# Duke of Sheh — Analects character guide

> Duke of Sheh in Analects by Confucius.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** XVI The Duke of Sheh, Sheh, The Duke of Sheh

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i-hsio-r

## Who they are

A regional ruler who asks Confucius about government and is told about the importance of rectifying names.

## In the story

### [Book VII: Shû R](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/book-vii-sh-r)

Asks Tsze-lû about Confucius, leading to Confucius's self-description as one who forgets food in pursuit of knowledge.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/xviii)

Inquires about Confucius through Tsze-lû.

### [Book XIII: Tsze-Lû](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/book-xiii-tsze-l)

Discusses uprightness with Confucius, who contrasts the duke's example of bearing witness with the Confucian ideal of mutual concealment within the family.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/xvi)

Asks about government

### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/analects_se/chapters/xviii)

Informs Confucius about the local custom of bearing witness against a father who stole a sheep.

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