| Emperor Kangxi, talented and far-sighted, sets up the last flourishing age of the feudal society in the history of China—Kang and Qian times of peace and prosperity. Making a deep and thorough research about Kangxi's thoughts of how to govern a state is of great academic worth and realistic significance because it helps us to well understand Kangxi' political thoughts and the reason why the peace and prosperity of the Qing Dynasty lasts for over a hundreds years.Kangxi' thought of how to govern a state is based on the theoretical persuit of how to govern a state with Confuciusianism by the two emperors Huangtaiji(reverently called Qing Taizong after death) and Fulin(reverently called Qing Shizu after death). It can be divided into three stages: From Kangxi's ascending to the throne in the 18th year if the reign of Shunzhi to Wu Sangui's rebelling in the 12th year of the reign of Kangxi is the initial stage of this thought; From the Rebellion of the Three Vassal Princes to Tangbin' being condemned in the 26th year of the reign of Kangxi is the trying stage; From Tangbin's being condemned to to the death of Kangxi is the mature stage of this thought.At the first stage, Kangxi admires the mentality of the ancient feudal emperors of how to govern a state, putting forward the thought of reducing taxes and levies for the people to rest and rehabilitate and the thought of governing the state with moral miligated punishment. Kangxi's thought of... |
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