The fact that Confucius carried a famous sword but was known for his scholarship and wisdom rather than for his martial prowess epitomizes the Chinese "way of the jian," and highlights the difference between this path and that of the samurai.
正如至聖先師配著紫薇劍，卻不以武見長，這也是中國「劍文化」與日本刀文化不同之處。