Why was Confucianism the most popular during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Per

Some of the political ideas of Confucianism have adapted to the needs of the monarch's rule, such as the divine right of the monarch, the unity of heaven and man, etc., in addition to some loyal monarchs, Gangchang ethical thoughts, are also more in line with the mainstream of feudal politics, thank you.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius, the king of Wenxuan, founded Confucianism, mainly advocating benevolence, righteousness and morality. During the Warring States Period, all the vassal states were vying for hegemony, and there was a conflict with Confucian thought, such as Liang (Wei, the capital of Wei) King Hui invited Mencius, but it was just to be a corporal of Lixian, and the actual status was not as high as Zou Yan of the Yin and Yang family, King Liang called Zou Yan "Mr.", and Mencius "Suo (the meaning of the old man)".

Confucianism is one of the important schools of thought in the Warring States Period, which is an academic school that takes Confucius as its teacher in the Spring and Autumn Period, takes the Six Arts as the law, advocates etiquette and benevolence, advocates loyalty and forgiveness and impartiality, advocates the rule of virtue and benevolence, and attaches importance to moral and ethical education and people's self-cultivation.

Mencius was a representative of Confucianism during the Warring States Period, he inherited and carried forward the ideas of Confucius, and became a generation of Confucian masters second only to Confucius. Mencius advocated the implementation of benevolent government and put forward the idea of "the people are noble and the king is light"; advocate "government is to win the people" and oppose harsh government; He advocated giving the peasants a certain amount of land, not infringing on the peasants' working hours, and leniency of punishment and light taxes. Xunzi, a famous thinker, writer, politician, one of the representative figures of Confucianism, was honored as "Xunqing" by the people of the time.

Although Xunzi thought, Confucius and Mencius all belong to the scope of Confucianism, they have their own unique views and are self-contained. Compared with Confucius and Meng, Xunzi's thought has more realist tendencies. While attaching importance to the education of etiquette, righteousness and morality, he also emphasized the punitive role of the political and legal system.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the period of formation and development of Confucianism.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the slave society collapsed, and the feudal society gradually took shape. And this specific historical background created the first period of great ideological emancipation in the history of our country. With the disintegration of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the collapse of slavery, the spokesmen of various classes and thinkers of various schools put forward their own political ideas and academic views, arguing with each other and influencing each other.

The far-reaching Confucianism also arose during this period.

This was mainly determined by the social background of the time and the general environment of the war. The so-called "Spring and Autumn Unrighteous War" refers to that specific period, when the battle for hegemony was a life-and-death war, and it was all about strength. During this period, the situation was also volatile, and the opportunity for each country to realize its own interests was fleeting, and if the opportunity came but was not seized, it was likely to be encountered again.

Under such circumstances, the Legalists, Columnists, and Soldiers, who advocated that it was easy to implement and had remarkable results, naturally became the guests of honor of the monarchs of various countries, and the Confucian ideology, which had a role in maintaining the rule of the feudal emperors under the premise of national unification, was basically unlikely to be adopted in the turbulent times of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which advocated force and emphasized power and strategy.

There were many heroes and frequent wars, and the idea of "benevolence" did not suit the trend of the times. The idea of "rites" is conservative and requires the unity of centralization.

The Spring and Autumn Warring States Wars were frequent, and the competition for land between countries was contrary to the Confucian idea of benevolence and love for others, so it was not taken seriously.