Confucius once put forward the principle of "ruling the country by virtue", and Mencius developed into a systematic theory of benevolent governance on this basis. Mencius, like Confucius, also advocated solving political problems such as governing the country and calming the world through moral education. Meng Zixing's benevolent government thought was formed after comparing two opposing ruling strategies: kingly way and overbearing way. He pointed out that kingly way is characterized by virtue, while overbearing way is characterized by strength. These two strategies will have different effects: "People who are persuaded by strength are not persuaded, and their strength is not enough;": : Those who are convinced by virtue are happy and sincere. "