Wu Zetian's View Of The Courtiers

The ideology of ministerial way is a summary of relevant thoughts about how to be a better way of ministers,which includes the summarization and induction of historical experiences and realistic politics.It is a theoretical and idealized moral quality and code of conduct.As so-called “A wise king governs officials and instead of ruling people”,the emperor also has the ideology of ministerial way.The work of Chen Gui is the reflection of the ideology of ministerial way of Wu Zetian.It makes a great influence in the future,for the social political or for later generations and foreigners.Chen Gui is a work of Wu Zetian,and the first purpose is to be a standard of words,deeds and mind.As a standard,it should be to sever the emperor to do a good minister for them.Taking the example of Chen Gui,the ideology of ministerial way for Wu Zetian can be discussed in detail from the following three aspects: the theory of ministerial morals,the theory of monarch-minister,and the theory of minister-people.The theory of ministerial morals emphasized the importance of self-cultivation.The moral is in first place,Wu Zetian believed that whether she chose ministers or governed ministers.Generally speaking,the minister should have the moral quality that mainly including five aspects: keeping the way of minister,fair and just,honest and trustworthiness,keeping secret and the law.As an important part of Wu Zetian's ideology,the theory of monarch-minister is mainly composed of three aspects: “the consubstantiality”,“the fidelity” and “the encouragement and suggestion”.And “the consubstantiality” can be divided into “monarch with ministers” and “minister with minister”.Wu Zetian thought that ministers should be based on loyalty and justice.As a minister,you should encourage and suggest your emperor to be a good one.In a certain sense,it determines the success or failure of the monarchy that the relationship between the emperor and ministers.Wu Zetian's theory of minister-people is mainly reflected in her view of “loving and benefiting people”,it also can be said that “people are the main part for a country”.Wu Zetian was wellversed in the theory of minister-people of Confucian.She thought that the relationship of minister and people is one of the most important relationships that the ministers need to face in their lives.Minster can be used by emperor if they could get well along with people and then get respect from people.If the ministers wanted to do that,they administrated all from people,loving people and paying attention to agriculture.This is called “to be a loyal minister,you should be of great benefit to people”.Wu Zetian is the only female emperor in the whole Chinese history.The period of her ages is “a bridge of the Zhenguan and the Kaiyuan”.It is inseparable between the appearance of flourishing ages and ideology of ministerial rule.it can be said that it was propitious to dominate the ministers as the theory,thought and practice,meanwhile it had a great impact on later generations and foreigners.Until today,it is in the same way,including thoughts and methods of the ideology of ministerial way of Wu Zetian and the theory and practice of harmonious society today.It is necessary for us to study the ideology of ministerial way of Wu Zetian.And the most important thing is that we should select the essence and discard the dross and draw the lessons from the history.