"Respecting the king" means respecting Zhou Wang's power and maintaining the patriarchal clan system in the Zhou Dynasty. "Angry at foreigners" refers to the central plains governors' resistance to Rong Di's intrusion.
It means respecting the royal family and rejecting the barbarians. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chinese nation-states living in the Central Plains called other ethnic minorities "foreign lands". At that time, Zhou's position was declining, but he was still nominally the * * * Lord of the vassal. In order to win the leadership of the vassals, Qi Jin and other big countries called for "respecting the royal family" and "clamoring for barbarians" when presiding over the alliance.
After the Han Dynasty, this orthodox thought had a great influence in feudal society after being expounded. Whenever the regime established by the Han nationality is invaded by foreign countries, the ruling class uses the slogan of "respecting the king and rejecting foreign countries" to mobilize its subjects to support the royal family and unite against the enemy. "The Analects of Confucius: A Sage" "Jin Wengong is not right, Qi Huangong is right, but not right" Song Zhuxi's Note: The two kings are the heads of princes, and those who are busy with barbarians also respect Zhou.
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In the Zhou Dynasty, the authority of the Emperor of Zhou was greatly weakened due to the eastward movement of Pingdong, and the coup d' é tat of usurping power by governors and the merger war between countries continued to occur. At the same time, ethnic groups in the northern and southern borders took the opportunity to invade, with Shanrong in the north and Man Jing in the south, and Chinese civilization was facing an unprecedented crisis.
In 65 1 BC, Qi Huangong summoned emperors Lu, Song, Cao and Zhou Wang to slaughter Confucius in Kwai Qiu. On behalf of King Zhou, Duke Zai of Zhou officially appointed Qi Huangong as the governor. In the autumn of the same year, Qi Huangong presided over the Kwai Chung Alliance as the overlord. After that, it will demand and stop any violation of the authority of the Zhou royal family.
In the ninth year of Lu Xigong (65 1 BC), Qi Huangong convened various governors to hold the Kuishan Alliance, and proposed "respecting Zhou Shi, defending the foreign land, and forbidding usurpation and annexation". King Xiang of Zhou sent Zaikong to attend, and gave him royal meat to worship his ancestors.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Respect the king and disturb the outside world