1, a hundred schools of thought contend from Wang Guan. Of course, the source of Confucianism should be found in the Zhou royal family. The history of the royal family, the etiquette system and the education of aristocratic children are all the origins of Confucianism.
2. Confucius and his disciples, as well as Mencius and Xunzi, made Confucianism one of the two outstanding schools at that time, that is, the so-called Mohist school, such as from Wei Dynasty to Wei Dynasty. Later, Xia Zi's theory spread to Shang Yang through Li Kui and Li Kui, and became one of the three sources of Legalism.
3. From the Qin Dynasty to the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, legalists and people of Huang Lao occupied the dominant position, but Confucianism has been quietly circulated among the people.
4. Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty deposed a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, thus establishing the dominant position of Confucianism. Dong Zhongshu's Confucianism after reform is based on Yin and Yang, which is mixed with a lot of Yin and Yang theories. At the same time, to oust a hundred schools of thought is not to eliminate all of them, but to integrate them into six arts.
5. After the exclusive respect for Confucianism, I fell into the dispute of classical Chinese classics. It was not until Emperor Taizong's reign that the dispute was ended by official coercion.
6. From the Jin Dynasty to the end of the Tang Dynasty, Confucianism declined and metaphysics rose, which was also a period of great development of Buddhism and Taoism in China. During this period, the development of Confucianism fell into a low tide, with few representatives and a little historical position, namely Wang Tong and Han Yu at the end of Sui Dynasty. But Han Yu's literature is also good at Confucianism, mainly because he can be regarded as the source of Neo-Confucianism, so he is listed as an important figure in Confucianism.
7. From the end of the Tang Dynasty, some scholars began to interpret Confucian classics according to their personal understanding, with different ideas and deviant ways. But because of this, it was also an ideological emancipation movement, which laid the foundation for the revival of Confucianism and the rise of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty.
8. In the early 1970s of the Song Dynasty, the official thought was mainly Huang Lao's thought, while Confucianism introduced Huang Lao as Confucianism.
9. The period of Song Renzong and Yingzong was an era in which a hundred schools of thought contended, which was of great significance to later generations. Qilu, eastern Zhejiang, western Zhejiang, Yongjia, Guanzhong and Shu middle schools were unified, forming a wave of Confucian revival.
10 in the Five Dynasties, Zongshen, Zhezong, Hui Zong, Qinzong and Gaozong were the periods when a hundred schools of thought contended. Wang Xue of Wang Anshi was in the dominant position, but his thoughts were constantly alienated by the rulers.
1 1, filial piety, Guangzong and Ningzong periods are the periods when Neo-Confucianism developed and grew. Zhang Wei and Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, the Confucian Classics and Historiography School, Ye Shi's Neo-Confucianism, Lu Jiuyuan's Neo-Confucianism and so on.
12, Shi's autocracy began, and Neo-Confucianism began to occupy the main position, but it did not formally establish its dominant position.
13, from the early years of Ming Wuzong, Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism dominated.
14, the period from Ming Wuzong to Qin Long was an era when Zhu Cheng Neo-Confucianism and Yangming Neo-Confucianism were equally divided and each had its own strengths.
From 15, Qin Long to the end of Ming Dynasty, Yangming's mind theory occupied a major position.
16. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, due to the pain of national subjugation, the criticism of Mind and Neo-Confucianism was launched. So Confucianism mainly turned to textual research. Masters of Confucianism in Qing Dynasty, namely Dai Zhen and Lv Liuliang who inherited Neo-Confucianism.
The Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and the Han Dynasty were the periods of enlightenment and development of Confucianism. The Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, especially the Song Dynasty, were the golden ages for the development of Confucianism. The above is the development of Confucianism.