 He would also accuse other Confucianists in Japan, such as Hayashi Razan, of relying too heavily on Song sources such as Zhu Xi.Sorai further differed from the Song Confucian viewpoints in other aspects.One was that the "Way" was not a predetermined principle of the universe, but rather an establishment of men, of the ancient sages who described it in the Confucianist classic works.