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In this conversation, Mencius.

Concentrate on his benevolent government.

and economic thought, depicting a social blueprint of "protecting the people and king". He was the king of Qi Xuan.

Speaking of "unbearable", he encouraged King Qi Xuan to carry forward the "benevolence", favor the people, and serve the world with virtue. In Meng Huimozi's view, the benevolent are invincible, and those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and "protecting the people" is the foundation of the royal road.

Mencius persuaded King Xuan of Qi to give up his domineering and practice the royal way, "to protect the people and the king". In this conversation, Mencius focused on his benevolent government and economic thoughts, and drew a blueprint for a society in which "the people are protected and the king is the king." He started from King Qi Xuan's "unbearable" heart, and encouraged King Qi Xuan to carry forward the "benevolence" of Liang Liang, promote the people, and subdue the world with virtue.

In Mencius's view, the benevolent are invincible, and those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and "protecting the people" renting Li Dou is the foundation of the royal road.

First of all, Mencius's ideas were in some respects in conflict with the social reality and mainstream ideas of the time, which may have been one of the reasons why King Xuan of Qi did not carry it out. Here are some of the shortcomings that may have caused King Xuan of Qi not to carry out Mencius's thoughts:

1.Overly idealistic: Mencius's ideas were often strongly idealistic, emphasizing morality, benevolence, and kingship, but these ideas were not necessarily widely accepted or realized during the Warring States period.

King Qi Xuan may have thought that these ideas were too idealistic to be fully realized in reality, and were therefore reluctant to implement them.

2.Conflict with actual political interests: During the Warring States period, competition between countries was fierce, and rulers tended to focus more on their own political interests and dominance.

Mencius's ideas emphasized the benevolence and morality of the monarch, but these may have conflicted with practical political interests, leading to the reluctance of King Xuan of Qi to carry them out.

3.Lack of practical feasibility: Mencius's thought, while profound, may lack practical feasibility in some respects.

For example, he advocated the practice of "benevolent governance," but the issues of how to implement benevolent governance and how to balance the interests of all parties have not been fully resolved. This may lead to Qi Xuanwang's belief that these concepts lack practical feasibility and are difficult to effectively implement in reality.

4.Ignoring the changes of the times and historical trends: Mencius's thought ignores the changes of the times and historical trends to a certain extent.

For example, during the Warring States period, the socio-economic structure and political system were undergoing changes, and new modes of production and ideological concepts were constantly emerging. Mencius's thought, on the other hand, may have focused more on traditional Confucian morality and ignored these epochal changes and historical trends, which may have led King Xuan of Qi to consider these ideas too conservative and anachronistic.

It should be noted that the above fetish-only artifacts are some of the factors that may have led to the inadequacy of King Xuan of Qi's failure to implement Mencius's thoughts, and the actual situation may be more complicated. At the same time, although Mencius's thought has certain shortcomings, it is of great value to the development of Chinese philosophy and culture, and it also has a certain enlightening effect on our understanding of the social reality and ideological concepts at that time.

Mencius. The ideology has serious class and epochal limitations, which are not enough to rent and sell clothes, so that Qi is worthy of calling King Xuan.

Not executed. Because of the shortcomings and limitations of Mencius's thought, King Xuan of Qi lost his political trust in Mencius, so he did not implement Mencius's thought.

The Affair of Qi Huan and Jin Wen records a conversation between Mencius and King Xuan of Qi. When the Qi State defeated the Wei army twice when the father of King Xuan, King Wei, and when King Xuan broke the capital of the Yan State, it dominated the east and shocked the princes. At this time, King Qi Xuan was full of ambition and had the vision of hegemony by war and dominating the world.

When Mencius came to the state of Qi, he asked Mencius to support and help him pursue hegemony, and Mencius took advantage of this opportunity to explain the principle of practicing benevolent government and ruling the world more completely. Qing Zeng Guofan commented that "The Affair of Qi Huan and Jin Wen" is "the way to distinguish the king and the hegemon, and the key to the Meiji Dao". The full text is 1313 words and can be divided into three levels.

The first level is to elaborate on the royal claim. King Xuan of Qi's conversation began with "domineering", and Mencius avoided talking about domineering, and directly shifted the topic to focus on the royal way. Mencius affirmed that King Xuan had an unbearable heart and had the ideological basis for practicing the royal way on the matter of "exchanging sheep for cattle".

At the same time, Mencius criticized King Xuan, although he had an intolerable heart for animals, but he could not be gracious to the people and carry out the royal way. The second level is to explain the different prospects of hegemony and kingship. King Xuan of Qi wanted to implement domineering, that is, "if you want to open up the land, go to Qin and Chu, visit China and Fu Siyi".

Mencius believed that if King Xuan was domineering, it would be equivalent to "seeking fish from the wood", and it would be impossible to achieve the goal of hegemony, and it would even bring disaster. "There is a lot of suffering, and the wood seeks fish, although there is no fish, there is no aftermath; If you dig and do what you want, if you want, and do what you want, you will do it with all your heart, and there will be disaster in the future." Mencius pointed out that if the royal way and benevolent government are implemented, then the world can be returned to the heart, and no one can resist the Qi state.

The third level is to elaborate on the specific measures of the royal road. Mencius believed that perseverance can only be achieved with constant production. To practice the royal road and benevolent government, we must first let the common people have income and industry, avoid death in the fierce year, and achieve food and clothing in the good year