Mencius is revered as the "Senior Sage" of Confucianism. He is the most accomplished person in the Confucian school besides Confucius. As a great thinker, educator, philosopher and writer, Mencius spent his life The achievements are manifold. What were Mencius' achievements?

Mencius first upgraded Confucius’ idea of ??“benevolent people love others” to the idea of ??“benevolent government” in the political field, which enabled Confucianism to have clear propositions in politics, and was no longer just an academic in the field of thought. Instead of a group, the Confucian school and its disciples existed as a political group. Later scholars had to study Confucian classics in order to take the imperial examination, study in high school, and serve as officials. They are all descendants of Confucianism. It can be said that the Confucian school has become a force in Chinese politics. A force that cannot be ignored.

Mencius’ second achievement is his people-centered thought. In the pre-Qin period more than 2,000 years ago, when human society was still in the transition stage from slave society to feudal society, Mencius already had simplicity. This is a very remarkable achievement, because the society at that time was based on the law of the jungle, big countries annexing small countries, and it was a period when the strong dominated. Everyone was thinking about how to defeat others and enslave others, and regarded these as achievements. They don't think about how to benefit the people at all. Therefore, Mencius' ideas were not adopted at the time, but as time went by, history gradually proved that Mencius was correct. Therefore, in order to appease people's hearts and consolidate their rule, rulers later launched various measures to reduce people's burdens. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty He once said, "The king is the water and the people are the boats. The water can carry the boat and also overturn it." This is the representative of Mencius' people-centered thought.

In addition, Mencius also enriched the scope of our language. He created many idioms and famous sayings that are still used by us today and have become common sayings we use every day. Mencius's Thoughts

I believe that friends are all familiar with Mencius, whether from teaching textbooks or classical Chinese stories. Today, let’s take a look at Mencius’s thoughts and ideas. Strictly speaking, Mencius is a later disciple of Confucius. Of course, as a disciple of Confucius, he also spread the essence of Confucian thought.

As the main figure of Confucianism, Mencius was deeply influential in both political thought and social status during the Warring States Period. Mencius's most important influence at that time was on benevolent government. Ideological claims: During the Warring States Period, Mencius traveled to various countries and lobbied for the promotion of his own thoughts and ideas. This was of far-reaching significance to the era of frequent wars at that time.

Mencius had different ideological propositions in many aspects such as human nature, social views, benevolent government, etiquette, people-oriented, and values. In terms of human nature, Mencius's ideological proposition is benevolence and kindness to others. He advocates that everyone has his own innate character and requires people to pay more attention to self-examination. In terms of social and political views, it is also benevolent governance that governs the world, and the king must govern the country with benevolence and righteousness. , attaches great importance to the people's own wishes; in terms of people-oriented, its idea is to pay attention to the people's aspirations, and advocates that those who win the people's hearts will win the world; in terms of values, it emphasizes one's own words and deeds, and advocates etiquette to restrain one's words and deeds.

Mencius’ hometown is now Shandong. He is the pride of us Chinese people and an example for people around the world to learn from. His thoughts have influenced many people and countries in later generations. He spread Confucian thoughts For a long time, he has played a role in promoting human progress and social development. The world calls him "Yasheng" and builds "Yasheng Temple" for future generations to admire.