The role of the Zhou metric system is to organize the social order and regulate the basic behavior of all groups.
The purpose was to plan the long-term stability of the dynasty.
Anyone who does things according to the system of etiquette and music, does not trespass, and does not come nonsense, the whole society will not be chaotic.
What is Rite? Although there are too many rules to elaborate, the core concept is two words – different.
The classes of kings, marquis, princes, doctors, scholars, and common people should have obvious differences in all aspects of social activities and daily life, that is, "respect" - people with high status are respected, and there is a difference between the noble and the low.
The distinction between the noble and the inferior is indeed a backward idea in the old society, and now we are equal in the legal sense.
However, as long as the social division of labor is different, the social status of people will eventually be different, and "separation" will not be completely eliminated, respect is still a necessary way to maintain social order, and modern times are only different from ancient forms only.
For example, if the mayor of an important event speaks on the stage, it is impossible for ordinary people to rush up and say, "You go to the side, and I will say a few words." ”
If everybody can do that, it's disorderly equality and extreme freedom, which is actually even more terrifying.
So how can we be socially orderly and take care of people of lower status? Confucius extended "respect" to "monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons", emphasizing the corresponding social correspondence at the same time, but also emphasizing the corresponding identity responsibility.
As a king, you must perform the duties of a king and act like a king, otherwise the minister can be disloyal. In the same way, the same is true for fathers and sons, if parents do not care for and raise their children, their children can be unfilial.
The premise for a person of noble status to be respected is that you must conscientiously perform your duties and use the power in your hands to benefit the public.
If you only seek your own interests, you will treat the people as mustard, and the people will inevitably regard them as enemies!
Therefore, Chongli is not a feudal remnant, and it can greatly reduce the cost of managing society by the legal system, but it must be improved according to modern society.
Let's talk about "music" again. The appearance of music is the performance of musical instruments and dance, because it can be heard, seen, created and resonated by people of different levels present, so its core concept is "harmony", that is, harmony.
The Duke of Zhou, as well as later generations of Confucian scholars, agreed that the blood ties at the human genetic level are the foundation of harmony and cannot be ignored or interrupted. Therefore, they place great emphasis on "kinship", and the affection for relatives within the family is the foundation of humanity and the cornerstone of social stability.
The benevolence advocated by Confucius is also based on kissing, which is the emotional expansion of kissing to society.
He believes that people who are not filial and unfilial have no love, and their relatives cannot be cared for, so how can they care for others who are not related by blood.
In general, etiquette is respect, and happiness is kissing, and there must be both difference and harmony. Three thousand years ago, Zhou Gong faced human nature and reality, and made rituals and music to light up the light of Chinese civilization, which still has a profound influence today.
Historically, schools of thought that tried to deny this set of theories, such as the Mohist idea of love and love, could not be practiced by normal people at all, and eventually went into decline. Another example is that the Legalists coldly insert their hands into the family, wanting to achieve precise control of individuals who are separated from blood relations, the cost is too high to operate, and the backlash is too big to be criticized.
Only Confucianism has inherited and developed the tradition of ritual music and made it more rich and complete, which is the blood and blood of the Chinese people and a value system universally recognized by the world.