Chinese traditional culture·Political culture·Mingfa

Chinese traditional culture·Political culture·Mingfa The ancient Chinese idea of ??establishing a strict legal system to govern the country.

Shen Buhe put forward: "The king must know the law and justice. If you hang a balance to weigh the weight, then you will be a group of ministers" ("Yi Wen Lei Ju").

Shang Yang advocated "one responsibility to the law" and unified laws and regulations as the foundation of governance.

It is pointed out that "the rule of law is clear and the people are afraid of punishment" ("Shang Jun Shu·Jun Chen").

Han Feizi believed that an authoritarian centralized regime must have unified command.

Unify the thoughts, speeches and behaviors of the whole country under the law.

It emphasizes that illegal words and deeds must be prohibited, and explains the "clear law", pointing out: "The master and his ministers, although they are intelligent, must not violate the law and become autocratic; although they have virtuous deeds, they must not overdo their merits and work first; although they are wise, they must not do more than they deserve;

If you are loyal and trustworthy, you cannot explain the law but cannot help it. This is called clarifying the law" ("Han Feizi·Nanmian").