Benevolent Governance And Governance

Throughout the history of Chinese thoughts, Lu jia was the first politician to advocate his political ideathatretain political power by fair means after capturing it by foul, Long operationafter thinking andanalysing the problems and reasons about the short-lived Qin dynasty, he insists that it should take diffenertways to seize the power of the regime and consolidate it. Especially when Liu bang, the emperor of the Handynasty, asked him“we can get the power of the regime by force, but can we consolidate it in the sameway?” his political idea pointed out directions to the development of the new regime whose most rulerswere from poor people, even from farmers. Lu jia’s idea to adopt the policy of lawing by civilization andpower, from his book <New Speeches> made a profoud effect to the change of Han dynasty from thecruel reign, the model of Qin dynasty to the harmonious way. and it was just this great change thatguarantted the Han dynansty’s flourishing situation and its hundreds of years’ peace with the force to getthe power of the regime and the harmony to consolidate it,this was Lu jia’s great political idea, and it reallyhelped Liu bang, the puzzled emperor,a lot in his governmeng.according to his own political idea whichaimed at long peaceful government,Lu jia finished his book <New Speeches>.each time he showed hisbook to Gao di,the present emperor at that time, Gao di were in great happiness. and this emperor’sminister’s would congratuate to him with loud “long live,long live, long long live”(one greet in the firstmeet between the emperor and the ministers given by the ministers). this kind of situation was more than12times. this kind of hornor to the book was very rare in the whole history, but Lu jia ‘s <New Speeches>got the great reputation and became the only one in the history therefor, Lu jia, the politician, got hiswonderful reputation for this. the author thinks Lu jia was a very famous politician who can not beneglected in the histoty. and this article depends on Lu jia’s <New Speeches> which was put aside byothers when researching the histoty thoughts,aiming at luring out the better idea and doing some resaercheson this book. this article begins with Lu jia’s peaceful government idea, and covers the political thoughts of<New Speeches>.during the whole article, the author graps one main idea.it is long time’s peacefulgovernment and harmonious regin.just on this, the following words are in details.The first part discusses Lu jia’s core idea of policy of benevolence on the basis of natural law in New Speeches. LuJia’s new political thoughts aim at a long period of stability for the ultimate goal and thepolicy of benevolence is the fundamental. New Speeches discusses moral principle and natural law, whichis just seeking the roots of benevolent policy basis. Carrying out moral principle follows natural law."Natural law advocates kindness while ruling principle advocates benevolence.Natural law concerns theprotection of natural things’ lives and do not seize the character of material. Moral principle must doastronomical observation and geographical, treating the people with benevolence and respecting the people.The second part discusses Lu Jia’s policy of benevolence in New Speeches. LuJia’s policy ofbenevolence differs from Confucius and Mencius’s, which is under the rule of long and peaceful time. LuJia’s New Speeches regards Confucianism Confucius benevolence view as his benevolent theory, and treatthe Qin Dynasty’s short life for the death penalty policy as the realistic basis, and then points out that theruling principle on natural law rule is two. one is that the kings must have morality of nurture all the lives.Another is advocating the morality of Confucianism and paying attention to education. To achieve thepurpose of long period of stability, carrying out the policy of benevolence and moral principle, only thesetwo principles is not enough. LuJia’s New Speeches also discusses the inaction, respecting distinguishedmen, unification, and for the right line, telepathy between nature and man around the center of benevolentpolicy.Lu Jia’s New Speeches deals with the deeply thoughts on how to survive long and the reason of theshort existence of Qin dynasty. Contrary to the policy of punishment in Qin dynasty, policy of benevolencecan realize the goal of long period of stability. So the third part discusses Lu Jia’s policy of benevolence asthe core to the ideological and political impact, especially long-term operation effect on later dynasty. LuJia’s New Speeches analyze the cause of death of the former dynasty in order to consolidate the newdynasty for the first time. Affected by this, Wei Zheng became the second political thinkers in the historywho puts up with the long period of stability on the short-lived Sui Dynasty.