Dantai Mieming (512 BCE - ?), whose compound surname was Dantai and given name Mieming with the courtesy name Ziyu, was thirty-nine years younger than Confucius and a native of Wucheng in the State of Lu (modern Fei County, Shandong). He is mentioned once in The Analects. Known for his impartiality and integrity, he possessed the qualities of a Junzi (Exemplary Person). When he became Confucius's disciple, Confucius judged him by appearance—seeing his low forehead, narrow mouth, and flat nose—and assumed he had little talent. When Ziyou (a disciple serving as steward of Wucheng) was asked by Confucius, "Have you found any capable people there?" Ziyou replied, "There is a man named Dantai Mieming who never takes shortcuts or seeks dishonest gains, and unless there is official business, he never comes to my quarters." Later, Dantai Mieming heeded Confucius's daily teachings, studied diligently, and strengthened his self-cultivation, eventually becoming a renowned scholar. He traveled south to the Wu region (part of the State of Chu, where he later died in old age), attracting over three hundred disciples. His talent and virtue spread across all the feudal states, making him an influential Confucian school in the south. Upon hearing this, Confucius lamented, "I judged Zaiyu (a disciple) by his words and was wrong; I judged Ziyu by his appearance and was wrong."