Xunzi advocated: Heaven always exists, not for the existence of Yao, not for the death of Jie.

He believes that the operation of history is regular and will not change because of Yao's wisdom or Jie's tyranny.

When Shang Yang's political reform, he clearly stated that "it is illegal to conform to the past and not to the present."

Han Feizi further elaborated that "the world is different, things are human beings, and things are human beings."

It is pointed out that history has its laws and different situations have different treatment methods. We should give full play to people's subjective initiative, proceed from reality, not be superstitious about history, and grasp and create the present history.