Confucian orthodoxy is rooted in tradition.

(1)① Rule the country by virtue (or rule the country by virtue and rule the people by virtue). (2) the pursuit of kindness.

(2)① Enriched the content of Confucianism: put forward the theory of "the unity of man and nature", publicized the "divine right of monarchy" and put forward the moral standards of the Three Cardinal Principles and the Five Permanent Principles. (2) Advocating unification, implementing "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", taking Confucianism as the official school, and Confucianism became the orthodox thought of feudal rule.

(3) Social foundation: the development of commodity economy and the growth of the industrial and commercial class of citizens. The feudal dynasty was politically autocratic and corrupt. Ideological content: ① Oppose absolute monarchy, advocate equality and democracy, and liberate individuality. (2) Committed to social change. (3) Advocating practical application. ④ Pay attention to the national economy and people's livelihood. 5 materialism, etc.

(4)① Confucianism is the mainstream of traditional culture in China, and its essence has promoted the social progress and cultural development in China. (2) critically inherit Confucianism, make the past serve the present.