Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has long been regarded as the main reason for orthodoxy

I'm not an expert or scholar, so I'll just share my own opinions. First of all, by whom is "orthodoxy" determined? It's not the common people, it's not the scholars - the common people don't understand what ideas, and the scholars have their own ideas, so it's the ruler's business to determine what ideas are orthodox.

As long as the interests of the ruler can be safeguarded and the development of the society at that time can be adapted, then it will be regarded as "orthodox". For example, the "recuperation" of the early Han Dynasty could adapt to the social status quo at that time, so Taoism was orthodox. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty arrived, he took Confucianism as orthodoxy, and there was a reason for that.

As soon as the national strength is strong, "Cangqiao knows etiquette and etiquette", and he will be able to talk about "etiquette" - this is in line with the development of society. Second, in the early days of Emperor Wu, Zundao's relatives were in power. Advocating Confucianism is politically beneficial to Emperor Wu - this is to safeguard the ruler's own interests.

Therefore, I believe that the reason why Confucianism has been regarded as orthodoxy for a long time since the Han Dynasty is that in addition to its own ideological connotation, the most important and important point is that it can adapt to the needs of feudal rulers. It can defend the interests of the rulers, and this is true for the true reason why any kind of thought has been held up as orthodoxy throughout the ages.

In view of the lessons of history and the progressive trend of the times, it is very debatable that contemporary Neo-Confucianism has proposed to open a "new foreign king" (with the "three unifications and conjugation" as the core) as the main orientation of the current development of Confucianism. Judging from the current situation and development of today's society, it is necessary to separate traditional Confucianism from the level of political system and the tendency of religion, which is conducive to the development of Confucianism. Therefore, compared with the contemporary Neo-Confucianism's orientation of focusing on the development of "new foreign kings", I believe that the "new inner sage" of Confucianism seems to be more needed by the society and has broad and far-reaching development prospects.

The so-called "inner sage" here is mainly those doctrines in Confucianism that guide the cultivation of life, improve spiritual life, promote moral values, coordinate the boundaries of self-power, and integrate the relationship between heaven (nature) and man. If we can closely integrate the problems and spirit of the times and fully expound the modern significance contained in these Confucian theories, we will certainly be of great benefit to the building of spiritual civilization in today's society and obtain the corresponding merits (this can also be called a "foreign king"). And the ancient Confucianism will also give birth to new meanings and new life.

Confucianism itself continued to develop and improve, adapting to the needs of feudal rule.

To put it simply, there are two points, one is that it is suitable for the needs of feudal rule, and the other is the continuous development of Confucianism.

Because the Confucian idea of "benevolent government" is conducive to consolidating feudal rule, Dong Zhongshu gave full play to Confucianism and put forward the theory of "great unification", which adapted to the needs of the Western Han Dynasty to strengthen the centralized politics. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty accepted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion to "depose the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone", and vigorously promoted Confucian education, so that Confucianism became dominant.

In addition, Confucianism "keeps pace with the times", and even when facing challenges (the invasion of Buddhism and Taoism), it can adjust in time, constantly enrich, and keep up with the changes of the times. In 134 BC, Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Che adopted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion to "depose the hundred schools and respect Confucianism alone." Since then, Confucianism has become the orthodoxy and mainstream of traditional Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years.

The reason why Confucianism became orthodox thought: during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the centralization of power faced the threat of the kingdom, and it was necessary to strengthen the centralization of politics. Dong Zhongshu absorbed the essence of the hundred schools of thought, and injected the ideas of "divine authority of the monarch" and "great unification" into Confucianism, so that Confucianism became more and more mature and perfect.

During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the centralization of power faced the threat of the kingdom, and it was necessary to strengthen the centralization of politics. Dong Zhongshu absorbed the essence of the hundred schools of thought, and injected the ideas of "divine authority of the monarch" and "great unification" into Confucianism, so that Confucianism became more and more mature and perfect.

1. The overthrow of a hundred schools of thought and the exclusive respect for Confucianism have brought an end to the phenomenon of hundreds of schools of thought in culture and inhibited the diversified development of culture.

2. Make the cultural unification conducive to the unification of the political power, the consolidation of power, the prevention of local separation, the unity of the country, and at the same time cultivate a large number of talents for the imperial court.

3. Make Confucianism occupy the mainstream position in traditional Chinese culture, become the orthodox ideology of Chinese feudal thought, and promote the progress of Chinese culture.

4. Encourage the monarch to exercise benevolent government.

Positive influence: It makes the cultural unification conducive to the unification of the regime, is conducive to the consolidation of the centralization of power, and cultivates a large number of talents for the imperial court.

Promote the progress of the Chinese culture.

Negative impact: It seriously suppresses human nature and is not conducive to the development of society.

Suppress people's minds and hinder the development of science.

Its hierarchical concept of respect and inferiority, the concept of preference for sons over women, and the concept of emphasizing reason over law have all had a negative impact on him.

1. The great cultural unity, the three outlines and five constants are implanted in the hearts of the people, which is conducive to feudal rule;

2. Promote cultural development, which is conducive to the development of Hanfu;

3. It is conducive to the implementation of benevolent government.

Learned the lesson of the fall of Qin, Dong Zhongshu proposed the policy of deposing the hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism, at that time Confucianism advocated "the unity of heaven and man, the divine right of the monarch", which has a strong theoretical basis for the ruler to govern the country and strengthen the centralization of power.

Confucianism has become the orthodox ideology advocated by successive rulers and has become the mainstream of Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years.

The monarch's power is divinely conferred, and the monarch is loyal to the monarch's thoughts.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he accepted Dong Zhongshu's opinion.

Depose the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism.

Strengthen the centralization of power and consolidate the rule.

1. When the great unification of China's politics is completed, it begins to control the mind and achieve the great unification of the mind. From the Han Dynasty to the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Huang Lao Doctrine, the Legalist Doctrine, the Yin and Yang Doctrine, etc., all existed, which was unfavorable to the ideological control of the rulers, so to carry out ideological control and strengthen the centralization of power, it was necessary to control the mind.

2. The difference between Confucianism and other doctrines: As a leading political power, after completing the basic task of unifying the country's borders and political system, it is the turn of the next country to do a good job in the construction of ideology. How to select and establish the dominant ideology of the empire in order to effectively unify the hundred schools of thought.

1. Reorganizing the spiritual world of the people seems to have become a top priority. In view of the bitter lessons of the Qin Dynasty in the previous dynasty, the criminal name legalist is definitely no longer available, at least not as a banner; Huang Lao Taoism, which advocates the rule of inaction, is extremely liberal or non-liberal in nature, which obviously contradicts and contradicts the direction of the empire's unified governance in the political, economic, cultural, and ideological fields, and is not conducive to the establishment of social ethics at all.

3. The personal preferences of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty are also crucial. The key to Confucianism becoming the ruling ideology lies in the needs and preferences of the rulers. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself was so happy that he thought he was supreme, and he would definitely accept things that established his authority.

4. There are also political practitioners. Before the exclusive respect for Confucianism, many politicians had begun to carry out and implement the rule of Confucianism, such as Wei Juan, Dou Ying, Tian Wei, Gongsun Hong, Zhao Juan, and so on. (Quote) Maniac Yi 2014-10-11

Confucianism coincided with the idea of the supremacy of monarchy at that time, and Confucianism also maintained the status of the ruler to a certain extent, so the ruler would definitely accept and widely promote the ideas that were beneficial to him, so Confucianism would develop into orthodoxy.