Confucius put forward "ruling the country by virtue". This proposition is the concrete embodiment of Confucius' Confucian theory of "benevolence"

Confucius advocated "benevolent government", appointed talents, improved politics, ruled the country by virtue, ruled the country by courtesy, opposed tyranny and arbitrary punishment, and the rulers cherished the people's strength, won the trust of the people, were honest and self-disciplined, and so on.