05-25-2010, 08:36 AM
Neo-Confucianism, the dominating political ideology and moral philosophy since the 12th century, loathed war and violent solutions, so the prestige of the Ming military would undoubtedly have suffered from this, although the Ming were among the most aggressive Chinese indigenous dynasties, equally certain an aftereffect of the shock of the Mongol conquests.
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
