Answer questions in traditional culture

(1) The benevolent loves others; Self-denial; Governing the country by virtue.

(2) Viewpoint: Deny that the theory of Confucius and Mencius is eternal. Reasons: the absolute monarchy has been strengthened unprecedentedly; The natural economy is still dominant, and the development of capitalist bud is seriously hindered; Stereotyped writing takes literati and engages in cultural autocracy; Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism occupies a dominant position; Li Zhi's thought itself has not formed a mature theoretical system.

(3) Viewpoint: Confucianism is a tool to maintain feudal monarchy. Historical facts: Dong Zhongshu's Neo-Confucianism believes that "the monarch is endowed by heaven" and advocates that unification serves feudal autocracy; Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism advocates upholding justice, eliminating people's desires, and maintaining autocratic rule with the Three Cardinal Principles and the Five Permanent Principles.