尊孟是有宋一代的社会风尚,孟学在宋代达到鼎盛。与宋代思想家大力张扬孟子“内圣”不同的是,宋臣积极致力于孟子“外王”事功的实践。孟子学说既是激发宋代士大夫强烈的政治主体意识和涵育其基本政治素质的理论源泉,也是宋代士大夫坚持政治正义的思想灵魂,还是规谏和约束宋代帝王养成教育和立身处世的权威性依据。孟子仁政王道成为宋人经世治政的理想,他们将其作为推行内政的基本理念和应对边患的重要依据,以之评判和制衡现实政治,从而使孟子对宋代政治文化产生了广泛而持久的影响。 Zun Meng is a social genre of Song generation, Meng Xue reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. Unlike the Song Dynasty thinkers who vigorously publicize Mencius and “Saints”, Song Chen actively devoted himself to the practice of Mencius “Outer King ”. The theory of Mencius is not only the theoretical source of inspiring the literary doctor's strong sense of political subject and imposing its basic political qualifications, but also the ideological soul of the literati and the Song Dynasty's adherence to political justice. It also serves as the authoritative basis for admonishing and restraining the imperial emperors in Song Dynasty from developing their education and becoming independent. Mencius' benevolent government became the ideal of the Song Dynasty's rule of the world. They regarded it as the basic idea of ​​implementing internal affairs and an important basis for coping with the troubles so as to judge and balance the real politics so that Mencius had an extensive and lasting impact on the political culture of the Song Dynasty .