Zengzi and Ziyu were nicknames of Zeng Shen (505-436). He was a disciple of Confucius famous for his filiality.

He has been connected to several qin melodies:

1. 殘形操 Canxing Cao.

2. 歸耕之曲 Gui Geng zhi Qu, here said to be in Qin Cao (see Hejian Zage #13); perhaps it has the same theme as the song Gui Geng in Fengxuan Xuanpin.

3. 梁山操 Liangshan Cao; introduced in Qin Cao, where it is Hejian Zage #14

The original essay in Qin Shi begins as follows.

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1 14627.5 曾子 Zengzi = .156 曾參 Zeng Shen, style name 子輿 Ziyu
    also Zengzi: name of a book, in 18 篇 pian. (Return)

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