Istruzioni per il buon governo. Introduzione

Instructions for the good government. Introduction. The Qunshu jiyao 群書治要 (Instructions for the good government) is an anthology of 360 principles and anecdotes from different Chinese classical sources, edited by two ministers, Wei Zheng 魏徵 and Yu Shinan 虞世南 during the reign of the second emperor of the Tang dynasty (618-907), Li Shimin 李世民 (598-649). In the year 2010 Chin Kung, Head of the Centre of Cultural Studies in Malaysia edited a manuscript copy dating to Kamakura time (1192-1330), preserved by Kapanese monks at the end og the XVIII century. The introduction highlights the main teachings of the work: loving the people and promoting the deserving and virtuous, avoiding considering personal interests, being indulgent, moderate, sober and loyal to others.