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from Part III - The Eclipse of Classical Thought
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 July 2022
The School of Principle was recognized as the correct interpretation of Confucianism from the late Song dynasty until the end of imperial China.
When it first appeared, the School was regarded as dangerous. The works of Cheng Yi were prohibited most of the time from 1103 to 1155. It is said that only four people were brave enough to go to his funeral. Zhu Xi was dismissed from office several times on account of his philosophical views. In 1196, his teachings were prohibited, and there was a call for his execution. One contemporary described his funeral as “a gathering of heretics from all over the empire to follow the arch-heretic to the grave.”
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