The country is people-oriented and the country is for the people. Where did it come from?

"The country is people-oriented, and the country stands for the people" comes from Zhu's Notes on Four Books and Chapters in the Song Dynasty. This sentence was said by Zhu in explaining the thought of "people are expensive" in Mencius. China has had the idea of "respecting morality and protecting people" since ancient times. For example, in the history books, we are familiar with the phrase "people can get close, but they can't get off." The people are the country and the country is better. "

Confucius said that "the benevolent loves others". Mencius clearly put forward the idea that "people are precious" and pointed out that "if you get the way of the world, you will get the world if you get the people." Win the hearts of the people, win the hearts of the people, win the hearts of the people. I have a kind heart and I want to be with it. I don't want to be evil. "

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Creation background

"Four Books" refers to the four books: Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius and Mencius. These Confucian classics, including The Analects of Confucius, were not taken seriously in the pre-Qin period. Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism, which seriously affected the development of Confucian school and the spread of its thoughts.

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Taoism was dominant. Only when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty arrived did Dong Zhongshu, a famous master of Han Confucianism, put forward the idea of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" with virtue. Since then, Confucius' thoughts have been highly praised by rulers and ideological circles, so The Analects, which records the words and deeds of Confucius and his main disciples, has also been regarded as a standard.

The revival of Confucian school and the official and apotheosis of Confucianism also began at this time. However, the three books, Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean and Mencius, have not been valued by China people and Confucianism.

For example, the Analects of Confucius at that time was a specialized knowledge, which was taught by a special person. Although Mencius is often quoted, it has not been handed down. The History of Han Yi Wen Zhi lists the Analects of Confucius as six arts, that is, the classics of later generations, while Mencius is listed as various arts.

Baidu encyclopedia-Analects of Confucius

Baidu Encyclopedia-Notes on Four Books and Four Chapters