井上靖作为日本20世纪后半叶文学三大家之一,其创作的历史类小说在世界范围内影响最为广泛,在他创作的这些历史小说中,中国历史小说占据了相当大的一部分,《孔子》这部历史小说可以称作其创作的扛鼎之作。井上靖独特的思维方式加上生动活泼的叙事方式使得历史小说在他的笔下不再是生硬死板的历史。本文笔者通过井上靖创作的长篇历史小说《孔子》论述其所宣扬和阐述的儒家思想。一、井上靖创作《孔子》的心路历程 As one of the three major literary masters of Japan in the second half of the 20th century, Inoue Yasuharu is the most influential historical novel in the world. In his historical novels, Chinese historical novels occupy a large part of them. “Confucius ”This historical novel can be described as a carry-on for its creation. Inoue Jing’s unique way of thinking coupled with his vivid and narrative style made history no longer rigid in his writing. The author discusses the Confucianism which he preached and expounded through his long historical novel “Confucius” written by Inoue Yasuhiro. First, Inoue Jing creation “Confucius” mentality