1, Dong Zhongshu's theory put forward the idea of divine right of monarch and the induction between man and nature, which adapted to the political needs at that time. Dong Zhongshu believes that heaven is the supreme master, and the emperor is the son of heaven, ruling the people on behalf of heaven. The people of the whole country should obey the emperor's rule, and so should the governors. At the same time, it is also pointed out that if Heaven has the will, feelings and obedience to God's will, it is auspicious. If you go against God's will, there will be disaster. To oust a hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone. Prohibit the spread of other theories, establish schools such as imperial academy, and take Confucian classics as the educational content.

2. The characteristics advocated by Dong Zhongshu are: Confucianism outside and legalism inside, and ideological autocracy. Its first proposition is to emphasize centralization and absolute monarchy. The second is to prohibit the spread of other schools. The main difference between Dong Zhongshu's Confucianism and Confucius and Mencius' Confucianism in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is that he preached that emperors ruled the people on behalf of heaven, deified feudal rule and had theological tendencies. Moreover, he absorbed the reasonable content of legalists and promoted and strengthened centralization.