"Today, it is our responsibility to save this people from the ashes and create peace for all generations." Gu Yanwu thus became a generation of great scholars and started a new generation of academic style. His ideological lineage

(1) Political background: bureaucratic corruption; political tyranny (or political chaos).

(2) Appearance: customs. Function: Improve the cultivation of scholars; purify social atmosphere; stabilize political order; establish ethics and morals.

(3) Choice: adopt the Tao of Confucius and Mencius and abandon Neo-Confucianism of the Song and Ming Dynasties. Reason: The Tao of Confucius and Mencius is the foundation of Confucianism.

(4) Study style: practical application (or practical application). Sense of responsibility of the times: Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.