Confucianism question?

What is the basis of Confucianism moral law?

That the state can be governed by moral virtue as opposed to coercive laws.

Confucianism (Chinese: A; pinyin: R?ji?) is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (K?ng F?z?, or K'ung-FY-tzu, lit. "Master Kung", 551?479 BCE). It focuses on human morality and right action. Confucianism is a complex system of moral, social, political, philosophical, and quasi-religious thought that has had tremendous influence on the culture and history of East Asia. It might be considered a state religion of some East Asian countries, because of governmental promotion of Confucian values.

Cultures and countries strongly influenced by Confucianism include China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Vietnam, as well as various territories settled predominantly by Chinese people.

The basic teachings of Confucianism stress the importance of education for moral development of the individual so that the state can

Li, or proper social and other ritual behavior, which includes politeness and might be translated as "virtue". There?s a lot of other stuff such as honoring parents, being a "gentleman", humanity and so forth.

In some ways, it?s similar to my own approach of Stoicism, being a virtue-based approach emphasizing wisdom.