What are the ethical concepts of China's ancient feudal system?

Zhu, a philosopher in the Northern Song Dynasty, put forward three cardinal guides and five permanents: the three cardinal guides are "the monarch is the minister's guide, the father is the child's guide, and the husband is the wife's guide". This is expounded from the perspective of everyone and a small family, and it also reflects the strict hierarchy of feudal society at that time. It means that the people will do what the country wants them to do; The son must not violate what the father wants his son to do; A wife must strictly abide by and obey all her husband's decisions. These are the thoughts of governing the country implemented by feudal rulers in order to strengthen their own rule, which eased the contradiction between society and family to some extent.

The "five permanents" are benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. The code of conduct and ethics used to constrain people's interaction.

"Three obedience" means not marrying father, husband and son, and "four virtues" means women's virtue, women's words, women's appearance and women's virtue.

It is a series of clauses formulated in ancient times to restrict and restrict women. Greatly restricted and exploited women's rights and freedoms. Let them obey their elders, husbands, sons and the country wholeheartedly. In ancient times, the status of women was ignored, and everything was subject to men. With some rules, it is stipulated that what kind of woman should be in that era is a woman worthy of her husband.