Gongxi Ai
Gongxi Ai (Chinese: 公皙哀; Wade–Giles: Kung-hsi Ai), courtesy name Jici (Chinese: 季次; Wade–Giles: Chi-tz'u), was a disciple of Confucius. Sima Zhen's Shiji Suoyin says his name was Gongxi Ke (Chinese: 公皙克), citing the Kongzi Jiayu.Gongxi Ai's years of birth and death are unknown. He is not mentioned in the Analects, but the Kongzi Jiayu says he was born in the State of Qi. He was said to have refused to accept employment with the noble families that had encroached on the power of the nominal rulers of the states, and opted to live in abject poverty. Confucius praised him for adhering to his principles.