What do you mean by respecting Confucius and opposing the law?

Respecting Confucius and opposing the law means that Confucianism, represented by respecting Confucius, opposes the legalist theory that advocates governing the country according to law.

Historically, people who respect Confucianism and oppose the law are often typical representatives of conservatism, tradition and retro. On the contrary, people who criticize Confucianism and advocate legalism are often typical representatives of innovation, revolution and innovation.

For example, as the political representatives of the old forces of the slave owners, Lv Buwei introduced a large number of Confucianism stubbornly defending slavery into the Qin State in ancient China, and wrote Lv Chunqiu to create public opinion for its restoration of slavery, which was inevitable in the end. As a representative of Legalism, Shang Yang advocated innovation and political reform vigorously and criticized Confucianism, thus promoting the prosperity of Qin State.