Ancient China · Ruler

Yao 堯

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yao was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 6

Assessments and attributes

Assessment governance rested on moral instruction and material support · Mode quotation Speaker Yao Wentian (姚文田)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 374, passage 6

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 374Volume 374 Biographies 161: Yao Wentian, Dai Dunyuan, Zhu Shiyan, He Linghan, Li Zhenhu, Zong Shiengui · 1 passage

會因林清之變，下詔求言，文田疏陳，略謂：「堯、舜、三代之治，不越教養兩端：為民正趨向之路，知有長上，自不干左道之誅； After the Lin Qing rebellion, the throne called for memorials of counsel; Wentian submitted a memorial arguing, in essence: "The rule of Yao, Shun, and the Three Dynasties rested on only two pillars—moral instruction and material support: by guiding the people onto the proper path so they recognized authority above them, they would not stray into heterodox cults and invite punishment;