya" and "The Classic of Filial Piety". During the Five Dynasties, Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, carved the "Eleven Classics", excluding "The Classic of Filial Piety" and "Erya" and including "Mencius". "Mencius" was included in the list of classics for the first time. Zhu Xi, a great scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty, juxtaposed the "Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" in the "Book of Rites" with the "Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" to form what is known today as the "Four Books" and was officially recognized. "Mencius" officially became the "through". At this point, the thirteen Confucian texts have established its classic status. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the "Thirteen Classics" verses were engraved on stone, and Ruan Yuan also engraved the "Commentaries on the Thirteen Classics". From then on, the name of the "Thirteen Classics" and its revered status in Confucian classics became more and more popular.
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