The Integrity Thought Of Lvshi Chunqiu And Its Influence On Huainanzi

At the end of the Warring States Period,Lv Buwei(吕不韦),the prime minister of the Qin state,led three thousand guests to write a masterpiece,Lvshi Chunqiu(吕氏春秋),which had a profound impact on later generations.The book has many discussions on the idea of honesty,and its intention is to establish a system in the Qin state.Complete integrity ideological system and apply it.The Spring and Autumn Annals of Lv’s want to promote the idea of honesty in the Qin state,which is known as the tiger wolf,not blindly,but because the Qin state itself has a fine tradition of focusing on honesty.Since Duke Mu’s death,Qin’s lack of integrity has exacerbated the tension in the external political situation,and the people of the six countries are increasingly resistant to the Tiger and Wolf of Qin,and the reunification is imminent.Therefore,it is imperative for Qin to establish the image of an honest country.The honesty thought in Lvshi Chunqiu brings together the ideological essence of the pre-Qin(先秦)scholars,especially the inheritance and development of the Confucianism and the Faith.The Lvshi Chunqiu Annals of the Lv Shi regards the monarch,the officials and the people as the three main bodies of the thought of honesty,and explains the specific connotation of the thought of honesty.First of all,The Lvshi Chunqiu demonstrates in detail the value of a monarch’s integrity,emphasizing that the monarch’s integrity is a necessary means of governing his subjects,the country,and foreign wars,and hopes to guide the monarch to establish a political philosophy centered on honesty.Secondly,Lvshi Chunqiu advocates that honesty is the way to serve as a minister,affirms its important significance to the stability of the country,and advocates that integrity is the standard for the monarch to select and examine his ministers.Finally,in order to establish a good image of integrity among the people,Lvshi Chunqiu emphasizes that the strength of the people’s integrity cannot be ignored,and advocates that people with integrity can achieve the effect of full of integrity,expressing the country’s emphasis on people’s integrity.Although Huainanzi(淮南子)was written in the Han Dynasty,it has many references to the honesty thought of Lvshi Chunqiu,and it has been integrated with its own system of doctrines to form a unique honesty thought system.In this Liu’s integrity ideology,the value of integrity needs to change from time to time.In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the strategy of governing the country,Liu An asked the monarch to pay attention to honesty,and emphasized the importance of honesty to the military.He also paid special attention to the honesty of the people,and gave them higher political pursuits and ideals and beliefs.