What influence did Confucianism have on the administration of justice in Han Dynasty?

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Confucianism became the orthodoxy in the history of China, which was marked by Dong Zhongshu's proposal of "ousting a hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone". To explore the influence of Confucianism on the judiciary, I think it is necessary to be familiar with the contents of the eight-character policy of "attacking alone", especially the "three cardinal guides and five permanents", that is, Dong Zhongshu saw the history that Confucianism did not pay attention to during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Therefore, he combined the five cardinal guides and five permanents of Confucianism with the "three cardinal guides" of legalists and systematically expounded the "three cardinal guides", that is, Dong Zhongshu combined the legalists, yin and yang scholars and Taoism on the basis of Confucian classics. The humanistic thoughts, living habits and moral norms of the Han Dynasty and even the past dynasties, and further legalized and institutionalized Confucianism. "People are strict with their love, and their punishment is simple with virtue", that is, "virtue is the main punishment and auxiliary punishment". To meet the needs of the rulers.

It should be noted that Confucianism at this time is not pure Confucianism when Confucius was founded, but a mixture of hundred schools of thought such as Taoism and Buddhism. It is a kind of Confucianism that overlooks Taoism and confuses others, especially for legalists, which has played a great role in their judicial judgment.

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