On Jun Taoist Emperor

The ideology of monarchical rule has a long history in ancient China. Since Xia,Shang and Zhou Dynasties it have been generated. The ideology of monarchical rule,as an important part of traditional political culture, has been regarded as monarchstatecraft by all the Chinese monarches, and been implemented actively.The ideology of monarchical rule developed unprecedentedly in TangDynasty, especially in the Zhenguan period. On the basis of summarizing the pastdynasties’ monarchical experience and combined the social reality of the Zhenguanperiod, Tang taizong formed its own unique ideology. The morality theory held ontoits conception that the monarch should dependent on "cultivate the moral self,regulate the family, maintain the state rightly and make all peaceful." It emphasizedthe importance of the monarch’s accomplishment. The people-based theory, wasknown as "the people are the foundation of the state". Tang taizong was familiar withthe Confucianism. He thought the monarch and the public were both interdependentand contradictory, and carried out a series of measures to care the people. The core ofthe theory of selecting people were selection and appointment.The theory of acceptingadmonitions were an important part of the ideology of monarchical rule. It substancemainly include encouraging and and listening. To guarantee the informationtransmiting, Tang taizong set up a series of system. The legal theory was mainlyformed from the destruction of Sui dynasty. It include learn from history, prepared fordanger in times of safety, thrifty and incorruptness. Legal theory was mainly formedfrom inheriting, including "Virtue" ideological rule of law,"simple and stable"legislative ideas and "fair and equitable" law enforcement practices. Enlightenmenttheory strengthened the country from the social enlightenment, culture and education,maintaining monarchical power. The theory of relationship between monarch andminister is also an important part of the ideology of monarchical.The ideology of Tang taizong was typical both on improvement of the icontentand on the measures of practice. This paper try to use a combination of methods, discusses the cause of the ideology of monarchical rule, effect and concrete practice. And explore the specific ideological roots and class nature through the ideology of Tang taizong in the abstract philosophy appearances.To research the ideology of Tang taizong can help us to know the political life of the tang dynasty and the idea of sovereignty. Summing up the experience of the statecraft, which of the reasonable composition can be reference to the construction of socialism. It had lots of beneficial enlightenment to promote the social political construction and to improve personal moral accomplishment.