Ancient political characteristics

The success or failure of ancient politics depends on political power. Around political forces.

First, how did the emperor maintain his power? The most important thing is to master overwhelming political power. In order to maintain their dignity, they will use horrible means to build unfathomable mystery and establish a stable system.

Second, in ancient politics, what was the relationship between monarch and minister? The basis of the relationship between monarch and minister is the distribution of interests under the same system. Although the political ideal of Confucianism should be beneficial to the whole world, the ancient monarchs only used this rhetoric. In fact, politics is the emperor's private property. This relationship has formed a state of suspicion and prevention all day long and blind obedience at the grassroots level.

Thirdly, let's talk about two characteristics of ancient Chinese political thought. One is the idea that ruling power comes from God, which forms the idea that rulers should also be responsible for uncontrollable forces outside the scope of power; The other is that imperial power gradually abolished the checks and balances represented by relative power and became powerful and uncontrollable, which is a prominent loophole in ancient politics.