Question

Read this statement from the ancient collection of Confucian teachings The Analects: To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons. Which Confucian ideal is rooted in this excerpt?
1) Ren
2)Humility
3)Morality
4) Respect

Answer 1

The Confucian ideal that is rooted in this excerpt is morality.  
He said this during the sixth century B.C. in the Chou Empire. There was constant conflict within states which resulted in the decline of China’s morality. This is why he stepped in and preached the importance of morality in both personal and political life.

Answer 2

3) Morality. As the competing systems within states of China had started to compete with the Chou Empire, which had reigned for 500 years, now in approximately 500 B.C. the result was one of chaos. Confucius, through his writings, attempted to idealize that which must be done in order to better harmonize life and at the center of that would be the focus on morality and the fair treatment of individuals with a generally good character - morality.