Mencius' people-oriented thought of "valuing the people and despising the monarch" broke the tradition of the relationship between the monarch and the people, and began to take the people as the foundation, attach importance to public opinion, and "enjoy the world and worry about the world", which has a certain positive effect on today's society. At the same time, we should deeply understand the limitations of this thought in order to better develop the essence of China's traditional culture. The background of the times put forward by Mencius' people-oriented thought is an important thought of Confucianism, which existed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Mencius put forward the idea that "the people are more important, the monarch is less important, and the country is second" under a certain background of the times. "After Zhong Ni didn't, chef generation qi, six qing jin, moral waste, up and down out of order. To Qin Xiaogong, donate _ let your war, abandon righteousness and use fraud, if to take advantage of it. A man who usurps a thief is listed as a waiting king; A country that cheats is strong. It is based on the imitation of the opposite phase, and the younger generation will learn from it, and then it will be swallowed up, and it will be big and small. The violent teacher will be old, bleeding all over the wild, the father and son will not be blind, the brothers will not be at peace, and the couple will be separated, so they will not be able to protect their lives. However, the morality is absolutely gone, and the later world will benefit. The country of thousands of rides is seven, and the country of thousands of rides is five. The enemy fights for power and is called the Warring States. Greedy and shameless, but insatiable; Different countries have different religions and religions, and each has its own system; There is no son of heaven, and there is no Fang Bo; Strive for strength, and the winner is right; The war is endless, and fraud and forgery are on the rise. At this time, although there is morality, it is not allowed to make plans; Have a strong set, negative resistance and rely on solid; Connect with the pledge, renew the Covenant and swear to defend the country. Source: Jinxiu Xiaxunkan