On Hanyu's Respect for and Construction of Confucianism

Hanyu respected Confucianism and argued for himself. Hisrespect from Mengzi to Confucius advocated the tradition of Confucianism. In the period when Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism were paid equal attention to,Hanyu's respect for Confucianism as a banner of his thought,was represented through prose. But radically, he tried to take kindness as the policy to control the country. That's why he attacked Buddhism,Taoism fiercely with strong verve but weak theory. His construction of Confucian theory took kindness as its base. He paid great attention to the moralization of kindness and the self-improvement of morals. And he also placed his social ideal on it.